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Designer-jeans parties offer a fun ladies’ night of bargain shopping… But the increasingly popular parties can be hot spots for counterfeits… On a recent Saturday night, Lauren Keizer-Nathan and a bunch of girlfriends gathered at their friend’s New York City apartment to drink some wine and drop their pants-in the name of fashion and a […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco artist Clark Sorensen creates fully functioning flower-shaped urinals that can be plumbed and used in a bathroom… His “Nature Calls” series is a line of one-of-a-kind, hand-made, porcelain fixtures. Five years ago, standing over a urinal in his office restroom, Clark Sorensen found his porcelain muse. “I kept thinking, here’s something that we […]
Continue ReadingMany unexpected items, as well as the ever-popular baby shoe, go into the bronzing vat and emerge as mementos and corporate awards. What do a lobster tail, a loaf of rock-hard bread and a piece of a man’s rib cage have in common? All have been coated in bronze and buffed to a high sheen, […]
Continue ReadingRestaurants are taking seasonal dining to a new level, changing the interior design, flower arrangements and menu to match the season… This fall, Park Avenue Restaurant, on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, closed its doors for a three-day whirlwind of renovations: a new menu, a new facade, new interior design-a new restaurant, in fact, called Park […]
Continue ReadingWill knitting mavens be willing to sacrifice beloved shades and textures in order to save the planet? Yarn manufacturing is toxic and can be highly destructive to the environment. A number of companies have responded with all-natural, eco-friendly yarns. After the September 11 terrorist attacks, Jonelle Raffino found herself suddenly out of work. So did […]
Continue ReadingYoung adults may pay their bills and hold down jobs, but many of them party like the children they’d still like to be… Green cups were strewn all around. Pretzels were crunched into the wood floor. An intoxicated Kermit the Frog lounged on a futon. Had someone spiked the bug juice? Was Miss Piggy out […]
Continue ReadingCutting-edge fashions aren’t the only thing being created by independent designers in New York… These designers are teaming up in cooperatives and working together toward one goal: launching their careers. The Dressing Room, on New York’s Lower East Side, is hardly a typical urban hot spot. Sure, its bar has mood lighting, antique mirrors and […]
Continue ReadingA new generation of cocktail lovers is rediscovering a forgotten Prohibition-era liqueur… It may be found at the bottom of a manhattan, but the maraschino cherry has a decidedly less urbane reputation. To American ears, “maraschino” calls to mind the glowing red fruit garnishing ice cream sundaes and Shirley Temples. But in the first half […]
Continue ReadingHot restaurants have a new way to lure patrons: the rock-star table… To get a table at Blue Ribbon Restaurant in New York City’s Soho neighborhood, one must wade through the crowd at the seven-seat bar to the host standing guard in front of a huge round booth in the middle of the room. The […]
Continue ReadingFlip-flops are a hot fashion trend, but dozens of schools across the country are banning the footwear because they consider them a danger… Students, of course, beg to differ. Like most of her friends, Carah Depeter, 17, slips on a pair of flip-flops when she goes, well, everywhere. “They’re so easy and comfortable,” said Depeter, […]
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