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The Socialite Rankers Speak
Our new besties over at SocialiteRank were kind enough to give The Transom's Spencer Morgan an e-mail interview, even after the piece in today's Observer. In it, the super-secretive, nameless SR Team spread open their Chanel blogging robe(s) a few inches. What lies beneath is at once tender and beastly, insightful and well-groomed. Also, they have housekeepers!
The Q&A is reprinted in its entirety below. read more »
Countdown to Bliss

Melanie Flood
It feels so Reich! East German banker Claudia Reich nestles with Texan Army-private-turned-screenwriter Monty C. Floyd at the Plaza Ath
Monty C. Floyd and Claudia Reich
Met: January 2002
Engaged: Jan. 22, 2006
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Krens Relinquishes The Ramps! Ms. Dennison To Feed Starved Gugg
Thomas Krens’ 17-year reign as director of the Solomon R. read more »
Eight-Day Week
Wednesday 3rdFolk it over! read more »
Cuckoo for Coco (Chanel)? Not I, Full of French Fatigue
Why, oh why, are we so enamored of French women? read more »
I'm a Fashion Victim-Literally! Size-Two Crook Pulls a Hamptons Heist
I am a sucker for any accessory or garment of the moment, always the first name on a waiting list fo read more »
I'm a Fashion Victim—Literally! Size-Two Crook Pulls a Hamptons Heist
I am a sucker for any accessory or garment of the moment, always the first name on a waiting list fo read more »
Park Avenue Ladies Long for ‘It' Bag— What Does It All Mean?
The ladies of Park Avenue have a big problem. Yes, they can't help it. read more »
Park Avenue Ladies Long for 'It' Bag- What Does It All Mean?
The ladies of Park Avenue have a big problem. Yes, they can't help it. read more »
Two Kids? So Bourgeois! The New Rule of Three
Navigating the social riptides of Manhattan used to be simple. read more »
May 4, 2005 – May 11, 2005
Wednesday 4thSome more things we're just not on board with: the warmed-over meat loaf that is the ne read more »
Costume Drama
On the evening of Monday, May 2, as rain pelted down from the sky (as has been its wont in prior yea read more »
Two Different Hats: Bashful Society Belle, Brash Fan of Brooklyn
For the past several years, my mother and her friends have invited me to the annual Frederick Law Ol read more »
My Chanel Suit: Nipped, Tucked-Bon Jour, Lefty Couture?
During the 2004 election coverage, I repeatedly cringed at the unflattering ensembles I saw woman po read more »
Crime Blotter
Mom Delivers Baby,Stork Snatches Purse
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Power Punk: Amanda Brooks
Tuleh's sunny creative director loves getting dressed! Our Ms. Brooks! read more »
Toodle-oo to Bohos (Phew!): 10 Snappy Fall Finds
"My shoppin' demons are hoppin'," said Tammy Faye Messner once, referring to the recklessly acquisit read more »
Retailers Chase Hightailers: Fleece Is Very In This Fall
"Mopping," "boosting," "pulling a Winona"-call it what you will, shoplifting has become the new hot read more »
The World According to Karl: Audacity Über Alles
"I don't like skinny people. I think it's very démodé." -Karl Lagerfeld, 1977.
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Meet the Soul of Anna Nicole
Are you a dove or a hawk? Do you support the Anna Nicole Show or do you want to see her overthrown? read more »
The Crime Blotter
A Meaningful Glance- And the Jig Is UpThe members of the 19th Precinct Grand Larceny Squad experienc read more »
The Met Gives In: Nasties Climb Stairs for Jackie O .
We spent last week in Kraków, a fine city, but not a placeone can reasonably expect to keep absolut read more »
Eight Day Week
Wednesday 18thLotus entertain you! read more »
Eight Day Week
Wednesday 18thLotus entertain you! read more »
Rigor Mortimer's: Air Kisses and Soufflé at Orsay
Glenn Bernbaum must be rolling over in his grave. read more »
The Bidding, the Buying, the Bedroom
Your diarist is filing this dispatch under duress. I am surrounded by chaos. read more »
Phyllis Stine Copes With the Paris Heat Wave
July 17. Dear Diary: C'est moi , Phyllis Stine. C'est moi . Where was I? read more »
Phyllis Stine's Diary
J uly 14 : Morning, I think. C'est moi , dear diary, c'est moi : Phyllis Stine. So confused. read more »
Enjoy Fred's Wonderful Pizza, Then Forget the Dressing Rooms
"Check out the women at table 22. read more »
Enjoy Fred's Wonderful Pizza, Then Forget the Dressing Rooms
I didn't have to look far. read more »
Chic and Understated Destinée Dazzles the Eye and the Palate
I did a terrible thing this morning," said M. read more »
Phyllis Stine Gets Bitten by Paris
Jan. 17: Dear Diary. C'est moi . Phyllis Stine redux in Paris, France. read more »
At Mortimer's With Carrie Donovan, the Old Navy Lady
From the oversized frames of her eyeglasses to her roaring pronouncements, the heroic fashion editor read more »












