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THE DUCHESS VISITS THE UPPER EAST SIDE

A very pregnant Meghan,

Duchess of Sussex, takes uptown by storm when she arrives for a baby shower with some of her closest American friends. by DaviD paTrick columbia

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QUEST STYLE

Celebrating some of the magazine’s favorite arbiters of taste—

and greatest ambassadors of style—with a collection of images from throughout the years.

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ANNABEL’S OFFERS A FIX FOR WINTER

If ever there was a reason to begin

imbibing again after a dry January, Annabel’s—London’s tony private club that was recently brought back to life—offers a civilized approach. by DaiSy prince

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FLAWLESS FRIENDSHIPS

Navigating the social scene in New York might easily

lend itself to the superficial “kiss-kiss,” but sometimes it can foster some of the most meaningful friendships a woman could wish for in life.

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SARASOTA STYLE

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J.McLaughlin, the purveyor of perennial prep, heads south

to Sarasota—an East Coast mecca of midcentury style—to showcase its current spring collection in the greatest light.

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Contemplating the conundrums of the modern-day dining scene. by miChael thomas

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Flirting with spring temps—and fashions. by Daniel CaPPello anD elizabeth meigher

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FASHION

How Charlotte Kellogg turned a single private order into a booming Palm Beach fashion label.

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The Humane Society of New York has a history of protecting animals, from horses to house pets.

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OPEN HOUSE

Formerly known as the Winter White House, Southways in Palm Beach is up for grabs.

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REAL ESTATE

Two Roads Development keeps apace with Florida buyers’ continuing desire for coastal living.

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SNAPSHOT

Remembering three women of fortune, fame, and talent. by DaviD PatriCk Columbia With a famous last name and energy in spades, Margaux Hemingway dazzled in Halston.

Touching on the troubles caused by technology in the modern world.

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The digital hub Spotlyte helps direct us in the world of medical aesthetics. by elizabeth meigher

A look at the impressive career of French Vietnamese painter Le Pho, and his ties to Findlay Galleries.

The Grand Tour opens in Palm Beach, offering vintage and contemporary design treasures.

Top agents discuss the markets in New York, Palm Beach, and Charleston. by brooke kelly The best benefits in Manhattan and Palm Beach as we transition into spring.

Things heat up during Fashion Week—and beyond.

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EDITOR’S LETTER

Richards, a daughter of Patti Hansen (see Snapshot), as photographed for Quest in 2014; Manolo Blahnik introduces a men’s collection; Blair Husain, in a photo from a 2011 Quest shoot, contributes a story this month about New York friendships; a spring look from P. Johnson.

FASHION, much like the season this month’s issue heralds,

springs eternal—which might explain why we never seem to tire of it. Season to season, runway to runway, you think a bit of ennui might eventually begin to set in, but all it takes is that one splash of innovation, and we’re right back where we started… gushing at this look or guffawing at that one…but always imagining the stories, the mysteries, and the minds that went into some newfound silhouette.

The annual Spring Style Issue of Quest frequently travels from New York to London, Paris to Milan, in search of the favorite new looks for the season, or perhaps to scout out a budding talent among the ever-expanding coterie of designers. But it also, quite reliably, harkens back to a different era—one defined by “classics” that never fall out of step. These constant themes in the world of fashion—yesterday’s time-honored glamour versus today’s cutting edge—were brought to the surface in the weeks this issue was being assembled. Lee Radziwill, a beacon of elegance par excellence, and Karl Lagerfeld, one of the most innovative and prolific designers of our time, both died in February, each, coincidentally, at the age of 85. Radziwill and her perfectly executed signature chignon—symbol of enduring style—and Lagerfeld—hair pulled back in a ponytail, above some avant-garde starched collar. One a token of the age of élan, the other an agent of the future, forever pushing the envelope.

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In this issue, the old and new meet yet again—and merge into one. Meghan Markle, otherwise known as the Duchess of Sussex, took New York by storm when she took a hop across the pond for a baby shower celebrated with stateside friends. The duchess, a representative of one of the most enduring towers of tradition—the British monarchy—is also the embodiment of modern life and all its forward-thinking momentum. As she made her way from one tony Upper East Side establishment to the next during her visit, the bright, glowing, “ultimate” American woman bore a resemblance to the royal likes of Grace and Diana who went before her. It was a reminder that, just as in fashion, even when we’re craving something entirely new, there’s a comfort in the classic. u

Daniel Cappello ON THE COVER: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leaving The Mark hotel on February 19, 2019, in a vintage Courrèges coat, CH Carolina Herrera bag, and Le Specs sunglasses.

Photographed by James Devaney/Getty Images. See p. 112 for full story.

J U L I E S K A R R AT T ( R I C H A R D S ) ; CO U RTE S Y O F M A N O LO B L A H N I K ; M I M I R I T Z E N C R A WF O R D ; CO U RTE S Y O F P. J O H N S O N

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NEW YORK SO CIAL DIARY REMEMBERING THREE WOMEN OF FORTUNE, FAME, AND TALENT. The hand-delivered formal invitation read: The Family Of Lee Bouvier Radziwill Requests your presence at a funeral mass, Monday, the 25th of February at 10 o’clock in the morning

at The Church of St. Thomas More, 65 East 89th Street, New York City.

It was a private service, conducted by Rev. Kevin V. Madigan.

There must have been about 300 attend-

ing, including Lee’s daughter, Tina Radziwill, Lee’s niece, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, her family, and many close friends, including William Ivey Long, Ham-

ilton South, Deeda Blair, Ralph Rucci, Carolina and Reinaldo Herrera, David Story, Hannah Pakula, Marc Jacobs, Meryl Gordon, and André Leon Talley.

The beautiful music was provided by the choir and orchestra of the Cathedral

N O R TO N MU S E U M O F A R T ’ S O P E N I N G D I N N E R I N PA L M B E AC H

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Lord Norman Foster and Ken Griffin

Robert Nederlander and Lynn Foster

Hilary Geary Ross and Wilbur Ross

Phyllis and Robert Fogelson

Rusty and Jane Holzer

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A S OT H E BY ’ S C E L E B R AT E S T H E F E M A L E T R I U M P H A N T AT T H E F R I C K I N N E W YO R K

Calvine Harvey and Victoria Beckham

Angela Neal, David Pollack and Cierra Sherwin

of St. John Divine, conducted by Kent Tritle, musical director, and David Briggs, organist, and Susanna Phillips, soprano. The Prelude was Puccini—“music without words,” which was Lee’s favorite bedtime music.

Besides the music and traditional order of prayer and liturgy including Bach, Brahms, and Faure, there was a “First Reading” from The Book of Wisdom 3:19, read by Sofia Coppola (The souls of the just are in the hand of God; and no torment shall touch them.).

The Second Reading was from 1. Corinithians 13:128 QUEST

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13, read by Alejandra Cicognani (Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud…). Lee’s daughter, Tina, read E. E. Cummings’ “Maggie and Milly and Molly and May” (“Went down to the beach [to play one day]...For whatever we lose [like a you or a me], it’s always ourselves we find in the sea.).

Lee’s longtime friend Hamilton South then read a short eulogy about the history of their relationship and how much she brought to his life with her kindness and loyalty in friendship, and her unerring eye for

Sarah Hoover

Polina Proshkina and Alyson Cafiero

Laura Webb and Delia Folk

detail—for beauty and curiosity.

South was followed by the choir and Susanna Phillips singing “Amazing Grace.”

The vast bowers of flowers of pink and green and white were provided by David Monn, who organized and supervised the ceremony. The sadness of the mass was lifted throughout by those flowers, the music, and the readings. My thoughts were of the lady who was finally at rest, and whose memory was reflected in the beauty and the lightness of the occasion.

As we were leaving the

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church, the sun burst from behind the clouds as if Lee herself had ordered its warmth and brightness for us to complete the day.

The following is a history of my timely yet brief experience of meeting and getting to know Lee. She possessed the gift of friendship and she shared it generously and always with warmth and curiosity.

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A lives, and longer than her sister’s. She lived it well and dramatically, as well as harshly and indulgently at times. She smoked and drank, right up to the end.

Not profusely as it had once been, but nevertheless.

The last years were troublesome with her health and her habits, but she endured. In the last few months, she had lost her everyday mobility, making everything that was difficult even more difficult. Like a trouper, she kept up seeing people, talking to people, lunching (at home), sometimes dining with friends.

She was always curious about people and that was

a reward. But for a woman who had lived a very active social life all her life, the limitations of age were always present, including the specter of loneliness.

It had been a big life.

Her sister was the queen.

The king of the hill, numero uno. The age difference was four years; Lee was 3/33/33 and Jackie was 7/28/29—just enough to set them apart in a child’s mind.

And those mindsets always remain for us, known only to the self, defining one’s self.

I knew who she was as long as the American public knew who she was. The queen’s sister. The beautiful queen’s beautiful sister.

She was elegant, svelte, the beauty in the family, beautifully coutured, etc. A princess herself, in real life when she was married to Prince Stanislas (Stash) Radziwill.

Everyone who was interested knows the story because she was famous.

I grew up hearing about their father, Black Jack Bouvier, because my father back in the late 1920s, early

1930s, was Bouvier’s driver, and my father loved the memories of what was his flaming youth. Chauffeur was the word.

As a child a couple of decades after that employment, I’d hear about this guy Black Jack at the kitchen table. For my father, those were the days.

The two men were of the young automotive generation (turn of the 20th century). And from the reputation that followed Bouvier, I can see he and my father also had common pleasure pursuits (outside marriage).

Although my father stayed away from the bottle. Both men evidently knew how to

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flatter and titillate at the same time.

Bouvier had a Stutz Bearcat—the coolest—comparable mentally to a Ferrari today. My father loved recalling how he’d drive Black Jack out to East Hampton, on dirt roads going “90 miles per hour.” That was how this kid heard it from the source. It sounds like a happy bit of nostalgic exaggeration (The MPH! On dirt roads?) all these years later. But whatever it was, I got that Black Jack was a cool guy.

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recounted to me back in the late ’40s and ’50s, before the man was famous to the world for his daughters; and before they were famous. I never heard a reference to either daughter in my father’s stories; they were totally unknown to the world. Their international fame and fortune came after their father’s death at 66 in 1957.

Jack and Janet Bouvier had two very dynamic daughters. They had their

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mother’s ambition and their father’s social charm. The drama of the parents’ marriage was the foundation of the girls’ future lives.

In their generation, they were the girls who “married well,” coming of age when America was at its zenith of post-War prosperity. They were not born to the purple in New York society terms of that era. Those circles were predominantly WASP-oriented. But that all changed for the world

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during their young womanhood, and in a way, they represented that change: they were welcomed anywhere (they wanted to go).

The sisters’ fame came with the Kennedy Presidency and the campaign leading up to it. They filled the role of the American version of Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. Both Jackie and Lee were very popular social figures in their youth, and well known within those socio-economic circles in which they grew up.

But the Kennedys’ move into the White House was

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A the beginning of a new age and a new generation of women (and men), and international fame for the sisters as society morphed into celebrity.

Over the years thereafter, moving around the playing fields with interest, I came to know many who knew Lee, who socialized with her, old family friends of hers, as well as friends of her family. During those years, Lee had been married briefly (and before her sister) to Michael Canfield, but had it annulled so she could marry Radziwill.

That marriage opened up a life and world at the most favorable moment in her history. Favorable in terms of celebrity and its potential accoutrements such as financial assets.

I’d seen Lee Radziwill around the town over the past 25 years. Always at a public event, ballet, movie, at dinner or lunch in this restaurant or that. I was once at a small dinner (for eight) at Swifty’s at which she was also a guest and seated one away from me. I did not engage her in conversation; the vibe advised

otherwise. She said very little to anyone at thr table. Depending on how you look at things, it looked like complete disinterest.

In reality, it could have been any number of things. She might even be shy, for all I knew. (I later learned that she wasn’t.) I can’t remember our hosts but everyone mainly knew each other and it was a pleasant evening; and she was the first to leave, having said little to anyone at a very conversant table.

In the international world of social life, she has

been a much talked-about figure and not without controversy or criticism. She had a reputation for being very difficult, and even cold and curt at times, to people who were serving her or waiting on her. A very close friend of mine, a very kind, sensitive, and sensible woman who worked in couture, once told me Lee was the worst person she ever had to deal with from that world. Adding that her sister Jackie was the nicest.

There were other stories, gossip really, always about her apparent insensitivity

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to people who in one way or another were serving her. Everybody heard those stories.

That was my experience, or rather non-experience, of her. I didn’t know her and so I couldn’t know her.

Her reputation was curious to me because people with that kind of temperament very often suffer some kind of demon. It’s common among us Homo Sapiens.

