OCTOBER The CULTURAL DIVIDE

FAN FAIR

Picture Perfect

Images from Those Were the Days, a book of lush photographs taken by French journalist and Paris Match co-founder Benno Graziani during the 50s and 60s, are on view at the Cassini Building in New York City this month. The intimate portraits of Hollywood stars, European royalty, and the Kennedy family capture the spirit of a golden age. (10/29-11/14)

Everything’s Coming Up Tommy

Tommy Hilfiger's global flagship store, perched proudly on Fifth Avenue in New York City, offers its dapper label devotees four floors of sportswear, the latest runway collections and accessories, and Hilfiger denim. There will also be sexy items from the Sam Haskins Capsule Collection, in conjunction with his book, Fashion Etcetera by Sam HaskinsTommy Hilfiger Special Edition.

And this month, 30 percent of sales from the 5th Avenue Pink Collection benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. (681 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C.; tommy.com)

Tod's Touch

This month, the luxury-goods label Tod's releases Italian Tomb, a coffee-table book showcasing the inspiration behind its brand. Italian Touch presents a rich sampling of Italian life, with interviews and photographs, compiled by editor Donata Sartorio. that profile the effortlessly chic lifestyle embodied by its more than 100 notable subjects, (tods.com)

Sound of Music

The new Dallas Center for the Performing Arts opens this month, unveiling Pritzker Prize-winning architect Norman Foster's grand design for the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House. With stages equipped for opera, musical theater, and dance, this environmentally sound, state-of-the-art performance venue brings a truly worthy home to Dallas’s artistic assets. (dallasperformingarts.org)