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Before she was a special assistant to the&President of the United States, advising him on everything from climate change to bombing Syria, before she was married to Jared Kushner and had three children, a then-single, 24-year-old&Ivanka Trump talked to The Palm Beach Post about her childhood memories of&Mar-A-Lago and what she liked to do in Palm Beach. Some excerpts: Favorite watering...
Aleese Kopf, Daily News Staff Writer
Iconic Lilly Pulitzer prints will always be synonymous with Palm Beach fashion. Today, on the first day of summer, the staple island resortwear brand is celebrating #NationalWearYourLillyDay. Are you wearing Lilly? If so, share your pictures. And in honor of the day, here&s a bit of information on Lilly Pulitzer&s history on the island: Palm Beachers have been wearing the colorful prints...
Aleese Kopf, Daily News Staff Writer
There&s no better time than the off-season to find great deals on Worth Avenue. The&Worth Avenue Association recently launched its&&Worth the Drive& campaign with discounts for dining, shopping, sleeping and pampering starting Thursday. Promotions run June 15 to Aug. 15 and are meant to drum up foot traffic on the street during the slower off-season and summer months. Select...
Aleese Kopf, Daily News Staff Writer
Luxury fashion brand Michael Kors plans to close more than 100 stores over the next two years, the company announced Wednesday. It&s unclear whether the brand will shutter its Worth Avenue store in Palm Beach. The company&s news release did not mention locations and a spokeswoman said the brand has not disclosed information on specific store closures. A store manager at the island boutique...
Aleese Kopf, Daily News Staff Writer
A longtime Palm Beach hairstylist is relaunching his island salon with a new name and a new space. Edward Fleming, owner and operator of Edward&s Beauty Salon, is renaming the business Edward Fleming Salon and moving about 200 feet from a space in the&Royal Poinciana Plaza to the second floor of the Slat House. The new address is 50 Cocoanut Row, Suite 212. The salon opened Friday. Fleming...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
A leisurely look at fashions by Zac Posen highlighted a sip &n& shop reception to benefit the Foundation for Women&s Cultural and Economic Literacy. The event took place April 19 at the Brooks Brothers store on Worth Avenue. Shiny Shots: Foundation reception at Brooks Brothers The afternoon included cocktails, hors d&oeuvres and a look at the spring/summer 2017 women&rsquo...
Aleese Kopf, Daily News Staff Writer
The Royal Poinciana Plaza recently announced seven new brands that plan to join the historic shopping center this fall. Representatives for the recently&renovated plaza say the &carefully selected mix& of new businesses will bring the property to 80 percent leased. They aim to reinvigorate the 180,000-square-foot, open-air plaza as &an oasis& of fashion, food, entertainment...
Aleese Kopf, Daily News Staff Writer
Billionaire New York developer and part-time Palm Beacher Charles Cohen has added a luxury British footwear company to his list of businesses. Cohen&recently acquired designer men&s shoes brand Harrys of London. As chairman of the company, Cohen said in a release that he plans to lead a global growth strategy for the brand. Cohen, an award-winning film producer, has been active in the West...
Aleese Kopf, Daily News Staff Writer
Although fashion icon Tommy Hilfiger only just made his Palm Beacher status official, he&s had ties to the island for decades. The designer is good friends with resident Bob Wright, CEO of the Palm Beach Civic Association and former president and CEO of NBC. Hilfiger and his handbag-designer wife, Dee Ocleppo, are on the board of Autism Speaks, the organization that Wright co-founded with his...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Is Capri part of your summer travel plans? If so, the spring-summer collection from&Mario Romano Capri will have you dressing like a native. Linens and cashmeres in uncomplicated, simple cuts come in easy-to-mix neutrals with a few sunny hues & papaya, azure & tossed in the mix. Designs are classic and manufactured in small batches to ensure quality control. The&Mario Romano...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
On Friday,Louis Vuitton unveiled the products of its latest art collaboration, this time with contemporary artist/balloon dog guy&Jeff Koons. For the new collection of bags and accessories, Koons replicates masterpieces from Da Vinci, Titian, Rubens, Fragonard and Van Gogh on to classic Vuitton handbags. Elements from this new monogram have been crafted by Louis Vuitton in metal and placed on...
