Field Notes: Wedding Dressing for Two

They communicate with breadcrumbs, sporadic noncommittal messages that are just enough to keep you wondering but not enough to seal the deal.

Vows: Practicing the Perfections of Meditation, and Love
An expert on meditation and a New York agent join up for a romantic comedy that continues on past the closing credits.

Night Out: Grace Gummer on ‘Mr. Robot’ and Being Meryl Streep’s Daughter
The 30-year-old actress plays an F.B.I. investigator on the cyberthriller that starts its second season next week.

21st-Century Man: More Than a Cult Designer: Hiroki Nakamura Goes Big
Word of mouth and a celebrity clientele made Visvim an insider’s favorite. Now it has shaken off its obscurity and is in stores all over the world.

Modern Love: After a Suicide, a Security Guard for the Heart
A shocking discovery following the loss of a sister becomes an unlikely source of solace.

Fashion Review: Fendi’s Dolce Vita
The brand’s 90th anniversary couture show was held on the waters of the Trevi Fountain, and replete with myths and legends.

Fendi: Fall 2016
The Couture Collection.

Maria Grazia Chiuri Now at Dior: How It Happened. What It Means.
Dior’s chief executive talks about the appointment of the first woman to be artistic director of the label.

Global Shopper: Tokyo’s Underground Shopping Paradise
Somehow, Hiroshi Fujiwara has created a lovely shopping experience deep within the Ginza district.

Nine Questions: Dwyane Wade’s Game Plan Includes Fashion Design
The 12-time N.B.A. All-Star is slowly building a label of his own.

Common Sense: Ralph Lauren Looks at Ford Turnaround for a Road Map
But the fashion company is starting its renaissance from a stronger position than Ford. It still makes a profit.

Playful Patches (and Vintage Clothing) Created by Friends
The model Edie Campbell and the illustrator Christabel MacGreevy have started a company of iron-ons — and now, the clothes to wear them on.

Field Notes: Sand Sculptures Making a Splash at Beach Weddings
Some couples are spending up to $3,000, or more, for a memory of their day, even if it doesn’t last from here to eternity.

Social Q’s: My Stepmother Calls Herself Mom but Doesn’t Act Like One. What to Do?
Also, competitive tipping, roommate troubles and houseguest etiquette on vacation.

Scouting Report: Time to Get Fit, for Lingerie
Leather bits from Zana Bayne, sleek jelly flip-flops by Jason Wu, and sales galore.

The ‘Kidbutz’ of Topanga Canyon
In an upscale twist on a hippie commune, a group of California parents are raising their children together in a $2 million home.

Fashion Review: The Curtain Falls on Valentino’s Double Act
On Wednesday, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli offered a couture collection of romantic and austere beauty; a day later, her departure was announced.

Christian Dior: Fall 2016
Looks from the Dior Collection

Elie Saab: Fall 2016
The latest couture designs.

Perfumes That Repel (Mosquitoes, That Is)
Fear about the Zika virus is spurring sales of perfumed mosquito repellents. Do they work?

Up Next: A Feel-Good Lip Balm Created in Her Dorm
Zoe Mesnik-Greene, 23, is the founder of Lasting Smiles, an eco-friendly lip balm that raises money for children with cleft lips and palates.

Critic’s Notebook: Let’s Put More New York in New York Fashion Week: Men
The men’s wear shows return to Manhattan, this time without the local favorites Duckie Brown and Public School.

Joanna Coles: The Cosmo Woman
How an ambitious kid from Leeds, England, became one of the most powerful media people in New York.

Scene City: Zoë Kravitz, Charlotte Rampling and Naomi Campbell Party at Paris Couture Week
Fashion elite at parties hosted by Vogue Paris Foundation, amfAR and MAC Cosmetics.

Valentino: Fall 2016
Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli’s fall 2016 couture designs.

The Male Animal: Internet Porn Nearly Ruined His Life. Now He Wants to Help.
Alexander Rhodes, the founder of an anti-porn website, sets up shop in an abandoned church.

Critical Shopper: Domenico Vacca: Committing to the Life of Leisure
The new Domenico Vacca store is less about clothes than the way those clothes make you feel.

Scene City: Fashion Elite Party at Paris Couture Week
Fashion elite at parties hosted by Vogue Paris Foundation, amfAR and MAC Cosmetics.

Jean-Paul Gaultier: Fall 2016
The latest couture collection.

On Beauty: The Surprisingly Sexy Side of Glitter
Sparkly makeup is not just the plaything of children and rock stars — used carefully, it’s cool and modern, evidence of a life fully lived.

New York City to Rename Intersection ‘Bill Cunningham Corner’
The northeast corner of 57th Street and Fifth Avenue will be temporarily renamed, as the city considers more permanent ways to honor Mr. Cunningham.

Fashion Review: Echoes of Lost Empires at Chanel and Maison Margiela
From Elizabethan ruffs to velvet trains, an undercurrent of historicism has run through the couture collections against the backdrop of unrest on Paris’s streets.

What Becomes of the Brokenhearteds’ Stuff
Los Angeles now has a Museum of Broken Relationships, thanks to a power lawyer moved by the original in Croatia.

Maison Margiela: Fall 2016
The latest couture collection.

French Vogue Brings Out the Stars at Paris’s Fashion Museum
Vanessa Paradis enjoyed the setting, while Azzedine Alaïa and Mario Testino toured the current exhibition. And, oh, there was a birthday cake.

Ulyana Sergeenko: Fall 2016
Fall Couture Collection of Ulyana Sergeenko

Guo Pei: Fall 2016
The fall 2016 couture collection from designer Guo Pei.

Giorgio Armani Privé: Fall 2016
The latest couture collection.

List of Five: Wiz Khalifa Raises His Style Game
At 28, the rapper is going for a more tailored look. He hired a stylist to help him get there.

Skin Deep: Why Does the Beauty Industry Ignore Curvy Models?
Plus-size models are generally ignored in beauty campaigns. That’s about to change.

Schiaparelli: Fall 2016
Fall Couture Collection of Schiaparelli.

Chanel: Fall 2016
The Chanel couture collection.

Couture at the Ballet
The Paris Opera Ballet’s costume department uses many of the same skills as legendary couture houses.

At the Paris Opera Ballet, Changing the Shape of Couture
Mannequins created from 3-D scans of the dancers’ bodies help speed the costume designers’ work.

Face in the Crowd: Jessica Chastain at Chanel
Waiting for the couture show to start, the actress reflected on the crowds, the cameras and her own love of fashion.

Giambattista Valli: Fall 2016
Their latest Couture Collection.

Fashion Review: From Vetements to Versace, Couture Without Borders
Opening the season by opening up fashion’s most elite art to a host of new influences and actors.

Fashion Waves a Star-Spangled Banner in Paris
The Proenza Schouler designers and some friends celebrated the Fourth of July at Couture Week.

Fashion Review: Brioni: Sharp Dudes in Slick Suits
The heritage brand’s new creative director has repositioned it squarely in the era of Blaxploitation flicks with a black hat/white hat scheme.

Vêtements: Fall 2016
Fall Couture Collection

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