Man, machine… magic
byIf a dress is made by hand, it’s better than one made by machine… right? That long-held belief is being challenged, in a most…
If a dress is made by hand, it’s better than one made by machine… right? That long-held belief is being challenged, in a most…
Any careful reading of the operating hours of The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan yields the fact that in addition…
As Howard K. Freilich’s company nears its 40th anniversary, it has just expanded with the acquisition of the award-winning kokobo greenscapes, a landscape design/build…
There’s great anticipation for the 44th annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House, which soon opens its elegant doors in Manhattan. This year’s edition of…
There’s always a bit of excitement when an invitation arrives from Lalique. And when we were asked to attend the Manhattan preview of the…
The Museum at FIT bills itself as “the most fashionable museum in New York City,” and that was proven yet again on a recent…
There were a few words — “brilliantly mixing the exceptional and the everyday” — in the text panel at the entrance that got me…
The love between a pet and its owner is unconditional. On our best and worst days, a pet offers affection that’s devoid of expectation…
As a young man, Leo Mascotte was known for his proper etiquette. “I wrote thank-you notes — always,” he says. It was, after all,…
Designed to coincide with New York Fashion Week, the Rizzoli flagship in Manhattan has unveiled a window installation in tribute to Marimekko, the iconic…
WAG spent a most pleasant afternoon talking to Stephen J. Friedman for our current issue. We met with the seventh president of Pace University…
For those fascinated by the opulence of the Gilded Age in New York, a visit to The Metropolitan Museum of Art is most certainly…
When others his age were exploring retirement, Stephen J. Friedman took on a new — unexpected — challenge. “I spent most of my career as…
WAG has featured the designs – and philanthropic efforts – of the Stamford-based fashion-jewelry company Carolee New York several times, so we were delighted…
Know a young man or lady who’s got a talent for design? Then you might want to pass along this information about an exciting…
Did you catch the season premiere of “Chopped” on the Food Network earlier this month? If so, then you already know there was an…
As she speaks, a small group continues to gather around Bea Valdes and the showcase of her one-of-a-kind accessories. Valdes is a study in…
Jewelry lovers in WAG country will want to mark Dec. 7 on their calendars. That’s when the Greenwich Decorative Arts Society, formerly known as…
Are your surroundings in need of a bit of sprucing up? There’s an option at the ready. You can easily add a bit of…
Photographs by Bob Rozycki. The most frequent visitor to “Ralph Pucci: The Art of the Mannequin” just might be Ralph Pucci himself. “I…