Unbuttoned: The Fashion Circus Is Coming. Here’s a Cheat’s Guide.

Advertisement The major designer debuts, the biggest bash and the questions to ask. Image Clockwise from top left, Riccardo Tisci; Victoria Beckham’s fall 2018 collection; Hedi Slimane; Ralph Lauren’s spring 2018 collection; a look from Mr. Slimane’s last collection for Saint Laurent; and Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte.CreditCreditClockwise from top left, Francois Mori/Associated Press;…

Venice’s Debut ‘Homo Faber’ Exhibition Promises Two Weeks of Multimedia Artisanship

Advertisement Image France’s Bettencourt-Schueller Foundation is featuring dozens of the artisans and designers it supports at Homo Faber. Here, the work of the goldsmith Nicolas Marischael and the designer Felipe Ribon.CreditCreditFelipe Ribon By Tina Isaac-Goizé Sept. 3, 2018 The world may be tilting toward A.I., but the stuff of dreams remains deeply analog. Such is…

Rei Kawakubo Revealed (Sort Of)

This secret pragmatism is perhaps the most traditionally masculine feature of Kawakubo’s designs for men. Those who wear Comme des Garçons tend to talk about how the clothes don’t feel new, even when they are — you try on a jacket with the tags still attached and have the impression that it’s been hanging in…

The Look: Your Escape Is My Escape

the look To love New York’s beaches is to love the people, too. Sept. 1, 2018 Some beaches in New York City were formed by glaciers. Others, by Robert Moses. The sparkling sands of Coney Island and the Rockaways predated him, but much of the way we experience the city’s beaches today is a result…

Encounters: Guy Pearce Knows How to Riff

And Mr. Pearce decided to make a late debut as a singer-songwriter. Though he grew up playing piano, clarinet and saxophone, and has been writing and recording songs since he was a teenager, he never intended to share his music. His first big break was on the Australian soap opera “Neighbours,” starring alongside Kylie Minogue.…