An actress with a particular talent for playing male roles. A fierce defender of Off–Off Broadway theater. And a woman not afraid to tangle with the Secret Service.

Todd Oldham is creating art nerds, one kid at a time.

For Carrie Fisher, laughter is almost the best medicine.

Ashton Kutcher’s new show explores the beautiful life. And he should know.

The editor of Vogue is on a mission to save fashion. First stop: Queens.

As a designer, Coco Chanel became synonymous with modernity. She also jumped into bed with the Third Reich. Audrey Tautou, the latest actress to play her, explains why Chanel’s legend is as enduring as a quilted handbag.

If he doesn’t find a backer soon, the legendary couturier may be gone in a pouf. But what, Christian Lacroix wonders, did profit ever have to do with haute couture?

Anne Hathaway is both theater nerd and Hollywood starlet, do-gooder and glamour-seeker. And this summer, in Central Park, she is also both boy and girl.

Neatly trimmed Ikea bath mats for rugs, and other DIY from Design Glut.

Fearless Kate Gilmore turns accidental chaos into seriously fun art.