Everyone needs a little coffee with their cream and sugar, and indeed Valentino's designs have always been luxuriously rich and sweet. But change is in the wind.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 07/13/09

Was that Katherine Hepburn on the African Queen wearing a maxi fox stole over a pair of crocodile overalls and turtleneck trimmed with ostrich plumes? Nope, it's Gaultier.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 07/08/09

Jewels, more jewels, and swirls of jewels at Paris Couture—and rainbow fake eyelashes, courtesy Maison Martin Margiela.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 07/07/09

Not in years has couture, craft, and luxury been so much the center of the world's attention. Take it from the established (Chanel), and the up-and-coming (Alexis Mabille).  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 07/06/09