Town & Country articles from March 2007

Town & Country archives from March 2007

Into thin air.
March 1, 2007... IN THE COURSE of a few hours recently, I came across two stories that jolted me. One was a New York Times report on the death of four young women in Brazil from the same cause: anorexia. Gone forever were a beautiful up-and-coming model, a...

A new leash on life.(In Your Own Words ...)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... Kudos to you, Town & Country, for your article "Too Cute," by Julia Szabo [January]. I was glad to see our beloved friends, the canines, recognized with a few doting pages of wonderful photography [by John Huba]. I was even more thrilled to see...

The upside of downsizing.(In Your Own Words ...)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... Thanks for Pamela Fiori's January editor's letter, "Think Small," about the beauty of smallness. I'm sixty-six years of age and share a 1,000-square-foot apartment with my husband. With both of my parents deceased, I have inherited everything I...

A real page-turner.(In Your Own Words ...)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... I bought the January issue because of the cover story on Giada De Laurentiis ["A Petite Powerhouse," by Carol Mithers], and I found myself reading every page. I read the entire--and I do mean entire-issue, including the advertisements! I...

More than child's play.(In Your Own Words ...)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... I was very taken with Diane Guernsey's article "Mini Happy Returns" [January] and was glad to see such a diversity of children's charities featured. I was particularly happy to learn about the Scottsdale, Arizona-based group Childhelp [child...

Gracious living.(In Your Own Words ...)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... I'm writing to praise the December cover story on Carolyne Roehm ["Carolyne in the City," by Sarah Medford]. Roehm is glamorous and always knows about taste and style. I was delighted to see the interior of her Manhattan duplex. I also...

The height of glamour.
March 1, 2007... There are certain women who, upon entering a room, can stop a conversation in midsentence. No matter the occasion, they command attention not only with their gorgeous gowns, impressive jewels and radiant smiles but also with their confidence....

Cool Boule.(ON THE TOWN)
March 1, 2007... Lovers of the classic French patisserie have found their own little piece of Paris in BOULE, a modern pastry shop in Los Angeles. Chef Michelle Myers, who trained at the famed Cordon Bleu culinary school in the French capital, opened the store...

On tap.(ON THE TOWN)
March 1, 2007... Order a glass of tap water and help provide clean drinking water to people in need. That's the idea behind the Tap Project, which takes place in New York City on March 22, coinciding with the United Nations-designated World Water Day. The...

Hats off to Hermes.(ON THE TOWN)(boutique)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Parisian shopping now gleams with a revamped gem: the HERMES boutique that has reopened on Avenue George V (left). The onetime premises of the legendary 1887 hatmaker Motsch (the company was bought by Hermes in 1991) now sports a contemporary...

All new heights.(ON THE TOWN)
March 1, 2007... INDIQUE HEIGHTS, a stylish new restaurant in Chevy Chase (a suburb of Washington, D.C.), is drawing raves for its magnificent menu, which focuses on cuisine from various regions of India. From the open kitchen comes an enticing array of...

Shoe-in.(ON THE TOWN)(shoe stores)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Madison Avenue is sporting new shoes. The late Roger Vivier, a founding father of fashion footwear who's widely credited with the invention of the stiletto heel, in 1954, is the inspiration for a new salon opening this spring on New York's...

Life at the top.(housing)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... In Manhattan, an island where a million dollars buys you a two-bedroom apartment (if you're lucky), there exists a class of real estate into which even a bottomless budget doesn't guarantee entry. These rara avises, many of them superexclusive...

All in the Famille.(Comptoir de Famille)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Not everyone can follow in Peter Mayle's footsteps and spend a year in Provence. But you can let the creamy yellow color of Provencal design seep into your home. COMPTOIR DE FAMILLE, the purveyor of French countryside goods, opened its first...

Garden enhancements.(IN THE COUNTRY)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... With the debut of his RALPH LAUREN GARDEN collection this month, the reigning arbiter of American style takes on the great outdoors, enriching yet another aspect of our daily lives. "Classic gardens and botanical elements have always been a...

Worth preserving.(IN THE COUNTRY)
March 1, 2007... Sylvia Tirakian, a New York-based engineer turned importer, has reaped the fruits of her native Armenia and put them in a jar. The result is HARVEST SONG, a new line of all-natural preserves that demand accompaniments beyond the ordinary...

