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She’s a Chic Organic Swede!

Top-notch: Neiman Marcus has discovered indie designer Helena Fredriksson.
Melanie Flood
Top-notch: Neiman Marcus has discovered indie designer Helena Fredriksson.

On the evening of Monday, Feb.  read more »

Our Gilded Youth in Crisis! Ennui and Grade-Grubbing

Alexandra Robbins, already nostalgic at a tender age.
Dave Robbins
Alexandra Robbins, already nostalgic at a tender age.

The Overachievers, by Alexandra Robbins. Hyperion, 439 pages, $24.95.    read more »

Broadway's Golden Girls

If Bea Arthur and Elaine Stritch are on my mind these days, it'sbecause I've seen them twice and tho  read more »

Oscar de la Renta, Social Emperor of New York

Sitting at his cream-colored desk inside a halo of luminous office white, Oscar de la Renta held for  read more »

Her Majesty's Craftsman Nephew Hits Pay Dirt in the New World

In a city of trendy restaurants larded with piercing decibels and fussy ingredients, a great locus o  read more »

Welcome to Christmas '86, The Sequel

Yes, it's the middle of December again: that time when we sit down and ruminate on the state of rela  read more »