Author Archives: Marcy Swingle

The Copycat Chef: Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe and Sausage

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Marcy Swingle
This weekend, the Mignorelli stall at the Union Square Greenmarket featured a sign that read: Winter Over Broccoli Rabe $3.50 I don't know if that's really the particular variety of broccoli rabe, but thank God...
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Two Rainy Day Looks, Outside Marni

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Marcy Swingle
A rainy day is no excuse to slouch in the style department: just make sure you have an excellent umbrella. In the cold rain outside the Marni show in Milan, Eleanora Carisi and Candela Novembre...
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JJ Martin at Balmain

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Marcy Swingle
This is how to wear brights right now: by pairing them with neutrals, as J.J. Martin did at the Balmain show in Paris. Martin has really mastered the ladylike look, bringing adult polish to trends...
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Karlie Kloss at Donna Karan FW2011

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Marcy Swingle
More Throwback Thursdays: Sometimes I look back at old photos and realize I didn't know what I had, like this photo of Karlie Kloss from Valentine's Day in 2011. It was before she hit megastardom...
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The Marrow

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Marcy Swingle
If it's true that "you are what you eat," we also are what we grow up eating. Harold Dieterle, the chef behind the Thai restaurant Kin Shop and American restaurant Perilla, has gone back to...
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Two Spring Looks at Diesel Black Gold

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Marcy Swingle
Two editors at the Diesel Black Gold show put together great outfits for spring, pairing pale cotton pants with bright colors or prints on top. Note the cropped length of the pants: it's sexy and...
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Leaf Greener in Louis Vuitton

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Marcy Swingle
Elle's Leaf Greener wore Louis Vuitton to the show this spring in Paris. Black and white stripes like this are a bold graphic statement - wear them if you dare! The jacket and skirt look...
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Doina Ciobanu at Gucci

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Marcy Swingle
At the Gucci show in Milan, blogger Doina Ciobanu of the Golden Diamonds wore a print that riffed on the popular vertical black and white Louis Vuitton stripes. Here the print is abstract and cut...
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Blush Pink at Stella McCartney

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Marcy Swingle
Blush pink is a breath of fresh air this spring as we move away from the neon brights of previous years and towards pastels for 2013. One guest wore pale pink head to toe at...
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Lunch: Pok Pok Phat Thai

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Marcy Swingle
For some reason the city's Thai restaurant entrepreneurs seem to have banded together and decided that what we want is fast casual spots with uniform wood-and-polished-metal design schemes and heaping portions of sweet, bland noodles....
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Sarah Rutson at Stella McCartney

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Marcy Swingle
Lane Crawford's Sarah Rutson really knows how to put an outfit together. Love the rich textures and colors of the embroidered sweater and floral print silk pencil skirt. Then she adds a belt, sleek metallic...
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Kate Lanphear at Marc by Marc Jacobs SS2010

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Marcy Swingle
Another street style meets throwback Thursdays photo for you: Kate Lanphear in September 2009 at the Marc by Marc Jacobs show. Would studs would have taken off the way they did were it not for...
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Elena Perminova at Chanel

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Marcy Swingle
This is how to do the exposed midriff, 2013-style. Note that it is not the Jennifer Aniston early 2000's exposed midriff with lots of skin showing. Elena Perminova paired a crop top with high waisted...
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Susie Lau at Theyskens’ Theory

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Marcy Swingle
Surprisingly chic right now: all denim from head to toe. At the Theyskens' Theory show in New York, Susie Lau of Style Bubble mixed different shades of blue denim, all from ASOS, and finished the...
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Txikito

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Marcy Swingle
Txikito is too old to be trendy, too democratic to be a tough reservation. It's not as crowded and cramped as Tia Pol or as chichi as Boqueria. But it is one of the better...
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