Collectors are finding that their childhood has a price — and it’s going up. When the future is frightening, it’s boom times at the nostalgia factory.
Category: Collectors and Collections
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Taking Comfort in Sonny Angel Dolls
Sonny Angel figurines from Japan have spurred a passionate collector base.
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From ’80s Chanel to ’00s Margiela, Brides Increasingly Turn to Vintage Wedding Dresses
With vintage fashion in high demand, the hunt for archival designer wedding dresses is becoming serious business.
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5 Types of Watches Define the Market
The options for building a solid collection of timepieces are almost limitless, but choices from these categories would be a good start.
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An Italian Villa That Houses 30,000 Beetles and a Flock of Porcelain Birds
Giorgio Taroni’s home overlooking Lake Como has become a cabinet of curiosities, filled with collections of oil paintings, books, ancient coins and vintage postcards.
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In T’s Spring Design Issue, Three Maximalist Homes Filled With Collections
It’s the objects in each of these spaces — as well as those in her own, T’s editor in chief writes — that bring the place to life.
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Meet Radio Man, a ‘Bum’ Who Befriends Movie Stars and Sells Their Autographs
In the billion-dollar industry of professional “graphing” — collecting celebrity signatures for resale — nobody does it like Radio Man.
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What Do Women Want on Their Wrists?
Four female horological experts tell us. (Spoiler: Not one of them was wearing a watch specifically designed for women.)
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Mimi Kilgore, Arts Patron and de Kooning Muse, Dies at 87
A well-connected Texan, she made a significant mark supporting the visual arts and theater, and a lasting one on a master of Abstract Expressionism.
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Watch Designers Want to Make You Smile
A lighthearted watch can act as “a real tonic in a kind of glum time,” one collector suggested. Richard Mille may top the trend with his million-dollar Smiley model.
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Serendipity, Timing and the Birth of a Horology Library
The Horological Society of New York was shown a library space for rent. Then a collector offered his books. The result? A timekeeping treasure trove.