Diana Vreeland poses at the opening of the “Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design” exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in November 1974. Don Higan Charles/New York Times/Getty Images On the first Monday in May, New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art opens its doors for the Met Gala, an annual fundraiser to benefit the museum’s…
Prince Harry has returned to the polo field, raising both funds and eyebrows at a charity match in Florida. The event, which drew a crowd of media and socialites on Friday, saw Harry’s team, Royal Salute Sentebale, triumph 3-1 over a squad led by his friend, Argentine polo player Nacho Figueras. The match, held at…
Updated Jan. 16, 2024 7:06 pm ET The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down Apple’s attempt to appeal a decision in an antitrust case over its App Store, a rejection that could create new options for companies such as Netflix and Spotify to sign up customers. Apple and “Fortnite” developer Epic Games last year separately…
Thomson Reuters said it has bought a majority stake in the Pagero Grouptaking it closer toward full control of the latter. Apart from the key shareholders, including Summa Equity, Pagero’s chief executive Bengt Nilsson, several members of the management team and employees, have sold their stock to the company, Thomson Reuters said Monday. Copyright ©2024…
Jan. 14, 2024 10:34 pm ET The NFL playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins made history—and not just because it was so cold that one head coach’s mustache formed icicles. The Wild Card game, which aired on the streaming service Peacock, was the most streamed U.S. event ever, drawing 23 million…
Jan. 14, 2024 12:27 pm ET Business Insider owner Axel Springer said it stands by the publication after reviewing the reporting process behind stories that alleged plagiarism by Neri Oxman, the designer and former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who is married to hedge-fund billionaire Bill Ackman. The German media company said last week it…
Rent the Runway is betting that clothing from designers Diane von Furstenberg and Jason Wu can get customers to keep their subscriptions. Rival clothing subscription service Stitch Fix is staking its future on private brands. The different directions are part of companies’ bids to stem steep subscriber losses in recent months and declines in their…
As much as luxury companies would love to stamp out the secondhand trade in their products, it’s an impossible task. All the better for fashionistas and investors, who can both benefit from this booming business. Shoppers have splashed out $1.3 trillion on new luxury handbags, clothes, watches and jewels over the past four years alone….
Madame de Pompadour was a power to be reckoned with during the reign of her lover, the French king Louis XV. Born Jeanne Antoinette Poissonshe rose through the proverbial ranks at the court of Versailles starting in 1745, when the king first ennobled her, and she stayed indispensable to Louis long after the passion reputedly…
Updated Jan. 12, 2024 12:39 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) MILAN—When Gucci’s flagship store here reopened last month, the space was missing the baroque flourishes and jewel-toned colors that have defined the brand in recent years. Instead the look is decidedly less maximalist—all clean lines and understated tones. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones &…
