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Exceptional Riverfront Home w/Garden + River Views. E 52nd.

13 rm home w/oversized terrace + 2 lrg planted balconies in distinguished co-op. High ceils, tremendous light, LR w/WBFP, corner FDR, libr w/WBFP, spacious kit & pantry. 4BRs incl MBR w/enormous bth & dress area, 3 add'l bths, office & excell storage. $15M. Web #1265236. C.Eland 452-4384

Perfect Prewar Penthouse. Terraced on every side, this elegant 10 room, full floor home in the prestigious Millan House is ideal for grand scale entertaining. The living room, library & master bedroom each have woodburning fireplaces & French doors with unobstructed city views over the sunny south terrace. $9.95M. Web #1266813. J.Bowden 212-585-4551

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Design Perfection at 1105 Park Avenue. Super chic new renov approx 4200 sf, 4-5BRs, 13 into 10 rooms. LR with WBFP, formal DR, eat-in kitchen, enormous media/family room, wet bar, laundry & 3 full/2 half baths. Huge closets, amazing details. Gorgeous. Top full service Candela prewar building. $8.15M. Web #1221050. Cathy Taub 212-452-4387

Grand 9.5 into 6 on Hi Flr. SPS. Huge terrace w/majestic unobstructed E.River vus to south. Corner home w/oversized rms: 3BRs, 3.5 baths, double LR, FDR, excellent kit, W/D. Lux custom finishes: ie Parq de Versaille flrs. Enchanting & massive planted terr w/irrigation & 4 auto awnings. FS co-op w/ gym & gar. Broker/owner. $4.5M. Web #1262554. J.Sacks 585-4539

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Spacious Sky-top Full Floor Condo. Casual, elegant & sunny 8 on 19th floor of a prestigious full service boutique condo. Open living rm to dining rm, 3BRs, 3.5 baths plus study/fourth bedroom. Chef’s eat-in kitchen, tremendous double-size master bedroom suite with spa-bath. Custom builtins throughout. $3.45M. Web #1221880. Valerie Artzt 212-585-4525

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Perfect 9 at 1120 Park Avenue. Renov designers home. Semi-private landing. Gracious gallery. Wood-paneled LR with WBFP & library. Formal DR, high ceilings, architectural detail, grand scale, MBR + 2BRs, staff BR, 4 baths, laundry rm & windowed eat-in kitchen. Full service building with gym & storage. Pets ok. $6.195M. Web #1216850. B.Evans-Butler 452-4391

Prewar Home Sweet Home. East 72nd. Lovely 7 room UES co-op convenient to schools, shops & hospitals. Gracious LR & FDR for entertaining. Third BR now a library. Chef's eat-in kitchen with slate floors & counters, W/D & home office. Original details. Oak parquet floors .Thru-wall AC. Garden. Pet friendly. $3.2M. Web #1253950. V.Ghilaga 212-452-4392

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Chic Triple Mint Condo. East 74th. New listing. Stylish split-2 bedroom, 2.5 bath with corner living room/dining area & open kitchen. Master BR with custom closets, marble bath, second bedroom with ensuite bath, powder room & W/D. Full service building with gym & pets okay. $2.595M. Web #1262363. J.Wenig 212-585-4522/C.Kurtin 212-452-4406

Spectacular Park Views at the Beresford. CPW. Gracious entrance gallery, orig detail, wood-paneled walls, carved doors, herringbone floors, LR, library, formal DR, 4BRs, EIK + staff rm & bath. Rare opportunity to own this elegant apt in a landmark Emery Roth bldg. Co-excl. $14.7M. $6140 mt. Web #1264662. L.Kaplan 917-365-4280/B.Ducrot 212-452-4381

Essex House. Central Park So. One of the world’s most prestigious hotels & residences. Recently renovated, high floor, 2BR, 2.5 bath home makes the perfect pied-a-terre or a full-time residence. New windows, coffered ceilings, wide-plank herringbone floors, W/D & CAC. Five star services. $2.95M. Web #1261275. M.Cashman 646-613-2616/S.Paris 646-613-2692

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Rare Prewar Condo on WEA at 92nd Street. Classic 6.5 rms, 1838 square feet, flexible layout with designer potential. Light from 3 exposures through 14 windows, 3 baths, 3 entrances, large foyer, formal DR & LR. Full service building, investment potential. $2.099M. $2235 CC & taxes. Web #1189369. Dan Critchett 800-759-0029

Huge, Light-filled Garment District Loft. 3BRs (rm for 4), 3 corner expos, over 2800 sf, 2 bths (rm for 3). Beautiful light, open views, high ceils & big open kitchen. Fantastic MBR, enormous closets & great storage thruout. W/D. Established prewar co-op with low monthlies. Now $2.15M. Web #1214554. C.Taub 212-452-4387/J.Barbato 646-613-2633

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Triple Mint TriBeCa. 2438 sf 3BR, 2 bath loft seamlessly integrates sleek, modern finishes w/original cast iron columns, exposed brick walls & 11' beamed ceils. Chef’s kit features stainless-steel counters, Viking applis & white marble breakfast bar. MBR suite w/dbl vanity, soaking tub & walk-in closet. $18K/mo rental. Web #1265563. M.Chapman 646-613-2613

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Gold Coast Village Townhouse. A grand, state-of-the-art, triple mint, newly renovated 28 foot wide, 5 story Italianate residence. Offering over 9000 square feet of sophisticated & chic living. Trophy property featuring an elevator, screening rm, gym, wine cellar, garden & staff quarters. $25.5M. Web #1210957. A.Lambert 917-403-8819/L.Melnick 212-452-4425

A Classic Contempory. Sitting high on a dune on Fire Island, this home affords unparalleled views of the ocean, Great South Bay and Fire Island National Seashore. Five bedrooms, 4.5 baths, a voluminous living/dining room with wood-burning fireplace and air conditioning.

Co-exclusive. $1.95M. Web #1202181. Robert Faust 646-613-2618

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UES. Co-Excl. Newly renov magnificent sun drenched 5BR, 6.5 bath, Renaissance Revival mansion with elevator, south facing garden, 2 terraces & roof deck. $26M. WEB# 1221233.

Cathy Franklin 212-906-9236 Alexis Bodenheimer 212-906-9230

Midtown East. Co-Excl. Proposed plans on file. The plan calls for a 57’ LR, 4BR plus den, libr, FDR, 2 studies, 6 full baths & 3 half baths.

5-star hotel living. $22.5M. WEB# 1224767.

Elizabeth Lee Sample 212-906-9299 Brenda S. Powers 212-906-9237

East 70s. Excl. Triple-mint sunny loft-like duplex. 4/5BR. North, south, east, and west open city exposures. Rare contemporary prewar UES Co-op. $19.75M. WEB# 1201704.

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79th Street. Excl. This beautifully renovated 7 room apartment has a living room with French door windows and wbfp, library, 3 bedroom, 3 bath and eat-in kitchen. Prewar Co-op building. $5.995M. WEB# 1200094.

Fritzi Kallop 212-906-9255

UES. Excl. The only E-line resale at 15 William. Priced to move quickly. 2 split bedrooms, 2 baths, W/D with great closets.

Views, light and low monthly charges too. $5.75M. WEB# 971354.

Kathy Sloane 212-906-9258

UES. Excl. A completely appealing penthouse surrounded by magical planted terraces.

Living room with wbfp, 2 bedrooms, 2 marble baths, gourmet stainless steel kitchen and high ceilings. CAC. $4.9M. WEB# 1107863.

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Midtown East. Excl. Sprawling corner 3BR, 15 windows, open views, high beamed ceilings, hardwood floors, meticulous renovations throughout and W/D in apartment. Small dogs ok. $2.4M. WEB# 1210953.

Ross Gadye 212-906-0574

Brooklyn, Excl. 25x100’ lot with foundation poured, ready to be built on. Building plans approved for 5-story building comprised of 2 residential duplexes and grand floor art gallery plus curb cut. $2.15M. WEB# 1202041.

Mary A. Vetri 212-906-0575

Midtown West. Excl. Penthouse with wrap terrace overlooking MoMA gardens.

Spacious, high ceilings, French doors, mint condition, classic details. 1.5 bath. Great location. $1.995M. WEB# 1226136.

Daniel Farris 212-906-9296

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Fifth Avenue. Excl. Spectacular Peter Marino renovation of 2 bedroom, 2 bath (or 1 bedroom plus library) corner apartment on high floor.

Direct Park views from every room. Twice daily maid service. $10.8M. WEB# 1135831.

Martha Kramer 212-906-9371

Midtown East. Excl. Adjacent 18th floor 2 bedroom available separately or as potential 4 beroom combination. Great condition with partial park view and access to Plaza amenities. $7.9M. WEB# 1264297.

David Kornmeier 212-588-5642

TriBeCa. Excl. Approx 3,896SF grand loft w/14’ ceilings, wbfp, a large terrace off of the living room, a gallery, library, private storage and parking space. $6.93M. WEB# 1039207.

Jacques Foussard 212-452-4475 Craig Filipacchi 212-452-4468

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Fifth Avenue. Excl. Mint Maisonette, on Fifth Ave, 3 MBR with en suite and 3 baths, chef’s kitchen and formal dining room, living room, powder room and CAC. Small garden with private entrance. $4.5M. WEB# 1223455.

Susan Greenfield 212-906-9214

UES. Excl. Elegant 6 rm residence overlooking Park Ave & glimpses of Central Park. Grand & gracious layout, St. Charles EIK, intimate F/S building with gym. $3.85M. WEB# 1262772.

Jeffrey Levitas 212-452-6250 Madeline McKenna 212-452-6251

Midtown East. Excl. Live on Park Avenue in this boutique, full-service prewar Cooperative

by Emery Roth. 4BR, 3 bath plus outside staff room. formal dining rm, eat-in kitchen, W/D. Basement storage. $3.349M. WEB# 1216441.

Elese Reid 212-396-5861

Elizabeth Lee Sample

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UES. Excl. Beautiful, spacious home in this most special, unique boutique condo. High ceilings, large picture windows, dining room, W/D and super closets. Can be sold furnished. $1.875M. WEB# 1216042.

Talia Kahn 212-317-7731

Gramercy Park. Excl. Balcony, W/D, walk-in closets & multi-zoned HVAC. Starck designed bldg features roof deck, gym, resident lounge and much more. $1.75M. WEB# 1273322.

Sarah Orlinsky-Maitland 212-906-0573 Sharri Kane 212-906-0532

Park Ave. Excl. Impeccable UES Park Ave prewar condo. 1 bedroom, 1 bath pied-aterre. Renovated at the hand and expert eye of one of America’s leading interior designers. Pets ok. $1.595M. WEB# 1092614.

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Barnyards and Ball Gowns

women model fall’s trends at a Millbrook estate. by Daniel Cappello

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Four generations of fashionable

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Elizabeth Meigher, photographed by Hannah Thomson

100 Modern Muse: A Life in Pictures See fashion’s “It Girl” as dubbed

by Yves Saint Laurent.

by

Lisa Chung

104 Men of the Moment Simon Spurr and Michael Bastian are raising the

stakes in style for men.

by

Daniel Cappello

110 Best Foot Forward A look at the growing global reach of Stuart Weitzman,

an American icon in designer footwear.

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Robert Evans

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Tory Gets to Talking

New York haunts, and the possibility of a men’s line. by Daniel Cappello

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Preppy Forever

Tory Burch discusses her fall collection, her favorite

A new fashion book explores the style that has grown

out of the country’s East Coast universities.

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122 House of Strong How Mrs. John L. Strong keeps the art of penmanship

and stationery alive.

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Social Calendar

Fresh Finds

Our guide to the month’s best benefits, balls, more.

Notes on gold amid corruption and scandal.

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Effortless fall fashions. by Daniel Cappello and Elizabeth Meigher

Quest Archives Weddings

D avid P atrick C olumbia

Hanging with the glamorous crowd and the superstar model Veruschka.

HARRY BENSON observations

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To celebrate 25 years, we look back and present the best of Quest.

Recent nuptials, from Hamburg to New York.

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Georgina Schaeffer

What the Chairs Wear Dressing today’s woman for all of life’s events and travels, this column debuts with a look for a special out-of-the-world fall gala. by Karen Klopp

138 Appearances Summer breezes on the Côte d’Azur and in Southampton.

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From left: French poet Jean Cocteau is photographed by American portrait photographer Philippe Halsman, circa 1950; a young girl and a horse.

"Be yourself. The world worships the original," wrote Jean

Cocteau, legendary French poet, playwright, and artist. For Cocteau, whose world was post-WWI France, originality reigned supreme. His circle of friends included everyone from Pablo Picasso to Coco Chanel. And they lived in a time when creative boundaries were constantly challenged, not least of all in contemporary dress and fashion. Today in our postModern world, we face a conundrum of sorts. Creative minds struggle to be at once both original, but with references to the past in an almost Gatsby-esque manner. In fashion, this has resulted in designers who seem to carry the mantle effortlessly under the nearly oxymoronic term "modern classics."

