The fashion designer (Carolyn Bessette Kennedy's wedding dress, Michelle Obama's Election Night dress) talks with Lettie Teague about Rioja, Barolo and the wine that inspired one of his designs.

Boutique hotels created from old steamboats and built on floating docks offer dramatic water views, quirky experiences and sometimes a berth in the middle of it all.

Frito pie gets the gourmet—and vegetarian!—treatment from the culinary sidelines.

New York City is already planning a celebratory parade through downtown for the Giants should they win the Super Bowl, but few people want to talk about it.

The keys to the Super Bowl: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady versus the New York pass rushers, receiver Victor Cruz trying to dance through the Patriots' secondary, Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski's ankle, and more.

Neil Hornsby, an English business consultant, has never played a down of football. But his observations on the game have been used by the Giants and a handful of other teams this season to prepare for their opponents.

After an interminable wait for Super Bowl XLVI, we should get a good idea who's going to win very quickly.

The American sports landscape doesn't have anything quite like the Mara clan, which has held onto the New York Giants franchise for decades.

As in-house florist for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Remco van Vliet creates arrangements that are usually 10 to 12 feet high. Those he does for parties sometimes reach 20 feet, making his arrangements perhaps the tallest in the city.

Living high on the Prius Fallacy: Why we pretend that more benign consumption is good for the environment.

Rate the best and worst advertisements of Super Bowl XLVI.

The David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, faced with a void left by City Opera's departure, is aiming to raise its profile as a focal point for world-class dance by bringing in companies from across the globe.

A fan from Boston and one from New York handpick some libations from their own backyards to help bring some local spirit to your Super Bowl party.

The Louvre's new project, designed by Italy's Mario Bellini and France's Rudy Ricciotti, will debut in September.

While Americans fret over modern parenthood, the French are raising happy, well-behaved children without all the anxiety. Pamela Druckerman on the Gallic secrets for avoiding tantrums, teaching patience and saying "non" with authority.

A simple switch from cotton to silk cases pampers your face and combats bedhead.

High-top work shoes and brogues get a new bounce in their step with sneaker soles.

With the SkyActiv suite of fuel-saving technologies, the compact Mazda3's already-copious driving pleasure meets the bliss of spending less on gas, says Dan Neil.

Why do we adore a celebration of British pecking orders? Because hierarchies are as American as apple pie.

No, you're not seeing double. The season, looks from the hottest Academy Awards hopefuls leap from the screen into your wardrobe.