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CONTENTS Fall Fashion Issue 90

american fall fantasy

An exclusive look at Ralph Lauren’s

fall collections, set on a storied and rarely seen Berkshire estate.

produced and styled by

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D aniel C appello

a portrait for all times

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A new book looks back on the cinematic

photography of Jerry Schatzberg.

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a cut above

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G eorgina S chaeffer

Katie Ermilio carries on her family’s luminous design legacy

with a dedicated women’s wear line.

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D aniel Cappello

112 Hedging Bets on Wall Street Style The release of the Wall Street

sequel, Money Never Sleeps, is a welcome reminder to men about the

timeless power of the power suit.

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Samantha Tweddell

118 illusions of beauty David Downton charts his favorite fashion illustrators

of all time in the beautiful new book Masters of Fashion Illustration,

which showcases the art form’s long history.

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Social Diary

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56 Social Calendar Our guide to the month’s best benefits, balls, and more.

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Paris Fashion Week, 1977, with Ann Turkel and Richard Harris.

True yachts versus tawdry yachts. by Taki Theodoracopulos

Dressing for fall.

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The season’s latest nuptials and engagements.

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Our fashion issues profile single-designer collections that we think are simply the best.

“Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months,” quipped Oscar Wilde. With all due respect to one of my favorite wits, there are some designers whose work will always look as fresh as the day it was created: a smart Adolfo suit, a dazzling Oscar de la Renta evening dress, a playful Lilly Pulitzer shift, a cozy cable-knit Ralph Lauren sweater. For the last few years, Quest has highlighted a single designer with a feature story in each of our fashion issues. Our editors comb the collections and select one fashion house that we believe has truly lasting value. Who can forget Angel Sanchez’s sorbet-colored resort confections that we featured in our September, 2008, issue, modeled by Elisabeth Saint Amand on the cover? Or Peter Som’s collection for the legendary Bill Blass label, as sported by Amanda Hearst? This September, fashion editor Daniel Cappello produces an exquisite cover story on the Fall 2010 collections of Ralph Lauren (from three of the house’s labels).

Quest fashion shoots are a true labor of love—and not just the love of those of us here in the office. We rely on the hospitality of our friends to open their homes for use as locations. We rely on the loyalty of our friends to ditch their weekend plans and come on set to pose in these pages. We rely on the generosity of our friends in fashion to provide the products fit to exhilarate our readers. We rely on the talent of our photographers (working under the time and budget restraints inherent in small-magazine publishing) to capture the beauty of the clothes, people, and sets. We are indeed lucky and grateful for the support of such friends. We hope to leave you with the alluring and inspiring photo shoot that you have come to expect from us.

John Swarkowski, the first director of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, once said “the very best pictures 1 8 Q UES T

adapt themselves to many changes in meaning.” I argue, in a piece about Jerry Schatzberg, that it is our ability to write our own narrative when looking at fashion photography, which makes it so compelling (perhaps giving some credence to the adage “a picture paints a thousand words.”) Schatzberg’s photographs from the book Women Then: 1954-1969 may be nostalgic, but they are just as beguiling as the day they were first published.

As a counterpoint to the time-honored Ralph Lauren, Daniel Cappello interviews Katie Ermilio, a designer who has just completed her second collection. Though her label is young, her fashion legacy is established—with links to Grace Kelly and American presidents.

Elsewhere in this issue, Rachel Corbett writes on the resurgence of fashion illustration in her piece “Illusions of Beauty.” This seemingly lost art is having a renaissance with recent covers of major fashion magazines returning to the evocative medium of drawing. And lastly—not to forget you gents—there is a tribute to Wall Street fashion and a salute to the iconic movie character Gordon Gekko, a character so powerful that the American Film Institute ranked him number twenty-four of the top fifty villains of all time. This month, Oliver Stone’s sequel, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, hits the big screen. Ralph Lauren, Jerry Schatzberg, Katie Ermilio, fashion illustrators, Gordon Gekko—they all have something in common. They are the standard bearers of their respective fields.

As the lights illuminate the runways of Fashion Week in our own New York City, hundreds of collections will be shown all over town. Our editors will be there watching, critiquing, and blogging. From the veterans to the up-and-comers, we will be waiting for the next great classic. But for now, we leave you with another famous line from that waggish Oscar Wilde: “I have the simplest of tastes, I am always satisfied with the best.” u

Georgina Schaeffer

on the cover: Jodie Snyder, at the Beinecke estate, Wheelbarrow Hill Farm, wears a green tweed windowpane plaid jacket, a camel ribbed cotton turtleneck, and tan jodhpur pants, all by Ralph Lauren Blue Label. Her Forala booties are by Ralph Lauren Collection. Produced and styled by Daniel Cappello.

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NEW YORK SO C IAL DIARY Authors, actors, writers,

and such. Putting this end-ofsummer Diary together, going through notes on the month just past, I noticed a lot of entries about new books—all from women authors.

On one beautiful weekday in New York, I went down to Michael’s to lunch with

Susan Fales-Hill who had just published her novel One Flight Up. This is her second book, her first being a memoir about her mother, Josephine Premice, Always Wear Joy. You know who said that. And did.

I used to see Josephine Premice when she came to

Sardi’s for dinner back in the mid-60s, when I was a kid and she was older but a kid, too.

She was very glamorous with an effervescent personality, swathed in furs in cold weather, and shimmering in diamonds and silks and gold, friendly as all get-out—she practically brought the music

with her when she entered the restaurant. Today she’d be perfect casting for a revival of Auntie Mame (either the musical or the original play).

Her daughter is similar but comes a generation later and with a different style. She still has a strong fashion sense, like her mother, and is tall

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A born-and-bred New Yorker.

Susan’s Haitianborn mother married a New England WASP scion and had two children who were brought up by their conscientious parents as biracial. That doesn’t sound remarkable in this day and age but it still is, according to Susan. The marriage didn’t last but the relationships held firm.

She grew up in her mother’s big apartment on West End Avenue. In those days, West End Avenue was populated by showfolk who appreciated the

big, rambling apartments near the river that were just up the road from the theatre district.

Like me, she still likes strolling down Broadway on the Upper West Side to smell the coffee that is New York.

She went to private schools here in the city, then to Harvard, then to The Cosby Show in Hollywood, and now to New York. She’s very active in charitable activities in New York although she is loath to call herself a “philanthropist,” a word whose definition has been distended by the egos gratifying themselves.

“Andrew Carnegie was a philanthropist,” she said.

“John D. Rockefeller. They built libraries, hospitals. I

work to raise funds to support helping people.”

She’s an eloquent and witty public speaker, and when you hear her it’s disarming because indeed she looks like a Park Avenue matron and yet at the podium, she sounds like the chairman of a major corporation out to charm the troops.

Her new book has a main character named India Chumley who physically resembles the author and even comes from a biracial marriage.

And she’s a lawyer who does a lot of pro-bono work and has a very solid marriage to a banker, not unlike Susan’s husband, Aaron Hill. And she has a daughter, like you know who.

She is a very good daughter, incidentally, even though mother has her emotional ticks (aka “hang-ups”).

Like contemporary women working in New York, India juggles time, relationships, issues, and ambitions. A lot of these young women know each other and even work with common objectives (the charitable business).

One Flight Up is dedicated to “Aunt Diahann, Aunt Eartha, Aunt Carmen, Aunt Lena, Aunt Adele, and the other Premice/Charliers women, most especially my mother Josephine, for teaching me that each woman must write her own rules, and that blondes don’t necessarily

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On not one of the busier Wednesdays at Michael’s (when it’s usually a madhouse), I lunched with the erstwhile yet still redoubtable cultural/ political/financial pundit of the New York Observer, Michael Thomas. Conversations with Michael cover all of these realms, of which he has long had a vivid and knowledgeable interest.

I didn’t ask him if he was for or against Obama, nor did he tell me (not that I ask anybody, although I’m often told). For a writer with interests such as mine, Michael is one of those natural-born sources of ideas, concepts and haute (sometimes 24 QUEST

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pronounced “hot”) gossip.

Gossip is a word that evokes images of harpies harping, among other things.

However, gossip runs to the rafters of a place like Michael’s especially with its working crowd (garnished with social personages during the nonsummer seasons); a crowd that makes its living off the word, or the The Word. Really good gossip comes from the lips of people who are always learning, where the parade has not passed by. They are often people in professions that give them access to the ways of the world. You pick up nuggets of history also. You’re also reminded that, at the end of the day, it’s the end of the day for all of us, even the egomaniacs roaming the fruited plain.

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I was first aware of gossip when I was a kid growing up in a small Massachusetts town and my father got the tabloids everyday. The Daily Mirror had Walter Winchell. Really not even known today, Winchell had 30 million readers a day!

That’s something like 20% of the American population.

Even the biggest international web sites today don’t gather that kind of traffic.

Winchell served up gossip smorgasbord-style, over the backyard fence, across the nightclub table, between the sheets, in dark corners. People were afraid of him because of What He Knew. And he didn’t mind poking them if they didn’t watch it with him.

I started reading him when I was eight or so years old. Big

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eyes for the big town, even then.

Years later, first living in New York, I had a brief stint in the publicity department at Loews (known as Loew’s Theatres and Hotels at the time). A few floors down was the MGM Publicity Department. One day I was asked by a friend who worked for the East Coast head of publicity for MGM if I would do her a favor and handdeliver an envelope to Walter Winchell’s office. Would I? My legendary hero.

I should add that when I was a kid, Winchell also had a weekly Sunday night radio show at 9 p.m., which my father (who was a born-andbred Noo Yawker) always listened to. Winchell, who worked in vaudeville as a kid, had a Jimmy Cagney tone and

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If you have a passive role in your wealth management, it is time to get involved and understand your financial situation, particularly before a life event catches you off guard.

We have all heard stories of couples getting divorced or a spouse passing away leaving an individual with little to no understanding of what it means to manage wealth.

First, make sure you have an advisor who thoughtfully listens to you and can understand your needs. There are no “stupid” questions and your advisor should not make you feel that way (remember, you are the client). If you usually meet your advisor with another person, set up a time to meet with the advisor on your own so you can take your time to walk through the issues at your own pace. If you enjoy learning all about investments, take advantage of what the advisor can teach you. However, if you don’t, take the pressure off yourself to understand all the technical details. Instead, focus on understanding how your portfolio or financial plan fits into your big picture and your long-term goals. For example, you may want to know if your money is growing in spite of the money you have spent. That answer will depend on how much income your portfolio is generating and how much your investments have increased in value. The advisor should explain to you what parts of your portfolio achieve those different goals.

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delivery, beginning every broadcast with a jet staccato: “Good evening Mr. and Mrs. North and South America and all the ships at sea, let’s go to press.”

And then he would drop the bombs.

The dish. There was nobody like him, nobody with the readership, audience, and the inside info that could stop traffic (literally). In terms of style, not to mention political power, there never was anybody like Winchell again.

So going up to his office that afternoon, I was hoping, just hoping, to get a glimpse of the legend. I should add that by the early ’60s, Winchell, despite his enormous decades-long reign, was now on his way to becoming a forgotten man (although he wasn’t there yet).

When I arrived, I was met at the dutch-door by a woman named Rose, his assistant. She thanked me and turned away. On the other side of the small room,

with his back to us, was an old whitehaired man in a blue shirt (and probably a tie, although I couldn’t see it) and pants.

His shoulders were stooped, tired. He turned his head just enough to be heard in back of himself, to ask Rose a question about whatever. I recognized the voice. It was Winchell.

Years later, living in Connecticut I came to know Jack Paar and his wife, Miriam, whom I met through their daughter Randy. Paar was another very famous media person in the late ’50s and early ’60s. The “Tonight Show,” indeed the “talk show” in general, remains Paar’s contribution to the medium. So great was his popularity that people all across America would be talking about the show after it aired. It wasn’t Paar, of course, it was the times. And they were a-changing.

I bring this up because vis-à-vis Walter Winchell, Jack Paar was the man who

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eclipsed him. Paar’s talk show dealt in newsy entertainment (Stephen Colbert is the closest contemporary to Paar’s style).

He had a gadfly curiosity that provoked guests to share some morsel with his audience, after which he’d naturally provide a hilarious reaction (he was foremost in his own mind, a comedian).

It happened that as Paar’s star rose and he became the popular figure nationally, Winchell started taking jabs at him. Winchell was like that: goad a celebrity, start a feud. His goading, however, prompted Paar to meet the challenge. He’d sit close to, and look directly into, the 28 QUEST

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camera, and, as if he were talking only to you, plead his case against Winchell’s picking on him. He was very good at expressing selfdoubts and innocent attempts to amuse. The audience ate it up because it was both intelligent and childish—very funny on a grown man if your timing is perfect.

He’d spend half the show on his case (a decent-hardworking family guy getting picked on by this spiteful tabloid king), and the whole world and J. Edgar Hoover bowed to him.

The “injustice” became one of Paar’s stand-up arias. And he’d play right up to the third balcony. It was written about

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in all the major papers and discussed over breakfast tables across the land. Winchell was accused of bending the truth, even ignoring it. In late 1950s America, truth was still a major moral issue.