A cape grape.(wines)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Like the child of a delicate, artistic mother and a hearty father, the wine grape Pinotage is a viticultural cross between the world-class (if finicky) Pinot Noir and the unheralded workhorse variety Cinsault, native to southern France. Almost...

In the garden.(scented geraniums)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... I have a serious weakness for pelargoniums, or SCENTED GERANIUMS. My first encounter with these distant cousins of flowering geraniums goes back to childhood, when my great-aunt pulled a leaf from one of the many that crowded her bedroom...

Fashion.(IN THE COUNTRY: Save It for a Rainy Day ...)
March 1, 2007... Stay dry in BURBERRY LONDON's bright-red hooded taffeta trench ($1,430). At Burberry stores, 800-284-8480. Then put your best foot forward with CHANEL's kicky black rubber rain boots ($275), and overhead, try a compact folding umbrella ($540)...

Film.(IN THE COUNTRY: Save It for a Rainy Day ...)
March 1, 2007... Downpours got you down? Pick yourself up with five of our favorite wet-weather flicks. * TOP HAT (1935): Fred and Ginger raise the question "Isn't this a lovely day to be caught in the rain?" and prove that it is indeed. * KEY LARGO (1948): As...

Fun.(IN THE COUNTRY: Save It for a Rainy Day ...)(bridge game)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Card games are a great rainy-day refuge, but you won't find me jumping on the poker bandwagon. Give me a rousing hand of BRIDGE any day. I certainly don't fit the stereotypical mold for a bridge player--I'm not a grandmother or a passenger on a...

Rachel Roy.(FASHION & STYLE)
March 1, 2007... OCCUPATION: Designs an eponymous clothing line launched in the spring of 2005. BACKSTORY: Born and bred in Monterey, California, the former magazine and music-video stylist (a clotheshorse, she says, since the age of fourteen) also directed...

Jungle fervor.(FASHION & STYLE News)
March 1, 2007... The safari look made famous by Yves Saint Laurent's 1968 collection (above) is back on the prowl. This spring, revitalize your wardrobe by pairing earthy shades of beige, gold and brown with such exotic accents as animal prints, guinea-fowl...

So retro.(FASHION & STYLE)
March 1, 2007... Get your groove on--graphic accents in patent leather or black and white celebrate the season's 1960s vibe. From top left: COACH Zoe clutch ($258). TARYN ROSE Baker flats ($445). FENDI Flash bag ($760). GUCCI suede bag ($1,290). ROGER VIVIER...

At first blush.(FASHION & STYLE)
March 1, 2007... Try accessories in flattering neutral shades of pale rose. Clockwise from top: MICHAEL KORS Rehearsal drawstring bag ($2,495). LAURENCE DACADE patent-leather heels ($635). LOUIS VUITTON Boxer frame bag ($2,700). MANOLO BLAHNIK Pow heels ($695)....

Made to treasure.(FASHION & STYLE)
March 1, 2007... As far as Ralph Lauren is concerned, the perfect fit makes the man. That's why he's launched a collection of impeccable made-to-measure and custom clothing and accessories, including fine shoes (from $1,200), canvas-and-leather and...

Bold and gold.(JEWELRY)
March 1, 2007... Fans of the seventies, rejoice! Oversized gold earrings have made a comeback. Cleanse from far right STEPHEN RUSSELL vintage earrings ($28,000), 212-570-6900. FARAONE MENNELLA hoop earrings ($1,200), at Bergdorf Goodman, NYC, 800-558-1855. FRED...

Positively sterling.(JEWELRY)
March 1, 2007... The spring collections literally shine from head to toe with silver. Wrists are no exception. Clockwise from top right: ROBERT LEE MORRIS Bagel bangle ($750), 212-431-9405. JOHN HARDY Palu hammered cuff ($1,295), 866-4-JHARDY. JOAN HORNIG...

Shades of gray.(WATCHES)
March 1, 2007... Take a cue from fashion's favorite color palette this season and add a gray strap in satin, stingray or snakeskin to your watch. From left: HARRY WINSTON 18k-white-gold Avenue C Mechanical with diamonds ($81,400). 800-848-3948. BERTOLUCCI...

