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It’s springtime in the city, with book parties and more.

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Remembering the late Bunny Mellon with her longtime acquaintance, Pierce MacGuire.

Going shopping with May flowers in mind. by Daniel CaPPello anD elizabeth meigher

Dive into the nearly 100-year-old Rolex Oyster timepiece and its later iterations. by ann loynD Jewelry designer Fabio Angri shares the inspiration behind his colorful creations. by ann loynD Manhattan’s Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) names Christopher Scoates as its new director.

Take a tour of Scully & Scully’s expansive jewelry department and its rare gems. by ann loynD Thousands of brides visit Kleinfeld’s shop each year for the unbeatable experience. by brooke kelly

Casa De Campo, in the Dominican Republic, offers the ultimate celebrity treatment. by brooke kelly Our favorite warm-weather events in New York, Greenwich, and Saratoga.

On the party scene, from New York to Palm Springs.

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Back to 1954 with gentlemen, blondes, Marilyn Monroe, and Harry Winston. by Daniel CaPPello

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Clockwise from center: Verdura’s tourmaline and amethyst Mosaic ring; a bejeweled Bunny Mellon with Hubert de Givenchy; Malcolm Campbell broke the speed record in 1935 in his Rolex Oyster watch; Claiborne Swanson Frank and her children, from her book Mother and Child (Assouline); Barbara Bush in her trademark pearls, pictured with Millie Bush.

the jewel box. From new additions in Harry Winston’s famous Cluster collection to the daring “gemfluencers” reshaping the way we think about jewelry today, we set our sights on treasures to call your own. Above all else, jewelry, like the perfect little black dress, should just make you feel good, and we explore a few houses who are making that notion quite literal, in “Feel-Good Jewelry.”

We invite you to take your time in admiring—and even aspiring to—the jewelry in this gem-speckled issue. Keep in mind that, no matter what your budget, a new bauble might go further than a fleeting shot of Botox. Oh, and never underestimate the power of pearls. u

“JEWELRY,” according to the three-time Norwegian Olympic

champion figure skater Sonja Henie, “takes people’s minds off your wrinkles.” Among its many other attributes, there’s no disputing jewelry’s wrinkle-detracting effect. I can think of many a well-coiffed woman whose neckline I remember more for its dripping emeralds than its potentially drooping skin. Jewelry, at any level—from a simple charm bracelet to a more elaborate chest plate of diamonds—is an extension of the self: a means by which a woman (or man) chooses to convey who they are. Former first lady Barbara Bush, whose passing we marked as this Jewelry Issue was going to press—reminded us that you don’t need riches (even if you have them) to achieve a signature look. Her famously simple set of pearls cost but a few hundred dollars, not a few hundred thousand, and conveyed a sense of “soft power” by an otherwise patrician figure.

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NEW YORK SO CIAL DIARY ON THE TOWN, first days of

spring. On a Thursday night, there were two major social events; one large (the Young Fellows Ball at the Frick— black-tie and a parade of fashion beautifully adorning the great rooms of the museum) and a smaller dinner for 125 at Doubles, the private club

in the Sherry-Netherland, to celebrate the eighth anniversary of the Writing Center at Hunter College.

I was at the latter. This was very cozy, even with 125 guests at the tables in the ballroom.

The evening was hosted by Lewis Frumkes, who’s head of the Writing Center. Under

Lewis’s direction, it has become an important department at Hunter.

Attending were many writers, as well as others in the business of creating books.

Among the guests: Lynn and Malachy McCourt, Rosalind Whitehead, Warren Adler, John Simon, Regina Perug-

gi, Chris Cerf, Bob and Barbara Taylor Bradford, Rich and Barbara Lustin, Barbara Hodes and Michael Gross, Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark, Frank and Helen Handley Houghton, Jeannette Watson, Joanna and Dan Rose, Erica Jong, Lenore Skenazy, Sidney Offit, Miran-

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a big birthday night. On this evening, Jennifer Raab, Hunter’s peripatetic president, announced to the guests that the Writing Center was about to be renamed the Lewis B. Frumkes Writing Center at Hunter College. Applause, applause.

Writers’ parties vary in New York. A major book signing by a big name (be it writer/actor/ tycoon/politician) is almost like going to a movie premiere —lots of shiny faces, many of whom know each other, or want to know each other, or hope to meet a know-eachother with a boldfaced name.

That’s the commercial side of New York life.

Then there are authors’ parties in people’s apartments (de rigueur) for coffee table books —especially of interior designers. That brings out another kind of crowd, groups on their way to elsewhere but stop by “for a friend,” get a book, a glass of chardonnay, and out the door.

There is also the “private” dinner that a social hostess might have for a very famous mega-bestselling celebrity author with a “select” list of Very Selects around the table. All of these are important events when it comes to marketing a book. Today more than ever.

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take us back home to when you got together with a crowd you were related to. Writers in a group like this, no matter how celebrated or bestselling, leave their public charisma to their marketing people. Here they’re just folks.

So it was in keeping with that that they honored Gay Talese. Gay has been fêted at all the types of parties outlined above in his long and successful career. He has written 14 books. His earliest bestsellers deal with the history and influence of the New York Times like The Kingdom and the Power. There was also the inside story of a Mafia family, Honor Thy Father; a story on

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A the changing moral values of America between WWII and the era before AIDS, The Neighbor’s Wife; and an historical memoir about his family’s immigration to America from Italy, Unto the Sons.

He’s easy to get along with and loves conversation, but Gay’s charisma is in his words, his stories. What often sets him apart is his notable physical appearance. Gay is always perfectly turned out—days and nights on the town. Suits, vests, perfect tailoring; hats, shoes, all part of the ensemble.

It’s a distinctive self-image.

The costume is that of a serious man (whose wit is quick and quiet).

I never knew the motivation

for that image until this Thursday night after he was introduced to speak by George Gibson, who is the executive editor of St. Martin’s Press and has been editor of several of Gay’s book.

Gibson was brief and admirable. He finished his introduction by adding that Gay “was the only man who has ever kissed me on the lips besides my father.” He told us how it had always embarrassed him when his father kissed him—especially in the presence of his (young) friends.

However, he added that when Gay kissed him the first time on meeting, it surprised him but he liked the gesture. The audience loved it too.

After the introduction, and as Gay approached the podium as Gibson was leaving, he put his hands on his editor’s shoulders and gave him a brief, neat, clean kiss on the lips. Everyone in the room laughed and applauded.

In his “acceptance” speech, Gay told us about growing up in Ocean City, New Jersey, a very small beach town on Cape May. His father was a tailor (aha!) who had a tiny business among the wealthier members of the community. The business was small but prosperous because he gave his customers their money’s worth in quality and workmanship. When he was old enough, Gay worked for his father part-time, after

school.

Gay’s mother also had a clothing business—a dress shop with an older clientele whose youthful figures had given way to aging (and diet) factors. She did a very good job with these women because, like her husband, she gave her clientele what they needed and fit them with the best and most flattering.

It was in those two businesses of his parents that Gay naturally developed what became one of his most important techniques as a writer: he listened. All of these people, especially the women, talked about their lives, told stories (about themselves and others) all the time. The boy was mes-

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merized, and he was learning about the world.

When he graduated from high school, he wanted to go to college. However, every college he applied to rejected him. One day, one of his father’s clients heard about it and said, “I can get him into Alabama.” Two or three days later, the man reported that indeed Gay was accepted at (the University of) Alabama. And so he went.

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ment, and Gay told him his plans. The friend told him that he had a cousin in New York who was the editor of the New York Times, and that if he went to the Times, he should stop in and say hello to his cousin—a man named Turner Catledge.

And so, as soon as Gay got home from Alabama, he made the trip by train up to the city to meet Turner Catledge. He had no note of introduction (hadn’t thought of it perhaps —he was a young kid from a small town), nor did he have a resume.

When he arrived at the Times office on 43rd Street, he told the receptionist, a man, at the main desk that he was

there to see Turner Catledge.

The man, not recognizing him, asked if he had an appointment. No. Then why was he stopping by? Gay explained that he had just graduated from Alabama and a cousin of Turner Catledge, whom he was in school with, told him to stop by and say hello.

The receptionist called Catledge’s office, and an executive assistant named Mr. Andre came down to meet him. When Gay told Mr. Andre why he was there, it was explained to him that Mr. Catledge was a very busy man, etc., and that he had little time and they weren’t looking for any new reporters, etc. Asked

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how long he was going to be in New York, Gay told Andre that he was only there to see Mr. Catledge and then he was going back to Ocean City.

Mr. Andre then told the young man to come back at 10 to four, before Mr. Catledge had his editorial meeting, and he would introduce him to his roommate’s cousin. Gay left and then returned at that appointed hour, and was taken to Mr. Catledge’s large, impressive office.

When he entered Catledge’s office, the editor was reclining in his chair with his feet on his desk. He sat up to meet the young man. He asked Gay the name of “the cousin” who told

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A Gay to come to see him. Gay repeated the classmate’s name.

Catledge had never heard of him! (It was later realized that Southerners often have lots of cousins, many of whom are not entirely familiar.)

Then Catledge asked him what he wanted to do now that he was out of college. Gay told him he wanted to be a writer/ journalist, and that he wanted to work for the Times. He was immediately informed that he was not experienced enough.

Gay replied that he didn’t need to be a reporter, that he just wanted to work for the Times doing anything—working as a messenger or an edit boy running errands, etc. He left Turner Catledge’s office

that afternoon having been told that they’d have a place for him then. A few weeks later, he moved up from Ocean City and went to work for the New York Times as a messenger. Twenty years later, Gay published his historic piece, The Kingdom and the Power.

On a Thursday night early in the month, Eve Stuart hosted a PEN dinner at her apartment on lower Fifth Avenue with guest of honor Jeremiah Moss, who published a book last July called Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul.

These informal, at-people’s-homes PEN dinners are a wonderful way to promote the organization, as well as

raise funds for its work. They also give those of us privileged to be invited an opportunity to meet the author, and hear what he or she thinks. Last year, Eve had a dinner for Salman Rushdie, which also was a pleasure for me, as Rushdie, his literary talent aside, is also a charming and erudite thinker who easily shares with—and inquires of—others.

Jeremiah Moss is the nom de plume of Griffin Hansbury. He’s been published in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Paris Review, and the Daily News. He’s also a novelist (“The Nostalgist”).

He’s also a psychoanalyst with a private practice here in the city.

After an excellent dinner and dessert, Eve introduced him to the table of 19 guests.

Like so many of us New Yorkers, the author hails from another part of the country. The dynamic romance of the city is clearly what drew him to make his life here. New York has always been a mecca for those of us who are creative, ambitious, curious, or just driven to make a life here. Making it in New York means many different things to many different people, but the energy of the metropolis is what draws, as it has for the generations who came from everywhere and before us.

While Moss laments seriously the community life evap-

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Or, The Village. “A center for New York’s black community from the 1640s through the 1880s, it was home to working class Irish and Italians, along with prostitutes, female cross-dressers and ‘fairies,’ as well as wealthy white families clustered in elegant townhouses around Washington Square.

The neighborhood began attracting bohemians in the 1850s, when Walt Whitman

was hanging with the literary crowd at Pfaff’s beer cellar on Broadway near Bleecker Street. In the 1910s came the first golden age, with artists, writers, and assorted characters making their mark, including Eugene O’Neill, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Djuna Barnes, and Joe Gould. Artists have long served, often unwittingly and unhappily as urban attractors, exposing an “undiscovered” neighborhood to outsiders, draining tourists, and investors, thus raising the price of real estate.”

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Then on another Thursday, the big event was the Paris Review’s annual Spring Revel at Cipriani 42nd Street. This year’s was even more of a revel than in the past, which was surprising considering the energy out there in this big bad world of ours. However, they have a new president—a woman named Emily Nemens, and there is much about the Paris Review to revel in.

