Dec 21 Watch Will France ban childhood beauty pageants? In January, France's national legislature will vote whether to ban childhood beauty pageants. Critics contend that the pageants send the wrong message to young girls and only add to what they argue is an already over-sexualized environment for children today. Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 'Yves Saint Laurent: The Retrospective' 'Yves Saint Laurent: The Retrospective' at the Denver Art Museum… Continue watching
May 13 Wild Fashion and 'Savage Beauty' of Alexander McQueen A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute In New York shows off the visionary and romantic work of the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who took his own life last year. Continue reading
May 13 Conversation: McQueen's 'Savage Beauty' By Molly Finnegan An exhibition of the work of designer Alexander McQueen has just opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City. Continue reading
Feb 19 Rodarte Makes a 'Quick' Move From Runway to Museum In the big tents in Bryant Park this past week, some of the biggest fashion designers in the world were getting their New York minute, so to speak, including Laura and Kate Mulleavy, the sisters behind the fashion label Rodarte. Continue reading
Feb 11 The Fashionable Life of Alexander McQueen By Arts Desk Alexander McQueen, one of the top fashion designers in the world, was found dead at his London home on Thursday after an apparent suicide. He was 40. Continue reading
Jan 08 Good Grief: Style and the 'Single Man' Based on the 1964 Christopher Isherwood novel of the same name, "A Single Man" is the cinematic debut of Tom Ford, an artist who, until now, was known for his role as creative director at fashion house Gucci. His foray… Continue reading
Dec 01 The Portrait of Health: An Artist's Perspective on Health Insurance, Part 1 Two years ago, when artist and fashion designer Megin Sherry returned from London after an internship at haute fashion house Alexander McQueen, her health care coverage on her parents' plan had lapsed. Continue reading