Town & Country articles from January 2004

Town & Country archives from January 2004

A life well lived.(Editor's Letter)(Eleanor Lambert, a legendary publicity agent, dies at 100.)(Editorial)(Obituary)(Biography)
January 1, 2004... In an issue celebrating all the best now, it seems appropriate to pay tribute to one of the best women I have known ever--Eleanor Lambert, who died at the not-so-tender age of one hundred last October (see page 164). To anyone outside the...

Defending Hoover.(This Month's Mailbox)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2004... In "The Cocktail Party" [October] author Francine Maroukian referred to Prohibition as "Herbert Hoover's 'noble experiment.'" Prohibition became law in 1919 during Woodrow Wilson's second term as president and remained in effect through the...

Eye cue.(This Month's Mailbox)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2004... My eyes are very sensitive to makeup. Can you suggest a cosmetic line that would not cause any allergic reactions? SHELLEY ERHART, via e-mail We can offer two suggestions. First, Clinique's makeup might be ideal for you. All of its...

On T&C Travel.(This Month's Mailbox)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2004... Wow! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Town & Country Travel on the newsstand at the San Francisco International Airport. Having lived in San Francisco for several years in the late 1980s and early '90s, I found the article on Napa Valley...

Luxury / search / engine.(Town & Country Promotion)
January 1, 2004... AARON BASHA The Aaron Basha 18k gold Baby Shoe Charm and Love Bug Collections are the most appropriate and emotionally expressive gifts for mothers, and represent the ultimate personal tribute. Please visit us at www.babyshoes.com. ...

Masked magic.(Parties)(Rita Hayworth Gala)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... THE THEME Mardi Gras came to Manhattan for the 19th annual Alzheimer's Association Rita Hayworth Gala, held at the Waldorf-Astoria. More than 750 partygoers enjoyed dinner, dancing and a live auction. BACKGROUND MUSIC Actor Dan...

Mozart on Michigan Avenue.(Parties)(Lyric Opera of Chicago ball)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... THE GRAND GALA The Women's Board of Chicago's Lyric Opera held its 49th annual ball. THE DECOR A profusion of red, burgundy and coral roses adorned the Civic Opera House, where a performance of Mozart's Marriage of Figaro kicked...

Chicago's lyric opera.(Parties)(Illustration)
January 1, 2004... Caption: Bonita Byrd Caption: Ball chair Debby Jannotta and Lyric Opera chair Edgar D. Jannotta Caption: Lyric Opera general director William Mason and Diana Davis with Betsy and Arthur Holden Caption: Erik and Monica Pedersen ...

The scene makers.(On The Town)(trendy restaurant services)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Trendy eateries excel at identifying the flavor of the moment, but the buzz has a way of fading. To remain the in crowd's culinary darling, a restaurant must offer inventive cuisine served by a staff with a knack for being in the right place at...

Spago.(Los Angeles)(restaurants)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Two decades after chef Wolfgang Puck created his first pizza topped with smoked salmon, creme fraiche and golden caviar, SPAGO remains L.A.'s toughest reservation--and for a multitude of good reasons. Celebrities like Cameron Diaz, Tom Cruise,...

Le Voltaire.(Paris)(restaurants)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Though other venerable Parisian bistros--L'Ami Louis and Benoit among them--attract celebrity customers, when it comes to the peak of social staying power, LE VOLTAIRE (established in 1939) reigns supreme. The eatery's connoisseur clientele...

Dal Bolognese.(Rome)(restaurants)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... For a scintillating night out in the Eternal City, DAL BOLOGNESE, with its terrace on the beautifully restored Piazza del Popolo, has been an A-list destination since 1960. After being taken over that year by restaurateur Ettore Tomaselli, it...

Michael's.(New York)(restaurants)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Meryl Streep, Sylvester Stallone, Bill Clinton, Lesley Stahl, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Bette Midler, Walter Cronkite, Katie Couric, Charlie Rose, Kathie Lee Gifford, Tom Brokaw, Barbara Waiters, Alec Baldwin. A night of stars? No, Just...

Le Caprice.(London)(restaurants)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Tucked off St. James's, behind the Ritz, LE CAPRICE is simply, eternally black and white. And that's the way it's been since it was opened in the 1980s by London's coolest restaurateurs, Jeremy King and Chris Corbin. The decor is black and...

