Too much clothing sent Marie Antoinette to the guillotine. Yet the first Queen of Excess still stokes our fashion dreams—and two new exhibits salute her style. Encore, encore.

A three-hour film about the esoteric world of Kabuki is defying the odds at the Japanese box office, with tickets selling out ...

Too much clothing sent Marie Antoinette to the guillotine. Yet the first Queen of Excess still stokes our fashion dreams—and ...