A lifetime of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s wardrobe will be exhibited at Buckingham Palace.
The Royal Collection Trust will open a major exhibition in spring 2026 devoted to Queen Elizabeth II’s style, timed to the centenary of her birth. Held at The King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace, it will include around 200 garments, accessories, and personal effects, many never before shown publicly. Highlights range from childhood couture to diplomatic gowns worn on state visits, with pieces by designers such as Norman Hartnell, Hardy Amies, and Ian Thomas. The exhibition will also feature sketches, correspondence, and behind-the-scenes materials that shed light on the queen’s collaborative role in shaping her public image through fashion.
Maurice Medcalfe’s “bubble house” has hit the market for the first time in 50 years.
Maurice Medcalfe’s futuristic “Bubble House” in Lenox Hill is for sale for the first time in 50 years, listed at $5.75 million. Originally a 19th-century brownstone, the four-story home was radically redesigned in 1969 with a smooth stucco façade and twelve oval windows that gave the house its nickname. The sculptural exterior stands out sharply from the traditional Upper East Side streetscape, while the interiors retain a subdued mid-century feel with recessed lighting and streamlined finishes. The 4,736-square-foot layout includes four bedrooms, five bathrooms, and a garden-level office.
A24’s latest documentary, Architecton, focuses on architecture and materiality.
A24’s new documentary, Architecton, directed by Victor Kossakovsky, examines architecture through the lens of destruction, material extraction, and philosophical inquiry. Filmed across Ukraine, Turkey, and Lebanon, the film contrasts war-damaged buildings and earthquake rubble with footage of quarries and cement plants, foregrounding the environmental cost of construction. Michele De Lucchi is the sole featured architect, critiquing superficial ideas of sustainability and emphasizing architecture’s role in shaping behavior. The title references Kazimir Malevich’s “Architectons,” linking the film to a longer lineage of radical architectural thought.
The Met reports closing out the 2025 fiscal year with more than 5.7 million visitors.
The Met closed the 2025 fiscal year with more than 5.7 million visitors across its Fifth Avenue and Cloisters locations, marking a five percent increase from the previous year. Local visitors made up the majority of attendance, with New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut residents accounting for 62 percent of total visitors. The museum saw its busiest single day in eight years on the May opening of the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, which drew more than 33,000 people. Major exhibitions—including “Sargent and Paris,” “Sleeping Beauties,” and “The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism”—helped drive the surge in attendance.
New York City’s Garment District is under threat from a Department of City Planning zoning measure.
New York City’s Garment District faces a significant challenge from a proposed zoning measure by the Department of City Planning that would ease manufacturing restrictions and allow residential conversions. Though intended to reflect the area’s diminished industrial role, the plan risks displacing over 100 fashion-related businesses due to rising rents. Industry professionals warn this could weaken the district’s tightly knit ecosystem of makers and suppliers crucial to New York’s fashion scene, particularly impacting emerging designers. Despite past zoning relaxations and ongoing struggles, many view this measure as another step in the ongoing erosion of the district’s creative infrastructure.
Today’s attractive distractions:
Women’s soccer is leading the visual revolution of sport.
Over the weekend, Charli XCX served an object lesson in how a Brat says “I do.”
Another Maurizio Cattelan banana was chomped.
Hey, look at that: Loewe is a mall brand now.
