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Insta-Report: RICA Swimwear Preview

Posted on August 22, 2012 by admin
It's August, and you know what that means in the fashion world: time to start thinking about what you'll wear next spring. RICA Swimwear designer Ava Sanjurjo got plenty of practice thinking ahead in her...
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Street Chic: Dolce & Gabbana Dress, RICA Swimwear Party

Posted on August 22, 2012 by admin
Last night's RICA Swimwear spring preview took place at the rooftop bar of the Mondrian Soho, Soaked. It was the perfect setting for a flirty, chic dress from Dolce & Gabbana that combined leopard and...
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Street Chic: Men in White, Jazz Age Lawn Party

Posted on August 21, 2012 by admin
Pale suits were all the rage on men at this weekend's Jazz Age Lawn Party. Crooner Gregory Moore, who would later perform with a troupe of Dreamland follies, even wore a white cape for the...
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Street Chic: Black Vintage Jacket and Sequin Shorts, Jazz Age Lawn Party

Posted on August 20, 2012 by admin
At this weekend's Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governor's Island, there was a surprising crossover between 1920s looks and goth in several of the guests. Both aesthetics are related to Steampunk and involve a lot...
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Recipe: How to Roast a Pig

Posted on August 17, 2012 by admin
Last Saturday we had the pleasure of heading out to Brooklyn for my friend Matt Gross's annual pig roast. As you might imagine, roasting a pig is no small endeavor. But if you have the...
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White Lace Shorts, Madison Avenue

Posted on August 15, 2012 by admin
There's no need to wait until fall to start wearing lace. It's particularly showing up in shorts, either as an all-over layer or as lace trim. This woman on Madison Avenue - a model off...
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Recipe: Mom's Pie Crust, Food Processor Version

Posted on August 14, 2012 by admin
I gave my mom a food processor for Christmas last year, but I couldn't really sell her on the whole food processor idea until I showed her how to use it to make pie crust....
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Black and White Stripes, Madison Avenue

Posted on August 13, 2012 by admin
Mixing a Chanel-esque black and white striped jacket with black leather shorts creates a great hi-lo effect for summer weekdays. The YSL tote was a New York Fashion Week giveaway. I also became obsessed with...
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Reynard

Posted on August 9, 2012 by admin
Reynard is the latest farm-to-table-in-a-chichi-setting restaurant to hit the city, this time by Marlow & Sons chef Sean Rembold and his partner Andrew Tarlow. The new spot in the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg got some flak...
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Fan Bingbing in Louis Vuitton, Outside the Show

Posted on August 8, 2012 by admin
As you may have read in this article, some Chinese women are going to extremes this summer to avoid the sun, even wearing ski masks to the beach! There's no need to go overboard, though....
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Murray's Cheese Bar

Posted on August 7, 2012 by admin
How can a city so obsessed with cheese not have a cheese bar until now? That is the main question that comes to mind with Murray's Cheese Bar on Bleecker Street. New York has wine bars...
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Insta-Report: The Blogher Fashion Show

Posted on August 6, 2012 by admin
I've seen a lot of fashion shows in my time, but not until this weekend did I ever get to be in one. As part of the Blogher 2012 conference, more than a dozen bloggers...
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Street Chic: Trilby in a Blue Polka Dot Dress, Mister Sunday

Posted on August 3, 2012 by admin
  I have been wearing and seeing a lot of blue this summer - maybe it's some sort of  psychological antidote to the heat. Blue and white polka dots in particular were on a few...
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Street Chic: Thrift Store Floral Dress, Mister Sunday

Posted on August 2, 2012 by admin
At the Mister Sunday party, this guest from College Fashionista was one of several to wear a cute and colorful dress found at a thrift store. Blame the economy, but it seems we've come full circle back...
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Street Chic: Stefany in a Vintage Floral Dress

Posted on August 1, 2012 by admin
Stefany Mohebban of the style blog Pretty in Thrift wore this cool vintage floral dress to this weekend's Mister Sunday party in Brooklyn. The necklace is vintage too. I've also been noticing bright fuchsia lipstick...
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