People started ignoring Winchell. His readership, which had been falling anyway, fell more precipitously. It was one of the first examples of the political power of television, which until then had been a novelty used for entertainment and cultural purposes. Paar’s genius was how intuitively he understood it. “I don’t believe in revenge,” he once quipped, “I believe in massive retaliation.” Retaliating on TV

against Winchell changed the playing field, almost overnight, and forever.

More authors among us.

One hot Friday in August, I had lunch at Swifty’s with Alexandra Lebenthal, whose book, The Recessionistas, just came out the week before.

Alexandra, a working member of the well-known New York financial family (you remember her grandmother with her father hawking munis on the TV, no?) began her recent career as a fiction writer on Newyorksocialdiary. com a couple of years ago, after the sub-prime mortgage crash. I asked her one night at one of these benefit galas

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It was the right question.

Answer: she had. I asked her to write something.

She eventually wrote three pieces, and the next thing I knew she had a book deal.

The next thing I knew, she’d written a book.

Several reviewers have commented on The Recessionistas’ wit and humor.

Some have called it a “romp.”

Others have pronounced her “not” a writer. As a person who makes his living writing, I can only say, anyone who writes and publishes a book is a writer, whether you like it

or not. Quality and talent are always debatable. I didn’t see this book so much for its “wit and humor.” Although there were some funny moments where I laughed out loud, but this book is a starkly accurate account of the kind of people who inhabit the world we’re living in (and dealing with) today, people who are tripping over their self-delusions.

Jill Kargman, another contemporary novelist of the same milieu—twenty-first century New York—wrote: “No one but Alexandra Lebenthal—part financial wizard, part keen social observer—could write this unflinching portrait of New York’s neo-gilded age, pre-and-

post Wall Street apocalypse.”

Kargman’s being a bit self-effacing (she knows those people too), but her words are those of authority.

“Unflinching” is the point.

The Recessionistas is really not funny at all. Except its characters are naïve to the point of stupidity—born yesterday with MBAs. Lebenthal’s characters are so real you’ll believe they’re based on real people. There are those who can even tell you who the real people are.

This is the world of the socalled Masters of the Universe.

Many of these Masters, we came to learn, incredibly, have been flying space shuttles without a pilot’s license. And

we’re the passengers.

The age range of the characters in The Recessionistas is 28 to 50. There are no very young people, nor older people. This parameter of disinterest or exclusion is also another reference to the reality of this world today. The generations are more isolated, without counselors (only lawyers), or shaman, and with no charges Pick it up; you’ll get the picture clearly.

On another hot summer day at Michael’s I had lunch with Judy and Peter Price. Judy founded Avenue magazine about thirty-five years ago and when she sold it about ten years ago, being the industrious woman she is, she

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A started The National Jewelry Institute with her eye on founding a Jewelry Museum.

That may happen, but in the meantime she’s produced several intriguing exhibitions.

On September 13, she is opening her “Notorious & Notable: 20th Century Women of Style” at the Museum of the City of New York. The exhibit features jewelry and gowns from eighty of the most prominent—usually socially—women of the twentieth century.

It’s an intriguing list, from Mrs. J. P. Morgan to Gypsy Rose Lee to Isadora Duncan to Mercedes de Acosta to Sophie Tucker to Babe Paley to Hilary Geary Ross to Anne

Lansky. Jewels speak many languages, both international and obscure, and they tell many stories. Tales of woe and tales of triumph. Price has a natural sense of the dramatic and a showman’s view of history. You’ll be fascinated by this exhibition.

Two of its eighty subjects are Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Mercedes de Acosta— opposites as women, but both lives worthy of biography, and both fiercely independent.

Mercedes de Acosta, who was born seven years before the twentieth century began, was a writer, poet, playwright, costume designer, and socialite who is remembered for her passionate Sapphic

relationships, including her rumored relationship with Greta Garbo.

One of eight children, she grew up at the end of the Gilded Age in the neighborhood of the Roosevelts and the Vanderbilts on West 47th Street. Her much older sister, Rita Lydig, was a famous beauty whose collection of shoes would beat out any woman living today. Lydig’s personal wardrobe was the basis of the initial collection of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum.

Mercedes de Acosta wrote a memoir, published when she was in her late sixties called, Here Lies the Heart.

In it, she more or less outed

a number of famous women who were presumably her lovers. She was just a little ahead of her time with this kind of revelation, and it more than annoyed quite a few of those on her list. Garbo never spoke to her again, even when she saw her on the street.

The actress Eva Le Gallienne would leave a room if she heard her name mentioned, referring to de Acosta’s memoir as “Here the Heart Lies and Lies and Lies.” Not very long after, the memoirist died, broke and living in a tiny two-room walkup. She is buried at Trinity Cemetery.

More writers and such. On a Thursday night in late August I went to a birthday dinner for

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Molly Jong-Fast who is now officially thirtysomething.

The party was hosted by her mother, Erica Jong, and her stepfather, Ken Burrows, at their Upper East Side apartment. There were about thirty guests, including Molly’s in-laws, her father, Jon Fast, and her stepmother, Barbara.

The evening was cozy and en famille. At dinner, the birthday girl thanked everyone for being present and told us quite seriously how much she loved her parents, her stepparents, her in-laws, and her husband, Matt Greenfield.

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also the feelings in the room.

I was seated next to the Birthday Girl. On my left, Susan Cheever, the author who is also a neighbor of mine, was rapt in conversation with an Englishman with salt-andpepper grey hair. So rapt were they, that we never spoke nor did I meet her dinner partner.

Frankly, I didn’t want to interrupt.

Writers talking.

After dinner I offered Susan a ride home. “Who were you so deep in conversation with?” I asked once we were in the taxi.

“Ken Follett,” she replied.

“You don’t know Ken?” No. “What were you talking about?” I continued my

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curiosity-killed-the-cat.

“Middlemarch,” she answered.

Coincidentally, Erica and I had talked briefly about Middlemarch at dinner also.

And earlier in the week, another friend of mine, Joan Kingsley, told me she was currently reading Middlemarch and was loving it. She told me she was reading it because her eldest daughter, Kate, (a.k.a. the author Katherine Kingsley) said it was her favorite book.

“What were you talking about, about Middlemarch?” I asked Cheever. I was fascinated by the idea of two writers at a New York dinner party talking about George Eliot.

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“About the relationship between men and women as defined by George Eliot.”

Jong and Burrows always have writers at their parties, and there are always some immersed in conversation about books. I don’t do this; I’m neither well-read enough (or smart enough) to hold my own under such circumstances. Both Cheever and Follett, for example, seem to have read everything, twice, providing those very personal moments for me when I feel like a dumbbell.

The following day I was looking at Forbes.com and followed the story about “the richest writers,” an exponent

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There was Ken Follett. Made $20 million last year. Considers George Eliot.

I got an email one day from a reader on the subject of New York Social Diary. This reader had obviously stumbled upon it somewhere and was so offended he was compelled to write, “What a bunch of self-indulgent crap. The social scene is obscene. I’ve never seen so many people so full of themselves as I’ve seen on your web site. And, I’ve never seen so much plastic surgery among the trust-fund baby elite either.”

It did make me laugh. We often get comments about the way people look and dress.

A major topic of comment is cosmetic surgery—usually unfavorably. A few are crude. More men comment than women.

We all have a critical eye when it comes to looking at others. Many of us enjoy making fun of the passing parade. The great thing about looking at pictures of people on party pages is that you can stare all you want.

And pass judgment.

I thought of this reader’s letter in another context when I was reading the Jane Mayer profile of David Koch in a recent New Yorker. It’s a very long piece about the man who with his brother owns the second largest privately held

company in North America, Koch Industries. (Cargill, owned by the Cargill and MacMillan family, descendants of the founders, is the largest.)

There are four Koch brothers, heirs of their father, Fred, Sr. Two brothers—David and Charles—own it entirely, having bought out the other two, David’s twin, William, and Fred, Jr. Mayer’s piece is about what these two brothers do with their very large largesse, or more specifically, who and what they fund. It is very controversial to some and very agreeable to others, although Mayer’s report could in no way be considered favorable in terms of the man’s public image.

David Koch and I are not personal friends, but we have known each other for quite some time because of the nature of my business and the nature of his social life. He knows what I do for a living and I know what he does for a living. Because of what I do for a living, I also know a little something (and I mean both of those words literally—a little, and something) about his personal life, and how he conducts it. I’ve watched its progression for many years. He has always been a fascinating character. His presence and stature have grown slowly and solidly, and yet almost imperceptibly until the last few years.

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His presence exemplifies what “Society” is in New York these days, and what it always has been. It plays a pivotal role in the corridors of power. Anyone who cares to dispute this is unaware. It has many levels and facets but its ultimate form is the position David Koch occupies in New York and the world that is the United States today. He came to it by intent and with purpose, equipped with the financial wherewithal.

I first knew him back in the early 1990s when he was dating Julia Flesher, a very pretty, tall fashion model who had come to New York from Arkansas to make her way. In those days, he was well known for his “playboy” ways—big parties at his summer house on the beach in Southampton.

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distract from the man himself.

He’s very serious.

When he was finally married—to Julia (who is about thirty years his junior)—it was clear that she would be his consort.

She seemingly effortlessly took on the role, of Wife and Mother in an ideal form, and David’s “lifestyle” changed.

They bought Jackie Onassis’s apartment to accommodate their burgeoning family, and they bought and renovated a mansion in Palm Beach.

She bore three children.

They are, in the ways of children, a typical family. There are even some neighbors who find it a little annoying that there are always so many kids (they have lots of guests, and staff often bring their children to work) in the elevators of this fanciest of New York’s

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fancy residential buildings.

Their parties in Palm Beach are elegant, but eclectic and comfy. Julia Koch is very close to her own family so the children have lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins.

After he married, David also took on a greater role in cultural philanthropy in New York including the American Ballet Theatre, which he has been a major supporter of for years, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars to institutions like Lincoln Center, Sloan-Kettering, etc.

Mayer indicates that the Koch brothers are using their vast fortune to influence the way we think. That is to say, to influence the way policy is conducted in this country.

The world in which they hold sway is a big one, and is home to many other famous

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and fortunate individuals who seek, fund, and influence public opinion and policy.

Most of us are like that, no matter how little we know or how anonymous we are. Not Dickens, not Darwin, but alas the stuff of Shakespeare.

The lingering, even sometimes malingering, problem with rich is that being very rich naturally distracts many from the realities of life that must be faced daily, even hourly, by the 99.99% of the six billion people we are.

Money changes us. We may not lose physical contact with our poorer brothers or sisters, but we do, and not necessarily with intent, separate ourselves into the We’s and the Them’s.

That is what “a matter of opinion” usually means. Also, with wealth comes a natural assumption of authority. They

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can even find themselves lauded for their money, like “he must know what he’s doing, he made a fortune.”

This is New York On a sunny, very warm high summer weekend in New York I had dinner at Swifty’s with Peter Rogers and Adolfo, who is a great reader and often gifts friends with books he’s just read and liked, brought along two copies of Truman Capote’s Answered Prayers.

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subjects, skewered them.

(It’s very short and obviously unfinished, although satisfying nevertheless.)

After he published an excerpt (from an unfinished work at the time) called “Côte Basque 1965” in Esquire in the mid-70s, he was immediately dropped down a long well of social shame.

It was social suicide for the man Aileen Mehle dubbed “The Tiny Terror.” Deader than a doornail. Although he still had his fans and friends (including CZ Guest and Gloria Vanderbilt), he never really recovered the cut.

The figures, then famous, in Capote’s story are largely

forgotten today and almost all are dead. His crime as a novelist was recounting tawdry stories about their relationships (mainly sexual) and shenanigans (mainly venal). Many of the book’s stories were well-known for years preceding its publication.

Others were embellished or entirely dreamed up. The result was a portrait of a bunch of chic, very wealthy, often spoiled and pampered, often disappointed and dejected characters, who more or less owned the town. The crème de la crème—before the turning.

That society began to fade at about the time of Capote’s death, in 1984. The 1980s and

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the age of Reagan ushered in a new crew, later known, thanks to John Fairchild, as the “Nouvelle Society.” By the mid-90s, the nucleus of the new had split in several directions, dispelled by divorce, death, and in some cases, terminal ennui. After that came Paris Hilton and after that came Tinsley Mortimer, and after that came Now. In the summer of 1985, I was living in Los Angeles when a friend mine sublet her apartment for a couple of months to Kitty Kelley, who was researching a biography on Frank Sinatra. Although I didn’t know Sinatra personally, I had several who knew him

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At that time, in the world that was Hollywood, Sinatra was king. There were bigger stars, directors and producers, bigger corporate film executives, but Sinatra possessed an eminence gris.

This status, which appeared obvious to the public, was something he consciously acquired over the years. After his triumphant comeback in the early 1950s, he made it his business to cultivate the friendship of the social lions and lionesses of the film colony, as it existed then.

Despite his tough-guy, ringa-ding-ding image, he was a

sophisticated man in many ways. He liked the company of the rich, the chic, and the shameless wherever he traveled, particularly if they came with the provenance of power—be it industry, celebrity, or political.

Furthermore, he was generous, a private philanthropist, a devoted father—even a devoted ex-husband—and a legendary lover who could still charm all the women just by walking into the room.

