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Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s
Friday, May 17th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The title comes from a New Yorker cartoon by Victoria Roberts. Two women sit having tea, one telling the other, “I want my ashes scattered
What’s Black & White & Red All Over?
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Black and white combinations have always worked. There’s something crisp and clean about these emphatic colors together. Add red for a dash of sizzle and
Take to the Trenches!
Friday, March 1st, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Rain, rain, go away/Come again another day. Science has shown rain unequivocally to be WET, yet so many raincoats are merely jackets. Mercifully, most trench
Eternal Tortoiseshell
Sunday, February 24th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Tortoiseshell is one of those eternally stylish looks like black patent leather. It wears well, is easy to coordinate, appears polished whether casual or dressed
White After Labor Day?
Saturday, September 8th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Transition White can look luxe rather than incorrect if the fabric changes accordingly and you stay away from white footwear. Simply that it has to
Trendspotting: Cut-Outs
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Skin, skin, skin. Some of this genre is positively air conditioned. I’m omitting those garments that might be construed as 1960s disco wardrobe. They’re out
At The Market with Nathalie Kraynina
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
by Gina Tron on Shopping Around
Check out “At The Market” this Saturday, a summer designer sale of the Nathalie Kraynina Collection at the new and hip DeKalb Market in Brooklyn.
This Year’s Best Maillots—One Piece Bathing Suits
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around
Not wearing bikinis did nothing to diminish the sex appeal of Ava Gardner, Betty Grable, Lana Turner, or Jane Russell. Your figure can be seen
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