December 7, 2016

Critic’s Notebook: Black Designers in Focus at Fashion Institute of Technology

What do the satin leotard of the Playboy Bunny, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’s first wedding gown and a wool jacquard Savile Row suit from 2016 have […]
December 7, 2016

A New Foundation, Backed by Richemont, Focuses on Craftsmanship

LONDON — “Our society today honors all the wrong people. Those who do good now live on the last pages of the newspaper. Then there are […]
December 7, 2016

Patek Philippe Plans a 400-Watch Exhibition in New York

Patek Philippe watches worth hundreds of millions of dollars are set to go on display at a grand-scale public exhibition in New York this summer. The […]
December 7, 2016

Rites of Passage: Ode to Leonard Cohen, From a Fellow Zen Monk

Rites of Passage By SHOZAN JACK HAUBNER When I met Leonard Cohen, I was a failed writer, and I acted like one. We were waiting to […]
December 6, 2016

The Male Animal: Why Are Some Men Such Awkward Gift Givers? Let Them Explain

The Male Animal By SRIDHAR PAPPU Rob York was no more than 11 years old when he realized how terrible his father was when it came […]
December 5, 2016

On the Runway: Luxury Brands Seek a Way Into Generation Z

On the Runway By ELIZABETH PATON Millennials, the much-studied generation whose behavior has seduced and puzzled luxury brands in equal measure, are no longer the sole […]
December 5, 2016

On the Runway: Michelle Obama Makes an Italian Fashion Statement

Vanessa Friedman ON THE RUNWAY On Sunday, the day of the Italian referendum that resulted in the announced resignation of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Michelle Obama […]
December 5, 2016

Experimenting With 3-D Jewelry

Over the last decade 3-D printers have become an established part of the jeweler’s tool kit, a fast and efficient way of testing designs and offering […]
December 5, 2016

James Taffin de Givenchy: Going Beyond a Famous Name

PARIS — James Taffin de Givenchy was born to a legacy of beauty. And he has made good on a family name synonymous with the glamour […]
December 5, 2016

At De Beers: Millennials and Diamonds

LONDON — “Maybe we won’t ever get married, and maybe we will … but it will be wild, it will be kind, and it will be […]