Very few of his peers had his connections, and everybody knew it, even if they weren’t sure what those “connections” were. While that power was perceived as potentially “threatening” on a personal

level, he was charming, loyal, and a host without peer.

When Kitty embarked on the book, Sinatra was seventy and his own kind of distinguished gentleman of the community. One of those ladies in his sphere was Edie Goetz, the eldest daughter of L.B. Mayer, the one-time king of Hollywood and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. Edie was also the widow of William “Billy” Goetz, a partner in founding of 20th Century Fox. In the late 1950s through the 1960s, the Goetzes were king and queen of the hill and Sinatra was a frequent guest at their always-stellar dinner table.

When Billy Goetz died

of stomach cancer in 1969, Sinatra took special care of his widow who subsequently began to imagine he was in love with her. This misperception on Edie’s part brought about an eventual and complete break in their friendship. As a woman scorned, although she never dropped her “royal” sense of image (she was her father’s daughter), Edie was gobsmacked by the man’s exit, and shared her drama of his rejection with almost all who would listen. I was one who was more than willing.

When Kitty Kelley came around to see me that afternoon on Doheny Drive in Hollywood Hills, I was willing to share, too. We had

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one of those conversations you might imagine would occur with Kitty Kelley, with the boldfaced-name bits and morsels bouncing off the walls and bookcases, then punctured by intense silence and stirring laughter. She’s very good.

During that conversation, Kitty asked me if I knew Larry Ashmead. No. Never heard of him. Larry, she explained, was an editor at (what was then called) Harper & Row, 44 QUEST

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“He will love you,” she said flattering my oft-flattened-byHollywood writer’s ego.

Soon after, I introduced Kitty to Edie Goetz. Soon after, at the suggestion of Kitty, I wrote a letter to Larry Ashmead in New York telling him about myself and my struggle, as well as imparting several morsels of Hollywood gossip and lore to compensate for the very real possibility of boring him with

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my own story.

Thus we come, long way around, to Larry Ashmead who died recently at age 78 after a stroke from which, thankfully, he suffered very briefly.

Larry would have loved that introduction. I can see him reading it and smiling that big grin of his that could easily turn to laughter. He would have the varying degrees of separation with the world of Hollywood and celebrity,

fame, money, and tacky backstreet dramas in rooms paneled in silks and satins.

And that’s how we met— through a letter. This was before I had a computer. I was still a newly hatching writer, full of fear and doubt, looking for a career (i.e. a job), and Larry was an important editor in New York. This impressed me very much. It still does.

A couple years later— Kitty’s book had come out to

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When Debbie’s book was published, I went with her when she made an appearance at the ABA annual book fair, which was held in L.A. that year. In the course of the day, several people from New York introduced themselves and told me how much they liked my “stories.” Since the Debbie book had just been published, and I was the “ghost,” I didn’t know what they were talking about. Finally, I asked one

woman what “writing” she was referring to. “Oh, your letters to Larry Ashmead,” she said. “He xeroxes them and sends them around. They’re hysterical.”

“Oh God,” I thought. I’d written those letters for His Eyes Only (never occurring to me anyone else would ever see them), and I never censored myself in recounting the spilled beans of Hollywood, naming names, filling in the most ludicrous details (or mainly foibles).

Shortly after that, I did go to New York where Larry and I finally met at the Yale Club, where he took me to lunch. Larry turned out to be one of those editors who just

likes writers and books. The luncheon that day in the dryly institutional dining room (with a corresponding menu) was serious and without laughs. It was arranged so that we could meet, but it was clear that he was an editor meeting a writer.

I was humbled. I already knew he liked anecdotes and stories about the famous. So I talked.

As a professional, he was mainly a good listener. He might add a similar story about someone, of something absurd, or outrageous, or maybe the aberrant behavior of another (often someone well known).

His denouements would end in laughter, including his. He took people as they presented themselves, with no

expectations beyond that. He remained amazed and amused by the human condition and its foibles. This gift provided a life of great interest, camaraderie and friendship.

In those days, when I was living in California, he’d often send me copies of Quest magazine, then a tiny little realestate/social magazine created and run by an Englishwoman named Heather Cohane. I’d read it with interest, often thinking to myself, “I could do this.” Then, in 1990, Larry proposed that I write a book on the Cushing sisters, three very social women from midtwentieth century New York.

He also found me an agent, Jed Mattes, and offered me

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a very healthy advance. The project, however, was ill-fated and eventually dropped. I never wrote it.

I was deeply embarrassed by what I considered my failure to deliver. Larry, on the other hand, moved on, and it was never mentioned again until only a few months ago, when he wrote me a long email about my Diary, which he has been reading since its inception seventeen years ago. He praised my efforts in much the way a coach praises a player, with concise insight and, in passing, he told me he thought this was a good time to take up the subject of the sisters again. Always the editor speaking to the writer.

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Once, when recounting his first days here in New York, a kid from Rochester, fresh out of school, still wet behind the ears as they used to say, he recalled how mesmerized he was by the different characters of city life. He was shocked dumb the first time he saw a drag queen. He didn’t know such persons existed, let alone went out in public. That Thanksgiving, when he went home to Rochester for the

holiday, he told his mother: “You know mother, there are even men who dress up like women and go out in the street! Have you ever heard of such a thing?” he asked, still dumfounded.

Whereupon his mother replied, “Well who do you think your Aunt Ethel is?”

He laughed when he repeated that line, still astounded (and highly amused) all these years later. Aunt Ethel—whom he saw all the time growing up in Rochester—was, unbeknownst to the boy, a transvestite.

He’d laugh again, I know, if he could have read this.

He had a good life. Back in the late 1950s or early ’60s, one night after work, he stopped in to a popular burger bistro on Third Avenue called Daley’s Dandelion, owned by orchestra conductor Skitch

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Henderson. There he met a man a few years older than he named Walter Matthews.

Larry and Walter struck up a relationship that lasted for the rest of their lives together (Walter died in 2003). They lived separately in the city but shared a weekend house, first a beach house in Sagaponack that they later sold to Truman Capote and then a house in Tuscany and then the big brick Victorian house in Stuyvesant, just above Hudson, New York, where Larry lived until last week. He retired from his editorial duties four years ago. To those of us who knew him well, his health seemed to decline noticeably after Walter died.

He left many, many friends, with many memories, and many, many gifts. Larry Ashmead.

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The FIT Couture Council will host a luncheon honoring Karl Lagerfeld for his work for Chanel. The event will be held at Avery Fisher Hall at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call 212.541.4285.

Esteemed art fair, the Biennale des Antiquaires, celebrates its twentyfifth anniversary at the Grand Palais in Paris. International art dealers will present artwork from the antiquities onward from 11a.m. until 8 p.m. For more information, call 011.331.44.51.74.74.

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The Young Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art are hosting the annual Rodin Garden Party. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Museum’s Perelman Building. For more information, call 215.684.7840.

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Witness ancient legends brought back to life with the soaring songs, inspiring dances, and dazzling costumes of Shen Yun at Purchase College SUNY. For more information, call 914.251.6200.

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Books and brandy

The President Council of the New York Public Library will be holding its Fall 2010 Dinner at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Buildings. Dinner will be served following a cocktail hour, during which notable authors

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New Yorkers for Children will be holding its annual Fall Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street starting at 6:30 p.m. Dinner, dancing, and a live auction will be included. For more information, call 212.867.1117.

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The New-York Historical Society will celebrate the opening of “Nueva New York” at 6 p.m. at El Museo Del Barrio. For more information, call 212.873.3400.

Event for education

The 2010 International Awards Gala benefiting the Institute of International Education will be held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Cocktails will be served at 6 p.m. For more information, call 914.834.2868.

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Cedric Andrieux will perform a visual autobiography of his life through contemporary dance, as choreographed by Jerome Bel. The show will run through the 19th at

Desert Jewels from North Africa will be featured at the Young Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s party on September 10.

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The 2010 Golf Outing benefiting the Peter Terian Fine Art Scholarship Fund will be held at the Maidstone Club in East Hampton. The event will begin with a luncheon served at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call 212.763.8589.

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The Associates Committee will host the Fountain House Fall Fête.

Cocktails will be held at Fendi at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner and dancing at the Racquet and Tennis Club at 8:30 p.m.

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The New-York Historical Society will be opening “Nueva New York” at El Museo Del Barrio on September 16th at 6 p.m. The exhibition will feature artwork, historical artifacts, and a documentary detailing New York’s relationship with Spain and Latin America over the centuries. For more information, call 212.873.3400.

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The Humane Society will be hosting a benefit to raise awareness about the conditions of dog breeding.

Held at the Pierre, cocktails and a silent auction will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner. For more information, call 212.755.2100.

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Sotheby’s New York host the inaugural Tri-State Heirloom Vegetable auction. Held at Sotheby’s at 7 p.m., the event will raise awareness about local farming. For more information, call 212.829.0002.

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Wine Spectator will be hosting a dinner featuring fare by premier East End chefs at the Wolffer Esate Vineyard at 7 p.m. The event will include a live auction, music, and dancing. For more information, call 631.288.7080.

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The Clara Maass Medical Center Foundation will host the “Lifeline Challenge to Healthy Living” at Branch Brook Park in Newark, New Jersey, starting at 8:30 a.m. For more information, call 973.450.2277.

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Stewart Rahr will be hosting the twenty-fifth annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to beneft he Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis. The event will be held at the Waldorf=Astoria at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 212.245.6570.

“Purses and Pursenalities” luncheon at 583 Park Avenue at 11:30 a.m. A silent auction will feature designers such as Marc Jacobs, Gucci, and Fendi. For more information, call 212.760.0074.

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The seventh annual Fête de Swifty will take place under a grand tent on 73rd Street and Lexington Avenue, starting at 6 p.m. A combination of a street fair and a cocktail party, all proceeds will benefit the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City. For more information, call 212.788.7794. lots of personality

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H A RRY B E N S ON Ann Turkel and Richard Harris in Paris, 1977.

IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY When I cover fashion shows, I always like to go backstage, behind the scenes.

The couture shows in Paris, 1977, were no different.

At the atelier of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac I could hear laughter and a resonating male voice coming from the back room where the clothes hung and the models changed. I wandered over and found the esteemed Irish actor Richard Harris having a rousing good time, his supermodel wife, the stunning Ann Turkel, sitting on his lap.

I am told that when Ann was sixteen, former Vogue editor Gloria Schiff saw her singing with a high-school rock group, brought her to Diana Vreeland, and her career as a cover girl was launched. The Manhattan-born, six-foottall supermodel also studied acting with legendary coach Sandy Meisner, who founded the Neighborhood Playhouse after his split with Lee Strasberg over 60 QUEST

differences in teaching techniques.

At nineteen, Turkel auditioned for the John Frankenheimer film Dead, which starred Richard Harris. The rest, as they say, is history. They married in 1974 and appeared together in 1976’s The Cassandra Crossing before divorcing in 1982.

Harris, born in Ireland, catapulted to stardom with 1963’s This Sporting Life, for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival and his first Academy Award nomination. The multitalented actor, poet, singer, and director was knighted by the Queen of Denmark in 1985. Perhaps best remembered for his role as King Arthur in Camelot, he starred in countless films and plays before his death in London in 2002.

Every time I watch Mad Men I am reminded of Harris as his son Jared, a fine actor in his own right, appears as Englishman Lane Pryce in the series. u

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the life aquatic

On board S/Y Bushido. If a boat can be

called a work of art then surely William Fife’s designs qualify him as the Degas of yacht construction. Fife was a Scot, but unlike fellow Scots Blair and Brown, he handed down beauty instead of misery, modern maritime Parthenons rather than debt and anarchy. No one has ever got near him as far as art on water is concerned. Cambria, Altair, Mariquita, Moonbeam, Fintra, Viola, Nan of Fife, Mikado, Jap...I could go on.

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like that of a woman. Proportion is everything. A beautiful figure cannot make up for a very ugly face, and vice versa. Boats are feminine, and a sheerline, a counter, or even the way a deck house slopes is the difference between extraordinary beauty and dreary artlessness.

Mind you, Fife was no prima donna. He viewed himself as a practical boat builder whose career spanned sixty years. I often wonder what the great man’s thoughts would have been were he around nowadays.

Especially when viewing the horrors Russian crooks are showing off from their ill-gotten gains. Low lifes

Above: The William Fife-designed Mariquita, which Taki’s son once sailed as a deck hand.

Below: the mega-yacht monster, Chelsea, owned by Roman Abramovich.

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This page, clockwise from top left: Taki’s own Bushido; the shores of the Greek Island towns, like Kea, above, have changed little over the years; the Grecian shoreline today.

rarely buy sailing boats—they go for the stinkpot every time, just like they always prefer hookers to proper girls. Show me a modern superyacht and I’ll show you a vulgarian, starting with that bum who owns Chelsea.

But I digress. Why think of ugly things and ugly people while living the life aquatic on board Bushido? As I’ve told you before, Bushido came about when I got tired of looking at cows. George Nicholson introduced me to an Italian designer who drove up to Switzerland to meet with me. We chatted amiably for a while about boats, then I had one too many and began telling stories. He also got drunk. The next time we met was in Monte Carlo with my captain and my son.

