The American architect, who creates buildings and stores for Chanel and Dior, was decorated as an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters.

“Darling, they gave me a huge award in June,” said the architect of an honor presented to him by the cultural institution last year.

The building, designed by Peter Marino, is a narrow structure nine stories tall with only a single room per floor.

Bulgari is eyeing a younger customer with an experiential, thematic new store concept in Rome near its storied flagship on Via Condotti with exclusive and limited-edition collections.

Letting their hair down at the event were guests including Jean Paul Gaultier, Haider Ackermann, Coco Rocha and Isabelle Huppert.

The French Institute Alliance Française awards were held Monday night at the Plaza Hotel in New York.

The architect and Alexander Gray unveil the addition of Betty Parsons’ “African Dawn” to the luxury brand’s New York flagship.

The collection features a variety of shapes and sizes, all made using Venini’s classic Murano glass-making techniques.

It’s Marino’s first restaurant project in New York.

The monumental store, opening this week after a four-year renovation, marks a shift in the epicenter of Paris luxury.

Luxury fashion house sees no deterrent to rolling out large stores.

The French Institute Alliance Française plans to bestow two awards at its Trophée des Arts black-tie gala scheduled for Nov. 13.

The architect, an avid collector, is moving ever closer to the art world.

The special-edition pens feature calf leather combined with hand-lacing that goes through rhodium and silver-coated eyelets.

The after-dinner party and show beforehand also drew the lines of Natalia Vodianova, Marisa Berenson, Bryan Ferry and Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis.