Up on Carnegie Hill NYSD

What to Wear When Up on Carnegie Hill OCTOBER 14, 2020 Our Abbey Road! GUEST DIARY• BY: KAREN KLOPP AND HILARY DICK Things are indeed looking up on Carnegie Hill, coming to life after months of near deserted streets, shuttered businesses and masked fear. These days...

March Editor’s Letter

A little over a year ago . . . and we are coming back! Dear Friends,  I know we have turned a calendar page, but it doesn’t feel like March. Covid has jumbled my sense of timing and protocols.  What I do feel is extreme optimism at last.  Dial back a year ago and the...

April Editor’s Letter

With Chip McKenney, founder of Gay Polo League Dear Friends,  April brings a sense of renewal and repurpose as symbolized by the sacred celebrations of Passover and Easter.   It seems especially meaningful this year as we slowly recover from the endless isolation of...
Mita bland on electric bike

Pedal E Bike into Summer

Ptolemy is not pleased with Mita pedaling off without him My fit and fab friend Mita Bland was raving about her E-Bike (Electric Bike) so I decided to do a little research into this  latest trend and how to choose an electric bike.   Why not try something new? ...

November Editor’s Letter

Dear Friends,  November has slipped in with some of the most delicious weather in recent memory.  The city is coming back to life and just in time to celebrate the imminent holidays. We had the pleasure of a few days in London and the countryside (See Packing for the...
hilary dick, Jack Lynch, Karen Klopp at Cipriani South Street

September Editor’s Letter

Windy day at Cipriani South Street – hair raising! Dear Friends, As September slips in, the days of summer are numbered.   I am always of two minds at this time of year, one is a melancholy mood that my most favorable season is on the wane, the other is the...

Dreaming Of Spring By Hilary

With a Nor’easter headed our way to NYC this weekend, I can’t help but dream of warm spring days to come. And it is so tempting to shop the latest pretty spring arrivals that are now arriving in stores. These pieces, some I can wear with a sweater and some, like the...

April Editor’s Letter

With Gigi & Harry Benson Dear Friends,  April brings a sense of renewal and repurpose as symbolized by the sacred celebrations of Passover and Easter.   It is also Earth Month as concerned citizens of the world bring action and attention to preserving natural...

June Editor’s Letter

Bright whites for summer. Dear Friends,  As the song says “June is busting out all over” and what a joy to observe nature at its showy best – peonies, lilacs, irises all blooming in profusion.    Writing a What to Wear article for New York Social Diary about the...

October Editor’s Letter

Last chilly day at Mashomack Polo Dear Friends,  October is a stunning month – in both the vibrant shades that flame the trees to the abundance of events that crowd our calendars.   As the temperature drops, it is time to peek into your closets and take...

Ready Set Ski By Hilary

I am living vicariously through my daughter Gigi who has a share in a ski house in Tahoe this season. And they have tons of snow! So even though I am not hitting the slopes myself, I couldn’t help but do a little window shopping for the latest ski wear. tops: Jet Set...

Weekly Fave 5

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