Royalty treatment at Maison D’Alexandre
The Greenwich-based salon, which Alexandre Chouery opened in July, provides clients with a palatial experience – all around a large dining room table.
March 2017
Timeless ‘Beauty’
Once upon a time — well, actually, about a quarter of a century ago — an animated musical scored by North Salem’s Alan Menken…
Designs that say ‘ooh la la’
Lori Morris’ sumptuous designs have been featured in the Robb Report and Dujour and Upscale Living magazines. And the overstuffed furnishings. And the blowups…
The Audi family’s fine furniture legacy
A walk through a Stickley Audi & Co. furniture showroom, such as the one in White Plains, reveals a rich history living in harmony…
Unique designs in the Kingdom of The Thunder Dragon
Every nation creates its own distinctive culture expressed in its literature, music, art, architecture and design, which is usually inspired by the surrounding environs. …
Cooper Hewitt to explore the 1920s
Calling all flappers and their sheiks. Something’s coming to town that promises to be the bee’s knees, the cat’s meow and really just swell….
The Met Breuer marries the present and past
Like politics, art is not immune to the swing of the pendulum. Where the traditional and the representational once reigned, the contemporary and the…
Tula Telfair’s hyper-realistic art
At first glance, it’s hard to distinguish the work of Tula Telfair from photography. These remote wilderness scenes, however, aren’t recreated from photographs or…
Touch of glass
At the New York Botanical Garden’s recent press luncheon, Todd Forrest made his way to the podium of the Grand Hyatt New York’s Manhattan…
Banking on the arts
When other corporations bailed on the arts in the Great Recession, Bank of America doubled down. The American multinational banking and financial services giant,…
Dynamic duo
Comedy legend Robert Klein turned 75 in February, yet he never dwells on his age. “I forget how old I am sometimes,” he says….
Serving up songs and reflections
Written by Gregg Shapiro Greenwich singer-dancer Audrey Appleby hopes you’ll be “shaken, stirred and swept away” by her cabaret act at Café Noctambulo at…
A whole new ‘World’
Written by Gregg Shapiro With two full-length albums to its name, 2014’s “Is There Anybody Out There?” and 2015’s “When The Morning Comes,” pop…
Derek Jeter designs his second and third acts
Highlights from Derek Jeter’s storied baseball career are often famous enough to be described in quick phrases. There’s The Flip, the “Mr. November” World…
The complex design of the ‘One China’ policy
Written by Seymour Topping President Donald J. Trump, in flippant disregard of a binding American historical commitment, thrust the United States recently into a…
Searching for the perfect house while at home in Westchester
Dr. D. Douglas Miller has a design for life that works very well, weaving together his many talents and interests into an almost seamless…
How life changed in an instant for the Woodruff family
Lee Woodruff, wife of popular ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff, was visiting Disneyland in late January 2006 with their four children when she got…
In praise of eclecticism
Do you know what stylists are? You always hear about them in connection with movie stars and their outfits. Stylists usually remain fairly anonymous…
A beautiful haven indeed
Photographs courtesy Sotheby’s International Realty. The Belle Haven section of Greenwich certainly lives up to its name, situated as it is on a peninsula…
Lymph Candy offers a clean approach
Megan Hartman-Sparks and Pierre Andre were new parents fed up with what they have called “the lack of transparency in the cosmetic industry.” Leery…
Back to (beauty) basics
Nordstrom is going au naturel. The retailer — which anchors one end of The Westchester in White Plains — recently launched Nordstrom Naturale, a…
Under-the-radar beauty
Why not add some of these hidden gems to your beauty routine? FOR THE FACE Piibu (“pee boo”), meaning “skin” in Korean, is a…
Beloved Barcelona, by design
Marching down Las Ramblas in her charcoal-grey Zara pantsuit, tiny feet wedged into her Camper Kobos, a Josep Font saddle-bag strapped to her back…
Luxe concierges have seen, heard – and done – it all
Want your hotel room repainted periwinkle blue or its furniture replaced with workout equipment? Need a wedding dress with matching Christian Louboutin shoes or…
Designed to serve
Marshall Watson is one interior designer who believes in serving his client’s vision, rather than imposing his own. “I use my talents, training and…
Designing a personal and professional success story
In October of 2012, the Westchester County Business Journal, a sister publication to WAG, featured a story about designer Brenda Kelly Kramer, now Brenda…
A well-designed season ahead
Design enthusiasts, art lovers and tourists from around the world have been faithfully making the journey to The Glass House in New Canaan since…
The Leopard leaps into the former Café des Artistes
Husband-and-wife duo Gianfranco Sorrentino and Paula Bolla-Sorrentino say that giving new life to the former Café des Artistes — now The Leopard at des…
Nude food
At The Leopard at des Artistes on Manhattan’s West Side, the radicchio and roasted butternut squash salad, dressed with Balsamic vinaigrette, goes down easily….
Good sips for the money
There are inexpensive wines in the world that tend to be fruity and one-dimensional. And there are expensive wines in the world that are…
Savory Beef Stew
You won’t have to ‘stew’ over this hearty recipe. March is that time of year when the weather is still chilly. Not sure what to make?…
The long of the short of it
There is a new direction in fashion. On the runway this season, it is the 1990s. Alexander Wang presented a fabulous collection that is…