The designs he showed us were a disaster.

The boat looked like a pregnant penguin, whereas I wanted a Fife. My son, although severely dyslexic, took a pencil and drew the deck house and overhangs I wanted. As did the captain, a Frenchman who at last count had had five wives and was working on a sixth.

After that it became a matter of time.

Would the boat be ready for the 2004 Olympics in Athens or not? I planned to arrive with full sails, swing around the yacht club, then head for Vouliagmeni, where a “mounothyella”—Greek for pussy storm—was awaiting me. But that’s another story altogether. The mother of my children, along with my daughter, had done a great job for the interior, and we had copied the Creole, the 1927 black beauty, on the outside. Bushido was a

success and my summers were secure. The next year, Pug’s was founded off a private bay in the Peloponnese, and the rest is history, as bores say.

One thing is for sure: The bigger and flashier the boat, the shorter and uglier the owner.

Better yet, the longer the boat, the shorter the willy. Mine is thirty-seven meters long, quite normal for a steel-hulled ketch that even William Fife might look upon with pride.

I am very happy on board, especially as the cabins are roomy, the showers enormous, and the crew simply excellent.

Sailing around the isles of Greece is one long cliché. Wine-dark sea and all that.

Green Ionian islands surrounded by calm seas, craggy Aegean ones with white caps slapping against the rocky edges, smooth bays with spectacular views on the green Peloponnese. Unspoilt beaches with— alas—ever present plastic bags, chirping cicadas, old toothless women welcoming us. It is a soft, natural beauty that has been around forever, one that even man’s greed has not been able to spoil.

Pebbled beaches lead to torquoise water, and then there’s Bushido at anchor.

I’ve been visiting friends, some of them whom I’ve known as long as Aleko Goulandris, a friendship that began in 1945. More recent ones, like George Livanos, since 1955. Nostalgia reigns. I have yet to run into any horrors (meaning superyacht owners).

Mind you, this could end any minute.

At times, in fact, I feel like Anne Frank, but for the moment the bad guys are all in the south of France, where their women wear no pants and their mega-monsters are polluting the little that’s left unspoilt.

How will it all end? In tears, of course.

The moral imbecility of man has no bounds. The bad taste of the newly rich is infinite. Boats will continue to get bigger and uglier, our shallow, materialistic, celebrity-obsessed culture will soon dismiss anything William Fife ever designed, and Taki and Bushido will be assigned to the rubbish bin of history.

But here’s the catch: before this happens, I plan to enjoy myself. And I’ve got good news. Poseidon himself is on my side. That son-of-a-bitch Abramovich is on Poseidon’s bad books. Look for one, or two, or even all three of the vulgarian’s monsters to be swallowed up

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A new offering from the Cartier Love

fall fashion is on our minds as the summer officially ends and New York

collection: Love

necklace in 18-kt.

City kicks back in the swing of things. The weather cools down, the social rose gold with diamonds calendar heats up, and—yes—the tents are raised for Fashion Week. and black ceramic. $1,700.

This year, the fashion scene relocates to Lincoln Cartier: 653 Fifth Avenue, Center from Bryant Park, moving slightly 212.446.3400, or cartier.com. more uptown, and west. No matter where fashion lives—or, for that matter, where you live—some treasures, like these, go well with everything, everywhere.

Tiffany East Side Totes, featured in red grain leather and cognac grain leather. $1,495 each.

Tiffany & Co.: 800.843.3269 or tiffany.com.

Try on this black silk tulle dress for an evening look sure to impress. $14,000.

Dennis Basso: 765 Madison Avenue

Wide Calf Hair Belt. $78. J. Crew: 866.739.5944 or jcrew.com.

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or dennisbasso.com.

Silver DĂŠcor Bracelet with 8-ct. lavender jade. Montblanc: 598 Madison Avenue, 212.223.8888, or montblanc.com.

Baroque Black South Sea earrings with 42-ct. diamonds set in 18-kt. white gold. $7,000.

Mikimoto: 730 Fifth Avenue or mikimotoamerica.com.

The Crystalized Mochila Bag is finding its way into the hands of today’s trendiest women. $1,500.

Silvia Tcherassi: 305.529.0004,

A fashion-forward brocade coat

305.461.0009, or

from Italian designer Roberto

silviatcherassi.com.

Cavalli. $9,790. Roberto Cavalli: Robert Cavalli Boutiques or robertocavalli.com

From Ralph Lauren Collection comes the Naima bootie, in tumbled vachett. $850.

Ralph Lauren: Select Stores or ralphlauren.com.

Oyster Perpetual Datejust in stainless steel with a dark rhodium floral dial and jubilee bracelet. $6,150. Rolex: 800.36.ROLEX or rolex.com.

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Fresh Finds

Save up to $600 this fall! Free category upgrade, one free

Lilly Pulitzer and MitoAction.org partnered to design

round of golf on the

the Murfee Scarf, the proceeds from which benefit children

“Links” course,

and adults with mitochondrial disease. $118.

and a $100 resort

In The Pink: 5 South Water Street in Nantucket

credit. Casa de Campo:

or inthepinkonline.com.

800.336.5520 or casadecampo.com.do.

Reserve five treatments at The Spa at The Wool fedora ($475), wool knit cardigan ($1,490), suede laceup Oxford shoes ($690). Salvatore Ferragamo: 655 Fifth Avenue or 212.754.5200.

Surrey by December 31 and receive a complimentary sixth treatment. The Spa at The Surrey: 20 East 76th Street or 646.358.3615.

Medium Pavé Diamond “X” Ring. $2,850. David Yurman at The David Yurman Townhouse: 212.752.4255 or davidyurman.com.

“Red Star and Black Wave on Blue Ground, HC,” by Alexander Calder, measures 19 inches by 23 inches, in color aquatint and embossing. $14,000. Wally Findlay: 124 East 57th Street or 212.421.5390.

Blue Delft Wallcovering. $175 per roll of five yards. Sherle Wagner: 212.758.3300 or sherlewagner.com.

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Purple Water Candle. $90.

Bulgari’s stunning

Asprey: 853 Madison Avenue

Cerchi earrings

or 212.688.1811.

come in 18-kt. white gold and diamonds. $21,500. Bulgari: Bulgari stores nationwide, 800.BVLGARI, or www.bulgari.com.

Jersey knit top ($295) and jersey knit skirt ($425). Isabel Marant: 469 Broome Street or 212.219.2284.

Homage to Roy Halston: The “Sensual” Choker BY KIM in 18-kt. white gold with 73 “dew-look” brilliant-cut diamonds. $18,495.

Wempe: 700 Fifth Avenue or 212.397.9000.

There’s plenty to chose from with these assorted wool and cashmere scarves. $60-$75.

J. McLaughlin: 1004 Lexington Avenue or jmclaughlin.com.

The “Putrepump”. $645. Manolo Blahnik: 31 West 54th Street or 212.582.3007.

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Silver hill B y E l i z a be t h b r o w n a n d Rebe c c a B r o w n

Since 1931, Silver Hill Hospital has served generations of patients seeking the best possible treatment for addictive and psychiatric disorders. An academic affiliate of the Yale University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry located in New Canaan, Connecticut, the facility offers unequaled inpatient treatment and transitional living programs for adolescents and adults.

Silver Hill Hospital distinguishes itself from other institutions with its experience with co-occurring disorders (in which individuals with mental or personality disorders also suffer from alcohol or substance abuse problems) and high staff-to-patient ratio (1:3). Additionally, the forty-five-acre campus boasts a country setting with an important proximity to New York City (fifty miles) and

Hartford (seventy-two miles).

The nationally recognized, independent, not-for-profit hospital has always been invested in answering the psychiatric needs of its patients. “Psychiatry has made great strides in the treatment of mental illness and addiction and Silver Hill has been at the leading edge,” says Dr. Sigurd Ackerman, president and medical director. “As the neurosciences continue to advance, we will finally learn more about prevention. Silver Hill will be in the lead in applying those developments as well.”

Upon arrival, patients are each assigned to one of eleven full-time psychiatrists who monitors their progress.

In case of emergency, a psychiatrist is available onsite at all times of the day and night. Silver Hill Hospital hous-

es an inpatient treatment program, including acute care, general psychiatric detox, and adolescent treatment units, and a series of transitional living programs, addressing psychiatric, substance use, dual, eating, and other disorders. Patients are often discharged from an inpatient treatment program to a transitional living program to complete their recovery. And, vice versa: sometimes patients reenter into an inpatient treatment program from a transitional living program when addiAbove: The Patricia Regnemer Main House.

Inset: The Cruickshank Farmhouse, built c. 1919.

Opposite, clockwise from top: patients keep journals; activities like arts and crafts have always been integral to the programs; staff and patients form trusting relationships.

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tional attention is necessary.

To further support its patients, Silver Hill Hospital offers a comprehensive family program. The program includes weekly family forums, Dialectical Behavior Therapy family groups, and an intensive four-day session—all designed to educate on the recovery process while, at the same time, helping family members to preserve integrity and stability within their own lives.

The relaxing physical enivronment at the hospital only serves to complement its programs. The campus is isolated, picturesque, and therapeutic, allowing patients to focus wholely on their needs. As William Terhune, president and medical director from 1939 to 1964, said, “Here you may find peace and quiet, get close to nature, and enjoy simple pleasures.” The hospital has since expanded to include additional residential buildings, as well as a spacious center for fitness, recreational, and wellness activities.

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Since its inception, Silver Hill Hospital has provided an atmosphere of acceptance and overall support.

Its success rests in its unique ability to establish meaningful relationships between its staff members and patients.

As Ackerman says, “I am a psychiatrist and not another kind of doctor because I want to get to know people. I like to talk to patients, and the relationships I have with my patients have meaning for me. At Silver Hill, my colleagues share this point of view.”

For eighty years, Silver Hill Hospital has remained committed to restoring mental health. To celebrate a legacy defined by a dedicated staff that is resolute in providing its patients and their families with the best care available, Michael Cominotto and Dennis Basso will honor Silver Hill Hospital with a spectacular gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on November 11.

“It is always devastating when we suffer from any illness and equally dev-

astating for our families,” Cominotto says. “However, with a mental illness such as depression, patients and families often feel shame because of the stigma associated with mental illness, which prevents them from openly discussing the illness. I know that I’m only one person, but my hope is that I can help open this dialogue.

“I have experienced first hand how my willingness to speak about my depression helps others, and this fuels me to do more. If, at our event, I can help break down the stigma associated with mental illness and let everyone know what a fine hospital we have in our own backyard that would be just great.” u Above: The Lodge, a residence for adolescents.

Opposite, clockwise from top left: a historic sign; a view of the chapel; patients’ families are involved in treatment; an art class; the pastoral setting; Sandra Gomez, M.D., treats adolescents; therapies include artistic expression.

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the farris of them all Looking back on the illustrious life and generosity of Dame Celia Lipton Farris Born in Edinburgh and raised in London, the daughter of a renowned orchestra leader, Celia Lipton Farris was performing in leading roles on the stage in her teens. She was a featured performer at the London Palladium and became a household name throughout the U.K, performing to packed houses. She recorded for Columbia Records at the famed Abbey Road Studios, where The Beatles recorded.

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both the Mantovani and the Melachrino orchestras, as well as her father’s orchestra, and has been recognized by the National Jazz Archive in the U.K. Among her most memorable performances as leading lady was in Get A Load Of This, the title role in Emile Littler’s revival of The Quaker Girl, and Peter in Peter Pan. Additionally, she played the lead of Lili, in the light operetta Lilac Time.

After crossing the Atlantic, the young star’s acting and singing careers soared.

She appeared on Broadway in John Murray Anderson’s Almanac and Maggie.

On television, she starred as Esmeralda on NBC’s “Hunchback of Notre Dame,” had the leading role in several productions of “Goodyear Playhouse,” and also appeared in network daytime dramas.

While enjoying a successful career staring on Broadway and in television, Celia Lipton met, fell in love with, and married the acclaimed industrialist and inventor, Victor Farris. At that time she

Clockwise from top left: Dame Celia Lipton Farris has produced the American Cinema Awards for ten years; the performer’s “one-woman show”; the young actress; Mr. and Mrs. Victor Farris’s wedding portrait; playing Lady Sybil in Maggie on Broadway.

set aside her stage, acting, and singing careers to devote her time to being a wife and mother. Throughout her married life, she studied painting at the Norton School of Art and has, for decades, excelled as an impressionist and colorist.

Following her husband’s passing after twenty-nine years of marriage, she returned to show business working on a number of projects, including what she proclaimed as one of the most “memorable events” of her life—a performance in Hyde Park at the VE Day Celebration on May 8, 1995.

There she sang before approximately one million people, including Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who would later bestow Celia Lipton Farris with the title of, “Dame Of A Most Venerable Order.”

Today, her recordings continue to be played across Canada, Great Britain, and the U.S. on radio stations like the BBC and CBS. She is regularly featured on Dick Robinson’s “American Standard by the Sea” and Joe Franklin’s “Memory Lane.” She has shared her talents by establishing a scholarship at the Royal College of Music in London and serving as honorary chairman of the New York Broadway Theater Hall of Fame for the past seven years.

