Yearly Archives: 2011

Food Tour: Arthur Avenue

Posted on February 25, 2011 by admin
The mission was tough: Take the train up to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx and eat as much food as possible in a four-hour window. But, lured by the promise of an old Italian neighborhood...
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Joanna Hillman at Michael Kors

Posted on February 25, 2011 by admin
Many women at fashion week are fashionably dressed, but Joanna Hillman of Harper's Bazaar is a street chic superstar (not just here but in Japan!) because her personal style is totally relatable. This outfit provides...
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The Babbo Cookbook: Oxtail Ragu

Posted on February 24, 2011 by admin
I must have bought The Babbo Cookbook as soon as it came out nine years ago, but it included so many recipes that were nearly impossible to make until now. Remember when guanciale wasn't exactly...
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Man in a Fur Coat, Rebecca Minkoff

Posted on February 24, 2011 by admin
It wasn't just the women dressed in madly over-the-top clothes at New York Fashion Week. This guy, accompanying Miss Jay, arrived in a cocoon-like fur coat on a cold day at the Rebecca Minkoff show.
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Torrisi Italian Specialties

Posted on February 23, 2011 by admin
It sounds like a scenario out of a magazine quiz: "Are You Really a New Yorker?" Would you be willing to wait in line in the bitter cold and pay $50 per person for a...
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Filipa Fino at Michael Kors

Posted on February 23, 2011 by admin
Vogue Senior Accessories Editor Filipa Fino, impeccably turned out in a Chanel dress and button-up over-the-knee boots (which Carine also has) at the Michael Kors show.
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Sarah Rutson at Michael Kors

Posted on February 22, 2011 by admin
Always ahead of the curve, Sarah Rutson was even a step ahead in her choice of occupations as fashion director at Lane Crawford in Hong Kong - long before editors and designers started flocking to...
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Trend Report: Long Skirts

Posted on February 18, 2011 by admin
You know the maxim: when the economy goes south, so do hemlines. But if long skirts sound dowdy and depressing to you, think again. The skirts on guests at New York Fashion Week came in...
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Michelle Kessler-Sanders at Preen

Posted on February 18, 2011 by admin
Fashion director of T Magazine Michelle Kessler-Sanders in an army green double-breasted military jacket with tails. Obsessed. Here's the back: (more…)
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Lynn Yaeger at Ralph Lauren

Posted on February 18, 2011 by admin
Lynn Yaeger stopped to chat outside yesterday's Ralph Lauren show. Sometimes I see fashion week regulars on the street after fashion week (month?) is over, and they're just wearing something basic. Not Lynn Yaeger! Even...
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Park Avenue, Outside Oscar de la Renta

Posted on February 17, 2011 by admin
Oscar de la Renta has always been a favorite with the social set. There's a certain cadre of women who travel to top shows in New York and Paris to select pieces as soon as...
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Susie Lau's Shoes, Outside Rodarte

Posted on February 17, 2011 by admin
Style Bubble's Susie Lau wore the most amazing shoes to the Rodarte show. In white and beige with cork soles, laces and criss cross ankle ties, they were a little bit sweet, a little bit...
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Amanda Brooks at Michael Kors

Posted on February 17, 2011 by admin
Amanda Brooks, the new fashion director of Barneys, has been impeccably dressed all week. Here at the Michael Kors Fall 2011 show in a blue suede skirt, navy ribbed top and open-toe, fur-trimmed stilettos.
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Fall 2011 Runway, Marc by Marc Jacobs

Posted on February 16, 2011 by admin
Few fashion lines deliver as much high style for your buck as Marc by Marc Jacobs. The fall 2011 lineup featured '70s colors like burnt sienna and flame orange, but the cuts were quite modern....
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Red and White Colorblocked Dress, Outside Marc by Marc Jacobs

Posted on February 16, 2011 by admin
A colorblocked dress in red and white delivers a nice jolt of springtime color. Spring dresses are totally wearable right now if you layer them with tights and outerwear. The chunky gold necklace is the...
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