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would like to lunch with her at her apartment. It was very surprising, not something that I’d ever given thought to, but I was naturally curious why, out of the blue, this person wanted to meet me. I couldn’t see why it wouldn’t be interesting to find out; so I told Alejandra, and the following Saturday I went over to Lee’s apartment on East 72nd Street at 1 p.m.

She was in my memory’s eye, a great beauty at her age. This thought came to me the first time I met her and remained thereafter.

I wasn’t surprised at her

natural elegance because her whole household environment reflected it. It was a mainly white room, not large, but cozy in feeling. There was a table set up for two in front of the fireplace.

Her maid served the lunch and we chatted the way two strangers first engage in conversation.

When I’m in the company, the presence, of someone whom I don’t know, or whom I don’t know and is famous, I tend to let them make the conversation and I don’t ask questions. Until I know that is possible and

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maybe even desirable.

This was my first time with her after all these years, and it was obvious that she was at that moment, in her now long life, dealing with the vagaries of age. She also had her personal issues, aside from being a smoker, that had begun to take their toll. She spoke haltingly in a voice that was quiet but deep.

She told me that she read me, that she didn’t read me all the time, but she read me from time to time. And I thanked her. Then she told me that what was curious to her was that I “never said

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A anything bad about anybody.” And she wanted to know why I didn’t.

That made me laugh. It always makes me laugh.

It’s not unconscious on my part, or accidental. I don’t see any point to make judgments, but rather let the actions speak for themselves.

I didn’t tell her that this first meeting was a pleasure for me, and that the Lee I had heard so much about that was so unattractive, was not even remotely present. The woman who had never seemed to be aware of my presence even at a dinner table, now was expressing her interest, and I was naturally flattered.

Besides, I could see her charm in action. Her curiosity was real. She then told me that she knew that I had known (the late) Dorothy Hirshon. Dorothy, whom I’d written about, was also a fascinating woman. She’d been the first wife of Jack Hearst, son of the Old Man, and William Paley, besides Walter Hirshon.

Dorothy was a charismatic woman, and she had curiosity, which is the ace in this world. Lee and she had that in common.

Lee told me that she had never met her, had always heard about her, but never had the occasion to meet her. She had no sense of

what it was like to be in her company, and she wanted to know. I related some anecdotes about Dorothy and later gave her a brief memory I’d written for the Sotheby’s catalogue of Dorothy’s estate auction.

The luncheon lasted for a little more than an hour.

I then had the sense that she was not comfortable enough physically to remain at table. She called me a day later and asked me to lunch again on the following Saturday. At 1 p.m.

She conducted the conversation. She was naturally curious and from that, there were no quiet moments. Somehow Rudolf

Nureyev came into the conversation. She said he was the most charming man she ever knew. She then related the last time she went to see him at the end of his life, describing what he was wearing and what he talked about, all of which amused her.

“The most charming off-stage as much he was on stage,” she recalled, adding, “Unlike (Maria) Callas, who was so charming on stage, but off-stage, nothing...” Then she added an afterthought: “She was the only person I knew who died of a broken heart.”

“A broken heart?” I asked, adding, “because of Ari?”

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“Yes, he died of a broken heart too,” she pondered quietly, adding, “But not because of my sister.”

“Why? Because of Callas?”

“Yes.” I asked her what was it about them, what was their glue?

“Greek,” she replied.

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that, it has been written, she never quite recovered from.

But at this point in her now long life, so many of her wide variety of friends had long departed. She had been fortunate that her own curiosity about life could still provide a relief for the emotional and physical isolation of aging. But by this time, she also made known to those around her, those who saw her regularly, that she was ready to close the book. And so it was.

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A She was born in Seattle, an only child. Her father, who was a newspaper editor, had changed his last name from Stucker to Channing before his daughter was born. Shortly after she was born, the Channings moved to San Francisco, where her father worked as a newspaper editor and Christian Science teacher and practitioner.

When she was 18, graduating from high school, she enrolled at Bennington College in Vermont.

It was at that time—going away to college—that her mother told her that

her father’s mother was African-American and his father was German-American. She was told of her genetic background because her parents realized she was going out into the world on her own, and they didn’t want her to be surprised if she one day had a child who was black.

The information fit her consciousness. She recalled being emotionally drawn to performing when she was in the fourth grade. She also wanted to sing when she was a child of 10 and had seen the great Ethel Waters perform. This was long be-

fore she was told about her genetic background, which later on she had the intelligence to comprehend and embrace. She celebrated it and brought us the joy we felt in her performance.

She got her first job on stage in New York City in 1941 when she was 19 (almost 20) in a show called No For An Answer. She then went to Broadway for a show called Let’s Face It!, where she understudied Eve Arden. Ironically, Arden, who was 13 years older than Channing, replaced her many years later playing the role of Dolly in the

road company after Channing had left.

When she was 27, she got into a show called “Lend An Ear.” It was during that run, when the great Al Hirschfeld did a rendering of her as a flapper, that she later said helped her career enormously. It was that Hirschfeld image that led the producers of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes to cast her in the part of Lorelei Lee. The first time I saw this great lady perform was on January 17, 1964. I was 22.

It was the second night of Hello, Dolly!, which had opened the night before to

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rave reviews and was quickly sold out. All of it was very impressive to this new New Yorker, starry-eyed and fascinated, by what seemed like greatness of the world all around me.

In my memory’s eye I can still see the moment (as Dolly Levi) that she appeared on the top of the staircase, and came slowly sauntering down to center stage, her arms wide as if to embrace the audience, and serenaded by the chorus singing the title song, “Well, well, hello Dolleeee!”. She was a star, larger than life, who came to you, the audience. She was not a star from afar. She was your friend.

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air in the entire St. James Theater became electrified by her enormous presence.

You could feel it. That in itself was a unique and thrilling experience for this young man. It filled the vast theater. Over the next three decades she performed the role in several different productions, 7,000 times! A true trouper, she was!

Watching her that first time on stage of the St. James Theater was pure delight, irony, glamour, and hilarity. She was a star of a magnitude way beyond comparison to anything today because it was a live performance, and the lady was at home with her talent; it was her natural heritage.

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young and inexperienced man, first venturing out into manhood—an entirely unfamiliar sense of self and life at the time.

The next time I saw her was almost 20 years later.

One weekday afternoon in Los Angeles, when I was driving home up Doheny Drive, I saw a blonde, older woman slowly trekking up the hill on foot. I slowed down to offer the woman a lift since I knew from experience that it was a climb, and she was taking it slowly and carefully. When I stopped to ask, and saw the woman’s face, I was surprised to see it was Carol Channing!

She thanked me for the offer but told me that this was her way of getting good

exercise (I’ll say).

The only other time I saw her perform was in the early 2000s when she made an appearance in the Michael Feinstein club at the Regency Hotel. She was already in her early 90s. There were remarks in advance that the lady was too old to be up there. Ha! Her presence in the spotlight with that smile, and that voice, and those brightly vulnerable eyes, and that energy that took hold of her imagination eight decades before, was still working gladly and happily.

It was a thrill again to be mesmerized by this amazing talent of charm and humor and humanity. That was her gift to all us who were watching and listening.

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A On a Sunday in New York, I went to a screening of Can You Ever Forgive Me?, a film biography of a woman writer named Lee Israel. She died five years ago. The actress who played her is a woman named Melissa McCarthy.

Now I never go to the movies, and I never watch television. That’s probably evident just by the previous sentence. I had no idea what a powerful talent and how famous Ms. McCarthy is. It’s not so much that I’m not interested but my life is my work and although it isn’t everything I might ide-

ally want it to be, it is everything at this time in my life.

So when a friend asked me to go see it, I wasn’t really interested but I said yes. Firstly, I accepted my friend’s invitation because she had invited me to another screening a couple of weeks before and I backed out last-minute because because my deadlines were piling up. Period.

Also, it was a Sunday afternoon, the beginning of my work week and the beginning of worrying about what I was going to do, to write, and about what, whom, where, and why. This

simple task is accompanied by a long spell of evasion that eventually is overcome by the fighting child within.

Going to a movie about a writer was not what I’d consider a cup of tea, since I’ve drunk a lot of that “tea” myself.

However, the other reason I said yes was because another woman friend of mine, a very sharp, sophisticated, and good woman (like my friend who’d invited me to the screening), had been talking to me a few nights before about the Oscars coming up, and she told me she’d seen them all.

“What did you like?” asked I, who hadn’t seen any of them and had no plans to. “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” she said. “Melissa McCarthy is brilliant.”

Despite my lack of attention to film and TV, the name was vaguely familiar. My friend who knew this about me said she was a big star in a certain kind of movie—lowbrow comedy—which did not interest her. However, she added, referring to Can You Ever…, “She is brilliant. She’s gonna get the Oscar. She is unbelievably brilliant.”

So when I got back home

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H A R RY B E N S O N Margaux Hemingway photographed at her New York apartment in a Halston dress, 1976.

IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY MY WIFE, GIGI, and I first met Margaux Hemingway in 1974, less than two weeks after she arrived in New York and moved in with a friend of Gigi’s from Texas. Margaux was barely 20 years old and so full of energy and enthusiasm that it was contagious!

At the time her favorite reply to everything, belted out in a deep voice reminiscent of a foghorn, was a carefree “Scooby Do.” Margaux was a young girl with a famous last name full of expectation turned loose in New York—a larger-than-life character with a huge smile and more energy than a long-distance runner.

By 1976, when this photograph was taken in her New York apartment, she had become the darling of New York—a sixfoot-tall superstar—being invited everywhere. Yet, for a while she stayed grounded—the same down-home girl who had arrived in New York full of expectation two years earlier.

Halston had given her the dress she is wearing in this photograph for walking the runway for him. The next day, Margaux, Gigi, and I were all having hamburgers at Melon’s when she, unpredictable as ever, offered to sell the dress to Gigi.

I photographed Margaux again in 1974 with Joe Namath and Cary Grant as they were the famous faces of Fabergé, and again in 1988 with her father, Jack, at home in Ketchum, Idaho, after her stint at the Betty Ford Clinic.

Gigi and I saw less of Margaux as time went on and were very sad to learn of her tragic death. Yet, when I think back, I remember an exuberant 20-year-old full of life and expectation. She was a bright star who arrived quickly, and then she was gone. u 78 QUEST

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Books would be read at night and on weekend afternoons instead of watching mentally deficient people asking moronic questions from even worse know-nothings like themselves for the amusement of the dumbest of them all, TV watchers. Better yet, what a wonderful world this would be without Facebook and Twitter, two inventions of crooks and liars that are probably doing more harm to the human race than cancer.

The worse of all inventions, however,

has to be texting—how does one send a love letter to a girl by text? Personally I don’t text, Tweet, or appear on Facebook or Instagram and other such self-promoting con jobs. Most women would not understand a love letter nowadays, and most men would be unable to write one. And the loss of love letters is probably the biggest crime against civilized living that Zuckerberg and company have committed.

One lady of my acquaintance once

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THE TROUBLES WITH the modern world are too numerous to list, technology being among the worst offenders. Just imagine how much better off we’d be if there were no plastic bags to pollute our oceans and rivers, no soulless supermarkets but proper butcher shops, no imported European foods but home grown lettuce from local farmers, and so on.

Just imagine how much smarter we’d all be if television had never been invented.

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wrote that in a case of fire she would save her love letters and to hell with her jewelry. (You can always get new jewels.) She called love letters the campaign medals of youth, infinitely varied in design and execution. (She was obviously a hell of a writer, too.)

Personally, I have not received many love letters, but I have sure sent my share.

All of them have been written at night, under the influence, and dying from what I perceive to be unrequited love. In a love letter, punctuation and grammar don’t matter all that much—the tone is all. In fact, if the besotted one wrote a perfectly constructed epistle, he or she would not be as besotted as they think they are.

The effort required to convey one’s feelings with precision is what makes the love letter difficult to write. John Keats, that most tragic and greatest of poets, was as good in his love letters to Fanny Browne as he was in his poems.

Because the love letter is a poem of sorts, a fine madness that compels the

writer to say things he or she would otherwise never say. Napoleon’s letters to Josephine were non-stop and whining, and as usual, Napoleon was right. While he was fighting in Italy and Egypt, she was being unfaithful.

Because of modern technology, the love letter has gone the way of good manners. Young people, or even old for that matter, on their mobiles simply cannot envision themselves writing a love letter. Everyone wants instant gratification and the love letter takes time and effort. And it’s a great pity.

Love letters stay forever; telephone calls are gone with the dawn, and text messages also. Love letters in whatever form are still irresistible. I learned my lesson early on and began scribbling like mad.

My first successful letter was to Linda Christian, a great beauty who had just divorced the equally greatlooking Tyrone Power. The year was 1956 and I was a freshman at the

University of Virginia and had just pledged St. Elmo. It worked, turning me into a demon love-letter writer. I invented many lines throughout the last 60 years of chasing women, but I think the one that has served me best was one my father used all the time: “Heaven without you would be too much to bear, and hell would not be hell if you were there.”

