Shoe Battles: Going Toe-to-Toe in Stilettos

By ERIC WILSON

Marc Rosenthal

A look behind the overhyped, insanely competitive business of selling $1,000 shoes.

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Front Row

Making the Best of a Brief Turn

By CATHY HORYN

Nowfashion.com

A glimpse of spring looks at, from left, Jonathan Saunders, J.W. Anderson, Lee Roach and Christopher Kane.

The colors, fabrics and graphics feel invigoratingly new and, at the same time, are not fighting with the sensibility of the brand or its designer.

Slide Show: The British Men’s Collections Stand Out

Video: Unisex Styling Is Back in London

Suzy Menkes speaks to designer Jonathan Anderson during the spring/summer 2014 men’s shows in London.

Slide Show: See the Full Spring 2014 J.W. Anderson Collection

Slide Show: London Men’s Spring 2014 Accessories

Accessories highlights from the spring 2014 runways in London.

Citizens Kane, in Family and Fashion

By SUZY MENKES

A blend of sweet innocence and a hint of a dark side is the leitmotif of Christopher Kane, who, with his sister Tammy, has built up a profitable fashion house in London.

Fashion Review

A new Fab Four, in Topman and Hush Puppies? Ross Farrelly, Pete O'Hanlon, Josh McClorey and Evan Walsh of The Strypes backstage in Manchester, England.

In London, All Hail the Suit

By SUZY MENKES

Youthful tailoring and fashion-forward fabrics are among the trends for men’s wear in the summer 2014 collections.

Don’t Know This Face? Just Wait

By GUY TREBAY

Clockwise from top left, Steven Klein (left and center); Karsten Moran for The New York Times; Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images; David Sims (center and left).

Clockwise from top left, two images of the model David Agbodji from the spring 2010 Calvin Klein campaign; Ronald Epps, who did not make the cut in a recent modeling audition for the designer; on the catwalk at the Calvin Klein show in Milan a year ago; AJ Abualrub (two images), who was featured in the spring 2009 campaign.

Being cast in the Calvin Klein runway show in Milan can be a crucial step in a male model’s climb to stardom.

Scene City

Her Madgesty Arrives Fashionably Late

By JACOB BERNSTEIN

Yana Paskova for The New York Times

Madonna arrives at the premiere.

Madonna screens “Madonna: The MDNA Tour,” a concert film, in Manhattan, and is fashionably late.

Slide Show: Scene City: Madonna Onscreen and In Person

Skin Deep

Products that now list various levels of sun protection include, from top, Shiseido Sun Protection Compact; MAC Cosmetics foundation; Chantecaille Just Skin tinted moisturizer; and AmorePacific CC Cushion Compact, which has one of the highest SPFs around.

Rethinking Makeup’s Sun Protection

By BEE SHAPIRO

The Food and Drug Administration’s new labeling rules for sunscreen have been closely parsed by the health community. But how will they affect your beauty routine?

Trial Run

Sunscreen No Longer Just for Sun

By BEE SHAPIRO

Which “city” formulations are most comfortable? Below, a few are reviewed.

Lunch is served at the SoHo office of Squarespace four days a week. Making employees comfortable pays off in the long run, many small tech companies say.

The Calorie-Packed Perk

By MOLLY YOUNG

Small, high-growth tech companies have a reputation for showering employees with perks, many of them calorie-packed.

NOW YOU SEE IT... LeBron James dribbled past the Spurs' Kawhi Leonard wearing his headband in Game 6.

Superstitious James Says His Headband Will Reappear

By NATE TAYLOR

LeBron James, who has played his entire career with a headband, lost it when it was knocked off in Game 6. The rare sight of his playing without it will not be repeated, James said.

Bosh Tells Fans Who Left Not to Return

Stefano Gabbana, left, and Domenico Dolce in February. They face a fine that could reach 10 million euros for hiding income.

Dolce and Gabbana Fined in Italian Tax Case

By REUTERS

Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were handed a suspended sentence and a fine that could reach 10 million euros for hiding income from authorities.

George A. Zimmer, the former board chairman, in a TV ad.

Dumping the Face, and Founder, of Men’s Wearhouse

By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD

George Zimmer, the founder of Men’s Wearhouse and a frequent presence in its commercials, was fired by the company’s board on the day of its shareholders’ meeting.

Shopping and Retail

Critical Shopper

Prom Memories at Halston Heritage

By ALEXANDRA JACOBS

Evan Sung for The New York Times

At its new Madison Avenue shop, Halston Heritage features dresses with daring silhouettes and jewel tones.

Scouting Report

Sales and Events for the Week of June 20

By ALISON S. COHN

It’s a good week to go shoe shopping, whether your taste runs classic or more experimental.

I Was Misinformed

The author's template for hot middle-aged sexuality: Anne Bancroft in ‘

Where Did You Go for Your Bra, Mrs. Robinson?

By JOYCE WADLER

It’s never too late for hot lingerie.

Sunday Styles

Luke Janklow: Not Exactly Bookish

By LAURA M. HOLSON

Erin Baiano for The New York Times

Luke Janklow traded the rock 'n' roll road for a literary path as an agent at Janklow & Nesbit.

The agent Luke Janklow may be the last man having fun in the industry. You may have read about some of it in the tabloids.

Table For Three

The Mother of All ‘Housewives’

By PHILIP GALANES

Without the dysfunctional Louds in “An American Family” and the riveting real-life drama of their household, televised by PBS in 1973, there may never have been the reality TV landscape.