Venus in the house
byBy Andrea Kennedy Women’s jaws drop when they hear one startling fact: Collagen in women’s skin peaks around age 27. Women may argue it’s…
FEBRUARY 2013
Shaping a wardrobe
byBy Kendra Porter Dressing for your shape is all about creating the illusion of proportion. Here are a few tricks to create balance for your…
Hitting the barre
byWho wouldn’t want to have a ballerina’s body? Cindy Sites, the lithe beauty behind the Go Figure Barre Studios, says you can achieve a…
Stars of Striptease
byBy Andrea Kennedy In the world of va-va-voom, there’s never been anything quite like the twirling tassels and titillating tease of burlesque. The entertainment…
EDITORS LETTER: February 2013
byWelcome to boobs and butts. That’s what our sassy side calls this issue. Our classy side calls it Voluptuaries. But you get the idea….
Love for all creatures great and small
byMy daughter is studying Greek culture in school and so, by extension, am I. I’m relearning the gods, the philosophers and the mythology. And…
Abboud on the Move
byBy Andrea Kennedy Joseph Abboud has had many a role and name during his more than 30 years in the men’s fashion industry –…
Pinup imagery continues to inspire
byBy Mary Shustack Photography by Bob Rozycki It might be on a mug, or perhaps even a coaster. It could be the subject of…
We wonder: What qualities make a bosom buddy?
byWe wonder: What qualities make a bosom buddy? “I believe loyalty, honesty and a great sense of humor are three of the most…
Sex and hormones
byBy Erika Schwartz, MD I was just at a women’s empowerment retreat in Malibu and much of the talk among the 50-plus high-profile women…
The long road to Bali
byPhotographs by Gina Gouveia In the final scene of “The Joy Luck Club,” a moment that never fails to move me, a young American…
A tale of two cities
byBy Georgette Gouveia Just as New York City is known as the Big Apple, the Indonesian capital of Jakarta is “the Big Durian,” after…
Welcome Home
byChefs Bernard and Sarah Bouissou work from home. Well, practically. They work mere steps from their home of nearly 15 years, which sits on…
The (rated) X factor
byBy Sam Barron For guys, it’s become a rite of passage – the very first film you saw with boobies. For me, that came…
One very sweet job
byBy Mary Shustack Photographs by Bob Rozycki and courtesy Godiva Chocolatier Inc. There’s a sweet sense of fate in Jeri Finard becoming president of…
The Uniform of Desire
byBy Andrea Kennedy Sweet nothings whispered take on a whole new meaning when spoken in the luscious language of lingerie. Feast your eyes –…
Shape shifters
byBy Andrea Kennedy She can fit a figure from a single glance, tame a tummy from three racks away, and make a derriere defy…
Swing shift
byBy Debbi O’Shea I find it fascinating that like fashion, ideal body shapes for women seem to change with each decade. (Which one leads,…
Painting with fire
byStory and photographs by Bob Rozycki The cosmic elements of earth and fire are coaxed to life in the hands of Bob Clyatt. Born…
A study in lines and curves
byStory by Houlihan Lawrence Photographs by Tim Lee Crisp lines and lush curves combine effortlessly at Skyview, a spectacular Modernist home set high on…