Forty years’ worth of fans descended up the historic Wilshire May Company building to toast the opening night of Diane von Furstenberg’s “Journey of a Dress” exhibit, charting the history of her iconic wrap dress design with both classic, contemporary and limited-edition pieces. Von Furstenberg held court amidst a sea ... More

The Golden Globes weren’t the only metallic sheen on Hollywood’s mind this week, as LoveGold, the curators of the world’s top gold jewelry designers, toasted Downton Abbey nominee Michelle Dockery with a bijoux-bedecked intimate luncheon at Chateau Marmont’s Selma House. On hand to celebrate the occasion were Anna ... More

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Nobody likes to feel like a tourist. Whether you’re in New York or New Delhi, wandering aimlessly or, worse, finding yourself someplace a local would never stoop to visit is an entirely unpleasant experience. Lucky for anyone visiting London, there’s Simon Rose. Since 2008, the concierge at InterContinental London ... More

There’s nothing average about Carrie Hopewell, the mobster’s daughter and exceedingly dangerous safecracker masquerading as an everyday mom—albeit one about to serve out a jail sentence—on Cinemax’s addictive series Banshee. Surprises are also de rigueur for Ivana Milicevic, the actress who plays Hopewell. The Sarajevo-born, Michigan-raised Milicevic—whose Banshee character ... More

Elephants are much more competitive than you might think. At least that’s the impression I got sitting pitch side during the King’s Cup, an annual series of polo matches played by Babar types in the southern Thailand beach town of Hua Hin. What happens over the course of the ... More

Just steps away from Athens’ historic Syntagma Square, Greek tradition and modern design collide at the 79-room New Hotel. The property—built in 1958—was previously home to the Olympic Palace Hotel but underwent a much-needed makeover in 2011 when it re-opened under its current name. The hotel’s designers took ... More

With that “new year, new you” mentality in the air, now is a good time to ready the closet for spring cleaning and spring stocking. Combing through runway trends that boasted exciting new looks—like pop-art prints, fringe and knife-pleats—is a task made easier by the fact that many of these ... More

Since its founding by King Louis XIV in 1713, the Paris Opera Ballet School has acquired multitudes of accolades, but the prestigious institution has never celebrated such a monumental milestone as this one. Looking back on the year that marked the 300th anniversary of the school (known in 1713 as The ... More

Noah Dorrance, Baron Ziegler and Steve Graf don’t look like your average winemakers. You’re more likely to mistake them for the mussed-hair members of a band. It almost makes sense, too: They can often be found playing vinyl records in their new tasting room in Healdsburg, California—or even dancing on ... More