Tracing our way through this issue, a return to the classics is our major theme, but more specifically American classics.

It was perhaps an unconscious decision, but easy to see when reflecting on the issue as a whole. From the first woman who could be termed an American supermodel, Marisa Berenson, to how "preppy" style emerged in East Coast colleges and universities, American style seems to be pervasive in this issue.

We interview American designer Tory Burch (an example of a designer who carries that "modern classic" mantle so easily) about her new store on the Upper East Side, and we profile American shoe designer Stuart Weitzman about the future of his brand. Even on the back page, we salute the American editor of Vogue Anna Wintour's brainchild, Fashion's Night Out. But perhaps nowhere is the theme of modern American classics so clear as in our cover fashion story, "Barnyards and Ball Gowns." For this photo shoot, Daniel Cappello and Elizabeth Meigher headed up to Smithfield Farms, the country residence of Karen Klopp, to photograph the ladies behind the fashion site What2WearWhere.com. Throughout the story, four distinctly American women—Karen, Hilary Dick, Nicole Mellon, and Kick Kennedy—don the latest looks from the likes of J.Crew to Ralph Lauren, with jewelry

by David Yurman and DANNIJO. Discussing the shoot with fashion editor Daniel Cappello, we tried to pinpoint what it is 22 QUEST

about a woman in an evening dress next to a horse that is so alluring. (It's certainly something that fashion photographers gravitate toward.) Is it the nobility of the horse? The elegance of the woman? Sometimes I think it is because little girls tend to dream of ponies, and perhaps these photographs are the creative manifestations of those dreams.

As we near the 10th anniversary of 9/11, it was with difficulty that I approached this letter. But as I look at our cover image of Kick, I can't help but realize that she carries the mantle of another American dream, Camelot. So much of what we term "classic" in fashion came of age during the Kennedy administration. But in my mind, American style is about so much more than nostalgia for Jackie's inherent fashion sense. It's more about a style that is fresh-faced and athletic, combined with an attitude that's ready to meet the day with equal parts boundless enthusiasm and steady resolve. And I can't think of a style more worthy of celebration. u

Georgina Schaeffer

on the cover: Kick Kennedy, in a shearlingand-fur vest and Katie shirt

by Ralph Lauren Blue Label and DANNIJO's Drake earrings, is one of four models in our cover fashion story set in Millbrook:"Barnyards and Ball Gowns," by Daniel Cappello and Elizabeth Meigher, photographed by Hannah Thomson.

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NEW YORK SO C IAL DIARY The big story for the

month just passed, from New Orleans to the Adirondacks, was that mad lady Irene, first introduced to us as a hurricane that was downgraded into a “tropical storm,” along with that stormy lady they called Lee who had hit New Orleans

with a vengeance. Together the two went off on a toot, wreaking flood havoc and floods that people are still recovering from.

The weather is always a reliable topic, especially in the summer time when so many of us are getting in our only

vacation of the year. Irene and Lee scotched that one for a lot of people.

Out in the Hamptons, many of its summer denizens decided, guided by the weather forecasts, to bail before the deluge, packing up, and returning to the city and

a rainy weekend. Those who stayed experienced the heavy rains, the washing away of beach and in some cases, no electricity for a day or two.

Some friends of mine who have a house in Bridgehampton a block from the beach decided—since it was his only

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Binkie Orthwein and Jennifer Hulse

Bronson and Stella Thayer

Joseph and Maury Shields with Linda and Leverett Miller

Katy and Jeffrey Amling

Whitney and Robert Douglass

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Alberto Gaitan, Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, and Lewis Lawrence

week off (he’s an M.D.)—to stick it out. They had water and they had gas. So for the weekend without electricity, they cooked on the stove and the grill, read by candlelight, played the piano, and went without all the modern pieces of technology—no cell, no TV, no computer—and had a ball living the old-fashioned way.

“Then we had three days of sun and bliss,” my friend said.

Meanwhile, north of the city, as close as Westchester and Connecticut, the raging streams turned to rivers, flooded the roads, knocked out the electricity (some for as much as a week), sending a lot of the summer folk back to the big town to keep high and dry.

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Elizabeth and Jason McCoy

Deborah Sentochnik and Lewis Hamilton

Mitchell Owens, Luca Fleury, and Peyton Carter

But before that, on Wed. Aug. 24, a warm, sunny day in New York, we had an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale centered in Northern Virginia. It was felt from South Carolina to Massachusetts and as far west as Chicago and as far north as Toronto. I was in my apartment and felt nothing, although others in my building felt the rattling.

Then out in Colorado, they had one too. What’s Mother Nature telling us?

When I was living in California I became used to the tremors and shakes. The experience—if the quake is a mild one—is kind of exciting.

Jarring, literally, it plays on

that thrill of the edge (where you’re not really in danger).

The first time for me was on New Year’s Day in 1979. I was napping in the late afternoon when suddenly I heard pipes in the apartment I was staying in making a banging sound, not unlike when you first turn on a radiator, but much louder. That was followed by the bed rocking slightly from side to side.

This went on for only a few seconds but it was very memorable nevertheless. I got up, turned on a radio, and heard the voice broadcasting that there had just been an earthquake centered eight miles off Malibu.

The next memorable one

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came a few years later, in the middle of the night, when I was awakened by the bed really shaking and the loud, blunt sound of banging, as if giant hands were slamming the exterior walls of the house.

That went on longer, inside the house and out. Everything shook. Glass cranked and tingled. I was awake for the rest of the night.

Then in mid-October 1989 in Los Angeles, at about 5 in the afternoon, I took a break from my desk and went into the kitchen to make myself a cup of coffee. While waiting for it to brew, I noticed that outside the window, the water in the swimming pool was slowly wafting—not choppy,

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D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A but with the entire surface gently settling as if someone had been swimming in it. But knowing that no one had been, I thought to myself, “This looks like an earthquake.” Although I hadn’t felt anything.

A couple of minutes later a friend called to tell me that San Francisco had just had a big one (6.9), lasting for 15 seconds in Santa Cruz County.

In that quick moment, it had brought down highways and buildings, killing 63 people, injuring 3,700, and leaving about 10,000 people homeless.

I was seeing the evidence 800 miles away. You get to see that the hand of Nature is more powerful than anything humanly imaginable.

The Northridge quake in 1994 (I was already living in New York), was a 6.7, but it was violent, killing at least 57 and injuring 8,700, and causing more than $20 billion in damage. That quake’s epicenter was in nearby Reseda in the San Fernando Valley.

These are highly populated areas with mainly one-, two-, and three-story homes, and apartment buildings, many of which collapsed, causing deaths besides the destruction.

Friends reported that it was the “worst” they had ever experienced, because it was followed by hundreds of aftershocks—some as great as the initial quake, and going on

for days. Just walking on the sidewalk or driving a car under those circumstances is both life-threateningly dangerous as well as disorienting.

September in the rain. For awhile there it seemed like it would never stop. The plants and trees liked it (except for those stormy winds). Riding through Central Park on the 79th Street transverse yesterday morning on my way to Lincoln Center, the trees and flora were so dense and lush, heaving over the sides of the drenched and dark stone walls, that I could imagine myself traveling through deep, almost jungle-like woods.

On the first week of this month, I went over to the

David Koch Theater where its Promenade was set with tables for 600 for the Museum at FIT’s annual Couture Council luncheon. This is a fundraiser for the museum, and in the past few years it has also established itself as the official beginning of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York, which itself has become a major commercial and social tradition over the past decade.

The commercial activities have been around for decades, although not always with the theatrical flamboyance we see today. But, they have always drawn a social crowd, as well as retail buyers from all over the country. More and more, since

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the late 80s, the calendar has become increasingly crammed with—the real reason for all of it—runway shows, after parties and a mélange of related events, such as exhibitions and cocktail parties.

The original creative source for this unique combination of the great garden of color, style, design, and commerce can be directly attributed to one woman, Eleanor Lambert, the first fashion public relations guru who died eight years ago at the age of 100 and two months.

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business grew out of a need to support herself, a little girl from Indiana in the big city with nary a bean in her pocket.

She was by nature enterprising and entrepreneurial, steadfast, shrewd, focused, and always drawn to the creative people who make, and have always made, fashion.

Valentino’s presence at the Couture Council luncheon brought out record numbers.

They raised more than $700,000 for the museum.

The reception before the luncheon was called for 11:30 a.m., with seating at noon, with the delicious menu provided by Sean Driscoll’s Glorious Food.

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I was surprised to learn that it ran on time. This is almost a logistical miracle in this town.

Last year’s event, when Karl Lagerfeld was the honoree, got under way later, presumably because Mr. Lagerfeld appeared just a bit later for his entrance. Valentino and his partner Giancarlo Giammetti, however, were there on the dot, along with Anna Wintour, Bruce Hoeksema, Diane von Furstenberg, and Daphne Guinness, all of whom were seated with them, along with several others.

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which will run through Jan. 7, 2012, and features about 100 garments and accessories of hers, including designs from the late Alexander McQueen, Azzedine Alaia, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, John Galliano for Christian Dior, Valentino, as well as others, including her own designs. Daphne Guinness is one of those rare woman of an era whose beauty and sense of style make her a collaborator with the designers she wears.

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in New York), greeted the guests and the guest of honor after everyone was seated. She introduced Joyce Brown, the president of FIT, who was followed by Simon Doonan, the creative director at Barney’s New York.

Doonan always delivers an amusing word about an event’s honoree. At this luncheon, he spoke of Valentino’s “fabulosity,” pointing out that few designers in the world ever did it as thoroughly as did Valentino, creating beauty to provide beauty, presenting the ultimate image of luxury, and 32 QUEST

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in turn living it upright down to his yachts, his private jets, his villas, and chateaux, and his pugs. Doonan’s description not only drew expected laughs and smiles he evokes, but underlined the seriousness of the business image that the designer and his partner Giancarlo built. Nowadays they call it “branding.” V & G call it “living.”

When you see the man in a photo or even at table, when he is quiet and/or listening, you see the well-tanned Roman countenance that is not hard, but nevertheless

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quietly stern—all of which conceals a charming and friendly personality who is often smiling in conversation.

It is always intriguing to observe, and it is, to me, a key to the man’s great creative abilities. He looks as if, as an employer, he might be strict (to put it mildly), but away from his work, he looks like there would be many laughs in his company.

In the brilliant documentary that Matt Tyrnauer made of the lives of the two men, called “The Last Emperor,” you see many sides of that personality,

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including the neverdisappointing, temperamental artist who can send a sharp message with a mere shrug or a sharp toss of the head.

Then you see the man’s whole entourage—which he never seems far away from—and it looks more like a family, along with the dogs, all of which is protected and projected by his creative and clever business partner Giancarlo.

After Doonan, Anna Wintour spoke of the man’s work. She also read a letter that Karl Lagerfeld sent to be read before the honoree

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We met when we were young in Paris.

He then worked at Jean Dessés and I was an assistant at Pierre Balmain. A common friend had introduced us ,but we met most of the time in the famous Café de Flor in the St. Germain des Prés.

Valentino never changed. He had a dream then, and he realized his dream, and now as he has a little more time, he continues to live his dream “full time.” I think few people worked as hard as he did to achieve his dreams and his vision of life.

He wanted to dress the most beautiful and most elegant women in the world—and he dressed them all.

Beauty was the music guide of his great talent. Women loved him for that all over the world. For him the sense of beauty is

more important then the essence of fashion.

He had his idea how a woman should look and was never influenced by a simple trend or a short lived fashion moment.

What he did was always 100 percent Valentino and that made his high success all over the world. Also his couture clothes were beautifully made and few people today know what he knows about the craftsmanship of that form of art.

If there should be one ‘Grand Couturier’ in Italy, it will only and forever be him.

Voltaire said: ‘It is not enough to conquer, one must also know how to seduce.’ He knew and knows both to perfection.

Your old friend, Karl” Then Wintour presented the Master with his award. He took the podium and thanked the guests, the Couture Council, and the Americans, such as one of his earliest clients, Jacqueline Kennedy

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Few people know that the first time his clothes were sold in America was in Bloomingdale’s basement in the 1960s when Bloomies’ basement meant cutting edge fashion.

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On the heels of that luncheon, in the early evening of that day, there was a book signing hosted by Swarovski and the Council of Fashion Designers of America at the Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center for Pointed Leaf Press’ just released coffee table book biography of Eleanor ,Eleanor Lambert: Still Here by John Tiffany who was once one of Eleanor’s staff members. It’s a fabulous looking book, massive (weighs seven pounds), comes in a beautifully designed box, and along with a fabulous archive of photographs of the lady and her business, with a

cover image taken by the late Robert Mapplethorpe.

Eleanor’s story is a great one, for her work made more possibilities for countless others and for succeeding generations.

Her ideas transformed what was always known as the Garment Industry into the Fashion Industry (with the ultimate collaboration of John Fairchild and Women’s Wear Daily).