Akris.(Scene & be seen: a calendar of events, trunk shows and benefits taking place at a store or location near you.)(designer sportswear store opens in Manhattan, New York)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Akris, the renowned Swiss couture fashion house, opened its New York flagship in September 2003 on one of the most prominent retail corner sites in Manhattan, 835 Madison Avenue. The store features designer Albert Kriemler's couture collection...

The mall at Short Hills.(Scene & be seen: a calendar of events, trunk shows and benefits taking place at a store or location near you.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The Mall at Short Hills, NJ, is the region's preeminent shopping destination, featuring 170 renowned specialty boutiques not found together under one roof anywhere else in the world. Stores include Burberry, Cartier, Chanel, Crate & Barrel,...

Lilly[R] Pulitzer.(Scene & be seen: a calendar of events, trunk shows and benefits taking place at a store or location near you.)(women's clothing)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Life. Lilly. And the pursuit of happiness.[R] Shop for your winter getaway from Lilly Pulitzer's Resort Collection. Escape in luxurious colors of cashmere and prints and styles inspired by the Islands of the Bahamas. Find Lilly Pulitzer[R]...

Tiffany with your eyes closed.(Scene & be seen: a calendar of events, trunk shows and benefits taking place at a store or location near you.)(Tiffany perfume)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The original Tiffany fragrance, an elegant blend of Damascena rose, Indian jasmine, ylang-ylang, orange blossom and iris. Parfum, eau de parfum and luxurious body lotion. Available exclusively at Tiffany. To order, please call 1.800.526.0649 or...

Low to the snow.(In the country: down to earth)(dwarf trees in gardens)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Banish forever the thought of garden gnomes loitering among pink flamingos. The height of outdoor sculptural elegance in decorative dwarfs is dwarf specimen trees--Japanese maples, white pines, Hinoki cypresses--and even such shrubs as azaleas...

Land matters.(In the country: down to earth)(land conservation)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... "It's not often that you get real-estate folks and conservationists in the same room and they all agree," says Katie Kelly, director of the CONSERVATION LAND NETWORK. Based in Bozeman, Montana, the three-year-old not for-profit is a...

Best blades.(In the country: down to earth)(Felco garden tools)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... When it comes to cutting anything in your garden (other than the grass beneath your feet), FELCO is the name of the game. Once you spy those telltale red handles peeking out of a pocket, you know you are dealing with 8 serious gardener....

Luv machine.(In the country: down to earth)(LAWN UTILITY VEHICLE)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... I have a shed full of time-saving, labor-reducing gardening gadgets that never lived up to their promises. So I was skeptical at first when a friend professed her love for her LUV, the quaint and, it turns out, apt name for Frontgate's LAWN...

Take a hike.(In the country: down to earth)(Vasque Outdoor Footwear Div.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Vasque, a Minnesota-based footwear company, became famous in the 1980s for its Sundowner hiking boots: at the time, Backpacker magazine claimed that they were the only boots to consistently complete the Appalachian Trail without wearing out....

The naturals.(In the country: down to earth)(green organic wine)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Wine lovers are accustomed to choosing between red and white. But they can also pick green: wines that come from organically grown grapes. "People think organic means that it's good for you," says John Williams, the owner and winemaker of...

On the move: these groundbreaking, designers are not only worth watching--they're worth wearing.(Fashion & Style News)
January 1, 2004... Behnaz Sarafpour Background: Sarafpour (below right) began her career at Isaac Mizrahi and later designed the private-label Barneys New York collection. She debuted her own line in fall 2001. Distinguishing trait: Clean and elegant...

Peekaboo.(Fashion & Style)(open-toe high heels)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Reveal yourself with these updated versions of the classic open-toe pump. Clockwise from top: RICKARD SHAH satin Kelly pumps ($475). DKNY leather pumps with ankle straps ($198). BRIAN ATWOOD lizard Athena pumps ($650). HOLLYWOULD fabric Starlet...

Hogan's heroes.(Fashion & Style)(women's clothing, bags, and shoes)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... "Chic, active and individualistic" are just a few of the words that describe the HOGAN woman, according to Emanuele Della Valle, the chairman of Hogan (which is owned by the Tod's Group) and the son of Tod's founder Diego Della Valle. "She's...

High aspirations.(Fashion & Style)(Asprey PLC introduces men's clothing )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... As purveyors of silver, crystal, rare books, porcelain and even some of the royal family's finest jewels, ASPREY has been synonymous with British luxury since 1781. Now, with the November opening of a re-conceived 20,000-square-foot flagship...

