When talking with my Milanese friend recently, she was describing her afternoon of sitting in the park. Hanami, she said, evoking the Japanese concept of picknicking under cherry trees to describe exactly what she meant. I got it.

The first anniversary of my grandmother's death recently passed, and as I found myself flipping through memories, both on pages and in my mind, I celebrated her. I remembered her love for classical music and mint chocolate chip ice cream, and her vivacious laugh. I remembered how kind she was,...

Ninety-four episodes, eight Golden Globes, two movies and years later, it's safe to say we know the leading ladies and golden girls of Darren Star's famed HBO drama Sex and the City: writer Carrie, played by Sarah Jessica Parker; lawyer Miranda, played by Cynthia Nixon; art historian Charlotte,...

Recently, one of my dreams came true when I was given the opportunity to write about Mindy Kaling and Karl Lagerfeld in a piece. While I would have never thought in any ether that there would be some semblance of a connection, there is one -- a quite plausible one,...

One of the most glorious weeks of the year -- New York Fashion Week -- is upon us, and, depending on when you read this, almost over. But fear not. London, Milan and Paris are coming, as are other shows in other hotspots around the world. And if...

This past week, two of the world's most recognizable men had titles taken away from them. And though their worlds are radically different--one in fashion, stripped of the Legion d'Honneur, France's most prestigious award; the other in cycling, stripped of seven Tour de France titles --...

"Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick." -- Gwyneth Paltrow

They say that inspiration comes in all forms. In this case, the inspiration was born, beautifully, of confusion. I've been traveling a lot recently, and as anyone who...

America's favorite season has got to be summer. And while the Fourth may have come and gone, the I-love-you's to some of summer's favorites are just getting started: think beer, swimming, red, barbeque, baseball, sun-tanning, white, vacation, swimming, blue and riding around in cars with the windows down.

Indeed,...

If I could ask the world a question, I'd skip over thoughts on global warming, Obama or world peace, and move right on into the juice: Hey, world, how do you feel about the Olsen twins?

Ever since the Michelle Tanners of the world started dressing...

The Internet is abuzz with news of the Little Black Jacket Exhibition coming to the U.S. this week. The exhibit celebrates Chanel's iconic black tweed jacket, and, in a nod to the jacket's dynamism over the years, showcases 120 ways the jacket was reinterpreted and reimagined in a...

Vogue editrix Anna Wintour recently sat down as a guest on The Colbert Report, batting down The Devil Wears Prada puns and teasing Colbert about his outfit. At one point, Colbert asked Wintour why she bothered with fashion -- and if she ever just had an urge to...