Des O’Sullivan says La Gommeuse is from the fabulous Koch collection.

Every year the famed New York City museum hosts a themed Met Gala, which ushers in a respective new art and costume exhibit and welcomes dozens of celebrities to celebrate it.

Taking a city break, here or abroad gives us time to stand, stare and listen, sometimes at no expense at all. 

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wowed New York as they ended their US Tour by attending a glamourous fundraising event in aid of their old university.

DOG-GONE

As Victoria Beckham turns 40, Rachel Marie Walsh plots the evolution of Britain’s High Queen of Fashion

Kanye West irritated Met Ball organisers by "screeching" through his performance.

Diana Vreeland in her office at Vogue magazine. The editor’s famous phrase was “Give ’em what they never knew they wanted.”

Despite the tragic death of British designer Alexander McQueen in 2010, his brilliance still casts a huge shadow over the world of fashion, writes Rachel Marie Walsh

Kelly Osbourne has a new boyfriend.

A RETIRED French electrician and his wife have come forward with 271 undocumented, never-before-seen works by Pablo Picasso estimated to be worth at least €60 million.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will return 19 artefacts taken from the tomb of the famed boy-pharaoh Tutankhamun, Egypt’s antiquities authority and the museum said today.

French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent has died. He was 71.

Scarlett Johansson has always dreamed of becoming a bride, according to her close friend and designer Roland Mouret.

British singer Amy Winehouse has suffered a major blow in her bid to conquer America after the organisers of a US charity event axed her performance.

A Francis Bacon painting is expected to set a new record when it goes under the hammer next month.

Italian designer Valentino, whose signature flaming red couture gowns have graced royalty, Hollywood stars and the international jet set for 45 years, announced today he was stepping down as head designer of the Valentino fashion house.

A juror was today dismissed from the trial of former White House aide Lewis “Scooter” Libby after court officials learned she had been exposed to information about the case over the weekend.

The Brits hit Manhattan for a huge party celebrating their style, led by fashion icon Sienna Miller.

Mary-Kate Olsen was so desperate for a cigarette, she broke New York City's smoking ban by lighting up in the ladies' toilet at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art's Costume Institute Gala on Monday night.

A rare Michelangelo drawing worth more than £6 million was discovered in a back room of a New York City design museum, museum officials said today.

The last piece of the World Trade Centre to be pulled down looks certain to be preserved as a memorial.

The last standing piece of the World Trade Centre towers has been torn down and saved for possible use in a memorial.