The day after the lunch was Fashion Week’s Fashion’s Night Out where many retail businesses in the city were open for after-hours of parties and receptions. They were all over the town, up and down.

I chose the easiest route

according to proximity to my own neighborhood, and that was Madison Avenue.

Madison Avenue must be the longest avenue of luxury retail in America. With lots of restaurants too. The avenue is very much part of the neighborhood that extends from 59th Street to 96th Street, with Fifth and Park avenues one block over, west and east. Many who live there shop the avenue for everything they need from chocolates to diamonds (and sapphires, as you’ll soon see) to a cuppa coffee and a bottle of milk (or champagne).

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I started out on 79th Street, walking south. (Carolina Herrera on the corner of 75th, where the guests were quaffing the champagne and taking in Carolina’s fabulous clothes.) Carolina is glamour, no matter what.

Moving south, the sidewalks got busier. Until they were packed. I stopped in to the new David Webb where Samantha Boardman Rosen and Lizzie Tisch were hosting a cocktail party on the second floor, which is also where the workshops are located.

I’d never seen a jeweler’s workshop, and Mark Emanuel, one of the new owners of the business, gave

me a tour. The workrooms at David Webb are lit by crystal chandeliers, which seems appropriate, considering the creations blazing forth.

Mr. Emanuel showed me the largest sapphire in the world. It is astounding just to see—there’s no other word for it—because of its size and extraordinary beauty. It will be set in a David Webb design held up by a bracelet of diamonds.

The workrooms are equally as fascinating with the craftsmen and artisans at work at their desks (a courtesy extended by them, no doubt, for the evening). My lifelong imagination’s picture of a jeweler’s workroom was been

transformed by this white and crystal state-of-the-art environment.

I’d been invited to a number of different stores’ parties that night. There were lots of celebrities featured hither and yon, and crowds to greet them. It was soon obvious: so little time, so much to see. So I’d set a time limit for myself: two hours. I also saw quite a few people I know.

I met Natalie Cole at Dennis Basso’s. I just missed Murphy Brown doing karaoke with her daughter Chloe Malle at Valentino. I also just missed Valentino, too. Someone told me that Sarah Jessica Parker was going to be appearing at Oscar de la Renta but they

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Parker was also at Manolo Blahnik, dressed Prabal Gurung, one of First Lady Michelle Obama’s favorite designer.

It looked like they were having some kind of “White Sale” at Frette and the place was mobbed. As was Agent Provacateur which I didn’t know existed until last night, which shows you what kind of a shopper I am. Filled with a lot of provocateuring garb and garments, that was another mob scene. Back on the sidewalk, making his way homeward through the throng,

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I missed Milly at Milly’s, and Rachel Zoe at Bloomingdale’s.

I saw Marisa Berenson at Donna Karan, signing copies of her book. There was the lone saleswoman at the pocketsized establishment of Mrs. John L. Strong Stationers.

Not a party spot like so many others, but a game girl, Mrs. Strong. And, after all, this is her neighborhood and you find her stationery in all the best houses and co-ops.

It was a scene, and traffic up

along the avenue was bumper to bumper with lots of lookers (and oglers) therein. New York was having a good time partying like nobody’s business (and texting no doubt). Lots of the local women were dressed as smartly as you would imagine they do. Lots of young people and even young couples with their infants who should have been home in bed instead of enduring the melee of Madison.

The Calvin Klein store had We Love Lara charcoaled on its windows. I know a Lara, but I’m sure it’s not the same one they were referring to.

You probably know. Soon it was well after eight o’clock – most of these parties ran

from 6 to 8—and I realized I missed seeing the great Vicky Tiel making a rare appearance at Bergdorf’s. Vicky first came to fame in the 1960s when the world was changing the way it looked and walked and talked and she was still a kid, directing the fashion on the avenue.

I have no idea what it was like downtown although you can be sure that it was eyepopping, everybody pulling out all the stops.

Here in New York, on Mon. Aug. 22, Casey Ribicoff, the widow of the late Senator Abraham Ribicoff of Connecticut died peacefully at home after being ill for several months with cancer. I

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Casey’s husband, “Abe” Ribicoff had a long and distinguished political career serving first in the Connecticut state assembly, then as congressman; then as a cabinet member of John F. Kennedy’s administration, then as senator from Connecticut from 1963 to 1981.

He was born in 1910 in a tenement in New Britain, Conn., the son of Polish Jews, Samuel and Rose Ribicoff.

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money to study at New York University. After a year he went to work for a company in Chicago where he then took afternoon classes at the University of Chicago Law School.

He was well-liked, and had come up from “nothing,” as they used to say, and got a law degree from the University of Chicago. He then went back to Connecticut to be near his family practicing law in the small town of Kensington. He took a very early interest in local politics. It was then that he began a public career when he was appointed a traffic court judge.

He was a handsome,

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gregarious man who also educated himself in the ways of the world. Aside from being a smart and civic-minded leader, he was charming, well-mannered, and always well-dressed. His colleagues liked him as did many of his constituency, as well as many Americans who were aware of his work.

Casey was born Lois Mell in Chicago where she grew up, a child of a prosperous father. As a young woman she married a Chicago lawyer named Bertram Stone, with whom she had a son, Robert. The marriage ended in divorce, after which she married architect Herbert

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Mathes, with whom she had another son, Peter Mathes, and lived in Miami where her husband had a successful practice. It was there that she first became active in civic affairs, being the first woman to be elected to the board of Mount Sinai Medical Center in Palm Beach. The marriage was not easy. Many years later she told me, with no bitterness or recrimination whatsoever, that “he shouldn’t have been married,” and was better off without a wife, implying a lack of interest.

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The autumn love affair between the senator and Mrs. Mathes evidently was begun in an instant, although both were married at the time. It was an ideal for two mature people. They just liked each other and they both brought their own kind of sparkle to their life together. He was smart and personable, and she was outgoing, always curious about people and fascinated by life.

In the first years when the first Mrs. Ribicoff was still living, before they married (in

1972), she had a code name if she needed to contact him by phone. It was taken from the popular television show “Ben Casey,” and that was: “tell the senator Dr. Casey’s office called.” Soon, she was Casey to him and eventually to everyone.

It was after her marriage to Senator Ribicoff that she really came into her own in the world. After the senator retired from the Senate—adding that all politicians should know when their time is up and leave—the couple moved full time to New York where they bought an apartment at One Sutton Place South, and in Cornwall, Conn. where they kept a weekend house.

Casey was a person who made lots of friends and kept them. Until he fell ill, she and the senator had a sparkling social life that included the spheres of Washington, Los Angeles, New York and Litchfield County. She was a welcoming hostess, maintained beautifully run households, and an interesting and good life for her husband— whom she always referred to with a quiet mix of awe, reverence, and affection in her voice, as “Abe.” The last thirteen years of her life, she kept an active social schedule in New York, often attending charity galas, opera, ballet, and theatre openings as well as frequent dinners

and lunches with friends who had a wide variety of interests and professions. She had a lot of much younger friends, both men and women from 30 on up. She loved fashion and was a member of Eleanor Lambert’s Best Dressed List.

For years she wore Bill Blass, Jimmy Galanos, and Geoffrey Beene, and latterly became an important client of Chado Ralph Rucci, her most favorite designer, sometimes buying much of a season’s collection.

Casey was chic. You could see that just on the sight of her. It is an art and she was of the generation that grew up discovering and learning it. She never lost its allure. Age only enhanced it. As a guest of hers

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at dinner either at restaurant or at home, everything was done perfectly, but as if effortlessly.

Casey never spent any moment showing concern about her table or her food. Her guests and what they had to say or talk about were always her interest.

I met her around the time her husband died through our mutual friend Peter Rogers.

She was easy to meet, both curious and accommodating in conversation. This is a rare quality anywhere but all that much rarer in a world where egos pumped by wealth rarely demonstrate curiosity.

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summertime, she took a house for a month in Southampton (until a couple years ago) or visited friends in the country or in Europe. She traveled.

Two or three times a year she went to Los Angeles to visit her adored son and his wife. When she learned of her illness and made her decisions, the couple was very often by her side.

Her age was somewhere in the high 80s or low 90s. Some people knew; I never did. She was never old. Part of that was her presence; she was one of those people whose company was a pleasure. She knew many in the higher echelons, both social and political, counting among her friends Bill Blass (she was executor of his estate

and oversaw the dispensing of his millions to charity), Dominick Dunne, Barbara Walters, Nancy Kissinger, Nancy Reagan, and Annette de la Renta. She was naturally privy to all kinds confidential information about the high and the mighty. She loved the stories, and would very occasionally share an anecdote with friends who shared her discretion.

She was an impeccable representative of a time when the social sensibility focused on image, on conduct, on consideration for others, and on behavior still occasionally identified as “manners” or “etiquette,” serving notably on the boards of PBS/WNET and the Kennedy Center. All

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of these were “ideals,” but both young men and young women of her generation, from all socio-economic strata, shared this.

This was before Women’s Lib or the Feminist Movement, but right at the zenith of Suffragette Movement. Women were beginning to assert themselves as independent thinking beings who even as wives were duty-bound by this sensibility. Some of those women, like Casey Ribicoff, took that sense of self and went out into the world which she found to be her oyster.

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SEPTEMBER

On Sept. 27, Sotheby’s Auction House will host the second annual “Art of Farming,” bringing together celebrity chefs, local farmers, philanthropists, and food industry experts for an evening of auctions and dinner to support local agriculture and sustainable food options.

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Expressive Works

The opening reception of “The Armoire” by artist Semra Ecer will be presented by Basak Malone LLC from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. and feature highly stylized sculptures, jewels, and objects. For more information, call 917.971.2528.

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Being in East Hampton, N.Y. Long Island’s East End artists have created memorable boxes for the silent and live auction. For more information, call 631.288.8400.

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A DOSE OF HOPE

The 10th annual “Women’s Partnership For Science” lecture and luncheon will be held in Cold Spring

Harbor, N.Y. The afternoon will include a lunch, lecture, raffle, and silent auction. Proceeds will benefit cancer research and science education programs. For more information, call 516.367.8351.

founder of Daryl Roth Productions; Kenneth Cenault, chairman and CEO of American Express Company; and Meryll Tisch, chancellor of New York State Board of Regents. For more information, call 800.807.1787.

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The annual New York Needs You benefit dinner will honor Daryl Roth,

Art Greenwich, a unique event aboard the megayacht SeaFair, features fine art glass, paintings, photography, sculptures, jewelry, and collectibles. The four-day exhibition brings international dealers from around the world to Greenwich for the first time. For more information, call 239.495.2024.

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The sixth annual Greenwich Harbor Yacht Showcase at the Delamar will be through Sept.11. The yacht show will feature spectacular boats, unique land exhibits, and family activities. For more information, call 203.531.3047.

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A night to Remember

Dine and dance at “Janet’s Night,” held by the Janet Orvis Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit that supports ovarian cancer research. The night will include dinner, entertainment, raffles, silent auctions, and a guest speaker. For more information, call 917.697.7095.

CHEERS

“Toast for a Cause,” a night presented by Tri-County Scholarship Fund’s Young Professionals, will begin at 6 p.m. at Studio 450 in the Hudson Yards district. For more information, call 973.984.9600.

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The 11th Annual Box Art Auction to benefit East End Hospice will be held at Ross School Center for Well56 QUEST

The sixth annual Greenwich Harbor Yacht Showcase will begin with a kickoff party on Sept. 9 at the Delamar Greenwich Harbor where spectacular boats and unique land exhibits will be on display through Sept. 11.

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Musical Powers

A gala dinner to benefit the music education and performance

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SEPTEMBER programs of the Westchester Philharmonic will be at 5 p.m. in Armonk, N.Y. The event will include cocktails, dinner, an auction, and live music by Westchester County’s only classical symphony orchestra. For more information, call 914.682.3707.

food industry experts, and philanthropists together to support local agriculture and sustainable foods. The event will include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and dinner. For more information, call 212.829.0002.

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Back to School

The Parents League of New York, a nonprofit association of parents and independent schools, will host two boarding school fairs with representatives from more than 200 schools. For more information, call 212.737.7385.

Viva EspaÑa

The Hispanic Society of America Gala will be at 583 Park Ave. to promote the study of Spanish arts and culture and its influence in Latin America and throughout the world. For more information, call 212.926.2234.

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For the TEchies

The National Urban Technology Center will host a gala benefit to celebrate 16 years of transforming lives through the power of technology at Guastavino’s in New York. For more information, call 212.843.9281.

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Runway designers, breast cancer survivors, and celebrities will walk the runway at New Jersey Fashion Week held at the W Hoboken through Oct. 13. A portion of the ticket sales will go to Susan G. Komen, North Jersey Affiliate. For more information, call 866.723.5387.

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The second annual fall luncheon and symposium, “Hope on the Horizon: New Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease,” will be from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Jumeirah Essex House with keynote speaker Dr. Eric Kandel. For more information, call 212.901.8011.

