A Rare French Couture Collection Up for Auction This fall, a rare collection of dresses goes on the block in Paris, all from the collection of the legendary style icon and muse Danielle Luquet Saint Germain. At 19, she was spotted by Yves Saint Laurent and immediately incorporated into his atelier as model and inspiration. [...]

And what a year it has been…. Here are some sneak peeks from Tyler Shields’ new series,”Suspense,” debuting this week at the Guy Hepner Gallery in Beverly Hills. Look for more images in the second print issue of Vault by Barton G., due next month!  

  This month, New York’s Museum of Modern Art mounts a major retrospective tribute to the pop artist Claes Oldenburg. Known for his oversized replicas of everything from hamburgers to pay phones to typewriter erasers, the Swedish-born Oldenburg—much like his contemporaries Lichtenstein and Warhol—created a new way of looking at supposedly mundane and everyday objects. [...]

All images copyright Christopher Makos and Paul Solberg. www.Makostudio.com

   During Fleet Week of 2010—that springtime ritual when thousands of young military servicepeople descend upon New York City—photographer Paul Solberg documented hundreds of soldiers, sailors and airmen in a series of intimate, haunting portraits. Using vintage Polaroid film, he aimed for an effect tinged with both timelessness and nostalgia; unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately), the [...]

Baroque Table Runner with gold and white details. 55″ x 19″ Plus shipping. Overnight available.

This week, the culinary world descends upon Miami for the 12th South Beach Wine & Food Festival, presented by the Food Network and Food & Wine magazine. Thousands of gastro groupies will pack the town from Aventura to Coral Gables, tasting exotic dishes, sipping luscious wines and cocktails, and angling for moments with celebrated chefs like Bobby Flay, [...]