Save your soles.(Fashion & Style)(Pirelli tire shoes)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... In 1987 the famed Italian car-outfitter PIRELLI designed the groundbreaking P Zero tire for the Ferrari F40 sports car. Now every gent call have a set of P-Zeros--for getting around on foot. Named to echo the tire, Neros, Pirelli's new line of...

Very Etro.(Fashion & Style)(Italian men's clothing)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... The coolest guys we know today are wearing ETRO from suit to socks. The Italian designer's range of modern classics includes imaginative accessories, textiles and clothing. And nowhere is Etro's creativity more apparent than in its colorful...

Rising stars: chic signature styles and timeless elegance make these jewelry designers shine bright.(Jewelry)
January 1, 2004... Rodney Rayner The designers: Rodney Rayner and his wife, Karin. Based in: Cobham, England. Specialty: Vibrant stones like tsavorites, rock crystal and black sapphires in striking color combinations. Inspiration: "Fashion, furniture,...

A novel beginning: Heather Caldwell on Jhumpa Lahiri's dazzling literary leap.(Connoisseur's world: great reads now)(criticism of female Indian author's works)(Critical Essay)
January 1, 2004... On a train to New Delhi, a young Indian man is urged by a stranger to "get out and see the world." Gesturing to the novel on his lap, the young man replies, "My grandfather always says that's what books are for: to travel without moving an...

Big on biographies: Amanda Vaill on the art of re-creating a life on paper.(Connoisseur's world: great reads now)
January 1, 2004... Full-disclosure time: I am a biographer. As far as professions go, this is not on a par with being a novelist. You can't get an M.F.A. in it, as you can in fiction. You won't win a Nobel Prize for it. No one ever says, "I want to write the...

Books that changed my life: Robert Gottlieb on the transformative power of a good read.(Connoisseur's world: great reads now)
January 1, 2004... Books can change your fife in different ways. Some touch a deep chord; some educate you; some lead you down new paths; some just make you happy. When I was nine or ten I was led to the books of Arthur Ransome, which, beginning with...

Doncaster and WINGS fly together for The Hope House.(Scene & be seen: a calendar of events, trunk shows and benefits taking place at a store or location near you.)(Women in the Giving Spirit)(fund raising event for women's shelter)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Doncaster, the original in-home sellers of luxury women's apparel, joined WINGS (Women in the Giving Spirit) of Fredericksburg, VA, In an effort to raise money for The Hope House, a Fredericksburg shelter that assists abused and battered women...

The pleasures of privacy: today the ultimate luxury for travelers is having the place all to themselves--whether it's a plane, a yacht, a guided trip, a villa or a hotel.(Traveler's Notebook)
January 1, 2004... Call it the Garbo syndrome. Like the famously reclusive diva, affluent Americans increasingly want to be left alone when they travel. Privacy, according to high-end travel providers across the spectrum, trumps every other luxury right now. For...

Hotel confidential.(Traveler's Notebook)(travel agents on private hotels)
January 1, 2004... You don't have to take over an entire hotel to experience great privacy. We asked three of the country's top travel agents, Bill Fischer of Fischer Travel, Andy Pesky of Protravel International and Valerie Wilson of Valerie Wilson Travel, for...

Good news travels fast.(Traveler's Notebook)(shoes and services for travelers)
January 1, 2004... Airport security checks take longer than they used to. Your luggage may be searched by hand. Many flights offer no meals. Planes are crowded. It is common to hear such complaints about how much harder air travel is today than it was in the...

Lancome Paris.(Scene & be seen: a calendar of events, trunk shows and benefits taking place at a store or location near you.)(anti-age spot cream)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Lancome introduces a new solution for mature skin with Absolue Anti-Age Spot Serum Absolute Clarity Unifying Concentrate. This innovative addition to the Absolue franchise targets age spots with every drop and delivers concentrated action....

Christine Foley San Francisco.(Scene & be seen: a calendar of events, trunk shows and benefits taking place at a store or location near you.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Christine Foley's distinctively colorful sweaters have been worn for generations by women and children alike. Admired for their original designs and exceptional style, they are hand-loomed with the highest quality washable cottons. Call now for...

LeVian.(Scene & be seen: a calendar of events, trunk shows and benefits taking place at a store or location near you.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... What a pair! Charlie Lapson, whom Entertainment Tonight titles the "designer for the new millenium", and LeVian Jewelers, world renowned for five centuries of superb diamond and gemstone collections. The two meet in "Charlie Lapson for LeVian",...

