Dance, Click, Snap at the Aperture Gallery.
College conditionals all of us - bros, hipsters, alts, scenesters, nerds, et al. - that the weekend really begins on Thursday night. So what to do on a Thursday when the college days end and we're all financing our...
Hillary Flowers Fashion Show and Designer birthday.
Young and only recently graduated, Hillary Flowers has invented the runways in clubs all over Manhattan. Amnesia and Club Home in the past, she organized yet another pre-fashion week show at Club Roam on 19th street this past Friday....
Winter Wickedness Event at Chelsea Art Museum.
As I walked into the Chelsea Art Museum for the Young Associates (YA) Winter Wickedness event, the first thing I noticed was not the art—it was the action.
I saw movement everywhere. People milled about, drinks in hand, and every...
KK Kozik Brings Color to Black & White For Heifer.org
Charity has been in vogue of late, and with good reason: There’s an urgent need for it. Thanks to KK Kozik, artist and altruist, (with assistance from Black & White) some help is headed for Haiti. What kind of...
Shipley & Halmos’ Fall 2010 Collection goes Private.
On February 4th we were fortunate to sneak a preview at the new Shipley & Halmos fall 2010 collection. Reserving a late morning slot, it was unclear what the “press preview” would entail: A couple of models showcasing their...
Posh and glamor at the 2010 Viennese Opera Ball.
This past Friday night had the cream of society captive in what appeared to be a scene from a bygone era. With grace and high end revelry guests and media alike were treated to a stunning kaleidoscopic visual. From...
The Art World and The Glitterati Converge Over Cheese Sticks
By: Sarah Hartshorne
On February 3rd the French Institute in New York City hosted the opening reception for Greg Laurens’s installation Counter Couture. Lauren’s piece consists of beautifully constructed men’s clothing, all made of paper. There are elaborately constructed suit...
The Amicable Divorce That Was Anything But
Divorce lawyers are in the business of making money off your back.
Here's a story about a couple who decided to seek an amicable divorce, and it nearly worked, except when the wife decided to seek a lawyer's opinion.
Reports the...
10 Ingenious Methods For Crashing Fashion Week Shows
Because you always belong on the guest list:
We're already chaffing at the neck with invitations to the upcoming collections, but for all you other plebeians who are desirous of making it into the collections there are always these clever...
Goods For Goods Gives A Helping Hand To The People Of Malawi
This past Monday night saw a very abundant turnout in support of Melissa Kushner's foundation Goods for Goods (founded in 2006) at the Chelsea Art Museum, raising awareness of the plight of the Malawi people (an indigent state in East...
The Preppy Set Is Getting Ready To Crash Fashion Week
Privelege is worth its weight in gold.
From Gawker comes the disturbing but atypical ploy of rich kids with rich parents and plenty of connections trying to break into the upcoming NY fashion shows. Call it the new sense of...
Broadway Actress’s Boyfriend Beats Up Her Dog
The horrible things that go on off Broadway.
Welcome to douchebag boyfriend of the week: Joseph Graves, who couldn't help give his big time actress girlfriend's (Ashley Yeater) little fluffy dog (Emmet) a nice little savage beating over the weekend...
Eco Chic: Stylish and Sustainable
The Paris Haute Couture shows may well have provided plenty of column inches with the oh-so-stylish of late, but just over the border at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, a groundbreaking event ushered in the International Year of Biodiversity.
Tackling...
The bad news is finally in- Your college degree is worth jack.
Why the earnings discrepancy between high school and college graduates is shrinking.
The one thing that you are promised if you end up getting a college degree is that your earnings power will far surpass that of mere high school...
Gilles and Louda Larrain’s Lucky 13th
Finally, I found an artist who would paint a nude model on the back of another nude model. Another check off the wish list for this young fellow. This was just a tease of what Gilles and Louda Larrain...
