The Public Life of Joyce Wadler

On the afternoon of May 26, The New York Times ‘ Boldface Names columnist, Joyce Wadler, arrived at

On the afternoon of May 26, The New York Times ‘ Boldface Names columnist, Joyce Wadler, arrived at Cipriani 42nd Street to cover furrier Dennis Basso’s fall fashion show, toting a leopard-printed umbrella and pen-marked leather bag. Read More

He Pelted Liza! Meet the Furrier: Dennis Basso, Quite Profundo

Did Liza really beat the crap out of her maquillaged Svengali? Does Mr. Liza seriously think he can successfully characterize himself as a victim and the emotionally fragile Ms. Minnelli as a dangerous tormentor? Craving insights into this hideous standoff, I went right to the source and called Liza’s gravelly voiced, larger-than-life, über -glamorous furrier, Read More