On March 1 the Wally Findlay Galleries in Palm Beach open a new exhibit entitled “Anne Morgan’s War: Rebuilding Devastated France, 1917-1924.” Anne Morgan was the youngest daughter of JP Morgan and led the American Committee For Devastated France, a group of society women who devoted themselves to relief work in France in the aftermath …
Month: February 2012
Tired of gaudy red-carpet coverage today but still have an Oscars appetite? Then travel back to the 1962 Oscars, when there were several great films being honored.
The back-page “snapshot” in Quest’s February wedding issue juxtaposes two royal osculations: the smooch shared by Prince Charles and Lady Diana in 1981, and the similar balcony kiss of Prince William and Kate Middleton last year. But the two couples have more in common than being heirs to the throne and enduring relentless public scrutiny. …
On this first day of Lent we pay tribute to a ’70s melodrama that is tres lent — as in “When will it end?” “Ash Wednesday” was one of Elizabeth Taylor’s cinematic low points. In it she plays a 55-year-old woman who, in an effort to save her failing marriage, goes to Switzerland to undergo …
This Thursday artist David LaChapelle will debut a new exhibit of deceptively decorative floral still-lifes entitled “Earth Laughs In Flowers.” You can see a sampling of works in the collection here. The title of the exhibition comes from a poem by Emerson in which nature mocks mankind’s arrogance. Here’s more: In “Earth Laughs In Flowers” …
Whit Stillman, the writer/director behind such the preppydämmerung classic “Metropolitan” and considered the missing link between Woody Allen and Wes Anderson, is preparing to debut his latest film, “Damsels in Distress,” which is currently making the festival rounds. The Boston Globe describes the film as a fairy-tale comedy of manners set at a fictitious New …
J. Crew has unveiled a new online cashmere shop with “18 irresistible colors you can’t find anywhere else” combined with the timeless designs with a twist that are the brand’s forte. Scroll through the shop and you’ll eventually land on a veritable color wheel with dozens of sweater choices, plus a handy care guide (including …