Friendly-fur from an animal lover
By now it’s clear that we at WAG adore all creatures great and small. But we have a particularly soft spot in our hearts…
Fashion retailer Mary Jane Denzer enters a new era
For more than 35 years, Mary Jane Denzer has been a high-end retail anchor in White Plains, first on East Post Road, then on…
Horse shows off and running in North Salem
The Spring Horse Shows at Old Salem Farm — which return to the rolling verdure of North Salem May 9 through 21 — afford…
Digital dominates the “Art of Design” panel
Michael Bruno — the self-styled “serial entrepreneur” behind 1stdibs, Tuxedo Hudson Co., Housepad App and Art-Design-Carta — collects animals, as objects. “I have all…
The entrepreneurship behind Horse O Peace soaps
Handmade soaps and goat-milk products may be trendy, but Elizabeth Sanders — creator of a fast-growing line of both — is anything but. Sanders…
Polo Star Mariano Aguerre rides to ‘fame’
If you ask Mariano Aguerre, one of the world’s finest polo players, which athletes he has admired in other sports, the April 2015 WAG…
A walk on the (bejeweled) wild side
Recent Blue Book Collections, which Tiffany & Co. unveils to the public each April, have mirrored the enchantment of the sea and its creatures…
Timeless ‘Beauty’
Once upon a time — well, actually, about a quarter of a century ago — an animated musical scored by North Salem’s Alan Menken…
Designs that say ‘ooh la la’
Lori Morris’ sumptuous designs have been featured in the Robb Report and Dujour and Upscale Living magazines. And the overstuffed furnishings. And the blowups…
The Met Breuer marries the present and past
Like politics, art is not immune to the swing of the pendulum. Where the traditional and the representational once reigned, the contemporary and the…
Touch of glass
At the New York Botanical Garden’s recent press luncheon, Todd Forrest made his way to the podium of the Grand Hyatt New York’s Manhattan…
Banking on the arts
When other corporations bailed on the arts in the Great Recession, Bank of America doubled down. The American multinational banking and financial services giant,…
Designed to serve
Marshall Watson is one interior designer who believes in serving his client’s vision, rather than imposing his own. “I use my talents, training and…
Designing a personal and professional success story
In October of 2012, the Westchester County Business Journal, a sister publication to WAG, featured a story about designer Brenda Kelly Kramer, now Brenda…
Nude food
At The Leopard at des Artistes on Manhattan’s West Side, the radicchio and roasted butternut squash salad, dressed with Balsamic vinaigrette, goes down easily….
At liberty in Boston’s charming Charlestown
In Boston, the American Revolution dies hard. Its spirit lives on in the Museum of Fine Arts’ knowing portrait of Paul Revere and in…
Homes for a modern Gilded Age
The grand estates that commanded the Hudson in the late 19th century might conjure the names of Astor, Gould, Morgan and Rockefeller but not…
Figures of speech
Artist Tony Matelli is known for provocative works that stand the nude on its head — literally, arms at its side instead of on…
Britain’s French Impressionist
When you think of the French Impressionists — perhaps as famous a group of artists as there is today — the name “Alfred Sisley”…
Turkish delights in Larchmont
A selection of Chakarr’s jewelry. Photograph by Sebastian Flores. Jewelry lovers can be forgiven for lingering in Chakarr. The Larchmont boutique is that kind…