Playful Headpieces from Benoit Missolin

The French milliner's S/S15 collection provides a brilliant reason to throw a party

Over the past decade, London-based French designer Benoit Missolin, who calls Christian Lacroix a mentor, has eschewed traditional hat shapes for statement-making headpieces that cause a double take. From lambskin leather bunny ears to gigantic glittery lips atop a headband or veils that evoke fun—not funeral—Missolin’s pop fashion accessories require a daring sense of confidence, with a dash of good humor, and a party invitation …

NYC’s Newest (and Only) French Bookstore, Albertine

Nestled inside the French Embassy, the community space will host a celebratory festival with talks from filmmakers, mathematicians and more

For the past five years, New York City has—surprisingly, considering its international reputation and community—been lacking something: a French language bookstore. They had all shuttered, one by one, until the last, Librairie de France in Rockefeller Center, closed after 74 years in 2010 (it’s now transitioned to mail order). This has changed with Albertine, a new French bookstore open to the public in an unusual …

Chilli Beans x YACHT Collaborate on Fun Eyewear

The creative duo have designed sunglasses and optical frames to make you smile

Earlier this year, casual Brazilian eyewear brand Chilli Beans collaborated with bounce music artist Big Freedia on a collection of sunglasses and optical frames. They’ve hit a home run again working with YACHT, a playful duo—Jona Bechtolt and Claire Evans—that makes dance music among other creative and thought-provoking endeavors (Evans also works as a science journalist, for example). The new “Make Your Face Smile” collection …