Leafy greens on a dining table? Not at all unheard of. Here, however, they come with an unexpected and playful touch, as part of the tabletop décor. The vintage designs, paired with a set of birds from Tory’s mom Reva, offer a colorful complement to a fresh and cheerful bouquet of pale pink hyacinths — the perfect finishing touch for the season.
Klimt inspirations. Klimt exhibits. Now how about a little Klimt…cake? This recipe comes courtesy of the Neue Cuisine cookbook by Austrian chef Kurt Gutenbrunner, who’s the culinary brains behind Café Sabarsky at the Neue Galerie. The layered hazelnut torte, topped with crumbled gold leaf, brings to mind Klimt’s brilliantly sun-kissed Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, also at the museum. So even if you’re not in New York, you can bring a slice of the Neue home with you.
The inspiration behind Fall 2013 began with Tory’s trips to the Neue Galerie, a gem of a museum on New York’s famed Museum Mile. A collaboration between art dealer Serge Sabarsky and Ronald S. Lauder (of the Estée Lauder family), it’s famous for its focus on German and Austrian art of the early 20th century — but what else do we know? Here, a few fun facts about the Neue and its founders.
P.S. For more great New York destinations, see our New York City Guide.
As Co-Founder and Managing Editor of Odalisque Magazine in Stockholm, Michaela Myhrberg has her finger on the pulse of fashion, art and all things Scandinavian. Here, wearing Tory’s Jasmine top, Michaela talks to us about Serge Gainsbourg, Stockholm for visitors and the must-visit museum for Dancing Queens.
This fall, it’s all about the mix — in every which way. Prints with prints or prints with laser-cut eyelets. Combinations of textures: nubby wool shot with Lurex, quilted leather, plush shearling. And layers, lots of layers, piled one atop the other, for cool comfort. Just keep the colors complementary — deep blues; rich greens — for a look that’s chicly pulled together.
The grand estates of Long Island’s Gold Coast not only inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, but one of them also serves as the setting for our Fall 2013 lookbook. Built in 1916 for Woolworth’s founder Frank Winfield Woolworth (and now owned by the brother of former New York governor Hugh Carey), the mysterious, luxe Woolworth mansion houses 56 stately rooms, elaborate crystal chandeliers and an opulent marble staircase. But it’s not all gilt and glamour — a labyrinth of secret passageways and hidden chambers have led to rumors of hauntings…. Mr. Woolworth is said to have been obsessed with the Egyptian occult, after all.
Our Fall 2013 collection isn’t the only place where you can spot the influence of Art Nouveau artists like René Lalique and Gustav Klimt. A number of museums around the world are holding exhibits dedicated to that era. The Decorative Revolution at la Pinacothèque de Paris traces the movement in France and its eventual segue into Art Deco — an accompanying exhibit on Tamara de Lempicka completes that arc — while the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston focuses on Dutch works during that period in Holland on Paper. Meanwhile, the National Gallery in London is hosting a major exhibit, Facing the Modern, that zeroes in on portraiture in Vienna, with classic works by Art Nouveau rock stars Klimt and Egon Schiele as well as other fin-de-siècle artists you might not know — but should.
Facing the Modern’s Posthumous Portrait of Ria Munk III, 1917-18, by Gustav Klimt
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Fall 2013’s electric eel color adds a brilliant charge to any silhouette. Play it up against black for a resonant pop or mix it all together for a fresh take on tone-on-tone.
Q: What was the inspiration behind Fall 2013’s bug theme and how do I wear the look?
A: I’ve always been drawn to scarabs and beetles — they appeared in our very first collection and we brought them back for Fall 2013 in new ways. We created fun graphic patterns with them on blouses, t-shirts and bags and used them as jewel-like embellishments on sweaters and silk skirts. We also did dragonflies, which are so elegant, and turned them into details on a heel. Scarabs, dragonflies and bugs have such a rich historic history, from inspiring Art Nouveau artists like Rene Lalique to their importance as ancient Egyptian talismans.
Sacred in ancient Egypt and just as special to our fall collection, the scarab is a surprisingly easy motif to wear. For a subtle touch, try a bejeweled pendant necklace or a beetle-print handbag. Or for more of a style buzz, why not go head-to-toe for a chic print-mixing moment? Either way, the effect is graphic and inarguably cool.
In celebration of Chinese Valentine’s Day tomorrow we spoke with the Hunan-born model Liu Wen. She told us all about the holiday and the romantic myth behind it.
Jewelry designer Osanna Visconti di Modrone isn’t just known for her sculptural cuffs and perfectly imperfect necklaces, she’s a notable figure in the art scene too. With her husband Giangaleazzo — who’s a contemporary art dealer in Milan — she’s a familiar face at the international art-fair circuit and, here, gives us her insider’s guide to that idyllic home of the Venice Biennale.
