Soft Brie, fragrant blue, and sharp cheddar—cheese comes in different forms and flavors, but they aren't all created equal.

In the “Literary It Girl” universe, there is no larger chasm than that between Joan Didion acolytes and Eve Babitz fanatics.

“Fair-weather Leather,” photographed by Elaine Constantine, was first published in the April 1999 issue of Vogue. Fashion ...