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A Created 55 years ago in Paris by George Plimpton, Peter Matthiessen, and Harold Humes as a quarterly English language literary magazine, it has published works by many major writers and poets, including Philip Roth, V. S. Naipaul, Jack Kerouac, Samuel Beckett, Jean Genet, Nadine Gordimer, Philip Larkin, Terry Southern, Adrienne Rich, Italo Calvino and many, many others of that ilk.

Plimpton was an enterprising, entrepreneurial writer, loaded with the American can-do energy. He was editor of the Review, along with Mattheisson and Hume. Decades later in an interview, Peter Mattheisson claimed that he

“founded” the magazine as a cover for the CIA, for whom he was working at the time.

If so, it’s an example of CIA activity that would be to the benefit of all (who can read).

In 1973, Plimpton moved the offices to New York, where they were in the basement under his apartment on 72nd Street and the East River. If there were such a thing as a “salon,” which there is not anymore, in New York at the time, it could be said George Plimpton and his wives were hosts to the literary set of authors, actors, writers and such, that were present.

Today, the Review is doing better than ever. It is read all over the world. They sell

out every edition, circulation numbers are higher than ever before, and their website gets more than a million page views every month. On this particular night, success was reflected by the generosity of its supporters and fans: they raised almost $1 million. It was a revel but a reverent one.

Publisher Susannah Hunnewell opened the evening, greeting the guests and marking the passing of Drue Heinz at 103, on March 30th in Scotland. Mrs. Heinz, who was the widow of HJ (Jack) Heinz, Jr., was a major supporter of the Paris Review, and had become head of the board in 1993 (when she was 78) until 2007 (when she was 93).

Ms. Hunnewell introduced John Waters, the film director. Mr. Waters is also a screen writer, author, actor, and stand-up comedian. Irreverent is one way of putting it that covers a lot of territory.

He can say the un-sayable and have you laughing. That energy charged the room for the night.

What followed was the Terry Southern Prize for humor, presented to David Sedaris (by Patricia Marx). If you’ve ever read the work of Sedaris, you are a fan of Sedaris, so there was laughter.

Mr. Waters also presented the George Plimpton Award, presented annually “to a distinguished member of the writ-

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And it seemed to come naturally with a dash of irreverence.

Among the crowd: Don DeLillo, Jeffrey Eugenides, Mona Simpson, John Waters, David Sedaris, Patricia Marx, Tina Brown, Sir Harry Evans, Morgan Entrekin, Steve Kroft and Jenny Conant, Lewis Lapham, Isabella Hammad, Joy Williams, Radhika Jones, Marya Spence, Hailey Gates, Dana Spiotta, Ellie

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Back to the social calendar. On a Tuesday evening, I went down to Carnegie Hall, where Bruce Levingston was giving a concert in Zankel Hall. Bruce is a friend, and from the atmosphere as well as the applause when he took the stage, I believe there were many friends of his in

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The 90-minute program with a 10-minute intermission began with a sonata, “From the Street,” by Leos Janacek, the Czech composer who lived in the last half of the 19th and the first quarter of the 20th century. This particular sonata was composed in memory of an unarmed 20-year-old worker who was bayoneted to death during a peaceful demonsetratoin in Byrno. Bruce described it as a “stirring memorial both to the tragic loss of life as well as to the composer’s own profound sense of humanity.”

By mid-month, it might as well be spring, even if for a moment. The thermome-

ter reached up into the low 60s briefly, with a lot of sun surrounding us. The weatherman was predicting that temperatures would reach the mid-to-upper-70s. This came as good news for everyone, as this year’s springtime has been temperamentally cold with snow and rain almost instantly following the brief warm temperatures.

Now. With all that in mind, or on my mind, on a Wednesday night I put on my blacktie and go down to Cipriani 42nd Street for the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House’s annual Spring Gala.

I’ve been to this gala many times and like all galas, if you go to enough of them, it has

its group of people that you see again and again. For me, at times, it’s like seeing old friends. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House (LHNH) has a nice group of people, many of whom live in that actual neighborhood of LHNH—that is, the Upper East Side.

It’s one of those organizations dedicated to helping our brothers and sisters, a.k.a. mankind. New York is a wonder in many ways, including in the way it is a tough, challenging town. My grandparents on both sides came across the Atlantic to make a new life in America and specifically in New York. That human event is challenging for all, and meeting that challenge de-

pends on many other factors.

Like getting a helping hand.

This gala is always a glamorous-looking affair. Nothing to complain about there, considering what the “casual” street fare looks like these days. The women put their best foot forward, and the men in the uniform black-tie all look pulled together and in charge (and even with authority) in the nicest way (for a change).

And then there are the tables, all designed by prominent designers. I was sitting at “Spring Showers” by David Kleinberg Design Associates.

Mr. Kleinberg celebrated Mother Nature with a rapturous looking, thick blue and gray storm cloud floating

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above the table, with strings of crystal suspended and depicting the April showers (which we have had little of this year, except for the copious “nor’easters”). Below, surrounded by the table settings, were bowls of both white and deep purple calla lilies.

Lenox Hill Neighborhood House is one of New York’s premier nonprofits. It was created 124 years ago to assist the newly arrived families at every level, from infancy to seniority. More than a century later, LHNH provides all kinds of human services to people in need, from ages three to 103 (be it social, educational, legal, health, housing, mental health, nutritional, and fitness assistance) that make the difference in all of our daily lives, and for more than 15,000 people—many on a daily basis.

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They provide a full daily life for many of those people, and help raise the children in an atmosphere the children can take home in their own lives and consciousness, and keep forever.

That night’s affair, of course, had the glitz and the shine of a black-tie affair at Cipriani 42nd Street with its massive, cavernous space, but most impressive was the part of the evening that the officers and participants gave their

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This part of every benefit is often boring and repetitive, with participants talking too long. (Zzzzzz...) It is not uncommon for the speeches to be overtaken by the din of hundreds of voices at tables talking (chattering, blabbing) among themselves, competing unmercifully with the dais.

This evening, however, was different. With five speakers, from the executive director, Warren Scharf, to Elizabeth Munson talking seriously about the work of the LHNH, to Rachel Orkin-Ramey from Christie’s conducting the “auction” (fundraising). In the room, there was complete attention and silence from the hundred guests. It was so quiet that Virginia Pitman, the director of special events for LHNH, told me that in her 20 years of organizing this event, she had never witnessed that

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silence and attention. To me, it was a sign of the times. Maybe the good news.

They honored Sana H. Sabbagh for her work with Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, as well as several other charities and philanthropies in New York. Ms. Sabbagh has a quiet, gracious presence—almost shy. Not a native of this country, she speaks clearly and slowly with an accent. She thanked everyone for their kind words about her and then told us she was going to read a poem that was her father’s words to remember in life, words that he often referred to: “If,” by Rudyard Kipling.

I’ve never witnessed a thank-you speech in the form of a classic English poem at an event like this. She read (slowly), sentence by sentence: “If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blam-

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up with worn-out tools: If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth

of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more— you’ll be a Man, my son!”

The rapt, silent attention of the tables ended with thunderous applause. Ms. Sabbagh had elegantly summed up the evening with the immortal assist of Mr. Kipling.

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In Memoriam. Patricia Murray Wood Ney died on a Tuesday morning mid-month in Palm Beach. She was 98 on her last birthday, March 11. She is survived by her daughters Robin Pickett and Hilary Geary Ross, her four grandchildren, and five greatgrandchildren.

I first knew her in Southampton, where she was known

as Pat Wood and wrote the social “Beachcomber” column for the weekly Southampton Press. She had a warm smile and a gentle yet direct voice and manner. There was a grace about her that, on contact, always soothed the frenetic mind of this writer.

Her column— which reflected that—was that of a smalltown weekly, many of whose readers were the rich, the celebrated, and the social New Yorkers who also happened to be long-time (even generations long) members of the summer community.

She was born Patricia Murray on March 11, 1920, the daughter of Jeanne Lourdes Durand and John Francis Murray, a former commissioner of the Port of New York Authority. Her paternal grandfather, Thomas Murray, was an inventor and electrical engineer who worked with

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She was one of the seven Murray siblings who grew up riding horses and spending summers on their 250-acre oceanfront family compound in Southampton, which they shared with their relatives, the McDonnell family (of which there were 16 siblings), who were on Wall Street. It was known as the MurrayMcDonnell compound. This was during the era of what Joe Alsop referred to as the WASP Ascendency, when there were unspoken yet separate social worlds.

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married Henry Ford II. An older sister, Jeanne Murray, married Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Jr. (wife number two). The families’ number and presence forged a social prominence that naturally attracted friends and others to the beach town that became world-famous as a popular society resort.

The large family was featured in two histories about the Irish Catholic clans: Real Lace by Stephen Birmingham, and Golden Clan by John Corry. So it was not unusual that Pat would be hired to write her “Beachcomber” column for 28 years—from 1972 to 2000.

Pat’s first marriage to author James Jeffrey Roche ended in divorce. She was pre-deceased by her second husband, Sidney Burr Wood, former 1931 Wimbledon champion, and her third husband, Edward Ney, former

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Another prominent Palm Beacher, Peter Pulitzer, died at home on Saturday, April 14, 2018, reported in the “The Shiny Sheet” of the Palm Beach Daily News, by society editor Shannon Donnelly.

A very popular man in his community and world, the scion of two prominent families, he was the son of Herbert Pulitzer and Gladys Munn, grandson of Charles and Carrie Munn and Joseph and Katherine Pulitzer.

A natural entrepreneur, with some family money, Donnelly reports, he used it to “seed a business career that began with a liquor

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A few days later hospice was called in.”

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South of Broad | Downtown Charleston

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Fully updated 1896 Farmhouse with exceptional flow. Handsome stone and shingle façade. Warm family-sized rooms with great light and incredible millwork. Five Bedrooms. Year-round hot tub overlooking the meadow. Beautifully landscaped gardens around heated Pool. Enchanting 1800 Barn. $1,950,000

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Finely finished rooms with Venetian plaster walls, extensive millwork and exquisite appointments. Impressive Living Room perfect for showcasing art, with vaulted ceiling, art-lighting and wide board Maple floors. Hand-crafted French doors to the terrace and pool, also positioned to take in the view. Five Bedrooms. Gym with Spa Bath. Over four breathtaking acres with Apple orchard and a vegetable garden. Pool. Separate Cottage. $1,950,000

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Left to right: A portrait of Gustave Flaubert, author of Madame Bovary, by Étienne Carjat, circa 1860; Daphne du Maurier, who wrote bestselling romantic thriller Rebecca, circa 1930.

GUSTAVE FLAUBERT’S great opus, Madame Bovary, was a flop with women when it was first published. So was Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, where the fairer sex was concerned. Both writers were men and knew very little about women, so say some modern feminists. When I first read this rubbish some time back, I had a good laugh, but then read more 68 QUEST

and realized there was some truth to it.

Female writers are better at details, and details are essential in creating a romantic buildup. For example, in Madame Bovary, the closest the author came to describing what the heroine wore was that it was something white and frilly.

Alas, romantic fiction needs a woman’s touch, and this is why Emily Brontë’s

Wuthering Heights and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice are always at the front of the line when the votes are counted.

The irony lies in the fact that the hero of Wuthering is a psychopath given to roaming the moors in a frenzy of rage and sexual frustration. Mister Darcy, on the other hand, I find a total bore—always standing around a drawing room looking

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Left to right: Male journalists like Ernest Hemingway (pictured here in Cuba in 1952), have a tendency to include more action in their romantic novels; Margaret Mitchell holding her legendary American Civil

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War-era novel, Gone with the Wind, in 1938.

superior. Yet both books score very high where literary achievement is concerned, and both are great and easy reads.

Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca was not as popular with women as the previously mentioned, and that was because the desperate-to-please second wife to Maxim de Winter came off as a bit of an insult. What fascinated women in Rebecca was Maxim’s enduring love and hatred for the beguiling but black-hearted witch that was Rebecca.

We all have seen the movie, and here’s a little link to yet another wonderful film, A Bridge Too Far. Daphne du Maurier’s husband, Frederick Browning, was the fool of a British general whose plan was to shorten the war and take Arnem, a bridge too far in Holland. Ten thousand allied soldiers lost their lives and the operation was a disaster, but Browning got away with it. He was a pompous ass and never failed to mention that he was married to Daphne, but such are the joys of pomposity.

Flaubert, incidentally, was a hell of a philosopher when he wasn’t scribbling away. A friend of his had written to him complaining of depression and the old Flaubert cheered him up by defining how to be happy. First of all, wrote Mister F, one needs good health.

Second, one needs good luck. Third, and most important, one needs to be stupid, “but if stupidity is missing, all is lost.” Good old Gustave, he knew what he was talking about.

But back to literature. Men prefer books with action and pursuit of the fairer sex, hence the popularity of Stendhal, Hemingway, Graham Greene, and old Count Tolstoy. The Red and the Black is probably the greatest novel ever written, as is The Charterhouse of Parma. Stendhal had served under Napoleon and had seen firsthand what war does to people, yet his strength lay in his ability to explain in dispassionate terms the state of conscience of his heroes. Hemingway became a romantic writer posthumously when his unpublished novels were discovered, but I have given those a miss. Greene’s The End of the Affair is as good as it gets in romantic fiction, except that he took inspiration from his own affair with a friend’s wife.

Women writers keep the romance central, driving the narrative better and faster than any other device. Which brings us to Gone With The Wind, Margaret Mitchell’s great opus about yesteryear’s South. Yes, the outcome of the war and the burning of Atlanta were exciting and

all that, but what kept everyone turning the pages—and there were many of them—was to find out whether the silly Scarlett would ever realize that Rhett Butler was the only man who understood her and truly loved her, rather than the weedy Ashley Wilkes.

I know a lady who has seen the classic more than 40 times, and read the book about 10 times. She is an Anglo-French aristocrat whom I haven’t seen too much of since 50 years ago to be exact, although we’re on excellent terms. We were married for three years when we were both very young. I often wonder how many times she has seen Gone With The Wind since 1968. I can never resist it when it comes on TCM, and to think that Melanie Hamilton is still with us and living in Paris under her real name, Olivia de Havilland, aged 101.

It would have been nice to finish this off with a few kudos for contemporary women writers, but Zeus would strike me dead in a jiffy for telling lies. I am an old-fashioned man and just a notch below Jane Austen, where propriety is concerned. Enough said. Go for Daphne, Jane, Emily, Margaret, and if reading is not your forte, see the movies. u For more Taki, visit takimag.com.

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REMEMBERING

Bunny Mellon in her garden.

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MERYL GORDON’S DILIGENTLY researched and well-written biography, Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend, led me to lunch recently with longtime Tiffany executive Pierce MacGuire, who over four decades oversaw sales for Elsa Perretti’s, Paloma Picasso’s, and Jean Schlumberger’s collections at the fabled store. Thus, he was in frequent contact with Paul and Bunny Mellon, who were Schlumberger’s leading customers for decades.

Rachel (“Bunny”) Lambert’s grandfather had licensed and named Listerine.

Her advertising genius father, Gerard Lambert, popularized it with brilliant marketing campaigns that persuaded a national and ultimately near-global audience they had need of a product for a condition, halitosis, or, in the hilarious classic Carol Burnett sketch, “BAD BREATH,” that had previously been unrecognized as a social problem.

Thanks to the wealth on both sides of her family, Bunny was raised in style.

She grew up primarily at Albemarle, the estate and garden her father created near Princeton, and was granted her wish to go away to Foxcroft, the horsy girls’ boarding school run by the imposing “Miss Charlotte” Noland. Among the friends she made there was “Sister” Parish, who, with Albert Hadley, became a legendary interior decorator. Paul and Bunny Mellon were married at Sister Parish’s apartment in New York City.

Later, Jackie Kennedy became another close friend. Although younger, Jackie shared many of Bunny’s interests and tastes. It was she who persuaded John F. Kennedy to ask Bunny to design the

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AUDAX White House Rose Garden over a Cape Cod lunch at the Mellon estate with Noël Coward, Adele Astaire, and Frank Langella in the summer of 1961.

When Jackie died in 1994, Bunny and Carly Simon were by her side along with family at her apartment at 1040 Fifth Avenue. As she had upon JFK’s death, Bunny immediately took charge of the floral arrangements for Jackie’s bier. The two dozen roses Frank Sinatra had sent did not meet her standards. “I’m not using those,” Bunny said, tossing the garish bouquet aside.

Among her many houses, the one she

the Kentucky Derby, Paul was recovering from pneumonia and was frail. Although racing didn’t interest her much, she went to Churchill Downs to look after Paul and got to see Sea Hero win at 13–to–1. In the winner’s circle, Mellon plucked a red rose from the garland draped over Sea Hero and gave it to Bunny in gratitude.”

“Bunny wanted to possess virtually every design Schlumberger created. But she often did not bother to take her purchases home. We kept them for her in a suitcase in the safe. One of her granddaughters-in-law called it compulsive shopping, but she was really a collector.

Pierce MacGuire was in the Mellon house on East 70th between Park and Lexington often, the New York office around the corner more frequently, and even in the garage a block east of the house on 70th Street, where the Mellon’s interior decorator had an apartment upstairs.

Together, Bunny and Paul Mellon bought between 600 and 800 pieces of Schlumberger. They commissioned “editions” of 24 pieces in specially made boxes and gave them to Elliot Burch, Braulio Baeza, and National Gallery Director John Walker. “One day we got

Clockwise from top left: The Kennedys show guests the Bunny Mellon–designed Rose Garden at the White House; Paul and Bunny in the winner’s circle with Sea Hero at the 1993 Kentucky Derby; Jackie Kennedy and Bunny Mellon.

had built on Nantucket by my old boarding school prefect, the Harvard-educated master carpenter Bam LaFarge, was used only for day trips or an occasional overnight stay for Jackie and Bunny.

“The first thing to know about Bunny,” Pierce MacGuire says, “is that she was much nicer than the book, as well done as it is, portrays. She and Paul had a complicated life together with their several affairs, including his with Dorcas Hardin and hers with Schlumberger, but she truly cared for him. When Paul’s Hall of Fame trainer Mackenzie Miller, finally decided to enter a Rokeby colt in

She would come in with 25 people on her Christmas list, including the manicurist at the St. Regis and Kenneth, her hairdresser. Jackie’s entire family was included, including Caroline and John, as were all her godchildren, nieces, and nephews. You always noticed what she was wearing, but it was never flashy. She had a way of making people feel comfortable, as if she were having tea with you.

Paul, on the other hand, treated people more formally, like servants, although at his New York club he could be very chatty over a martini and loved to talk about his horses.”

a call from the Farm,” MacGuire remembers, saying, “There should be seven boxes left.” “That’s right and we have four of them here in the store.” “Then where are the other three?” “‘They’re in Mr. Mellon’s top drawer in his dressing room.’ And there they were.”

Paul Mellon stayed with his mistress, Washington dress-shop owner Dorcas Hardin, through two marriages (adhering to Jimmy Goldsmith’s maxim, “Never marry your mistress. Then you have an opening on your staff”). But late in life Paul proclaimed, “I’m glad I stayed married to Bunny.” She lived to be 103. u M AY 2 0 1 8 7 1

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MAY DAYS MIGHT very well bring May flowers, and we can’t

think of better blooms than Betteridge’s—in earring form.

Of course, a lady needs more than just flowers, so we’ve shopped for all things bright and springy in these pages.

As for the guys, well, our picks are sure to leave anyone who crosses your path green with envy.

It’s time to spring ahead with Patek Philippe’s Ref. 7200/200R Ladies Calatrava in rose gold with silvery grained dial and diamond bezel. $39,690 at Wempe New York: 212.397.9000.

Stroll into spring in Ralph Lauren Collection’s washed fluid charmeuse jumpsuit. $2,990 at select Ralph Lauren stores or ralphlauren.com.

Square things up this season in Stuart Weitzman’s SQUARENUDIST in black suede—a perfect fit to carry you from day to evening. $398. Stuart Weitzman: 625 Madison Ave., 212.750.2555.

Made for Betteridge multicolored sapphire and diamond flower earrings in black rhodium–plated 18-kt. white gold. $3,600.

Betteridge: 239 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, Conn., 203.869.0124.

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With summer rays on the rise, reach for a pair of Brioni shades to shield you from the sun. These tortoise sunglasses are available for $605 at brioni.com.

Garrett Neff’s KATAMA swimwear line is the model of modern sportswear. Case in point: the incredibly comfortable yet stylish Emerson II in Jute. $175 at katamaswim.com.

From an edition of 10, ZELOUF + BELL’s stunningly chic Serpent in Maze Champagne Cart, in green bird’s eye maple and ripple sycamore, is available at Maison Gerard: 212.674.7611.

With its distinctive 47 ingredients from the famous Black Forest region, Monkey 47 is the German artisanal gin taking the world by storm. $40 for 375 ml. at Sherry-Lehmann, 212.838.7500.

Get a proper fit for warmer temps in Proper Cloth: Bedford sage linen and wool hopsack jacket ($495), Thomas Stubbs & Wootton makes dress-

Mason sage cotton and linen

ing a breeze with the Palmetto

Oxford ($150), and nubuck

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ural linen trim, finished with

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Palmetto tree embroideries. $495 at stubbsandwootton.com.

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Roberto Coin’s Cento 7-ct. diamond large rosette earrings in 18-kt. white gold offer the perfect gift for Mom this Mother’s Day. $44,000 at us.robertocoin.com.

Ring in spring with Marina B’s one-of-a-kind Aprilia ring in moonstones with a center silver-faceted spinel surrounded by black pavé diamonds. Price upon

This vintage sterling silver bangle bracelet, channel-set with faceted black and clear rhinestones, is available for $450 at Linda Horn: 1327 Madison Ave. at 93rd St.

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runners ($995), all at Brunello Cucinelli: 136 Greene St., 212.334.1010.

The perfect sparkly slide for all of the season’s occasions: Tory Burch’s Logan slide. $298. Tory Burch: 797 Madison Ave., 212.510.8371, or toryburch.com.

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Get swept away by Vhernier’s Tartaruga brooch in 18-kt. white gold, mother of pearl, sugilite, rock crystal, and diamonds. $12,500. Vhernier: 783 Madison Ave., 646.343.9551.

Rosé season is kicking into full swing, and Whispering Angel—the hero of the Château d’Esclans portfolio— promises to be the surefire bet of the summer, with its refined yet berry-tinged palate. $22 at wine.com.

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TO DIVE FOR EARLIER THIS SPRING, Rolex introduced a number of new Oyster watches at Baselworld in Switzerland. Headlining the assortment is the GMT-Master II, which includes a brandnew Rolex movement (called Calibre 3285) and offers a fresh cosmopolitan look with a bidirectional rotatable bezel and two-color Cerachrom insert. What’s most impressive about this watch, perhaps, is that its heritage dates back more than 90 years, when Rolex first debuted the Oyster model—the first waterproof and dustproof watch in the world.

Created in 1926, the Rolex Oyster was the first-ever completely hermetic wristwatch. “Gentlemen, we make the best wristwatch in the world,” Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf declared to an assembly of retailers a few months later, in January 1927, assuring them, “The Oyster is, in our opinion, the most important invention regarding watches of recent years.” The design’s airtight seal was the result of a patented system with a screw-down bezel, case back, and winding 76 QUEST

crown. Most importantly, the watch didn’t sacrifice form for function and maintained a sleek aesthetic design.