Aleese Kopf
Worth Avenue&s second-oldest retailer is closing after more than nine decades on the island. Cartier is closing its Palm Beach boutique today, as listed on its website. The luxury French jewelry and watchmaking house opened on the island in 1924. The boutique at 214 Worth Ave. has gone through a few&renovations over the years but remained a staple. The island store was the&company&rsquo...
Over the past century, Cartier clients have included America&s first decorator, well-known royals, an untalented opera singer and several goddesses of the silver screen. Decorative arts historian John Francisco Andreu gave an overview of 20 of what he called these &extraordinary women& during a March 3 presentation at The Society of the Four Arts. &Since 1847, the Cartier name...
Debbie K. Sloane has taken over the management duties at Cartier&s Palm Beach branch, the second-oldest Avenue retailer, opening in 1924 just a few months after Kassatly&s debuted. The store also stands out as Cartier&s first branch outside of Manhattan. The Palm Beach branch is one of the firm&s largest outlets in the United States, Sloane said. Sloane, 35, comes to the island...
Two jewelers of international note, and with island stores to boot, Cartier and Bulgari are marking major milestones this year. Cartier is celebrating its 100th year in the United States. Pierre Cartier launched the jewelry company on New York&s Fifth Avenue in 1909. Cartier&s presence in Palm Beach began a few years later, in 1924. In fact, Palm Beach was the company&s second location...
The dollar may be in a spiral but European luxury retailers are bullish on the American market, especially when it comes to investing their valuable euros in places such as Palm Beach where affluent shoppers are key protagonists in their ongoing success stories. Two major Paris-based companies, Cartier and Chanel, have recently completed renovations to their Worth Avenue boutiques, both of which are...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
It&s not for nothing that May and October are called &shoulder season.& Year-round Palm Beachers know that&s it&s plenty balmy here, but for those who start the annual northward migration in April and May, the northern nights can still be a bit chilly, but not cold enough for a bulky coat. St. John&s fall collection has just the thing for those spring and early...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Most people think Jackie Rogers is a designer. But she thinks of herself as a fabricator. Or, perhaps, a textile architect. As Coco Chanel&s model-turned-apprentice, Rogers said, &I learned that fashion doesn&t start with design. Everything comes from fabrication.& Seeing as how she&s celebrating the 40th anniversary of her brand, her toss-the-fabric-on-the-mannequin-and-let-it-settle...
Carleton Varney
Maps remain a big decorating plus, even in an era when digital GPS mapping systems often have relegated paper versions to gather dust in the car&s glove box. But as I travel around the world these days, I find that maps & where they chart land or sea & are finding their way onto fabrics, wallpapers and ceilings, as well as coffee tables and end tables. Last weekend, friends and I...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Worth Avenue&s purveyor of Italian linen apparel,&120% Lino, is already in summer-on-the-Med mode. Its new collection offers stylish looks perfect for warm weather, including peasant-style blouses and dresses with necklines that can be worn on or off the shoulders, and lots of easy, over-the-head-and-you&re-dressed shifts and tunics with trendy ethnic touches and luxury details. Jet-set...
Tiffany Kurpil holds her dog Coal while chatting with Rasheen Riley during the&Jackie Rogers benefit for&A Second Chance Dog & Kittens Rescue on Friday in Via Amore. Kurpil is an employee at Jackie Rogers. The event included Rogers& photography exhibit and the grand opening of The Gallery Next to Jackie Rogers.
Aleese Kopf, Daily News Staff Writer
Shoppers can find luxury handbags up and down Worth Avenue, but a new shop aims to offer something special. &We specialize in mainly Hermes and Chanel, but the rare and unusual within those brands,& said Virgil Rogers, owner of Only Authentics at 325 Worth Ave. in Via DeMario. Rogers collects and re-sells vintage bags that he buys from clients, many of whom he said live on the island....