In addition to her career, Dame Celia Lipton Farris has devoted her life to a variety of philanthropic efforts. She was a chairman for two consecutive years, and an honorary chairman for thirty years, of the American Cancer Society and was

one of the earliest and most generous financial contributors to AMFAR for AIDS research. She has also supported a number of other social service, charitable, and arts and civic organizations, including the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City.

Fête de Swifty is an annual benefit to support the programs of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York, and something which with Dame Celia Lipton Farris has been involved with since its inception in 2004. The event has seen tremendous success, raising vital funds for programs serving the area’s children and families.

Dame Celia Lipton Farris has, herself, chronicled her many lifelong pursuits in her autobiography, My Three Lives. u

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culture at casa de campo By elizabeth brown

casa de campo boasts a variety of cultural offerings in addi-

tion to the other amenities it provides as the premier resort in the Dominican Republic. “We provide guests with a wonderful, luxury vacation experience touched with a flavor of the local culture they will find nowhere else,” says Kim Hutchinson, marketing director.

Featuring galleries, museums, performances, and workshops, the 7,000-acre property allows for a truly enriching stay. Guests are encouraged to relax in the picturesque setting, exploring their surroundings as much as they choose. “Anyone of any age interested in learning about another culture, and speaking with its people, will enjoy Casa de Campo,” Hutchinson says.

Altos de Chavon, a replica sixteenth-century Mediterranean village, provides a unique experience for guests at Casa de Campo. There, the Museo Arqueologico Regional houses preColumbian artifacts of the native Taino Indians and the Amber World Museum showcases gems, including the national gemstones of the Dominican Republic, amber and larimar.

“The Dominican Republic has a rich history that dates back to before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the 1490s. Guests can learn all about it while vacationing at Casa de Campo,” says Hutchinson. The resort allows guests to unwind while, at the same time, immerse themselves in the region’s culture.

Above: An aerial image of Altos de Chavon. Left: the Amber World Museum showcases gems. Opposite, clockwise from top: pre-Columbian artifacts at the Museo Arquelogico Regional; a local artisan works under the direction of Emilio Robba; pre-Columbian artifacts.

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de Chavon School of Design offers a two-year program for students interested in furthering their educations (and extending their stays in the Caribbean).

“With a Casa de Campo vacation, guests can have it all,” Hutchinson says, “an entirely new hotel featuring ‘Elite’ rooms and suites, renovated lobby and main area, spacious villas, world-class sports and facilities, a variety of restaurants including The Beach Club by Le Cirque and La Caña by Il Circo, and cultural experiences—all set under tropical skies and Caribbean sunshine with warm Dominican hospitality.” u For more information, please visit casadecampo.com.do.

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A 5,000-seat, Grecian-style ampitheater, also at Altos de Chavon, is home to Kandela!—a show with fifty dancers and singers, all moving to the sounds of the Caribbean. Inaugurated with a performance by Frank Sinatra in 1982, the space has recently hosted concerts by a series of international artists like Alejandro Sanz, Santana, and Sting.

Nearby, workshops display the craftsmanship of different artisans directed by the internationally-acclaimed Emilio Robba, “Sculptor of Flowers,” who has two shops at Casa de Campo.

Art galleries feature the work of local talents, as well as the work of current artists in residence at the Altos de Chavon School of Design. Affiliated with the Parsons School of Design, the Altos

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a study in grace: Shen yun “Very poetic—the subtlety and attention to detail and synchronization is astounding.”

As the sun set over the Pacific horizon on a recent July evening, Hollywood luminaries gathered at the Los Angeles Music Center for a performance of Shen Yun. After the show, a reporter caught up with Robert Stromberg, the Oscar-winning production designer for the movie Avatar. “It’s absolutely beautiful,” he said of the show he just witnessed. “It was so inspiring, I think I may have found some new ideas for the next Avatar!”

around us, the group aspires to create original performances that not only entertain, but educate, enrich, and inspire.

A performance by Shen Yun Performing Arts is traditional Chinese culture as it was meant to be—a study in grace, fluidity, balance, and inner strength. A program of nearly twenty masterful dances and songs brings China’s celebrated history to life on stage. The vigorous drums of the Tang dynasty court will quicken your pulse while the charm of ethnic folk dances will delight your soul. Complementing the performers are state-of-the-art digital backdrops and gorgeous, authentically-designed costumes.

“I wasn’t expecting anything so powerful, anything that would touch me so directly, so fervently.”

Shen Yun brings classical Chinese dance, spanning thousands of years of tradition, to the stage. Some of the scenery in Avatar was inspired by Chinese landscapes: “Working as a designer myself, I have done a lot of research on China and the landscapes of China and how beautiful they are,” said Stromberg. “Seeing a traditional performance with the authentic dance moves and authentic backgrounds— it all came together...It’s nice to finally see part of Chinese culture and understand the history.”

A Gift from a Divine Land There was a time long, long ago when China was known as “Shen Zhou,” The Land of the Divine. The arts and the culture of the Middle Kingdom were considered so exquisite and vibrant that they could only have been bestowed by the heavens.

Shen Yun Performing Arts consists of a unique group of artists who share in a vision of bringing back this divine culture and reviving the best of traditional Chinese performing arts. The company is a triumph of collaboration, bringing together over a hundred of the world’s foremost classically trained Chinese dancers, choreographers, musicians, and vocalists. It also boasts the world’s only full orchestra that embraces both Western and Chinese instruments as its permanent members.

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Power that Emanates from the Heart As Shen Yun toured the world, audiences are often seen leaving the theater with moistened eyes. So what is it about Shen Yun that moves people? Words like “serenity” and “purity” are often used by audience members to describe the experience.

“The effect is like spring water coming out of the ground, not knowing where it came from. I think maybe my soul is emerging like the spring water,” said Woon-Gyo Yeo, of the Jewel in the Palace fame, after watching Shen Yun in Seoul. Halfway across the world in Cordoba, Argentina, art professor Carlos del Corro emotionally proclaimed, “I have seen in this show the revival of classical art. We are in an era full of vulgarity and money that is placed above all values…For me, I have clearly seen in this show that the values are saved.” Words may be inadequate, but the heart may know what words cannot express. There may be as many different reasons why people cry after watching Shen Yun as there are audience members, but their tears show their hearts have come to understand something.

In the four years it has been in existence, Shen Yun has toured over 200 cities on five continents, and graced the stages of storied venues such as Washington, D.C.’s, Kennedy Center, London’s Royal Festival Hall, and Paris’ Palais des Congrès.

On January 6, 2011, Shen Yun will debut at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater for a ten-day run. Come witness the beauty and share in the extraordinary sensation that is Shen Yun Performing Arts. u

Shen Yun principal dancer Michelle Ren in “Poetry of Drums.”

THE FINEST IN TOWNHOUSE LIVING

OPEN HOUSE

This page: the kitchen with garden (one of four outdoor spaces) at a townhouse on 76th Street. Opposite, above: the living room of a townhouse in the Treadwell Farms Historic District on the Upper East Side. Below: the renovated kitchen at a unique townhouse at 1 Morton Square.

Townhouses offer a wide variety of styles of living, each a unique bastion of design, light, space, and privacy. Three superb examples are 211 East 76th Street on the Upper East Side, with a meticulously modern renovation; 232 East 61st Street in the Treadwell Farms Historic District, a twenty-foot wide residence with a more traditional look; and 1 Morton Square, which provides full service amenities plus Hudson River views.

211 East 76th Street With four major outdoor spaces, elevator access to all floors and carefully selected finishes, this exquisitely renovated townhouse at 211 East 76th Street offers a combination of thoughtful design and experienced, skilled craftsmanship. The modern tone of the 4,300-square-foot property is set immediately as keyless entry pads provide access to lovely gardens and stoop levels.

The extraordinary rear duplex garden utilizes existing bedrock in its lower level to add unique organic texture. A tall bamboo fence and lovely plantings surround the stone pavers and outdoor dining space. A steel staircase ascends to the parlor floor terrace above to create an ideal entertaining flow.

Inside, the artistic floating stair leading up to the parlor floor opens to a floor-to-ceiling glass wall, creating a transparent barrier between the front door stoop entry and the library at the front of the house. At the center of the floor, a formal dining room is anchored by a stunning chandelier.

232 East 61st Street Located in the Treadwell Farms Historic District, one of the city’s oldest districts, the neighborhood is composed mainly of four- or five-story family townhouses built from 1868 to 1876.

This particular house, at 232 East 61st Street, with twelve-foot ceilings, five bedrooms, and a staff suite with separate entry,

exudes grace and comfort in its perfectly proportioned rooms and outdoor space. The mid-block height restriction in the Treadwell Farms Historic District allows the nearly 6,000-squarefoot traditional property to be bathed in exceptional light.

The elegant parlor floor landing with seating alcove carries light from one end of the floor to the other. With over twelvefoot ceilings, the living room features three tall windows, a curved ceiling and a wood-burning fireplace. In the rear, a formal dining room with wood-burning fireplace and huge window overlooks the garden. In the home’s large extension, a solarium kitchen features a wall of glass facing east that captures the sunrise.

1 Morton Square Meticulously renovated to maximize the unique townhouse footprint in 1 Morton Square, this unit (TH3) combines desired amenities of full-service, white-glove living with a spacious threestory floor plan, all set in a prime West Village location.

Among the westernmost townhouses, this residence is fitted with a bowed façade on two floors, affording incredible sunset and river views along the Hudson River Walk. The formal dining and living rooms are replete with elegant woodworking, custom lighting, a gas fireplace, and wine storage. Glass doors lead out to the large rear garden with gas fireplace and ample space for outdoor dining.

Designed by Costas Kondylis & Partners, 1 Morton Square is a full-block development erected in 2004, which combines towers along West Street with low-rise buildings on the remainder of the block. Building features include a large, landscaped courtyard garden, doorman and concierge service, a health club, playroom, and central parking. u For more information, please contact Paula Del Nunzio, Brown Harris Stevens, 212.906.9207, PDelNunzio@bhsusa.com.

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marriages

by GEORGINA SCHAEFFER

Andrea Olshan & Michael Odell June 24, 2010 New York, New York

The wedding was attended by thirty-eight guests at an intimate ceremony at La Grenouille, with a reception afterward.

The ceremony began when all the guests arrived.

Right: The bride’s parents, Mort and Carole Olshan.

Andrea’s mom surprised her by having guests throw rose petals after the ceremony.

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The couple went in July to Bordeaux, Provence, and Saint-Tropez for their honeymoon.

brian marcus (fred marcus)

The bride wore a dress by Alexandra Vidal with diamond-and-pearl earrings and bracelet from Seaman Schepps.

Her headpiece, from Suzanne, was a custom design.

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marriages Lauren Anne Hurley & Nicholas Endicott Ames August 7, 2010 Brookline, Massachusetts

One hundred and thirty guests attended the couple’s wedding. The ceremony was held outside with a reception following at the Larz Anderson Automobile Museum.

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Above: The mother of the groom, Eve Endicott, chats with a guest during cocktails. Right: The couple’s first dance was to Neil Young’s “Harvest Moon.”

The dance floor was so popular among guests (including Luke, above, dancing with author Amanda Stewart) that the museum had to refinish the floor after the party.

The couple was married by their close family friend, Luke Morgan. The bride wore a dress by Angelina and carried hydrangeas. The groom wore a suit by Trovata.

Above, left: A vintage car belonging to Larz Anderson.

Right: The couple went on their honeymoon to Bermuda directly after the wedding.

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marriages Morgan Augusta White & Marshall Devitt Whalen, II June 26, 2010 Stockbridge, Massachusetts

On the morning of the wedding, the bride and her maid of honor, Brittan White, hosted a tennis round robin while the groom and his best men hosted a round of golf.

One hundred and ten guests attended the wedding.

Above: The bride and groom with their families. Right: The first dance was to “Green Eyes,” by Coldplay.

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Following the ceremony the bride, groom, and their guests paraded down historic main street to the Stockbridge Golf Club , which has one of the oldest 18-hole golf courses in the country.

Directly following the wedding the bride and groom spent their honeymoon at Tuckers Point Hotel and Spa in Bermuda.

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Above: The ceremony was held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, designed by Charles F. McKim and Stanford White. Above, center: The sister of the groom, Jennifer Whalen, at the podium.

W E D D I N GS One hundred and sixteen guests attended the wedding at the rustic Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, New York.

The ceremony was held outdoors; a tented party followed.

marriages Audrey Elena Gingras & Ryder Evan Robison June 12, 2010 Big Indian, New York

The rain began on Saturday afternoon, cleared for the ceremony and through the first song, and then started up again with a huge clap of thunder—a sign of good luck.

The bride wore Selia Yang and carried peonies, roses, lilies, and lilacs, then changed into a short dress by Peter Soronen.

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The bridesmaids wore dresses by Dianna Sohn.

The cupcakes were from the Brooklyn bakery Nine Cakes.

The first dance was to “Strange & Beautiful” by Aqualung. The couple is going to Thailand for a honeymoon in December.

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marriages Andrea Nadosy & Jonathon Bunt June 19, 2010 Southampton, New York

The couple was married in Southampton—the bride’s family’s summer town. The wedding took place at the Dune Church with a reception at the Meadow Club directly following the ceremony.

