Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nadja Sayej writes about fashion, celebrity and pop culture. Maria Callas has always been a go-to fashion icon in opera history, ...

When Chloé Mendel Corgan was a child, she’d watch intently as her father, fashion designer Gilles Mendel, worked as a guest artisan for the New York City Ballet. “That’s really where I learned ...

The opening scenes of attending an opera are standard. Storming applause announces the conductor’s assumption of his post at the front of the pit. A grand curtain rises to reveal a dazzling set, and a ...