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The Manhattan Vintage Show: Can't Get Enough of That Vintage Stuff
As if the Pier Show wasn't enough, we also went to the Manhattan Vintage Show. Remember? Because of a scheduling snafu, both this show AND the Pier Show were held on the SAME weekend. Since Manhattan...
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A Visit with Barney's Fashion Director
Last Friday night, we attended the New York Arts Club's FashionSpeak Friday presentation on "The Direction of Fashion" featuring Tomoko Ogura, Senior Fashion Director of Barney's New York. Here we are...
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Stephen Petronio 30th Anniversary Gala!
Last Wednesday evening, we attended Stephen Petronio Dance Company's 30th anniversary gala. Outside, George and JR pose outside the theater as we gathered everyone together and divvied up tickets....
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Every Picture Tells a Story, Don't It?
Valerie wore this outfit to work the other day, and got to thinking that every piece had a lesson to teach. Starting at the top:The necklace:This Mexican sterling and onyx necklace was in the display...
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ZIP! We're on Japanese TV
In March, we received one of those wonderful surprises in our email: an invitation from ZIP!, a Japanese morning TV show, to participate in a fashion segment. The idea was to have us name current...
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Quirky
It was a dark and stormy night.No, wait. Let's try that again.It was a beautifully warm, if windswept day. We were in between costume changes for a fashion shoot on the streets of Soho. (More about...
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Easter Parade 2014
Last Sunday, we indulged in our annual tradition -- promenading in the Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue. Part parade, part old-home-week opportunity to connect with old friends and acquaintances, part...
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Guys and Dolls ... and Dogs at the Easter Parade
The fact is - Easter is just easier for women. So many things are not, but Easter IS. So we wanted to give the gents their due for more than holding their own in making Easter a visual feast. Last week...
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Crowning Glory - The Hats of Patrick McDonald
(just a few of them)When we heard that Patrick McDonald, the ultimate dandy, had put a selection of his amazing hats up for sale at Screaming Mimi's, well! of course we had to go and see them for...
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Assemblage Artist Sue Kreitzman
On Sunday afternoon, we had the pleasure of visiting assemblage artist Sue Kreitzman and got an amazing tour of the many treasures in her studio and her apartment.Here is our "hostess with the mostest"...
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Charles James Beyond Fashion
Earlier this week, we attended the press opening for "Charles James Beyond Fashion" at The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and were dazzled. As soon as we entered The Met, we ran...
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The Wedding Tux of a Woman's Dreams
Doesn't it make you want to get married, or renew your vows, just so you can be the one to stand next to the man wearing this wedding tux? You can see the tails of the tux trailing behind him like an...
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Outsider Art Fair
Following our meeting with Sue Kreitzman two weeks ago, we were reminded that the Outsider Art Fair would have its annual exhibition here, so we made a trip on Sunday. The Fair used to be held in...
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Jean The Cat Whisperer
An amazingly talented friend and colleague of Jean's created this cartoon, titled it "Jean The Cat Whisperer" and posted it on www.zipbits.com. Because the cartoon is so beautifully rendered, we just...
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Tea Party
Last Sunday, we attended a tea party hosted by Debra Rapoport and Stan Satlin at Stan's art-filled apartment in Westbeth, the artists' community in the West Village. On the street after the...
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A Childhood Memory
Fumbling Toward AdulthoodValerie asks: what defines adulthood? Different people will have different milestones: your first job, your first car (not the one your parents gave you - the one you bought...
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Silver Foxes: The Long and the Short of It
When we are out and about and run into other women of a certain age who have let their hair go grey or silver, we often ask to take their picture and save them for special posts like this one....
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Inspiration / Aspiration
If you've been reading us for a while, you'll remember this photo from one of our February Fashion Week posts. We loved Jillian Mercado's look, but her look barely scratches the surface. We just...
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A Modern Rabbit Tale
On Easter day, we made our traditional pilgrimage to The Modern, that bastion of edible and potable delights where, after a hard day of being photographed, we had the great pleasure of receiving...
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Montreal Formula 1 Grand Prix
Does this McLaren Mercedes make my butt look big???Earlier this week, Jean was in Montreal for the Formula-1 Grand Prix and while there, could not resist playing her favorite game. There is something...
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