Town & Country articles from November 2007

Town & Country archives from November 2007

The making of an issue.(EDITOR'S LETTER)(Editorial)
November 1, 2007... THERE ARE four women whose very names signify elegance to the readers of Town & Country. I am referring, of course, to Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy, Babe Paley and Grace Kelly, who are in a class by themselves and always have been. ("Widely...

Book 'em.(In Your Own Words ...)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2007... As fourteen- and sixteen-year-old brothers, we enjoyed T&C's June issue, "The Power of Giving." Through a 4-H project, we discovered that 61 percent of low-income families in America did not have books in their homes. So we started a grassroots...

The art of Africa.(In Your Own Words ...)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2007... As I read about the Singita Grumeti Reserves in Tanzania, in Pamela Fiori and Maura McEvoy's "In Plain Sight" [June], time slowed and finally stopped... even as my heart sped up and my breathing paused... and for a short while I was there--in...

Inspiring women.(In Your Own Words ...)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2007... I don't usually pick up Town & Country, but I saw Iman on your June cover and loved the article "Role Model," about her work on behalf of the AIDS group Keep a Child Alive, as well as the one about Sheila Johnson called "Life Supporter." Both...

Comforting lessons.(In Your Own Words ...)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2007... I am a schoolteacher in California. I was very impressed and moved by Pamela Fiori's "Editor's Letter" on grieving, in the July issue. It was courageous of her to bring up the subject; it's like the elephant in the parlor that no one wishes to...

Meaningful paws.(In Your Own Words ...)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2007... Thank you for "Eulogy for Moo," by Rick Moody, in your July section on grieving. I had to read it a few times because his feelings over the loss of his cat filled my heart and soul with consolation and peace. Last Tuesday I lost my Casper, who...

Honor thy stepfather.(READER MAIL)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2007... In her August piece for "Social Graces," Phyllis Rose examines the role of the stepfather and those who might hope to claim that title. Describing her own family's history, she writes that she holds in particularly low esteem those men who...

The Carmen touch.(READER MAIL)(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2007... How lovely Pamela Fiori and supermodel Carmen looked posing together in the August issue ["Editor's Letter"], attired in dark outfits complemented by classic pearls. Carmen possesses all the requirements for success in modeling: high,...

Storybook ending.(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2007... I wanted to let you know how a Home Issue a couple of years ago changed our lives. In the October 2005 issue, Leslie Bennetts's article on Montecito, California, along with Luca Trovato's photographs, so captured our attention that my husband...

Valhalla. (Parties: Valentino's 45th anniversary).(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Happy Anniversary: For forty-five years, Valentino Garavani, who recently announced his retirement, has been adorning the world's most beautiful women with the designs he's crafted at his headquarters in Rome. How fitting (so to speak) that he...

Southern exposure.(PARTIES: Palm Beach)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Last season Palm Beach played host to glamorous charity events aplenty. Card Boulud provided the mise-en-scene for an Evening of Expectations, which benefited the Everglades Preparatory Academy and the Glades Academy. And the Historical Society...

Uptown treasure.(PARTIES: El Museo del Barrio)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Latin Legacy: On Manhattan's Museum Mile, at Fifth Avenue and 104th Street, stands El Museo del Barrio, the city's only museum devoted exclusively to Puerto Rican, Caribbean and Latin American art. Founded in 1969, the institution, whose...

Out for thanksgiving.(ON THE TOWN)
November 1, 2007... If you'd rather leave the cooking and the cleanup--to someone else, here arc five places worth their weight in stuffing. NEW YORK Restaurantgoers in Manhattan are spoiled for choice. That is, of course, unless it happens to be...

Giving thanks with style: we asked several consummate hosts to share their ideas for creating a tasteful Thanksgiving celebration.(IN THE COUNTRY)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SETTING THE TABLE To serve the holiday meal, Marcela Sheridan and Atticus Lyon, cofounders of the tabletop brand Atticus (361-865-3534; atticushome. com), propose using stoneware dishes and bowls in Sand and...

