By KATIE WATTS / Towns correspondent It’s not often one walks by ironing boards in a museum. But in early July, visitors to the Petaluma Historical Museum and Library were doing just that, smelling that fresh-pressed aroma as museum volunteers carefully steamed and ironed delicate cottons,...

An ode to the Paris Opera: Degas…young dancers floating about the stage! Artful and adorable! Vera Wang does it again.

Most of the styles we all wear got their start on the runways of fashion week. For brides, that inspiration comes from the “bridal market,” where all the hottest wedding gown designers show their latest creations. The editor-in-chief of Brides magazine, Millie Martini Bratten, gave...