Monthly Archives: July 2010

Design Diary: Tommy Hilfiger’s NYC Apartment

Harper’s Bazaar shot Tommy Hilfiger, his wife Dee and baby Sebastian at the family’s newly re-furbished duplex at The Plaza. They purchased it in 2008, and tried to sell it last year – for a mere $50 million – but … Continue reading

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ARTmonday: Louise Bourgeois

Louise Bourgeois French-American artist Louise Bourgeois died on May 31st at age 98. Her work is haunting, eerily beautiful, brave, fragile, fierce, sexually explicit and autobiographical. Arch of Hysteria, 1993 – polished bronze              Cell (Glass, spheres and hands) 1990-1993 Janis … Continue reading

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Site Spotlight: BookSwim

How would you feel about a Netflix for books? Sure, you could just go to the library to borrow them, but that would require so much energy. There’s always the bookstore, with plenty of comfy chairs and snacks, but really, … Continue reading

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Deal Alert: Nordstrom’s Pre-Season Sale

The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Friday, July 16  -  Sunday, August 1 In-store and Online Great chance to get the key pieces for your fall look early and at a discount.   Merch is on sale for two weeks and then marked … Continue reading

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Shop Alert: Newbury Street Update

I was back in town last week. Here are the changes I noticed on Newbury: Le Tigre is open. Since when did they become relevant again? Judi Rotenberg Gallery is closed. It’s too bad; they had some great work. And … Continue reading

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