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Timex for J.Crew Military Watch

Posted on April 12, 2010 by admin
If you're obsessed with this vintage black military watch in T Magazine but don't have the cash to drop on a rehabbed Rolex, you can get a similar style for less. J.Crew has teamed up...
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Spring Greens Frittata

Posted on April 9, 2010 by admin
Food bloggers - they're everywhere! Including, as it turns out, at our own Easter brunch, where I had the pleasure of re-meeting Kristen Taylor, who posts delicious  photos of food on her blog kthread. She...
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Hecho en Dumbo

Posted on April 6, 2010 by admin
If you’re opening a Mexican restaurant in New York, do you set out to please the general Tex Mex diner who expects chips and salsa to land on the table at the beginning of every...
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In the Trenches

Posted on April 1, 2010 by admin
Apparently a memo went around the office buildings surrounding Bryant Park on this beautiful spring day: wear a trench coat! Women and men opted for trenches in all colors, though khaki is the reigning neutral...
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Weather Up

Posted on March 30, 2010 by admin
If you're in the neighborhood for The Vanderbilt, it would be a tragic mistake to leave without visiting Weather Up just down the block. Beyond a nondescript white-tiled exterior lies a den for classic cocktails...
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The Vanderbilt

Posted on March 30, 2010 by admin
In its Prospect Heights neighborhood, the Vanderbilt is known as “the expensive place.” Mobbed at first and then dismissed for its small portions at higher-than-usual price tags, the Vanderbilt is quieter now. You can actually...
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Chez Julien

Posted on March 23, 2010 by admin
Though efforts to modernize Parisian dining with slick interiors and fusion cuisine should be commended, if you're a visitor with only a few days to dine there, what kind of restaurant do you really want?...
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Georges

Posted on March 23, 2010 by admin
A huge amount of light and space, bordered by clean lines, with a stunning backdrop of the Paris skyline: Georges on the top of the Centre Pomidou is a veritable temple to modernity. But before...
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Chloe

Posted on March 19, 2010 by admin
One of the last shows of the season, Chloe took place in the Tuileries when it was just beginning to feel like spring. This year, "spring color" means something a little toned down than usual....
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Chanel

Posted on March 19, 2010 by admin
It doesn't get more see-and-be-seen than the Chanel show in Paris, held on a bitterly cold morning at the Grand Palais. Ladies who lunch mixed with fashion editors and put their best foot (and shoes,...
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Yves Saint Laurent

Posted on March 18, 2010 by admin
The YSL fall winter 2010 show took place right across from the retrospective honoring Yves Saint Laurent at the Petit Palais. The guests lived up to the late great designer's vision of sophisticated eveningwear. The...
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Brasserie Lipp

Posted on March 16, 2010 by admin
Though New Yorkers may think of a cool restaurant as something new and trendy, one of the coolest restaurants Marie Fromage and I visited in Paris was also one of the oldest: Brasserie Lipp. Here...
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Sonia Rykiel and John Galliano

Posted on March 11, 2010 by admin
Two shows converged at the industrial warehouse setting of Halle Freyssinet in eastern Paris. Sonia Rykiel's show was followed immediately by John Galliano's, and both drew many fashionably-dressed people out in the bitter cold. A...
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Everything Bagel Spice

Posted on March 11, 2010 by admin
There aren't a lot of good bagels in Paris. A shop in St. Germain sells them, but the shop doesn't open until about 12pm or thereabouts, and the food item in question is spelled "beggel"...
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Ann Demeulemeester

Posted on March 11, 2010 by admin
Ann Demeulemeester's modern goth aesthetic is often described as edgy and avant garde; the same description could also be applied to her fans. On the runway, the long, lean, black silhouettes of her fall 2010...
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