So, if anyone under 99 years of age reads this and is still pursuing the opposite sex, go out and buy some fancy stationery, and use a pen and ink, no disposables, and let it all hang out— within reason. Not too much information; stay romantic, even corny, and apologize for it. Good luck. Oh yes, I almost forgot: Get off Facebook, don’t text, no Twitter, and if you really want to be happy, throw your TV set out the window, preferably while there’s a parade for equal rights taking place. u For more Taki, visit takimag.com.

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A view of the dining room at Café Martin in Manhattan, at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 26th Street, in the early

A FEW MONTHS AGO, my wife and I wanted to visit Manhattan’s then–restaurant du moment. Our motives were pure and old-fashioned. I had found out that two people we’d become friends with when they had a restaurant in Brooklyn were working in this new place, and we were anxious to see them again. Thanks to my stepson, a man of some standing in the New York City restaurant world, an early dinner reservation was arranged.

The décor and seating arrangement seemed agreeable. The wine list inventive and inviting. The cooking imaginative and tasty. Our friends were in fine fettle and as glad to see us as we them. All pretty much as expected. But then…but then…

A casual glance around the handsome room suggested that although knife, fork, and wineglass remained the dominant implements in use at the tables around us, closing fast were smartphones, both to be shouted into and employed to take pictures of the food and tableware, presumably for immediate, envy-inducing posting on Instagram. I found this odd—and somewhat irritating.

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dining companions, because my wife and I, sitting perhaps five feet opposite from each other, couldn’t hear ourselves above the clamor raised by diners shrieking in the self-congratulatory tones peculiar to people simply thrilled, darling, thrilled, to fancy themselves where the prestige action of the moment is. So intrusive was the uproar that it leached away a good deal of the variegated pleasure that an evening like this should have brought.

Why this should be troubled me. This was a restaurant masterminded by two experienced, well-regarded, innovative chefs, in which a fair piece of money had obviously been invested. So why had the noise level been allowed to percolate to a decibel count sufficient to drown out a Seattle Seahawks home crowd? ’Twas a puzzlement. On the other hand, to be fair, it seemed that the people around us were entirely caught up in the moment, were having a very good time and wanted everyone within a five-block radius to know about it. So perhaps my reaction was simply another of the approximately 10,000 ways I find myself out of step with modern life. Was this actually what these people considered to be fine dining, I wondered?

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surfaces with few soft materials that absorb sound.

food and wine and dining—but only as recorded by the likes of Waverley Root, A. J. Liebling, my friend Bud Trillin, or Joseph Wechsberg (the latter’s Dining at the Pavillon is in my view the best book ever on New York dining styles)—I’m not what is today called a “foodie,” that form of gastronomic zealotry produced by an age seemingly in love with every type and style of exhibitionism.

All in all, I don’t subscribe to the imperatives and rituals of what we might call “foodieism.” I seriously doubt that the examined life is founded on the deference of headwaiters and Parker wine ratings. When people ask me what I look for in a restaurant, I start by telling them that what’s on my plate is no more important to me than the sort of people I find myself dining among, and seated and served by.

In search of expert advice on the matter of contemporary city restaurant dining, with special attention to the noise factor, I consulted my chum Cathy Treboux, the soignée and assured proprietress of Le Veau d’Or, one of my three favorite New York restaurants (the other two are Frankies 457 Spuntino and Lillo Cucina Italiana, both in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill).

She had two thoughts. First, that the design and décor of the non-kitchen elements of a new restaurant are often entrusted to someone who may or may not have the aural welfare of diners uppermost in his planning. In an arresting article in The Atlantic, “How Did Restaurants Get So Loud,” the writer Kate Wagner puts it this way: “That means sparse, modern decor; high, exposed ceilings; and almost no soft goods, such as curtains, upholstery, or carpets. These design features are a feast for the eyes, but a nightmare for the ears. No soft goods and tall ceilings mean nothing is absorbing sound energy, and a room full of hard surfaces serves as a big sonic mirror, reflecting sound around the room.”

Cathy’s second suggestion confirmed my own suspicion that this— noise—is what the people want. A successful restaurateur

supplies this craving. In New York, Keith McNally is generally esteemed to be the master of this craft. His early restaurants Pastis and Balthazar set the tone, if you will, for bustling oversized bistros, and proved hugely popular (McNally has since closed Pastis), although Paris friends possessed of enviable palates and refined taste tell me that they found the din in the latter intolerable.

Not long ago I was chatting with Frank Falcinelli, one of the two identically named Queens cousins who started their eponymous Sputino some 10 years ago. Frank started his career cooking at Moomba, a “scenester” joint on the west side. His cooking won high praise from the Times’s Ruth Reichl, but Moomba’s clientele wasn’t there for the cuisine. Such people move on in search of new boastable experiences, new names on the gastronomic bucket list, new images for Instagram—and then where are you? Which is why Frank Falcinelli and his cousin and partner, Frank Castronovo, decided to bypass a “scene”-type joint and open a first-class neighborhood restaurant.

I first went there not long after they opened. I looked around, checked out the menu, listened to the sound of the place and knew on the spot that here was my kind of restaurant. Apart from eating there every Friday that I can manage, my wife and I have celebrated three big birthdays and got married there.

But all is not lost. A widely read online site just reported on the 2019 agenda and plans underway at the immensely popular and influential SoHo restaurant Frenchette. Not all of these have to do with menu changes. At the conclusion of the report is this: “Another thing diners can expect in 2019: a quieter dining room. Sound absorption panels will be installed in the restaurant next month to tone down the decibel levels, something the chefs admit to overlooking.”

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BY DA N I E L C A P P E L LO AND ELIZABETH MEIGHER

THIS IS THE MONTH that marches in spring style, so

it’s no surprise that the fashion market is flirting with exposed shoulders and summer color palettes for the months ahead. We’ve picked a few key pieces that you’ll want to call your own, from unique rings and bright looks for her, to a skin refresher and new set of personalized cufflinks for him. Go ahead and put your quilted coats away . . .

J.McLaughlin’s Anya Tea Basket in natural is a rattan tote with vegetable tan lamb leather that’s perfect for the park or your vacation wardrobe. $228 at jmclaughlin.com.

Rock and roll in Marni’s leather studded sandals for spring. $1,090 at Marni boutiques nationwide (212.257.6907 in New York City).

Pink Pebble, by David Michael Jewels, blossoms around a 1.08-ct. light pink oval with a surrounding bouquet of light pink, light green, and white diamonds. Available at Betteridge: betteridge.com.

Take a stylish step ahead in this chainknee-length dress from Carolina Herrera New York. $3,990.

Carolina Herrera New York Boutique: 850 Madison Ave., 212.249.6552.

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strap embellished

Suit up for spring in P. Johnson’s yellow corduroy suit (custom-made from $995) and blue Oxford button-down ($195), light blue merino pullover ($195), and navy weatherproof utility vest ($285): 145 Spring St., 2nd floor, or pjt.com.

Nourish, brighten, and tighten your skin— while fighting free radicals—with The Good from Caldera + Lab, a non-toxic, highperformance men’s skincare brand out of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. $125 (1 fluid oz.) at calderalab.com.

Display your initials and nautical side with custom signal flag cufflinks. Port and Starboard running light accents add the perfect touch to these handsome gold pieces. $129 at yorkrivertraders.com.

With multilayered texture and a lingering finish, there’s no bottle better than Cloudy Bay’s Te Koko 2015 Sauvignon Blanc ($59.99) to begin savoring white wine season with.

Discover the distinctive look and features of Rolex’s 42-mm. yellow gold SkyDweller, characterized by its second time zone display on an offcenter disc on the dial. $38,150. Rolex: Visit rolex.com for retailers.

Now men are being clued in to what women have known all along—that your feet look better in Manolo Blahnik. The Witney, pictured here in sand suede, is just one of the styles from the designer’s new men’s collection. $835 at Neiman Marcus.

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Tsavorite garnets, black diamonds, and green diamonds bring this delicate and fun frog to life on your hand.

Ready, jet-set, and go with

$3,100. Lusso by Fabio

Vhernier’s Doppio Senso

Angri: 908.400.0969 or

earrings in 18-kt. rose

lussobyfabioangri.com.

gold and jet. $7,900.

Vhernier: 783 Madison Ave., 646.343.9551.

Limited-edition scarf created

by Emilio Pucci exclusively for Hotel Savoy, a Rocco Forte Hotel, depicting Florence’s historical Piazza della Repubblica, which the hotel overlooks. $345 at roccofortehotels.com.

Spring into action in Polo Ralph Lauren’s silk slip dress. $498 at select Ralph Lauren stores and ralphlauren.com.

Bally’s Cecyle calf leather small crossbody bag in pale green is just the right size for function, and certainly the right shade for fashion. $1,350. Bally: 689 Madison Ave., 212.751.9082,

One of the latest seasonal arrivals from Stubbs & Wootton will have her skipping for joy—the Pond Green slipper that’s finished in playful pond embroideries. $500 at stubbsandwootton.com.

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or bally.com.

Give the gift of love in the form of EF Collection’s diamond and red enamel heart necklace in 14-kt. rose gold, diamond, and enamel. $1,550 at efcollection.com.

Milanese favorite Moncler reaches the peak of fashion with a new array of sunglasses in silhouettes that are sure to flatter and please. For more, visit moncler.com.

Limited to only eight pieces worldwide, Lalique’s RockStone 40 in amber crystal is part of the RockStone 40 by

Veronica Beard masters the ultimate spring

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look with the Lonny Dickey Jacket ($600)

collection. $23,000 at

and Cynthia Cropped Wide Leg ($295), both

Lalique boutiques or by

available at veronicabeard.com.

special order at lalique.com.

The Midinette Enjoy them on their own or stacked: Wempe’s 18-kt. rose gold Ring Sundance BY KIM in lemon citrine ($1,565), citrine ( $1,565), or smoky quartz with diamonds ($1,795), at wempe.com.

from Belgian Shoes now comes in Orange/Green Flower—a perfect way to welcome warmer temps. $450.

Belgian Shoes: 110 E. 55th St., 212.755.7372.

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SPOTLIGHT ON treatments may fit into their routines. Spotlyte features thoughtfully researched editorial, product reviews, and insider profiles, coupled with the latest beauty news and trends. In addition to its editorial content, Spotlyte is unique in that it provides visitors with access to a team of trained specialists who are available 24/7 to chat privately, answer questions, This page, clockwise from top: LED therapy is often used to fix skin problems such as acne or to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles; a makeup lesson by Laura Geller found on thespotlyte.com; “7 Ways to Manage Forehead Wrinkles in 2019,” as seen on thespotlyte.com; Spotlyte’s website. Opposite page: Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, senior vice president of consumer strategy and innovation at Allergan.

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EVER WONDERED ABOUT how to get rid of those pesky crow’s feet starting to form around the corners of your eyes, but not sure what to do, where to go, or who to turn to for advice?

Tired of envying the wrinkle-free, immaculately contoured cheeks of “that girl” you often see, who always looks flawless and never seems to age? Curious about the prospect of freezing off burdensome fat (fat can be frozen away?!), but wary about whether the procedure might be right for you (or even safe)?

Look no further than Spotlyte at thespotlyte.com.

Owned and operated by Allergan (the maker of Botox Cosmetic) and launched in September 2018, Spotlyte is a new and innovative digital hub of expertly curated content that helps consumers discover how beauty and medical-aesthetic

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a variety of medical-aesthetic treatments, such as facials, body contouring, or breast augmentation. There are still barriers and confusion among consumers,” concedes Wilkis Wilson.

The core goal of Spotlyte is to “enable information flow and access. Spotlyte is the first step in changing how consumers can become better educated in medical aesthetics.”

In Spotlyte’s series Her Regimen, influential individuals reveal their most trusted resources for every aspect of their beauty, skincare, and wellness regimens. Consider it your pre-vetted primer to all things gorgeous. Native New Yorker (and mother of two) Alexandra Wilkis Wilson shares her meticulously honed personal list of go-to pros and must-visit practices, clinics, and other locales, which she has compiled as carefully as she cultivates a new business. Naturally, she counts a healthy dose of startups and apps (including some in which she’s invested) among her favorites, as well as triedand-true standbys in her Upper East Side neighborhood.

From the hair stylist and colorist she’s been seeing for nearly 15 years, to the trendy new workout, skin treatments, and cosmetic injectables that she relishes, visit thespotlyte.com/ news/alexandra-wilkis-wilson-beauty-interview to discover them all. u

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and/or directly connect anyone considering medical-aesthetic treatments with local licensed providers and practitioners.