A taste for wine.(IN THE COUNTRY: Giving Thanks With Style)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Practice makes perfect, and cultivating knowledge and appreciation of fine wines is no exception, as our wine columnist, Ted Loos, deftly explains in the newly published Town & Country Wine Companion: A Tasting Guide...

Fashion & Style: Josie Natori.(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... OCCUPATION : Founder and CEO of Natori Company, the thirty-year-old luxury-lingerie brand, DEFINING MOMENT: When she turned a batch of hand-embroidered blouses into elegant nightshirts, immediately upping the intimate-apparel industry's level...

Have a ball with black and white.(FASHION & STYLE: Trends)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The classic contrast worn to great effect at Truman Capote's legendary 1966 Black and White Ball (guest Lee Radziwill is pictured below) is as vital as ever. Flaunt it in mink or satin, or make it festive with feathers, ruffles and crystals,...

The Allure of Haute Couture.(FASHION & STYLE: News)
November 1, 2007... It's always surprising, often daring. Here, a sample of the most captivating creations for fall from six leading couturiers. ARMANI PRIVE Giorgio Armani's latest Prive collection gives '80s rock 'n' roll chic a conservative bent. Bustier...

Coming up rosy: our new favorite color for accessories is rose gold, with its warm, flattering sheen.(FASHION & STYLE)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Irene Neuwirth moonstone chain ($7,380) with moonstone and diamond pendant ($9,930), at Meridian Jewelers, Aspen, 970-925-3833. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Faraone Mennella by RFMAS chain hoop earrings ($1,300),...

Model ford.(FASHION & STYLE)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When designer Tom Ford exited the fashion world in 2004, shock waves ensued. How could he leave an industry in which he was such a force? Turns out he just took time off, and last spring he reemerged with an...

Grace Kelly's gems.(JEWELRY)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The star was a vision in everything she wore, especially jewelry. Here, we show a selection of pieces that resemble her favorites. Clockwise from top right: CARTIER South Sea-pearl necklace with 18k-gold and diamond...

Let it snow.(JEWELRY)
November 1, 2007... Just like the real thing, each of these snowflake earrings, made of diamonds set in either platinum or 18k white gold, has a distinctive pattern. Clockwise from top: MARTIN KATZ ($28,000), 866-956-7200. CATHY WATERMAN ($16,780), at Ylang 23,...

Time's best friend.(WATCHES)
November 1, 2007... Baguette diamonds lend a sleek shimmer to these 18k-classics. white-gold classics. From left: BEDAT & CO. watch from No. 3 Collection on grosgrain strap ($35,000), 877-BEDAT-CO; bedat.com. CHOPARD watch on crocodile strap (price on request),...

All that sparkles.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)
November 1, 2007... Pearlescent pink, glistening gold or brilliant burgundy--applied lightly on eyes, cheeks or nails--adds a tasteful twinkle to holiday attire. Clockwise from far left: SUE DEVITT E-Z Eye Roller Ball shadow in Nola ($18), 888-870-1150. ESTEE...

Haute lips.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Grace Kelly secured her celebrity first as a Hollywood actress and then as a princess, and twenty-five years after her death, her star continues to shine. Because women worldwide covet her radiance, Estee Lauder has...

Editor's choice: on the Marc.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Just about all the home fragrances that cross my desk promise to deliver freshness, and most fall short by a nose; they're too citrusy, floral or overpowering. But leave it to designer MARC JACOBS to dream up a scent...

Green alert.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Australian organic brand JURLIQUE is expanding its ecomission. The company has replaced the synthetic preservative hydroxymethylglycinate with a patent-pending natural preservative system and has cut back on waste by...

Silent no more: at last there's consensus about symptoms that could allow ovarian cancer to be detected at an earlier, more treatable stage.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)
November 1, 2007... SYMPTOMS For years ovarian cancer has been known as "the silent killer" because its stealthy approach usually meant that diagnosis came too late; 16,000 women in the U.S. will die of it this year. But last summer, health experts issued a...

