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Agyness Deyn is exploring her punk side

If you found the bleak dystopia of “The Handmaid’s Tale” terrifying, you’d better buckle up for “Hard Sun.” The sensational Hulu/BBC drama concerns a pair of British detectives who discover...

How Edgar Ramirez transformed himself into Gianni Versace

A few months before fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered on the steps of his Miami Beach villa by serial killer Andrew Cunanan, then-20-year-old Edgar Ramirez visited his parents in...

'Walking Dead' star Norman Reedus talks naughty holidays with Marilyn Manson

Of course actor Norman Reedus and Marilyn Manson would go way back. The star of “The Walking Dead” and the musical antichrist used to run in the same LA circles...

2017's best holiday gifts for everyone on your list

For the ladies in your life Crimson tidings for the ladies on your list For the gents on your list Gifts to keep men merry & bright For your wildest...

Are these luxe scents making tobacco cool again?

We all know smoking is bad for you. Smelling like you do, however, is not. In fact, in certain chic circles, the scent of tobacco has become an aromatic indicator...

This is how to make the best eggs on the planet

If you want to judge the quality of a kitchen, start with the eggs. It’s a rare restaurant that can make a masterpiece of the deceptively simple ingredient — but...

How Ralph Lauren's daughter indulges around the world

Dylan Lauren (daughter of designer Ralph Lauren) has traveled the world in search of sugary sensations. Dylan’s Candy Bar, her chain of candy shops, carries more than 7,000 types of...

How Manhattan's two West Side mega-developments stack up

How two massive new meccas measure up. Hudson Yards Size matters The nation’s largest private real estate development, Hudson Yards, stretches across 28 acres and will feature 16 edifices encompassing...

Peek inside the refrigerators of New York City’s top food stars

Kerry Diamond Bubbly: I am one of those New York clichés in that I always have Champagne in my fridge. Bee pollen: I read somewhere that bee pollen can help...

Female chefs are stirring up the foodie boys’ club

Anthony Bourdain once described the professional kitchen as a place infested with a “towel-snapping, locker-room attitude,” although he thinks that’s changed in recent years. Perhaps it has, but if the...

Behind-the-scenes of Yves Saint Laurent's Marrakech

When he traveled to Marrakech for the first time in 1966, the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent instantly fell in love with the vibrant southern Moroccan city encircled by...

From a Vuitton jacket to a supercar, how Michael B. Jordan stays chic

With the fan-generated nickname Michael “Bae” Jordan, it’s no surprise that the actor has already landed in People’s Sexiest Man Alive issue. But the 30-year-old’s talent is just as jaw-dropping...

This glam Gramercy home used to be a church

Inspiration struck Lucinda Loya during an all-nighter. It was 2008, and the Houston-based interior designer was struggling to choose a unifying design philosophy for a former chapel in Gramercy —...

These women are taking over your TV this fall

Today’s much-touted Golden Age of Television has turned our favorite pastime into a complicated game of chance. With so many brilliant new and returning series, how do you choose which...

How prima ballerinas' gorgeous costumes get made

What's a night at the ballet without the glorious costumes? On Sept. 28, the New York City Ballet will fête both at its annual Fall Fashion Gala, hosting the global...

Get your Fashion Week fix at home with Rodarte sisters' trippy movie

Sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy ask to meet at the Pacific Dining Car in Downtown Los Angeles, where green-dinner jacketed waiters serve afternoon tea while Chet Baker plays softly in...

Tina Brown on equal pay: Beware 'Scaramuccis of the boardroom'

In the 1980s and ’90s, Tina Brown sat atop New York’s publishing world, back when magazines still held sway over the breakfast tables of the chattering classes. Her tenures as...

Virgil Abloh: 'Kanye is our generation's Yves Saint Laurent'

You’re always flying somewhere. Where are you right now? [Laughs.] You are right, I’m about to get on a plane to Milan. What’s the origin of your brand name, Off-White?...

How 'Blurred Lines' babe Emily Ratajkowski pampers herself

Actress and model Emily Ratajkowski, 26, may not always be a fan of clothes (the “Blurred Lines” video star has been known to post pics of her stunning body sans...

Lake Bell: ‘I feel least powerful when I am parenting’

In a world where just 7 percent of 2016’s top-grossing movies were directed by women, Lake Bell is here to be counted. She wrote, directed and stars in the new...