This evening Sotheby’s will auction some truly remarkable pieces of both Post War and Contemporary Art. I was able to preview the auction over this past weekend, and was blown away by the magnitude of important works that are part of this catalogue. From Yves Klein to Gerhard Richter,...

One of my favorite museums, The Frick Collection recently mounted an exhibition on the painter, Piero della Francesca – who is strongly considered to be one of the most influential painters of the fifteenth century, and of the Italian Renaissance. Piero was also known to be an...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (in collaboration with Vogue magazine) throws a big bash every year to celebrate the new exhibition of their Costume Institute. On Monday night the stars were out in droves to attend the gala, an event that is akin to the Oscars for the fashion set. Punk is the...

With perhaps limited exception, celebrities homes are beautifully appointed, decorated to the nines, and chock-full of high priced antiques, furniture, art, and accessories. Often times though, their singularity – what makes them them, is lost in the fray. Florence Welch recently opened...

Rumors are still swirling about who will replace John Galliano at Dior, and the name that seems to be on the most lips, is Haider Ackermann. Over the weekend the Colombian born, Antwerp trained designer (who was once an intern for Galliano) showed his Fall 2012 collection, and yet again proved...

Christopher Bailey is always a highlight of fashion week, and his latest collection for Burberry Prorsum is especially great. The house is so well known for its outerwear, and the lineup for Fall 2012 was chock full of gorgeous coats and jackets. For the clothes, Bailey employed a number of...

When it comes to fantastic street style, few fashionistas catch the attention of the photogs quite like Taylor Tomasi Hill. And with her runway slender frame, and flaming tresses, it’s not hard to see why. Within the past year the New York editor was named artistic director of Moda...

I like to think of the Academy Awards as my Super Bowl. For me, the big game is all about the commercials and the half time show. And when it comes to the Academy Awards, it’s all about the fashion. Hollywood stylists are so present these days that red carpet mishaps seem to be few and...

Two weeks have passed since we lost Whitney Houston, and it still seems very strange. Like so many others, I’ve been listening to a fair amount of Whitney over the past fortnight. With a voice like that, The Voice – it’s hard to pick a favorite song. But for me, her rendition...

The March issue of Vogue magazine features a beautiful spread on the newly renovated Southampton estate of fashion designer Tory Burch. Built in 1929 by a wealthy industrialist, the house is wonderfully grand – in both scale and design. Following a flood, Burch had planned a remodel of...