Imagine a collection in 150 shades of blue, boots made from the gilt foil that envelops champagne corks, countless folds turned into a dress, Amy Winehouse embroidered back to life and the Age of Enlightenment expressed in a frothy, gossamer gown. Paris's Spring 2012 Haute Couture collections took to the high ground in ethereal, spirited collections designed to send the doldrums packing with an air kiss.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/27/12

Today's Haute Couture comes in all shapes and forms, the one common thread being exceptional attention to detail in a limited edition. From young talents like Bouchra Jarrar whose sleek suits put couture back in real life day time, to Versace who returned to Paris after a break of nearly eight years to show its glittering red carpet columns, this spring session is a mix from wearables for the impossibly pampered to pure, priceless fantasies.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/25/12

Prada is in Paris for the evening! Alas, how we wish we were too.  The purpose of Prada's Parisian visit is to present their "24h Museum," designed by artist Francesco Vezzoli and AMO (headed by Rem Koolhaas).  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/24/12

What does it take to dress like a man today? For a generation of eternally young men, it's not enough to slip into a suit anymore. So the challenge for Paris's top menswear designers is to discover just what contemporary elegance should be and how to incorporate the power and seduction of sport in a man's wardrobe.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/24/12

At long last we can stop speculating about which films will be nominated (or snubbed) for this year's Oscars and start speculating about who will win! The Academy announced the nominations for the 2012 ceremony this morning.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/24/12

The Paris menswear collections are split between dressed-up and subdued, with some delving into technicolor pattern and haute posing, while others purify shapes in a graphic, neutral palette.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/23/12

Woody Allen returned to the theater this season with a contribution to the collaborative effort Relatively Speaking, a trio of one-act plays directed by John Turturro, and featuring, alongside Allen, works by Ethan Coen and Elaine May.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/16/11

All that coming and going between Paris and New York's Chinatown, where he's putting up the wallpaper this weekend at André Saraiva's hotly anticipated Le Baron, has plunged decor svengali Vincent Darré into chinoiserie. Darré's Christmas party last night at his shop in Paris was the chance for a sneak peek at his designs for the new Le Baron and to introduce Maison Darré's illuminated silver masks by his friend Grazia Eminente.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/09/11