To be or Not to Be

American Cancer Society and the City of New York will host its Fall Theatre Benefit featuring the musical FOLLIES. The night will begin with cocktails at New York Yacht Club and dinner, followed by the performance at Marquis Theatre. For more information, call 212.237.3888.

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TuTus & Tulle

New York City Ballet’s Fall Gala, a black-tie event sponsored by Movado, will be at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. There will be cocktails, a performance, and supper ball. For more information, call 212.870.5585.

Medical Marvels

The New York Academy of Medicine’s 17th Annual Gala will honor chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson, William C. Weldon. The reception and silent auction will be at The Pierre Hotel. For more information, call 212.822.7209.

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Around the WOrld

The autumn and winter 2011-2012 Metropolitan Opera season includes the Sept. 26 opening of “Anna Bolena,” a new production. “Nabucco” (above), a biblical drama, is on stage this season through Nov. 17.

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Hall of Fame

The 26th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis will be held at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Special guests include NFL Hall of Fame legend Nick Buoniconti and his son, Marc Buoniconti. For more information, call 305.243.4656.

Farming: An Auction of Edible Heirlooms,” bringing local farmers, celebrity chefs, purveyors,

The Society of Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center will host the 23rd Annual Antique Show Preview Party for The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show at the Park Avenue Armory in New York. The show will feature some of the world’s most influential art and antique dealers. For more information, call 212.639.7389.

THE OPERA

“Anna Bolena” opens at the Metropolitan Opera, a new production about an ill-fated queen and her unfaithful king, Henry VIII. For the 2011-2012 schedule and for more information, call 212.362.6000.

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Sotheby’s Auction House will host the second annual “Art of

On Oct. 20, the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center will host the 23rd Annual Antique Show Preview Party for The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City.

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IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY it was a casual time and it seemed that people sat on the floor at every party I attended. No room seemed to have enough chairs, and even if there were chairs, people chose the floor. So the best way to see people was to sit on the floor with them.

And there she was. Veruschka came over and sat on the floor opposite me.

Since I always had my camera with me, I took a quick photograph. We talked and laughed and drank. She was perfectly relaxed and surrounded by friends. In the photo with her, on the far left, is hairdresser Ara Gallant, who was a superstar in those days, too.

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of the model superstars and everyone knew it. You couldn’t miss her when she walked into a room—more than 6 feet tall, lithe, and serenely self-assured, she was as graceful as a panther.

And there, beside her that night, was Giorgio di Sant’Angelo, whom I had photographed several times. In fashion circles, Giorgio’s designs were considered to be at the cutting edge. He was a genius ahead of his time whose far-flung influence is seen today in many of the current batch of designers.

I liked Giorgio. He was gregarious, not judgmental at all, and accepted you for who you were. He just wanted to have fun and enjoy life and wanted to include whomever was around at the time. His enthusiasm was catching and he had lots of friends. Veruschka, who garnered

fame with countless Vogue covers and an appearance in the 1966 cult film “BlowUp” directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, took it all in her stride.

She did not tell me this story, but I have read that her father was in the German resistance during the war and was executed for his involvement in a plot to assassinate Hitler. As a WWII history buff whose father was in the Scottish Home Guard that captured Rudolf Hess, I wish I had known that about her father at the time. It would have been a fascinating conversation to have had.

Looking at the photograph again, it reminds me that I haven’t sat on the floor at a party in a long time, but maybe it’s time to do so again! u Veruschka and Giorgio di Sant’ Angelo, 1972.

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A marble bust of the Greek lyric poet, Pindar, at the Palazzo Nuovo museum. Opposite, from top: S/Y Bushido sets sail near the Greek islands; the writer aboard S/Y Bushido; an ancient gold wreath on view at the Benaki Museum in Athens; Costa Karamanlis.

On board S/Y Bushido—According to the classical English scholar C. M. Bowra, gold had a divine association with ancient Greeks and was more than just a symbolic value. When Pindar, an ancient Greek lyric poet, wished to stress the splendor of something, he called it “golden.” Whether it was a victor’s crown of wild olive or the opening of a song, gold stood for wealth in its most magical and least prosaic form, for the radiance it invested in the art of living and for the graces it made possible.

I wonder what Pindar would say about gold if he were around nowadays!

Bowra also writes that according to Xenophanes, a social critic of the time, Lydian gold had harmful effects on Greeks living in Asia Minor, turning the Hellenes into “preys of useless luxuries,” and ultimately preys of conquest and tyranny. Again, if Xenophanes were around, I wonder what he’d say about rich Arabs covered in it, not to mention rich Eurotrash—also covered in gold—just as the Lydians were. Serious Greeks were wary of wealth in general, and gold in particular because it might zap the sense of public duty and obligations. Tell that to the ruling Saudi family and listen to them guffaw for the first time in their grotesque lives. (My, they are a ghastlylooking bunch—fat, ugly, miserable, and cruel.) Modern Saudi, Kuwaiti, and Gulf state Sybarites will eventually bite the dust because of their cruelty and greed.

But alas, not in my lifetime. They are too self-indulgent (and much too fat) to sit up straight and read history; otherwise they’d know that Sybaris was a city on the eastern side of the toe of Italy, and its inhabitants had become a byword for

Ta k i luxury. One leading Sybarite visited Sparta, and upon seeing how the great Spartans lived, declared that he’d rather die a cowardly death than live such a life—a redundancy of expression—as Sybarites by nature would die in a cowardly manner. In any case, Sybaris was put to the sword by Croton, and the only thing that was left of the inhabitants was the word denoting luxury and lying on one’s arse all day doing nothing.

In the future, I sincerely hope that the word “Sybaritic” will be replaced by “Saudi-like” to denote greed and self-indulgence.

I apologize for the brief history lesson, dear readers, but sitting all day on a sailboat makes one think about Sybaris, not to mention gold.

(A boat leaks the stuff as if there’s no tomorrow.) I advised my judo coach three years ago to use his life savings to buy gold; in fact, I insisted on it—something he did and I did not—which makes him “sitting pretty” right now, and me a fool. But, I don’t mind too much. Had I followed my own advice, I’d be feeling awfully soft today, just like the Greeks who succumbed to Sybaritic living back then. Not to mention the modern Greeks who lived off of the European Union’s wealth until Goldman Sachs could no longer cook the books for the so-called conservative government of the major financial criminal, Costa Karamanlis. Goldman Sachs made more than $300 million for services to mislead, yet not a peep has been heard. Whatever happened to accountability? Whatever happened to jailing white-collar crooks like the Goldman Sachs gang? Whatever happened to throwing out bureau-crooks in Brussels who encouraged such financial shenanigans by flinging billions to irresponsible Greek politicians who, in turn, bought votes and created state sinecures for political friends with your tax moolah?

It is the same old story everywhere you look. Crooks—the bankers—at the top, crooks—

the central-casting type—at the bottom and the whipsawed middle classes in the middle. When I was at the University of Pentonville for advanced sociological studies, my cellmate, Tony the Loon, had six years to go after botching up a bank job by having ingested too much smack. (Low-life criminals get very nervous and, like their metropolitan elite counterparts who sniff coke, they do heroin.) Tony did 12 years for sticking up a bank. Lloyd Blankfein, head of Goldman Sachs, will not do a day, but will be a billionaire when he retires. Now I ask you: What kind of deal is that? Both crooks got caught, but only Tony did time. Ditto for the financial elite who got us in this mess. No one has gone to jail except the innocent Lord Black.

And another thing: What about Bush, Cheney, and Blair? Shouldn’t they all be locked up? They caused thousands of deaths, and through their recklessness and eagerness to become historical figures, continue to kill every day, yet all three are enjoying retirement on our dime while we’re going bust.

Sooner, rather than later, this has to be put right. Lying politicians have to face the music, starting with Bush and Blair. Cheney is like Goering, without the latter’s intelligence, charm, and love of good art. He should be allowed to take poison, a particularly venomous one that kills slowly. And ditto for the Gobbelses, Perle, Podhoretz, Kristol, and the rest of the neo-conservatives.

But enough of this bitterness. The value of gold is going through the roof, and you can guess who went into it while advising us to buy stocks four years ago. The smiling walletlifters who call themselves politicians and bankers have all gone on holiday.

The weather in Greece is sunny and bright, and Bushido has never been more pleasant to be on, but I am facing the worst crisis of my life—yet another birthday. Ughh! u For more by Taki, visit takimag.com.

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Be cool in Bulgari’s limited-edition aviators, with grey gradient lenses and natural horn temples. $780.

Bulgari: 800.BVLGARI, bulgari.com.

september means coming back—back to school, and back to fall fashion.

And to carry you into autumn, we’ve picked some choice looks from Prada, Carolina Herrera, and Ralph Lauren (not to mention some luxurious fur trappings from Dennis Basso and Christian Cota). Accessorize with the best, from David Yurman’s newest necklaces to Salvatore Ferragamo’s latest leather shoes. And don’t forget to keep that beach body in shape; FITiST offers workouts that are worth it.

Get your hands on KOTUR for J.Crew, a line of beautifully crafted capsule clutches, like the bright guava shagreen and metal clutch above, by handbag designer Fiona Kotur. $615. J.Crew Bridal and Collection Store: 769 Madison Ave., 212.824.2500.

Dress it up with this ruby droplet by David Yurman.

The Lantana “Y” Necklace hangs on an 18-kt. gold chain and sparkles with diamonds. Price upon request. David Yurman Townhouse: 712 Madison Ave., 212.752.4255.

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Be bold in this Carolina Herrera silk and wool trapeze dress in rust. $3,690.

Carolina Herrera: available at Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Carolina Herrera: 954 Madison Ave., 212.249.6552.

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Fall into the season with de Grisogono’s orange sapphire and brown-and-white diamond Matassa pendant necklace. Price upon request. de Grisogono: 824 Madison Ave., 212.439.4220, or degrisogono.com.

Feel as light as air after a Black Pepper Slimming & Detoxifying body treatment at The Spa at The Surrey. Book by Oct. 31 to get 10 percent off. The Spa at The Surrey: 20 E. 76th St., 646.358.3600.

Get fit with tips from highly coveted fitness experts, like Heidi Klum’s trainer and Tina Fey’s yoga guru, at the members-only luxury online club. FITiST: fitist.com.

Stay extra warm in Dennis Basso’s multi-fur hazel Eskimo coat made of fox, chinchilla, mink, cashmere, and kidassa. Price upon request. Dennis Basso: 765 Madison Ave., 212.794.4500, or

Brighten skin and eliminate dark age spots with Vital Light Serum, a new formula available beginning this month at Clarins counters nationwide. $85.

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Add a bit of luxury to your bathroom with these dark ivory glass pieces from the Contessa collection. $90-$250. Gracious Home: 1220 Third Ave., 212.517.6300, or gracioushome.com.

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Take a cue from Prada’s Piet

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Mondrian-inspired prints like this crêpe-de-chine sleeveless Graphic Print Dress available at select Prada boutiques. $2,690. Prada: prada.com.

Send it with love on bronco (set of 12, $90) or labrador (set of 5, $35) stationery. Mrs. John L. Strong Fine Stationery: 699 Madison Ave., 212.838.3775, or mrsstrong.com.

Christian Cota plays with textures, from a printed onde fox collar ($1,035) and ALDO for Christian Cota shoes ($250) to a lamb skin leather top and wool skirt by Halls. Christian

In time for fall: Jean Schlumberger’s Leaves Ear Clips with peridots and diamonds in platinum and 18-kt. gold.

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Tiffany & Co.: tiffany.com.

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Step out in Salvatore Ferragamo’s Special Edition Tramezza blue calf-leather loafers. $1,850. Salvatore Ferragamo Fifth Avenue Boutique: 655 Fifth Ave., 212.759.3822.

Polish off any room with fresh flowers in this chic beryl moser crystal Paradise Vase by Asprey. $450. Asprey: 853 Madison Ave., 212.688.1811.

This fall, head to the country in the Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged, with 510 horsepower and six-speed automatic transmission. Land Rover USA: landroverusa.com.

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a bank invests in new york city Bob Wilmers, the 76-year-old chairman

and CEO of M&T Bank, led his upstate New York-based company through the financial crisis far better than most.

M&T didn’t post a quarterly loss during the crisis, didn’t cut its quarterly dividend to shareholders and didn’t issue new capital—the only bank of size that can say the same thing.

But M&T has been outperforming other banks ever since Wilmers assumed leadership of the company in 1983. M&T has grown from $2 billion in assets then to $79 billion today after successfully completing 23 acquisitions, including six in the four years since the financial crisis began. Of the 100 biggest banks in existence when Wilmers became CEO, M&T’s stock has increased more than any other, making it no surprise that M&T counts Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. among its largest shareholders.

Wilmers splits his time between the bank’s Buffalo headquarters and its Park Avenue office in Manhattan.