And an essential qualifying factor—the site is brand agnostic, empowering Spotlyte to be a true resource when it comes to aesthetic treatments. There’s no mention of even Allergan’s own line of fillers on the site.

Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, a 42-year-old serial entrepreneur who has been responsible for some of the greatest venture success stories in the beauty and fashion industries (she cofounded Gilt Groupe, Glamsquad, and Fitz, just to name a few), is leading the charge as senior vice president of consumer strategy and innovation at Allergan. “Consumers want high-quality products and are willing to invest to get their desired outcomes,” says Wilkis Wilson, whose been focused on identifying emerging beauty trends and how consumers engage with the medical-aesthetics category.

“Millennials want physical products and care about the experience. They are open to spending on self-care, such as blowout services or a massage on demand.” Wilkis Wilson is currently working on a project called Moonwalker, a threepart overarching digital venture for Allergan, the first of which is Spotlyte. “Around 65 million people are considering

BEAUTY This page: A woman applies moisturizer, as seen on thespotlyte.com.

Opposite page, clockwise from top: “Dermaplaning, Injectables, and 4 Other Things I Plan On Trying in 2019,” as seen on thespotlyte.com; “Bath Products That Can Transform Your Tub Into a Zen Oasis,” as seen on thespotlyte.com; stories and testaments about injectable fillers featured on thespotlyte.com.

LE PHO: A NEW EDEN IN 1970, ART CRITIC Waldemar George described the decadent work of French Vietnamese painter Le Pho as the “fusion of two mentalities, two worlds, and two continents.”

This style, a synthesis of East and West, is evident in his depiction of aristocratic Vietnamese women painted with inks on silk, executed in the Western style of painting. Such a style was revolutionary at the time and a result of his education at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine in Hanoi under the mentorship of the school’s founder, Victor Tardieu.

Although the school taught traditional Western painting and drawing techniques, Tardieu encouraged his students to return to their heritage and become “pure” Vietnamese artists.

After Le Pho graduated in 1930, he continued his studies in Paris for a year before he returned to Hanoi to teach at his alma mater. However, by the mid-1930s he was already becoming a fixture on the Parisian art scene, first exhibiting at the Salon of La Société des Artistes Français in 1933.

Throughout the 1930s and ’40s he continued to exhibit at the Salons, including those of the Société des Artistes Français, Société des Artistes Indépendants, and the Salon des Tuileries.

In 1944, he was elected to the Société du Salon d’Automne.

In 1940, Le Pho moved to Nice, where he encountered Pierre Bonnard and Henri Matisse, two French artists who would come to have a profound effect on Le Pho’s career.

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istic while maintaining his traditional subject matter, as evidenced by his soft pastel palette, the depiction of light in his paintings, and the presence of Vietnamese figures. Waldemar George notes how Le Pho “achieved a harmonious synthesis between Chinese painting and Impressionism, or rather PostImpressionism.”

American art dealer Wally Findlay discovered Le Pho in Paris and in 1964 the pair entered an exclusive partnership, marking the start of the Findlay Period. During this period, Le Pho’s work becomes even more vibrant and oil on canvas becomes his preferred medium, yet he continues to paint Vietnamese women and children in verdant gardens, on terraces, as well as rich flower bouquets. Indeed, Le Pho’s admiration for the images of his youth and homeland demonstrated his talents, as well as his identity. As School of the Art Institute of Chicago scholar Nora Taylor states, “Many of his paintings emit a sentiment of nostalgia for the lush vegetation and colorful landscapes of his native country. These portraits of the Vietnam of his youth are also remembered in Vietnamese art history as the strongest examples of colonial era painting…” During the Findlay Period, Le Pho’s reputation grew globally and he enjoyed great financial success.

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THE GRAND TOUR, a 2,000-square-foot design destination curated by Caroline Rafferty and her mother, Julie Fisher Cummings, recently opened at The Royal Poinciana Plaza in Palm Beach—realizing a mother and daughter’s love for design and discovery. The shop hosts a remarkable and ever-changing collection of vintage and contemporary finds from around the world, and invites design lovers, travelers, and curiosity seekers to explore the grounds and discover each story waiting to be told.

“The Grand Tour is the physical manifestation of mine and my mother’s love for furnishings and fabrics by contemporary makers mixed with iconic vintage designers and unique gems found here and in faraway places,” says Rafferty. “The name pays homage to the 17th- and 18th-century tradition of European nobility traveling as a rite of passage in search of literary works, art, and artifacts that depicted the cultures they came from.”

Upon entering The Grand Tour, you’re instantly taken on a global journey—past modern lamps dipped in paint by European brand Marset, tables laden with white agate or lapis lazuli handmade in India by DeMuro Das, marbled ceramics

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Fornasetti perch next to elegant, jewel-toned vessels by Los Angeles–based artist Joe Cariati, and Japanese artist Baku Takashi’s handblown glass sculptures form a vibrant display alongside BZippy’s Yves Klein Blue vases.

At the Grand Opening, a private celebration held last month, guests included Wendy Goodman, Doug Meyer, and Dean Rhys Morgan, who were all present to sign their latest books. Rhys Morgan, whose book, Jeremiah: Inspired Interiors, chronicles the works of the late designer and artist Jeremiah Goodman, brought along a collection of Goodman’s impressionistic paintings. These special works were exhibited alongside Meyer’s colorful bejeweled cameos that Rafferty commissioned for the shop, including three extra-special pieces that portray her two children and her grandmother Marjorie S. Fisher, a.k.a. Dearie.

The book signing and art exhibitions were the first in an ongoing series of salons that Rafferty and Cummings plan to host in the shop to fully immerse visitors. A portion of proceeds from sales at the Grand Opening benefited The Promise Fund’s fight against cancer—a sign of things to come for The Grand Tour and the good it plans to do in the name of design. u For more information, visit grandtourhome.com or call 61.660.7885.

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This spread: Interior shots of The Grand Tour, a design destination curated by Caroline Rafferty and her mother, Julie Fisher Cummings, that recently opened at The Royal Poinciana Plaza. The shop features an ever-changing collection of vintage and contemporary finds from around the world, including sought-after antiques, artisanal furnishings, and sumptuous textiles. This page, clockwise from above left: Kim Seybert Cosmos Placemat, vintage glass vessels from the 1960s, and Areaware Drink Rocks by Runa Klock; Night Space candles, the Canvas Home Abbesses Collection, Nicholas Newcomb ceramics, and more; vintage ceramic bud vases and vessels by Bruno Gamboni; Bohinc Studio’s Celeste Chair in steel and wool; a collection of BZippy vases in Yves Klein Blue; crystal-embellished glass bottles by Chad Wentzel, Bohinc Studio’s Orbit Dining Chair in Steel and Blue Wool, and more.

CHARLOTTE KELLOGG as we know it has been keeping Palm Beach up to date with the latest colorful and elegant yet comfortable wardrobe staples since 1998, but, really, this brand was born long beforehand. A mark of good business is the ability to evolve, and Charlotte Kellogg has done just that.

What started in 1987 as a single private-label order of madras shorts and pants for a catalog grew into a full line by 1991. Charlotte and her business partner produced their first collections solely in New York City’s Garment District.

“Working with factories is like speaking a different language, but the challenge and the success inspired me,” Charlotte says. “I hit the streets of Garment Center and learned production in factories. My first order was for $13,000 for madras shorts and pants—a big order at that time. I continued to make orders and it was on this basis that this business was founded.”

Seeing the demand for classic, colorful wardrobe staples, the business expanded from private-label orders for department stores and catalogs to designing three lines a year: Spring, Fall, and Holiday. Charlotte’s design process always starts with color, and is highly influenced by her travels around Europe.

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by. This was 10 years ago and I still visit them every year.”

The production part of the design process has been key to the end product; while the first seasons were always produced in New York, Charlotte has since moved the bulk of her production to Palm Beach County. This allows for a high level of quality control and very quick turnaround time, as well as supporting the local economy.

Her first retailer on Worth Avenue was Donald Bruce, and, in 1991 she opened her first boutique in the Gucci Courtyard on Worth Avenue. This store is still the hidden gem—the flagship Charlotte Kellogg store. In 1998, Charlotte gained full control of the company and decided to expand: in 2010, she opened her second store on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, where she summers, and in 2011 she opened a third boutique on South County Road in Palm Beach, which carries a larger amount of inventory and is a bigger space than the Worth Avenue location. She also participates in numerous trunk shows across the country, and continues to expand her reach.

Additionally, with the advent of online shopping, Charlotte created charlottekellogg.com, which features new arrivals and online-only sales.

The founding concept, which still rings true for today’s line, is to make related separates where each piece stands on its own. Simplicity, color, classic lines with a European elegance mixed with treasures from around the globe fill the racks at all three locations, and Charlotte continues to design for the lifestyle that she is so familiar with. u For more information and to shop the latest collection, visit charlottekellogg.com.

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This page, clockwise from top left: An early Charlotte Kellogg ensemble from 1991; Charlotte Kellogg’s storefront at 332 South County Road, in Palm Beach; a Charlotte Kellogg ensemble from 1996 featuring a positive and negative print; Charlotte Kellogg’s storefront at 256 Worth Avenue, Via Amore, in Palm Beach; a cashmere and silk dress and jacket combination from Charlotte Kellogg’s current collection; inside the South County Road shop. Opposite page: The designer Charlotte Kellogg.

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pet develops medical issues, the estimate for care can be frightening, far more than many budgets will allow.

Too often animals go without the medical care that is needed.

Animal owners need a place that will examine their pets and work with them financially and medically, which we try very hard to do. We are here to help and there are so many who need help.

Home should be a safe haven but sadly for some animals it is the opposite—a place where they are neglected, forgotten, or disposed of. They might be turned in to a shelter or put out on the street to fend for themselves. The animal has no say in what his life will be.

Only a very small number of dogs and cats remain in one home their whole lives. Fully 90% are given away, or are victims of loss, theft, or abandonment. When they come to us, we must help them cope with the confusion, fear, and loneliness that follow.

We are not concerned about the number of adoptions that

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THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF NEW YORK began in Manhattan in 1904 to help the city’s working horses by providing them with water and rest breaks, and, in the winter, they were given blankets and non-skid shoes. By the late 1920s, the watering stations had expanded from Manhattan to Brooklyn, to the benefit of almost 80,000 tired and thirsty horses.

During this same period, the Society raised funds to open a free clinic to “serve dogs, cats, horses and other pets and animals of the poor.” As the demands of the city’s animals grew, funds were raised to open a larger facility.

Today, our full-service clinic has transitioned to low-cost, and we still underwrite a great deal of care for animals in need seven days a week, and, along with our Vladimir Horowitz & Wanda Toscanini Horowitz Adoption Center, we care for thousands of dogs and cats each year. Many depend on the Humane Society of New York for the care they need to survive.

Many of us have the day-to-day finances to care for our animals. But if a pet becomes suddenly ill or injured, or an aging

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Image at left: While driving on the highway, Cornelia Guest, one of our Board members, became aware of a large dog running loose with a rope tied around his neck. He was scared and barely able to dodge honking vehicles.

Cornelia stopped her car, attempted to corral the dog in traffic (in spite of being yelled at by other drivers), secured him, and coaxed him into her own car. She drove the old Dalmatian directly to the Society. We named him Highway.

Our vets placed him at about 10 years old, and found him to be blind, deaf, and critically ill with pancreatitis and other issues. With time and care, Highway regained his health and we were able to place him in his new home.

Highway is now living a happy life in the New Jersey Palisades with a family that we know and trust.

This page, top row, at left: A photo from 1928 showing horses having non-skid shoes put on so they wouldn’t slip and fall.

In the winter months, when horses needed extra care, the Humane Society of New York also provided them with blankets. At right: An article from the New York Times discusses the Society’s expansion of its shelter by 300 kennels. Middle row, at left: The Humane Medal, awarded by the Humane Society of New York. A few past recipients of the Humane Medal include E. O. Wilson, Dian Fossey, Peter Singer, Dame Jane Goodall, Nick Brandt, Dame Daphne Sheldrick, and Martin Usborne.

Bottom row, at left: A news article detailing the Society’s drive to raise $20,000 in funds to build a clinic for sick animals (above); the Humane Society of New York has been awarded the Seal of Excellence by the Society by the Independent Charities of America (below). At right: Stanley, discarded at the age of 12, was discovered eating from a garbage pail on a cold night and rescued by the Society.

we handle. We are, however, very concerned about finding the proper home for each animal in our care. It is our hope that the homes that we find for our dogs and cats will be their homes for their lifetime.

There is a limit to how many animals a shelter can care for—but there should be no limit to the concern, quality, and love an organization can strive to provide for animals in their care. A shelter should not be a holding place or jail, but a place where animals are cared for with deep respect and concern for their well-being. We have tried to lead the way over the years in this area for other shelters to follow.

