Since his retirement in 2007, 80-year-old fashion designer Valentino Garavani has been on a high-profile (and high-brow) roll. Not only was the famed couturier the subject of a 2008 film (Valentino: The Last Emperor), but his creations have been on display around the world — is early work ... More

The 1970s were a transformative time for American culture. While the decade often calls to mind the over-the-top glamour of Studio 54 – and the likes of Liza Minnelli, Bianca Jagger and Grace Jones – there was transgressive social activity below the glittery ... More