On Red Oaks—the Steven Soderbergh-produced Amazon original coming-of-age comedy series premiering October 9—the storyline follows the unexpected, hilarious experiences of a college student named David who unexpectedly spends his summer working as a tennis pro at New Jersey’s Red Oaks Country Club. And while the series features impressive turns from ... More

For a television show that’s about baring it all, Masters of Sex, the Showtime drama that centers on human sexuality pioneers Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson (played by Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan), gives careful attention to the costumes. The series is set in the 1960s in ... 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

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Some of late fashion designer Stephen Sprouse’s work—like those graffiti-style bags for Louis Vuitton—are unforgettable. But some of the work the New York-based designer did has never been seen before. Until now. Some of Sprouse’s sketches have been collected into the new book, Stephen Sprouse: Xerox/Rock/Art, which gives admirers a ... More

Judy Kuhn’s performance in the Broadway production of Fun Home has been one of the most talked-about of the current theatrical season. To hear Kuhn tell it, however, the only thing people are really chattering about are the upcoming 69th annual Tony Awards. “It seems like that’s all anyone’s ever talking about,” the four-time ... More

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Entering this year's Costume Institute exhibition, the ambitious and extravagant China: Through the Looking Glass, is akin to opening the door to Wonderland. The lights are dim, the pathways twisted, the walls lined with mirrors in a disorienting display of reflective surfaces. But don't fret, dear reader. Once your eyes adjust ... More

Hundreds of thousands of years after the very first garments were worn in caves, fashion as a fine-art form is finally getting its due. While clothing was once regarded as more of an applied art, these days curators are focusing on clothing's historical significance and cultural importance. One of this movement’s ... More

Mademoiselle Chanel, published by William Morrow this week, has won glowing reviews (“deliciously satisfying”) for its excitement and drama and the fascinating details of Coco Chanel’s rags to riches triumph. But the novel also goes deeper, thanks to the connection its author, C.W. Gortner, made with his famously ... More