Socialite style

Dolores Guinness, photographed at her family’s apartment, near a painting of her mother Gloria. Photo: Philippe Halsman/Magnum Photos Style Inspiration : Gloria Guinnes : la donna più elegante del mondo. Nasceva il 27 agosto Gloria Guinness, icona di stile mai dimenticata. Il buon gusto innato e la vita alquanto avventurosa ne fecero un mito che ancora oggi non smette di affascinare. Socialite, icona d’eleganza e contributing editor di Harper’s Bazaar dal 1963 al 1971, Gloria Rubio Alatorre…

Natural lights shines in on an American socialite's Left Bank pied-à-terre.

From Yves Saint Laurent muse to Dior disco queen, Nan Kempner lit up the New York fashion scene for more than 40 years. Now she's the inspiration behind one of NY's hottest new labels.

A new exhibition documents the life of Mona von Bismarck, a Kentucky-born international style icon whose greatest love—after fashion—was her garden

The medical research advocate, style arbiter, and author of the forthcoming 'Deeda Blair: Food, Flowers & Fantasy' maintains that curiosity breeds good taste.

The British society bible has named Sabine Getty, Hayley Bloomingdale and Alice Naylor-Leyland as the new It girls of today. They compared them to the It girls of the 1950s, including Babe Paley.

Being a lady of leisure is more difficult than you might think. There are parties to throw, charities to support, and the laborious act of keeping up with appearances. Here’s how to do the rich lifestyle right, courtesy of the W archives here.

In 10 easy steps!