Our wish for animals, everywhere, is a safe place to lay their heads at night.

Please give as each donation makes a new beginning possible. u To make a donation, please visit humanesocietyny.org.

SOUTHWAYS BUILT IN 1920, Southways is a Beaux Arts mansion set on 1.3 acres, located in the desirable center of town in Palm Beach, Florida, just 250 feet from the Atlantic Ocean. The home is ideally centered on three lots, with ficus hedges throughout that provide ultimate privacy and seclusion. In addition to the property’s sprawling gardens, imperial iron entry gate, stately columns, and serene pool area, the most unique feature might be its rich history—in fact, the estate was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990.

Southways was originally built for Theodore and Elizabeth Frelinghuysen, a politically powerful Northeast couple, who owned the home for 47 years. During their residency, the Frelinghuysen family entertained several U.S. presidents who stayed at the home over various winters, including President Warren G. Harding. Thus, it became eloquently known as the “Winter White House,” a nickname that has since been shared with President John F. Kennedy’s Palm Beach retreat and President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. In 1968, the Frelinghuysens sold the home to the late Charles Gallant and his wife Antoinette of Chevy Chase and Gibson Island, Maryland. With only two owners over nearly a century, this listing offers an extremely rare opportunity to own a home with 100 QUEST

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This estate is one of just two Beaux Arts–style homes in all of Palm Beach—the other being Whitehall, which has been transformed into the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum. These two homes are representative of the original grand living standard upon which Palm Beach’s reputation is based. The architect, Francis Hoppin of Hoppin & Koen, which was at one time part of McKim, Mead & White, studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and applied his skills to create this regal masterpiece, the interior of which would be designed with equal extravagance.

Intended for entertaining on a large scale, Southways features oversized, bright rooms with high ceilings, marble and wood floors, five fire places, eight staff rooms, a butler’s pantry, a linen room, and a chauffer’s apartment. A sweeping staircase in the entryway leads to the second floor, where there are five large, opulent bedrooms, each with an en-suite bath. The extensive plaster moldings and details seen across the home make this one of the most spectacular dwellings in Palm Beach. u Southways is listed for $21,900,000. For more information, visit southways.info or contact Steven A. Gallant of Gallant Appraisal & Realty at sagallant@aol.com or 561.329.5499.

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Once known as the Winter White House, this rare, Beaux Arts mansion on Palm Beach’s Barton Avenue is on the market—for the first time in over 50 years.

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This page, clockwise from above left: A vintage photo provided by Steven Gallant showing guests enjoying dinner on the home’s grand staircase; a vintage photo of a party by the pool at Southways, which was built for entertaining on a large scale; a view of the pool area; a vintage shot of the living room area; the home’s center hall entry that leads to a loggia with arched openings and ultimately a garden beyond the pool; the dining room.

Opposite page: Southways, formerly known as the Winter White House, on Barton Avenue in Palm Beach.

DEVELOPER SPANS REACH ON FLORIDA COASTS DEVELOPERS AND BUYERS alike have seen firsthand the impact of over-investment in real estate trends—from 300-square-foot microunits to over-the-top amenities like dog spas and bowling alleys to up-and-coming neighborhoods that never quite seem to take off, the list of “it” products and selling points goes on and on. A handful of trends, however, have remained valuable to buyers and sellers throughout the past few decades and aren’t disappearing any time soon. In the Southeastern United States, one of those steadfast selling points is waterfront property.

Time and time again, builders have transformed the country’s coastal cities into meccas of luxury living, perhaps nowhere more so than in the state of Florida. Buyers from New York, New Jersey, Illinois, and other high-tax states continue to flock to Florida in serch of warm weather and tax relief. In fact, according to U.S. Census data released in December 2018, Florida ranked the highest in net domestic migration from July 2017 to July 2018.

Responding to this rapid growth, developers are branching out of Miami’s core into some of the state’s fastest-growing regions. With projects dotting coastal cities around Florida’s peninsula, Two Roads Development is experiencing firsthand the mounting interest from Northeast buyers.

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incredibly strong, we are also seeing unprecedented growth and interest in other towns along Florida’s coastline,” said Taylor Collins, managing partner at Two Roads Development.

From boutique residences along West Palm Beach’s Flagler Corridor to Tampa’s tallest tower, projects brought to life by Two Roads Development are shaping the skylines of some of Florida’s most popular destinations—and buyers are starting to take note.

In 2012, industry leaders James Harpel, Reid Boren, and Taylor Collins put their 100-plus years of Florida and New York real estate expertise to work under the name Two Roads Development. Since then, the team has played a pivotal role in the development, construction, and management of some of the state’s most innovative and transformative buildings, partnering with world-renowned designers and architects along the way.

The team made its 2012 market debut with Biscayne Beach, a 399-residence condominium located in the heart of Miami’s vibrant East Edgewater neighborhood. Inspired by Miami’s renowned shoreline, Biscayne Beach offers ultra-luxury residences with a sophisticated coastal-chic design and access to its on-site private Beach Club, complete with a manmade “beach” designed by famed interior designer Thom Filicia. This soldout project helped anchor East Edgewater to the list of Miami’s

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Clockwise from far left: Elysee, Two Roads Development’s latest project in Miami that sits directly on Biscayne Bay; renderings of the firm’s Tampa project, Riverwalk Place, designed by Gensler with interiors

by Thom Filicia; James Harpel of Two Roads is flanked by business partners Taylor Collins and Reid Boren.

hottest neighborhoods. Surrounded by burgeoning areas like Wynwood and Brickell, East Edgewater offers waterfront living without straying too far from downtown.

On the heels of Biscayne Beach’s 2017 completion, Two Roads invested again in East Edgewater with Elysee, a boutique-style tower located directly along Biscayne Bay. Upon its 2019 completion, Elysee’s stunning architecture from Bernardo Fort-Brescia and eclectic interiors from Paris-based designer Jean-Louis Deniot will serve as a blueprint for future design along the Bay of Biscayne.

Sales for both Elysee and the developer’s current Palm Beach County project are managed by Douglas Elliman, a New York–based brokerage with a long history of finding homes for Northeast buyers in sunny South Florida.

That same year, the developer extended its influence across the state to Tampa when it joined the team building Riverwalk Place. Located in the center of Tampa’s downtown arts and cultural scene along the Hillsborough River, Riverwalk Place will be the tallest building in Tampa Bay and the tallest along Florida’s Gulf Coast. The mixed-use development will meticulously blend residential units with retail offerings, waterfront restaurants, and a 150-yard promenade. Not unlike the East Edgewater developments in Miami, Riverwalk Place caters to Tampa’s surging growth of new residents, many of whom want

to work, live, and be entertained downtown.

The most recent addition to the developer’s portfolio will rise in the company’s backyard. Located along the highly desirable Flagler Corridor along the West Palm Beach waterfront, the planned 24-story tower will offer residents unmatched views of the Intracoastal Waterway and Palm Beach. Two Roads, along with co-developer Alpha Blue Ventures, believes the project will fill a significant void in the area’s luxury market.

“A complete renaissance of West Palm Beach’s downtown has taken place in the past five years,” said Reid Boren, Two Roads Development’s managing partner. “The city has done an incredible job attracting new businesses and talent, especially from nearby markets and the Northeast.”

Propelling this growth is an influx of corporate headquarters and the addition of mass transit with the recent construction of a Brightline train station, now Virgin Trains USA, which opened January 2018 and connects the city’s downtown with nearby commerce hubs.

It’s clear that businesses like Two Roads Development take the long view when it comes to real estate trends, drowning out the “amenity of the day” and remaining laser-focused on the resident of tomorrow with high-quality products and a strong emphasis on delivering sophisticated luxury living. u

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IN NEW YORK, Palm Beach, and Charleston, you will find yourself at the epicenter of some of the country’s most robust and rapidly evolving real estate markets. Manhattan’s Upper East Side continues to withstand the test of time due to its proximity to Central Park, top schools, restaurants, and shopping—and it also seems that the “neighbor-buying” fad is more prevalent in this area than ever before.

Down South, more and more folks are turning to Palm Beach and Charleston, not only for their next vacation home, but also for a more permanent residence given the increasingly attractive lifestyles these thriving cities have to offer. Top real estate agents Cathy Taub, Deborah Fisher, Nikki Field, Todd and Frances Peter, and Franny Frisbie guide us through these prosperous markets in the following pages.

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Q: What amenities are driving Manhattan luxury buyers?

A: “Neighbor-buying” is a serious consideration and driving factor for many luxury buyers.

As the Manhattan residential real estate market navigates a decade-low price recalibration, the luxury market defies the trend and continues to deliver record sales at the uber-prime tier. Luxury is often seen differently through a Manhattan telescope than in other urban paradises. Titans of industry here search out and embrace the “ultimate luxury”: Neighbor association. The Manhattan competitive chess game is all about relationships and maximum networking environments, and these opportunities are never more lucrative than when sharing the same address. The reigning magnet address is always the one with the highest caliber of successful boldface name residents—Billionaires’ Row, Fifth Avenue, Gold Coast, or Downtown’s Finance Oasis are the destinations of choice.

The birth of neighbor-buying was first identified with the network of financial titans who gravitated to 15 Central Park West. That model has been copied in various new projects since: 157 West 57th, 432 Park Avenue, 520 Park Avenue, Walker Tower, 212 Fifth Avenue, and never more prevalent than at 220 Central Park South. Each are supreme projects, qualifying for luxury status on their own, but these addresses

successfully locked in significant, high-profile buyers early in the sales period. Publicity and more buyers followed. Now each “Tower of Titans” reigns supreme with added “luxury” value due to the residency directory.

Indeed, home-buyers’ gold standards of location, size, and views have been enhanced with buyers’ curated and experienced taste for the best in class: architectural elements, cutting edge design, and materials. However, the most relished, must-have requirement is the provenance of current residents. Sharing the same address maximizes the opportunity for even greater success. Luxury is personified by this rarefied “members only” endorsement of power, success, and good taste.

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what continues to attract people to the Upper East Side?

A: Value! Schools! Central Park! Restaurants! Shops! Sanity! The Upper East Side is clean, and residential. It’s a pleasure to stroll Fifth, Madison, and Park Avenues. For those who appreciate a less-hectic environment with a real residential neighborhood feel, it’s hard to beat the Upper East Side.

Q: What advice would you offer clients to optimize a sale?

A: It’s imperative to take appropriate steps to ready a property before showing. Properties need to look like they’ve been well-maintained; first impressions are critical. De-cluttering, a fresh paint job, and staging are highly advisable. There’s no wonder more and more people are entering the staging business!

Q: What kind of properties are trending in Manhattan?

A: New development has been trending for a number of years as new condominiums offer incredible amenities and hotel-like services and experiences, which hold enormous appeal as buyers are spared the time and expense of renovations. Pre-war co-ops, such as those on Central Park West, Fifth Avenue, and Park Avenue with grand scale and high ceilings, still have a cachet and, relative to condos, are a “bargain.” Townhouses, which have become more competitively priced, have had a resurgence in certain neighborhoods. Discerning buyers appreciate the value for space, privacy, and the lower monthlies compared to apartments.

Q: With all the new hot spots and developments downtown,

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Q: Tell me more about how you incorporate your previous legal experiences into your current work to benefit clients.

A: My 13 years practicing law have been instrumental to my success; the skills I learned as an attorney have benefited both my buyers and sellers. As a former transactional attorney, I’ve been trained to think analytically, and I’ve learned to defuse potential meltdowns and think creatively to solve problems.

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Q: Will home prices increase with the rising interest rates?

A: I do not expect that to happen in Charleston. When interest rates rise, we lose some buyers because they cannot afford what they want to purchase. As the inventory increases with less buyers, the prices stabilize or, in some areas, depending on the amount of inventory, the price can actually decrease. We are still very short on inventory on the Peninsula and the Charleston area in general, and we have a lot of people moving to our area—I would expect that our market and prices will remain strong.

newest, coolest areas are located in the northern part of the Peninsula, or the “Neck.” These areas are north of Calhoun, the UP Zone, Hampton Park, and Wagener Terrace. Wonderful new restaurants, clubs, and bars are popping up daily in these neighborhoods.

Q: What kind of buyers have you noticed recently? Are people looking at Charleston more for vacation homes or as a permanent residence?

A: We have all types of buyers in Charleston, ranging from empty nesters to young professionals, families, and entrepreneurs. Charleston is very fortunate in that its charm appeals to so many types of people with varying reasons to purchase.

Q: What actions should buyers and sellers take?

A: Sellers should look at properties that have sold in the last three months instead of the last six months or longer.

This information will reveal current data that will be useful in helping the seller determine the correct market value for their home. Buyers should meet with their lenders to make sure that they are informed on any new loan products and to assure they still qualify for the amount of the loan they may need depending on their desired purchase price.

