Women through the lens of Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons may be the quintessential WAG magazine subject. The longtime Katonah resident (1916-2006) spent most of his professional life photographing the rich and famous….
Fashion basics
Us magazine editor-at-large Corinna Williams and freelance creative director Nina Zywietz love to shop. But as they acknowledge in their new book, “For the…
MJD’s legacy lives on
When the owner of a business dies, uncertainty mingles with grief: Will the enterprise go on? Too often, a business doesn’t outlive its guiding…
Going for the gold
In its 46 years, the American Gold Cup has called Tampa, Fla., Moreland Hills, Ohio, and Devon, Pa., home. But, organizers say, none of…
An island getaway – at home in Darien
If you’re shopping for a house that offers a permanent vacation, you need go no farther than one of Darien’s largest waterfront properties —…
Nacho Man
Adolfo Cambiaso, Facundo Pieres and Mariano Aguerre may be even better polo players. But no one embodies the romance, the elegance — the machismo,…
Equine emo
Is there any animal that is more anthropomorphic than the horse? For thousands of years, the horse has represented man’s freedom and energy, including…
Inside and outside the lines
By now, you’ve seen the commercials on Cozi TV: The kids are shrieking in the background. But mom lets the stresses of the day…
Up on the roof at the US Open
While tennis fans watch Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic at the US Open, Daniel Zausner will be looking heavenward — and all around. As…
Wedding ways
To paraphrase “The Godfather,” The Ritz-Carlton New York, Westchester in White Plains wants to make bridal couples an offer they can’t refuse: Have your…
Putting on The Ritz
When I was a child, I read a book about a little girl who leaves home only to return moments later with a suitcase…
Above the barre
At The Mane Barre Studio in North Salem and the Barre at the Green in Guilford, owner/teacher Simone Gell combines her study of ballet…
Exhaling in the Berkshires
All adulthood is a reaction to childhood and youth. You’re either trying to recapture something you lost or create something you never had. For…
Celebrating Southport
Southport wears its wealth casually. Less famous than neighbor Westport, the Fairfield enclave nonetheless entices with intriguing shops and galleries; the allowing-you-to-exhale Delamar Southport…
The not-so-secret life of bees
“My fascination with honey goes back to its floral sources,” says Carla Marina Marchese, founding owner of Red Bee Honey in Weston. “It’s akin…
Eat right, or else…
David L. Katz is one doctor who practices what he preaches. The founder of the True Health Initiative — who addressed the American Heart…
The marriage of nutritious and delicious – Cuisinicity
Talking with Catherine Katz — founding creator of the website Cuisinicity — is like sipping Champagne. She bubbles. She sparkles. She’s French. Need we…
A grape life
Sommelier Luis Suarez — a district manager for Jackson Family Wines — owes his livelihood to a winemaking accident. In the mid-1970s, San Francisco…
A Taste of Greece
The Mediterranean diet — which draws mainly on fresh fruits and vegetables, legumes, fish, unprocessed cereals, olive oil, yogurt and cheese — has long…
Slice of history
Gary Bimonte’s favorite holidays are Memorial Day and Fourth of July. They allow the Wallingford, Conn., resident the opportunity to make a barbecue or…