Passion knows no borders
byStory written by Seymour Topping. In the hours after the inexplicable Oct. 3 bombing of the Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) hospital…
NOVEMBER 2015
A passion for work
For the birds
byIt’s fair to assume that Daniel Ksepka wins the “So, what do you do for a living?” game at cocktail parties. He’s a paleontologist,…
The close ties behind Westchester Granite
byDulce Reyes was only 8 months old when her father, Oscar Reyes, left Guatemala for the United States. “The first time I got to…
Love’s silken threads
byIn the last 25 years, the Chinese fashion industry has witnessed an unprecedented development. Since President Deng Xiaping’s gaige kaifang (“reform and opening up”)…
Work – the four-letter word we love to hate
byIn the 1940 movie “His Girl Friday” — Howard Hawks’ uproarious, gender-bending remake of the play “The Front Page” — reporter Hildy Johnson (Rosalind…
The Dutch effect
byAll images courtesy Historic Hudson Valley. In the New York metropolitan area, to work is to be and who you are is what you…
Chelsea Clinton’s world
byJill Santopolo, Philomel executive editor, always has her antenna up for a great story. So it’s no surprise that when she saw Chelsea Clinton…
Historic designs
byStory written by Bill Fallon. Thanks to the phenomenon of Broadway’s “Hamilton,” Federalism — as an elegantly tapered style, at least — has…
Smooth sailing
byBurchenal Green steps out of her Peekskill office to have her photograph taken. A brisk wind whips off the Hudson River just steps away,…
A most familiar voice
byWithin minutes of taking the stage at Rockland Community College, Dennis Elsas is holding up a transistor radio. The simple gesture triggers a tangible…
Hats off to this entrepreneurial effort
byWhen it comes to fashionable hats, the Panama is a style recognized around the world. But, reminds Jose Molina, that sartorial favorite is actually not…
From flower to flour: The Main Course’s Kevin Lahey
byIt’s a little after 9 in the morning and Kevin Lahey has already put in six hours of hands-on, labor intensive work in his…
High-flying ambitions
byWhen most people turn 16, the first thing they do is get their driver’s license. For Benjamin Hamilton, his 16th birthday meant getting his…
Ryan Reynolds: superhero and family man
byWhen it comes to the craft of acting, there are few more versatile movie stars than Ryan Reynolds. He’s been a superhero (“Green Lantern”),…
Past present at Pokahoe
byPhotographs William Pitt Sotheby’s Realty. POKAHOE AT A GLANCE Sleepy Hollow 5,600-square-foot residence 2.95 acres …
Escada’s creative director comes to Neiman Marcus Westchester
byA crowd gathers at Neiman Marcus Westchester, awaiting the runway showing of Escada’s fall/winter 2016 collection. Daniel Wingate, creative director for the Germany-based couture…
Natural feel
byWhen Loro Piana’s Fall Caravan rolled into Neiman Marcus Westchester, it brought with it the luxe Italian company’s classic, versatile approach to cashmere clothing….
Adjectival allure
byThe words “legendary” and “icon” could be applied to Diana Vreeland, but then they would be redundant. As a columnist and editor at Harper’s…
Romancing the stones
byThere are few eras in which work — the work of politics and commerce — was more intimately connected with the arts than in…
With tradition on the menu
byIt’s rare to see Al Ciuffetelli sitting at a desk. He’s more often out and about between the many sites and events served by…