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on Brooklyn, as the bank hosted a reception at its newest location—a 4,500square-foot branch on Atlantic Avenue.

Perhaps not the first place you’d expect to find the CEO of one of the nation’s most successful commercial banks on a hot summer night, particularly just after M&T closed its acquisition of Wilmington Trust, one of the nation’s premier wealth advisory and corporate client services firms.

With new wealth and corporate client offices on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, Palm Beach, Fla., Grand Cayman, and other prominent jurisdictions around the globe, it was a retail branch in East New York capturing the attention of M&T’s top managers on this particular evening. They were celebrating the bank’s investment in Brooklyn, but the evening was also an affirmation of the prudent and traditional banking approach that carried M&T through the financial crisis, leaving the company strong enough to acquire Wilmington Trust and reinvest in its communities.

“If you tally up our total consumer, residential mortgage, and business loans

out of this branch, M&T has more than $263 million of loans outstanding in neighborhoods surrounding this branch this year, an increase of 27 percent from the same date a year ago,” Wilmers said to the crowd at the Brooklyn event.

“Our basic banking may not be as exciting as some of the trading and other activities that go on across the East River on Wall Street, but it’s worked well for us,” he said, “and, it’s allowed us to both continue paying regular dividends to our shareholders and to invest back in our business by building new offices such as this one.”

In many ways, the seeds of the Buffalobased bank’s success came from the Big Apple’s core. Wilmers has deep roots in New York, including a stint as first deputy finance administrator to former Mayor John Lindsay during the 1960s.

After Wilmers bought up shares in M&T and became chairman, he set his sights on the New York market, acquiring Brooklyn-based East New York Savings Bank in 1987, a deal that strengthened M&T’s base in the key New York market.

f i nance M&T has been adept at gathering deposits through retail branches and investing them in commercial real estate loans. The bank manages a $7 billion commercial loan portfolio in New York, under the watchful eyes of the area executive, Kevin J. Pearson, and the regional president, Gino Martocci, and counts many of the “old families” of city real estate among its clients.

In addition to lending for offices, hotels, and retail space, M&T has a burgeoning not-for-profit arm that funds city projects. M&T’s notable financing deals include the $28 million DiMenna Center for Classical Music by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in Manhattan’s East Village and the expansion to the Jewish Community

side, Wilmington Trust is an expert in this field, with a wealth advisory business that has served as a core business for more than 100 years.

Through its home base in Delaware, Wilmington Trust has particular expertise using the state’s friendly trust laws, helping families preserve and transfer wealth in the most tax efficient manner for generations.

In addition to its strong wealth advisory business, M&T was also attracted to Wilmington Trust’s unique experience in the corporate client services arena. This complex business has also been one of Wilmington Trust’s core areas of expertise since the firm’s founding, and significantly expands the resources available to M&T

investor, and now M&T can help those clients with tax-advantaged investing and full estate planning to make sure the wealth they’ve created has a lasting legacy through philanthropy or inheritance,” said Larry Gore, president of Wilmington Trust’s New York region.

The Wilmington Trust deal more than tripled M&T’s assets under management. The company now oversees $81 billion of assets for individual, institutional, and corporate clients.

While it clearly has a powerful future combining with Wilmington Trust, the bank has a history of remembering where it came from. Now, it’s investing in East New York. While some may see such new branch projects as simply sat-

From left: Bob Wilmers, chairman and CEO of M&T Bank; Larry Gore, president of Wilmington Trust’s New York region; Gino Martocci, M&T regional president. Opposite: the new Brooklyn branch of M&T Bank on Atlantic Avenue, which recently closed on its acquisition of Wilmington Trust.

Center on the Upper West Side.

While consistent lending got M&T where it is today, the company looks to wealth management as part of its new strategic direction. A jump in troubled development loans in Delaware’s beach communities left Wilmington Trust looking for a strategic partner in 2010.

The situation created an opportunity for M&T, allowing it to join forces with the renowned wealth advisory firm founded by T. Coleman du Pont in 1903. While most banks have a small wealth management division on the

corporate clients for entity management, captive insurance, corporate trust, asset management, and retirement services.

Because Wilmington Trust has such a strong track record in both wealth advisory and corporate client services, M&T has decided to leave the Wilmington Trust name and brand intact for both businesses.

“These are two organizations known for high-touch, client-driven service.

This partnership allows M&T to take things to the next level for clients. You take the business owner, or real estate

isfying a Community Reinvestment Act requirement, others see M&T having the shrewd business sense to invest in the right place at the right time.

With real estate values already on the rise in downtown Brooklyn, some of that market heat now appears ready to head east. M&T’s Atlantic Avenue location sits squarely between John F. Kennedy International Airport and the multimillion-dollar Barclays Center under construction at Atlantic and Flatbush avenues, and it looks like business is about to pick up. u SEPTEMBER 2011 77

Marriages

by GEORGINA SCHAEFFER

Siri Scanlon & Alex Appel May 14, 2011 Paris, France

The couple was married at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris with a reception following. The couple also held a reception in New York on June 4.

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After the wedding, an intimate group gathered for dinner and dancing at Cercle de l’Union Interalliée. The bride wore a dress by Vera Wang and carried a bouquet of ranunculus designed by Pascal Mutel.

The bridesmaids wore dresses by Jenny Yoo and earrings by ASHA by ADM, a gift from the bride. They carried bouquets of peonies and mint. The invitations and menus were by Bernard Maisner.

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Their first dance was to “Someone Like You.” The croquembouche was designed by Ladurée.

They immediately took their honeymoon in Mallorca.

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marriages Kristen Jeanne Buergert & Robert Goodloe Harper IV May 14, 2011 Washington, D.C.

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The groomsmen wore boutonnières of mini white calla lilies that complemented the bride’s bouquet of white peonies and calla lilies.

The bride wore a dress by Ines Di Santo and her bridesmaids wore a formal black dress of their own choosing. Instead of a cake, the couple had cupcakes from Baked & Wired, a local D.C. bakery.

The couple’s first dance was to Ray LaMontagne’s “You are the Best Thing.” The bride carried a handmade handkerchief that her grandmother made.

220 guests attended the wedding and ceremony on Saturday night. The night before, the couple hosted a party for all the guests at P.J. Clarke’s Sidecar in downtown Washington.

Shortly after their wedding, the couple traveled to the Maldives and Hong Kong for their honeymoon.

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marriages Jennifer Adams & Charles Allen July 23, 2011 Taneytown, Md.

130 guests attended the wedding at the Antrim 1844, a pre-Civil War country house in Maryland. The ceremony took place in the rose garden.

The bridesmaids wore dresses by Amsale.

Krista Sweigart was the maid of honor and the groom’s brother Edward was the best man.

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After the ceremony, dinner and dancing followed inside with a band led by AD Smith. The bride’s cake had lemonraspberry layers and the groom’s cake had chocolate layers.

The couple went on a nine-day biking trip on the Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal Trail for their honeymoon directly after the wedding weekend.

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The bride wore a dress by RIVINI and carried a bouquet of roses, lavender, and mint. She also wore her grandmother’s pearl necklace.

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marriages Kathryn Bohannon & Felix Schroeder Sept. 24, 2010 Hamburg, Germany

The bride’s best friends flew over to attend and witness the couple’s civil ceremony.

The bride wore a suit by MEIER.MEIER and carried a bouquet of wildflowers from the local market and tied some stems in her hair. She also wore her grandmother’s diamond necklace and her mother’s brooch by Seaman Schepps.

The next day, the couple hosted a luncheon at Ristorante La Tana and took guests on a Alsterdampfer boat ride on the Alster River.

The couple was married with a civil ceremony at Hotel Abtei with a luncheon at the hotel’s Prinz Frederik restaurant in Hamburg. Later that evening, the couple hosted 100 people at home for cocktails.

The couple went to Capri on their honeymoon after the celebration. They are also planning a future church ceremony in New York, where the bride is from.

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marriages Gigi Stone & Ian Woods July 16, 2011 Rye, N.Y.

The officiant was Matt Brown and the ring bearer was Ronan Villency. The bride wore a dress by Vera Wang with a handmade veil.

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After the wedding, the couple went directly on their honeymoon to Capri, Positano, and Rome.

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The bride also wore her mother’s diamond earrings and antique diamond-and-emerald bracelet. She also wore a light blue lace garter given to her at her bridal shower.

Dinner and dancing took place inside the mansion after cocktails outside. The couple’s first dance was to Michael Buble’s “Everything.”

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115 guests attended the wedding at a historic estate in Rye. The groom’s sister Samantha gave a reading, and his stepsister Jenny Kirtland sang “The Rose.”

The bride carried a bouquet of roses, sweet peas, freesia, green berries, and lisianthus.

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Engagements

Elizabeth Walker & Edward Swenson Elizabeth Walker and Edward Swenson will be married May 12, 2012 at St. Christopher’s Church in Lyford Cay in the Bahamas with a reception following at the Lyford Cay Club. The bride, who is originally from Palm Beach, wanted a destination beach wedding, but somewhere for guests to get to easily.

The couple originally met in Stratton, Vt., where each of them had taken out shares in different ski houses for the winter. At the time, they were both dating other people.

Eight months later, after seeing her at an event, Ed called Liz for their first date. He took her to a Jets game, and the couple has been together for the last two years.

Ed took Liz on a vacation at the Finger Lakes in Upstate New York this past July. After a full day of hiking and wine-tasting around Seneca Lake, they went to dinner at the resort Geneva On The Lake. Before dinner, the couple decided to take their champagne glasses and walk down to the water’s edge where there were some Adirondack chairs. Sitting by the lake, Edward proposed.

Helena Khazanova & Adrien Gautier Helena Khazanova and Adrien Gautier will be married Sept. 24, 2011 on the island of Ibiza in Spain. The ceremony and following reception will both take place on the beach. The couple chose this destination because the bride, who is originally from Moscow, and the groom, who is originally from Switzerland, have many international friends who will be attending the festivities. Directly after the wedding, the couple will go to Les Voiles de Tropez Regatta before going on their honeymoon through Asia, including visiting Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.

The couple met in New York City two-and-half years ago out-and-about on the town. Helena had been living in New York, but Adrien was at the time living in Zurich. A month later, Adrien moved to New York and the couple has been together ever since.

Adrien came to visit Helena after New Year’s this past year in Moscow, where she had been visiting with her family for the Christmas holiday. He knew he wanted to propose with her family close by. One evening, after dinner, Adrien proposed to Helena in Red Square.

Sandra Barros & Jaime Bonetti Sandra Barros and Jaime Bonetti got engaged on Dec. 18, 2010. The couple is planning their wedding in late spring or early summer 2012 in the D.C. area, where Sandra is presently living.

The two originally met while Jaime was at Georgetown University and Sandra was at George Washington University. Jaime’s sister became one of Sandra’s closest friends in college, and the two girls lived in New York together after school. It was then that Jaime and Sandra became good friends. When Sandra returned to D.C., where Jaime was living, to work for the summer, the two started spending a lot of time together, and shortly after became a couple.

Jaime proposed at home after he had been away for two weeks in the Dominican Republic. In the weeks prior to his trip, Sandra had asked for his help picking out a new refrigerator. When they went to go look at the fridge, Jaime had placed a big red box inside. At first, Sandra didn’t notice the box. When she did, she asked if Christmas had come early. He just told her to open it, and as she did, he got down on one knee and proposed. u

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lofty views the latest in luxury residential developments on the Upper

East Side, Azure, is located at 333 E. 91st St. In a joint effort by the family-run development firm DeMatteis Organizations and the Queens-based development and construction company, Mattone Group, Azure was designed by SLCE Architects and features spacious one- to four-bedroom homes, and two penthouses that combine for more than 5,000 square feet of luxury space. All homes are outfitted with floor-to-ceiling windows that offer dramatic river and city views. “We’ve received great feedback from both brokers and buyers at Azure as the value is more significant when compared to other new luxury buildings,” says Karen Mansour, executive vice president of DE Developments at Prudential Douglas Elliman, the exclusive sales and marketing firm on the project. “Azure offers expansive residences with top-quality construction and finishes, as well as great amenity space which is highly sought after in New York City.” The 6,300 square feet of amenity space includes two roof top terraces, a residents’ lounge, a children’s playroom and more. “Azure’s impeccable space and amenities are a huge lure for families looking to settle on the Upper East Side,” says Doug MacLaury, senior vice president of the Mattone Group, co-developer of Azure. “We work hard to accommodate all our residents so they are completely satisfied. u 8 4 Q U EST

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This spread, clockwise from top left: the Azure, located at 333 E. 91st St.; a four-bedroom home at Azure; a three-bedroom home at Azure; the children’s playroom; the kitchen in a three-bedroom home. For more information, please call 212.828.4848 or visit azureny.com.

