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In Praise of the LBD*
Audrey Hepburn always got it right with basic black and pearls. Did design diva Coco Chanel have any idea that she had created an essential, classic look back in 1926 when she published that first...
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Beauty Queen Style
Kristen Dalton takes her walk down the runway as the newly crowned Miss USA. I recently had the pleasure of meeting the 2009 Miss USA, Kristen Dalton, at a fundraiser hosted at the Jimmy Choo boutique...
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Off-the-Cuff with Kara Ross
Accessories designer Kara Ross Here at Park Place, one of our favorite designers is Kara Ross (kararossny.com) because each of her fun and funky pieces is a work of art. I just returned from Manhattan,...
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Talking Style with Jonathan Adler
Jonathan Adler He’s one of today’s hippest, hottest trendsetters, admired for his unbridled use of color and graphics. Hailing originally from the rural Cumberland County town of Bridgeton, Jonathan...
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Cosabella Flirts With Color
Cosabella’s Guido Campello At a recent fund-raising breakfast and fashion show at Neiman Marcus in Short Hills, I had the pleasure of meeting Guido Campello, vice president of sales, branding and...
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Irrepressible Ippolita
We met at a recent Neiman Marcus trunk show. I instantly recognized Ippolita after viewing images of her on ippolita.com and Drooling (with a capital D) over her gorgeous and distinctive jewelry...
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Bring Paris Home
What could be more romantic than springtime in Paris? If you’re not able to hop a flight to the City of Lights, bring a bit of France home to your own dining room. Interior designer Jeffrey Brooks of...
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Beauty Banter with Georgette Mosbacher
She’s one of the busiest executives around. A former CEO of La Prairie cosmetics, and former national co-chairman of Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign, Georgette Mosbacher has been at the...
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Talking Style With Michael Aram
I’ve long been a fan of Michael Aram’s metalwork designs, so it was a real treat to chat with the artist himself. Aram, who grew up in Montclair, has fond memories of his years in New Jersey. “I still...
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Getting to Know Derek Lam
Style editor Susan BrierlyThe moment I opened my invitation to the Derek Lam fashion show fundraiser at Neiman Marcus Short Hills, I put the date on my calendar in pen. Obviously, I’m a big fan of this...
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Catching up with Olivia Chantecaille
As creative director of Chantecaille, her family’s eponymous cosmetics and skin-care line, Olivia Chantecaille has a keen sense of what stylish women crave. Immersed in the industry at a tender age,...
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Remembering Albert Hadley
A classic photo of Hadley, relaxing in style in 2004. My chat with the master at Schumacher’s 2010 introduction of Pyne Hollyhock fabric (see bottom sidebar).Until 2010, I had only read about the...
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