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The holiday season always seems like a good time to spend some time with sassy grande dame Elsie de Wolfe, who, sixty years after her death, remains one of America's most influential interior designers.
Her ingenuity went far beyond...
(49) Comments | Posted February 6, 2011 | 2:00 PM
They say it's the thought behind the gift that counts, but we all know that's not entirely true.
Valentine's Day is just around the corner - and many of us are cringing. Too many times over the years, we've been given -- or have given -- corny or perfunctory gifts,...
(38) Comments | Posted January 19, 2011 | 11:52 AM
Editor's Note: Lesley Blume's piece below originally ran on the occasion of the Obamas' first White House state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, for which Marcus Samuelsson was the guest chef. Rick Bayless guest-cheffed their second state dinner for Mexican President Felipe Calderon. (View Samuelsson's state dinner...
(16) Comments | Posted December 28, 2010 | 4:40 AM
With special thanks to Kathryn Sumner, British Parlor Game Expert and Muse.
Last night, while snowbound by the massive blizzard that engulfed New York City, I watched Out of Africa, hoping to squeeze some warmth from the sultry African landscapes on the screen.
One evocative scene depicts a 1919 New...
(260) Comments | Posted December 16, 2010 | 11:03 AM
First Lady Michelle Obama's support of the American fashion industry seems to know no bounds. First she showed us fashion's future by wearing dresses by American up-and-comers Jason Wu, Maria Pinto, and Thakoon Panichgul -- and now she is giving us a glimpse into our nation's fashion history.
...(34) Comments | Posted December 6, 2010 | 7:17 AM
In 2007, I launched on this site a column called Lets' Bring Back -- which has since celebrated hundreds of forgotten-yet-delightful fashions, pastimes, objects, and personalities.
From zeppelins to sealing wax, from turbans to typewriters, from Auntie Mame to the Ziegfeld Follies, Let's Bring Back has covered a...
(722) Comments | Posted November 6, 2010 | 8:51 AM
In 2007, I launched on this site a column called Lets' Bring Back -- which has since celebrated hundreds of forgotten-yet-delightful fashions, pastimes, objects, and personalities.
From zeppelins to sealing wax, from turbans to typewriters, from Auntie Mame to the Ziegfeld Follies, Let's Bring Back has covered a...
(26) Comments | Posted November 1, 2010 | 1:36 PM
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In 2007, I launched on this site a column called Lets' Bring Back -- which has, over the past three years, celebrated hundreds of forgotten-yet-delightful fashions, pastimes, objects, and personalities.
(49) Comments | Posted October 31, 2010 | 11:00 AM
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In 2007, we launched on this site a column called Lets' Bring Back -- which has, over the past three years, celebrated hundreds of forgotten-yet-delightful fashions, pastimes, objects, and personalities.
On November 1, 2010, Let's Bring Back will make its debut...
(54) Comments | Posted October 30, 2010 | 9:52 AM
*Scroll down for the complete slideshow from LIFE.com*
In 2007, we launched on this site a column called Lets' Bring Back -- which has, over the past three years, celebrated hundreds of forgotten-yet-delightful fashions, pastimes, objects, and personalities.
On November 1, 2010, Let's Bring Back...
(12) Comments | Posted October 28, 2010 | 12:02 PM
In 2007, we launched on this site a column called Lets' Bring Back -- which has, over the past three years, celebrated hundreds of forgotten-yet-delightful fashions, pastimes, objects, and personalities.
On November 1, 2010, Let's Bring Back will make its debut as a book -- and in...
(21) Comments | Posted October 26, 2010 | 12:56 PM
In 2007, we launched on this site a column called Lets' Bring Back -- which has, over the past three years, celebrated hundreds of forgotten-yet-delightful fashions, pastimes, objects, and personalities.
On November 1, 2010, Let's Bring Back will make its debut as a book -- and in...
(116) Comments | Posted October 25, 2010 | 11:31 AM
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In 2007, we launched on this site a column called Lets' Bring Back -- which has, over the past three years, celebrated hundreds of forgotten-yet-delightful fashions, pastimes, objects, and personalities....
(127) Comments | Posted October 23, 2010 | 9:00 AM
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In 2007, we launched on this site a column called Lets' Bring Back -- which has, over the past three years, celebrated hundreds of forgotten-yet-delightful fashions, pastimes, objects, and personalities.
On November 1, 2010, Let's Bring Back will make...
(11) Comments | Posted October 21, 2010 | 9:50 AM
*Scroll down for the full slideshow of images from LIFE.com*
In 2007, we launched on this site a column called Lets' Bring Back -- which has, over the past three years, celebrated hundreds of forgotten-yet-delightful fashions, pastimes, objects, and personalities.
On November 1, 2010, Let's...
(20) Comments | Posted October 19, 2010 | 11:23 AM
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In 2007, we launched on this site a column called Lets' Bring Back -- which has, over the past three years, celebrated hundreds of forgotten-yet-delightful fashions, pastimes, objects, and personalities.
On November 1, 2010, Let's Bring Back will make its debut...
(196) Comments | Posted October 16, 2010 | 9:12 AM
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In 2007, we launched on this site a column called Lets' Bring Back -- which has, over the past three years, celebrated hundreds of forgotten-yet-delightful fashions, pastimes, objects, and personalities.
Let's Bring Back's readers have traveled to a world in which Marilyn...
(9) Comments | Posted September 24, 2010 | 11:03 AM
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These days, there are few events for which New Yorkers truly dress up. The annual Costume Institute Gala -- co-hosted by Vogue -- is one of them. Opening night at the Metropolitan Opera is another.
I'd argue that the third fete in that...
(1) Comments | Posted September 16, 2010 | 11:10 AM
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If I were Tory Burch, I'd be a touch miffed at Marc Jacobs: after all, the 1970s is her thing, and has been for quite a while. After all, her signature 70s-ish tunic -- très Babe Paley -- made her famous, along...
(10) Comments | Posted September 13, 2010 | 10:08 AM
The first time I saw a Lipstick Queen display, I didn't know whether it was marketing lipstick or tarot cards.
I held up one of the packages and examined it: on the cover, a naked woman (Eve?) stood in a magical, upside-down garden, a snake coiling up a tree...
(1) Comments | Posted December 20, 2011 | 1:44 PM