Cruella

Weekly Fave Five

======== WALL STREET JOURNAL: Cruella, Decline of the G Movie ======== COOPER HEWITT: Reopening ======== NEW YORK TIMES: Opening Europe, Country by Country ======== NEW YORK SOCIAL DIARY: Cher 75 & Counting ======== VOGUE: Sarong Skirts for...

NYSD What to Wear when Halloweening

OCTOBER 29, 2020 GUEST DIARY• BY: KAREN KLOPP AND HILARY DICK The witching hour is fast approaching and what to do about a maleficent, Covid-thwarted Halloween!? What doth portend for this ghastly, blood-curdling ritual practiced by the Celts since the dark ages. The...
ITbracelet

Ivanka Trump Joins UN ‘Girl Up’

“American Girls are the new global entrepreneurs and the faces of philanthrophy.  I am proud to be a Girl-Up Champion.”  Ivanka Trump Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry is joining the United Nations Foundation Girl Up Campaign as a Champion,  to mobilize teens in...

FF5

FORBES:  The Richest Self-Made Women NEW YORK TIMES:  How to Apply Sunscreen VOGUE: Gun Violence is a Full-Blown National Crisis  THE NEW YORKER: Rent the Met: Costume Institute Edition  TOWN & COUNTRY: The 11 Best Places to Travel this...

Downton Abbey

My dears, we all have to comfort each other over the  tremendous sense of loss at the end of the beloved Downton Abbey.  Six year, as a adult, can be a lifetime.   When it began, my sons were in college, my daughter was a mere 13 years old.  Is it just me, or do...
trench

The Trench Coat

April Showers bring May flowers (we hope!) Yet in the meantime we went shopping for our favorite fashion staple, The Trench Coat. This transitional piece will take you through the beginning of spring to the rainy days of summer. A must in everyone’s wardrobe....
shirtdresses

Shirt Dressing for Lunch at Desmond’s

We are celebrating the birthday of a friend, lovingly known as Princess, this week at Desmonds New York, a chic new spot at 153 East 60th.  We took our nimble fingers to Nordstroms to find the classic ‘go to’ look of spring and summer – the...
Proenza Schouler

Dia: Beacon Spring Benefit

Each spring we celebrate the museum with the Dia:Beacon Spring Benefit 2011, a full day of art and performance that provides crucial support for Dia. The Co-Chairs of this event, Sandra Brant and Ingrid Sischy, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler,...

Top Ten Trench Coats

Time to freshen up a piece that every gal needs in her wardrobe – a great looking Trench Coat.  Don’t we all have a secret wish to be Audrey?  Her iconic style defined ladylike chic for generations of star struck girls, longing for excitement and romance.    Big sigh...

Get in the Swimsuit

Swimsuit season is officially upon us. And I just love to buy new suits .. a trait I seem to have passed on to my daughters. There are lots of new clothing companies jumping into the water so to speak and it is fun to see all the designs. I particularly like Agua...
Win a trip to Marocco

Win a Trip to Morocco and Shop Indagare

  The Indagare Souk is back with a mini holiday sale to solve all your last-minute gift-giving quandaries. Snatch up finds from around the world, from Moroccan marvels to brand new clutches from India and stocking-stuffers from Africa. Find something for everyone on...