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Venues of Black Dandyism: Mapping the Met Gala’s 2025 Theme Across Harlem Renaissance Hot Spots

6 days ago | architecturaldigest.com | Michelle Duncan

Guided by the Costume Institute’s exhibition theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” 2025’s Met Gala saw celebs show up and show out on the grand staircase of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This year’s first Monday in May was a celebration of the Black dandy’s impact, which made for menswear galore and works of sartorial precision donned by entertainers like Doechii and Zendaya, in line with the fête’s dress code Tailored for You.
Venues of Black Dandyism: Mapping the Met Gala’s 2025 Theme Across Harlem Renaissance Hot Spots

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Michelle Duncan

Photo: George Karger/Getty ImagesGuided by the Costume Institute’s exhibition theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” 2025’s Met Gala saw celebs show up and show out on the grand staircase of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This year’s first Monday in May was a celebration of the Black dandy’s impact, which made for menswear galore and works of sartorial precision donned by entertainers like Doechii and Zendaya, in line with the fête’s dress code Tailored for You.
Natalie Wood at Home: The Silver Screen Siren’s Domestic Life in 15 Photos

2 weeks ago | architecturaldigest.com | Michelle Duncan

All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. “Gone too soon” is the lament echoed by admirers of Natalie Wood, one of the last true leading ladies of Hollywood’s golden era.
Natalie Wood at Home: The Silver Screen Siren’s Domestic Life in 15 Photos

2 weeks ago | ca.style.yahoo.com | Michelle Duncan

1 / 15Sister, sisterIn this summer 1955 image, a 16-year-old Wood stands in a playfully protective pose over her younger sister Lana in the doorway of the family’s California home, located at 15036 Valley Road in Sherman Oaks. Despite their eight-year age difference, the sisters shared a profound connection.
Natalie Wood at Home: The Silver Screen Siren’s Domestic Life in 15 Photos

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Michelle Duncan

In this summer 1955 image, a 16-year-old Wood stands in a playfully protective pose over her younger sister Lana in the doorway of the family’s California home, located at 15036 Valley Road in Sherman Oaks. Despite their eight-year age difference, the sisters shared a profound connection. “I shed many, many tears over passages about me—how close we were, as sisters and friends and companions, and how much she loved me,” Lana later revealed when reflecting on a draft of Natalie’s memoir.
Shirley Temple Behind the Scenes: 15 Photos of the Child Star at Home

1 month ago | architecturaldigest.com | Michelle Duncan

All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Shirley Temple was just three years old when she made her first film. Born in 1928, the curly-haired cutie was launched into stardom with the release of the Fox studios feature film Stand Up and Cheer! in 1934.
Shirley Temple Behind the Scenes: 15 Photos of the Child Star at Home

1 month ago | ca.style.yahoo.com | Michelle Duncan

Architectural DigestAxel Einar Hjorth’s 1930s Utö Chair Has Become a Cult CollectibleArchitectural DigestInside the Toronto Home of a Collector Who Specializes in Black Art“My parents were not art collectors—we were very middle class—but we did have one original oil painting by a Jamaican artist named Eric Smith,” he shares. Montague often shares works from his collection with museums and galleries, so the works that he displays at home change accordingly.
Shirley Temple Behind the Scenes: 15 Photos of the Child Star at Home

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Michelle Duncan

Ahead of her breakout performance in Stand Up and Cheer!, Temple lived in a Spanish-style Santa Monica bungalow, at 948 24th Street, that her parents had purchased a year before the future superstar was born. Built in 1926, the 2,000-square-foot home had a two-car garage, a red-tiled roof crawling with bright bougainvillea, a large backyard by the ocean, and the jungle gym Temple plays on in this 1933 photo. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Jackie Kennedy at Home: Inside the Icon’s Domestic Life in 15 Photos

Dec 26, 2024 | architecturaldigest.com | Michelle Duncan

Born into a world of privilege, Jacqueline Bouvier, later known as Jackie Kennedy (and later, as Jackie Onassis—or simply “Jackie O”) spent her early years bouncing from one storied enclave of wealth to another. As a young girl, she lived between her birthplace of Southampton, New York, and 740 Fifth Avenue, a legendary Manhattan co-op known for its über-wealthy residents and a notoriously difficult board approval process. Upon her 1953 marriage to John F.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Homes: Here’s Where One of the Highest Paid Actors Ever Owns Property

Nov 8, 2024 | architecturaldigest.com | Michelle Duncan

On four separate occasions in the last decade, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has held the title of the year’s highest paid actor. Just last year, estimated the star’s net worth at a whopping $800 million. Johnson’s income isn’t coming just from movies and television, however. The very bankable star has also made millions off the big screen with business ventures like his award-winning tequila, Teremana, and his lucrative deal with Under Armour.