Party People and Twisted Sisters

The morning after the Oscars, as rain (which probably would have been snow a few years ago) strafed New York, bleary-eyed guests filed dutifully into The Shed at Hudson Yards for the Carolina Herrera show. Yes, the same Shed that had been so grandly canceled as a fashion venue only a season before, thanks to…

Inside the 2020 Oscar Parties

LOS ANGELES — For those not invited to this year’s Academy Awards, the second-best option might have been the viewing party and dinner hosted by Vanity Fair. At 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, about 120 of Hollywood’s chosen began arriving at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills. Early guests included Sarah Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch,…

On Broadway, the Art of Adornment

Given the scarcity of space in Manhattan, New Yorkers often imagine vast possibilities for places that others would consider suitable for a walk-in closet. That was what happened two years ago, when Karen Davidov found a one-room office on the eighth floor at 1239 Broadway, downstairs from the studio where she works with her architect…

Shopping for Accessory Storage

If you don’t wear all of your jewelry and accessories round the clock — and all at the same time — you need somewhere to store them. But not all storage methods are equally kind to treasured pieces. “We definitely see people who will just throw a chain into a bag, and it turns into…