by Kim Dramer In his short novel, Washington Square, Henry James wrote about New York women of the Gilded Age; elegant ladies who strolled the sidewalks of the city's shopping district, Ladies' Mile. These New York women admired window displays of shirtwaists, an elegant button-down blouse with rows of tiny and elaborate tucks. The shirtwaist...
READ MORENEW YORK. Per centinaia di designer, produttori e dettaglianti è in svolgimento in questi giorni la XV edizione della mostra Arts&Tannery con le collezioni autunno-inverno 2013-2014 presso il Midtown Loft & Terrace.Alla manifestazione organizzata dall'Ice di New York, in collaborazione con il Consorzio Italian Leather System, sono presenti...
READ MOREMax Kibardin is ready to take on America - After a year at the creative helm of Bruno Magli, the designer and his team are preparing to make a major stateside push with the 76-year-old brand.From relaunching the women's division to crafting a new retail concept and tweaking the brand's logo, Kibardin has revamped the label from top to bottom. The i...
READ MOREPublic Advocate Bill de Blasio officially announced his Democratic candidacy for mayor Sunday afternoon, telling supporters gathered in front of his home in Park Slope, Brooklyn that he would be a "mayor for our neighborhoods."Introduced by his wife Chirlane and son Dante in front of their family home of two decades, de Blasio said he wants to be t...
READ MORESpring 2013 Session begins April 17th Casa Belvedere offers Italian Culinary Classes! Casa Belvedere's "In Cucina" Culinary Program is a recreational cooking series designed to be both an educational and a fun experience. Our new team of instructors has a wide range of classes to offer for adults and children ages 8+. Daytime and evening classes a...
READ MOREby Celeste Katz and Susannah Griffee The Nassau County executive hopeful on Wednesday said he'd yank the anti-Tom Suozzi spot, which drew a sharp rebuke from the country's biggest Italian heritage group for unabashedly using spaghetti-slurping stereotypes. "I apologize to anyone who has been offended," Haber, who's up against Suoz...
READ MOREL'Italia celebra la sua moda e lo fa in grande stile. Una ventata di glamour attraversava le stanze dell'ICE lunedì sera, con ospiti d'eccezione e soprattutto tanta creatività. Un evento insolito quello ospitato da Riccardo Monti, presidente dell'Italian Trade Commission e organizzato da Franca Sozzani, direttrice di Vogue Italia: 8 Short Video X...
READ MORERaphael Benavides and The Poet's Den Theater and Gallery proudly present soprano and guest curator Darynn Zimmer in two English-language operatic miniatures in East Harlem, the first Little Italy of New York City. Zimmer will be singing Lee Hoiby's "Italian Lesson Opera" and Hugo Weisgall's "The Stronger." Neither work has been performed i...
READ MOREÈ terminata la missione a New York dei 16 brand Italiani che hanno aderito alla prima edizione di Ftl Moda let's work America!, iniziativa organizzata da Ilaria Niccolini Production con Erik Rosete Los Angeles e con Studio del Vecchio, Camera di Commercio Milano, Promos, Network Globale e sponsorizzata, fra gli altri, da Vivienne Westwood. ...
READ MOREPlease join Karen La Rosa and host Nico Daniele, for a special evening of Sicilian Food, Wine and Music in Brooklyn's new Sicilian Restaurant, Bella Gioia! Dine on a menu of delicious Sicilian specialties, paired with Sicilian wines and served family style, created and selected especially for the evening by your host, Chef Nico Daniele. &...
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