Shine on.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)
March 1, 2007... Mine this spring's makeup and you II come away with a hoard of glistening gold and iridescent silver. These forgiving metallics are easy to wear: the luminous shades (along with pearlescent white) are designed to reflect light, so you'll look...

Eleanor's top 10 beautifiers.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)(Eleanor Ylvisaker)
March 1, 2007... ELEANOR YLVISAKER, public-relations director for New York City fashion designer Earnest Sewn, usually wears jeans or other low-key clothes in the style of the company she helps to publicize. So it's no wonder her grooming routine doesn't...

Help for adult acne.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)
March 1, 2007... Those of us who suffered from acne as adolescents assumed our midtwenties would end the days of hiding behind cover-ups in not-quite-right shades. Turns out, acne is an adult woe, not just a teenage crisis: more than one in ten Americans have...

Poppy power.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)
March 1, 2007... It looks as if Clinique has been stirred by the playful energy of the coming season. The brand that's known for its sensible three-step skin-care regimen and clean, streamlined look ventures into the whimsical and flirtatious with its...

Relief for migraines.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)(Clinical report)
March 1, 2007... The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) announced some surprising migraine-study findings last October: a procedure normally used to tighten skin during face-lifts brought relief to 90 percent of migraine sufferers. Of the fifty...

Coming home to Oscar.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)(Oscar de la Renta Ltd. and Vie Luxe International's votives)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Fashion eminence Oscar de la Renta has teamed up with luxury lifestyle brand Vie Luxe International, of New York, to create a new collection of scented votives inspired by the moods of three different locales: City, a jasmine blend; Country,...

Vintage skin care.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)
March 1, 2007... Wine tastings in Napa Valley, California, are de rigueur, but soon the region may become synonymous with skin care. Longtime friends Josh LeVine and winemaker Carlo Mondavi, grandson of the famed Robert, have created DAVI, a treatment line with...

Grown-up beauty.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)(Bobbi Brown's tips on makeup in "Living Beauty")(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... In her latest book, LIVING BEAUTY (Springboard Press; $29.99), which she wrote to commemorate her fiftieth birthday, this April, makeup guru Bobbi Brown gives the old cliche "aging gracefully" a whole new meaning. Rather than detailing...

Fashion scents.(BEAUTY& HEALTH)
March 1, 2007... COACH, whose shoes and handbags may already line your closet shelves, hopes to grace your dressing table as well with its first fragrance (1.7 oz, $68). The eau de parfum, called Coach, is a sophisticated blend of lush fruits, honey, soft...

Approval isn't everything.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)(Richard G. Glogau on medical devices approval)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... FDA approval is an important measure of the safety of most things medical, but it carries more weight in some cases than in others. "Medical devices, such as injectable fillers, lasers, replacement joints and implants, have a separate approval...

Dress up your lips.(BEAUTY & HEALTH: Must-Dos for March)
March 1, 2007... Light-reflecting crystals give GIVENCHY's new line of lipsticks, Rouge Interdit ($26 each), a luminous satin finish.

Give it a curl.(BEAUTY & HEALTH: Must-Dos for March)
March 1, 2007... Limp or unruly waves spring to life with AVEDA's latest hair-care collection. Be Curly ($16.50-$20) smooths and defines ringlets with a curl-enhancing complex of wheat protein and organic aloe.

Nourish hands all day.(BEAUTY & HEALTH: Must-Dos for March)
March 1, 2007... AMOREPACIFIC Time Response Intensive Hand Renewal Creme ($80) combines superhydrating plant butters and the antiaging benefits of green-tea water and licorice root in a twenty-four-hour time-release formula: you don't have to reapply the...

Butter yourself up.(BEAUTY & HEALTH: Must-Dos for March)
March 1, 2007... French perfumer FREDERIC MALLE's rich body cream Beurres Exquis in Carnal Flower ($175) is a tuberose delight. At Barneys New York stores, 888-822-7639. N.J.J.

Prep your face.(BEAUTY & HEALTH: Must-Dos for March)
March 1, 2007... Simplify your morning beauty routine with With SPF ($33). The multitasking emulsion incorporates moisturizer, UVA and UVB sun protection, antioxidants and skin-soothing chamomile extract while helping makeup stay put.

