From The Salonniere: He’s got style, he’s got panache, he’s got humor, and most especially, he’s kind. As one of the most renowned interior designers in the world, Timothy Corrigan has built an enviable career designing homes, textiles, and luxury products that bring people together in inspiring yet approachable ways. His quick-to-laugh demeanor belies his critical eye for detail and just-right opulence. He divides his time between Los Angeles and France, often renovating historic properties for clients or overhauling his own chateaus. Some of that work he chronicled in his book, An Invitatio ..read more

From The Salonniere: On Friday, April 12, The Cliburn welcomed more than 440 attendees to its annual black-tie gala at the Ridglea Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The foundation—which aims to support the advancement of classical piano music and the discovery of promising new artists globally through educational programs, concerts, and international competitions—decorated the charming space with an eye towards the architecture, elegance, and style of Paris. The Parisian joie de vivre was the inspiration behind the evening’s reception and activities, which began with a supper-club se ..read more

From The Salonniere: It’s known as “the Met Gala,” “the party of the year,” and “the Oscars of the East Coast,” but officially, it’s the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit and, of course, the hands-down best red carpet event of the year. Céline Dion in Oscar de la Renta Co-hosted by Anna Wintour, Lady Gaga, Serena Williams, Harry Styles, and Gucci’s Alessandro Michele, the 2019 Met Gala—taking place tonight at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York—called for guests to wear “studied triviality” to support the Institute’s latest exhibition, Camp: Notes on Fashio ..read more

From The Salonniere: Before there was the Met Ball, there was the Metal Ball—and believe it or not, it may have been even more fashion-forward than Anna Wintour’s annual fête, which takes place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute on the first Monday in May. The Metal Costume Ball, or Metal Party as it is more widely known, was presented by and at the Bauhaus school of design, architecture, and applied arts in Dessau, Germany, on February 9, 1929. The organizers of this “bells jingling, tinkling party” suggested male attendees dress as a whisk, can opener, or pepper grin ..read more

From The Salonniere: Your eyes…your lips. Everything about you reminds me of you. Party beauty is all about showing up to your next fête feeling beautiful and confident, much like a modern starlet fresh off the red carpet. Whether your party-makeup look is fresh-faced and natural or colorful and glamorous, according to Pati Dubroff, the Hollywood makeup artist who counts Margot Robbie, Kate Bosworth, and Priyanka Chopra among her clients, certain tricks of the trade form the foundation of every successful maquillage. Read on as we reveal what only Dubroff’s red-carpet clients know—the secre ..read more

From The Salonniere: It’s no surprise that we’re passionate about posies, but we also feel a budding kinship with Margot Shaw, the delightful and talented founder and editor in chief of Flower magazine. To us, she’s a kindred spirit—so passionate about a singular aspect of joy that she’s ventured to build an entire magazine around it. So devoted is Margot to the power of posies that she recently penned Living Floral: Entertaining and Decorating with Flowers, a gorgeous and comprehensive new coffee-table book filled with inspiring ways to add blooming-fabulous touches to our homes and parties ..read more