A few years later, in 1931, Rolex patented a self-winding mechanism called Perpetual (soon to be the standard adopted by the entire watch industry), perfecting the Oyster’s precision, waterproofing, and reliability. Over the decades, the brand has developed an extensive collection from the Oyster Perpetual, continuing to incorporate new innovations that allow the watch to withstand the most extreme elements.

In 1927, Wilsdorf outfitted English swimmer Mercedes Gleitze with an Oyster to cross the English Channel, and the watch endured more than 10 hours under water. Eight years later, race-car driver Sir Malcolm Campbell wore his Oyster as he broke the mythical speed barrier, reporting, “The Rolex watch is still keeping perfect time. I was wearing it yesterday when Bluebird exceeded 300 mph.” And in 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sir John Hunt were the first to reach Everest’s

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Clockwise from top left: Rolex’s Deepsea Under the Pole expedition in 2010; the Perpetual Rotor, introduced in 1931; the Oyster Perpetual Rolex Deepsea introduced at this year’s Baselworld; Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf took out a front-page advertisement in the Daily Mail after swimmer Mercedes Gleitze wore the Oyster to cross the English Channel in 1927.

summit wearing, you guessed it, a Rolex Oyster.

From Jacques Piccard’s 35,000-foot dive in 1960 to James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge expedition with National Geographic Society in 2012, the Oyster has proven its durability to the depths of the ocean. “It’s a tremendous example of engineering and know-how,” Cameron said. Today, the Oyster Perpetual Rolex Deepsea continues to evolve, and this year’s Baselworld introduction features the cutting-edge Calibre 3235, which provides a power reserve of approximately 70 hours.

For many, appreciating the model’s technical superiority stems from a love of good design, but for others, it’s a matter of life and death. “The only diving instruments which performed all the time were our Rolex watches—the Oyster Perpetual Rolex Deepsea model,” noted Emmanuelle Périé, a member of the 2010 Deepsea Under the Pole Expitition.

From the depths of the ocean to the peaks of Everest, 92 years of testimonials speak for themselves. u

LA BELLA VITA: LUSSO BY FABIO ANGRI DEBUTS IN NEW YORK

BY ANN LOYND

DESIGNER FABIO ANGRI’S boutique jewelry line, Lusso— meaning “luxury” in Italian—has been long-revered across Italy for its one-of-a-kind pieces and endless customizations.

This season, the designs are available stateside for the first time, launched in a private trunk show in New York City earlier this month. Shoppers were dazzled by Lusso’s colorful and unique designs, all crafted at the Angri facility in Valenza, Italy, a city renowned for jewelry.

All of the pieces are made in 18-kt. yellow, white, or rose gold with hand-carved engravings. Delicately colored stones are individually hand-set with microscopic precision by the brand’s 18 Italian craftsmen. “My wish is to have people fall in love with my art, my designs, and my way of being,” Angri says of bringing the line to the United States. “My jewelry is not a symbol of wealth and opulence, but instead, of a force that each woman embodies inside herself, like a tiger or a panther. I want women to be able to wear jewelry that represents the essence of their being, their character, and their personality.” Quest sat down with the designer to peek inside the line and find out what’s inspiring him right now.

Q: You’ve been in the business for 20 years. What makes you so passionate about fine jewelry?

A: I was always fascinated by the possibility of creating with my own hands and transforming my ideas into a reality that you can wear.

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Q: A lot of your pieces represent wildlife. How do nature and animals inspire your designs?

A: I believe that nothing more beautiful and perfect exists than what is created by God. I use my gift, knowing how to shape the noblest metal, to reproduce the beauty of nature with my emotions.

Q: What are some of your favorite stones to work with?

A: Personally, it is impossible to single out one particular precious stone. Loving nature, I love all the colors and what they represent, and consequently I am attracted to all that is beautiful, whatever its shape or color.

Q: Where do you go to find inspiration for your pieces?

A: I go within myself, my mood, inside my own state of being. You can see in my collections when I am happy or even when I am angry; I have a pendant that represents a sad period in my life—a heart that cries. Despite what it symbolizes, it is one of the most popular pieces, because all of us have dark moments that ultimately make us stronger.

Another example, one summer morning I was eating an ice cream with my youngest daughter, and I was inspired to design colorful ice cream cones, with rubies, tsavorite garnets, and topazes.

Q: Are you working on anything exciting right now?

A: In this moment, I have lots of energy. For one specific client, I am designing a piece with parrots and tropical fish, and I know these themes will give me inspiration for a totally new line. u

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This page: Lusso by Fabio Angri’s Zebra ring, Tiger ring, Sunflower ring, and Dolphin ring, all created in 18-kt. yellow or white gold and set with diamonds and precious gemstones. Opposite page: The designer wearing his Butterfly ring.

THE MUSEUM OF Arts and Design (MAD), New York’s beloved champion and presenter of artists, designers, and artisans at the highest level of ingenuity and craftsmanship, has recently announced the appointment of Christopher Scoates as its next Nanette L. Laitman Director. Currently serving as the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Director at the Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Scoates will join MAD on July 1 of this year.

“I am deeply honored to have been chosen to lead MAD,” Scoates said at the news of his appointment. “I greatly admire the museum’s track record of experimental exhibitions, and I look forward to building upon its rich history of craft, art, and design. With its dedicated staff and board, I know we can position ourselves as a leading museum in the 21st century. I am eager to begin developing new experiences for our audiences that will honor the history of MAD while also using art and design to challenge the way we think about the future.”

A museum director, educator, curator, and writer, Scoates comes to MAD from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum, where he invigorated its programs with an eye toward advanced innovation and technology. In the course of his fouryear tenure as the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Director, he raised Cranbrook’s profile by developing an experimental media division, identifying new artists and designers to lead the academy’s programs, recruiting diverse board leadership, spearheading fundraising efforts, and securing significant gifts.

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According to MAD’s board chair, Michele Cohen, “Chris is a proven leader with over 25 years of experience in museum practice and education whose interests encompass art, craft, design, experimental sound, and new media, and their relationship to contemporary culture. On behalf of the Board of Trustees of MAD, I am proud to welcome him, and I look forward to his tenure at the helm of the museum.”

A native of Andover, England, Scoates is an alum of the Getty Leadership Institute. He holds an MFA in Photography from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BFA in Graphic Design with a minor in Art History from the University of Florida. In his curatorial role, he has organized art and technology exhibitions that have offered investigations into media’s impact on contemporary art and visual culture, including Lou Reed, Metal Machine Trio: The Creation of the Universe, and Brian Eno: 77 Million Paintings. His writings have appeared in the New Art Examiner, Sculpture, and Art Papers.

Since the museum’s founding in 1956 by Aileen Osborn Webb, MAD has celebrated all facets of the creative processes by which materials are transformed, from traditional techniques to cutting-edge technologies. Today, its curatorial program emphasizes a cross-disciplinary approach to art and design, emphasizing the workmanship that shapes our everyday lives.

As an international platform for artists who are influencing the direction of cultural production and innovation, MAD has found a natural fit for the future with Scoates at the helm. u

T H I S PA G E : RYA N D E B O L S K I / O P P O S I T E PA G E : G U S TAV L I L I E Q U I S T; J E N N A B A S CO M ; E R I C S COT T

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This page, clockwise from lower left: The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) stands at an iconic midtown address, 2 Columbus Circle; a scene from Surface/Depth: The Decorative After Miriam Schapiro, one of MAD’s current exhibitions on view through September; a welcoming entrance at MAD. Opposite page: Christopher Scoates, recently named the Nanette L. Laitman Director of the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD).

Located at 504 Park Avenue, Scully & Scully’s jewelry department spans approximately 700 square feet and features a wide selection of fine jewelry, pins, and cufflinks in an array of exotic gemstones, like Kyanite. For more, stop by or visit scullyandscully.com.

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A GEM OF A STORE ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE

BY ANN LOYND

CO U RTE S Y O F S C U LLY & S C U LLY

A PARK AVENUE landmark for nearly 85 years, you’re sure to have heard of Scully & Scully. You’re probably appraised of its extensive selection of china, tabletop decor, and furniture.

What you might not know, however, is that the retailer also boasts an extensive jewelry selection of one-of-a-kind pieces designed just for the store. Taking up quite of bit of real estate (about 700 square feet), the department houses a much deeper assortment of offerings than presented in Scully & Scully’s anticipated catalog, making a stop by more than worth the trip.

The pieces on offer are defined by their quality, both of craftsmanship (most are made in the United States) and of material (mostly comprised of 18-kt. gold). Classic designs feature a pop of color to take wearers from day all the way through the evening. The assortment of semi-precious stones includes rare specimens like Chromium Diopside, which has an emerald hue, and Kyanite, a Brazilian gem that looks like sapphire. Of course, a gal’s best friend is aplenty with diamond-encrusted pieces, as are freshwater pearls.

The best part is, most everything is crafted specifically for Scully & Scully, designs can be customized to the wearer’s tastes, whether it’s swapping a colored stone for a diamond or choosing

a shorter or longer length for a necklace or bracelet. Big-ticket pieces live alongside giftable items, like ever-popular women’s pins. From dogs in every breed imaginable to safari animals, sea creatures, and flowers, there is truly something for everyone (and if it isn’t there, it can be ordered).

That “everyone” includes the gentlemen—Scully & Scully boasts one of the largest cufflink selections in New York City.

Every style, hobby, and price point is on offer, from pavé diamond sculls to a sterling silver penguin, just begging to accompany a tuxedo. Classic pieces fit for the gala are on display alongside whimsical favorites, like a Viking sporting a genuine fur “beard.” Hobby themes from horseback riding to golf, shooting, and racing make ideal groom’s gifts or Father’s Day presents.

With an opening price point near $300 ranging all the way up to $40,000 and beyond, there is a piece for every occasion.

Plus, since many styles can be made as matching sets, gifts can be built upon with each occasion or purchased together. Either way, we say don’t hold back, because, as Elizabeth Taylor said: “You can’t cry on a diamond’s shoulder, and diamonds won’t keep you warm at night, but they’re sure fun when the sun shines.” u

This page, clockwise from top left: Gold-and-enamel cheetah pieces feature tsavorite, emerald, and diamond eyes; Viking Skull cufflinks wear a black oxidized helmet with a rabbit fur beard; 18-kt. yellow gold Seahorse Earrings and Coral Branch Pin. M AY 2 0 1 8 8 3

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THE KLEINFELD BRIDAL EXPERIENCE FOR GOOD REASON, over 18,000 brides-to-be from around the globe visit Kleinfeld Bridal annually—those starting to plan their special day should consider a visit. The shop has a seemingly endless collection of over 1,000 dresses ranging from $2,000 to $32,000, crafted by over 60 American and European designers, including Dennis Basso, Pnina Tornai, Isabelle Armstrong, Reem Acra, and Tony Ward. The shop is not only the largest luxury bridal retailer in the world, but it’s unique in that it holds the largest selection of sizes, including over 200 plus–size sample dresses, 16 and up. “At Kleinfeld, we shop the world to find the best designer dresses in various silhouettes and fabrics available for brides to try on in sizes 8 through 28,” said Kleinfeld’s co-owner, Mara Urshel, who is one of the most widely recognized and respected executives in retail for over 30 years of unparalleled success in the industry. The assortment of dresses never gets old, as the shop receives new options daily.

But, to many, the dress is just a souvenir with which to walk away, and the real appeal is the experience of a rare and exciting destination. The flagship salon in Chelsea is likened to a bridal mecca, with over 35,000 square-feet of space across two floors, filled with antique furniture purchased from famous estates and 19-foot cathedral ceilings. The store has over 26 private dressing rooms with special lighting.