Q: Which areas should Quest readers look into?

A: The Historic Peninsula of Charleston is magical, but the

95 East Bay St. in Charleston, South Carolina; $2,175,000.

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Q: What makes Palm Beach an increasingly desirable place to call home year-round?

A: Palm Beach offers an exceptional quality of life with its yearround tropical climate and abundance of recreational activities.

Beyond its physical beauty and the security afforded as a barrier island, Palm Beach offers an additional layer of safety with its remarkable team of first responders. We are able to appreciate this environment every day, along with the added benefits of Florida having no state income tax and no estate tax.

fluctuations, its beauty, safety, and security continue to create opportunity for both investment and enjoyment.

Q: Do you expect this to continue into spring?

A: We project 2019 will continue to see gradual positive momentum. While volatility remains in the stock market, Palm Beach continues to attract discerning buyers.

Q: Tell us about one of your listings.

A: My team and family are pleased to offer four luxury oceanfront townhomes, slated for delivery early next year, at 456 S. Ocean Blvd. in Palm Beach. The property spans 280 feet of ocean frontage, one block south of Worth Avenue.

Q: Have you seen a pick-up in market activity this winter?

A: 2018 was a record-breaking year in total dollar volume and number of transactions, despite a fourth quarter stymied by both political uncertainty and a volatile stock market performance. Thus, while Palm Beach real estate is not immune to global economic

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456 S. Ocean Blvd. in Palm Beach; listing price starting from $23,750,000.

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Q: What kind of properties are selling?

A: On Palm Beach, homes and condos priced around their 2018 median prices of $4,500,000 and $910,000, respectively. Commercial properties, while a smaller segment of the market, also had several notable sales.

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Q: Tell me about your team dynamic.

A: We are a husbandand-wife team. We have been working together for almost 10 years now, and we have a great team dynamic. We have complementary personalities, skills, and approaches to doing business, and, as a result, we bring the best tools to the table. We both truly enjoy helping our clients buy and sell homes—it’s an extremely rewarding feeling to help someone find a dream home.

Q: In your opinion, what is the most important piece of advice to offer buyers? What about sellers?

A: Buyers should work with a great real estate agent who is truly an expert in their market. You need to understand the pluses and minuses of each area and match them to your specific needs. Sellers should engage a real estate professional that works at a company with a known brand and the marketing power to give them national and international exposure. Almost 95 percent of all buyers today start by researching properties online before they even speak with a real estate professional. Make sure the agent and company you are working with will give you excellent exposure in all facets of marketing—both locally and globally. u

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Q: Which residential communities and neighborhoods would you recommend for the Quest reader?

A: Palm Beach and the north end of Palm Beach County, including Jupiter, North Palm Beach, and Juno Beach.

Q: What market trends are you noticing in Palm Beach?

A: We are noticing a lot of buyers coming from high tax areas to Palm Beach to establish Florida residency. We are continuing to see a lot of buyers coming from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and the rest of the Northeastern states. Recently, we’ve also noticed an increase in buyers coming from California and Illinois (specifically Chicago) as well.

Seminole Beach Direct Oceanfront in Palm Beach; $49,500,000.

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On March 20, more than 1 million visitors will travel to Washington, D.C., through April 13, for the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The event celebrates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo. For more information, visit nationalcherryblossomfestival.org.

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Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation will host its second annual Hope on the Horizon Palm Beach Luncheon, honoring Marcia Gay Harden, at The Colony Hotel at 11:30 a.m. For more information, email rsvp@alzdiscovery.org.

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event with James Borynack and Adolfo Zaralegui. For more information, visit umiamihealth.org.

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The Big Dog Ranch Rescue will host its Sixth Annual Wine, Women, and Shoes Lunch and Fashion Show at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach beginning at 10:30 a.m. For more

information and to purchase tickets, call 561.651.9147.

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The Baruch Performing Arts Center will present “NeuroCulture: This is Your Brain” during Brain Awareness Week. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit baruch.cuny. edu/bpac.

EASTER SPIRIT

The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering will host its Annual Bunny Hop at 583 Park Avenue at 5 p.m.

Bonpoint is the generous sponsor of the event for the fourth consecutive year. For more information, visit society.mskcc.org.

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The Literacy Partners’ Evening of Readings & Gala Dinner Dance will take place beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Cipriani Wall Street. The event will honor Lesley Stahl with the Lizzie Award, as well as Mike Steib and author Andrea Davis Pinkney. For more information, visit literacypartners.org.

ANIMAL RIGHTS

American Humane will hold a Sip and Shop at J.McLaughlin’s Worth Avenue boutique in Palm Beach at 2 p.m. For more information, call 561.537.5887.

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The Palm Beach Fellowship on Christians & Jews will host its annual dinner honoring Louis Pryor and the late Hal Scott at The Breakers Palm Beach at 6 p.m. For more information, call 561.833.6150.

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The Salvation Army will hold its Women’s Auxiliary Hearts of Gold Palm Beach Luncheon at The Beach Club at 11 a.m. For more information, call 561.686.3530.

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On April 3, the Boys’ Club of New York will host its Annual Luncheon at 583 Park Avenue at 11:30 a.m. The event will feature a talk with Howard Schultz, former Starbucks Chairman and CEO. For more information, visit bcny.org.

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EVENING OF TRIBUTE

The Fourth Biennial Palm Beach “Evening of Tribute” will take place at Mar-a-Lago at 5:45 p.m. to raise funds for the Navy SEAL Foundation and Navy SEAL Museum. The patriotic evening will include a cocktail reception, seated dinner, keynote speakers, and entertainment. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit navysealfoundation.org.

ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE

The Town of Palm Beach United Way will hold its Alexis de Tocqueville Society Annual Recognition Dinner at Club Colette in Palm Beach. For more information, call 561.655.1919.

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More than 1 million visitors will travel to Washington, D.C., through April 13, for the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The event commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, and celebrates the enduring friendship between the people of the United States and Japan. Visitors will enjoy diverse and creative programming, natural beauty, and community spirit. For more information about the event and its history, visit nationalcherryblossomfestival.org.

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The Palm Beach Police Foundation will host its Annual Council of 100 Spring Dinner at the Flagler Museum. For more information, visit palmbeachpolicefoundation.org.

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On March 28, LIC Arts Open Gallery at The Factory in Long Island City will host a reception to preview Jack Howard-Potter’s new exhibition, “Bringing Steel to Life.” For more information, visit licartsopen.com. improve their health. For more information, call 561.702.7471.

aging sportsmanship. For more information, visit polotraining.org.

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PARTY UNDER PALMS

Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital: Palm Beach Circle of Friends will host its 10th Annual Party Under the Palms event at Club Colette. For more information, visit uhgiving.org.

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WHITE HOT NIGHT

Hôpital Albert Schweitzer will hold its White Hot Night Haiti Gala at the Sailfish Club in Palm Beach at 7 p.m. The organization works to collaborate with the people of the Artibonite Valley as they strive to

The Polo Training Foundation will hold a Sip and Shop at J.McLaughlin’s Worth Avenue boutique in Palm Beach at 2 p.m.

The proceeds are dedicated to supporting polo in sports curriculums, promoting international goodwill through competition, and encour-

LIC Arts Open Gallery at The Factory in Long Island City will host a reception at 5 p.m. to preview Jack Howard-Potter’s exhibition of sculpture, “Bringing Steel to Life,” which will remain open through April 26. For more information, visit licartsopen.com.

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FOOD AND FASHION

The Daughters of the American Revolution’s Palm Beach Chapter will hold a luncheon at The Beach Club at 11:30 a.m. The organization is dedicated to promoting historic preservation. For more information, visit dar.org.

The Women’s Board of the Boys’ Club of New York invites you to a conversation with Howard Schultz, former Starbucks chairman and CEO, who will be interiewed by Diane Sawyer. The event will take place at 583 Park Avenue at 11:30 a.m. For more information, visit bcny.org.

FASHION SUSTAINABILIT Y

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) will celebrate innovation in sustainability with the 2019 Sustainable Business and Design Conference and Annual Awards Gala. The conference will be held at FIT on Wednesday and Thursday, April 3 and 4; the pinnacle Annual Awards Gala will be held on the evening of Wednesday, April 3, at the American Museum of Natural History. This is the first year FIT will bring these two signature events together. For more information, visit fitnyc.edu.

On March 12, the Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering will host its Annual Bunny Hop at 583 Park Avenue at 5 p.m. Bonpoint is the generous sponsor of the event for the fourth consecutive year. For more information, visit society.mskcc.org.

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This page: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, seen leaving The Mark hotel on February 19, 2019, in New York City.

Opposite page: Located on New York’s Upper East Side, The Mark is nestled in a 1927 landmark building, renovated and decorated in 2009

by Parisian interior decorator Jacques Grange; the Duchess of Sussex during her New York visit in February (inset).

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AS THE WORLD NOW KNOWS, on a Friday late last month, the Duchess of Sussex, otherwise known as Meghan Markle, wife of Prince Harry, now the Duke, arrived in New York for a surprise private visit. This was unheralded in the local media.

I first learned all about it four days later on the following Tuesday from the British Daily Mail—the tabloid of tabloids in the whole world—splashed with lots of color photos of the beautiful, seven-months-pregnant mother-to-be—often with her hand on the top of her baby bump—arriving at her hotel.

The duchess was staying at The Mark—giving a five-star, million-dollar plug to the hotel, which is a favorite cocktails and dinner meeting place for residents of the Upper East Side. The duchess’s beloved, late mother-in-law used to stay a block away at The Carlyle.

Although I pass through that part of the neighborhood frequently, I was not in shouting distance or knowledge of the old-time media melee covering her walking in and out of cars and doors over that weekend in what otherwise had seemed like a very quiet metropolis.

That Tuesday night at Ralph Lauren’s Polo Bar, across from the St. Regis, the duchess, followed and surrounded by a band of paparazzi outside, attended a little dinner with friends. The first thing that came to my mind was: Ralph Lauren does it again! Watching the storybook duchess move from limousine to entrance (and exit), I could only think how much she looked 114 QUEST

like the movie star she might have been if she hadn’t ditched her career to marry everyone’s favorite royal prince.

Reading the article, taking in the photos, I found myself feeling nostalgic—tabloids, movie stars, royalty, lights, camera action—for another time in New York when the local tabloids— the News and the Mirror—were there to liven up the place on the cold, dull weather days of February. Meghan Markle is her generation’s Grace Kelly. They could’ve had the story. However, different times may promise better outcomes for the duchess and her prince. The world wants the best for Diana’s boy and his future.

The official, private reason for the visit was a “baby shower” held the following Wednesday at the hotel, attended by close friends and hosted by Amal Clooney and Serena Williams.

However, it is also true that the British royal family is “the firm.”

It’s quite likely there may be other, more far-seeing publicrelations reasons for this “surprise” visit, unattended by Prince Harry, such as the duchess’s “image.” There have been rumors that the royal couple might spend part of their year in this country. The Daily Mail had already grabbed millions of available eyeballs with their reports of Meghan and Kate’s cold shoulders (which one has it?). Whatever the objective, all of this “public” activity is good for keeping their names out there, and us public diverted from our realities. And it does do the trick many times, however briefly.

Speculation aside, the sudden, surprise trip to New York—where she was a frequent visitor during her acting career—provided a shot of good graces for Meghan Markle, all-American girl actress, now a member of another kind of movie. I like to imagine what the Queen thinks of Harry’s wife.

And vice versa. Whatever that is, it is entirely my imagination.

Having said that, it wouldn’t surprise me if Her Majesty might just be fascinated by this beautiful new duchess who made her own way to the throne (room). Elizabeth R, they say, offcamera, off-mike, is a very serious lady who also likes a good laugh. Wouldn’t we all? u This page: The duchess wears a vintage Courrèges Haute Couture black trapeze coat (ca. 1965, sourced by William Vintage), a CH Carolina Herrera Matryoshka Locked L Shoulder Bag, and Le Specs sunglasses, February 19, 2019. Opposite page, clockwise from top: The Polo Bar, a handsome American restaurant from designer Ralph Lauren; Meghan visited the New York hot spot wearing a navy Victoria Beckham double-breasted coat, black skinny jeans, and Tamara Mellon boots, and was accompanied out of the restaurant by close friend Marcus Anderson, the global membership director of the posh members club group Soho House; Jessica Mulroney (left) and actress Abigail Spencer leaving the party at The Polo Bar.

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otherwise known as Meghan Markle, wife of Prince Harry, now the Duke, arrived in New York for a surprise private visit.

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“Fashion has always been a repetition of ideas, but what makes it new is the way you put it together.” So professes renowned fashion designer Carolina Herrera, an icon of style herself—beautiful on both the outside and the inside. In the following pages we celebrate Quest’s favorite arbiters of that tricky, five-letter term known as “style.” Their sense of it has endured throughout the years, and will continue to do so for many years to come.

