Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Style

Fashion Review

Designers Anonymous

Thom Browne took on a fox-hunting theme for Moncler.
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Thom Browne took on a fox-hunting theme for Moncler.

In the Milanese men’s shows, designers discovered the appeal of being low-key and almost self-deflecting.

On the Runway Blog

Michelle Obama's Signals in a Red Dress

Michelle Obama's gown for the state dinner for President Hu Jintao of China sent out a number of signals. Fortunately, they were not mixed.

Up Close

Nice-Guy Bloggers Needn’t Finish Last

Jared Eng of Just Jared spares celebrities the poison pen.

Convertible Clothing Is a New Twist for the Cost-Conscious

One way to stretch your clothing budget: outfits as multifunctional as a Swiss Army knife.

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Milan Men’s Fashion: A Low-Key Approach

Suddenly, blending into a crowd looks pretty desirable.

Scene City: ‘Skins’ Party

In a stadium-size warehouse along the West Side Highway near Houston Street, a “Skins”-style rave was in progress.

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The fireplace, once a point of pride, is now seen as an environmental hazard.

Home Tech

Universal Remotes: Not Remotely Possible

Tests of many universal remotes — cheap ones, expensive ones — reveal not much good news to report.

Domestic Lives

Secret Spaces, Far From Strife

Finding refuge from the outside world, and from parents, in a tree, under the earth, in a tomb.

Q&A;

Joan and Melissa Rivers

The comedian and her daughter talked about living together and their new reality TV show, “Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?”

Multimedia
In Austria, an Artist's Home in a Police Station

Nives Widauer spent five months renovating her apartment in a 19th-century Austrian mansion that now houses the police.

Shopping With Suzanne Tick

The New York textile designer shopped for woven goods, hoping to find unusual techniques and creations.

Sham, one of Barbara Laino’s cats, with the fresh food Ms. Laino prepares for her at her organic farm in Warwick, N.Y.
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Sham, one of Barbara Laino’s cats, with the fresh food Ms. Laino prepares for her at her organic farm in Warwick, N.Y.

More owners are making home-cooked food for their pets, replacing mystery meat with pasture-raised chicken necks and giblets.

Wines of The Times

Toasting a Vintage, With Few Quibbles

A wine panel tasted 20 bottles of the 2008 vintage for Oregon pinot noir and found them to be consistently superb.

Restaurant Review

Lyon

Serving Lyonnaise cuisine in a beautiful wooden room, a restaurant in Greenwich Village is in need of a signature dish.

City Inspections Reveal New A-List for Restaurants

Some notable high-end restaurants are taking a back seat to small joints when it comes to earning a top grade in the Department of Health’s grading system.

Recipes for Pancakes, Sweet and Savory

Cardamom, oatmeal, ricotta, zucchini, carrot — what you can add to the batter for delicious, and unique, pancakes.

Lyon

Photos of the restaurant Lyon in Greenwich Village, which Sam Sifton reviews this week.

For the ceremony, the bride, with sling removed, showed no signs of the mishap that had left her with a broken left elbow two days earlier.
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For the ceremony, the bride, with sling removed, showed no signs of the mishap that had left her with a broken left elbow two days earlier.

Their love blossomed through e-mail, then stumbled through classic romantic comedy obstacles, above all her reluctance to give up her independence.

Genevieve Sheehan and Troy Meyer

For this couple — both devoted fans of “Jeopardy!” — trivia is all relative.

Megan Argie and Mathew Cox

On their first meeting, the bridegroom gave the bride a birthday hug, which she did not mind at all.

Emily Rubinstein and Igor Zilberman

The bride is an epidemiologist, and the bridegroom is a neurologist.

Vows

Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly

The couple's relationship was not a whirlwind romance. But after being friends for a time and enduring a long-distance courtship, Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly knew they wanted to spend their lives together.

Field Notes

On Groupon, a Proposal Sealed With a Click

For a Cincinnati couple, the social buying site Groupon offered more than just deals on Wednesday: it was the virtual site of their engagement.

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Vows: Patience & Sam

Sam and Patience attended high school together but shared only hellos, one dance and a photograph that Sam kept for 25 years. When he joined Facebook, he remembered the photo and reconnected.

T Magazine

Poparazzi | Carpet Diem

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In the cosseted world of celebrity journalism, the awards-show red carpet is trench warfare.

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Hue and Cry | Pamela Love

The jewelry designer's first pre-fall collection features a tribal spike cuff in turquoise.

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Artifacts | Doting on Dots: Jennifer Bartlett's 'Recitative'

Jennifer Bartlett creates an evolving narrative of relationships between color, shape and line in her latest work at the Pace Gallery.

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Best in the (North)West: Kornblatt's Deli, Portland

Here's where to get your New York deli fix while in Oregon.

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Vain Glorious | A Flawless Entrance

One product guaranteed to grace the red carpet this season: Clarins Instant Smooth Line Correcting Concentrate.

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Just One Look | Pucci Pre-Fall Collection

Peter Dundas of Pucci seemed to have the most fun - and the most success - with tie-dye.

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Northern Star | Montreal

With its perennially happening night life and laissez-faire attitude, the Paris of the North is usually thought of as a party city, but it does have its quieter pockets.

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Just One Look | Derek Lam Pre-Fall Collection

We chose a shirt dress that will weather the transition from summer to fall or even see you clear through to December.

The Moment
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Artifacts | The Veil Lifts

The provocative design of the Broad Museum in Los Angeles came to light in a press conference last week.

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Look of the Moment | The Color Purple

Carey Mulligan is pretty in plum at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards gala.

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Space Capsule

Rabanne's ubiquitous chain mail returns, in the form of a bag.

FABULOUS DEAD PEOPLE

Fabulous Dead People | Beverley Nichols

A look at the most amusing garden writer of all times.

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Gift Horse

The Turkish jeweler Sevan Bicakci was motivated by both myth and hard reality when making his one-of-a-kind pair of sterling, 24-karat gold and diamond earrings.

ASKED AND ANSWERED

Asked & Answered | Mandy Coon

Fashion and film collide in the designer Mandy Coon's latest project.

MILAN FASHION WEEK

Milan Fashion Week | Modelspotting

Here are some of the rising boys we’ll be looking out for this show season.

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