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
A spring fashion presentation by&Manolo Blahnik highlighted the Palm Beach luncheon to benefit the&YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund. Iris Apfel was honorary chairwoman of the event, which took place March 9 at Neiman Marcus. The afternoon began with a reception, followed by a seated luncheon and the fashion show, featuring a personal appearance by&George Malkemus, president of Manolo Blahnik...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
When you hear &Naeem Khan,& you don&t usually think &Halston,& but a look at his spring-summer 2017 pieces might change your mind. And that&s what he intended. The designer dedicated the SS17&collection to his early mentor, who apparently left an imprint on his young prot&g&. Five standouts from both the spring-summer and resort collections were...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Expect more buzz & literally & at&Mary Mahoney this week, when renowned crystal designer&William Yeoward comes to visit. On Thursday, Yeoward will be welcomed with an in-store cocktail reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. On Friday, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., a Coffee & Mimosas event will include Yeoward&s presentations on ideas for the perfect table and creating flower arrangements...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
It&s always nice when the kids have a job. But when it&s a job they love, and the next generation joins, it&s not just a job. It&s a dynasty. So it is with&Terry Allen Kramer, who opened her home for a cocktail reception to introduce&Toni & Chloe, a jewelry design business launched by her daughter and granddaughter,&Toni and Chloe Goutal. The line features high-end...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
A relaxed shopping experience & yes, there is such a thing & highlighted a reception for the&Alzheimer&s Drug Discovery Foundation. The Sip & Shop evening took place Feb. 23 at the&J McLaughlin store on Worth Avenue. Nancy Goodes hosted the reception, which included cocktails, hors d&oeuvres, music and a preview of the spring and summer collection. More than 50 people...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
There&s plenty of pillow talk at&Mary Mahoney. The Worth Avenue home and interior store will welcome author and textile expert&Rebecca Vizard for a book signing of her&Once Upon A Pillow: A Story of Home Design and Exquisite Textiles. The book signing will take place from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the store, 336 Worth Ave. The book signing is in conjunction with Vizard&rsquo...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
WHERE you&ll go The Preservation Foundation&s annual dinner dance tonight at The Breakers. Karin Luter is chairwoman for the event, the theme of which traditionally remains a secret until the doors to the Venetian Ballroom open. But we&ll give you a hint: aquavit. What you&ll WEAR From Jenny Packham&s SS2017 collection, an &off-the-shoulder& (take a closer...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Contrary to popular lore, most women in Palm Beach do not live by the wear-it-three-times-and-give-it-away evening-gown rule. But there are some guidelines. * It&s OK to have a have a particular gown worn exclusively for a specific annual gala. The &Red Cross dress,& for instance, or the &Preservation dress.& And it&s OK to wear the dress several times. * A ball...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
WHERE you&ll go Cleveland Clinic Florida&s annual gala, which will be held Saturday night at The Mar-a-Lago Club. Mickey Beyer, Diann Scaravilli and K.K. Sullivan are chairwomen for the night, which has a theme of &Reflections of Versailles.& Patrick Park and Sydell Miller are honorary chairman and honorary chairwoman. The black-tie event is by invitation only. What you&rsquo...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Left, right, left & It&s all about the feet this week as two Worth Avenue footwear purveyors introduced new models. To celebrate the Dow&s 20,000 achievement, Stubbs & Wootton is going all about the Benjamins with its limited-edition Wall Street line. Among the offerings is &Market,& a slipper featuring an array of currency symbols embroidered on black velvet, with matching...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Dennis Basso has a case of the blues. And the grays. And the silvery whites. The fashion designer/furrier&s spring 2017 collection was on the runway as part of the Eclipse Luncheon and fashion show. The 18th annual event, a benefit for the&Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation, took place Feb. 6 at The Breakers. Basso knows his customer. The show comprised mostly evening and cocktail wear...
Jane Fetterly, Special to the Daily News
Sacred Heart School started the new year with fun and flare at a tea party at the&Four Seasons Resort. Principal Candace Tamposi, residents&Carla Cove and Priscilla Schmeelk&and Frankie Stevens of Gulf Stream welcomed 100 guests, many wearing hats, on Jan. 24. Kindergarteners from the Lake Worth school sang A Pocketful of Miracles. Guests mingled with students and bid on the silent...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Nonagenarian fashion icon and Palm Beach winter resident Iris Apfel is off on another adventure this summer. The 95-year-old will be the featured guest on a fashion-themed cruise aboard the Queen Mary 2. The cruise departs Southampton, England, on Aug. 31 and includes runway shows, other fashion world guests such as Julien Macdonald, Gail Sackloff, historian Colin McDowell, and a Q-and-A hosted by...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Decorating a home is a bit like picking a spouse: Once you&ve decided on something, you&re pretty much stuck with it. Until now. The full collection of Tinge Daily, which describes itself as &home decor without the commitment,& is available at C. Orrico. The concept is remarkably simple, and not unlike the &SwitchFlop& (which allowed the wearer to change the look...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Leave it to Carolina Herrera to make denim and gingham glamorous. The stalwart of American women&s fashion showed her spring 2017 collection at the Flagler Museum on Jan. 20 at the annual Hospice Evening 2017. It was a study in black and white & a perfect match for the black-and-white color scheme of the gala & with a sprinkling of peach, pink and nude as an homage to spring. Then...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
The Kravis Center&s 25th Anniversary Gala cocktail reception,&Night of Stars performance and post-show black- starting at 6 p.m. Saturday night at the Kravis Center. Monika Preston and Kathryn Vecellio are the chairwomen. Black tie. From Monique Lhuillier&s spring collection at Neiman Marcus, a color-blocked cherry blossom printed cotton faille bodice and evening...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
WHERE you&ll go The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Symposium Luncheon with guest speaker Sandra L Thursday at The Breakers. What you&ll WEAR From Etro, the Cedre trouser in a bright pink print paired with an Anise coat in a matching print. Yes, it&s a departure from the usual Palm Beach luncheon uniform (high-end kn K closed-toe pumps) but it&rsquo...