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taking display windows designed by Kleinfeld’s creative team, led by Vice President Jacques Vigneault. Through the years, Kleinfeld’s windows have welcomed customers with the most extraordinary looks from each season.

As you walk through the reception area, you will meet helpful and knowledgeable employees who will assist every step of the way, from the selection and fittings, to the moment you walk down the aisle. Artisan seamstresses provide over 30 hours of alterations for each dress. Other special services include name or message embroidery requests for the dress, Kleinfeld Hotel Blocks for room booking options, and the recently launched e-commerce venture, kleinfeldbridalparty.com, which offers over 200 bridesmaid dresses from designers like Hayley Paige and Jenny Yoo, as well as exclusive styles made only for Kleinfeld.

You don’t even have to be a bride to experience the Kleinfeld appeal. The Accessories Department features a vast selection of shoes by top designers like Jimmy Choo and Badgley Mischka, and also handbags and jewelry perfect for any occasion.

Fittingly, a large part of the iconic Confessions of a Shop-a-holic film starring Isla Fisher was filmed at Kleinfeld. u Kleinfeld Bridal is located at 110 W. 20th Street in Manhattan.

For more information, visit kleinfeldbridal.com. To book an appointment with a Kleinfeld consultant, call 646.633.4300.

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This page: Kleinfeld’s flagship salon is 35,000 square feet and has an outstanding professional staff of over 200 employees who are dedicated to finding and perfecting your bridal look. Mara Urshel, co-owner of Kleinfeld, proudly states that the brand shops the world for the best and largest selection of wedding dresses. Opposite page: The entrance to Kleinfeld’s shop in Chelsea.

CASA DE CAMPO AT ITS FINEST CASA DE CAMPO, the exclusive 7,000-acre resort in La Romana in the Dominican Republic, is known as a Caribbean getaway for elites around the globe, including fashion designers, musicians, actors, past presidents, and professional athletes— both retired and active. The late Oscar de la Renta established his own oceanfront estate on the Teeth of the Dog, the resort’s legendary golf course, and Jay-Z and Beyoncé used this location to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary. Other dedicated guests include Michael Jordan, who hosted his bachelor party in Villa Vogue years back, and George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, who frequent the golf courses. The list goes on.

Now, Casa de Campo is giving all customers the chance to walk in the shoes of these celebrity guests, literally. The newly launched In Your Shoes experience allows visitors to shadow the routines of these A-listers, and receive over-the-top treatment from the dedicated staff. Starting at $350,000, this special seven-night villa reservation includes a closet equipped with designer shoes—from Chanel and Louboutin sandals and wedges to Gianvito Rossi alligator pumps—tailored to the customer’s needs. After guests land at one of the three nearby airports, they will be taken on a helicopter transfer directly to the resort’s helipad. The sprawling villa will have a maid, butler, chef, and This spread: A golfer playing on the Teeth of the Dog course; the infinity pool with sprawling views at Minitas Beach Club and Restaurant.

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driver working around the clock throughout the visit. Other exciting features include daily spa treatments (in villa or at the spa), private horseback riding tours, unlimited rounds of golf on Teeth of the Dog, a private yacht daytrip to Catalina Island, and a private backstage tour of the Amphitheatre at Altos de Chavón. The splurge will even support a good cause, with a $10,000 donation made in the guest’s name to their choice of a local charity that Casa de Campo supports.

For golf lovers who simply want to experience the Pete Dye–designed courses, Casa de Campo is also offering two extraordinary golf packages through December. For $247 per person per night, the Unlimited Teeth of the Dog with Breakfast package includes all-day play on the course, and also on Dye Fore (27 holes) and The Links (18 holes). In addition, guests will be treated to the daily breakfast buffet at Lago restaurant and given a golf cart to navigate the property. Starting at $374, the Unlimited Teeth of the Dog Inclusive will give guests all of the above, and also daily lunch, dinner and drinks, unlimited horseback riding, access to the tennis courts, one round at the Shooting Club, and more. Be sure to get after these deals while you can. As the resort’s president, Andres Pichardo Rosenberg, sees it, “Life is too short to not treat yourself to all the luxuries, world-class golf, fun activities and lavish amenities [offered at] Casa de Campo.” u For more information, visit casadecampo.com.do. To plan the In Your Shoes experience, email m.sanchez@ccampo.com.do. To book the golf packages, reach out to golf@ccampo.com.do.

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This page, clockwise from above: The extensive Equestrian Center at Casa de Campo is among the best in the Caribbean and offers English and Western riding lessons, polo, trail rides, tours, and more; the villas at the resort are perfect for family getaways; Casa de Campo offers night golf at the driving range, with multi-colored LED golf balls and brightly lit targets; the Shooting Center welcomes guests of all ages and skill levels. Opposite page, above to below: Each villa includes a private pool and maid service; the picturesque Dye Fore golf course may be the wedding venue of your dreams; at the center of the historic 16th-century replica village Altos de Chavรณn is the stunning 5,000-seat Grecian-style amphitheatre.

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On May 21, American Ballet Theatre will hold its Annual Spring Gala at the Metropolitan Opera House at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will support ABT’s dancers and mission to create, to present, to preserve, and to extend the great repertoire of classical dancing. For more information, visit abt.org.

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The Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy will host its Frederick Law Olmsted Awards, also known as the Hat Luncheon.

For more information, visit centralparknyc.org.

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The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation will hold its 12th Annual Connoisseur’s Dinner at Sotheby’s at 6:30 p.m. The event will honor the Estée Lauder Companies and feature a lively auction that will give guests a special opportunity to support the ADDF’s promising Alzheimer’s research. For more information about the event, reach out to rsvp@alzdiscovery.org.

leading Latino cultural institution, will hold its annual gala at The Plaza at 7 p.m. For more information, call 212.253.1953.

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The Bruce Museum will host its 31st Bruce Museum Gala at Greenwich Country Club at 6 p.m.

The event will be “Jewels of the Jungle” themed, and will raise critical funds that not only support

the museum’s ongoing art and science exhibitions and educational programs, but also will refresh the museum’s science offerings and strengthen its potential in the arts.

For more information, visit brucemuseum.org.

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The City of Hope’s Spirit of Life Award celebration will take place at The Plaza at 11 a.m. City of

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs will host its annual Derby Party at 3:30 p.m. For more information, visit racingmuseum.org.

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Union Settlement, East Harlem’s oldest and largest social services provider, will celebrate 123 years of service in East Harlem with its Annual Spring Benefit at Guastavino’s at 6:30 p.m. For more information about the event, visit unionsettlement.org.

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Hope’s East End Chapter has a history of presenting women with its top philanthropic honor in recognition of their charitable contributions and commitment to the fight against women’s cancers.

For more information, visit cityofhope.org.

On May 2, the Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy will host its Frederick Law Olmsted Awards, also known as the Hat Luncheon. For more information, visit centralparknyc.com.

The New York Public Library’s Annual Spring Dinner will celebrate the library’s commitment to quality education and lifelong learning.

Starting at 6:30 p.m., this year’s event will recognize three champions of the library’s branch programs and initiatives: Yvonne and Arthur Koenig, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and the Charles H. Revson Foundation. For more information, visit nypl.org.

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study the Portuguese language, but then Andrade branched out to storytelling through melody. For more information, call 718.658.7400.

GREENWICH FILM

The Greenwich International Film Festival will host its Opening Night Party at the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich at 8:15 p.m.

The event will feature a concert

by Ms. Lauryn Hill, film awards, cocktails, and VIP activities. For more information, visit greenwichfilm.org.

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On May 12, the Bruce Museum will host its 31st Bruce Museum Gala at Greenwich Country Club at 6 p.m.

The event will be “Jewels of the Jungle” themed. For more information, visit brucemuseum.org.

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American Ballet Theatre will hold its Annual Spring Gala at the Metropolitan Opera House at 6:30 p.m. The event will be sponsored by Harry Winston. Proceeds will support ABT’s dancers and its mission to create, to present, to preserve, and to extend the great repertoire of classical dancing. For more information, visit abt.org.

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The Lupus Research Alliance will host its Lupus Handbag Luncheon and Silent Auction at The Plaza at 11:30 a.m. The lavish event will feature a fantastic silent auction of premier handbags, all donated by boutiques and designers. All proceeds from the event will directly support lupus research. For more information, email agordon@lupusresearch.org.

AFTER HOURS

The Whitney Museum of American Art will host the Studio Party, the Spring Gala’s after-party, at 9:30 p.m. The event will contribute to the museum’s mission of presenting groundbreaking exhibitions, award-winning education programs, and advancing the careers of some of the most innovative living artists of our time. The Studio Party welcomes young patrons,

emerging artists, collectors, and guests from the worlds of art, fashion, business, and entertainment for an evening of cocktails, music, and exhibition viewing. For more information, visit whitney.org.

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The Women’s Committee of the Central Park Conservancy will hold its Annual Playground Partners Family Party at Heckscher Playground at 4:00 p.m. This family-friendly fundraiser features activities geared toward children six months to 10 years of age, including cupcake decorating, baseball, football, chess, jump-roping, face-painting, sand art, soccer, and more. For more information, visit centralparknyc.org.

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The Tom do Brasil group will perform a selection of our favorite Brazilian music at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning at 7:30 p.m. The group was founded by singer Kristen Mather de Andrade, initially to

The Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic will take place at Liberty State Park and will offer the opportunity to experience the sport of polo first-hand, enjoy an exciting day in the summer sun, and drink Veuve Clicquot Champagne.

For more information, visit vcpoloclassic.com.

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The Hospital for Special Surgery will hold its 35th Tribute Dinner at the American Museum of Natural History at 6:15 p.m. The event will recognize The Honorable William Bradley, and present Paul M. Pellicci, MD, the Lifetime Achievement Award. For more information, visit hss.edu.

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The World Science Festival will host its Annual Spring Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The event will gather great minds in science to produce live and digital content that allows a broad general audience to engage with scientific discoveries. Through interactive explorations and more, the event takes science out of the lab and into the streets.

For more information, visit worldsciencefestival.com.

On May 5, the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs will host its annual Derby Party at 3:30 p.m. For more information, visit racingmuseum.org.

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BY DANIEL CAPPELLO AND ANN LOYND

W I LL S T R A W S E R ( L A B U D D E ) ; CO U RT E S Y O F M E M O

IN THESE TIMES, so much of our lives revolves around wellness.

We wear athleisure every day, buy organic groceries, are mindful about the candles we burn, and indulge in regular massages. It’s no surprise, then, that wellness-focused jewelry is on the rise.

The three jewelry houses featured here have created brands that are designed to make their customers feel good in more ways than one—whether it’s a positive message designed to empower women, an innovative experience that lets you try jewelry at home before you buy, or a selection of stones that boasts health benefits. The common denominator? The pieces don’t sacrifice aesthetics, so you can also feel good about looking good. u This spread: Debora LaBudde, founder and CEO of Memo, the innovative, online fine-jewelry destination that allows customers to wear and test jewelry before they invest in it. Above: The Byzantine Armor Ring by Lalaounis, one of the luxury brands featured on Memo’s website, experiencememo.com.

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The Memo experience encourages customers to experiment with jewelry, an accessory that has long been deemed too precious to try.

There’s a simple yet innovative concept behind Memo, the online fine-jewelry destination that allows customers to test before they invest. The idea is that you shouldn’t just shop for fine jewelry—you should experience it. Named after the long-standing tradition of stores that would lend their top clients luxurious pieces “on memo”—meaning they could try things at home before purchasing—this online jewelry concept is the brainchild of founder and CEO Debora LaBudde, a woman who spent most of her career in corporate America as a business executive. Like many women, LaBudde has had a long love affair with jewelry, though not with the process of buying it. In stores, there was always the intimidation factor: jewels shining beneath glass cases, as if that’s where they belonged (not on the customer). As for online shopping, there was the disconnect between what you saw and what you got. And, to feel good about jewelry purchases, LaBudde believed you have to actually feel it.