Style icons from Jackie Kennedy to Audrey Hepburn loved their leopard print. Here, wearing Tory’s Tanya top, Glamour’s Christina Pérez shares her take on the timeless pattern.
Just because we’re in the midst of lazy summer days doesn’t mean we should lose sight of good decorum. So we spoke with Right or Rude’s Jeannie Pearman, who gave us her advice for minding our summer P’s and Q’s.
Some images pulse; Josef Hoflehner’s are, instead, supremely serene — and that’s precisely their power. The Austrian landscape photographer manages to capture a grandness and elegant solitude in even the most unlikely scenarios, like the beachgoer-filled Waikiki (third slide, above). Here, the lensman talked to us about unimpaired horizons and shooting 60 floors above the ground.
They don’t call it Music City for nothing. Here, the country music singer-songwriter shares her secrets to the Tennessee capital, from best eats and drinks to her favorite place to catch the latest bands.
David Gilbert’s & Sons opens with the funeral of Charles Topping, a pillar of New York’s elite establishment. We zero in on the man delivering the eulogy: his best friend A.N. Dyer, the reclusive author whose novel defined a generation à la J. D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye. As the story unfolds, we follow Dyer, who, faced with his own mortality, tries to bring his three estranged sons back together to tie up the loose ends left behind by a life in which professional ambition and narcissism trumped familial obligations. It’s an absolute page-turner — unexpected twists; dark secrets — that also paints the perfect picture of Cheever Country (Manhattan’s Upper East Side) with all the pit stops of a true insider. A born-and-bred New Yorker, Gilbert doesn’t just pull the curtain back on the nattily dressed characters who inhabit this world, we’re right up there in the midst of the intrigue.
Chris Johanson is having a moment. The California artist, who thrived in the skateboarding and punk rock scenes, has a major solo show going on at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, in which he melds expressionist strokes with a meditative spirit. He recently hosted the Quiet Music Festival of Portland (which he founded in 2011), and is in the midst of curating another show in L.A. this fall celebrating the creative process. And have we mentioned the fountain? He’s designing one for New York’s Standard hotel in collaboration with artist (and wife) Johanna Jackson.
Untitled (A Sense of Something Happening), 2012
Fall 2013’s palette of rich plums, berries and bordeaux works a feminine mood that’s coolly confident and sophisticated, too. Pair it back with abstracted leopard prints, gentle plaids or pretty paillettes to further up the glamour factor.
One chic bag, two stylish ways to wear it. Take your look from sleek and minimal to toughed-up cool in a simple step. With a quick flick of the zipper, our large Clay tote goes from classic to edgy. Bonus: Revealing the python-printed leather on the sides also makes the bag wonderfully roomier.
It was the early Nineties. Nirvana’s Nevermind struck a chord with its raw alt-rock anthems. Marc Jacobs’s landmark 1992 grunge collection for Perry Ellis paired flannel shirts with cashmere thermals…and famously got him fired. Those cultural touchstones may be twenty-something now, but there’s no doubt about it: Grunge is back, and brings with it a new take on fall layering. Pile on contrasting prints. Embrace the idea of a button-down shirt, left open over a dress. And don’t forget the lean black jeans. All in the name of a little nostalgic nonchalance…and a lot of cool.
Above, from left, Tory’s Eloise cardigan, Felicia top, Libby top, Denise dress and Super Skinny jeans in black rinse.
You’ve never seen New York’s Guggenheim Museum like this — and by “this” we mean bathed in a shifting spectrum of light, from violets and blues to greens, oranges and pinks. It’s James Turrell’s breathtaking exhibit at — takeover of? — Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic building, in which he toys with our perception of light and space. The immersive Aten Reign (above) transforms the central rotunda while Turrell’s other works on display, equally serene and transporting, like 1967’s Afrum I (White)’s floating cube, clue the viewer in on the artist’s early career. Not in the city? The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston are also hosting their own Turrell retrospectives.
As Co-Founder and Creative Director of fashion label Sachin + Babi and home collection Ankasa, the New York-based Babi Ahluwalia is synonymous with intricate embroideries and textiles from her native India. But her vacation plans veer decidedly to the West — specifically, the French countryside. Here, she reports back from a recent trip with husband (and business partner) Sachin and their two daughters. Learn all about their travel traditions, including a family game called…Headbands.
Ambra Medda’s already created one design destination — she’s founder of the popular fair Design Miami/ — and is now hitting the digital space with another. L’ArcoBaleno is her new e-commerce site dedicated to all things design, and we mean all things. You’ll find everything from the coolest chairs and electric bikes to Maria Callas-themed plates and kachina dolls. We got some one-on-one time with Ambra here.