Clothing as gesture politics
Clothes not only make the woman. They make a statement. Just be prepared for the blowback.
Read MoreSeptember 2018
Fashionable Inspirations
Styling a new act
Flipping Fur, where fur coats are repurposed into new fashions, is the latest creative effort from Cassandra Saulter, a Cold Spring artist who spent 40 years working behind the scenes in film and television.
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Get in line
La, Ligne, a fashion line launched by former Vogue editors, is devoted to the ever-classic stripe.
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Couture confidante
The story of Elizabeth Keckley – dressmaker and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln and later an author and civil rights activist – is one of the most astonishing in the history of American fashion. Her success involved the dismantling of racial and gender barriers, leading her to fame and fortune during the nation’s most turbulent period.
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China shoots for the moon
“My hope,” Sinologist Audrey Ronning Topping writes in WAG, “is that the two largest economies in the world – China and the United States – can work together to avoid space and trade wars and instead create a new world order.”
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Gem of a guy
In the graceful pages James Sherwood’s new “Jewelry for Gentlemen” (Thames & Hudson), the gentlemen vie in beauty with the objects of their desire.
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Think pink
From propriety to punk to protests, pink is pretty complicated.
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Jewelry’s power
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will take a probing look at jewelry, from what it is to why we wear it, in “Jewelry: The Body Transformed.” The expansive exhibition will open Nov. 12.
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‘Fall’ing for autumn’s trends
This season, designers take us back to the future (the 1980s and ’90s) – taking what we came to think of as questionable choices, making us realize why we made them in the first place and giving us a chance to do it right this time around.
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One with the Greeks
For more than 80 years, something special gleamed through the trees in the backyard of the late architect and sculptor Horton O’Neil. At first…
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Stylin’ ballplayers
As we head into September signaling the near-end of the regular baseball season and the race for divisional, league and world championship titles, it seemed fitting to include the uniforms of this legendary game in the context of fashion.
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Couture consignment
Roundabout Resale Couture offers designer consignment for fashionistas.
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Proactive(wear)
WAG yoga mom-in-residence Jena Butterfield goes proactive in defense of activewear.
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A Rose is a rose
Caroline Rose, opening for Rainbow Kitten Surprise at Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre Sept. 28, talks with WAG’s Gregg Shapiro about her superb new album, “Loner,” and being a funny feminist in a political age.
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The man with the golden (musical) touch
Clive Davis, the legendary music producer, came to Bedford years ago for the gracious weekend living. Now he’s part of the resurrection of what has become the Bedford Playhouse Clive Davis Arts Center.
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Choice chassis
McLaren, a name familiar to racing and auto enthusiasts, makes a broader splash with two sleek “steeds.”
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A blockbuster property for the serious equestrian
Double H Farm offers Olympic-caliber equestrian amenities plus so much more on nearly 90 acres in Ridgefield.
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Bold and Brazilian
Brazilian designer Patricia Bonaldi is making quite a splash worldwide with her line of PatBO designer clothing, known for its detailed embroidery combined with bold textures, colors and materials. She’s also landed right here in WAG country, with a beautiful and eclectic array of eveningwear being sold at the Mary Jane Denzer in White Plains.
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Fragrance is its ‘Creed’
Sometimes it takes many men to please a woman – in this case, seven of them. That’s how many men have headed The House of Creed, a perfumer that stretches back to the early 18th century. Today, it offers a variety of fragrances and bath products for women as well as men, including its new Floralie for the ladies.
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The subject is roses
Some rosy suggestions on what to give your beloved or use as centerpieces at your bridal shower or wedding.
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