Journey through time.(BEAUTY & HEALTH: Must-Dos for March)
March 1, 2007... Perfume house TEO CABANEL resurrects two long-lost Parisian scents with the recent relaunch of Oha (3.3 oz, $135), a floral with heady touches of tonka bean, and Julia (1.7 oz, $96), a bouquet of hyacinth, jasmine and violet. At Henri Bendel,...

The Chinese-art craze: what's up in the contemporary-art market? Anything new from China.(ARTS & CULTURE)
March 1, 2007... Combine the social commentary of contemporary art with the beauty and mystery of the Far East, and what do you get? A red-hot market. Chinese contemporary art is burning up the auction block in New York salesrooms, flying off the walls at...

Buying at the source.
March 1, 2007... There is no better way to understand Chinese contemporary art than to see it in context. Mainland China's galleries and fairs are multiplying to keep pace with the explosion of international interest; we asked two experts to recommend...

A new tradition.(Fabienne Verdier's works)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... In 1983, armed with a Toulouse art-school diploma and a command of Mandarin Chinese, French painter Fabienne Verdier headed to China to study, staying a decade. But while her young Szechuan classmates were looking at Western contemporary art...

Asian: art in NYC.
March 1, 2007... Both contemporary and traditional Asian art take the stage starting on March 19, when the auction houses begin their Asia week sales; the International Asian Art Fair (haughton.com/ asian) comes to Manhattan's Seventh Regiment Armory from the...

Sargent in Venice.(ARTS & CULTURE)(John Singer Sargent's life)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Painter John Singer Sargent's life reads like a Henry James novel. Born in Florence in 1856 to American parents, he was raised in Italy, studied art in Paris, traveled to the States intermittently and settled in 1886 in London. But it was...

Strauss frau.(Richard Strauss)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... The Metropolitan Opera likes to celebrate its stars, but it's choosy about awarding the ultimate accolade--a new staging of an operatic rarity, mounted to spotlight a great singer. The latest such honor goes to Deborah Voigt, the central...

Boy wonder.(ARTS & CULTURE)
March 1, 2007... Jay Greenberg, a lanky, bespectacled young man who turned fifteen in December, has composed more than 100 works of classical music. Sony Classical's recent recordings of his Symphony No. 5, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra under Jose...

Wild about Billy.(Billy Wilder Theater)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... The new Billy Wilder Theater is located on the bamboo-gardened courtyard level of the Hammer Museum in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, one block from the cemetery where the legendary cowriter and director of Some Like It Hot and The...

March must-sees.
March 1, 2007... Miami Beach's Bass Museum of Art glows this month with "The Private Jade Collection of Her Imperial Highness Princess Thi-Nga of Vietnam." 305-673-7530; bassmu seum.org. * On the 3rd, Atlanta's High Museum opens "Decorative Arts of the Kings,"...

More than amusing.(ARTS & CULTURE)
March 1, 2007... Saul Steinberg (1914-1999) was not only a great New Yorker cartoonist but also a cogent commentator on modern society--a "writer who draws," as he once described himself. He drew beautifully, using a deceptively simple line to convey his...

In the top tents: for years, northern Thailand's Golden Triangle appealed only to backpackers and poppy farmers. With the opening of the Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle, that's about to change.(TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK)
March 1, 2007... MORE THAN A DECADE after my first thrilling taste of Thailand, the country still calls to me. A few years ago, I naively thought I'd done it all. I'd scuba dived off the Gulf Coast, sunbathed on the famously perfect beaches of Phuket and Phi...

New York's neat suite.(TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK)
March 1, 2007... Call it a match made on Fifth Avenue: the ST. REGIS HOTEL, NEW YORK, which happens to have a Bottega Veneta boutique adjacent to its lobby, recently unveiled its Bottega Veneta Suite, a two-bedroom designer showcase spearheaded by the Italian...

Ducasse in Tuscany.(TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK)
March 1, 2007... The Grand Duke of Tuscany surely knew a good spot for a country retreat when he saw one, and so does Alain Ducasse. L'ANDANA TENUTA LA BADIOLA opened in 2004 on the same vineyard-lined Maremma estate where Leopold II hunted game almost two...

Grandeur in the golden isles.(TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK)(seaisland.com)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Tradition is paramount at Sea Island, in Georgia, a preferred seaside getaway for affluent East Coast families. Nonetheless, in an effort to modernize the resort, its fourth-generation owners decided to rebuild the Cloister at Sea Island--the...

