No, His Name Is Not Ted

By DAVID HOCHMAN

Karsten Moran for The New York Times

Mr. Anderson has spent nearly as much time defending TED as he has running it.

Chris Anderson, the top man at TED, continues to build a brand, even as critics try to tear it down.

Future Tense

Celebrities Behaving Well

By TEDDY WAYNE

The days of our unqualifiedly celebrating the rowdy, libidinous, self-destructive artist may be drawing to a close.

Trendspotting

The Shapes of Things to Come

By RUTH LA FERLA

Nowfashion.com

Three trends for fall 2014 are from left, fantasy at Valentino; architecture at Marni and reliables at Maria Cornejo.

The recent fall collections offered a wealth of surprising new looks and three clear trends emerged.

Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

Paloma Faith belts it for Burberry in London.

On The Runway

The Hot Accessory: A Real, Live Pop Star

By MATTHEW SCHNEIER

Pop stars at ringside and runway concerts have become a status symbol at fashion shows.

Noted

Stephanie Sorkin with her daughters, from left, Lea, Mallory and Kyra.

The Playground Set Gets Its Own Bras

By RACHEL FELDER

Bralettes — half camisoles with narrow straps — are catching on with young girls.

Modern Love

What Lou Reed Taught Me About Love

By LISA SELIN DAVIS

When another person takes the place of a looking glass to reveal who you really are.

Social Q’s

Mothers and Sons

By PHILIP GALANES

Advice on an over-texting mother, a party joke gone bad and too much bowling advice.

More Social Q's columns

At the End, a New Start

By JOHN KOBLIN and MATTHEW SCHNEIER

Nowfashion.com

Nicolas Ghesquière accepts the accolades after his debut collection for Louis Vuitton was shown Wednesday, the last day of Paris Fashion Week.

Nicolas Ghesquière, the former Balenciaga designer returns to the runway with his debut collection for Louis Vuitton, which caps a monthlong fashion whirlwind.

Fashion Review | Louis Vuitton: A Debut With Desire

Patrick Kovarik/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Rihanna in Paris at Stella McCartney.

Rihanna Gets Checked Out

By JOHN KOBLIN

The Chanel show was just the latest appearance by Rihanna during Paris Fashion Week, as she clearly took the prize as the week’s most inescapable front-row presence.

Front Row

The designer Dries Van Noten at his exhibition, “Inspirations.”

Through Van Noten’s Eyes

By MATTHEW SCHNEIER

What’s notable about a new show on Dries Van Noten is how much in it is not by him.

Iris van Herpen, autumn/winter 2014, in Paris.

Iris van Herpen: Fearless and Approachable

By SUZY MENKES

The Dutch designer mixes what she calls “the artisanal and the technical,” experimenting with advanced fabrics.

The designer Christophe Lemaire moved into a gentle pace for his autumn/winter 2014 collection for Hermès in Paris.

Hermès: Gentle End to Hectic Week

By SUZY MENKES

The velvet curtains at Hermès told the story before an elegant foot had been put on the wood-paneled runway.

THURSDAY STYLES

Encounters

His Profile, and His Plumage, Grow Ever More Bold

By JACOB BERNSTEIN

Emily Berl for The New York Times

Mr. Weir test-drives outfits in the wardrobe room of “Access Hollywood” for his role as one of the show’s Oscar commentators.

Johnny Weir knows when someone cuts a sharp figure.

Health & Beauty

Robert Caplin for The New York Times

Alexia Brue, left, and Melisse Gelula founded Well&Good NYC.

A Keen Eye on the Fitness Scene

By COURTNEY RUBIN

Fitness devotees are eager readers of Well&Good; NYC, a website that appraises beauty products, workout studios and so-called health food.

Tapping Into a Goodnight

By MOLLY YOUNG

The wide-awake look to smartphones and apps to make it through the night.

In the Flatiron district, Sabrina Nieves, foreground, leads a Piloxing class wearing weighted gloves. Pop music plays throughout.

Punch, Crunch and Plié

By KAYLEEN SCHAEFER

Classes combine moves used in Pilates, boxing and dance. Pilates purists do not approve.

Skin Deep

Zoë Kravitz at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Dutiful, Beautiful, Morning and Night

By BEE SHAPIRO

When it comes to beauty products, the actress and singer Zoë Kravitz is all about maintaining a luxuriously bohemian regimen.

Fabio Luisi, principal conductor for the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the general music director of the Zurich Opera, working on his scents at his home in Zurich.

Notes Composed for the Nose

By KATHRYN SHATTUCK

Fabio Luisi, principal conductor for the Metropolitan Opera in New York, is seduced by the magic of creating his own scents.

Shopping & Trends

Browsing

Heavy Petting Is Allowed

By ERICA M. BLUMENTHAL

Arun Nevader/Getty Images (Kaelen); NowFashion (Gucci); Valerio Mezzanotti for the New York Times (jacobs)

From left, pastel furs on the fall 2014 runways at Kaelen, Gucci and Marc Jacobs.

Whether real or faux, fur trumps for fall; re-imagined takes on socks and album tees; and a new line of clothing with a military slant.

Noted

The monocle has returned as a fashion accessory, as modeled here by the rapper Jose Vega.

One Part Mr. Peanut, One Part Hipster Chic

By ALLEN SALKIN

Not everyone can carry off wearing a monocle, but those who can stand out.

Critical Shopper

Catering to the Refined Ruffian

By JON CARAMANICA

Kinfolk, a men’s wear boutique in Brooklyn with pieces suitable for dinner (with mussed hair).

This dress, which was on view at the Winter Antiques Show, offers a photographic tour of 1930s New York.

This Old Thing Is Turning Heads

By STEPHANIE PIERSON

An antiques-show dress overshadows any looks from the runway shows.

Scouting Report

From left, Heather Huey's wide-brim sun hat with a grommeted chin scarf; a peach-smooth perforated leather tote by Joseph; and Craig & Karl for Le Specs sunglasses in Hi Brow (top) and the Houdini.

Events and Sales Starting the Week of March 6

By ALISON S. COHN

Beat the polar vortex blues with spring focused pop-ups, sample sales and more.

For the Infamous, More Than 15 Minutes

By MICHAEL MUSTO

Emily Berl for The New York Times

Gina Rodriguez outside her Calabasas, Calif., office, represents what she calls “D-listers,” clients in need of positive buzz.

Gina Rodriguez, an ex-porn actress, carved out a career representing tabloid names laden with scandal.

Boîte

The downstairs bar at Stairs, next to a small room for dancing.

Stairs, an East Village Gay Club, Opens

By BRIAN SLOAN

A former Italian restaurant has turned into a two-level gay club.

Oscars Red Carpet 2014

Noel West for The New York Times

Kate Hudson in Versace; Penélope Cruz in Giambattista Valli; Camila Alves in Gabriela Cadena; Lupita Nyong'o in Prada.

The Red Carpet Project

Interactive Feature: Front Row to Fashion

By MIKE BOSTOCK, SHAN CARTER, ERIK HINTON and RUTH LA FERLA

Nowfashion.com

Of the hundreds of fall 2014 collections shown during New York Fashion Week, here are the ones that left the biggest impressions on fashion editors as they headed off to the next round of shows, in Europe.

Intersection | Video

Feeling Blue, but Not Sad in the Navigli District

By JEREMY BEILER

Giulia Scrocchi, 20, describes her style as weird and offbeat.

Slide Show: London Fashion Week Street Style Wrap-Up

Jonathan Player for The New York Times

In the courtyard of Somerset House and the surrounding streets, for many the heart of London Fashion Week, all day long fashion enthusiasts, bloggers, students gather.