Manhattan debutante turned silent-movie actress Katherine Harris Barrymore (1891-1927). She portrayed Lily Bart in director Albert Capella...

"Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and ...

John Vesey, furniture designer and future felon, sitting in a solid-aluminum Thonet-style rocking chair in his New York City showroom,...

An acrylic-and-silkscreen portrait of Hélène Rochas by Andy Warhol, 1974. “I’m against the idea of dressing young—that shows fear....

“Men have no concept of how to design things for the home. Women should design the things they use.” So said industrial designer Eva Z...

"It is as dreadful to be too rich as to be too tall. In the first instance you don't find happiness and in the second you can...