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barnyards AND ball gowns

By DANIEL CAPPELLO AND ELIZABETH MEIGHER PHOTOGRAPHED

BY HANNAH THOMSON

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From left, Karen Klopp is in J.Crew’s Schoolboy blazer, Ralph Lauren Collection’s Odella boots, shirt by Anne Fontaine, and wears gold earrings, bracelets, and cuffs by David Yurman; Nicole Mellon is in a Ralph Lauren Blue Label shirt and wears a David Yurman amethyst ring and Siman Tu necklace; Kick Kennedy is in a Ralph Lauren Blue Label shirt and shearling-and-fur vest, Hunter Boot’s Lapins lace-ups (also on Nicole), and wears DANNIJO’s Drake earrings; Hilary Dick is in a Ralph Lauren Blue Label shirt, J.Crew’s Owen high-heel boots, and wears DANNIJO’s Stella necklace.

On a crisp, sunny morning, four ladies gather at Smithfield Farms, the private estate of Karen and John Klopp, in the heart of Millbrook horse country. With its pillared entrance, immaculate gardens, and majestic fields, Smithfield is grand and magnificent.

But it is also a home, and a happy and bustling one: Two adorable Brittany Spaniels, Jackson and Paris, run freely throughout the three-story farmhouse; Karen tends to her vegetable garden; and laughter reverberates everywhere. On this day, this group of good friends—all fashion editors for What2WearWhere.com, representing four different generations—brings an added level of exuberance to the grounds. Here, having fun in fall’s latest fashions, are the young, aspiring actress Kick Kennedy; clothing designer and blogger Nicole Mellon; TV producer Hilary Dick; and What2WearWhere.com founder, documentary producer, and lifelong conservationist Karen Klopp. u 92 QUEST

Here, Karen wears Ralph Lauren Collection’s green Adele gown and J.Crew’s Figure Eight necklace; Nicole is in J. Mendel; and Hilary dazzles in Valentino’s navy tulle sleeveless point d’esprit gown. Opposite: Kick is in Tibi’s nude wool jersey pleated dress, Ralph Lauren Black Label’s Lizette vest, Giorgio Armani shoes, David Yurman’s diamond-and-silver four-row Crossover bracelet and pavé Wheaton ring, and holds Asprey’s Regent clutch in bronze alligator.

Clockwise from top: a picturesque path leading to open views of the verdant Millbrook landscape; Paris takes a break; Hilary is country chic in Ralph Lauren Blue Label’s Whitfield shirt, J.Crew’s Owen high-heel boots, and DANNIJO’s Stella necklace. Opposite: Nicole is in J. Mendel’s asymmetrical dove-gray silk chiffon and organza gown with Original green wellies by Hunter Boot and wears a wide sculpted cable cuff by David Yurman and three Love bracelets from Cartier. Hair-styling for this shoot by Elad Ben Tov and makeup by Nikki Cullhaj, both for Valery Joseph Salon. Shoot assistants: Mariya Chekmarova and Katelyn Sparks.

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Clockwise from top left: Kick is stunning in Ralph Lauren Collection’s black Harriet gown and a scarf by Etro; Kell Klopp gets ready for a horse ride; a pond at Smithfield; the Klopps, avid equestrians, have earned countless rosettes at horse trials; Maxi Crotto, Smithfield’s piloto, trains the Klopps’ polo ponies, including Yuta, pictured here; hens at the farm. Opposite: Hilary wears Ralph Lauren Blue Label’s Ansford Jacket.

Left, from top: Karen is in Ralph Lauren sunglasses and cap-sleeve dress, Giorgio Armani shoes, and David Yurman bracelets; Hilary is in Dennis Basso’s oatmeal cashmere dress and Jimmy Choo’s Kevan heels. Here, Kick is ready to drive off in the 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class BlueTEC in Dakota brown. She wears a Ralph Lauren turtleneck poncho, Etro scarf, J.Crew pixel-dot shirt, Tibi skirt, Christian Dior sunglasses, and Tod’s driving gloves.

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A model in waiting, Marisa Berenson is photographed by Henry Clarke for Vogue.

Inset: the cover of the book, which will be released by Rizzoli in October.

Modern Muse: A Life in Pictures

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By Lisa Chung

CAPTURED IN COUNTLESS editorials, model Marisa Berenson was considered by fashion designers as the original modern muse, gracing covers of top fashion magazines and luxury publications all around the world through the 1960s and ’70s.

In her upcoming book, Marisa Berenson: A Life in Pictures (Rizzoli, October), intimate details of her life are shared in an introduction by European editor at large for American Vogue, Hamish Bowles, and through a revealing conversation with designer Diane von Furstenberg. Both are accompanied by a stunning collection of fashion spreads, magazine covers, and candid pictures.

“I never thought of myself as a beauty,” Berenson recalls. But, it is clear after flipping through the pages of this visual biography that what began as a young girl who—like any young girl—had self doubts, was transformed into a woman who was one of the most sought-after models of her time.

Page after page, A Life in Pictures presents captivating images shot by the industry’s leading photographers—Henry Clarke, Bert Stern, Irvin Penn, and Steven Meisel (guest editor of the book)—showing us why Berenson was dubbed the “It Girl” by fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in the early 1970s. u SEPTEMBER 2011 101

Dressed as a goddess for a photoshoot with photographer Henry Clarke for Vogue, it’s clear that Berenson’s ability to transform into any character is what scored her countless covers on newsstands across the country and throughout the world.

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Sparkling in sequins, the original modern muse, who was dubbed fashion’s “It Girl” by designer Yves Saint Laurent, is captured by photographer Bert Stern for Vogue.

men of the moment By daniel cappello

The designer Simon Spurr, photographed by Mimi Ritzen Crawford in his showroom with his dog, Apollo.

Hair and grooming by Robert Dominick Sedita for FrĂŠdĂŠric Fekkai. Opposite: the designer Michael Bastian and his new campaign for GANT by Michael Bastian.

in french, they call it le coup de foudre—literally, the

impeccably tailored suits, cut in modern, form-defining silhouettes, and made from the finest fabrics, are reminders of the Savile Row tradition that runs through his British blood.

A graduate of Middlesex University, he abandoned a career in conceptual design at the urging of tutors who recognized a destiny in fashion. Today, everyone from Wall Street bankers (his three-piece pinstriped suits exude instantaneous power) to Hollywood A-listers (Justin Timberlake and Daniel Radcliffe, among others, seem to step on the red carpet only in SIMON SPURR) have those university teachers to thank.

Spurr’s New York-based brand includes the lifestylesportswear line SPURR and the designer-collection line SIMON SPURR. His training at venerated houses like Yves

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bolt of lightning. More commonly, it’s understood as “love at first sight:” the moment when, struck by a certain je ne sais quoi, you experience that odd and overwhelming feeling of having had the life knocked out of you, only to have it rush right back. Love, it’s true, is strange that way.

I’ve been hit by the bolt. It happened the moment my arms slipped into the jacket of a three-season, British-tan suit of lightweight checked wool, when fabric, figure, and fashion came together in what felt like the most destined moment of my lifelong sartorial odyssey—that elusive perfect fit. It came in the form of a suit by Simon Spurr.

To be sure, Simon Spurr is a master of menswear. His

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Simon Spurr, nattily attired in one of his three-piece suits, attends the Fashion’s Night Out festivities at Bergdorf Goodman in 2010, with Apollo in tow. Below, the actor Ed Westwick, wearing a SIMON SPURR evening suit to the BAFTA Ones to Watch Awards in Los Angeles, is among Spurr’s celebrity fans. Opposite: British

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tailoring and attention to details, such as wool-mohair fabrics, black leather bibs on shirting, and wide cowls, define SIMON SPURR’s Autumn-Winter Collection.

Saint Laurent, Calvin Klein, and Ralph Lauren is apparent.

He approaches menswear with a sublime focus on color, proportion, and “deliberate subtlety,” or, as Esquire called them, “killer details,” like jaunty horizontal pinstripes on a jacket sleeve, luxe diamond patterns in his fabrics, and exaggerated pocket squares that seem to bloom from a jacket. The result is an unfailingly sophisticated yet wholly modern British elegance (think Duke of Windsor perfectionism meets James Bond cool).

Unlike many designers who start with a sketch and then put it to fabric, Spurr tends to begin with the fabric. From there, “execution is everything,” he explains. “Anything I do is all about the material and proportion.” And that is what the most discerning of dressers appreciate best. One

high-profile devotee, who recently flew cross-country for a custom fitting, explains that Spurr’s “vision for high-quality craftsmanship and age-old tailoring gives me confidence. His medium is menswear, but the place he is coming from is what all artists aspire to—the next evolution.”

Indeed, Spurr is advancing menswear to the next level, yet always with a deeply rooted regard for its traditional past. For his current AutumnWinter Collection, he’s pared down on colors and patterns (he’s usually prone to throwing in punches of purples and playing with outsize plaids and checks), while introducing some serious—“slightly sinister”—touches, like cowls and hoodies, but he remains steadfast in the finishing details, like fully canvassed tailoring, hand-finished leather, and knit cashmeres. What emerges is a gentleman, S E P TEM B ER 2 0 1 1 1 0 7

Michael Bastian, caught in a relaxed moment at a 2010 party hosted by Saks Fifth Avenue to celebrate the launch of the GANT by Michael Bastian line.

Opposite: the current Fall-Winter Collection, inspired by the Nordic woods, features many accessories that marry cold-weather comfort with a certain Swedish chic,

and a totally a modern gentleman, at that.

As for the more relaxed—but equally turned out— gentleman, there is that other maven of menswear, Michael Bastian, who this year was named the best menswear designer by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Wholly deserved, the CFDA honor formally recognizes what fans have known ever since he launched his eponymous label in 2006—namely, that Bastian’s touch is golden, achieving “the perfect cut, color, fabric, and fit as applied to classic elements of American sportswear,” as the New York Times pointed out. (As I write this, I’m wearing the current favorite in my wardrobe, a pair of khaki cut-off shorts that Bastian trimmed—perfectly—himself.)

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Bastian collection in partnership with GANT, the traditional American sportswear label that’s now Swedish-owned.

Building on the success of his previous collaborations with GANT, Bastian has produced a rugged yet stylish take on cold-weather wear (the collection includes both womens and menswear). With a nod to GANT’s current roots, Bastian drew inspiration from a Swedish setting: the deep, dark Nordic woods.

He “envisioned a couple that put their city life behind them, and escaped to a small cabin in the middle of the forest.” It’s a kind of cross between rugged preppy and Swedish chic, with enviable staples that only Bastian could have created: a brushed alpaca knitted sweater in Andes patterns, a corduroy anorak, washed cotton-moleskin cargo pants, a Fair Isle-print sweater, a plaid sport coat with elbow patches. In other words, “lots of ski and tracking-influence garments,” as Bastian describes them. Like Spurr, Bastian is proving that, for the classic kind of male, some things never go out of style—they only get better. u

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including the GANT by Michael Bastian mended gloves (below), cardinal fingerless lambswool gloves with mended stitching and a leather patch on the palm.

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best foot forward

By Robert Evans

The Highline boot for Fall 2011. Opposite: Stuart Weitzman, the executive chairman and creative director of Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC.

around the world, women everywhere are taking a walk on the fashionable—and, not so incidentally, very comfortable—side with Stuart Weitzman, the American designer shoe brand that has evolved into a footwear phenomenon. The company once known as Mr. Seymour (after Stuart’s father and the original owner, Seymour Weitzman) trotted all the way to Spain, its manufacturing headquarters, and has been known ever since as the go-to shoe that feels as good as it looks.

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flats, and pumps as diverse as the materials used to construct them, such as cork, vinyl, wallpaper, and even 24-kt. gold.

With locations in 70 different countries, it’s no surprise that two million pairs of shoes are sold annually. It also helps to have an exceedingly loyal customer base, a philosophy that marries comfort with style, and a creative knack for innovating luxurious creations. Try on a pair and you’ll attract the notice of those around you—not least of all, your feet. u Below: the Title bootie. Opposite, clockwise from top left: Seymour Weitzman, the head of the Mr. Seymour shoe company, with his son, Stuart Weitzman; the Backdown pavé silver star heel in satin; the iconic Stuart Weitzman retail environment; Weitzman’s Bowright nude shoe in lace.

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a majority stake last year), and today Stuart Weitzman stores grace the most fashionable of addresses throughout the world, from Madison Avenue and Rue Saint-Honoré to Rodeo Drive and Paseo de Gracia. The brand is moving into markets from Milan to Moscow. And, this month, a new Manhattan flagship, designed by the famed Italian avant-garde architect Fabio Novembre, is opening at 675 Fifth Ave., marking the fourth retail environment for New York City.

From Ivanka Trump to Taylor Swift, Stuart Weitzman shoes can be seen walking down wedding aisles and red carpets alike, or simply strutting the streets of any fashion capital. As a selfproclaimed “shoe engineer,” Weitzman creates shoes for every walk of life; each season boasts an impressive lineup of boots,

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tory gets to talking By daniel cappello

we’ve all come to love Tory Burch—both the woman and the brand. Hers is a classic American sportswear line with an eclectic sensibility that speaks to all women, at all price points. From wristlets to full ensembles, the Tory look is stylish yet wearable, fashionable yet practical.

