Portaits of a Lady | Baron Adolph de Meyer - New York Times (blog)

Portaits of a Lady | Baron Adolph de Meyer New York Times (blog) It took the work of Baron Adolph de Meyer to loosen up fashion editorial with challenging portraits in the pages of Vogue, Vanity Fair and Harper's Bazaar. ... and more »

Hilary Swank's Sexy Vanity Fair Frock
Stepping out for an Oscar party, Hilary Swank was spotted at the Vanity Fair shindig at Sunset Tower in West Hollywood on Sunday (March 7). The “Million... ... Court in west London has been rolled out for the celebrities attending this year's Brits; Alexander McQueen: A life in pictures. Alexander McQueen has died aged 40. We take a look back at his catwalk collections, his career highs, and the celebrities who supported his label on the red carpet. Comments are closed. ...

Fly High & Fall (New York Review of Books)
By Benedetta Craveri The Secret Wife of Louis XIV: Françoise d'Aubigné, Madame de Maintenon by Veronica Buckley At Versailles during the night of October 9, 1683, three months after the death of his wife, Maria Teresa of Spain, Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre, married Mme de Maintenon, the former governess of his children by his recently discarded mistress, the marquise de Montespan. The ...