The Pier Antique Show happens only twice a year. It’s recognized as New York’s largest antiques, vintage, art and collecting event, with more than four hundred exhibitors under the roof of Pier 94 on the Hudson River. And it’s been… READ MORE
Melusine Ruspoli is having the time of her life. She’s young. She’s beautiful. She’s privileged. And at just 20-years old, she has the social world at her fingertips. In November 2013 she made her debut at the Crillion Ball in… READ MORE
Layna Isle Vancauteren is worried. She doesn’t really want to cut her hair. She’s had it long for a while and is quite happy with it. Her bangs are finally starting to grow out and it’s back to its natural… READ MORE
The first package arrived about a year ago in September. It came unannounced, hand delivered to my room at the Hotel Principe di Savoia by an eager concierge in uniform. A card and a coffee mug, if I’m not mistaken…. READ MORE
Even if you met Gabriela Perezutti Hearst just once, you’d immediately peg her as a spirited woman. Slightly hyper-active maybe, or just really focused and animated, depending on the time of day. Her gaze is intense, especially because she doesn’t wear any… READ MORE
“Maybe I am not the right person…” she implies with hesitation. For the past half hour Filipa Gomes has taxed my reactions and observations with visible uncertainty and the occasional flick of her pony tail. She undeniably looks the part. From where… READ MORE
The first thing I notice is the birdcage – I get really excited when I find animals in the house. It’s one of those cute white ones on a stand, with a tiny seed feeder, a cuttlefish beak, a mirror, and… READ MORE
Googlemaps said: 13 minutes. From my gym on 14th Street to Hoboken, New Jersey. Thirteen measly minutes. That’s basically how long it takes me to get my coffee in the morning! I’m almost disappointed it’s not going to be more… READ MORE
I spotted the girl from a mile away. She was crossing the street, wearing a mustard color, printed, 60s-cut suit, with heavy flared pants and a matching long sleeve tunic. It was as if some ruthless higher force had collided our… READ MORE
On a drizzly afternoon in Montclair, Alessandra Canario is waiting at the end of the platform of the New Jersey Transit train track. It’s hard to miss her in her dark denim, 70s jumpsuit. She’s a stunning girl with curves… READ MORE
On a brisk January evening in 1983, a highly pregnant Amanda Brown is sitting at her vanity table putting the finishing touches on her make-up. She’s wearing a billowy gold lamé Yves Saint Laurent gown, waiting for the white stretch… READ MORE
We don’t have to drive far. Meruyert has sent her car to pick me up at the hotel and I recognize the big colorful signs of the Uzbek restaurants we passed on our way to the Big Almaty Lake. Yet everything… READ MORE