Jacob Lief visited South Africa for the first time in 1994 when he was seventeen years old, witnessing firsthand the transition from apartheid into democracy. Three years later, Lief returned to that same city as a university student and was confronted with how little had changed. "I was struck by ... More

Judith Murat's exquisite 18-carat gold, pink diamond and midnight-blue tanzanite pieces—which have adorned the ears, necks, and fingers of celebrities like Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Lopez and Tyra Banks—function more as fine art than accessories when displayed in glass cases at the home of Andrea Stark. (A background in oil ... More

On Wednesday night, Literacy Partners, New York's only nationally accredited adult education program, hosted their 29th Annual Evening of Readings and Gala Dinner Dance to raise money for literacy programs and honor contributors to the organization. Hosted by famed journalist Liz Smith, a founding member of Literacy ... More

There's more than just jewelry on display at the Beverly Hills Bulgari store, which will host Wednesday night's launch party for Vanguard, an online auction of big-ticket contemporary art benefitting the non-profit arts organization LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division), which is committed to curating site- and ... More

Scott Schuman, the New York City–based blogger and fashion photographer better known as the Sartorialist to, well, sartorialists, fielded questions from the Sun Times' Susanna Negovan at a breakfast and Q&A at the recently renovated Michigan Avenue Coach boutique. The enthusiastic audience of photographers, stylists, writers ... More

ASPCA's 16th annual Bergh Ball, which was held at the Plaza Hotel, attracted some of the organization's most passionate supporters – and even transformed the city skyline to a bright orange hue. Mayor Michael Bloomberg arrived arm-in-arm with his daughter, noted equestrienne and author ... More

Honoring both female artists who grace the covers of tabloids nationwide, like Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert, and industry newcomers, such as HAIM, Jessie Ware and Angel Haze, Elle magazine's fourth annual Women in Music issue serves to ... More

Designer Reed Krakoff, financier/writer Alexandra Lebenthal, and Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster, co-founder of the Walkabout Foundation, were the honorees at the Henry Street Settlement's annual dinner dance and auction, which took place on Thursday, April 4th. The non-profit serves New Yorkers by providing innovative ... More

Our celebration of DuJour's spring issue continues, this time on the East coast. Sixty guests gathered inside the Darby in New York City to toast Kim Kardashian, who was clad in an embellished Lanvin dress and coordinating, metallic More

Open for Business: GANT, 552 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA. 415-437-1949 Atmosphere: Rugged-meets-dandy. These two masculine aesthetics converge in the white-walled, wood-floored store. Preppy basics, like navy blazers and plaid button-downs, hang from industrial-inspired pipe and wood fixtures, suspended from the ceiling. We're coveting: GANT ... More