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The Peak of Chic®: Weekend Entertaining with Bill Blass
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Thursday, May 21, 2015. Weekend Entertaining with Bill Blass. Had you been a weekend guest of Blass, you might have started the day with a breakfast tray, which would have been elegantly set with breakfast china, linen, and a copy of The New York Times. Blass believed that a first course wasn't necessary when serving a hearty meal, so seconds were encouraged. And for dessert? An all-American lattice-top strawberry pie. Doesn't that sound like a delicious way to spend the weekend? The Peak of Chic. 5 stri...
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The Peak of Chic®: What Do Michael Bloomberg, Victoria Press, and George Eliot Have in Common?
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Monday, August 03, 2015. What Do Michael Bloomberg, Victoria Press, and George Eliot Have in Common? Over the weekend, I read a. About the Cheyne Walk mansion that former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg recently purchased for £16 million pounds (around $25 million.) Wishing to learn more about the house, I clicked through to view the property's real estate listing. This Spring. It was the listing photo of the home's drawing room, with its ornate, Blanc de Chine-adorned overmantel, that clued me in.
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The Peak of Chic®: December 2014
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014. Wishing You the Happiest of Holidays. As we go our separate ways for the holidays, I want to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah. A heartfelt "Thank You" for your support, your readership, and your friendship over this past year. I look forward to seeing you again at the first of the new year. May the Joy and Peace of Christmas be with you now and throughout the new year. The Peak of Chic. Friday, December 19, 2014. Raoul Guiraud and Le Style Anglais.
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Between Productions: December 2011
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Trying to leave out the parts people skip. Monday, December 26, 2011. 1/2 UPDATE: Well, everything was coming up "Tree." So be it. Glad "A Separation" won anyway. The official release:. The other three acting winners were Michael Fassbender winning Best Actor for his performance in Shame; Tilda Swinton's work in We Need to Talk About Kevin won the award for Best Actress; and Christopher Plummer received the Best Supporting Actor prize for his work in Beginners. The Tree of Life. Michael Fassbender - Shame.
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Between Productions: October 2011
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Trying to leave out the parts people skip. Friday, October 28, 2011. New York Theater News: Sons of the Prophet. Can't quite figure out the rave reviews for this one. But at least it wasn't written by an actor or a screenwriter. Too much of that around. Links to this post. Labels: New York Theater News. Sons of the Prophet. Friday, October 21, 2011. Live Design: Man and Boy. With Frank Langella, and a revival of Lemon Sky. Links to this post. Sunday, October 16, 2011. Links to this post. He is a member o...
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Between Productions: May 2012
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Trying to leave out the parts people skip. Friday, May 25, 2012. May the Force. you know. My recollections of the phenomenon 35 years later. Jabba, we hardly knew ye. Links to this post. Friday, May 18, 2012. Popdose: The Greatest Movie Summer Ever. Return with me to 1982,. Phoned home, Spicoli enjoyed Fast Times. And I wasn't The Last American Virgin. And Mel Gibson ruled in the movie I saw three times, two of them driving on my own. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). And Time Out New York.
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The Peak of Chic®: June 2015
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Thursday, June 25, 2015. Richard Lowell Neas in France. It's always a treat to stumble upon the work of the late decorator and decorative artist, Richard Lowell Neas. Over the years, I have collected photos of his Manhattan apartment as well as examples of his trompe l'oeil painting. What remained elusive to me, though, were photos of his much-admired home in southwestern France. Thanks to a generous friend, who recently gave me a decade-worth of. Which can be seen throughout the house. That stone fl...
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The Peak of Chic®: September 2014
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Monday, September 29, 2014. Two More Books for Your Consideration. Two fall book releases that I have highly anticipated are The Drawing Room: English Country House Decoration. By British historian and writer, Jeremy Musson, and The Private Houses of France: Living with History. By French writer Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery. I collect books by both authors, and their latest efforts were well worth the wait. As the title of Musson's book implies, The Drawing Room. A book that many of us own. Is not marked...
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The Peak of Chic®: August 2015
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015. A Fantasy of a Flower Room. I don't mind black and white photography, but there are times when I find it maddening. Take, for the example, the photos of this gem of a flower room, which was painted in trompe l'oeil. How can one truly appreciate trompe l'oeil paintwork without seeing its colors? Despite these limitations, the photos, which appeared in Classical America IV. The Peak of Chic. The Peak of Chic. Monday, August 17, 2015. Thank you to the Scully and Scully catalogue.
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