Black-Tie Season Returns

The Public Theater held its annual gala in Central Park on Sept. 20. The gala celebrated the final performance of “Merry Wives” at the Delacorte Theater, and what would have been the 100th birthday of its founder, Joe Papp. The Museum at F.I.T. raised $700,000 at its couture council luncheon honoring Wes Gordon at Cipriani…

Michael Kors ❤️ New York

Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images Nina Garcia: Your fall collection was a tribute to Broadway. How did that love affair begin for you? Michael Kors: The first musical I ever saw was Annie Get Your Gun, with Ethel Merman. I was five years old. I had no idea who Ethel Merman was. I was knocked out—loved it.…

‘Controlling Britney Spears’ Reveals New Details of Her Life Under Conservatorship

‘Controlling Britney Spears’ Producer/Director Samantha StarkSupervising Producer Liz Day Watch on Friday, Sept. 24, at 10 p.m. on FX or stream it on Hulu. Britney Spears expressed strong objections in June to the court-sanctioned conservatorship, which was largely led by her father, that controlled her life. But how the conservatorship worked had never been fully…

Telling Fashion’s Fortune

Once upon a time, Cesare Badoglio, who puts his age at “between 80 and 99,” was the spirit whisperer for some of the brightest talents in Italian fashion. At his popular weekend events in Milan at the Hotel Verdi, Mr. Badoglio — tarot reader, astrologer, fortune teller — threw cards for Franco Moschino and Gianni…

ELLE’s Top Looks From Milan Fashion Week

Jacopo RauleGetty Images The decadence of Italian style is on full display right now as fashion month continues in Milan. With premiere designers presenting their latest spring-summer 2022 collections, we’re seeing lush textiles, glamorous evening wear, and a new fan-favorite, Blumarine’s Nicola Brognano’s continued exploration of early-aughts fashion that would make Paris Hilton proud. Of…