Before women began a love-hate relationship with high-heeled shoes, they were exclusively worn by men and were a sign of ...

In 41 BC, Cleopatra hosted a dinner to celebrate the Roman leader Mark Antony, who was a well-known party animal. Twelve ...

One of the most famous depictions of ornate heels for men can be seen in Hyacinthe Rigaud’s state portrait of Louis XIV from 1701 ... status symbol that the king limited to a select group ...

Puneet Gupta, renowned for his bespoke wedding invitations, launches a collection of novelty clutches inspired by Versailles.

They will be guided by the imagined voice of 16th-century landscape architect André Le Nôtre, principal gardener under king Louis XIV, who will ... with an English style, which preferred a ...

A $7.75 million Arizona mansion is offering one homebuyer the rare chance to live like a king or queen of old courtesy ... it came out of [the era of] Louis XIV," Levinson tells Realtor.com®.

The Serre-Chevalier area in the French Alps offers 250 km of ski slopes alongside 300 days of sunshine, with a Club Med that reopened after a multi-million renovation.

A third of US Presidents between 1776 to 1974 demonstrated symptoms of clinically significant depression, bipolar disorder and alcohol abuse while they were in office.

Just as Louis XIV believed he was the state ... Mills might be getting some style points from Democrats after her exchange with Trump on Friday. But on substance, voters and even some fellow ...

Under the supervision of Maria Theresa (the only female Habsburg ruler), Schönbrunn evolved into an expansive paradise with ornate rooms and vast elaborate gardens comparable to King Louis XIV of ...

From rock stars and movie stars to the current president, a look into the many celebrities who make up the Celebrity Wing of ...

The origins of camp can be traced back to the 17th century, notably within the French court of King Louis XIV. During this period ... a challenge to conventional style standards.