Darrell Hofheinz, Daily News Staff Writer
Blogger Darcy Jones of Palm Beach combines a model&s sense of style, a fashion editor&s eye and a love of the island that dates to the time she spent here during her childhood. And she is keenly aware of how the world lately has turned its attention to Palm Beach, the people who live here and their fashion sense, thanks to the presidential election of&Donald Trump and the transition...
Darrell Hofheinz, Palm Beach Life Editor
Regular readers may notice something different about&Palm Beach Life when the annual magazine publishes Sunday in the&Palm Beach Daily News. In its 111th year, the magazine has gotten a modern update with a new matte-finished paper stock that better showcases the lush photography for which the publication is known. Chief among those images are the photographic portraits that multimedia journalist...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Supporters of The Cleveland Clinic Florida Ball attended a fashion presentation at Neiman Marcus&on Tuesday evening Jan. 10 featuring third-generation American designer&Rubin Singer&s Spring 2017 Collection. Both Neiman Marcus Vice President and General Manager&Beth Pine and Singer spoke briefly to the crowd, as models showcased everything from bell-sleeved minidresses to airy...
Aleese Kopf, Daily News Staff Writer
A high-end men&s trousers shop is closing its doors after nearly a decade on the island. Crease Liberty at 114 N. County Road is having a store-closing sale beginning today until inventory is sold out. The boutique specializes in men&s trousers and jeans, including Hiltl and Gardeur collections. Owner Jeffrey Roberts, who lives in Arizona, said he enjoyed his time in Palm Beach but wants...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
The&60th annual International Red Cross Ball, the only white-tie event of the social season. In addition to ambassadors from six countries, the&president of the United States is likely to make an appearance, seeing as how he&ll be bunking right upstairs for the weekend. The event takes place Saturday night at The Mar-a-Lago Club, but if you don&t already have a ducat in hand...
Aleese Kopf, Daily News Staff Writer
Fashion designer Caroline Freese has a new jewelry collection available exclusively in her Palm Beach store. Freese&s longtime Worth Avenue boutique, Altona, is offering unique necklaces featuring coins collected from around the world. Freese said she collects the coins from women she meets in her store. The collection represents more than six countries, including India, Morrocco and France...
Aleese Kopf, Daily News Staff Writer
Guests heard a bit about the future of retail from iconic American fashion designer&Tommy Hilfiger Monday at the Palm Beach Civic Association&s annual awards luncheon. Hilfiger was the keynote speaker before a crowd of about 300 at The Breakers, which included his wife,&Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger. Beth Walton, chief executive officer of the Town of Palm Beach United Way,&received the...
Aleese Kopf, Daily News Staff Writer
Decades after owning her first retail store, longtime Palm Beacher Adele (Dede) Merck is back in the business, and this time with her daughter, Grace Merck. When Merck was 21, she said she briefly co-owned a women&s store where Phipps Point is now located in West Palm Beach. In November, Merck and her 25-year-old daughter opened&Grace boutique at 249 Royal Poinciana Way. The store carries...
