Countless revelers have slipped into their finest and headed out on the town, only to be stymied by three feet of velvet rope—and the brute controlling it. But with spending down post-recession and more clubs than ever competing for customers, something unexpected has happened: The once-fearsome bouncer has become, well, nice. "Ten ... More

When Stuart Weitzman walks through the narrow streets of Elda, Spain, he's treated like royalty. The sentiment is fitting: He owns four shoe factories in the town, and he jokingly refers to the area where they're located—all within walking ... More

Nicola Vassell left Jamaica in 1996, but Jamaica never really left her. "You can't truly cut the cord that connects you to a place like Jamaica," says Vassell, a model-turned-gallerist. As a high schooler in Kingston, she'd been "discovered" by a model scout during a trip to the movies; by ... More

No, the title of the new exhibit at La Gaîté Lyrique in Paris, ArrrGH! Monstres de Mode, is not a French adaptation of a particular Nickelodeon series. But animated cartoons – in a more general sense – did influence the exhibition, which includes 80 pieces by some of the world’s ... More

When Nikolaj Coster-Waldau first encountered fame, he did his best to outrun it. "I had this weird success in Denmark, but I didn't stick around to enjoy it," the 42-year-old actor says of the celebrity that came with his 1994 Danish hit Nightwatch. "I wouldn't have known how." Almost ... More

Those familiar with the buildings Richard Meier has designed know the Pritzker Prize–winning architect favors clean lines, wide panes of glass and white facades. Visitors to his office, an airy sixth-floor space in a building on the west side of Manhattan, will find those same qualities in spades.  "The openness, the ... More

"I can't believe you can't say tits on PBS." These are basically the first words that spill out of Josh Groban's mouth as he sits down at the hip Tribeca watering hole Tiny's to talk about his new album. He's telling a story about performing in a televised tribute to Marvin ... More

Last fall, Jenny Holzer, the celebrated New York conceptual artist, flew down to the Dallas area to put the finishing touches on her recently completed commission. Like some of her earliest video works, this ambitious new piece hinged on a series of provocative maxims—"Lack of charisma can be fatal" or ... More

After a long winter of tamping down your hair under oppressive (but undoubtedly warm) hats every time you set foot outdoors, it's time to rejuvenate. Here's what you need to know about the coming months. They're about one thing: volume. "Hair is now being swept up, punked and pompadoured," David ... More

Fashion and art have a long history of collaboration, and so following tradition, Sotheby's opened its newest art installation on Tuesday night with a glamorous cocktail party co-hosted by Dolce & Gabbana. The exhibit, Passion + Transmission: International Contemporary Art From the CAP Collection, on display at the auction house's ... More