Watches can chronicle the 20th century, an era that was eventful for a host of reasons—especially in terms of advances in technology. Nicholas Foulkes, through The Impossible Collection of Watches, selects the ones that punctuated the period. This season, historian Nicholas Foulkes presents The Impossible Collection of Watches (Assouline), a record of the 100 watches …
by Alex Hitz Whenever Nan and Tommy Kempner were in town, Sunday nights were super-special occasions. Unlike the more formal seated lunches and dinners for 12 to 18 during the week, these Sunday parties were blockbuster sit-all-over-the-apartment buffet suppers for 30 to 120 guests, several times a month. The phone would ring and there was …
If you love looking at stunning New York interiors, then Living in Style New York, a new book edited by Vanessa Weiner von Bismark, is the book for you. Browsing through the pages of this volume, you’ll get a chance to glimpse the luxurious and imaginative rooms normally hidden from public view. Whether it’s aspiration …