Barbara Marshall, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Whatever else you say about our newly inaugurated president, one thing&s for sure: Donald Trump knows how to give anniversary gifts. For the 10th anniversary of his Palm Beach wedding to his wife, Melania, he presented her with a blinding 25-carat diamond ring, far blingier than her huge 12-carat engagement ring. For their 12th anniversary Sunday, she will acquire the title of first lady of...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
As social events go, they don&t get any more highfalutin& than an inaugural ball. Well, maybe a coronation, but c&mon & to-may-to, to-mah-to. One gets a crown and a crazy Parliament, and the other gets the nuclear launch codes and Mike Pence. The proper choice of dress is critical. For inspiration, look no further than the words from that most patriotic of paeans,&The...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
WHERE you&ll go The black-tie gala celebrating the swearing-in of seasonal Palm Beach resident Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States & or, as the proudly pro-Trump crowd has named it, &The Deploraball.& When: Friday Where: Washington D.C. * What to WEAR Dolce & Gabanna&s sleeveless midnight blue silk gown with a appliqued medallion accents and slight...
Kristin Finan, Austin American-Statesman
Barksy has already received&interview requests from Jimmy Kimmel and the BBC, but judging by his Facebook page, he&s handling his 15 minutes of fame with grace. &Just to let everyone know, I really love all my fans,& he wrote this week. &In the past day, as most of you know, my publicity has exploded exponentially worldwide. I have a flood of messages and requests for...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Is there anything that screams & OK, murmurs in a breathy way & &Palm Beach& more than a splashy Lilly Pulitzer print against sun-kissed skin? Nope. And those pinks, greens, oranges and yellows filled the Beach Club at the Lilly-themed Under the Printed Palms&Beach Bash, the first to benefit the Loggerhead Marinelife Center. New Lilly, vintage Lilly, lots of pieces from...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
It&s reigning on Worth Avenue. Purple reign. Two Avenue merchants have launched a &Buy Purple& campaign to benefit a local cultural organization. Mary Mahoney and The Silver Fund are offering a donation to the Armory Art Center for any purple merchandise purchased, an homage to the center&s upcoming winter fundraiser Jan. 26. Purple Reign, a tribute to the late Prince, will...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Palm Beach&s living legend
Iris Apfel
has had a rockin& business year. She&s worked on a collaboration with Happy Socks, was the face of a Kate Spade campaign, teamed with Macy&s INC line to create an emoji keyboard (gotta love the big glasses on the emoji faces) and, just two weeks ago, created a sensation with the sale of a portion of her personally...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Jenny Packham, a London designer who has dressed women as divergent as the Duchess of Cambridge and Dita von Teese, made her first foray to Palm Beach earlier this week. Packham was at Neiman Marcus to show her evening wear-rich 2017 pre-collection, 31 carefully curated designs inspired by famous women. The show highlighted a luncheon honoring the Palm Beach Heart Ball and its chairwomen. Although...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
At her first personal appearance in Palm Beach & a luncheon and fashion show at Neiman Marcus last week & British designer Jenny Packham scanned the crowd and gave the fashion designer&s compliment. &I&m so happy to be here,& she said, &and I must say you&re all so beautifully dressed.& Packham spoke briefly about herself and her designer life...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Seeing the Etro SS17 collection, with its ikat, tasselled braiding and Goa colors, one might guess that the Etro fashion house was based in India. Wrong. The Milan-based Etro began in 1968 as a textile company, manufacturing high-end fabrics in classic patterns, including a paisley for which it is best known. For spring-summer 2017, Veronica Etro took that paisley and put it on the runway with its...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Retailing, especially in Palm Beach, isn&t always about selling. Sometimes it&s about giving. The Michelle Farmer Collaborate hosted a kickoff cocktail party Nov. 15 for Nat King Cole Generation Hope. The evening included cocktail, hors d&oeuvres and a performance by 13-year-old violinist and opera singer Biana Pinchuk, who composed her first piece of music at age 6 and sings in...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
The magic of Palm Beach is that it combines an uncompromising visual aesthetic with a relaxed style. But the style-savvy Palm Beach woman knows that &relaxed& doesn&t mean &casual.& St. John knows that, too. The luxury knit house&s classic pieces are a favorite for dressing up, whether for a ladies lunch, a cocktail reception or even a black tie gala. But since...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
This past Thursday was Lilly Pulitzer&s birthday, but it was the travelers on Southwest Airlines& Baltimore-to-West Palm Beach route who took home the gifts. In honor of the late Palm Beach designer&s Nov. 10 birthday, the Lilly Pulitzer company partnered with Southwest in a Lilly Pulitzer giveaway. The surprises for the BWI-PBI flyers started at the gate, with a Lilly artist painting...