Above: The tables were set with grosgrain ribbon belts. The florist was Belle Fleur. Two hundred and seventy-five guests attended.

Above: The bride with her husband and groomsmen. Right: The couple took a quiet walk together from the church to the reception.

The couple went on a minimoon after the wedding to Napa Valley and are planning to take a longer honeymoon in the future to the Galapagos Islands.

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The bride wore Carolina Herrera and carried a bouquet of lilies of the valley. Her bridesmaids wore dresses by Coren Moore. The first dance was to “God Only Knows,” by the Beach Boys.

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Engagements

Lydia Fenet and Chris Delaney

Maggie Katz and Reed Cordish

Elizabeth Briggs Jones and Nicholas Coleman

Lydia Fenet and Chris Delaney will be married in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 19, 2010. The wedding will take place at Christ’s Church Cathedral, where the bride’s grandparents were also married. A reception following the ceremony will be held at the Nottaway Plantation.

The couple met at a house party in Syosset, Long Island, where mutual friends were hosting a final party at the house their parents were selling. A few days after meeting Lydia, Chris called a friend to ask for her number. But it would be another three weeks before the couple would electronically connect and go on their first date.

That first date was five years ago.

Chris graduated from Darden Business School while the couple has been together, and the two spent a fair amount of time traveling back and forth. Chris took Lydia on a trip back down to Charlottesville, to Keswick Hall, to propose. His plans of a romantic hot-air balloon ride were thwarted by weather, but he proposed to Lydia on the porch of one of their favorite resturants under a starry sky.

Maggie Katz and Reed Cordish will be married in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 9, 2010. The ceremony and reception will be on the site of where they are building their future house together.

The couple was introduced by a mutual friend who set them up on a blind date. At the time, Reed was exceptionally busy and cancelled the date and rescheduled with Maggie for a breakfast between meetings. Maggie showed up for the breakfast meeting and so enchanted Reed that he asked what she would be doing if he cancelled the rest of his meetings and plans for dinner. The rest, as they say, is history. The couple has been dating for a year, but knew early on that this was it for both of them.

Reed went to the store of the friend who introduced them (she is a jewelry designer) to find the ring. He proposed to Maggie on a visit to New York City because, although they are planning their life together in Baltimore, New York is her hometown, and he knew it would be meaningful to her. It was a total surprise.

Elizabeth Briggs Jones and Nicholas Coleman will be married in their native Palm Beach, Florida, on November 20, 2010. The ceremony will be held at St. Ann Catholic Church with a reception to follow on the beach, where guests will be treated to fried chicken and cupcakes.

The bride and groom were introduced to one another by mutual friends at a dinner party. Within an hour of knowing Elizabeth, Nicholas asked her to share dessert with him.

By the end of the meal the chocolate cake was gone, and so was Elizabeth’s heart!

The couple came to enjoy golfing together so it was only fitting that Nicholas would propose to Elizabeth at The National Golf Links of America in Southampton, New York. He got down on one knee on the top of the seventeenth tee, one of the most picturesque views on Long Island. The two spent the remainder of the evening drinking Southsides and watching the sunset, preparing for their new life together.

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By utilizing methods that preserve maximal perfusion and health of the abdominal skin, these procedures allow for liberal liposuction and natural, anatomic shaping of abdominal contours. As every woman’s needs and desires are unique, the specific techniques are tailored meticulously to achieve the most beautiful and natural results for each individual.

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Dominic Elias wears a Black Label flight courier jacket, dress shirt, and slim-fit jeans, with Ralph Lauren dress shoes. Carson Gray Elias wears Blue Label Leland leather pants, poncho, and Collection Naima booties.

He carries the Boston duffle; she, the Collection Heritage tartan tote.

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what happens when Candace and Frederick W.

Beinecke III lend their Berkshire country estate to a group of friends who gather for a fall weekend getaway? What if those friends wear exclusively the latest—and most classic— fashions from Ralph Lauren’s collections? Horseback riding, hikes on the hill, and open-air cocktails, of course.

After all, Ralph Lauren is about more than just fashion; he, and his label, are the unparalleled ambassadors of the idealized American life, from the rugged glory of equestrianism and country sports to fancy cars and dinner parties. Rich in substance, measured in worth.

And where better to represent the ideal American life than at the Beineckes’ residence, Wheelbarrow Hill Farm? The Beineckes­, whose name is synonymous with position, prestige, and wealth, are also standard-bearers of benefaction. They are endowers of education, advocates of the arts, and conservators of wildlife and the environment.

Above all, they are the exemplification of “American,” embodying the possibilities of their country, as well as the responsibilities that attend fortune. In their private life, they are humble and hardworking—and equally generous to their friends. Here, they’ve offered “The Hill,” as it’s known, so that some of these friends might enjoy the bucolic setting of the rolling Berkshire mountains—an American respite and natural wonder all its own.u —D.C.

This page: Lydia Fenet and Megan Geise take a break from their morning-coffee stroll. Lydia wears a herringbone coat with faux fur collar and cashmere-wool leggings by Blue Label, with Collection Norma boots in suede. Megan wears a Blue Label plaid wool coat and cashmere turtleneck sweater-dress with Collection Forala booties in leather and brown oilcloth. Opposite, lower left: Danielle Snyder joins Darrell Hartman, who’s walking Winston and wearing denim jeans, Garrison sportcoat, custom-fit shirt, and silk tie, all by Polo.

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Sisters Jodie and Danielle Snyder (left) wear Blue Label jackets, jodhpurs, and sweaters. Robert L. Fowler III (center) wears Purple Label aviators and Polo work pants, plaid shirt, and Garrison sportcoat. Lydia (right) is in a Blue Label nylon vest, cashmere sweater, and jodhpur leggings, and crocodile Collection Natalia booties with shearling. Brooks Huston (right) suits up in Polo denim jeans, newsboy hat, tartan sportcoat, Radcliffe vest, Club shirt, and silk bow tie. His eyewear is Purple Label.

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Opposite page: Mattias Geise (left center) wears Polo corduroy pants, green cashmere cableknit sweater, and Garrison cashmere Glen plaid sportcoat, with a Purple Label sport shirt underneath.

Carson (top right) rides in a Blue Label cashmere sweater and plaid tweed jacket, Black Label slimfit jeans, and Collection Salene boots in tumbled black leather. The group walks the fields, with women sporting Ralph Lauren Collection eyewear.

This page: Lydia and Robert arrive for cocktails on the back terrace.

She wears a Ralph Lauren Collection Louisa dress in silk lamĂŠ with cocoon jacket in felted cashmere; he wears a Polo velvet dinner jacket with Black Label Anthony pants, pleated shirt, and bow tie, along with Ralph Lauren slippers. Opposite page: Brooks is dapper in a Black Label tuxedo, dress shirt, and bow tie.

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This page: Mattias (left) wears a Purple Label double-breasted tuxedo, dress shirt, and bow tie. Opposite page: Carson (top left) sets the mood with candlelight in a Ralph Lauren Collection Denise dress. After dinner, Megan (bottom left), in a velvet-silk Collection Bradford dress, relaxes in the study.

Assistant photographer: Doug Hill. Hair styling by Josue Perez for Ricardo Rojas Salon.

Makeup by Maria Cleary. First assistant: Elizabeth Brown. Second assistant: Rebecca Brown. Range Rover HSE courtesy of Jaguar Land Rover North America.

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Photography from Jerry Schatzberg’s Women Then. Triplets, 1964.

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Monique Le Fevre and Unidentified Man, New York, 1968.

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“Jerry’s work implies that a woman’s greatest desire is to be

many things at once—sexy and sophisticated, serious and funloving, and ultimately one’s own person, and certainly equal to men,” writes Gail Bucklan in the preface to Women Then (Rizzoli), the new book from photographer Jerry Schatzberg.

Following his first monograph, Paris 1962, this new collection of Schatzberg’s photographs from 1954 to 1969 capture a unique moment in the history of women. And while today the images appear downright nostalgic, at the time they were revolutionary.

“Schatzberg came of age when fashion-magazines insisted

their models appear lady-like at all times,” writes Julia Mortan in the introduction. “The ‘girls’ were not to sit on the ground; their feet couldn’t be more than eight inches apart; their hands had to be gracefully arranged. Fashion photographers complained about the restrictions, but for American women who had endured decades of war and rationing these frothy fashions and prim poses were the stuff of dreams.” Instead, in these photos, Mortan writes, “Schatzberg’s vision of cultural liberation can be seen in his shots of women behaving boldly by throwing their chiffon skirts up into the air, or smoking cigarettes while staring SEPTEM B ER 2 0 1 0 1 0 3

hard into the eye of the camera...” But if these photos have no “revolutionary” value today, why are the images still so alluring to a modern audience?

First, there’s the sheer beauty and elegance of the women.

And then there’s the clothing itself. Maybe it’s the storyline—a humorous chess game in the park or an elegant black-tie party in New York City. Perhaps it is something in the composition, although Schatzberg never settled on a particular approach. He uses photographic devices best articulated as cinematic, with long shots and close-ups, interesting angles to convey movement, and a unique construction of a “moment.” (Schatzberg went on 1 0 4 Q U EST

to become a legendary film director, whose twelve titles include The Panic in Needle Park and Scarecrow.)

Faye Dunaway, one of Schatzberg’s favorite subjects, his star in Puzzle of a Downfall Child, and a friend, writes about one of his most famous pictures of her in the afterword: “In the opening shot, a grainy black and white, Jerry has me sitting as if I’ve just awakened. My eyes are still closed, my head is slightly turned, cheek against my shoulder, hair loose around my face.

I’m leaning on one hand and a sheet pulled up with the other.

The curve of my back is what catches the eye, I still love that photo for its drowsy sensuality.” But there is something else

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Janet Randy, Gramercy Park, New York, 1959.

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at once palpable and unexplainable that make these images so captivating. Schatzberg always presents us with a narrative, but never gives us the ending of the story. What is the older woman crossing the street thinking as she turns her head at a young woman on the corner? An answer is never given.

In the 1950s, at a Museum of Modern Art symposium, Irving Penn spoke about communication through the printed page and what a thrill it was to reach large audiences. Today, in our compulsively communicative world, Schatzberg’s pictures provide a welcome refiring of the imagination. The

first photography director at the Museum of Modern Art, John Szarkowski, once wrote of the “illusion and mystery” inherent in fashion photography and Buckland notes, “There is illusion and their is reality and they might not be that far apart, at least not in the mind’s eye.” It is this space between illusion and reality— where the viewer takes over, adding their own narrative to the photograph. Buckland concludes, “Herry Schatzberg wants us to see ‘women then’—their strength, beauty, desires, and yes, their clothes, and has given us a collective female portrait of the times.” Indeed. And perhaps, a portrait for all times. u

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ermilio’s nouveau élégance By daniel cappello

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every woman, it seems, wants to be dressed by Katie Ermilio. On a recent night at the Metropolitan Opera, Ermilio, in a dress of her own design, couldn’t even stop for a glass of champagne at intermission or make her way to her seat without being stopped by women who demanded to know, Where did she get that dress?

This, for anyone who knows the label, comes as no surprise. Katie Ermilio’s clothes are touched by the sublime. There is something in the soft femininity of their fabrics and in the flawlessness of their construction that makes them eminently desirable. Their simple elegance— set off by delicate yet inventive touches like wrap-around cummerbunds and sculptural draping—embodies the modern interpretation of classic ideals.

Ermilio’s impeccable tailoring and precocious mastery of form and color are a testament to her fashion pedigree.

This page: English flannel shawl collar jacket with removable navy velvet lapels, Fall-Holiday 2010 collection. Opposite: Katie Ermilio in pants of her own design, shirt by Phillip Lim, and Lanvin shoes.

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What was the first article of clothing that you ever designed?

It’s hard to say because I’ve been designing ever since I was little, but the first piece that I designed and had made was a mint green baby-doll dress that I wore to my eighth-grade dinner dance.

Did you always know that you would grow up to follow in your family’s footsteps?

Surprisingly, no. I didn’t even consider design as a part of my future, though I knew fashion would be. I always wanted to work in magazines. I love art, writing, typography, graphic design—and clothes, of course—so I originally pursued a career in fashion magazines.

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She grew up on the Philadelphia Main Line, spending a lot of her childhood in her family’s Haverford-based clothing and specialty store, famous for dressing American royalty such as John “Black Jack” Bouvier, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and style icon Grace Kelly (her grandfather, Arthur, was Kelly’s personal clothier, and her father, Robert, is known the world over as an expert in equestrian wear).

Ermilio, the first woman in the family business (with the first real emphasis on women’s wear), is a talent here to stay. She combines her heritage with a fanciful imagination; there’s a hint of Givenchy in her grandeur, a whisper of Balenciaga in her whimsy, and the delicacy of de la Renta in her elegance. Here, Ermilio opens up on the subject of her fashions—and her passions.

Top right: The cutting room in the old Ermilio store in Philadelphia. Clockwise from bottom right: Ermilios for generations have been dressing celebrities and politicians alike, such as, Richard Nixon, Connie Mack (bottom left), and Gerald Ford (top left). Opposite: Faultless construction and modern flair define Ermilio’s take on a classic bell dress, from her Spring-Summer 2010 collection.