Now, as she prepares to open her new flagship store at 797 Madison Ave. (her first uptown, in an elegant four-story, 8,135-square-foot townhouse), and on the eve of her first-ever runway show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (her previous appearances have been as presentations), Tory sits down to talk with us about her latest collection, her inspiration, and whether a men’s line might be next.

DANIEL CAPPELLO: Before launching Tory Burch, you worked on both ends of fashion—in editorial at Harper’s Bazaar and in the business itself at houses like Ralph Lauren.

The Fall 2011 Beckett coat in

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Russian red; the Bond shoulder bag in earth khaki and mustard (inset). Opposite: a rendering of the new Tory Burch flagship store at 797 Madison Ave., slated to open this month; the designer Tory Burch (inset).

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Did that prepare you for Tory Burch, or was it a whole new ball game breaking out as your own label?

TORY BURCH: I learned a great deal from each job I had, from branding at Ralph Lauren to fit with Narciso Rodriguez to building a ready-to-wear business at Vera Wang. Each position was a chance to learn and grow, and created a foundation for our company. However, starting a business is definitely a whole new ball game.

DC: Tell us a little something about your design process. What inspires you, and how do you see an idea through and into an actual accessory or piece of clothing?

TB: Inspiration comes from everywhere— that’s the easy part. My design team and I create inspiration boards with old photographs, vintage fabrics, works of art, and color swatches, and everything comes together from there. First we have a meeting about the direction of the collection and then we design and edit organically.

DC: The Tory Blog, which you host on your website, is about so much more than fashion.

Readers love going to it for fashion, yes, but they also love reading about food, travel, the arts, and about the interesting women you write about from all walks of life.

How important is your blog as part of your business model?

TB: The Tory Blog reads like an online magazine and reflects our lifestyle concept. It’s driven by content—not product—so it’s a unique way for customers to connect to our brand online. We want to inspire them and show them what inspires us as well.

DC: What about Facebook, Twitter, and other social media channels? How should a fashion brand integrate these?

TB: Social media is key and is something we’ve been interested in from the beginning. It’s a great way to have a direct and honest dialogue with our customers. Their feedback is invaluable, whether it’s good or bad.

DC: Travel seems to play a big part in your life. Do you have a favorite place in the world?

TB: It would be impossible to choose just one. I love Morocco, India, Thailand—and, of course, Italy. I traveled there with my parents growing up and now take my boys. We went to the Amalfi Coast and Venice this summer and were in awe of everything around us—the culture, the food, the beauty…

DC: What about New York? What are some of your favorite spots?

TB: There are so many fantastic places in New York.

I remember my father taking me to see Dizzy Gillespie play

From top: the Fall 2011 Charles jacket in brown patchwork, Tiller top in sweet rose, and Andres pant in brown patchwork; the Flip E-Tablet case in eucalyptus; the Gingham cuff in black. Opposite, from top: the Shrunken SGT Pepper jacket; the Fall 2011 Kington jacket in Russian red, Waverly blouse in Tory navy, and Digby pant in red-purple tweed; the Chevron blanket in coconut and ivory; Tory Burch sunglasses in black horn.

at the Blue Note years ago—it was incredible. Some of my perennial favorites are the Neue Galerie, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center, Sant Ambroeus, and Bar Masa.

DC: Your stores have been big hits downtown, in Nolita and in the Meatpacking District. Will the retail experience be different uptown, in your new Madison Avenue store that’s opening this month?

TB: Our Madison flagship is located in a four-story townhouse and will be our largest location worldwide.

We worked closely with Daniel Romualdez on the architecture and interior design—he’s a genius at interpreting people’s taste and making it better. Daniel is constantly looking at historical references, and for Madison we were inspired by Madeleine Castaing and different residential elements. In terms of product, we are excited to have the space to try limited-edition pieces.

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DC: Can you walk us through your fall collection?

TB: Fall was inspired by English country dressing with a little bit of glamour—outdoorsy but feminine.

We experimented with different textures—deconstructed tweeds with plaid, Fair Isle with shearling, velvet with chiffon. One of my favorite looks is the Prester pant with the Waverly blouse.

DC: Speaking of collections, I have to ask: Last spring, you designed a custom tuxedo for Kanye West to wear to the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Is menswear something you’re considering?

TB: Kanye is a friend of mine—we designed a custom tuxedo for him inspired by a suit of my father’s.

Menswear is something I’m interested in, but we have no definitive plans yet.

DC: What staple is on the top of your list for this season (Tory Burch or not)?

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Rose Kennedy and her granddaughter Kathleen Kennedy in matching Lilly Pulitzer shifts in Hyannis Port, 1967. Opposite: William F. Buckley Jr. show-jumping his horse “Pickles� in Camden, S.C., 1941.

forever preppy By georgina schaeffer

personal style can be said to be a reflection of who you are,

Beginning on the campuses of the country’s most prestigious universities (most notably Princeton), preppy style was—and still is—synonymous with the life of leisure and sport; ultimately, the life of privilege and wealth. Soon, pioneering preppy purveyors like J. Press and Brooks Brothers became de rigueur. Later, Ralph Lauren would assume the preppy mantle, creating a full lifestyle. And today, as the looks of Thom Browne and Michael Bastian sashay down international runways, the ivy trail remains the global ambassador of quintessential American style. u

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or at least, how you wish to be perceived. In no culture is this idea more pronounced than in the American subculture known simply by its acronym WASP—where the untucking of a shirt separates the “PLUs” from the “NOCDs.” In their second book collaboration, Preppy: Cultivating Ivy Style (Rizzoli, October), co-authors Jeffrey Banks and Doria de La Chapelle delve into preppy fashion, exploring its original roots, growth, and offshoots with iconic, never-before-published photography.

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Clockwise from top left: Thom Browne for Moncler Gamme Bleu, 2011; the cover; French tennis player René Lacoste (“Le Croc”) and his embroidered crocodile in the 1930s—a hallmark of preppy style; Brooks Brothers’ iconic “Classic All-Cotton Original Polo Oxford Cloth Button-Down Dress Shirt” in blue no. 3 was introduced in the early 1900s; Duke of Wales golfing in a “plus four” at Royal St. George’s in Scotland, 1930s; Briarcliff girls pack into a Volkswagen Beetle, 1960s; a bracelet from Deanna Littell’s Charm School.

Opposite, from top: Groton students, 1966; Madras men, part of the 1961 Deerfield Academy graduating class.

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the house of strong By georgina schaeffer

A pheasant motif die is used for both bespoke stationery and “Ready to Write� placecards for a hunting weekend. Opposite: bespoke wedding papers include invitations and menu cards.

In the AfterMath of the 1929 stock market crash, Mrs. John L. Strong (née Flora Feldstein) joined forces with her sister, the owner of a luxury trousseau shop called Bournfield Linens, to create a luxury custom papers and stationery house. What began as a small line of wedding and social papers grew into an iconic company. Soon Mrs. Strong’s business outstripped Bournfield’s space on 57th and 5th Avenue, as New York’s most notable people placed their stationery orders. Flora Strong would ultimately settle at the landmarked 699 Madison Ave., where the

company operates today. From this location, Mrs. Strong took orders from the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Barbara Hutton, Bette Davis, Jackie Kennedy, and Babe Paley, as well as the Rockefeller, Astor, Vanderbilt, and DuPont clans. When she died in 1979, the company was sold to Robert and Joy Lewis. Not only did Lewis maintain the standards for papers for which the firm was known, she also engaged master engraver Fred Diefenbach, who crafted dies—now one of the largest and most comprehensive collection of dies from the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Clockwise from top: the “Social Butterfly” tablet box; owner of Mrs. John L. Strong, Jacqueline Kotts; bespoke stationery with monogram. Opposite: stationery incorporating both a house die and name; three traditional hand-cut dies.

But this month marks a new beginning for the House of Strong. Nearly a victim of the most recent recession, Mrs. John L. Strong has been ushered into new life under the stewardship of owner Jacqueline Kotts, who purchased the company two years ago. Since then, Kotts has been steadily building the bespoke stationery collections—the core of the business since 1929. But this September, Kotts will open the first Mrs. John L. Strong shop on the avenue with the seasonal “Ready to Write” collection. Here, patrons will be able to stop in to find desk calendars, place cards, fill-in invitations, gift cards, and other quick items needed in a pinch or for a gift. Meanwhile, stationery aficionados may continue to visit the fifth floor to create their own custom dies with access to the collection of house dies. But, whether the piece is a pickup writing tablet or a customized stationery box, the process behind all of the papers are the same. “Our products are still made by hand, from the actual engravings to feeding the paper into the press, hand trimming of cards, and hand lining of our envelopes...[Stationery] is something that represents who you are and how you choose to communicate,” Kotts says. And that will always remain in fashion. u

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The Board wishes to salute

Mary and Marvin Davidson for their dedication, friendship, and generosity.

Rose Garden Dinner Dance TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011 marks the date for the Rose Garden Dinner Dance at The New York Botanical Garden. This annual event features the Botanical Garden’s world-famous Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, designed by celebrated landscape architect Beatrix Jones Farrand in 1916, and fully realized in 1988 through a generous gift by Peggy and David Rockefeller. With more than 4,000 rose plants in 680 cultivated varieties, the Rose Garden is one of the most magnificent displays at The New York Botanical Garden, and continues to charm and delight all who walk its paths.

The Rose Garden Dinner Dance celebrates the glorious autumn flowering of the Botanical Garden’s magnificent rose collection. The evening will begin with cocktails in the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden, followed by an elegant dinner with dancing in the Garden Terrace Room. The event attracts 300 members of the Garden’s extended family, and raises $600,000 to support the maintenance, development, and the continued care of one of the world’s premier rose venues.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT GEORGIA PETRITSIS AT 718.817.8774

2011 Rose Garden Dinner Dance Honorees programs for more than 250,000 children, educators, and families every year; advance plant research and conservation initiatives locally and globally; and maintain the beauty of the Garden’s landscape and living collections.

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN is honored to pay tribute to Mary and Marvin Davidson at this year’s Rose Garden Dinner Dance. Their steadfast loyalty has helped the Botanical Garden to present special exhibitions in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory; provide innovative educational

Their longstanding commitment to the Special Events Program, including Mary’s enthusiastic participation in the leadership of the Conservatory Ball and the Orchid Dinner, as well as chairing last year’s Rose Garden Dinner Dance, has contributed greatly to the Garden’s efforts. In addition, Mary and Marvin’s support of the Garden’s horticultural exhibitions — the Spring Flower Show and, most recently, The Orchid Show, has made it possible for these exhibitions to provide inspiration and context for the Garden’s Public Education programs. Mary’s service as a Member of the Board, which began over six years ago, has helped advance the important work of this institution. The Garden is in the midst of an era of extraordinary progress, and it is wonderful to have Mary and Marvin’s loyal friendship.

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Guests of Honor

Vice Chairmen

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Davidson

Mr. and Mrs. Coleman P. Burke Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Butler Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Chilton, Jr. J. Barclay Collins and Kristina Durr Andrea H. Fahnestock and George A. Hambrecht Patricia and Eric Fast Philip H. Geier, Jr. Amy P. Goldman Robert F. Gossett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Hassen Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mitchell Jennings Jr. Jeanne Jones Diane Katzin Thomas L. Kempner, Jr. Angus and Leslie Littlejohn Susan E. Lynch

Chairmen Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy H. Biggs Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burn III Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Johnson

Honorary Chairmen Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Goldfrank III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Nolen

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martucci Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Miller Charles and Diana Revson Mr. and Mrs. John R. Robinson David Rockefeller Kenneth and Ellen Roman Marjorie and Jeffrey A. Rosen The Edward John and Patricia Rosenwald Foundation Mrs. Arthur Ross Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Royce Julie and Nick Sakellariadis Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Steel Mr. and Mrs. John M. Sullivan, Jr. Carmen and John Thain Caroline A. Wamsler, Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Weld Dee and Pug Winokur List in formation

Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden TODAY THE GREATEST NUMBER OF ROSES ever displayed in the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden — 4,000 rose plants in 680 varieties — are thriving in the only surviving New York City garden designed by eminent landscape architect Beatrix Jones Farrand. In 1988, with a generous gift from David Rockefeller in honor of his wife, Peggy, the garden was completed to Mrs. Farrand’s original 1916 design, including the lattice fence, central gazebo, and a wide array of roses. The garden was named for Mrs. Rockefeller, an ardent horticulturist and conservationist who loved roses, especially red roses. Long lauded as one of the most beautiful rose gardens in America, the Rose Garden has been transformed during the past three years into one of the most sustainable public gardens in the world.

Over 2,500 new roses have been added to the increasingly comprehensive collection. Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden Curator Peter Kukielski’s mission is to grow a diversity of varieties of roses from around the world that are not only stunningly beautiful but disease resistant as well.