Aleese Kopf, Daily News Staff Writer
Swiss fashion house Akris will officially open its expanded flagship store Wednesday at 150 Worth Ave. in The Esplanade. Peter Herink, Akris CEO of The Americas, said he visits the island at least twice a year. His career in the fashion industry spans more than 20 years, having started as an intern at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York and eventually transitioning to Saks vice president for women&rsquo...
Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Tim Gunn says he loves the American fashion industry, but the Emmy-winning co-host of &Project Runway& said he is baffled by the way plus-size women have been ignored. &It&s a puzzling conundrum,& the design educator and author wrote this week in the Washington Post. Gunn cites new&research from Washington State University that the average American woman now wears...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
As New York Fashion Week begins & Wednesday, actually, but it was mostly those pre-parties hosted by retailers and designers to get the fashion press liquored up & the Look of the Moment is a metallic silver jumper over a denim shirt with a varsity sweater worn knotted around the waist topped by an apricot velvet bomber jacket. And ankle boots. And some fringe somewhere. No, that&rsquo...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
NEW YORK & Fashion Week: Men&s SS17 was all about how color, cut and function translate into everyday style. Here&s the thing: Other than a few classic jeans-and-crisp-white-shirt looks, there wasn&t much that was everyday, not even by Palm Beach&s ever-shifting parameters. Sure, Ovadia&s orange quilted parka and Joseph Abboud&s safari-trench hybrid would...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
If Bill Cunningham weren&t already riding his bicycle in heaven, both hands on the handlebars, he would probably reach out and give a quick head smack to the copy editor who described him in this morning&s New York Times as &legendary.& It&s true, of course, but the low-key, unassuming son of Boston would shake his head at such grand praise. I learned of Bill&s...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Chanel, the grande dame of French fashion, gave a nod to globalism with its 2015/16 Metiers d&Art collection, Paris in Rome. The Metiers d&Art initiative, now a few years old, showcases the international partners and vendors whose workmanship helps maintain Chanel&s place at the top of fashion, from a shoemaker to an embroiderer. But not just any embroiderer & an embroiderer...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Blue is the the signature color for autism & except when Edward Wilkerson, creative director for Lafayette 148 New York, came to Saks Fifth Avenue with the Spring 2016 collection. Then, the colors of autism were the colors of his collection, with 20 percent of all sales for the month earmarked for the Palm Beach School for Autism. The event took place April 6 at the Worth Avenue store and included...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Palm Beach is a fashion-savvy place. It takes a lot to be a standout. The women in our photo gallery carried it off quite stylishly, whether in new-for-the-occasion (Judi Richard&s strapless Michael Kors in un-shy red) or in vintage. (Linda Adelson&s red Chanel.) They take the season&s style honors. Honorable mentions go to Margie Allinson&s black Badgley Mischka at the Heart...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
An appearance by Edoardo Caovilla, creative director for Rene Caovilla shoes, highlighted the Beth&s Picks spring luncheon at Neiman Marcus. The afternoon, for the store&s best customers, also included a luncheon-by-the-bite and a presentation by Beth Pine of the hot trends in the spring and summer season. Pine is vice president and general manager of the Worth Avenue store. Among the...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
The blues have it. And the greens. Naeem Khan, a longtime supporter of the Alzheimer&s Association, sent his Summer 2016 line to Palm Beach, offering guests at the Rita Hayworth Luncheon a leisurely look what his devotees will be wearing this warm-weather season. And what they will be wearing are vibrant blues or leafy greens, which dominate his collection, although the deep reds and bold pinks...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Event: Annual Spring Luncheon of the Rehabilitation Center for Children & Adults When: Noon, April 27. Where: The Beach Club, 755 N. County Road Chairwoman: Roshan Massoumi Co-chairwoman: Alice Randolph Highlight: Those cute little kids The tri-color Naseen dress in jacquard which, unlike linen or cotton, won&t get ridiculously wrinkled while from sitting in the valet line waiting to park. From...
Kelly Blatt, Special to the Daily News
At Trillion, luxury can be found in the details. Owners David Neff and Tatiana Van Zandt said they search out the finest fabrics and best manufacturers for their colorful, classic men&s and women&s clothing collections. They design many of the garments themselves, and they source factories in Italy, Scotland and France and manufacturers such as Kiton, Fedeli and Fray. In-house tailors...