What is it like to be the first woman in your family to carry the design torch?

It’s so exciting. And it makes me incredibly happy to know that the Ermilio name and legacy will live on in my work. I’m also thrilled to be giving the company new life here in New York, where some of my grandparents are from.

Do you consciously try to incorporate elements from your family’s designs, or are they just inherently there?

There’s certainly a distinct Ermilio style, which naturally finds its way into my work. This notion of chic gentrified apparel with a relaxed sensibility is a mainstay in my aesthetic.

Was style something you learned, or was it something that was more or less absorbed by osmosis?

My style is complete osmosis, as is my design sensibility. Everything I know about clothes, I learned from my father’s shop and from spending much of my young life around him and tailors. He and my grandfather are the best-dressed men I’ve ever known.

Is there a particular type of woman you design for?

I would like to think that my design aesthetic marries a sense of timelessness and modernity. My clients span generations in their ages, so I consciously try to create garments that defy limitations when it comes to a woman’s age.

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What is your own personal style like?

I’m a bit of a tomboy, always mixing clean classics with feminine accents. On a daily basis I wear blazers, slouchy tees, and Chanel ballet flats. And my shorts from the Fall 2010 collection are a staple in many of my outfits. I wear them constantly.

Are there certain colors, fabrics, or designs that you find yourself drawn to over and over again?

As far as palettes go, I love neutrals, especially different shades, textures, and variations of ivories, creams, and whites. I also gravitate towards luxe fabrics as I use them to reinterpret staple pieces (such as blazers, straight-leg trousers, and shorts).

My family legacy in men’s wear certainly has the most prominent influence on my work. I’m constantly juxtaposing traditionally masculine pieces with feminine silhouettes. I find the unwavering tradition in men’s wear so beautiful and I reference it time and again in my clothes. u

This page: Grace Kelly wears billowy tulle while keeping a fitted form, much like Ermilio’s pairing of a sleek short-suit swing jacket and inverted-pleat shorts with a tulle bow blouse (Spring-Summer 2010).

Opposite: From Fall-Holiday 2010, Ermilio’s side-sash party dress with

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gathered wrap at the sash.

hedging bets on

wall street style

By samantha tweddell

A lot of things have changed on Wall Steet in the last twenty years.

There are new Federal Exchange Commission regulations, new buzzwords like “zombie bank” and “bailout,” and people all over the country are dying to know, when will this recession end? Though the answer to that may be far at hand, one thing remains certain: the style of a Wall Street baron, no matter the color of the bottom line.

The upcoming release of Oliver Stone’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, the sequel to 1987’s Wall Street, is about to see men slicking their hair back, yelling, “Greed is good!” all over again, and wondering what happened to the extravagance that was the 1980s power suit. The new movie follows Gordon Gekko, played again by Michael Douglas, as he tries to make sense of the Wall Street has long been a source of fascination and intrigue, and an inspiration for fashion. This page: Wall Street’s mascot (and preferred market), the bull. Opposite: Fast-paced frenzy defines the floor of the New York Stock Exchange; a street sign that has become iconic.

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This page, clockwise from top left: Subtle patterns and a fall color palette from Dunhill make for a young sophistication; Canali keeps it reliably safe in fall gray; Luigi Bianchi Mantova’s classic Italian tailoring and fabrics are a standard for any Wall Street era. Opposite, clockwise from top: Shia LaBeouf and Michael

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Douglas in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps; Douglas defined the ’80s in suspenders and a white collar; Ralph Lauren’s sharp double-breasted look for fall.

new financial landscape after spending twenty-three years in jail for “illegal transanctions.” Gekko quickly became an icon of the excess and ego that came to define the businessman of the 1980s.

While the last two decades of menswear has seen comfort and modesty overtake ultra-luxury, this season’s livery is diverse: drifting from Mad Menminimalism to confident looks that will have any man feeling like he’s riding the wave of a bull market.

Costume designer Ellen Mirojnick, who created every look in both films, looked to real-life Wall Streeters when seeking out inspiration for the first film. “When Oliver Stone asked me to design Wall Street in 1987, I did research by acquainting myself with the different brokerage firms,” she says. “There were only a small amount of notables in the public eye: Ivan Boesky, Michael Millken, Carl Ichan.”

The result was the slick-back hairstyles, contrast-collar shirts, and the impeccably tailored double-breasted suits

that told audiences, at first glance, that Gordon Gekko was in control. (And, in the beginning at least, he was.)

Today, we are once again seeing a revival of the Wall Street warrior, with luxury suiting designers such as Ralph Lauren and Ermenegildo Zegna sending power wardrobes down the latest runways. Both brands flaunted several double-breasted suit styles alongside some variations of its older, more sophisticated brother, the threepiece suit.

We saw bold contrast-collared shirts and trance-inducing paisley ties paired with darker, more understated colors. But playful touches were never ommitted, namely via the patterns on pocket squares and silk ties. Nothing exudes confidence quite like a bold tie and a matching three-point casually peeking out of the chest pocket.

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in men’s fashion, allowing individuals to stand out in the army of financial-district suits. Power ties, pocket squares, and a unique set of cufflinks provide the finishing touch on a dapper look, while showing off a little personality.

Accessories “add luxury and bespoke your look,” says Ellen Mirojnick, who adds that the aesthetic of power is about “creating your signature.”

“The accessories you choose are an all important element in defining who you are or would like to be. They can include a monogrammed shirt with your initials, a pocket square in white linen or a silk color you love, a traditional shoe in an unexpected color. But the ultimate is surely owning an elegant pair of cufflinks for a beautiful Frenchcuffed shirt that has one sleeve designed to have enough room for your watch. The watch is the equivalent of the ‘It Bag’ in menswear today.”

With news of the sequel’s release and the extra touch of elegance popping up on this fall’s runways, there seems to be no harm in Wall Street men upping the risk in their

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luxurious materials. When asked how the businessman’s wardrobe has changed since the first Wall Street era, Canali’s global communications director, Elisabetta Canali, explained, “The power suit of the 1980s matched the extravagance of the times. As the world has changed, so has the fashion. Men still value quality and craftsmanship, but in a more toned-down manner.”

She added that men are also tending toward darker, more conservative colors and styles for fall, while continuing the trend of slimmer cuts—tapered pant legs and short, slender jackets. Today the men of Wall Street are also opting for more luxurious fabrics, like wool and cashmere blends, for their officewear this fall.

While the current cuts harken back to a more cosmopolitan elegance, nothing is more powerful than a well-tailored suit.

The timelessness of the current collections might be the most praiseworthy trend, and will keep these suits stylish into the next twenty years.

Still, today more than ever, accessories are taking a front row

This page: Ermenegildo Zegna’s runway looks in an array of gray declared these well-dressed gents ready for business.

It’s classic Italian tailoring with all the right finishes—vests, pocket squares, and top hats—which is a staple on Wall Street. Opposite page: Simon Spurr channels the classic banker look but with a fresh appeal for 2010; Josh Brolin pulls off bold stripes in Money Never Sleeps.

illusions of beauty Last year, fashion illustrator David Downton met Cate Blanchett at the Dorchester Hotel in London to draw her for the cover of Vogue Australia’s fiftieth-anniversary issue. When the issue hit stands, it surprised many in the fashion world; illustration hasn’t had a significant place in magazines—much less on their covers—since the 1950s. But the issue’s success signaled that the industry had once again grown nostalgic for the art form, a trend it seems to follow every few decades or so.

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Illustrator and designer George Barbier’s La Fontaine de Coquillages, 1914. Opposite: a 2009 Christian Dior illustration.

this ad for Puritan Sportswear, circa 1965. Opposite: a minimalist Kenneth Paul Block drawing from the mid-1960s.

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Masters of Fashion Illustration, suggests that fashion illustration is back in fashion. The book chronicles the art form’s history, beginning with the turn-of-the-century haute couture paintings

by Giovanni Boldini, then called a “social portraitist” rather than a fashion illustrator.

The book then moves throughout illustration’s greatest eras: From Erté’s art-deco covers for Harper’s Bazaar throughout the ’20s and ’30s to the “New Graphisme” movement, which intended “to do what photography couldn’t.”

It charts illustration’s evolution from reportage to art form, its decline in the 1960s and its subsequent comeback during the glamorous New Wave movement.

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the power and the illusion of beauty; complex themes perhaps, but all in a day’s work for these masters of fashion illustration.”

In fashion, all trends must come and go, and illustration has fallen victim to its industry’s inherent peril. But, the century-old resonance of true fashion artists and their continual ebb and flow throughout history proves that these masters’ visions of beauty will never go out of style. u This page: A 2002 watercolor portrait of Erin O’Connor in a headdress by Stephen Jones for Christian Dior. Opposite: Antonio Lopez captures the 1965 craze for “Op and Pop” art.

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Pe g g y Ro c kefeller Rose G arden

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

The Board wishes to salute

Friederike and Jeremy Biggs for their vision, generosity, and friendship.

TheRose Garden Dinner Dance TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 marks the date for the Rose Garden Dinner Dance at The New York Botanical Garden. This annual event features the Botanical Garden’s world-famous Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, designed by landscape architect Beatrix Jones Farrand in 1916, and completed in 1988 through a generous gift by Peggy and David Rockefeller. The Rose Garden, with more than 3,000 plants and 600 cultivated varieties, is one of the most magnificent views at The New York Botanical Garden, thrilling rose lovers of all ages with a broad variety of America’s national flower.

The Rose Garden Dinner Dance celebrates the beauty of the rose and the Garden’s stunning display in its autumn bloom. The proceeds help to maintain and build the Rose Garden collection, and support the curators’ continued care and development of one of the world’s premier rose venues. The evening begins with cocktails in the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, followed by dinner and dancing in the Garden Terrace Room. This event attracts 300 upscale and sophisticated members of the Garden’s extended family, and raises more than $500,000 to support the collection.

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2010 Rose Garden Dinner Dance Honorees Friederike and Jeremy Biggs

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN is honored to recognize Friederike and Jeremy Biggs for their invaluable service and generous friendship for more than a decade, which has played an important role in many achievements in horticulture, children’s education, and botanical science.

Their extraordinary energy and generosity has helped The New York Botanical Garden to build a renowned Children’s Education Program serving more than 250,000 children, educators, and families every year; to pursue innovative plant science research at home in the Research Laboratory and at sites around the globe where Garden scientists work to preserve and protect plant life; and to care for the magnificent living collections that inspire and inform visitors from near and far.

Their wholehearted commitment to the Special Events Program, including Friederike’s participation in the leadership of the Conservatory Ball since 2000, first as a Journal Chairman and then as a Gala Chairman, has contributed significantly to all of the Garden’s efforts. Additionally, her service as a Member of the Garden’s Board, which began in 2001, and participation on the Nominating and Education Committees have provided insight resulting in important changes at the Garden. We look forward to a continued partnership that builds upon the successes of the past decade.

Chair List Guests of Honor Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy H. Biggs

Chairmen Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burn III Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Davidson

Honorary Chairmen Mr. and Mrs. James Benenson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Goldfrank III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Nolen

Vice Chairmen Mr. and Mrs. Coleman P. Burke Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Butler Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Chilton, Jr. Whitney and Jonathan Clay

J. Barclay Collins and Kristina Durr Patricia M. Dunnington Andrea Henderson Fahnestock and George A. Hambrecht Fiduciary Trust Company International Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garrett Amy P. Goldman, Ph.D. Robert F. Gossett, Jr. The Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation Anne and Bill Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Hassen Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mitchell Jennings Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Johnson Jeanne Jones Karen Katen Foundation Diane Katzin and Rick Kurnit Angus and Leslie Littlejohn

Susan E. Lynch Carol and Philip Mehler Mr. and Mrs. John R. Robinson David Rockefeller Ken and Ellen Roman Marjorie and Jeffrey A. Rosen The Edward John & Patricia Rosenwald Foundation Janet C. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Royce Julie and Nick Sakellariadis Marie D. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Steel Anne and William Tatlock Carmen and John Thain Caroline A. Wamsler, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Weld Dee and Pug Winokur List in formation

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Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden TODAY THE GREATEST NUMBER OF ROSES ever displayed in the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden — 3,659 rose plants in 607 varieties — are thriving in the only surviving New York City garden designed by eminent landscape architect Beatrix Jones Farrand.

In 1988, with a generous gift from David Rockefeller in honor of his wife, Peggy, the garden was completed to Mrs. Farrand’s original 1916 design, including the lattice fence, central gazebo, and a wide array of roses. The garden was named for Mrs. Rockefeller, an ardent horticulturist and conservationist who loved roses, especially red roses. Long lauded as one of the most beautiful rose gardens in America, the Rockefeller Rose Garden has been transformed during the past two years into one of the most sustainable public gardens in the world.

The Great Rosarians of the World™ (GROW) acknowledged this tremendous accomplishment in June by bestowing its prestigious Rose Garden Hall of Fame Award to the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, the only American garden honored this year.