On board in Bora-Bora.(Cruise ships)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Cruises aren't exactly intimate-unless you find yourself appreciating a glass of fine Bordeaux on a superyacht in the pristine turquoise waters of French Polynesia. The Tu Moana and Ti'a Moana, two 226-foot-long Australian-built boats from BORA...

Indian classics.(TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK)(Neemrana, clothing store for embroidered silk tunics )(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... It was none other than the Moghul empress Nur Jahan who first popularized the embroidered silk tunics known as chikankori, sparking a trend among the royals of 16th-century India. These days, NEEMRANA, a pocket-sized shop in south Mumbai, sells...

Two for Cape Town.(Restaurant)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... A couple of new Cape Town restaurants have locals booking weeks in advance. At Jardine, regulars request seats near the windows for views of Table Mountain. If Scottish-born chef George Jardine is free, he will personally introduce his tasting...

Haute house: spring crush: home collections from fashion's biggest stars.
March 1, 2007... OSCAR DE LA RENTA updates an 18th-century shape with bold, hand-painted leopard spots. Bombe chest for Century Furniture ($2,985). centuryfurniture.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Troyes gold-leaf nesting tables from ARMANI/ CASA add a...

A fashionable stash.(Linda London on closet design)(Brief article)
March 1, 2007... Linda London, a New York-based closet designer, builds custom storage areas ranging from 100 to more than 2,000 square feet. Here, she shares tips on creating a smart closet. What's the first thing you discuss with a client? The total...

Will power: an increasing number of Americans are drafting two wills: one doling out wealth, the other doling out wisdom and sentiment.(SOCIAL GRACES)
March 1, 2007... ON A RECENT AFTERNOON while my four-year-old son was setting his Hot Wheels cars end-to-end across the living room, he looked up and asked, "Mommy, when are you going to die?" I gently explained that most people die when they are either very...

A swingin' affair: Frank Sinatra's original Palm Springs getaway is just the place for making cool style statements.
March 1, 2007... Nice work if you can get it--and chances are you can, in these choices for poolside panache. On the women, from left: Salvatore Ferragamo swimsuit ($490); Lola hat ($175); Be & D bag ($995); Chanel patent-leather wedges ($695). Missoni viscose...

On the go: dresses and skirts are back in a big way, taking day wear well beyond casual.
March 1, 2007... Bottega Veneta enhances a basic linen dress by adding contrasting trim and a sculpted, cutout bustline ($2,800). Faraone Mennella gold hoop earrings ($1,300); Louis Vuitton leather bag ($2,400). Opposite: At left, Marni's short-sleeved...

Accessories with a sheen make news for spring.(A NEW LUSTER)
March 1, 2007... Stay in the clear with Lucite accents, from top: Valentino patent-leather heels ($695). Brian Atwood Catania ($945) and Eda ($890) heels. Chanel Naked handbag ($895). Opposite: Oversized patent-leather bags look sharp in white, as do the Yves...

Sleek and chic: the fluid, airy silhouettes of spring evening wear stand out against the striking geometry of New York's Hearst Tower.
March 1, 2007... A bustier with cutout detail ($4,825) striped, pleated silk ($7,925), both by Giorgio Armani, form a soft and sultry ensemble. Sharon Alouf white-sapphire and 22k-gold choker ($45.000). Hair by Moiz for Redken at Art Department. Makeup by Gita...

35 must-haves for spring: gleaming metallics and fancy trim are the signs of the season.
March 1, 2007... 1 A HINT OF INDIA Ralph Lauren Collection's metallic beaded-linen Raj skirt brings the exotic home ($7,500). Runway.polo.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2 DANCING SHOES Take a shining step forward in Sergio Rossi's leather cage-toe sandals...

Weddings.
March 1, 2007... Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Zicherman (Rutchie Vexler) Sagaponack, New York [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mr. and Mrs. Adam Ryan Van Rees (Dawn Ashley Jordan) Canton, Ohio [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ms. Jaimie Bleck and Mr. Idrissa Sidibe Glen...

Horoscopes.
March 1, 2007... March Pisces February 20-March 20 Everything that transpires during the first two weeks of March will confirm that not only have you been remarkably perceptive but you've hit on the right formula to achieve your own end. Financial and...