December 21, 2024
A Tiffany’s Christmas
November 20, 2024
Modern-Day Mayflower
September 29, 2024
Sweet Transvestite
December 21, 2024
A Tiffany’s Christmas
November 20, 2024
Modern-Day Mayflower
September 29, 2024
Sweet Transvestite
To prepare for my first trip to New York in 2014, I rewatched the essential Breakfast at Tiffany’s. When I got here, Tiffany’s was one of the first locations I visited. I remember asking a clerk to see the rubies. I learned that there were no rubies at Tiffany’s due to trade sanctions on Burma […]
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I have always been fascinated by the brave Pilgrims who risked everything for freedom. So this October, I took a trip on the Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2 (QM2) to retrace their voyage across the Atlantic. Embarking from Southampton, England, at the same time of year as the Mayflower’s historic journey in 1620, the QM2 […]
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) is my favorite movie of all time. I’ve seen it at least 30 times. I’ve gloried to dress as Frank’n’Furter in a corset and fishnet stockings more than once. When the new glass elevators were revealed at the 14th Street subway station, the iconic elevator scene from the Rocky […]
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This is a first for Karen’s Quirky Style—Karen in drag! Were you wondering who that mustached dude was? Ha, it’s me! This is my attempt to appear as dreamy as Randy Jones, the captivating cowboy from the Village People. Why did I take it in my head to do this, you ask? The spark was […]
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At the Hotel Chelsea you can check out any time you like, but you won’t ever want to leave. With the recent opening of the rooftop spa on the eleventh floor of the hotel at 222 West 23rd Street, there are even more reasons to visit and linger. The spa offers luxurious facials, massages, and […]
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The Salmagundi Club of New York is one of the country’s oldest arts organizations, founded in 1871 by artists and patrons to support one another. The clubhouse occupies a beautiful, landmarked brownstone at 47 Fifth Avenue. Originally built in 1853 for Irad Hawley, president of the Pennsylvania Coal Company, and his wife Sarah, it’s the […]
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The year is 1973. On the Buses is rolling out of the depot for the last time after a four-year run on the BBC. Daisy the Double-Decker has seen it all. I was the big fan of the show, which introduced me to the depths of the double-decker bus and British humour. So naturally I […]
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It’s time for celebration as Travelers Poets & Friends brings the sunny flavors of Italy to the neighborhood. The heartful Italian café market, wine bar, restaurant and bakery is centered between the Pamina gelato shop and the elevated Italian restaurant, Alaluna. The storefront at Sixth Avenue and West 11th Street sat empty for three years […]
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Hello friends, this month I visit Chelsea’s new gallery on the block, Hauser & Wirth Editions at 443 West 18th Street. Trees are flaunting their blossoms and I feel like voguing in wearable art by Engineered by Andrea T. This fantastical pink pouffe mocks the cherry blossoms, embellishing a slim black dress with Andrea’s trademark […]
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Hello friends, I am delighted to welcome you to the 5th anniversary column of Karen’s Quirky Style! And to announce that my column has been picked up by Straus News! This month’s column appeared in both The Chelsea News and Our Town Downtown, with a combined readership of 50,000! My column is syndicated! New Shoe […]
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Manhattan’s first beach, the unimaginatively named Gansevoort Peninsula, opened in October 2023. When choosing the location for this month’s column, I wanted to keep the beach action going after a quick trip I made to play on la playa in Puerto Vallarta in January, so I decided to head for our new beach on the […]
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Happy New Year, dear readers. I hope that 2024 will be more Zen for all. For the dramatic look in this month’s column, I was inspired by an article in the New York Times about Sukeban wrestling—a fashionable and fun new Japanese style of women’s wrestling. The women’s costumes, makeup, and signature fat braids are […]
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