Experience the art of collagen.(Scene & be seen: a calendar of events, trunk shows and benefits taking place at a store or location near you.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Try the recently FDA-approved CosmoDerm[TM] and CosmoPlast[TM]. No 4-week waiting period, no multiple appointments, and no down time. Just instant gratification and immediate results. Call 1.888.550.LOOK or visit www.LookingYourBest.com.

Since you asked ... T&C answers your top fifteen beauty questions.(Beauty Mark)
January 1, 2004... 1. There are so many expensive "miracle" face creams in the stores that it's impossible to differentiate between them How do I choose among all of the new ones? Before you cash in your blue chips, first ask a salesperson what makes a...

Combating colds: everyone swears by a different remedy--chicken soup, a miracle drug, megadoses of vitamins--but what really works?(Health)
January 1, 2004... The bane of travelers and an unwelcome winter guest, the common cold is one of medicine's ubiquitous yet elusive targets. The National Institutes of Health estimate that there may be as many as one billion cases of the cold in the U.S. each...

Escada.(Scene & be seen: a calendar of events, trunk shows and benefits taking place at a store or location near you.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... In July 2003, over 200 guests gathered at Escada's New York City boutique to shop the fall collection and celebrate the Mark Morris Dance Group's performance in the 2003 Mostly Mozart Festival. Guests enjoyed cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a...

Tod's.(Scene & be seen: a calendar of events, trunk shows and benefits taking place at a store or location near you.)(clothing store raises money for autism research)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Nanci Fredkin from Cure Autism Now with Lissa Palermo and Alexis Peterson of Tod's at the Santana Row Tod's boutique in San Jose, CA celebrating an afternoon of shopping to benefit Cure Autism Now.

Grange.(Scene & be seen: a calendar of events, trunk shows and benefits taking place at a store or location near you.)(Illustration)
January 1, 2004... On September 24, Grange and Town & Country co-hosted a reception in the Grange Showroom at the Washington Design Center. Pictured from left to right; Kim Huebner, Director of Marketing, Grange, Vera Luxner, Grange Showroom Manager, and Sarah...

Posh & pop.(Design)(Great designs in plastic from the MOMA Design Store.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Plastic always manages to look like the future, doesn't it? In fact, it's about as "now" as a design trend can get. Clockwise from left: Albrizzi backgammon set ($895) and red box with a clear lid ($145) from Design Artefacts, at JONATHAN...

Ready for Regency redux?(Design News)
January 1, 2004... If you buy into decorating trends, pool your silver dollars now for Hollywood Regency, updated by and for a new generation. JONATHAN ADLER celebrates the look in his El Royale console table ($3,200): equal parts English Regency and French...

Bronze age.(Design News)
January 1, 2004... If chrome, in all its steely assertiveness, was the metal of choice for the nineties, then soulful bronze and brass are just right for the decade under way. The Byblos lamp ($3,692), in cast bronze with hand-carved accents and a banded brass...

Hot rocks.(Design News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... From Swarovski chandeliers as big as the Ritz to teeny--tiny tassels, crystals are swinging at home. For its Crystal Palace Project, Swarovski has commissioned thirteen international designers to create next-generation lighting (see...

Kelly's bag.(Design News)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... She may have been toiling for years to get to this high point in her career, but in the tradition of Grace, that other camera-ready Kelly, Los Angeles--based decorator KELLY WEARSTLER doesn't let it show. Her crisp, cinematic interiors for...

The consumer calls the shots: today you decide what luxury really means.(Wealth)
January 1, 2004... When Americans are asked to choose which we value more, equality or freedom, our answer is always clear: we love our country because it allows us to be free--free to worship, free to speak and free to pursue happiness, however we choose to...

Have a little patience: for a change, T&C takes its finger off the pulse and explores the joy of accepting life as it comes.(Social Graces)
January 1, 2004... Not so long ago, while boarding a flight with open seating, I was brusquely shoved by the woman behind me--a traveler apparently incapable of waiting thirty seconds before finding her own seat. Now that's rude, I thought. The more I...

For women of a certain age and attitude, it's PrimeTime.(middle aged women)
January 1, 2004... It happens with regularity. I am out somewhere with a group of women. We're hiking up the side of a mountain, yelling or laughing over our single file shoulders as we swap life tales. Or we might be gathered for a birthday celebration at a...

