Andrea T New York

New York model Karen Rempel under the Big Button sculpture in the Garment District

Five Years of Phil

What has changed in the past five years? One afternoon in the early days of the pandemic, I was chatting on Zoom with my Barre3 friend Amy after a killer live-streamed 60-minute workout. During this brief period, when all the fitness studios in New York were closed, our instructors live-streamed solo from the Barre3 studio […]

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Manhattan Model Karen Rempel - Jeepers, creepers, where’d you get those peepers?

Decadent Deco

One hundred years ago, on April 28, 1925, the Paris Expo (known to Francophiles as the Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels moderne) launched the worldwide Art Deco movement, transforming fashion, jewelry, architecture, and much more. New York caught the fever, perhaps more than any other city. Evidence remains to this day in the […]

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Manhattan model Karen Rempel in the garden at the Hotel Chelsea Lobby Bar

Chelsea Popsicle

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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