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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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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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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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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