Felicitous Keri Russell.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)(Interview)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Actress Keri Russell first garnered fans while starring in the hit TV series Felicity, the college drama that earned her a Golden Globe in 1999. Her character has since graduated from the fictitious University of New...

The good life.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The sun-drenched sophistication of southern Italy is just a spritz away now that a slew of Italian designers have launched Mediterranean-inspired scents. And they're taking la dolce vita literally--almost all of the...

Must-dos for November.(BEAUTY & HEALTH)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... 1. HEAL YOUR HAIR John Barrett's Elementage Be Healed Styling Masque ($38) serves up a cocktail of protein, vitamins and essential fatty acids that repairs locks and protects them from further damage. johnbarrett.com. [ILLUSTRATION...

Pioneer spirit: Manhattan's New Museum settles on the Bowery, ready for action.(ARTS & CULTURE)
November 1, 2007... LISA PHILLIPS, the director of the New Museum of Contemporary Art, in Manhattan, is looking forward to December. By then, her consuming challenge for more than a half-decade--building and opening a brand-new New Museum--will be over (the ribbon...

Bid-'em-up Jamie.(ARTS & CULTURE)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jamie Niven wields a mean gavel for a good cause. The reigning maestro of the charity-auction circuit and Sotheby's vice chairman for North and South America, Niven helps raise tens of millions of dollars a year for...

Sparklers.(ARTS & CULTURE)
November 1, 2007... Painted with diamonds, drawn with silver wire, jewelry is art to wear, as the growing number of contemporary artists who also create beautiful baubles can attest. And as interest in the current art scene rockets, these gems are suddenly in the...

Stealing beauty.(ARTS & CULTURE)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Flowers burst onto the scene, beckon and vamp in the paintings that Rachel Hovnanian includes in her new solo exhibit (November 7 through December 22) at New York's Jason McCoy Gallery. The one thing flowers never...

November: must-sees.(ARTS & CULTURE)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... * The renovated Detroit Institute of Arts reopens on the 23rd, debuting an expansion by architect Michael Graves. dia.org. * New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art welcomes additions and renovations of its own this month: the Wrightsman...

A fete for Frida.(ARTS & CULTURE)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Minneapolis's Walker Art Center mounts a rarity this fall: "Frida Kahlo" (October 27 through January 20), the first major exhibition of the Mexican painter's work in the U.S. since 1993. What's the occasion? The...

Never enough Ray.(ARTS & CULTURE)(Ray Charles Live!: A New Musical)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Ray Charles--it is now official--has become a cottage industry. Within a year of his death, in 2004, we had the acclaimed movie Ray and Charles's final multimillion-selling album, Genius Loves Company. Now the venerable Pasadena Playhouse,...

Family sagas.(ARTS & CULTURE)(novels about family secrets)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a stack of captivating new novels, family secrets are the heirlooms that keep on giving: some are tarnished beyond redemption; others are much more precious than they first appear. The Almost Moon (Little,...

Italy kicks up its heel: in Puglia--at the bottom of the boot--Dena Kaye finds the country's soul.(TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] PUGLIA IS HAPPENING. Almost. And therein lies its charm. "Almost" means it is not yet overrun. Life goes on here, at the heel of the boot of Italy, as it always has-an idyllic snapshot of bella Italia, where the...

Alpine therapy.(TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK)(Tschuggen Bergoase spa)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Until recently, the tiny hamlet of Arosa, hidden high in the eastern part of the Swiss Alps, was known almost exclusively to outdoor enthusiasts for its hiking and winter sports. But now sybarites are flocking to the...

Airplane reading.(TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK)
November 1, 2007... Colin Cowie, the party and entertaining guru, shares his recommendation for a great book to read on vacation or during a lengthy flight: "This summer, while on the beach in Mykonos, I read a book called A Lion in the Bedroom--no, it's not my...

