Why an L.A. same-sex marriage will matter in New York.

Remembering Holly Solomon, art dealer extraordinaire.

Bill Blass was more than just a world-class couturier -- he was the quintessential New Yorker: man-about-town, entrepreneur, and confidant to some of the city's most glamorous women. Here, he is remembered by his friends and associates, in their own words.

Arnold Scaasi has been a fashion dynamo for over 50 years, dressing the ladies who lunch -- and live in the White House -- in his showstopping gowns. Now, as a retrospective of his work opens, a look at the man Liz Smith calls he who "must be obeyed."

Harold Koda, a soft-spoken fashion scholar who's more passionate about seams than scenes, is anything but a diva. But as the new head of the Met's Costume Institute and curator of the blockbuster Armani show at the Guggenheim, he can't help but cause a stir. What would Mrs. Vreeland think?

In New York, love with the proper stranger requires moxie, steel nerves -- and a sense of humor.

They make it look easy, but the social life is equal parts dazzle and denial.

Costume jeweler Kenneth Jay Lane made his fortune with faux pearls and paste, but his Stanford White lair is the real thing: stocked with pedigreed antiques, eclectic finds, and very happy high-society luncheon guests.

Thanks to a sharp eye and even sharper tongue, Bergdorf’s Betty Halbreich has become New York’s preeminent personal shopper, putting clients like Estee Lauder and Joan Rivers in touch with their inner supermodels.