And so Memo was born. The online site, experiencememo. com, encourages just what its URL says—to experience jewelry.

Here’s how it works: customers browse and explore Memo’s online stable of luxury designers—from Lalaounis, Julez Bryant, and Dana Bronfman to Pippa Small, Nicole Landaw, and Judi Pow ers, among others—and order pieces at no cost. This way, they can experience them at home for three days, maybe trying them on with a favorite cocktail dress, or maybe with simple jeans and a T-shirt. If you love a piece, you can purchase it as your own. If you don’t, simply send it back.

In an age when luxury is constantly being redefined, Memo stands poised for both the quality of its products and its experiential element. Luxury is the extension of courtesies, and Memo is essentially a huge courtesy service. It instills trust and respect with its clients, thereby building genuine relationships with customers who visit the site. Need convincing? Then just give something a try—“on memo,” of course. —DC This spread: A model shows off jewelry by Julez Bryant. Inset images, clockwise from far left: Pointelle Diamond Teardrop Earrings and Elements Hue Diamond Ring from Gurhan; Julez Bryant’s Bold Cuff; Julez Bryant’s Yellow Gold Deft Dog Tag Necklace with Diamonds, Niki Necklace, and No. 1 Ring with Diamonds; Amy Gregg’s Square Glass-Cut Aquamarine Necklace; Gurhan’s Amulet Hue Green Tourmaline Ring, Elements Hue Diamond Ring, Pointelle Diamond Bar Necklace, and Whisper Pavé Diamond Stick Necklace.

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This photo: Supermodel and jewelry designer Larissa Bond sporting her signature LIFE cuff.

Opposite page, from above: The LIFE tag necklace; cuff crafted from 18-kt. gold–plated sterling silver; Bond wearing the LIFE necklace and ring.

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LIFE BY LARISSA BOND Supermodel Larissa Bond’s LIFE jewelry collection is the result of good old-fashioned girl power. Crafted in collaboration with jewelry design platform Iconery (which executed Bond’s designs), the two houses were mutually inspired by each other. “When [Iconery founder] Ivka Adam and I were introduced in New York City at the Girlboss Rally, it was immediately apparent we shared the same vision and value system,” Bond remembers. “I have tremendous respect for her; her platform has given a creative outlet to so many women and provided the world with access to some of the most beautiful and unique jewelry on the market today.”

The feeling, as it turns out, was mutual. “When Larissa and I were introduced, I was immediately drawn to her unique perspective, compelling message, and the universal quality of LIFE—both the jewelry line and the word after which it is named,” Adam says. “For these reasons, the question was, ‘How quickly can we work together and share this product with everyone?’” The resulting collection of cuffs, necklaces, and rings (all reading “LIFE”) has quickly become a celeb favorite among the likes of Heidi Klum and Emma Roberts.

The word is intended to communicate unity at a time when, as Adam says, “differences are shaping the global narrative” and offer wearers a totem of strength. “Life is a series of ups and downs; it is important to remember how fluid it is,” Bond says. “Life transcends genders, ages, races, religions, geographic distances, and socioeconomic disparities, to connect us all on the most fundamental level. No one is alone; we are in this together!”

All made in the United States in New York and Los Angeles, the line is crafted from 18-kt. yellow gold vermeil or sterling silver (some available with a leather lining), so wearers can feel good not only about the collection’s message but also the quality behind it. —AL M AY 2 0 1 8 9 7

This page, clockwise from top left: Taylor Kenney Jewelry founder Tiffany Taylor; Peruvian Opal cuff; model wearing Talia necklace; Diamond PavĂŠ Disc necklace.

Opposite page: Model wearing Spring Opal earrings (left) and Moonshine Necklace (right), featuring a princess-cut diamond.

“All gemstones tend to be very grounding, which is an excellent quality in these very frenetic and distracted times.”

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TAYLOR KENNEY JEWELRY In 2006, Tiffany Taylor was working as a yoga instructor and decided to make her own beaded mala (a necklace made from 108 beads used in prayer or meditation) to help with her japa, or mantra recitation. She fell in love with the process of hand-beading and began to sell gemstone designs at local yoga studios. “It quickly became apparent to me, as I would daydream constantly about gemstones and jewels, that a career in jewelry design was an inevitable next step along my life’s journey, and it was one that I happily embraced,” Taylor remembers. Soon after, the designer turned her hobby into a full-fledged jewelry brand, and Taylor Kenney Jewelry has been offering mindful pieces with spiritual benefits ever since, all crafted in Taylor’s native Colorado.

Using responsibly sourced gems and 100-percent recyclable silver, every piece is intended to give the wearer spiritual and physical benefits. “Wearing something that has taken years to grow, under the guidance of weather, time, and environment, can be very beneficial,” Taylor explains. “All gemstones tend to be very grounding, which is an excellent quality in these very frenetic and distracted times.” Moonstone, she says for example, is known to enhance intuition while encouraging a sense of calm and relieving emotional stress. Labradorite (one of the designer’s favorites) is said to aid wearers in times of transition and struggle. Opals encourage optimism, self-esteem, and creativity.

Aside from these tangible effects, Taylor Kenney Jewelry donates a percentage of its net profits to aid relief efforts at nonprofits like World Food Programme, AMMA, ASPCA, and Feeding America. “It was on my first trip to India several years ago that I realized it was important for me to give back in some way,” Taylor explains. “As joyful and deeply fulfilling as my experiences in India have been, it is really heartbreaking to witness the level of poverty and need that exists in that country, and of

course in so many other parts of the world. My experiences there really impressed upon me the importance of each of us doing what we can to help each other.”

In many ways, the line’s pieces are designed to make women feel good, and that includes looking fabulous. From the Astrid necklace—which features a sterling silver starburst pendant hung from a strand of faceted white corundrum gems—to the mood-enhancing Peruvian Opal cuff, Taylor Kenney pieces offer delicate, ever-flattering silhouettes noted by animal and astral motifs. “The most important thing I’d like to communicate to women through my brand is a spirit of confidence,” Taylor says.

“As women, we have so much ability, skill, talent, and the only thing we may sometimes be lacking is our own belief in ourselves. With that in mind, I gravitate toward symbols of power and beauty in nature.” —AL M AY 2 0 1 8 9 9

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WINSTON’S CLUSTERS OF COLOR

ONE DECEMBER NIGHT in the 1940s, Harry Winston stopped to stare at the decorative holly wreath hanging on the door of his Scarsdale estate. He noticed how the branches glistened with the light of the winter’s snow. Together, the intertwining leaves took shape in a wintry design of remarkable beauty, while the wreath’s rigid branches disappeared to the background. It was then that Mr. Winston made a historic realization: gemstones, not their metal settings, should dictate the design of his jewels. Thus the iconic Winston Cluster was born.

He turned to the house’s head designer, Nevdon Koumrouyan, to bring his vision to life. Mr. Koumrouyan, a prolific artist, was renowned for his elegant, painterly style, which emphasized the essence of each extraordinary gem. He designed mostly in pencil

This spread, clockwise from left: The craftsmanship of stone selection for the new Winston Cluster collection; a Winston Cluster design sketch for earrings in diamonds and rubies; archival Winston Cluster designs; Winston Cluster earrings featuring diamonds and rubies set in platinum by Harry Winston.

and sometimes in gouache. His creations were coveted among the world’s most discerning jewelry collectors, including the Duchess of Windsor. It was in his hands that the house’s most iconic motif came to life and an unrivaled legacy was forever sealed.

Today, nearly 75 years later, the Winston Cluster remains one of the house’s most coveted motifs. From the mesmerizing Wreath necklace to exceptional earrings and rings bearing the same cluster of stones, the collection serves as the cornerstone of all Harry Winston design. This year marks the introduction of color for the first time to the house’s permanent Winston Cluster collection—in the form of emeralds, rubies, and sapphires.

“The Winston Cluster is Harry Winston’s most iconic motif,”

This page: Nevdon Koumrouyan, the head designer at Harry Winston who brought the Winston Cluster collection to life in the 1940s. Opposite page: An archival Winston Cluster design (above); the Winston Cluster earrings and pendant featuring diamonds and emeralds set in platinum

by Harry Winston (middle); a design sketch for Winston Cluster.

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explains Nayla Hayek, CEO of Harry Winston, Inc. “It is the setting technique that revolutionized fine jewelry and the design that has made Harry Winston jewels among the most sought after. When you look at our archives, Winston Cluster with colored stones has always been part of our DNA. Our goal with the introduction of this collection is to marry our commitment to rare gemstones with our beloved motif, and to offer our clients a variation on this timeless style.”

Indeed, the extraordinary stones in the new Winston Cluster pendants and earrings showcase the house’s pioneering design technique and signature aesthetic in their purest form. Marquise and pear-shaped diamonds, along with emerald, ruby, and sapphire accents, are expertly set at varying angles to seemingly float in near-invisible platinum settings. With the most exceptional gemstones at their forefront, the new Winston Cluster designs reimagine an iconic motif, infusing it with new color and life. u

GEMFLUENCERS In the world of high jewelry, we will always know and love the mainstay houses and their iconic offerings. But we can’t resist the bespoke experience of the quintessential boutique brands. Here, Quest explores a cut of the more niche jewelry life—and the influencers who are elevating their craft to new and intriguing levels.

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Cadar Large Reflections Earrings: price upon request / cadar.com

Hand-crafted in New York City and Italy by local artisans, Cadar jewelry features yellow gold and diamonds, and reflects the vision of its creative director, Michal Kadar. Based on an ethos of purity of form, symbols—of light, water, and life—figure prominently in the designs. Each piece is conceived with a reverence of these elements, while embracing subtle visual references, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, spiritual geometry, and Japanese artistic motifs. “My collections are inspired by the immeasurable beauty of nature and the world that surrounds us,” Michal Kadar explains. “Each collection tells a story and is highly symbolic, embodying themes such as light, water, and life. Movement is central to Cadar—through each piece I strive to capture fleeting moments and translate them into lasting physical form.

My goal is to create pieces that are both modern and timeless, that inspire a deep emotional connection.” The result is a collection that embodies bold minimalism and elemental beauty, notable for its proportion and balance.

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Marina B was established in 1978 by Marina Bulgari, the granddaughter of Bulgari founder Sotirio Bulgari. She famously invented her own cut—aptly called the Marina B— by taking the triangle and softening it with organic, sensual curves. Though the company has passed through several hands since Marina’s original hold on it, new life is being breathed into Marina B by current chairman and creative director Guy Bedarida, a pillar himself in the jewelry world, from stints at Boucheron, Van Cleef & Arpels, and John Hardy.

For Bedarida, it’s a thrilling career moment to awaken this “sleeping beauty” that made him dream during his youth. At the time, Marina B was the exclusive brand that women knew from Monte Carlo, Geneva, Paris, London, and New York.

Bedarida, with his love for unusual color associations and unusual stones, is poised to build on the ultrachic legacy of a brand for women truly in the know.

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For nearly five decades, the house of Assael has been synonymous with magnificence. It has reliably procured the most sought-after pearls in the world— those of impeccable quality, highest luster, and unwavering consistency. This commitment to and passion for exquisite pearls is the unique legacy of Salvador Assael, the late legendary “Pearl King” and son of James Assael, who founded the company in the 1920s in Italy. Today, Salvador’s wife Christina Lang Assael continues the legacy as CEO and president. “Assael is in a class of its own,” attests Lang Assael. “Our strength lies in the supreme quality of our gems and in our extraordinary people. We have an unparalleled array of magnificent Gem Pearls and exquisite, rare Gem Coral. And the service-oriented culture of our amazing team makes an enormous contribution to our success.”

