The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
He created a male uniform whose feminized form won favor with women. An alliance with movie stars made his name all but synonymous with red-carpet dressing.
Category: Italy
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Fries With Your McBaguette? For Some Travelers, McDonald’s Is a Destination.
The New York Times – Travel:
A new photography book showcases idiosyncratic locations, including a “ski-through” window in Sweden, and local menu offerings that some see as an entry point into an unfamiliar cuisine.
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Fries With Your McBaguette? For Some Travelers, McDonald’s Is a Destination.
The New York Times – Travel:
A new photography book showcases idiosyncratic locations, including a “ski-through” window in Sweden, and local menu offerings that some see as an entry point into an unfamiliar cuisine.
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Oliviero Toscani, Driving Force Behind Provocative Benetton Ads, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A photographer and art director, he broke the boundaries of advertising in the 1980s and ’90s, embracing activism with images evoking AIDS and racial and sexual diversity.
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A Night to Remember at the Opera, Complete With a Phantom
The New York Times – Music:
About 130 children took part in a sleepover at Rome’s opera house, part of a campaign to make up for a lack of music education by making the theater and the art form more familiar and accessible.
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Film Academy Looks Overseas for Donors
The New York Times – Film:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced a global $500 million campaign to shore up its financial future.
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With Its Latest Vessel, Azimut Envisions ‘Conscious’ Yachting
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The creators of the latest vessel from Azimut Yachts went to great lengths to reduce its emissions, but even they won’t call it green.
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Venice Implements Entry Fee to Deter Tourists
The New York Times – Travel:
Venice’s first day of charging a fee to enter the historic center went mostly smoothly, but there were some protests and polemics.
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Buon Ricordo Plates: Collectible Italian Ceramics That Started as a Marketing Tool
The New York Times – Travel:
Buon Ricordo plates were introduced 60 years ago at restaurants in Italy. The hand-painted ceramics can now be found at design trade shows and fancy décor stores.