“So,” says Mia Fonssagrives-Solow, holding out her hand as she reveals a ring, “this is my robot.” Fonssagrives-Solow has come to the Mark Hotel’s restaurant from her nearby New York City studio where she works as a sculptor and jewelry designer, a career she has successfully enjoyed for over 50 years. She didn’t start making …
Many years ago, when she was a little girl growing up in Hong Kong, Christina J. Wang realized she had a sensitive neck. She couldn’t stand turtlenecks and especially hated the constraint of a barber’s robe. If anything was going to envelope her neck, it had to be soft. Perhaps, then, it’s no surprise that …
When Greenwich residents are asked about an exciting dining destination, most will mention Bartaco, a bright and cheerful restaurant located on the New York side of the Byram River. The former lobster shack is particularly appealing in the early evening, when the setting sun lights the outdoor patio area and seeps into the main dining …
I’ve never asked the man, but I’d be willing to bet that Ralph Lauren loves Westerns. Probably can’t get enough of ’em. Hell, some of his best collections were Western-themed. But there was a special purity to Lauren’s show this season. Like a John Ford film, Lauren’s composition was classical. He arranged the outfits, as …
It was 1982 when Alexis Bittar, a 13-year-old from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, headed to Saint Mark’s Place to sell second-hand clothing and antique jewelry. What an exciting time to be there. Dressed in a tassel jacket and blue suede Dr. Martens boots, he stumbled right into the heart of the punk rock scene, the place …
by Alex R. Travers Jonathan Cohen tilts his head slightly down, and his eyes light up. He leans forward in his seat, and sometimes a wide, brimming grin forms on his face after a declaration. His expression is somewhere between that of an excited teenager and a determined surfer, thinking maybe—just maybe—if he could catch …
One of his favorite spots is in front of the fireplace. Here, he’s as “happy as a clown.” On interior designer Juan Pablo Molyneux’s château at Pouy-sur-Vannes, in north-central France, there are a few buildings. The main residence—protected by four round turrets at each corner and surrounded by a moat—is where he lives. Outside, there …