A visit to Renoir and Love at London’s National Gallery reminded me why Pierre-Auguste Renoir has always been one of my favorite artists—and how brilliantly he captured light, joy and the complexity of human connection.

Two South Asian women artists draw from mythology, identity and tradition in strikingly different ways. Seema Kohli expands the stories she inherits, while Shahzia Sikander questions them—and asks us to consider what we choose to carry forward.

An afternoon at the San Francisco Ballet Auxiliary Fashion Show at the Fairmont San Francisco, where Neiman Marcus presented the Spring 2015 collections—and fringe, layered necklaces and unexpected prints caught my eye.

A visit to Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk at San Francisco's de Young Museum—from animated mannequins and a moving runway to corsets, couture and Gaultier's wonderfully unconventional point of view.

Inside Maharaja: The Splendor of India's Royal Courts at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum—from royal fashion and decorative arts to the spectacular Patiala Necklace by Cartier.