Learn more about Jay Jaxon whose creativity and legacy have unequivocally paved the way for later Black designers who have reached the heights of the fashion system during the twenty-first century. Jaxon spent six years in Paris working at Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, eventually becoming head of Jean-Louis Scherrer in 1969. 

Tune in from home to explore the way Grace Kelly’s longstanding friendship with Marc Bohan, artistic director of Christian Dior, led her to turn so regularly to Dior as she acquired pieces tailored to both Hollywood glamour and stately elegance with Florence Müller, the originating curator of Grace of Monaco: Princess in Dior, and Hillwood’s curator Megan Martinelli. (Please note that there is no in-person program.)

Explore the astonishing success of Christian Dior's haute couture salon, including the international dissemination of the Dior style by manufacturers, buyers and, importantly, a private, elite clientele of influential women moving within international circles, such as Princess Grace of Monaco, who relied upon the house for their impeccable style, a legacy that continues today.

Explore Grace Kelly's status as a style icon, acclaimed for her understated style that united good taste with glamour. 

Tune in from home to explore the porcelain flowers of Vladimir Kanevsky with the artist himself.

Explore a royal residence in Paris, a beach villa in the Middle East, to the glamour of a Hollywood home from the comfort of Hillwood with noted designer Timothy Corrigan as your guide.

Explore the extraordinary Italianate mansion which was the most famous home owned by an African American during the twentieth century.

Discover the grand houses, elaborate gardens, and notable architects and landscape architects of Long Island's Gold Coast.

Explore one of the most creatively designed private homes in America.