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