A cool compendium.(TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK)(The Ends of the Earth)(Brief article)(Book review)
November 1, 2007... Since the 1700s, the North and South poles have attracted adventurers who risked their lives attempting to reach them. These forbidding frontiers have also spurred the creativity of novelists who could only imagine their mysteries and dangers....

Passing through Paso Robles.(TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK)(Hotel Cheval)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The historic downtown of Paso Robles, a flourishing food and wine destination on California's central coast, finally has a great place for visitors to spend the night: Hotel Cheval. The sixteen-room property opened in April, nine years after...

Wrap and roll.(TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK)(Magaschoni's cashmere ruffle wrap)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Keeping warm on an airplane often means bringing a bulky sweater or a heavy blanket, but Magaschoni has a lighter and more stylish option: the cashmere ruffle wrap ($322). The New York-based company is known for its...

Vintner for a day.(TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK)
November 1, 2007... Aspiring winemakers can now cultivate their palates at Penfolds Winery, in southern Australia's vine-draped Barossa Valley, an hour's drive from Adelaide. The esteemed vineyard has partnered with The Louise, a Peppers Retreat, a recently...

Pacific overtures.(DESIGN TRENDS)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Let the latest wave of Eastern style wash you up onto an island of color and pattern. LISA KIM's Cocoon lamp with bamboo veneer ($2,500), at Tama Gallery, NYC, tamagallery.biz. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tan Yu porcelain plates by...

True north.(DESIGN TRENDS)
November 1, 2007... When surrounded by the trappings of ski-lodge cool, who needs a blizzard to justify a day indoors? TIVOLI AUDIO's NetWorks radio, with a wireless Internet connection to access international programs (around $400), tivoliaudio.com. ...

Another way of giving: paring down the profusion of holiday presents-for your own good and the good of others, too.(SOCIAL GRACES)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A FEW YEARS AGO, Mary Scanlon Burns hit her limit: the frenzy of getting and spending (and more getting) was draining the joy right out of the holidays. "The shopping was what really got me," says Burns, a...

Ultimate Grace: remembering Grace Kelly, a great American actress and a real-life princess, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of her death.
November 1, 2007... THERE HAS BEEN a bounty of charismatic blondes on the silver screen-Jean Harlow and Carole Lombard in the 1930s; Veronica Lake, Lana Turner and Betty Grable in the 1940s; and in recent years, Sharon Stone, Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow and a...

Style & Grace: as pretty as a princess, Carolyn Murphy elegantly plays the role of a modern-day Grace Kelly.
November 1, 2007... From Philadelphia, where she was raised, to Hollywood, where she rose to be a shining star, and eventually to the Principality of Monaco, where she ascended to head-spinning heights, Grace Kelly always seemed sure of herself. As an actress,...

What you need to know about Alzheimer's: with November being National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, the time is right to spread the word about better treatments on the horizon and strategies for caring for an afflicted loved one.(A T&C Guide)
November 1, 2007... WARDELLA "WARD" Carter Smith's first, unknowing step into Alzheimer's disease was an MRI on her seventieth birthday. For months Ward's daughter Suzanne Liberty (a management consultant in New York City) and Liberty's two sisters had been urging...

Ledge.(Poem)
November 1, 2007... Ledge A curtain, descending over that lustrous mind, That mind that drew rich laughter from almost everything, That mind now expressed as pinched face, furrowed brow, Clenched jaw all fighting to understand, ...

Weddings.
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor Browning (Michelle Lesley Powers) Pacific Palisades, California [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mr. and Mrs. Charles MacNeil Curry III (Jennifer Michelle Roesner) New York, New York ...

Horoscopes.
November 1, 2007... November [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Scorpio October 24-November 22 Your birth month ushers in a sparkling new cycle, and you have never been more poised or masterful. The past two years have hardly been a time of easy gains or...