When he was a child in the Philippines, Federico de Vera collected shells and driftwood on the beach, and often glued his found objects together to fashion unique key chains and other one-of-a-kind trinkets. Today, the celebrated jewelry designer and collector still works in much the same vein, although his ... More

It’s not much of a stretch to think of certain especially-vertiginous stilettos as sculpture; after all, some of the looks seen on runways (and pop stars) seem far more suited to being perched atop a pedestal than placed under a moving foot. So a fall exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, ... More

A diamond is forever, as the saying goes, and the Blue Moon diamond is no exception. At a billion years old, this rare gem has stood the test of time and boasts a unique blue color that’s out of this world. The uncut, nearly 30-carat stone, which was unearthed in ... More

On an afternoon in early spring, Harold Koda, the curator in charge of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, left his office and went home. It’s a New Yorker’s dream to be able to walk to work, and the pre-war Park Avenue apartment that Harold Koda shares with ... More

It was an appropriately beautiful crowd that gathered to celebrate the opening of the San Francisco Asian Art Museum’s Gorgeous exhibition. In collaboration with SFMOMA’s “On the Go” program, Gorgeous explores the often-ambiguous nature of beauty through various themes, such as “Seduction,” “Fantasy,” “Evocation” and “Danger.”  With over 70 ... More

Petit h, Hermès’ collection of celebrated pieces crafted from discarded materials and objects from the French heritage brand’s workshops, has made its West Coast debut. Following a private preview in Los Angeles, held at the Schindler House by Petit h Artistic Director Pascale Mussard, it is now on view ... More

Any camera phone owner worth her Instagram followers knows there's a flood of knowledge to discover about someone through the photos on their smartphone. This month, Milk Gallery gave the world a look through Peter Arnell's. The former ad man's first retrospective, running through April 1, spans 30 ... More

"David Hockney: A Bigger Exhibition" is just that—bigger. The intensely personal retrospective spanning fourteen years of work opens October 26 at San Francisco's de Young Museum and fills 18,000 square feet of gallery space with the artist's drawings, paintings, digital "Cubist movies" and the results of his experimentation ... More

Opera has always made use of the darker side of life for inspiration, whether it's murder, adultery, deception or some nefarious mixture of the three. The Metropolitan Opera's latest commission is no different, except for the face that the tragedy plays out, for the most part, online. ... More

This fall has been both busy and buzzy for the Belgian city of Antwerp. Its Royal Academy of Fine Arts is celebrating its 350th birthday, and front and center in the fête is its prestigious Fashion Department. 300 years younger than the Academy itself, ... More