Similar to the “nocturne” paintings of American artist J.M.W. Whistler whose moonlit compositions shimmered with fireworks and flickering lights, the A/W 19 collection titled “Nocturne” by the American fashion designer Andre Landeros Michel of Landeros New York suggested a nocturnal urban odyssey dusted with gauzy moonlight against a wine-dark sea. … Read More
As Coco Chanel intuited, luxury is found in the right location. In 1913, while the best of the beau monde wandered the world bound in restrictive clothing, Chanel headed to Deauville along the Normandy coast. There, beneath the blue gray … Read More
Leave it to Leonard Lauder to remind us that America is a great country. A country that needs its artists to keep creating—in spite of the dysfunction in Washington. As the scion of an immigrant family whose mother became one … Read More
Designated a European Capital of Culture in 2000 and a World Design Capital in 2012, Finland’s capital celebrates design alongside democracy. … Read More
During the Depression in Vienna, it was not uncommon for the Viennese to keep rabbits and chickens on their apartment balconies—not only for food but also for their skins and feathers. Klaus Mühlbauer, the fourth-generation owner of Mühlbauer, remembers his … Read More
Some decades ago, as a university student studying in Europe, I stood mesmerized in front of a painting by J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) that hung at Tate in London. As a budding aesthete, I had dabbled in watercolors—and it was something … Read More
If there is any subject where this fractious republic might find consensus, then perhaps it’s in the beauty of Chihuly. Even those who might feel that the work of glass artist Dale Chihuly is crowd-pleasing anodyne would most likely admit … Read More
Sometimes fate shines favorably on romantic whims. Take Glenmere, for example, the historic hilltop mansion built by the Gilded Age magnate Robert Goelet at the behest of his wife who yearned for her own Italian villa in the States. … Read More
