Clik here to view.
Traveling While Old - A Solo Trip to Berlin
in which Ich Bin Ein Berliner.Between breaking bones, catching colds, undergoing foot surgeries and nursing aging pets, I hadn't had a real vacation since a trip to Oaxaca some five years ago. Â One day...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PUCKER UP! RED LIPSTICK REVISITED
Jean is attending a Social Tees Animal Rescue charity event this evening, so in her absence, Valerie is revisiting a very important lady issue.OF COURSE readers will remember that waaay back in July we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SEX IN FASHION: Ron Galella's Newest Book
Last Thursday night, we went to Staley Wise Gallery, one of New York's premier photography galleries, for a book signing by one of America's best known photographers, Ron Galella. Â Our generation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Portrait of the Giant of Macao
The invitation was intriguing. It was for "the unveiling of the portrait of the Giant of Macao" at the Russian Orthodox Cathedral on East 2nd Street just off Second Avenue. And hors d'oevres and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lea DeLaria's Jazz Brunch at Ginny's Supper Club
After seeing Lea DeLaria's notice on Instagram about her November 9th booking for a Jazz Brunch at Ginny's Supper Club, located in the heart of Harlem, we decided to head uptown. For those of you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
THE CHANGING LIVES OF WOMEN
Did you know that National Public Radio produces a series called The Changing Lives of Women, and that you can listen to it on line anytime on WNYC.org?We think you'll be both entertained and edified...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show 2015
Last Saturday, Jean made a solotrek to the City of Brotherly Love to attend the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Craft Show. Â Valerie, explaining that she'd spent all of her ducats (or German marks or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jean's 66th Birthday!
Unbelievable, isn't it? Â Where does the time go?Never one to rest on her laurels, Jean curled her hair, put on her dancing shoes to kick up her heels and rocked the house to celebrate her 66th...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hanging Out by the Pier
We visit the November Pier ShowHere we are outside the latest Pier Antique Show. Â We met up with Denton Taylor, another aficionado of all things vintage, who was kind enough to take this photograph of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
YOU'RE INVITED!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!WE WILL BE SPEAKING at the Textile Study Group of New York at 7pm on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Location:The Community Church of New York40 East 35th Street (between Park Avenue...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fern Mallis at the National Arts Club
Photo by Denton TaylorOn Friday evening, we went to the National Arts Club (NAC) for a "Fashion Speaks" event featuring an interview with Fern Mallis.Hailed as the award-winning creator of New York’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BLACK AND WHITE IN COLOR
Orly, Valerie photo courtesy Japan SocietyLast week, while Jean was away on business, the Japan Society held a soiree entitled Provoke!: Black and White Party in honor of their current exhibition, For...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Our Presentation at Textile Study Group of New York
Last Wednesday, we were guest speakers at the December year-end meeting of the Textile Study Group of New York (TSGNY). Â After an amazing amount of preparation and rehearsal, we arrived an hour before...
View ArticleClik here to view.
IMITATION IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY
Behind the Scenes on Christmas Eve with Salvador DaliPeople sometimes ask us where we get our blog post ideas. Â There are almost as many answers to that question as there are IF posts. This particular...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RING IN THE NEW YEAR
HAPPY 2016!What better way to ring in the new year than with a group of good friends? Â At our invitation, at high noon on New Year's Day, fifteen of us converged on B Bar and Grill in the East Village...
View ArticleClik here to view.
THE TOOTH, THE WHOLE TOOTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TOOTH
While Jean is traveling, Valerie takes a toothy trip down memory lane.All my life I've had a gap between my front teeth. For the past several months I've noticed that when inhaling air between them (an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Our Antonia*
Antonia's Bon Voyage PartyPhoto by Denton TaylorEveryone fell in love with Antonia Hemgesberg, who had come here from Bremen on an internship to work at Beautiful Savage, an online magazine of art and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland
Jean, poor thing, is stuck in Los Angeles since her flight back to New York was canceled due to inclement weather, and sent this Instagram to elicit everyone's sympathy.Valerie is reporting from New...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jacqueline de Ribes - The Art of Style
We had the great pleasure of visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute to see its current exhibition Jacqueline de Ribes - The Art of Style. Â Since de Ribes was an internationally...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Manhattan Vintage Show February 2016
When we entered the Metropolitan Pavilion for the Manhattan Vintage Show on Saturday, we were thrilled to discover an homage to to David Bowie filling the lobby. Dominating the exhibit was a large...
View Article