Best in showing off
By Martha Handler and Jennifer Pappas (M) Well we finally made it to the Westminster Dog Show and what a show it was. When…
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Animal Magnetism
WAGwit wonders: “What animal do you relate to?”
“I’d say that I relate most to a horse. Being prey animals, horses are one of the easiest animals to connect with. Horses want…
Read MoreAnimal magnetism, or just hormones?
When I think about animal magnetism, I think about sex that is not attached to feelings of love or romance. When we refer to…
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Wag and WAG – all grown up
Photographs by Patricia Espinosa Few magazines (if any) can boast of having their very own mascots, but then again, we’re not like most magazines….
Read MoreThe (C.) Wonder years
Chris Burch attracts shoppers, Fidelity investments By Georgette Gouveia Maverick entrepreneur Christopher Burch likes to bring out the animal in us, with python-embossed totes…
Read MoreInto Africa
Get up close and personal in Kenya If you haven’t put a safari on your bucket list, do it now. My safari in Kenya…
Read MoreHelping autistic kids – one dog at a time
Guiding Eyes for the Blind’s superbly bred dogs have been expanding horizons for blind and visually impaired men and women worldwide for more than…
Read MoreApril 2013 Pet of the Month
Remember Eddie – the vibrant Jack Russell Terrier who could evaporate Dr. Frasier Crane’s exasperations with a long stare on NBC’s “Frasier”? Eddie, meet…
Read MoreLights, camera, canine action!
Bamboozle, my 10-pound trick dog, sat poised off camera, awaiting his signal. As I steadied my outstretched palm – his signal to stay – I…
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Garden of edible delights
By Andrea Kennedy Centuries of artists have depicted the elm tree in historic and pastoral painting as a symbol of nature’s humble nobility. Chef…
Read MoreEclectic style, by design
New Canaan makes local shopping a one-stop delight Story and photographs by Mary Shustack Bricks are a common design thread of downtown New Canaan,…
Read MoreGet your goat
Cashmere is the chocolate ganache of clothing. The peak of luscious indulgence, it washes over you in warmth, triggering the pleasure centers of the…
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The fur flies
By Tarice L.S. Gray For 30 years, Dennis Basso has built an empire based on a marriage of luxury goods and innovative design. His…
Read MoreWoven seduction
For a provincial by-product, straw sure looks spectacular this season. Abundant in farm bales nobly awaiting a purpose – often as feed for equines…
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Style – and substance
Photographs by Bob Rozycki There’s an air of thoughtfulness about Brian Toohey. Set to meet the designer for a chat about his work, WAG…
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Making tracks on prints
Brian Rennie – the former head designer of Escada who is now the creative director of Basler – loves color, texture, life. Not for…
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Animal house
Long past are the days when humans stepped out only in animal skins or nothing at all. Thank goodness for that, though eons later,…
Read MoreGilded Age glory
Presented by Houlihan Lawrence Photographs by Tim Lee With two bronze lions fiercely guarding its majestic entrance, Lionwalk seems to have a most fitting…
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Jewel’s wild ride
By Andrea Kennedy Whether in lyrics or notes on a page, songs score self-expression. But when banal ballads rule pop airwaves and bombastic beats…
Read MoreCrouching boy, hidden tiger
The Hitchcockian photographer and Purchase College graduate Gregory Crewdson once observed that every artist has one story to tell and spends his life telling…
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