The Conversation

Fashion Forward

Gothic Punk Lolita and Forest Girl might sound like characters out of a Twilight novel by Nabokov, but they’re actually stars of a museum exhibition. The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s next elaborate show salutes groundbreaking Japanese fashion, from the 1980s to the present. About 100 outfits will go on view in the Read More

Sarah Palin’s “Funny Shoes” Are at the FIT Museum

At the summer party for Couture Council of the Museum at FIT at the home of interior designer Charlotte Moss on the Upper East Side on Wednesday, August 5, Valerie Steele, the museum’s director, was giddy about the various exhibits coming up. There is the Isabel Toledo exhibit that includes the dress Michelle Obama wore Read More

The New Yorkerator

Red, White and Kosher

Unlike the situation in most department stores, where a free sample of Kiehl’s lip balm or a spritz of Chanel No. 5 is a lavish tease, savvy wine retailers know that generosity is the fastest way to make a sale. Tribeca’s Chambers Street Wines offers a gratis selection of varietals every Read More