David Rogers, Daily News Staff Writer
Palm Beachers certainly know what Chris Leidy looks like. But Town and Country is showing the wider world a view of the photographer, a grandson of the late Lilly Pulitzer, in all his toned and tattooed glory. In the piece, Leidy describes his own fashion preferences and relates how food was a source of connection for him and his &Granny.& Click here for the article & and Rush Zimmerman&rsquo...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Call them the jewels in the crown. The crown is The Society of the Four Arts& biennial dinner dance. The jewels are the ladies who, coincidentally or not, opted for the hues of precious metals and gems when deciding what to don for the elegant bash. Shall We Dance, the terpsichorean-themed event, took place Feb. 19 in the gardens. Chairwomen Mary Davidson and Mary Morse both opted for pearly...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
What to Wear is a feature highlighting fashion-related social events during the season.& WHERE To Go: Event: Preservation Foundation&s annual dinner dance Date: 7:30 p.m. Friday Venue: The Breakers Chairwoman: Ann Johnson Theme: Under the Sea Highlight: Scott Snyder&s spectacular design What To WEAR: With an undersea theme, we&re betting on lots of blues and greens in the room...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
We&re beginning to see a pattern here. And there. Stripes, as in ottoman, cabana and pin. Florals muted and florals bright. Geometrics. Beth Pine and Neiman Marcus hosted supporters of the Old Bags Luncheon at a luncheon and fashion show of looks from the spring collections. Patterns, especially from nature, were strong in the selection. Oscar de la Renta&s ladylike day dresses were sprinkled...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Paris& Le Bon Marche Rive Gauche is a long-lived fashion icon with a singular vibe. Palm Beach&s Iris Apfel is a long-lived fashion icon with a singular vibe. See where we&re going here? A salute to the nonagenarian fashionista in the form of a storybook tableau & think Eloise At The Plaza & will open at the French atelier on Feb. 27. Iris in Paris brings her idea of...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
What to Wear is a feature highlighting fashion-related social events during the season.& WHERE TO GO && Event: POSH Palm Beach dinner dance Benefits: Lighthouse Guild&& When: Feb. 23 Where: Club Colette & Chairwomen: Mary B junior chairwoman Bettina Anderson & Chairmen: Mario Nievera and Travis H junior chairman Wyatt Koch & Highlight: Musical tribute...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
If the recent cool snap has taught us anything, it&s this: Buy more cashmere. A newly opened Palm Beach store can help with that. Mario Romano Capri is an Italian apparel company focusing on cashmere and linen clothing for women and men. The company is involved in every stop of the process, from design to production at the family facility in Italy & where traditional Italian techniques...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Event: The Palm Beach Heart Ball Theme: Up, Up and Away Date: Sunday Time: 7 p.m. 8 p.m. dinner Where: The Breakers Highlight: Fab dance music by Higher Ground Chairwoman: Judi Richards Junior Chairman: Chris Leavitt Honoree: Annie Falk * From Akris, a daring shirred velvet dress embroidered on tulle, in the ball&s signature red color, and accessorized with an Anouk City bag in scarlet...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Event: The International Red Cross Ball Theme: The Spirit of America Date: Saturday Time: 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. dinner Where: The Mar-a-Lago Club Highlight: Lots of of Old-School patriotism and pomp, including the diplomatic procession of ambassadors from Japan, Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, Greece and Denmark. Chairwoman: Jeanne Pidot Honorary chairman: Patrick Park * From the Carolina...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
What to Wear is a new feature, highlighting fashion-related social events. It will appear periodically during the season. Event: Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts& annual gala Theme: An Evening With Patti LaBelle Date: Wednesday Times: 6 p. 7 p.m. 8:30 dinner Where: Kravis Center, West Palm Beach Highlight: Performance by Patti LaBelle Chairwomen: Dorothy...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
It might be winter everywhere else, but at Leggiadro, it&s springtime. Leggiadro & Italian for &gracefully beautiful& & on Worth Avenue has just added new spring colors to its line of European-inspired pieces, including its bestseller, the long-sleeve shimmer tee. Colors include light pink, pink zebra and light turquoise, which is almost silvery. Also sporting spring...
Shannon Donnelly, Daily News Society Editor
Peter Copping&s first collection as the new head of Oscar de la Renta had some of the traditional, some of the new, and a whole lot of Latin & sparked, Copping said, by a visit to one of the late De la Renta&s favorite places, the Hispanic Society museum in New York. The spring-summer show, staged by Saks Fifth Avenue, was part of Hospice Evening 2016 and took place Jan. 8 at the...
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