Lalique dazzles, yet again
byI found myself at the Lalique Interiors Showroom in Manhattan on a recent morning. I had visited the new (and oh-so-elegant) space earlier this…
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A very stylish world
byHave you read our feature on Samantha Knapp and Tiger Lily’s yet? We’ve profiled the Greenwich-based designer and her family’s fashion-forward home-design business in…
Setting an artful table
byPhotographs by Bob Rozycki An array of stylish tables were set as DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS held its 16th annual Dining By…
Home sweet Home Design Show
byIt had been a few years since I was last at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show in Manhattan. But spending a good part…
The Lalique lifestyle
byLalique, c’est magnifique The decorative art brand branches out into home design Photographs courtesy of Lalique and by Mary Shustack The elevator door opens…
Out of this world, truly
byIt was a wickedly windy late-winter evening when I stepped into the Forbes Galleries on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan last Thursday. Within seconds, any…
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…
For l’amour of food
byNew York magazine’s Insatiable Critic Gael Greene, who courted New York City for more than 30 years through her burgeoning affair with all things…
The body, in all its glory
byOn a recent morning, WAG had the pleasure of touring the Louis K. Meisel Gallery on Prince Street in SoHo. I had contacted Meisel,…
Such nice words…
byOur connections at ABC Carpet & Home have passed along a couple of words, and boy, do they get us excited. The words? Winter…
Commuter’s paradise
byHeaded by executive chef Sandy Ingber, the Grand Central Oyster Bar & Restaurant prepares for its 100th birthday. The not-your-average-seafood-joint is a superb answer to the bustling commuter’s grumbling tummy and an ideal destination for groups of after-work professionals, while its raw bar makes it onto the must-do list of many domestic and international tourists. Sandy tells us what oysters we should be eating now.
Spotlighting objects, vision
byKeeping up the tradition of the late Malcolm Forbes, The Forbes Galleries in Manhattan share the wealth of The Forbes Collection (and more).
Still The Vicious Circle
by“Why don’t you get out of that wet coat and into a dry Martini?” Such was the suggestion Robert Benchley gave Ginger Rogers in the 1942 film “The Major and the Minor.” Today, the quip is printed on cocktail napkins lining the elegant oak bar in the Blue Bar at New York’s The Algonquin Hotel, a historic hub of witty words and liquid lunches.
Simply scent-sational
bySue Phillips is spreading the word about the power of scent in a most creative way. She takes clients of her company, Scenterprises, on a personal fragrance journey where the final destination is a one-of-a-kind perfume.
Fifteen minutes and counting
byThe man who famously predicted that in the future everyone would be famous for 15 minutes is still enjoying his. The Metropolitan Museum of Art keeps the ball rolling with “Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years” (Sept. 18-Dec. 31). The show plumbs the artist’s influence in 45 of his own works, juxtaposed with 100 by some 60 contemporary artists.
Made for walking
byThe next fabulous fall essential comes to shoppers by way of Guatemala. Local tanneries supply gorgeous, smooth brown leather and colorful native textiles that…
For men of great style and taste
byMantiques Modern is an antiques and collectibles gallery in Manhattan that has a decidedly masculine feel – and appeal. Its wares range from vintage finds from luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton and Cartier to the quirkiest of collectibles.
UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE
byOn a recent wintry afternoon in a Madison Avenue boutique in Manhattan, Alberto Milani perfectly demonstrates the philosophy of Buccellati. As he sits at…