The house continues to seek out new materials for its customers. “We are now introducing the uniquely beautiful Fiji pearls in the United States,” Lang Assael confirms. “There is always something new to get excited about here at Assael!”

Alexandra Mor’s Detachable Diamond Bow & Ruby Earrings in rubies, rubellites, diamonds, and pearls: price upon request / alexandramor.com

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ALEXANDRA MOR Alexandra Mor grew up in the multicultural mĂŠlange of Israel. From a young age, she was exposed to the concept of hand-crafted design by her French-couturier mother. Although she started as a filmmaker, it was in 2004, during a jewelry bench class, that she found her true passion and calling. She launched her first eponymous jewelry collection at Phillips de Pury in New York in 2010. Then, after a decade in New York City, Mor moved to Bali in 2016 to search for new inspiration. She set out to create a more meaningful, spiritually connected, and eco-conscious practice.

Alexandra Mor designs are for discerning clients looking to build one-of-a-kind collections. Her personalized service allows clients to witness the entire process, from preliminary sketches and gem selection to the final unveiling. Clients who pursue made-to-order pieces enjoy exclusive access to an extensive inventory of diamonds and precious stones of unparalleled quality. Touted as an heirloom jewelry maker, Alexandra stands out for her singular work in the world of haute joaillerie.

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“You’ve heard the expression that fashion changes, but style remains?” asks Nico Landrigan, president of Verdura and Belperron. “Fulco di Verdura and Suzanne Belperron epitomized this, so it’s no wonder the pursuit of style and beauty always leads us back to their two amazing archives,” he says. “We know when to take a design risk with a fantastic new piece, and when to allow simplicity and classicism to suffice.” As president of these two fabled houses—Verdura, the offspring of the Sicilian aristocrat who’s been hailed as the most original and protean designer of the 20th century, and Belperron, the French house founded by the first woman in the pantheon of master jewelers—Landrigan continues to evolve the legacies of these two incomparable maestros.

“We hunt for beauty wherever we can find it,” he explains. This means rare and wonderful gems, from an exceptional ruby or emerald to a beautifully cut gemstone from a new mine. Or, a new shade of tourmaline or apatite or tsavorite. “Mother Nature cooked these crystals over millions of years and new pockets of them are always being discovered,” Landrigan says. “We are lucky to have what I think are the two richest and most relevant jewelry archives and it is our privilege to marry beautiful stones with exceptional design. I wouldn’t trade spots with anyone.”

Vhernier’s Cuscino ring in 18-kt. gold and amethyst: $10,550 / vhernier.com

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CARLO TRAGLIO Vhernier opened in 1984 as a goldsmith’s workshop in Valenza, in the Italian region of Piedmont. It began with a passion for gold, a fascination with gemstones, and a quest for the unconventional. “Vhernier was born with the desire to create a contemporary jewel, unlike any other,” says Carlo Traglio, the chairman of Vhernier.

“This founding philosophy is what has always distinguished the brand and has set us apart from our peers.” Over the years, Vhernier creations have become true icons: the Calla necklace, for instance, or the Pirouette ring. “Our jewels are appreciated for being understated, yet require a manic pursuit for detail,” Traglio explains. “My aim has always been to create contemporary high jewelry where I can combine the most precious stones with innovative materials. A recent challenge was working with titanium, a technique that took three years to develop in order to create the perfect lightweight jewel, which employed all of Vhernier’s fundamental skills.”

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Natural Ceylon Sapphire, Spinel, Ceramic, and Rose Gold Ring

by James de Givenchy for Taffin: price upon request / taffin.com

Since 1996, James de Givenchy’s New York–based house, Taffin, has been breaking boundaries of both design and materials. “I like to embrace the unusual, and am attracted to the beauty of imperfection,” Givenchy explains. “While creating jewelry, I look for charm, and stones that are not flawless. It is important to me to design pieces that can be worn every day, and I enjoy playing with unconventional materials, such as steel, rubber, wood, and ceramic to create contemporary designs.” In fact, he pioneered the use of ceramic in 2006 and continues to reshape it in the most extraordinary ways. “Right now, I can’t get enough of ceramic,” he says.

“Experimenting with new materials that may not have been used in jewelry before, and finding new ways to work with them is always very exciting for me.

It takes not just artistry but intellect and logic to create well-crafted and unique jewelry, and you must always be developing new ideas from here.”

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MAJA DUBRUL

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Maja DuBrul’s Austrian roots lend her collection, established in 2005, a decidedly European flavor. The influence of art history, which she also studied and taught, lends her pieces a global appeal with an “enduring style”—the core of her company’s philosophy. True to the lifestyle of contemporary women, her exquisitely crafted jewelry is versatile enough for both the elegant and informal.

DuBrul pays close attention to gemstones and edits them for their charm, rarity, or value. “They are individually chosen for their own character and peculiarities,” she tells me. “They may be precious, semi-precious, or non-precious, but they are always utterly unique. There is nothing commercial about this very small and exclusive line.” All of her jewelry is one of a kind and made in New York City. These unique statement pieces combine DuBrul’s 18th-century-inspired aesthetic with current trends of Middle Eastern jewelry: ear cuffs, large ornate backs, and piercings.

The result has generated some very exciting designs. “I am also working hard on my gold collection,” she says. “Large gold earrings that are not plated and do not look like Dolly Parton wore them in the ’80s are hard to find. Yet they are the most elegant and should be a staple in everyone’s collection. I have come up with some stunning solutions…at least that is what they tell me!"

Maja DuBrul’s Pearl Tourmaline and Diamond Earrings: $29,000 / majadubrul.com

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A BOND LIKE NO OTHER

BY DANIEL CAPPELLO PHOTOGRAPHS BY CLAIBORNE SWANSON FRANK

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This page: Carolina Herrera de Baez photographed with her children, Olimpia, Miguel, and Atalanta. Opposite page: Veronica Swanson Beard, mother of three, pictured with her son Clarke.

“A MOTHER IS EVERYTHING.” So declares the fashion designer (and much-loved mother herself) Carolina Herrera in the foreword to Claiborne Swanson Frank’s latest book: Mother and Child, a beautiful, weighty new volume of photographs published by Assouline. The book—released just in time for Mother’s Day—is an homage to mothers and children of all ages, representing nearly 70 families captured in their natural home environments, in a mix of both posed and candid images.

Swanson Frank, a prolific photographer with an eye for the elevated and beautiful (the onetime Vogue staffer has published two other books and is known for her signature editorial spreads and fashion-ad campaigns as well), gained access to some of the most illustrious mothers across the globe. Through Swanson Frank’s lens, each of these women makes the hardest job on earth look like a breeze. But that’s just part of a mother’s strength; as Herrera explains, mothers are indeed everything, “Starting with the creation of life and passing through the different stages of development: the protection, the feeding, the love, and the teachings that we call civilization. It is through the mother’s hands that a child becomes a man or a woman.”

Swanson Frank’s subjects, be they fashion models or business executives, are united by the universal title we all know and love: Mom. As the photographer explains, “Motherhood transformed my world. In many ways, I was a child until I had my own children. My small reality of life and my own needs exploded with the birth of my first son. I suddenly felt a responsibility and Above: Claiborne Swanson Frank’s Mother and Child (Assouline) is available for purchase at assouline.com. At right: Lauren Santo Domingo photographed by her pool with her children, Beatrice and Nicolas.

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This page: Delfina Blaquier Figueras with her children—Hilario, Aurora, Artemio, and Alba (above); Maria Dueñas Jacobs, the mother of Luna, Isa, and Silvi, is one of the featured figures in Swanson Frank’s new book (below). Opposite page: Leilani Bishop pictured with her son, Cassius.

purpose I had never known before. With my new insight, I felt inspired to tell a modern story of motherhood, to document and honor this profound human experience.”

Mother and Child is something of an illustrated Social Register, documenting iconic families from names such as Ferebee Bishop Taube, Carolina Herrera, Lauren Santo Domingo, Aerin Lauder, Minnie Mortimer Gaghan, Emilia Fanjul, Emilia Fanjul Pfeifler, and Samantha Boardman. It’s high society meets high fashion and glamour as well, along with dynastic names like Rockefeller and Bush. In fact, her portrait of the mothers and children in the extended Bush clan became an instantaneous and elegant remembrance of former first lady Barbara Bush at the time of Mrs. Bush’s death last month. “The Bush family shoot will forever remain in my head and in my heart,” Swanson Frank says. “It was such an honor to photograph this iconic American family—to capture four generations of American women. I took the portrait on their family compound in Maine. I had the feeling it was their sacred land, the place in the world that gave them peace and joy. It was magical documenting that moment and capturing the joy in their eyes.”

From the famous to the private, these portraits

capture the emotional bonds that frame the essential relationship between a mother and her child. Complementing the photographs is a series of questions and answers in which she tasks each mother to explain the true essence of motherhood, evoking some answers that, along the way, teach us all some good words to live by. “If you had one lesson to teach your children,” she asks Rachel Roberts Stoker, “what would it be?” The answer: “If you stay grateful, curious, and kind, you will always find happiness and you will attract good things.” u

Channel your inner Jacqueline Kennedy with a pair of elegant evening gloves and the best accessory of all: diamonds. This page, from top right: Wempe’s Papillon Diamond Brooch BY KIM; Verdura’s platinum and diamond Wing earclips; the Folie des Prés diamond necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels; Cento Couture Fiore diamond ring and earrings by Roberto Coin; Buckle Hoop diamond earrings by Seaman Schepps.

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HIGH TIME FOR HIGH JEWELRY Whether you fancy sapphires or emeralds, golden cuffs or pearls, this spring there’s something for everyone—from the house of Harry Winston to the vaults of Verdura.

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Elizabeth Taylor knew a thing or two about white ice; her husband Richard Burton once gifted her with a 68-ct. diamond that, having become so recognizable around her neck alone, was eventually renamed the Taylor-Burton Diamond. The actress also built a fragrance empire based on her favorite—White Diamonds. This page, clockwise from top left: The Folie des Prés diamond necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels; diamond ring from Chopard’s Green Carpet Collection; Extra Large Winston Cluster diamond earrings by Harry Winston; Fabergé’s diamond Zhivago ring.

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As if her blue eyes weren’t enchanting enough, Princess Diana knew that a little sapphire goes a long way in lighting up a room. This page, from top: Aquamarine ring with tourmalines and sapphires from Chopard’s Temptations Collection; Cartier’s parrot motif ring in platinum, sapphires, emerald, mother of pearl, and diamonds; Tiffany & Co.’s sapphire tassel necklace with diamonds; Fabergé’s Devotion sapphire ring; Estate Betteridge Collection sapphire and diamond cluster earclips from Betteridge.

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It’s easy to get swept up in a sea of green stones (or one big cluster of them around your neck), especially if you’re a May baby and emerald happens to be your birthstone. This page, from top left: Estate Betteridge Collection emerald and diamond drop earrings from Betteridge; emerald, diamond, and gold snake by David Webb; Panthère de Cartier necklace in white gold, emeralds, onyx, and diamonds; Fabergé’s Emotion green ring features diamonds, emeralds, demantoids, and peridots; Roberto Coin’s Art Deco cocktail ring in green garnet, aquamarine, and diamonds.

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QUEST FOR DESIGN 1960–2018

Great design has the power to reshape the way we live for the better. Over the past 60 years, these 13 brands have done just that, so we’re giving the Quest stamp of approval for making life easier, more comfortable, and overall better looking.

