Archive for the ‘fashion’ Category

By Emily Waldorf With one scandal unraveling after another and the increasingly frightening economic situation, escaping into the pages of a beautifully bound and illustrated book is a simple and relatively inexpensive pleasure that feels right this holiday season. Well-edited art, design, and architecture books never go out of style and serve the dual purpose […]


How To Do Art Basel Miami Beach (Forbes.com) A Kindler, Gentler Art Basel (ARTINFO) Miami Art Fair Sports Slower Pace, Lower Prices, Careful Buyers (Bloomberg) Editor’s Picks:  Art Basel Miami Beach Preview (ARTINFO) Art Basel Miami Beach:  A Naomi Campbell Retrospective (NY Times T Magazine) ForYourArt in Miami Beach (ForYourArt.com) Art Basel Miami Beach Preview […]


By Emily Waldorf MAP ForYourArt just announced the exciting release of their special edition map of Miami, a stylishly curated tour through America’s most important art fair.  Since navigating such a large art fair can be overwhelming, the map helps you edit your visit with a well-vetted selection of the best arts and culture hot […]


The C.E.O. of Thanksgiving Dinner (NY Times) Going Global on Thanksgiving (WSJ) How to Fit 12 at a Table for 8 (Domino) 10 Wines for the Thanksgiving Table (Forbes) Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Bargains & Splurges (WSJ) A French Connection:  Believe It Or Not, The French Beat the Pilgrims (NY Times) 100 Notable Books of […]


By Emily Waldorf If you are a Gwyneth Paltrow fan, you will be excited to learn that she has started a new lifestyle newsletter called GOOP:  Nourish the Inner Aspect, covering all sorts of fun topics such as health, nutrition, beauty, fashion and culture with an A-list twist.  This week she zeroes in on the […]


By Emily Waldorf Known for his former partnership with Vitaly Komer, Russian-born American painter Alexander Melamid was thought to be hiding from the art world until he emerged with a new series of religious, rap, and new-money portraits last year.  Alexander Melamid and Vitaly Komer were famous for satirizing socialist realism and the capricious nature […]


My fabulous friend, NY based designer, Marla Weinhoff, just returned from the photo show, Les Rencontres d’Arles, curated this year by world famous couturier, Arles native, and visual arts connoisseur Christian Lacroix.  She was kind enough to share her gorgeous photos with ArtsÉtoile readers and raved about the event, including exhibits of work by Paolo Roversi, Peter Lindbergh, […]