The Power of One

By RUTH LA FERLA

Left to right: Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images; Josh Haner/The New York Times

Custom-clad for one awards event or another: Anne Hathaway, in Saint Laurent; Jessica Chastain, in Alexander McQueen; Gwyneth Paltrow, in bespoke Tom Ford.

Among actresses, wearing a custom-made gown on the red carpet is a badge of distinction.

Alex Bailey/Weinstein Company

Judi Dench with Steve Coogan in "Philomena."

Searching for Philomena’s Real Son

By JACOB BERNSTEIN

The story of the woman who inspired the film “Philomena” is heartbreaking. But so is that of the man who was her real-life son.

Red Carpet Watch

A Strong Sense of Fashion

By BEE SHAPIRO

Cindy Ord/Getty Images For Buffalo David B; Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images; Kris Connor/Getty Images

Tina Fey's red carpet looks.

Expect several outfits from one designer for Tina Fey as she serves as co-host at the Golden Globes.

Red Carpet Watch Slide Shows: The Fashion Choices of Claire Danes | Judi Dench | Naomie Harris | Greta Gerwig | Lupita Nyong'o | Sandra Bullock

Xochi and Michael Birch, a tech start-up team, in the Battery, the private social club they founded in San Francisco.

At a Bay Area Club, Exclusivity Is Tested

By SHEILA MARIKAR

The Battery seeks to bring a dash of British decorum to the land of billionaire geeks.

Brandee Barker, in her San Francisco office, advised Sheryl Sandberg, before the release of “Lean In.”

They Want Her on Their Side

By SHEILA MARIKAR

Since leaving Facebook in 2010, Brandee Barker has become perhaps the most sought-after image consultant in the start-up world.

Modern Love

A Third Ring, Bearing the Most Important Truth

By VALERIE FRANKEL

A ring can carry a promise, or sometimes something deeper.

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Social Q’s

Tech vs. Tyke

By PHILIP GALANES

Keeping a toddler away from someone else’s TV; regretting some teenage nastiness, decades later; when a friend doesn’t want your help.

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THURSDAY STYLES

Wikipedia-Mania

By JUDITH NEWMAN

Frédérique Bertrand for The New York Times

If an “American Idol” also-ran can have his own page on the online encyclopedia, is there no limit? Apparently there is, as some people find out the hard way.

Danny Ghitis for The New York Times

Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow, the designers of Public School.

The Point Men for Public School

By WILLIAM VAN METER

A winning design team with New York in its DNA.

Shopping & Retail

Critical Shopper

Inside With the Outsiders

By JON CARAMANICA

Jennifer S. Altman for The New York Times

Rei Kawakubo’s Dover Street Market ties up the loose ends.

Vanessa Jackman

Browsing

Layer It Now, Play in It Come Spring

By ERICA M. BLUMENTHAL

Wardrobe refreshers: Sweaters and accessories that take you from season to season.

Front Row

Bill de Blasio’s inaugural Corneliani suit was waiting in his closet, bought months earlier at Rothmans.

The de Blasios: Dressed for (and by) New York

By JOHN KOBLIN

A venerable Manhattan name in men’s clothing stores surfaces at the inauguration.

Fashion’s Polar Vortex

By BEE SHAPIRO

It may be cold outside, but that’s no reason not to don fashionable boots and outerwear.

Intersection | Video

Never Going Out of Style

By JOANNA NIKAS

Irwin Susskind, a Brooklyn Heights resident for 42 years, says he likes antique clothing and gets a lot of his clothes at thrift shops and street sales.

Scouting Report

Sales and Events for the Week of Jan. 9

By ALISON S. COHN

If the record cold temperatures this week have left you reluctant to leave home, there are still many sales you can shop from under the covers.

Scene City

The ‘Girls’ From Brooklyn Take Manhattan

By BEN DETRICK

Anticipation about the show’s third season draws guests to Columbus Circle.