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This page, clockwise from top left: Mrs. Claus von BĂźlow stands in the doorway of her London home in Belgrave Square during a party in 1968; Lauren Bacall and her daughter, Leslie Bogart, inside their home in The Dakota in New York City (the actress moved into the apartment in 1961 with her second husband, Jason Robards, and raised Leslie and her two sons, Stephen Bogart and Sam Robards, there); Sophia Vaughn at the Landmark Hotel in Marylebone, London, for the annual Malta Charities Ball in 2011; Steve McQueen photographed by his friend (and famed photographer) William Claxton; Aerin Lauder with her Brittany in Central Park, New York; Bill Cunningham and Carolyn Murphy on the streets of New York City, 2002. Opposite page: Diana, Princess of Wales, attends a polo match in Windsor, England, 1983.

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This page, clockwise from top left: Queen Elizabeth II waves as she leaves Fiji during her royal tour in 1970; Pamela Huntington, Alain Delon, and Jane Davenport arrive at Orly airport in Paris, France, 1970; Lauren Santo Domingo, co-founder and chief brand officer of the online fashion retailer Moda Operandi; Jackie Onassis and her sister, Lee Radziwill, stroll through Britain, 1970; Jean Shrimpton under England’s Brighton Pier wearing a linen dress by Susan Small and a hat by Simone Mirman, photographed

by Eugene Vernier, 1966; Ali MacGraw, Dyan Cannon, and Natalie Wood, 1970.

Opposite page, clockwise from top: Cornelia Guest surrounded by four furry friends, photographed by Bruce Weber; Audrey Hepburn on the beach during a break from filming Two For the Road, 1967; a waiter serves drinks on the beach at the Mill Reef Club on Antigua in the West Indies, photographed by Slim Aarons, 1960; Annika Purdey with her dogs Wispa, Bounty, and Bertie; Jeanne Moreau photographed by Georges MĂŠnager in Venice, Italy.

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phia, Pennsylvania, 1956; James and Gloria Stewart pull up to a black-tie party riding a tandem bicycle in 1961; Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski arrive at London’s Heathrow Airport, 1969; Spanish King Juan Carlos with his wife, Sofia, and their two daughters, Cristina and Elena, in the gardens of the Palacio de la Zarzuela, 1973, Madrid, Spain; Diane von Fürstenberg, age 26, in Central Park walking with her two children, Alexander and Tatiana, 1972; James Dean at Ciro’s nightclub in Los Angeles, California, 1955.

Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Ann Bonfoey Taylor vamps on the slopes of Vail, Colorado, in the 1960s; Julie Christie at London Airport, 1964; Robert Redford, 1975; Olivia Palermo walking in Paris, France, 2017; Gloria Vanderbilt, a.k.a. Mrs. Sidney Lumet, walking her dog into the House of Revlon on Fifth Avenue in New York City, 1961; Valentino and Nan Kempner at The Central Park Conservancy’s annual Hat Luncheon in 1989.

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ANNABEL’S OFFERS A FIX FOR WINTER JANUARY IS A TOUGH MONTH. After the excess of the holidays, January is marked by temperance, fasting, and long, dark nights. This year, one cure for such malaise was the chance to partake in a wine dinner in London at Annabel’s, featuring vintages by Château d’Yquem and Château Cheval Blanc.

Annabel’s nightclub on Berkeley Square has always been synonymous with glamour and sophistication, and the new owner, Richard Caring, is committed to keeping those aspects of the club in place. But it hasn’t been an easy feat. London’s chattering classes were outraged a few years ago when Caring decided once and for all to shut the doors of Mark Birley’s famous basement.

The old Annabel’s, named after Birley’s then-wife, Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart, was opened in 1963 in the basement of the Claremont Casino. Mark Birley, son of society portrait painter Sir Oswald Birley and brother of style icon Maxime de la Falaise, required exacting standards of service in his club as well as possessing indisputably sophisticated taste.

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being an emblem of upper-class England. Everyone from Mick Jagger to the Queen went to Annabel’s. Princess Diana, Frank Sinatra, Michael Bloomberg, and Elle MacPherson could be spotted there. It was a place where aristocrats and well-connected people from every part of the planet would mingle with good food and wine, and enjoy a little sophisticated hedonism.

Everyone had to obey the rules of the strictly enforced formal dress code and being well-mannered to the staff. (With one or two exceptions…Sir Mick Jagger was given special dispensation not to have to wear a tie.)

But that was a long time ago. When Richard Caring bought the Birley Club group in 2005, for a reported £90 million, he was made to feel that he had to keep Annabel’s frozen in amber in order to keep Mark Birley’s legacy alive. But time had marched on and the vibe of yesteryear was simply impossible to maintain.

This page: The food was strategically chosen to pair with the wine at this winter’s black-tie dinner at Annabel’s, in London. Opposite page: Guests moved from the Rose Room and were seated for dinner in the Garden Courtyard.

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Caring tried to jazz it up in its original form. There were dinners with Kate Moss and Harry Styles, and Mark Ronson was invited to spin. Lady Gaga appeared one evening. Overall, the space just couldn’t catch up to contemporary culture. There was too much history to overcome.

According to an interview with the FT, the moment of truth finally arrived when Caring decided to pop down to the club for a drink after dinner and the first thing he saw was an elderly couple asleep at a table near the entrance.

Caring wondered what Mark Birley would have made of that. He decided that the time for change had come. Caring is not a man to do anything by halves, and the next few years were spent buying and renovating one of the buildings next to Annabel’s. The estimated and reported cost for his new multi-storied Annabel’s was a cool £65 million. And if you include the art (including a £20 million Picasso called Red Beret and Pompom, which Caring bought and renamed Annabel), a lot more.

The membership was revised, but those who were original founding members were kept on for the same rate of £5 a year.

Cleverly, Caring employed younger people to build and maintain membership. Astrid Harbord, a well-connected young woman about town, is membership director. Ali Spencer-Churchill, a descendent of the Duke of Marlborough, runs the Legacy membership program (a special-tier level costing £250,000).

The club was launched with a slew of parties (Lady Claudia Rothermere threw her husband, Jonathan, owner of the Daily Mail Group, a party there in December), and the place has been humming with activity ever since.

I had been to the new Annabel’s once before. As a member living in New York, I don’t have much opportunity to visit the club as I’d like, so it was with great excitement that I accepted the invitation for the mid-week black-tie wine dinner this winter.

Astrid Harbord said it was the second wine dinner the club had hosted. “We love creating special experiences for our members and thought that it was the perfect way for people to end their dry January,” she said with a laugh.

Entering Annabel’s is like walking into a basket of flowers.

There is not one inch of the club that isn’t electrified with color. All of the staff have jackets covered in floral patterns, continuing the feeling of being in a greenhouse. It is a very Baroque experience.

The evening started in the Rose Room, so named because it is one giant slab of rose quartz lit up from behind. As Annabel’s is a club, the privacy of its members is paramount, but it was a goodlooking international crew—diverse and attractive. Perhaps to counter the winter blues, all the women wore jewel-tone dresses, and, against the backdrop of the Rose Room, they seemed like pieces of brightly colored candy.

Waiters circled with hors d’oeuvres of slices of foie gras with small violet flowers on top and pouring the first wine of the night, Krug Grande Cuvée.

Astrid showed me, with obvious pride, to the Garden This spread: Pouring the 1995 Château Cheval Blanc at this winter’s black-tie wine dinner at Annabel’s. Inset: A view of the place setting at the Annabel’s dinner, which drew a crowd of both new members and some familiar faces.

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This spread: Scenes from the black-tie wine dinner hosted by Annabel’s, including some of the delicacies and delights as well as a view of the Picasso painting that was purchased by current owner Richard Caring, who renamed it Annabel (inset, middle right), and the Krug Grande Cuvée (inset, bottom left) that was served.

Courtyard, where we would be eating dinner. It is arguably the most beautiful aspect of Annabel’s. In summer, it’s an open-air space with a retractable roof (useful, given London’s notoriously changeable weather). In winter, it’s transformed into a magnificent orangery and floral array, giving any grand wedding some stiff competition. Guests wandered in, stopping to say hi to this friend or that, and found their seats easily.

One familiar face was Lord Harry Dalmeny, Chairman of Sotheby’s UK, as known for his art-world knowledge as his cracking wit: “Lovely to be here, but as one grand old gentleman once noted to me, having a party on Wednesday spoils both weekends.”

That may be the case for some, but in my book, there is nothing wrong with being spoiled mid-week, and we certainly were.

Our first wine was a Château d’Yquem 2016, full-bodied and rich, accompanying a wild sea bass carpaccio and watercress starter. The dollop of added caviar brought out the fullness of taste. My dinner partner was the director of fine wines and private clients, Guillem Kerambrun, who oversees the wine lists for all of Caring’s iconic venues. He is a wine wunderkind and looks almost too young to drink, let alone be running one of the most important cellars in London. Guillem is one of those lucky people who found his passion early and pursued it determinedly.

He spent 13 years with Alain Ducasse, and then a few years at Caprice Holdings before Caring lured him to Annabel’s.

Guillem took to the stage to introduce the wine. The Château d’Yquem was very young, 2016, and they only make 10,000 bottles of it. Guillem explained, “The wine had just a touch of noble rot,” which is caused by overripe grapes and produces a sweeter taste associated with Sauternes.

For the next act, we were given three Château Cheval Blanc Saint-Émilion 1er Grand Cru Classé A wines. We started with a 2004 vintage, moved on to a 2006, and ended up with a 1995 bottle. The experience of the first two was obviously delicious and they were paired perfectly with blue lobster in a red wine– and–curry sauce. But sipping the 1995 brought a whole new layer of taste. It slid down like silk with the accompanying Beef Wellington and black truffles. The richness of the experience is not by accident.

As Cheval Blanc’s technical director, Pierre Olivier Clouet, commented, “We believe that the diversity of the vineyard builds the complexity of our wines. And the complexity comes from diversity of our soil, the diversity of grapes, and the diversity of age.”

Lastly, we had a class of Château d’Yquem 1er Cru Supérieur 1999, served in a magnum with an array of passion fruit and raspberry tartlets, blackcurrant Mont Blanc, and yuzu-andmiso puffs. Normally, I always decline dessert wine because the sweetness is too great at the end of a meal. Not this time. There is a reason why the world goes nuts for Château d’Yquem wines; it’s like drinking liquid honey—full, nutty, and so rich.

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FLAWLESS FRIENDSHIPS

BY BLAIR HUSAIN

This page: Lauren duPont and Aerin Lauder together during a trip to Positano, Italy, in 2018; Kelly Klein, Aerin Lauder, Lauren duPont, Lauren Santo Domingo, Amanda Cutter Brooks, Allison Sarofim, and Fabiola Beracasa Beckman at Calvin Klein’s Spring

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YOU WONDER: Are these friendships real? Moving between social events, work appointments, charity boards, school cocktail parties, and ladies luncheons—are these women that you meet on the New York social circuit genuine? You may think that you connected, shared a few laughs, and perhaps even vacation in the same places or attend the same spin class. You search for that bond and common denominator so you can make a connection. Friendships can be funny in New York. There are many different types to navigate. So yes, it is a tough town, and finding a true friend can be challenging—but when you find it, you must recognize its uniqueness. They become your sister, your family, your support system, and true confidant. They are the ones who make you laugh uncontrollably, listen when you complain, and always have your back (never talking behind it). There are many women to admire or aspire to in New York, especially for their dedication to their friends. These women are real, confident, and know the importance of supporting other women. The kindness and the support they have for each other is enviable. These women are dynamos—strong, but stronger together.

Aerin Lauder and Lauren duPont met in the ’90s during Milan Fashion Week. Aerin was working at Estée Lauder and Lauren was an editor at Vogue magazine. They were both covering the fashion shows for work while staying at the Grand Hotel in Milan. “Aerin always had the nicest hotel room, so that’s where we would hang out after dinners and whenever we had a free moment. I think that is when we really got to know each other,” says Lauren.

The two began working together at Estée Lauder in 2006 on various projects and have been working together ever since. They are both strikingly stylish and have an eye for beauty. They are usually spotted in the front row of every

This page, clockwise from top left: Lauren duPont attends a dinner in honor of Roger Federer in New York City, 2007; Marina Rust, Lauren duPont, and Aerin Lauder on the steps of the Frick Collection, photographed by Jonathan Becker for Vogue, 2000; Aerin Lauder and Lauren duPont attend a party hosted by Elle in 2007; Lauder and duPont at The 2006 CFDA Fashion Awards at The New York Public Library, 2006; Aerin Lauder photographed by Douglas Friedman for Architectural Digest, 2016; the two friends talking at a party in 2005; enjoying their trip to Positano, Italy, in 2018.

