“I grew up in Holland and that’s where the seed was planted—no pun intended,” says floral designer Frederique Van Der Wal. “Holland is a country of flowers; growing up, I was always surrounded by them.” But when Van Der Wal moved to New York at age 18, ... More

Once Walead Beshty had gained traction with his conceptual, often photography-related art, he became intrigued with the furnishings of galleries showing his work in Los Angeles and London—with unexpected results. He suggested replacing all the galleries’ desks with sheets of polished copper, instructing staff to go about their ... More

Text messages were flying last spring between a half dozen or so friends in the beauty industry—hairdressers, stylists, those in-the-know about how New York City’s celebrities and socialites maintain their appearance—when Madonna was spotted slipping into the entrance of 1049 Fifth Avenue. Was she scooping up a new residence in the ... More

Scooter Braun doesn’t do anything small. He’s got big lips, big money and a big office inside a gut-renovated West Hollywood compound. Textured wallpaper, plush couches and framed gold records from clients like Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Cody Simpson mingle with black-and-white photos of Braun hobnobbing with ... More

“I’ve never smoked a cigarette,” says cigar sommelier Giuseppe Ruo. Ruo, who was raised on the eastern coast of Italy in Apulia, began his career as a barista in his family’s coffee shop. It wasn’t until 2001, after he had moved to the U.K., that he was first introduced to ... More

In Can I Go Now?, biographer Brain Kellow tells the story of Sue Mengers, the Hollywood agent who made stars out of clients including Ali MacGraw, Candice Bergen, Ryan O’Neal and Barbra Streisand, and who, over more than three decades, almost single-handedly changed the movie business. The ... More

Dozens of college admissions success stories flood the pages of ivywise.com, and it’s no surprise why. This year, 92 percent of IvyWise students were accepted into one or more of their top three choice universities. The leading Manhattan-based educational consulting firm offers a range of services—tutoring and test preparation, ... More

Geoff Kent is game for anything. Except for maybe hang gliding, he tells me as he recounts a trip to Rio de Janeiro with his then-girlfriend, now third wife, Otavia. Upon arriving in Rio, Kent, the founder and CEO of Abercrombie & Kent, born and raised in the bush ... More

Renowned reporter and novelist Gioia Diliberto has written the first-ever biography of fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg. Although Diliberto reports that DVF had first balked at the idea of having her life story put to paper, the finished product is as powerfully seductive as the designer’s ... More