Encounters

Protecting the N.F.L. Brand

By MARY BILLARD

An encounter with Jaime Weston-Parouse, vice president for brand and creative at the N.F.L.

Beauty and Grooming

Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Jay Carney, the White House press secretary.

Over

The Brooklyn Beard Goes Mainstream

By ALEX WILLIAMS

Facial hair has outgrown its underground connotations. Jay Carney, the White House press secretary, sported a beard that prompted barbs on Twitter: “Jay Carney rocks lumberjack-chic at the year’s first press conference.”

Karsten Moran for The New York Times

Skin Deep

For Martha Stewart, the Secret Is Routine

By BEE SHAPIRO

The lifestyle media magnate outlines her skin care, fitness and diet routine, which she says keeps her healthy and helps her prepare her for television appearances.

Liz Goldwyn: Making a Name for Herself

By PETER HALDEMAN

Emily Berl for The New York Times

Liz Goldwyn, wearing her signature red lipstick, at a bookstore in Los Angeles.

Just because she’s a Goldwyn does not mean she’s a moviemaker. For her, film, fashion and art overlap.

Feng Li/Getty Images

The British Olympic diver Tom Daley.

Bisexual: A Label With Layers

By MICHAEL SCHULMAN

The announcement by the Olympic diver Tom Daley that he was dating a man but that he still liked women raised questions about the meaning of bisexuality.

Getty Images

Cultural Studies

Call Waiting ... and Waiting

By TEDDY WAYNE

Those who work at home may go days without speaking a word aloud. For them, a bustling office consists of active Facebook and Twitter pages.

On the Runway Blog

Street Style Photos at Pitti Uomo in Florence, Italy

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

The best men’s fashion week street style photos from our Instagram feed.

On the Runway Blog

On the catwalks in London, from left, models in monochromatic Alexander McQueen, girlie shapes by J.W. Anderson, a graphic design by Christopher Shannon and a nonchalant Burberry.

London Men’s Fashion Shows in Search of Direction

By CATHY HORYN

Designers tend to work feverishly in a single genre, instead of creating a broad vision.

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Fashion Review

J.W. Anderson, autumn/winter 2014, in London.

Crossing Gender Boundaries Again

By SUZY MENKES

But even as men’s wear designers experiment, the focus is on practical and wearable clothes.

Fashion Review

Christopher Kane with his molecule design, a highlight of the autumn/winter 2014 collection.

Christopher Kane’s Vision for His First Store

By SUZY MENKES

The Scottish designer talks about his winter 2014 men’s wear collection and plans for a London opening this summer.

T Magazine

The Scene | London Fashion Week: Burberry Prorsum

By ROBERTA RIDOLFI

Scenes from the London Fashion Week photo diary of Roberta Ridolfi.

T Magazine

The Scene | London Fashion Week: Alexander McQueen

By ROBERTA RIDOLFI

Scenes from the London Fashion Week photo diary of Roberta Ridolfi.

Bill Cunningham

On the Street | Video

Bill Cunningham | Thrills and Chills

By BILL CUNNINGHAM

As the temperature bounced around zero last week, people in need of cheering up could have viewed an array of exotic orchid blooms in markets.

Photographs

Evening Hours | Memorable Lanes

Bill Cunningham’s 2013 in parties.

Prefall 2014

Scene City

Red Carpet Watch

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Slide Show

People’s Choice Awards’ Red Carpet

Looks from the red carpet at the 40th People’s Choice Awards, with Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Sandra Bullock and more.

Slide Show

National Board of Review Gala Red Carpet

Celebrities like Adèle Exarchopoulos and Leonardo DiCaprio attended the event.

Interactive Graphic

The Red Carpet Project

Explore an archive of Oscar red carpet looks that spans 15 years by name, designer, color, silhouette and year.

Intersection

Video

Downtown Moscow Style

Andrei Tolstov, a model from Moscow, says style in the Russian capital is mostly diverse. The mentality from the Soviet times still influences the way people dress, he says.