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October Editor’s Letter

Dear Friends, Here we are in the merry, scary month of October.    The trees are in high color as are our spirits as we approach the fall season with excitement and anticipation.    It took all of last month to get settled back into our fall routines and now we are...

Great Gift Books

Who doesn’t enjoy a good book?   It is one of our favorite gift to both give and to receive.   Each one of these titles is an opportunity to curl up and savor the subject matter.  Art, manners, cooking, entertaining, history  and fashion – whatever your...

NYSD Boys Club Celebrates CAMP

GUEST DIARY• BY: KAREN KLOPP AND HILARY DICK If you are an outdoorsy lad or lass, join fellow campers Sana Clegg, Brooke Harlow, Prudence Inzerillo, Nathalie Kaplan, Claudia Overstrom, and Kathryn Tyree in hiking on over to The Loeb Boathouse Central Park to celebrate...

Best Winter Puffer Coats

Just came back from Copenhagen and London.  I was so happy to have my puffer to ward off the cold and damp but realized that it was over 6 years old and while I love the coat, the fashion tech has changed.  The new puffers are thinner, more flattering and just as...

June Editor’s Letter

Boys Club New York Dear Friends,  As we head into June, and vapid covid vapors are finally lifting, we look forward to getting out a bit, strange as it might seem to some.  Hilary and I wondered if we should continue our work as the country is facing a new and deeper...

NYSD PINK at MUSEUM FIT

New York Fashion Week is upon us  – time to ditch the flip-flops and slink back into stilettos for the energy and excitement that arrives in town, raring to go.   The kick-off to this week-long revelry of style and commerce is The Couture Council Luncheon and...

US OPEN Tennis

As far as I am concerned, the only good thing about the end of the summer is the start of the US Open Tennis.   It is an event of epic proportions but one that makes our vast metropolis feel like a small town.  It is a blast to walk around the grounds of the USTA...

December

Dear Friends, Ah December!  The most delightful and stressful month of the whole year.   So many gifts to source, people to see, things to do and oh, don’t forget to have the merriest time, laughing all the way.  Um, tough to achieve. This month I am concentrating...

NYSD RITA HAYWORTH

Fall Gala’s are fast upon us so hop on a pony and gallop to the ultra glamorous Alzheimer’s Association Rita Hayworth Gala.   This year is their 35th, and they are “Blazing Trails” and getting gussied up for a “Denim & Diamond” Black Tie Extravaganza on October...
Jill Kargman Rock Star in Seat 3A

The Rock Star in Seat 3A by Jill Kargman

The Rock Star in Seat 3A is a lively novel about a down-to-earth New York City girl who suddenly finds herself in a rock ‘n’ roll Cinderella fantasy.  It is seasoned with Jill Kargman‘s signature wit and hilarious dialogue – a fairy-tale...
New York Restoration Project

NY Restoration Project Spring Picnic

Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project’s Annual Spring Picnic has quickly become a highly anticipated New York City tradition, celebrating the season with a salute to all things spring.  It is also one of the most fun events of the year fun – just imagine...