Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum (through next February) draws largely on the museum’s own impressive holdings of the work of Cristobal Balenciaga, the Spanish-born designer who worked his way up from tailor’s apprentice to renowned couturier—first in his native country and then, as Spain was strafed by a devastating Civil War, Read More →

When it came to designing her namesake jewelry collection, Ambre Victoria Dahan of Ambre Victoria, went for the friendly and the familiar — those charming woven friendship bracelets prevalent at summer camps here and in her homeland, France, where they’re known as “Brazilian” bracelets. She has fashioned a luxe version of the style, in delicate Read More →

Posh Spice might have a little more Sporty in her than we’ve thought all these years: In a recent interview, Victoria Beckham — who somehow achieves a balance between minimalism and sartorially spicing up your life — has admitted that she’s basically over the poshest item of them all: stilettos. “I just can’t do heels Read More →