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EDITOR’S LETTER
“Aprils have never meant much to me, autumns seem that season of beginning, spring; which is how I felt sitting with Holly on the railings of the boathouse porch. I thought of the future, and spoke of the past. Because Holly wanted to know about my childhood. She talked of her own, too; but it was elusive, nameless, placeless, an impressionistic recital, though the impression received was contrary to what one expected, for she gave an almost voluptuous account of swimming and summer… In short, happy in a way that she was not, and never certainly, the background of a child who had run away.” —Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s In the Fall issue of Q, the legendary Liz Smith writes about another legend: Gloria Vanderbilt. Similarly to Truman’s Holly Golightly (who was said to be based on an array Capote’s close friends, including those eponymous “swans”), Vanderbilt was also a child who “ran away”—from a cold, emotionally unavailable mother. At the tender age of 10, the well-heeled heiress was released from the custody of her mother in what came to be known as “one of the trials of the century.” And like Holly, as a young woman, Gloria was callow and lovely, too. She even lived in a brownstone like Holly’s, often entertaining houseguest Russell Hurd, a charming gay man with, as she wrote, “the looks of Charlton Heston and the wit of Noel Coward.” Most similarly, the two ingénues endured an emotionally disheveled adolescence that morphed into an unrealistic and overly romanticized sense of self. And yet each somehow managed to continually reinvent themselves, arising again and again, and never backing down—just like the new beginnings that Capote describes with the arrival of every autumn. And so once again, it is time to begin anew… In this issue of Q, regular Q Contributor Elizabeth Kurpis—a fashion lawyer by trade, as well as a contributing writer, travel chronologist, philanthropist, and mother—recounts her recent trip to Paris and Cognac with esteemed cognac label Rémy Martin. Kurpis lunched at Café de le Paix, dined at Michelin-starred L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, and savored afterdinner Sidecars (made with Rémy Martin, of course) at Bar Hemingway in the newly reopened Ritz Paris. Then Kurpis jetted off to a three-day, enchanted wedding in Venice- quite a delicious trip. Another recurring Q Contributor, Bridie Clark Loverro (author of The Overnight Socialite and Because She Can), discusses her latest venture, QuadJobs, which she co-founded with fellow Greenwich entrepreneurs Andra Newman and Betsy O’Reilly. QuadJobs is an online job board that resourcefully links employment-seeking undergrads with local families and businesses in need of hired help for positions, including everything from babysitting and dog-walking, to tutoring and tech support. For the best fall style, check out fashion editor Alex Travers’ Counterclockwise, from top right: Jean Shrimpton and a fellow round-up of what’s hot from the runways, as well as what’s model strike a pose in Swinging London, 1960s; Aerin black top trending now (slick leather, sailor coats, menswear-inspired handle bag; Stuart Weitzman ankle boot in cranberry; The Rémy women’s wear). And if you want to get toned like a supermodel, Martin Club in Cognac, France; a look from Ralph Lauren Fall 2016; read features editor Lizzie Brown’s story on supermodel Le Call a look from Calvin Klein Fall 2016; the runway at Fendi Couture and her penchant for pilates at newly opened The 100s Pilates. Fall 2016, Paris; QuadJobs co-founders: Andra Newman, Betsy Whether you’re tailgating in tweed, traveling, or working up a O’Reilly, and Bridie Loverro; Fendi Roma (Assouline); a family photo sexy sweat, it’s all happening this fall... u of Gloria Vanderbilt and her son, Carter Cooper.
ELIZABETH MEIGHER EDITOR