With 33 new varieties added, the Rose Garden now boasts one of the largest Heritage Rose Collections in the Northeast.

Starting with species roses and ending with the first modern hybridized rose (‘La France,’ 1867), the encyclopedic Heritage Rose Border allows visitors to see the “evolution” of roses and learn how their flower form has developed over the past two centuries.

Thain Family Forest Dedication at The New York Botanical Garden November 5 & 6 and November 12 & 13 Two festival weekends of special programming, November 5–6 & 12–13, include a symposium, tours, hikes, canoe trips, workshops, International Year of Forests Film Festival screenings, and much more.

Get tickets and more information at nybg.org The 50-acre Thain Family Forest is the largest remaining tract of old-growth forest in New York City.

To celebrate its dedication and ongoing program of forest restoration, the Botanical Garden will host a symposium featuring presentations from internationally recognized scientists and policymakers who will address the essential role that forests play in preserving biodiversity, mitigating human-caused environmental change, promoting research, and connecting people with nature: FUTURE OF FORESTS: GLOBAL, REGIONAL, LOCAL Saturday, November 5, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

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“Launch a Star” is the theme for the 12th Annual Fall Gala to benefit New Yorkers For Children that will be on Sept. 20 at Cipriani 42. What a heavenly theme for this star-studded evening of celestial festivities. Honorary chair Nicholas Scoppetta will be joined by the gala’s gracious co-chairs: Vanessa and Henry Cornell, Oscar de la Renta, Lise and Michael Evans, Kevin and Erika Liles, Ashley and Jeff McDermott, Shirin von Wulffen, and Frédéric Fekkai.

NYFC is a nonprofit organization that partners with the Administration for Children’s Services to improve the lives of children in foster care in New York City. For more information, call 646.257.2930 or visit NewYorkersForChildren.org. For Fall Gala inquiries, contact Noora Raj at noora@alisonbrodpr.com. u 136 QUEST

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For what to wear to this out-of-this-world evening, we chose a stunning Oscar de la Renta gown in sky blue sequins (1) and accessorized simply with luminescent star-shaped PavÊ Quatrefoil Earrings and Tapestry Cuff Bracelet, both by David Yurman (2 & 3). The dressing is so breathtaking on its own that we kept the Tiffany & Co. Bracelet Purse (4) and Stuart Weitzman knotted d’Orsay shoes (5) subdued, in elegant black satin, creating a galactic blue-black ensemble of the northern night sky.

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Summertime means travel time! So off we went to the South of France, the glorious Côte d’Azur for a spin aboard the good ship Mosaique with great pals Karen and Richard LeFrak, plus Deborah Norville and Karl Wellner. Our first stop was that storied little village, St. Tropez. We headed straight to Club 55, “Cinquante cinq,” for a late lunch. This famed beachside luncheon sits under a thatched roof on Plage de Pampelonne, where you’ll find all your pals plus various glittering movie stars. This charmer

of a restaurant serves unpretentious fresh fare, starting with baskets of crudités, great big artichokes, fresh salads, and fish, all topped off with pitchers of iced tea or magnums of Domaines Ott, Rose.

That night, we headed to Joyce and Simon Reuben’s annual buffet dinner with more than 200 guests for disco music under the stars. I spotted Joan Collins and Percy Gibson, Terry Kramer and Nick Simunek, Joanne and Roberto de Guardiola, Peggy Siegal, Denise Rich, and more. The next day, Christine and

Steve Schwarzman and Audrey and Martin Gruss (our guests for two nights), hosted us at another delightful beachside restaurant, “Kai Largo.” We then cruised over to the Hotel du Cap, the grand dame of hotels—truly a chateau majestically nestled in acres of park-like land overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It is a real treat to have a scrumptious lunch at the Grill by the water there and to watch all the megayachts float by. The rest of our trip was a foodie’s dream, with one meal after another at fabulous restaurants, such

Clockwise from top left: Katy Carlyle Brebner and Nicholas Mulroney; Steve Schwarzman and Audrey Gruss at Kai Largo; Christine Schwarzman and Karen LeFrak in St. Tropez; Deborah Norville and Karl Wellner in the South of France. Opposite: Sir Elton John at Leon Black’s 60th birthday.

as Le Moulin de Mougins in Mougins, La Villa Archange in Cannes, and La Petite Maison in Nice, and more.

Then, off to Toronto to attend the wedding of Katy Carlyle Brebner and Nicholas Mulroney, the youngest son of former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and his beautiful wife, Mila. The ceremony was held at the lovely St. Patrick’s Church, followed by a black-tie reception at Four Seasons Hotel. It was an old-fashioned, traditional wedding with all the romantic trimmings: a beautiful bride and handsome groom, ushers, bridesmaids, flower girls, and ring bearers—all right out of a storybook. Among the pals who flew up to the celebration were Michele and Howard Kessler, Emilia and Pepe Fanjul, Cynthia Boardman, Nicki and J. Ira Harris, Tommy Quick, and more.

Back to sweet Southampton to wrap up the summer with parties galore! Anne Hearst and her husband Jay McInerney hosted a cocktail kickoff party at their house, decorated by interior designer Robert Couturier for the Alzheimer’s Association dance, “Hollywood Glamour,” that will be on Oct. 25. The McInerney house is really a compound with guest-

houses, pool, and even grazing animals to boot! Among the guests were the charity’s founder Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, Sharon Bush, Dana and Patrick Stubgen, Blaise Labriola, Stephen Benson, Somers and Jonathan Farkas, Patty Raynes, Amanda Haynes-Dale, Mark Gilbertson, Whitney Fairchild, and more. On another night, Richard Pearman celebrated his wife Jeannie’s birthday at a seated dinner hosted at her daughter Gigi Mortimer’s house. Jeannie was toasted by family and friends with Bob Hardwick’s tunes to boot! Jay Keith had friends over for a buffet dinner. Sharon Handler and John Loeb had a big, festive cocktail bash at their rented house, too.

Hands down, the party of the year was the fantastic dance that Debra Black and her kids Ben, Josh, Alex, and Victoria gave Leon for his 60th birthday. All the stars were lined up, as it had to have been the most beautiful night of summer yet: crystal clear and no humidity. Debra looked beautiful in a long purple Vera Wang gown as she greeted her guests— many who had flown in from all over the place to toast Leon. The party, designed by the brilliant Van Wyck & Van Wyck,

was called at 7:30 p.m. with drinks on the terrace overlooking the Atlantic and a scrumptious buffet before and after, the surprise entertainment. The one and only Sir Elton John performed for two hours. What a thrill it was to dance the night away with the superstar entrancing all. Among the guests were Gail and Carl Icahn, Karen and Richard LeFrak, Joanne and Roberto de Guardiola, Harriet and Ronald Weintraub, Jennifer and David Stockman, Kara and Stephen Ross, Carol and Earle Mack, Phyllis and Bill Mack, Sondra and David Mack, Diane and Tom Tuft, Iris and Chuck Schumer, Larry Gagosian, Julia and David Koch, Julian Robertson, Lally Weymouth, Howard Stern, Patti Harris, Jenny and John Paulson, Helen and Chuck Dolan, Judy and Alfred Taubman, Pamela and Jimmy Finkelstein, Samantha and Aby Rosen, Vera Wang and Arthur Becker, Martha Stewart, Lori and Michael Milken, Jackie and Ken Duberstein, Donna and Bill Acquavella, Susan and John Hess, Sandi and Andrew Farkas, Dorrit Moussaieff Grímsson, Jo Carole and Ronald Lauder, Bob Kraft, and lots more. u SEPTEM B ER 2 0 1 1 1 3 9

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THE YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST Our columnist spent the dog days attending screenings and other soirées in the West Village and “out East” in the different hamptons—taking time to unwind with friends and savor the last moments of summer.

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Evan Yurman greeted Alexis Bryan Morgan with a kiss on July 27 at the David Yurman rooftop.

Lydia Fenet attended “Sunset Over The Hudson” at the David Yurman rooftop on July 27.

Rachel Zoe attended the Cinema Society screening of Homeland on Aug. 13.

Kate Davidson Hudson at the David Yurman rooftop at 24 Vestry St.

Coco Rocha and Joan Smalls looked out

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June Ambrose and others celebrated David Yurman at

Adriel Reboh, Ryland Hilbert, and Carson

the brand’s rooftop at 24 Vestry St.

Griffith at a screening of Homeland.

“I love New York on summer afternoons when everyone’s away. There’s something very sensuous about it—overripe, as if all sorts of funny fruits were going to fall into your hands,” wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Great Gatsby. I love it, too.

Days of hot yoga and iced beverages; nights of conversations that feel almost cosmic over dinner with wine at the Beagle, Eleven Madison Park, or Sfoglia. It’s OK to drink a glass of rosé with your hair in a ponytail, or be twirled on the dance floor at Automatic Slim’s in a pair of flip-flops—the city is yours for the picking! That said, a weekend or two “out East” can be just as, erm, “sensuous...”

On July 27, David Yurman held “Sunset Over The Hudson” on its rooftop at 24 Vestry St. Guests gathered, wearing the different sunglass styles of the season, to sip in the skyline over their champagne. At dusk, the sky and the scene became more and more vibrant as Fabiola Beracasa and Lorenzo Martone joined the festivities.

A stone’s throw away, the Cinema Society and Dior Beauty hosted an after-party for a screening of The Whistleblower at the Jimmy at the James Hotel. The event was a bit breezier than the subject of the film: a United Nations cover-up in the wake of World War II. Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, SEPTEMBER 2011 141

who played the lead, mingled with Gerard Butler, Fern Mallis, Genevieve Jones, and Anna Wintour around a swimming pool all aglow.

On Aug. 13, the Cinema Society and Showtime staged a screening and after-party of Homeland at the East Hampton home of Jerry Della Femina and Judy Licht. Among those at the showing by the seashore were Alina Cho, Olivia Chantecaille, Paul McCartney, and Mary-Kate Olsen.

On the 22nd, a screening of and after-party for Our Idiot Brother took place outdoors on a balmy, balmy evening atop 1 MiMa Tower. The event, hosted by the Cinema Society with Altoids and Grey Goose, was attended by Georgina Chapman, Kirsten Dunst, Cynthia Rowley, and Linda Wells.

Of course, August can make one feel a little listless. As I attempt to recall my movements, everything muddles together. What I am able to remember, in no order: staying with

The Cinema Society hosted an after-party at the Jimmy at the James Hotel for The Whistleblower starring Rachel Weisz on July 27.

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John DelGiudice and Medora Hartz in a house in Amagansett shared by, oh, 70-some people; shotgunning a beer (I love college, I love drinking); papering my walls with pictures of Kate Moss from September Vogue, turning my apartment into a dorm room (I don’t love college that much); spending the hurricane that wasn’t with everyone at Dorrian’s, all thanks to Jamie Tang’s texting.

I welcome September and, with it, Fashion’s Night Out and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. As Upper East Side students reprise their uniforms, so do I. My version? Black leggings, cashmere, and some sort of fur something. I’ll probably accessorize with a cappuccino from Dean & DeLuca and a pair of Persol sunglasses.

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On Aug. 22, the rooftop at 1 MiMa Tower played host to a screening of Our Idiot Brother

Scottie Walden, Jay Livingston, and Celine Rattray at the Jimmy at the James Hotel.

Thom Filicia and Christie Schiff at the Cinema Society screening of Our Idiot Brother on Aug. 22.

Matthew Settle attended the Cinema Society screening of The Whistleblower.

Paul Rudd and Judah Friedlander at the Cinema Society screening of Our Idiot Brother.

Sarah Sophie Flicker and Kirsten Dunst at atop 1 MiMa Tower for a screening and after-party on Aug. 22.

Rachel Weisz played the lead in The Whistleblower.

Fiona Byrne attended an event hosted by the Cinema

Andrej Pejic at the Cinema Society screen-

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Fashion designer Zac Posen paints directly on a model’s dress, creating original art in a Bergdorf Goodman window on Fashion’s Night Out, 2009.

once upon a time—well, on Sept. 10, 2009—in a kingdom not so far away, Anna Wintour decreed that Fashion’s Night Out would restore prosperity to the land. The event, now hosted annually, occurs on the eve of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, marking a celebration of style and economic stimulus.

Brought to life by Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, NYC & Co., and the City of New York, this initiative has since spread across the U.S., encouraging consumers everywhere to sip champagne and spend, spend, spend, whether in a mall or on Melrose Avenue.

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In New York, stores treat guests to miniature cupcakes, perfume samples or T-shirts from the FNO Official Collection.

Ultimately, it’s about the experience: A-list celebrities mixing with interns, sharing excitement for what the tents might hold. It’s a festival of fashion, with New Yorkers bustling from Marc by Marc Jacobs in the West Village to Bloomingdale’s and back.

So, while fashion is usually about what’s “in,” there’s nothing trendier this year than being “out” and about on the night of Sept. 8.—Elizabeth Quinn Brown

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