When Brett Beldock, a Manhattan-based furniture designer, was growing up in the city in the early ’70s, she would buy “the grooviest jeans in the world” at the Different Drummer, a boutique whose advertising poster was designed by Peter Max, the psychedelic artist. Ms. Beldock’s new capsule collection of marijuana-themed wallpaper, titled Dispensary, recently put…
“An Accelerated Culture,” the exhibition that opened last week at the New York gallery Friedman Benda, was conceived, according to Marc Benda, the gallery’s founding partner, as the “first critical look” at a group of noted designers from Generation X. Indeed, the show’s title is taken from Douglas Coupland’s 1991 novel, “Generation X: Tales for…
Image The Pushmepullme vase by Andi Kovel and Justin Parker of Esque Studio. On the purple side, dark purple Vanda diamond orchids. On the lavender side, white Vandas, with Queen Anne’s lace and blackberries. $2,200; esque-studio.com.CreditTony Cenicola/The New York Times Containers for blooms can stretch the imaginations of designers and florists alike. By Rima Suqi…
Getty Images At this year’s Met Gala, guests embraced the over-the-top camp theme with bold looks and even bigger accessories. But which outfit enhancers came out on top? From a delicate earring to the most extra entourages, here are the best Met Gala accessories ranked. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below 1 Lady Gaga Gaga stunned…
This year’s Met Gala was a historic moment for designer Dapper Dan and his partnership with Gucci. Attending for the first time as a table host, Dap made custom looks for industry vets like Bevy Smith and Bethann Hardison, plus celebrities like Ashley Graham and Regina Hall. Jamie McCarthyGetty Images For Hall, this was a…
Sometime before sunset, as a crowd of spectators watched from behind barricades across the street, six shirtless musclebound men hoisted a velvet divan onto their shoulders. Lady Gaga had performed a kind of high-art striptease, doffing gown after gown until she reached her fourth and final outfit, but already the next performance was set to…
This year’s Met Gala theme Camp: Notes on Fashion was made to be memed and the good people of the internet did not disappoint. From a surprise appearance from Sharpay to Rihanna disguised as Anna Wintour, here are the best tweets and memes from the 2019 Met Gala. Hit that RT button! The red carpet…
And so to the question of Monday night’s Met Gala in New York City: Could anyone top Rihanna’s appearance last year as the Pope, complete with bejeweled robe and miter, when it comes to red carpet camp? As if you had to ask. The night largely seemed to be a game of entrance-making one-upmanship, a…
Like confetti shot out of a cannon, hundreds of brightly colored wisps fluttered around the city after the Met Gala on Monday night, landing at after-parties that went till morning. The first stop was a party given by Gucci, a gala sponsor, in the Hunter College gymnasium (“Home of the Hawks!”) on the Upper East…
A decade ago, when the Jonas Brothers started pumping out the catchy tunes that launched them into the pop music stratosphere, each famously wore a purity ring. Now all three have traded their purity rings for wedding bands. But while the purity bands were matching, the weddings that led to the wedding rings — including…