Man Who Mistook Helmut Newton For Magritte

I’ve always been intrigued by the term “fashion victim.” As I understand it, it’s a phrase used by people who write about fashion to sneer at the people who take what they write seriously–the ones who actually buy the extremely pricey clothes the fashion writers promote.

I could be wrong; as a complete outsider to Read More

Sopranos in Manhattan, Without Reservations

Even die-hard New Jerseyans (and we’re betting that’s a pretty small group) covet New York’s culinary scene, and–no disrespect to Artie Bucco– The Sopranos don’t seem to be any different. Now that the oldest Soprano child, Meadow, has landed at Columbia University, the HBO series’ writers seem to be taking advantage of the situation to Read More

Chasing Booty With Fashion Week’s Judy … Will Bob Costas Snag George W.? … Millionaire ‘s Dumbest Gimmick Yet

Wednesday, Feb. 14

“We’ll just sort of noodle around!”

Judy Licht, a blaze of Burberry, whirled into the Kenneth Cole show in Grand Central Terminal on Monday, Feb. 12. Behind her lagged a reporter and Ms. Licht’s trusty cameraman from the Metro Channel, Orville Henry.

“Doughnuts–wanna doughnut?” she asked, pointing toward a picked-through Read More