Whoever said N.Y.U. was full of scruffy, coffee-shop vigilantes may need to update their aesthetic databases. After all, Greenwich Village is no longer a haven for the budding Walt Whitmans and Romany Maries of yesteryear. Nay, the Manhattan neighborhood that houses a growing population of hedge-funders and well-heeled fashionistas is also home to a blossoming set of likeminded youngsters. Natch! Case in point: Chloe, a 22-year-old N.Y.U. student.  read more »

Our fellow blog, The Culture Czar, reported earlier today that the storied Gucci dynasty will be the subject of a new film by blood-and-guts director Ridley Scott. (Yes, the same guy who made Gladiator and G.I. Jane.) What’s more, as Fashionista reminded us this afternoon, Mr. Scott is not altogether ill-prepared to take on such a stylish subject, however much blood gets spilled. He shot a short for Prada last winter, in which Canadian model Daria Werbowy dons several archived outfits made by the Italian clothier. Apparently, the theme of the mini-film came from a poem the director’s daughter, Jordan, stumbled across. We’re on pins and needles to see if Mr. Ford will be played by Blow Out’s Jonathan Antin or Entourage’s Jeremy Piven.  read more »

We started off our trip in Positano on the Amalfi Coast. This city is just dripping with chic and charm. When you go, bring Jackie O sunglasses, some sexy Prada slip-on walking shoes and the biggest memory chip you can find for your digital camera, because around every corner are some of the most stunning, spectacular views I've every laid my peepers on. The beach there looks pretty from afar, but its actually fairly rocky and not so glam. We spent $20 Euros to get ourselves some lounge chairs one day and after about 45 minutes, both of us were bored out of our minds and sick of looking at the parade of women walking by who were wearing bikinis and really should NOT be wearing bikinis. We took day trips to Capri (which believe it or not was even more chic than Positano and Ravello) and really lived it up like the Glitterati.  read more »

Ms. Bilton reports that the last time she came to New York, it was on the Concorde, with a suite at the Four Seasons. But at the behest of a gang of Buddhists, and some unnamed TV crew, she returned earlier this year to spend four days as a homeless person.

· Long synagogue services on the Lower East Side are improved by water bottles full of vodka. · It feels better to smoke butts from the gutter than it does to ask fresh ones of passers-by. · Bryant Park has great public bathrooms! · People don't seem to notice the homeless. They walk right by them! · The Staten Island Ferry is warm--and free! · Stupid people begin cycling on the Hudson River park paths well before dawn. · The Mercer Hotel doormen, shockingly, don't admit homeless people.