In announcing the selection, GROW officials noted, “Through the vision of Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden Curator Peter Kukielski, the Rose Garden has undergone a tremendous renovation and transformation. The Great Rosarians™ Award recognizes the significance of this renovation, which has resulted in creating a sustainable public garden, representing an outstanding collection of roses that provides the public the necessary knowledge to choose roses that can be grown without harming the environment.”

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MY FAVORITE THINGS with summer coming to a close, I am looking forward to catching up with all my friends in Central Park who have returned from their vacations. On any given morning we see loads of other pups for off-leash hours, which usually means a good game of “Look, I’ve Got the Ball” (a personal favorite).

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Wembley Brown I was the runt of the litter so I love it when Mom holds me like a baby and rubs my tummy. My favorite toy is a stuffed lobster that I bring on weekends away in New England, where I play with my best friend Bubba the Beagle.

Duke Auerbach-Black My favorite things to do are napping and cuddling. My favorite treats are strawberry popsicles (of which I am only allowed to have a few licks!) and baby carrots. I am most likely to be found sleeping anywhere in the house, but I especially love the chaise in the living room because it is close to the window.

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sailing new england by hilary geary Come August, off we went on the good ship Nice ‘n Easy for a grand tour of all those heavenly “watering holes” on the coast of New England. Each town has personality very distinct from its neighbors. We leaped onto the boat in Sag Harbor, a charming town in the “Hamptons” that has a wonderful port

filled with all kinds of boats. We sailed off with Robin and John Pickett and Harry and Gigi Benson.

Our first stop was Edgartown, Massachusetts, the pristine town with white clapboard houses spotted with hunter green shutters and flower-filled window boxes. You put one foot on

this island and it feels like a step back in time as the picturesque port is the beautifully maintained jewel of New England—just miles off the southern coast of Massachusetts. We arrived just in time for the sunset, and had a delightful dinner on board with Lynn and Evelyn de Rothschild, who have a house there.

Rothschild, Hilary Geary Ross. Standing, from left: John and Robin Pickett, Wilbur Ross, Harry Benson. Opposite: Kate Gubelmann in Newport; Prince Dimitri on Nantucket; George Soros.

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The next morning we sailed off to Hyannisport. It has a different tempo because it is the primary ferry link for passengers and freight heading to Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard and its large natural harbor is a Mecca for recreational and commercial fishing on Cape Cod. Plus, there’s a lot of history too. The fabled Kennedy compound is nearby and a JFK museum. That night, we headed out to the serene oasis Osterville, about twenty minutes away, to dine at the house of our pals from Palm Beach, Howard and Michele Kessler.

The Kesslers’ house is a gorgeous waterfront compound, with views galore, a tennis court, a putting green, and a dock. We sipped champagne outside to catch the sunset disappearing into the water. We then dined under the stars while being serenaded by a live quartet. The delicious menu started with a trio of cold summer soups, yellow gazpacho, red pepper and gingersnap pea, followed by chicken Milanese and a triple-berry shortcake for dessert. Among the guests enjoying the soirée were Bridget and Bill Koch, Bob and Myra Kraft, Danny Ponton, Jerrold and Lidia Rosenbaum, and more.

Then next day we cruised off to Nantucket, a charmer of an island thirty miles south of Cape Cod, which was originally a whaling town dating back more than three hundred years. The town has done a remarkable job preserving its heritage. The tasteful yet grand houses, little

enchanting cottages, cobblestone roads, old-fashioned lamps lining the streets and flowers everywhere are pure magic.

Nantucket has been named a National Historic District as little, architecturally speaking, has changed since the seventeenth century, thanks to strict zoning and laws that respect the island’s history.

One night, we had dinner on the boat with Helena and Roman Martinez and Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia and asked them for restaurant suggestions in the area. Well, they had many, one being The Galley on the beach. Off we went the next day for lunch, with Virgil Price another pal from Palm Beach. That night we dined at 21 Federal, but wanted to try them all, especially American Seasons, Chanteclair, and Lola 41.

The next stop was Newport, the grande dame of seaside resorts with its oceanfront string of historic “summer cottages” (aka enormous mansions built during the gilded era on the Atlantic). The actual port has been spruced up, too, and revitalized with chic new condos, like the “Vanderbilt.” We headed to Jimmy and Kate Gubelmann’s divine house for dinner, where we dined on delectable fresh salmon direct from Iceland, courtesy of her brother-in-law, Ambrose Monell. The next night, after tennis and a tour of the grand houses, we feasted at the Black Pearl and then were off to Fishers Island.

On Fishers, thanks to Ali Hanley, we had a tour of Tom and Bunty Armstrong’s

stunning “glass house,” designed by Tom Phifer with gardens overlooking the water. Then, after lunching with Carroll Carpenter, Amy Fine Collins and her husband Brad, Ali and Lee Hanley, we headed back to Southampton where the town was in full gear—rockin’ away as one would expect in mid-August. There were golf and tennis tournaments, dinners, parties and, tents set up all around town.

Nouriel Roubini and Jim Coleman, two popular bachelors put up a tent and had a seated dinner at Jim’s house. Among the guests were David and Julia Koch with their guest Talbott Maxey, Ken and Jackie Duberstein house-guesting with Joanne and Roberto de Guardiola, Karen and Richard LeFrak and their son Harry, Steve and Christine Schwarzman, Don and Catie Marron, and more.

Another bachelor, George Soros, celebrated his birthday with a big dinner under a pristine white tent with friends and family that had flown in from all over to toast him, including his sister-in-law Daisy. We spotted: Nicholas Berggruen, Byron and Anita Wien, Tim Metz and Gerry Fabrikant, Lally Weymouth, Joe Cohen, Jacques Leviant and Helen Marx, Peter and Pat Nadosy, Sugar Rautbord, Henry Buhl, Jim and Ann Sitrick, George Landegger, Tony Pilaro, Pete Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney, Howard Cox, Charlie and Kristen Krusen, Jim Coleman, and many more. Ah, summertime! u SEPTEMBER 2010 139

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THE YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST From the star-studded Twelve premiere to a house party on Bowery, Elizabeth Brown spent the month of August partying with all of the PYTs uptown, downtown, and—once or twice—at the beach.

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Nico Tortorella and Philip Ettinger kiss co-star Emily Meade at the post-party for the premiere of Twelve, a drama about young Upper East Siders.

Patrick McMullan puts down his camera and allows a photo to be taken of him with his son, Liam.

The skyline view at the Le Bain pool at The Standard Hotel.

Minnie Mortimer and Rochelle Fredston at a party at ARCADE in Los Angeles.

Kasey Crown, Elizabeth Meigher and Flo

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Fulton at ARCADE in Los Angeles.

Eugenia Gonzalez and Peter Davis at Le Bain

Chace Crawford, Joel Schumacher and Curtis

at The Standard Hotel.

“50 Cent” Jackson celebrate their new film.

“Don’t you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You wouldn’t marry a girl just because she’s pretty, but my goodness, doesn’t it help?” said Marilyn Monroe’s character, Lorelei Lee, in 1953’s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Bypassing the subjects of rich men and pretty girls—and certainly the subject of marriage—I’d like to say that, whether or not gentleman prefer blondes, I do. (For now, at least.) This past summer, I have transformed from a brunette into a honey-haired head-turner, thanks to John Whelan at the Rita Hazan Salon. Because of him, I spent the last month being blonde and having more fun!

On July 28, Q’s Elizabeth Meigher and I were invited to The Cinema Society’s premiere of Twelve, a drama about

young Upper East Siders: “New York City. All the kids home from boarding school. Everyone has money to blow.” Based on Nick McDonell’s novel, Joel Schumacher’s film features a cast of Chace Crawford, Rory Culkin, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Zoe Kravitz, Emma Roberts, and others—all of whom attended the screening. My favorite performances came from new talents Philip Ettinger and Emily Meade, who stunned in a cranberry-colored dress that night.

Afterward, everyone convened at Le Bain at The Standard Hotel where guests were served individual bottles of Moët & Chandon. I mingled with interior designer Thom Filicia, who graciously indulged me with suggestions for redecorating my skeezy studio, and interviewed Philip Ettinger about SEPTEMBER 2010 141

his experience on and off set. He said, “Even when we weren’t shooting, we were just hanging out, cooking dinner and stuff. It was like camp.” Camp? I wish the boys at Windridge had resembled Nate Archibald!

Less than twenty-four hours later, it was back to Le Bain for M Missoni’s “Summer Celebration” with a performance by Oh Land. Byrdie Bell flaunted her gams in a Missoni mini and Chessy Wilson sported jorts.

For Quest’s Daniel Cappello, the party proved especially productive when he approached and successfully cast Lydia Fenet of Christie’s and writer-about-town Darrell Hartman for this issue’s editorial shoot in the Berkshires.

Then it was off to La La Land for Q magazine’s “Shopping and Champagne” party, hosted with Kasey Krown, Flo Fulton, and Minnie Mortimer at ARCADE to benefit the World Child Project. The trip, of course, would not have been complete without a bite at The Polo Lounge!

On the 11th, Noah Tepperberg celebrated his birthday at Avenue. DJ Jesse Marco said, post-event, “Noah brings the best out of people. I’d rather not name drop, but with LeBron James getting on the mic and having Karolina Kurkova request songs ... things could be worse, right?” Amen. The following evening,

The Museum of the City of New York. Right: Sara Kaplan-Levenson, Rachel Birch, Laura Bintzer, Sam Hines and Justin Horowitz.

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the Young Members Circle of the Museum of the City of New York threw its third annual “Big Apple Bash.” Cocktails like appletinis and Wolffer Estate Vineyard’s Big Apple Wine complemented the theme.

On the 19th, it was downtown (eep!) to celebrate my big sis Emily Fincke’s twenty-fifth birthday (double eep!) at Stanton Social. (In case you are the one person in the universe that I have not told, Emily and I met when I was fourteen on the roof of a youth hostel in San Jose, Costa Rica, before I followed— yes, followed—her to Exeter, and then Trinity College.) After a cupcake and a glass of port, it was over to Piano’s where I met Vanity Fair’s Alex Polkinghorn for a PBR before trekking to Bowery with Michael Michael and Lindsay Torpey-Cross for Zack Pasanen’s twenty-seventh birthday. The house party was complete with a friend-of-a-friend deejay, a never-ending supply of Solo cups, and some sort of a representation from every single boarding school in New England. Familiar faces included Erika Billick, Sebastian Bland, and Carrie Wolcott.

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Wass Stevens celebrated Noah Tepperberg’s birthday on August 11.

Charlotte Havemeyer in the middle of a crowded apartment party on Bowery Street.

Andrew Goldberg and Jason Strauss partied at Avenue.

Medora Hartz, Emily Fincke and Amanda Senatore at Stanton Social.

Singer Oh Land performed “Sun of a Gun” “White Nights” at M Missoni’s “Summer Celebration.”

Nick Isham and Tania Cavallo toasted their friend, Zack, at his birthday party.

Anne Vincent and Graham Jones are all smiles at M Missoni’s “Summer Celebration.”

Robert Fowler III and Daniel Cappello at Le Bain

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Liz Smith and Mayor Michael Bloomberg at last year’s annual benefit for the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York, also known as “Fête de Swifty.”

Mayor Bloomberg talks to Liz Smith

about the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, its annual benefit, and the spirit of New York.

Liz Smith: What is the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City and how is it different from other nonprofits?

Michael Bloomberg: The Mayor’s Fund works directly with city agencies to facilitate innovative public-private partnerships, which often allow us to test new approaches to some of the toughest challenges we face—and to evaluate their effectiveness. Government can’t do it all alone, but by enlisting the support of generous New Yorkers, we can tackle more problems more successfully.

LS: As you know, I asked people to celebrate my eightieth birthday by sending small amounts for the Mayor’s Fund, and then we were able to begin Fête de Swifty to raise more for the Fund. What will the benefit support this year?

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domestic violence and their children. We opened the first Family Justice Center in 2005, to provide all the essential services under one roof for victims. Since then, we have opened two additional locations.

The centers, which are administered by the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence, are a critical part of our efforts to break the cycle of violence by making it easier for New Yorkers to access services and get the help they need.

The benefit will also support the New York Housing Authority’s early childhood programs. We operate the largest network of public housing in the nation, and our goal is to provide more high-quality early child care and learning opportunities, which are critical building blocks for lifelong success.

LS: Personally, I love Fête because it’s not a boring sit-down dinner. But I’m also a big believer in what the money is raised for. What other programs does the Mayor’s Fund support?

MB: The Mayor’s Fund is now working with more than thirty-five city agencies on

more than seventy-five public programs. I hope you’re not going to ask me to name them all! But I can tell you that they range from promoting public health to protecting the environment to encouraging youth development to strengthening the quality of life in neighborhoods throughout every borough of the City.

LS: What do you really think about New Yorkers and philanthropy?

MB: New Yorkers are extremely generous, and we love our city, so we do our part to strengthen it. Many of our libraries, hospitals, museums, and parks were built with the support of the philanthropic community. It’s a tradition that is part of the fabric of the city. It always will be.

LS: Will you remain a New Yorker no matter what happens to you politically in the future?

MB: Where else would I go? This is the greatest city in the world! u Fête de Swifty will be held September 29, from 6–9 p.m. For more information, see nyc.gov/fund or call 212.788.7794.

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