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GLOSTER TEAK FURNITURE gloster.com, 434.202.5521 In 1960, a band of entrepreneurs and furniture makers embarked on a journey to West Africa to source teak, the benchmark hardwood for fine outdoor furniture. Ever since, Gloster has been meticulously managing teak plantations (now in Indonesia) to craft fine outdoor furniture from the hard-wearing, rot-resistant timber—virtually unaffected by sun, rain, frost, or snow. By popularizing the use of the wood Stateside, the brand revolutionized outdoor living and continues to be fueled by that passion for great design. Pictured: Arlington dining set.

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“When Gloster introduced outdoor teak furniture in 1960, it revolutionized outdoor living and changed the approach to design. At last, we designers could create a new look to outdoor rooms.”

—Jennifer Garrigues, jennifergarrigues.com

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SUNBRELLA OUTDOOR FABRIC sunbrella.com, 336.221.2211 Nearly 60 years ago, Sunbrella began in the awning industry, providing an unmatched fade- and mildew-resistant acrylic that was quickly recognized by the marine and outdoor furniture markets as vastly superior to cotton. In recent years, technological advances have resulted in a globally inspired selection of colors, styles, and textures that allow homeowners to incorporate the performance fabric into their spaces, indoors and out. All Sunbrella fabrics are soft to the touch, fade-proof, and bleach-cleanable, so they hold up to Mother Nature as well as a messy toddler.

“This product just keeps getting better and better!

Every good company now prints on Sunbrella. The ability not to worry about the weather allows us not to worry about keeping fabrics clean, and it is tough!”

—Leta Austin Foster, letaaustinfoster.com

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VOLA ORIGINAL TAP vola.com Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Vola’s original faucet is arguably the most imitated silhouette on the market today.

Made in collaboration with renowned architect Arne Jacobsen, the design proved less really can be more. Offered in single-lever, deck-mounted, or wall-mounted figurations, the understated tap popularized Danish design and remains a favorite today, available in 25 color or metal finishes.

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CALIFORNIA CLOSETS californiaclosets.com, 855.261.1573 California Closets was founded by then 18-year-old college student Neil Balter, who turned his innovative idea of maximizing space in his dorm room closet into a breakout business in Southern California. Incidentally, Balter launched an entirely new custom-closets industry, and for 50 years the brand has built a reputation as a leader in luxury space management.

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DYSON BAGLESS VACUUM dyson.com, 866.693.9766 “Having an idea for doing something better and making it happen, even though it appears impossible. That’s still my dream,” says engineer James Dyson. That’s exactly what he did in 1987, when Dyson created the first bagless vacuum cleaner, frustrated by clogged-up bags and reduced performance in mainstream brands. Over the years, the brand has continued to innovate in the category, most recently with the Dyson Cyclone V10 (pictured), which has a cordless design, lightweight profile, and digital motor that spins at up to 125,000 rpm.

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UNDER ARMOUR MOISTURE-WICKING T-SHIRT underarmour.com In 1996, Kevin Plank was a 23-year-old former college football captain when he started Under Armour from his grandmother’s basement in Washington, D.C. As an athlete, Plank was tired of changing his sweat-soaked T-shirts after practice.

So, he made a top from moisture-wicking fabric, and today the brand is worth nearly $5 billion (2016). Continuing to innovate, the brand released athletic recovery sleepwear (pictured) in 2017, developed in collaboration with Tom Brady.

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SUB-ZERO ANTIMICROBIAL AIR PURIFICATION subzero-wolf.com, 800.222.7820 Sub-Zero has been innovating refrigeration technology ever since founder Westye Bakke started working on custom designs for Frank Lloyd Wright in the 1930s. In 1945, Bakke launched the Sub-Zero Freezer Company and introduced the first system for preserving food at ultra-low temperatures.

The brand’s most innovative introduction in recent history, however, was the development of antimicrobial air purification in 2008, which adopted technology used by NASA to scrub the air of ethylene—along with odor-causing bacteria, mold, and viruses—every 20 minutes.

their sleek design and flexibility to accommodate a variety of kitchen styles and layouts.”

—Gil Walsh, gilwalsh.com

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TUMI TEGRA-LITE tumi.com, 800.299.8864 Tumi has been paving the way in luxury travel gear since 1975, but it was in 2012 that it gained exclusive rights within the travel industry to Tegris, a revolutionary polypropylene thermoplastic composite material for us in lifesaving armor, Nascar race cars, and protective gear for NFL players.

Aside from its protective capibilities, the material is extremely lightweight, making the brand’s Tegra-Lite collection a favorite among travelers.

Tumi continues to push the limits of the materials industry, this year introducing Latitude, its lightest hard-shell luggage line crafted from layered ballistic fibers.

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GRAFF AMETIS SHOWER SYSTEM graff-faucets.com, 800-954-4723 Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Graff is a prime example of American innovation. In 2015, it introduced the award-winning Ametis shower system, which is engineered to offer a soothing halo effect using LED chromatherepy lighting. The LED lighting is positioned within the shower ring to add a new dimension to the column, and balance the user’s energy through the colored lighting. The futuristic collection designed by Davide Oppizzi was inspired by the density of water and its colors, the movement of waves, and exquisite Japanese writing.

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BOSCH COFFEE MACHINE WITH HOME CONNECT bosch-home.com Founded in Germany in 1886, Bosch has not let the times get ahead of it. By 2020, all of the brand’s appliances will be smart-home ready. One of the first steps was the Built-In Coffee Machine with Home Connect, released last year. The design lets users select their favorite beverage and press start from an app. The technology is even hands-free with Amazon Alexa, so consumers can get brewing with only their voice.

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ANN SACKS ITAI BAR-ON TILE annsacks.com, 800.278.8453 Ann Sacks believes tiles are the building blocks for any project. Always innovating in the category, this year’s Itai Bar-On collection offers a new way to add sculpture and dimension to the home. The threedimensional tile creates a unique expression of scale and proportion, with designs that can be installed with or without back illumination to create a dramatic, multidimensional effect. Four designs have smooth, softly honed surfaces that feature random pits and marks that reveal the pouring and cutting process.

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KOHLER DTV+ SHOWER us.kohler.com, 800.456.4537

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A leader in bathroom and kitchen innovation, Kohler has done it again with the DTV+ showering system, touted as its most advanced yet. A touchscreen interface allows users to control every aspect and create a multisensory experience including water, sound, steam, and light with pre-programmed spa experiences based on hydrotherapy. Users can save their favorite experiences and eliminate the multiple levers and knobs of a manual shower.

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TESLA SOLAR ROOF / tesla.com, 888.518.3752 The innovation of solar roofs has allowed many homeowners to cut energy costs and live more sustainable lifestyles. But there was one pesky problem—ugly solar panels are an eyesore. Always innovating, Tesla is set to debut its Solar Roof this year, with a design that complements a home’s architecture while turning sunlight into energy. With an integrated Powerwall, energy collected during the day is stored and made available at any time, turning your home into its own energy source. Four sleek designs look just like real tiles.

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“As sustainability and maintenance costs are top of mind for builders and designers these days, the Tesla Solar roof is the perfect example of a revolutionary product that can complement your home’s architecture.”

— Gil Walsh, gilwalsh.com

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Clockwise from top left: Bianca Brandolini d’Adda and Kelly Sawyer; Arnaud Carrez and Liev Schreiber; Sofia Boutellla and Lilly Collins; Ali Mostafa and Maha Gorton; Pier 48 in San Francisco was completely transformed to accomodate the “bold and fearless” theme of Cartier’s International Party.

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CARTIER’S BOLD AND FEARLESS PARTY IN SAN FRANCISCO ON APRIL 5, Mercedes Abramo, Cartier North America’s president and chief executive officer, co-hosted the brand’s annual International Party in San Francisco with global marketing and communications director Arnaud Carrez. This year’s event shed light on the men’s Santos de Cartier watch. The style, originally introduced in 1904, captures the rebellious spirit of the time— celebrating risk-takers who represented determination and curiosity. The latest version preserves its original shape but has been updated to improve comfort. The Bold and Fearless themed par-

ty was held at Pier 48, and the dark interior gave off a modern and music festival–like feel. Guests, including Bianca Brandolini d’Adda, Sofia Boutella, Idris Elba, Winnie Harlow, Lily Collins, and Mélanie Laurent, enjoyed bites by Daniel de la Falaise and performances from Phoenix, Jamie XX, Nonotak, Hot Chip, and Wade Crescent. Cartier also held three days of social labs in San Francisco to initiate conversations with the “Santos” men and women of the moment—innovators and visionaries. Speakers included Bob Roth, Neville Wakefield, and Larry Jackson.

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Left to right: The two-week Hermès Silk Mix experience allowed customers to play their record of choice on different turntables; actress Heléne Yorke at the VIP party; Omar Hernandez and Alex Assouline with friends at the opening reception at the brand’s flagship men’s boutique.

▲ HERMÈS SILK MIX LAUNCH PARTY

▼ CINEMA SOCIETY PRESENTS WILDLING

ON APRIL 12, Hermès launched Silk Mix—a temporary instal-

LAST MONTH, the Cinema Society and Gemfields hosted a screening of Wildling at iPic Theaters. The fantasy thriller originally premiered at South by Southwest in Austin and received promising reviews. The film centers around a teenager, played by Bel Powley, who uncovers a disturbing secret about her troubled childhood. Powley, decked in Gemfeld’s Mozambique rubies, attended the screening along with co-star Liv Tyler, director Fritz Böhm, and others. After the movie, the Cinema Society welcomed everyone to the hot new Alley Cat Amateur Theatre at the Beekman Hotel for cocktails and plates by Tom Colicchio.

lation inspired by the atmosphere of a vinyl record store—with a VIP reception at the men’s flagship boutique on Madison Avenue featuring a DJ set, cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres. The two-week experience focused on combining music and design; the store was filled with old-fashioned albums covered with different patterns of men’s silk ties, and allowed customers to play their record of choice on different turntables. The Silk Mix is now continuing its global tour and will hit European cities next including Brussels and Munich.

Left to right: Liz Tyler and Bel Powley, co-stars of Wildling, at the after-party at the Beekman Hotel’s new Alley Cat Amateur Theatre; the film’s director Fritz Böhm posing with Brad Dourif; fashion designer Nanette Lepore.

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Clockwise from top left: Model Rocky Barnes poses at the Coachella Musical Festival opening party hosted by Revolve Clothing and Moët & Chandon Champagne; fashion bloggers Kendall Sargeant and Aimee Song; actress Victoria Justice laughs while being interviewed; Nicole Richie with friends enjoying the daytime bash; guests dancing and singing along to A$AP Rocky’s performance at the 39-acre Merv Griffin Estate in Coachella Valley.

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tracts thousands from around the globe each year. This time, the glam, two-weekend outdoor series in Palm Springs, California, featured performances from Beyoncé, Eminem, the Weeknd, and St. Vincent. Perhaps more entertaining than the festival itself, there are also many fashionable parties held nearby. During the first weekend, Revolve Clothing, in partnership with Moët & Chandon, hosted its own two-day celebration in Coachella Valley to celebrate the start of the desert affair. The

party took place at the stunning Merv Griffin Estate—a 39-acre equestrian property with an infinity pool, spa, horse racetrack, paddocks, bocce ball court, and spa. Guests were treated to unlimited Moët & Chandon Champagne, In-N-Out food trucks, coconut cocktails, and special performances from Chance the Rapper, Snoop Dogg, and Rick Ross.

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A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, but diamonds, at least according to the song, are a girl’s best friend. Carol Channing sang it so in the 1949 Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Marilyn Monroe made it a widespread cultural catchphrase in the 1953 film version, especially with the spoken interjection: “Talk to me, Harry Winston, tell me all about it!” A year later, in 1954, Harry Winston would release an ad (pictured here) in which the house’s diamonds seem to tip the scales even for Lady Justice, whose supposed “blind” impartiality is momentarily suspended. Justice, after all, is a lady—and even this girl seems swayed by an affection for all that ice. —Daniel Cappello 136 QUEST

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