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December 29, 2020

Pierre Cardin, Visionary Fashion Designer, Dies at 98

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story BREAKING Pierre Cardin, Designer to the Famous and Merchant to the Masses, Dies […]
November 8, 2020

Live from Sag Harbor and Charity T-shirts

With the New York charity scene on hiatus, here is how some patrons and society figures are spending their time and resources during the pandemic. Joy […]
October 15, 2020

Barry Manilow’s Bubble and a House of Whimsy

With the New York charity scene on hiatus, here is how some patrons and society figures are spending their time and resources during the pandemic. Diane […]
September 10, 2020

The Line Dance of the Pandemic

Some people gabbed, some groused; others stood silently, forming a line that snaked around the block, waiting for Century 21, the Lower Manhattan bargain hunters’ mecca, […]
August 29, 2020

Fashion Advertisers Rediscover Black Models

Nearly a decade ago, when Precious Lee arrived for a modeling go-see, she was grilled about her ethnic background. The clients, who were representing a deep-pocketed […]
June 27, 2020

School Reunions Might Be More Fun on Zoom

Full disclosure: I have never attended a school reunion. Nor am I likely, even during lockdown, to make that group journey down memory lane. The trip […]
May 14, 2020

Who is Melissa Derosa? Governor Cuomo's Top Aide

Competence is captivating. No need to tell viewers tuning in to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s daily media briefings. Many have been riveted by his plain talk […]
April 21, 2020

FOMO Is Over. Give In to the Joy of Letting Go.

Self-seclusion, Week 1. I’d been planning to watch over the health of loved ones. But I’d also been looking forward to having time on my hands: […]
April 17, 2020

Online Balls and Making Art

With the New York party scene on hiatus, here is how some patrons and society figures are spending their time and resources during the coronavirus pandemic. […]
April 16, 2020

A Frank Talk About Fat

The author of “This Is Big,” a history of Weight Watchers, comes to terms with a lifetime of dieting, a wavering self-image and the persistence of […]