January 21, 2020

What Happened to Choupette?

PARIS — After the Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld died last February at age 85, a rumor began to circulate: He had left his fortune, and a […]
October 3, 2019

Catwalk Crashers at Chanel. Animal Sex at Stella.

PARIS — The morning of Jacques Chirac’s funeral the sun came out. There was an autumn crispness to the air and Paris was, on Monday, as […]
October 3, 2019

Meet the Chanel Crasher

For the fashion commentariat, the front row used to be everything. But these days, if you have something to say, you’re better off infiltrating the runway […]
January 26, 2018

The Top 10 Moments From Couture Week

Advertisement 1. The Fashion Crowd Honored Alaïa The collections kicked off this season with a different kind of show: a homage to the designer Azzedine Alaïa, […]
January 25, 2018

In Paris, the Glitter of High Jewelry

Advertisement PARIS — The high jewelry showcases held during couture week in January tend to be more low-key affairs than those in July: A wet and […]
January 23, 2018

Fashion Review: Designs on Female Empowerment at Chanel and Dior

Advertisement PARIS — Not quite two weeks after Catherine Deneuve, Catherine Millet and more than 100 other women set off a firestorm in France with an […]
October 25, 2017

Party Coverage: Scene City: Mariah Carey Hits Her Notes at a Dinner for Karl Lagerfeld

Party Coverage: Scene City By JACOB BERNSTEIN Mariah Carey may be one of the world’s best-selling female recording artists, but in recent years she has seemed […]
July 4, 2017

Fashion Review: Protective Cover à la Parisien at Dior and Chanel

PARIS — On Monday afternoon Christian Dior held its couture show in the historic gardens of Les Invalides, the gold-domed military monument where Napoleon is entombed, […]
May 16, 2017

The Season’s Swimsuits and Knits, on Real Girls in Wales

The fleeting allure of summer and youth takes shape in pieces worn by natural British beauties. On Katie S., Chanel top, $4,750, and scarf, $1,350, (800) 550-0005. […]
April 15, 2017

Maureen Chiquet’s Move From Chanel to Self-Empowerment

PURCHASE, N.Y. — On the first floor of Maureen Chiquet’s sprawling home here — past the Kiki Smith bronze nude of a man jutting from a […]