Every guy's dream.(Personal Passions)
January 1, 2004... What does a man really want? A private jet? A Caribbean island all his own? A far-flying shot off the tee? Six-pack abs and a seven-figure salary? Some spare time? A perfectly fascinating woman who will adore him despite his lack of all of the...

Modernism evolves beyond the glass box.
January 1, 2004... The conventional wisdom about modernist architecture used to be that it was cold, spartan, unforgiving. An all-glass house by Mies van der Rohe or Philip Johnson might be admired as an elegantly pristine work of art but not be considered fit...

Roger Rosenblatt a man of few words.(Interview)
January 1, 2004... Being lauded as a great essayist may not have quite the same gravitas as being called a major novelist or an eminent biographer, but it is no mean feat. True, as a genre the essay seems to have everything going for it in an on-the-move society...

Single-sex schools let's hear it for the girls.(Miss Porter's School)
January 1, 2004... When I was a teenage girl, in the late sixties and early seventies, I would no more have attended an all-girls school than I would have worn a corset. To me, as to most of my generation, girls' schools were prissy, white-gloved, uniformed and...

Parrot Cay a new kind of paradise.(Hotel Review)
January 1, 2004... Five years ago, when the Singaporean hotelier and fashion magnate Christina Ong opened Parrot Cay, a luxury resort on a thousand-acre private island in the Caribbean, she was greeted not by applause but by skepticism. "It's where?" Caribbean...

Diane Lane in full flower.(Cover Story)(Biography)
January 1, 2004... IN HOLLYWOOD parlance, Diane Lane is having a "moment," but she's been around long enough to greet it with a mixture of pleasure and caution. "It's nice," says Lane, thirty-eight, about the meetings, the party invitations, the flattering phone...

The convertible on the road again.(Buyers Guide)
January 1, 2004... MY FIRST CAR was a convertible: a 1936 Ford Phaeton with the body of a claw-foot tub, today a pricey collectible but in the mid-1950S simply a college kid's used car. It had four doors, seats for four or more and a cumbersome collection of...

The gold standard shine on.(gold jewelry)
January 1, 2004... IT'S BRIGHT. It's warm. It's magical. The allure of gold dates back to ancient Egypt, whose rulers believed that golden objects symbolized the spirit of Ra, god of the sun. It's just as talismanic today: a simple gold band symbolizes the union...

Montage Resort the "ah" in spas.(Hotel Review)
January 1, 2004... If you look in the mirror and don't like what you see, you could try a chemical peel, Botox, laser resurfacing, liposuction or any of the other quick-fix interventions that are so popular today. Or you could sign up for cardio-kickboxing at the...

Dogs may serve, but cats rule!(CATS! SHOW New York)
January 1, 2004... It happened last October. For one shining weekend the word "CATS!" was again up in lights in New York--but this time on the marquee of Madison Square Garden, not a Broadway theater. Move over, Rangers, Ringling Brothers and rock stars--CATS!...

Disney Hall grand opening.
January 1, 2004... It was sixteen years in the works, cost $274 million (more than twice the original budget), and even its greatest champions concede that it was very nearly killed by bureaucracy and battling factions. But Walt Disney Concert Hall, Frank Gehry's...

The cocktail dress a woman's best friend.
January 1, 2004... It's the twilight hour, the best time of day for an intimate gathering at New York's famed Carlyle hotel. Soft, romantic jazz (here, courtesy of Loston Harris, who performs regularly at the hotel's Bemelmans Bar) sets the tone; tangy cocktails...

Weddings.
January 1, 2004... Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lindsey Jesmer (Posh Reynolds Pulver) St. Paul, Minnesota [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mr. and Mrs. Holland Printice Gary (Leila Ahlin Henderson) Dallas, Texas [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fulton...

Horoscopes.
January 1, 2004... Capricorn December 22-January 20 It's time to take some outrageous risks this month. Let your imagination soar and venture into the great unknown. With lofty Jupiter harmonizing with the Sun on the 9th, even far-fetched dreams will start...

Eleanor Lambert (1903-2003).("Fashion impresario" dies at 100.)(Brief Article)(Obituary)(Biography)
January 1, 2004... Eleanor Lambert was a one-of-a-kind woman. It isn't just that she lived to be a hundred. It's how she lived (to the hilt). It's also how she worked (nearly to the final days of her long, rich life). Her business was public relations, but that...