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This page: Candids of the two friends together over the years. Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Allison Aston at Veronica Beard x Chairish’s cocktail party in 2017; Veronica Swanson Beard, Allison Aston, and Veronica Miele Beard; Allison Aston, Patricia Herrera Lansing, and Veronica Swanson Beard at a party celebrating Veronica Beard’s debut at Bergdorf Goodman, 2014; Veronica Swanson Beard photographed by her sister, Claiborne Swanson Frank, wearing a jacket from Veronica Beard’s first collection in 2010; a candid of Veronica Swanson Beard, Allison Aston, and

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dinners, and sports together. They love playing tennis as couples and always keep score. They eventually collaborated in business, with Allison as head of all partnerships and events and Veronica as founder and CEO of her eponymous clothing line, Veronica Beard, which she started with her sister-in-law, Veronica Miele Beard. Due to their shared passion and confidence, one might guess that maintaining a work/friendship balance could pose a challenge. But they have figured it out. They rely on their mutual admiration to work through any issues that should arise. The friendship is still young, but the two friends and colleagues realize they are more powerful together than they are apart.

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fashion show, comparing notes on the collections. Aerin is the CEO and founder of Aerin, Inc., and Lauren is the creative consultant for the brand. They are glamorous and timeless, not trendy. They have learned to work together and travel together.

Lauren describes their friendship as “a gift that keeps getting better every year we spend together.” Their journey is founded on trust and respect for each other as professionals and mothers.

A day does not go by without checking in. “Aerin is a phone person,” Lauren says, “which I love. I speak to Aerin probably five or six times a day. I speak to her more than my husband.”

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Navab (right) share a laugh with a friend; Navab attends Save Venice’s “Un Ballo in Maschera,” 2011; Alex and Mary Kathryn Navab at Save Venice’s 2015; Ashley and Jeff McDermott at The Explorer’s Club in New York City, 2017; Audrey McDermott, Ashley McDermott, Serena McDermott, and Maria Bello, 2015; Mary Kathryn Navab with her two daughters, Neva and Arabella, in 2014; Ashley McDermott, Alex Navab, and Mary Kathryn Navab at Save Venice’s “A Night on the Ledo” at 583 Park Avenue, 2012.

and stones sometimes appear like the ones you want, but may not possess the real strength and endurance you need to have real lasting value. And an exquisite stone—like a friendship— never loses its value.

These pairs of friends move around New York, Southampton, Locust Valley, and Palm Beach. They have incredible marriages, children, and careers. But the possession of immeasurable value that they all share lies in the way that they are loyal to, supportive of, and respectful of other women—especially their friends. People cultivate numerous relationships throughout their lives, and hopefully learn from each experience. True friends are rare, valuable, and timeless (and fun to go out with, like your favorite piece of jewelry). So when you find a real one, appreciate it. Know that it is rare, will always need work, and will be the envy of all. u

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I FEEL BLESSED to know each of these women and to have shared special memories and adventures with all of them. I cherish, respect, and trust them. As a designer for Blair Husain Jewelry, I appreciate the rarity of the gemstones I select, just like the friends I choose. Sometimes you may jump into a friendship too quickly or gravitate to the color of a stone for a new setting, simply because of the sparkle. These friendships

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Mary Kathryn Navab and Ashley McDermott share a unique history and fortitude. These women met when they were 17 year olds at Southern Methodist University in Texas. Although they were not sorority sisters, they were roommates in summer school. Mary Kathryn remembers, “We cried after college on the steps of the sorority house, thinking we would never see each other again.” Surprisingly, they did connect again—they both ventured to New York City, where they found careers, husbands, and had children. They have shared years of fun and funny stories from their youth. Today they live directly across the street from each other in Southampton, Long Island. They are very similar—stunning blondes with lots of confidence and creativity.

They both are known for their warm hospitality and having the best dinner parties in Manhattan. Ashley is a published author, mother of three, and married to Jeff McDermott. Mary Kathryn worked in finance before starting a family of three children with her husband, Alex Navab. They were bridesmaids in each others’ weddings. Both women lead busy lives of work, kids, charities, and exotic travel to places like Cuba, Cabo, Acapulco, Anguilla, London, and Paris. Neither ever seems to sit still, but they always find time to be together.

SARASOTA STYLE

BY DANIEL CAPPELLO IF FASHION IS a form of art, then J.McLaughlin wants you to know it’s decidedly modernist. This spring, the fashion label is offering its latest collection in the spirit of the art movement. After all, modernism—with its enthusiasm for new and authentic forms of expression—is an apt description of the label’s streamlined silhouettes, geometric patterns, and innovative fabrics, all of which are on full display in this collection.

More concretely, fashion is really about lifestyle, and J.McLaughlin has certainly carved out a singular lifestyle niche (it’s even been hashtagged: #thejmclife). The brand and its consumers alike remind us, almost daily on Instagram, of what it means to live the “J.Mc Life”: witness images of the clothes in their natural habitat—relaxed and preppy by day, then elegantly dressed-up at night—in enclaves around the country that still celebrate a sense of careful American style. In its seasonal catalogs, the label has been traveling to communities that embody the brand at its 134 QUEST

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best: from Manhattan’s Upper East Side to Boston’s Back Bay, then south to the tony pavements of Palm Beach. This month, in a nod to its passion for midcentury style, J.McLaughlin heads to Sarasota, an epicenter of modernism and a town on the move.

Showcasing models against some of the town’s most celebrated backdrops, J.McLaughlin brings the modernist theme to life, inviting us to discover the clothing among a visual history of the town, from the Umbrella House, a midentury gem by architect Paul Rudolph, to Cocoon House, Ralph Twitchell and Paul Rudoph’s historic 1950 Healy Guest House, both on Siesta Key. We’re also invited to hang out at Pansy Bayou, a Gulf Coast lifestyle showroom and store, with the artist John Pirman.

“Sarasota is a community with incredible midcentury modern architecture and a thriving art culture that has always inspired me,” says Kevin McLaughlin, the brand’s co-founder and chief creative officer. “From the homes of Paul Rudolph to the art of John Pirman, I always leave with a new perspective.” Giving

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back to the communities where the brand is based is core to the company’s ethos, he explains, “and I am grateful to the Sarasota Architectural Foundation for the opportunity to photograph this collection at some of the most iconic homes designed by Paul Rudolph and to support their work in preserving these homes and spreading awareness about these historic landmarks and artistic innovation in this wonderful city.”

The McLaughlin brand has consistently been partnering with the communities in which its storefronts stand, and Sarasota is no exception. In addition to benefiting the local architectural foundation, it is also supporting Florida on a larger scale by offering a portion of proceeds from sales of its 2019 Everglades capsule collection to the Everglades Foundation, which helps protect the state’s vital Everglades ecosystem.

Along with some of the Sunshine State’s most famous midcentury icons that appear in the current campaign, there is also a recognizably sunny smile on one of the models—that of Jane Gill. Now 65, Gill is a former fashion model who was used by the likes of Ralph Lauren and even appeared in an early-1990s J.McLaughlin ad campaign. Today, she lives and works in the Hamptons as a real estate broker and is a committed supporter of animal rights and wildlife with the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center. Talk about living the J.Mc Life. u 138 QUEST

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Clockwise from above left: Nina Agdal at Fendi’s Madison Avenue boutique to celebrate the Fendi Baguette and to kick off New York Fashion Week; Selby Drummond and friend; Olivia Palermo; Amanda Seyfried, Silvia Venturini Fendi, and Emma Roberts; Ebonee Davis and Melissa Martinez.

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Fendi and Serge Brunschwig hosted a cocktail party at Fendi’s flagship Madison Avenue boutique to celebrate the brand’s iconic Baguette bag. Silvia Venturini Fendi launched the classic Fendi Baguette in 1997, and the purse made a lasting impact—ultimately becoming a staple for women all over the world. Now, Fendi’s Spring 2019 collection has relaunched the Baguette in new designs and sizes, many of which, including a selection of four limited-edition styles, were showcased at the

event in a special “Baguette Dream Room.” The bi-level space also featured a “Wardrobe” section with a roundup of readyto-wear pieces available for purchase that night only, along with passed hors d’oeuvres and cocktails with DJed music. Keeping with the evening’s theme, which shed light on the importance of friendship, guests included longtime pals Amanda Seyfried and Emma Roberts. Also present were Clara McGregor, Carlotta Kohl, Charlott Cordes, Delilah Belle Hamlin, Devon Windsor, Dylana and Natalie Suarez, Nina Agdal, and Olivia Palermo.

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kicking off Tao Park City’s three-night pop-up series during the Sundance Film Festival in Utah; newly engaged Vanderpump Rules star Lala Kent (right) and fiancé Randall Emmett were some of the first

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FOR THE 11TH YEAR, Tao Group returned to Park City for the

YOUNG FRIENDS OF THE Palm Beach Symphony hosted its

Sundance Film Festival, and January 25 marked the beginning of its three-night pop-up at Tao Park City. Throughout the evening, the nightclub served Casamigos cocktails, played music by DJ Ruckus, and featured a surprise act by G-Eazy, who sang some of his top hits and newest track, “My Year,” alongside ski bunny go-go dancers. Partygoers included producers Gerard Butler and Alan Siegel; Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan; actresses Kiki Layne, Lena Waithe, and Isidora Goreshter; former NBA player Baron Davis; and Tyrone Smith of the Dallas Cowboys.

annual gala, Royal Blue, at The Breakers on President’s Day. Violinist Valentina Paolucci, winner of Palm Beach Symphony’s first B-Major Award for high school seniors planning to study music at the university level, delivered a heart-warming performance before guests in the Gold Room, using the violin she was gifted with earlier that evening. Attendees included Tricia and Tom Trimble, Gary and Linda Fellner Lachman, Leonard and Norma Klorfine, Paul and Sandra Goldner, Dale and Marietta McNulty, James Borynack, Adolfo Zaralegui, and more.

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Clockwise from above left: Charly Sturm, Caroline Daur, and Alana O’Herliy celebrating Patrick Ta’s birthday at Moët & Chandon Living Ties Launch Party; Bella Hadid, Olivia Perez, and Ally Aflalo; Gigi Hadid and Patrick Ta; Dirty French was

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PATRICK TA’S BIRTHDAY DINNER AT DIRTY FRENCH STYLE WAS NOT THE only thing being celebrated during New

York Fashion Week. On February 12, despite the snowy weather, Gigi and Bella Hadid, Carmella Rose, Caroline Daur, Kelsey Merrit, Olivia Perez, Mimi Cutrell, and others took a break from the hustle and bustle of back-to-back runway presentations (or, in Gigi’s case, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon) to celebrate the birthday of makeup artist Patrick Ta. The intimate dinner took place at Dirty French in the Lower East Side, which was decorated with pink forals and a canaopy of more than 600

metallic balloons. The evening also toasted the release of Moët & Chandon’s new limited-edition Living Ties Rosé Imperial Champagne collection, which represents the lasting bonds between cultures, families, and personal moments. The menu featured a special rosé Champagne–paired dinner, including grilled oysters, tuna tartare, and black bass. Ta also delivered a special speech, thanking his clients for helping him achieve his lifelong dream of becoming a makeup artist and illustrating all the “ties” between his friend of clients that made the night possible. u MARCH 2019 143

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Clockwise from left: The cover of Patti Hansen: A Portrait (Abrams Books), produced

by Ivan Shaw and the Condé Nast Archive, with Arthur Elgort’s photo of Hansen daughters, Theodora and Alexandra, photographed by Pamela Hansen for Glamour, December 2002; Hansen photographed

by Albert Watson, Vogue, May 1978.

PICTURE PERFECT SOME MODELS SIT for the photographer, while for others, the photographer seems to sit for them. In the case of Patti Hansen, it’s as if the camera always trained on her, not vice versa.

Looking back at her legacy, it’s clear that some women are just born with “it”—that elusive quality that no hair stylist, makeup artist, or seasoned photographer can improve upon. Hansen broke onto the scene at the age of 16; with a freckled face, full lips, and strawberry hair, her youth was fresh and innocent, yet highly adaptable. The Staten Island–born model was perfect for the ever-shifting decade she came to represent, the 1970s.

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Archive), tells the story of her astonishing career arc and continuing influence today. The girl who graced the cover of Vogue 12 times in the ’70s could play—convincingly—just about any part, from the sheepish ingénue to the stylish socialite, from the bathing-suit beauty to the jet-setting world traveler. She would eventually leave the industry to pursue acting and then marry Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, but she returned to modeling in the 1990s and has been an inspiration to just about everyone who’s followed in her steps ever since. And, oh, what fabulous footsteps they are, especially when they’ve come to define the meaning of “American original.” —Daniel Cappello

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