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Grab Bag
Puff Ditty
"Hey, marshmallow, are you the next cupcake? You’re soft and puffy, and you taste better than a milk shake." OK, maybe the s’more’s best friend won’t put G-town Cupcak...
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Books | Styles
Face Time: Sophie Kinsella
The heroines of Brit chick-lit goddess Sophie Kinsella overbuy at Barneys, suffer from spates of amnesia and are forever messing up at work. Yet this doesn’t keep them from ...
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Grab Bag
Love Actualized
We’re sure your love is far deeper than a baking pan. But there’s not a much sweeter way to do V-Day than with an inch-thick, 8-ounce brownie in the shape of a heart. The ...
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Grab Bag
A Latte Talk
Coffee and chats have long been linked. Studies show that if your next java-fueled catch-up was served in NotNeutral’s clever Conversation Piece espresso set ($78, 2modern.c...
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Dear Manolo | Fashion
A Shoe for All Spring
I’m a teacher at an all-girls high school. I need a pair of low-key heels to wear to prom, graduation and a family wedding this spring. It’d be good if the shoes did not b...
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Fashion
Face Time: Jason Wu
Best known for creating Michelle Obama’s inaugural ball gown and other femme, high-end dresses, New York designer Jason Wu is taking his talents to Target. His lower-priced ...
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Home
Tight Space, Abundant Ideas
In the middle of his 400-square-foot studio, in a small space carved out between a bookshelf, sundry chairs and a bed, Jeff Watkinson, who is 6 feet 1 inch tall, balances on a...
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Home
Price Point: $990,000 to $999,000
Rosslyn: $990,000 Condo penthouse: 1111 19th St. N. #1802 Enjoy the benefits of the Potomac with none of the cold water and splashing — plus room service! This 1,239-square-...
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Dear Manolo | Fashion
Ding Ding, the Date Is Dead
I’m subjecting myself to a “speed date,” where you spend five minutes each with 20 different people, trying to decide who you’d like to see a second time for a real da...
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Books | Fashion
Face Time: Simon Doonan
Dressing windows at Barneys. Penning books. Helping deck the White House for Christmas. Fashion guru Simon Doonan seems to spread style everywhere — and to look thin and hip...
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Home
Armoired and Dangerous
The average size of a closet in a modern U.S. home? A healthy 6 feet by 8 feet, which just might be enough space for my admittedly large collection of shoes (gulp, maybe 100 p...
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Dear Manolo | Fashion
Heel, Winter!
We’re just three weeks into the new year, and I’ve got the doldrums. Maybe it’s the weather; maybe it’s the let down after the holidays; maybe it’s that I’m stuck ...
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Grab Bag
Teensy Greensy
Terrariums — with their bitty plants, mini-mosses and near-microscopic garden gnomes — add both green space and hipness to your pad. West Elm’s new line of jars comes in...
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Fashion | Television
Face Time: Brad Goreski
There was a collective gasp when Season 4 of Bravo’s “The Rachel Zoe Project” debuted sans Brad Goreski, Zoe’s assistant known for his self-described “little bit of ...
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Dear Manolo | Fashion
The Boot That’s At Issue
I’ve been searching for the perfect pair of black booties for what seems like eons now. I’d love a walk-able heel (I live in Toronto and walk a ton) but nothing dowdy. I'm...







