Marisa Meltzer

A scion of wealth claimed self-defense and invoked a sinister blackmailing ring. But, James Polchin asks, what did they have on him?

Loren Kramar wowed the fashion set with a recent performance. Now he’s taking his act mainstream.

A bag designer at Hermès has the fun and formidable challenge of creating a new icon. No presh.

Daniella Kallmeyer is happy to tell you why clothes have a different feeling when a woman designs them, no matter who wears them.

In “How to Be a Renaissance Woman,” the historian Jill Burke explores the aesthetic expectations of an era — and just how they were achieved. (Recipes included.)

The artist and former gallerist Aaron Rose had the coolest indie gallery in an era of creative explosion in downtown New York. A new book (of old work) captures that long-lost moment.

Warning: The versatile, sumptuous pieces at Attersee may telegraph “stealth wealth,” but that’s not the point.

The actress and entrepreneur knows she and her company are cultural lightning rods.

Welcome to Flamingo Estate.

Six ideal pairs of one of the season’s trendiest (but hardest to get right) shoes.