Missing Julius Shulman who opted for the first night gala made me wish I’d not heeded Andy’s urging to pick one of the two opening nights and get some rest.

Many a fashion designer and artist have shared a synergism that only seems to add texture and greater context to their individual works: Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dali, Halston and Andy Warhol, Jamie Reid and Vivienne Westwood, an so on.

When I spotted the bud-speckled vintage Yves Saint Laurent skirt at Decades last fall, I instantly had to have it. I couldn't get it out of my mind after leaving the shop.

What is a muse? With the May 4 gala benefiting the Met’s Costume Institute nearing, its theme—the role of fashion models as muses—has become tolerable party talk.

If you’ve been spring cleaning like Andy and I have this week, you probably have trash bags stuffed with clothes you no longer want, regardless of the store tags still dangling from some of them.

Yoo-hoo! Yoo-hooooo” wailed Holly Woodlawn, twirling a white cloth napkin over her honey-colored curls to flag down the waiter-for-the-night model with the tray of wine.

The import of 40 is as old as the Bible. Noah took his entourage on a rain-soaked cruise for 40 days and 40 nights. Moses spent the same time up the mountain top.

An upside-down cake dotted in pineapple slices and maraschino cherries. Shaved cucumber sandwiches with chevre and spinach pesto. A tray of full-sized crudités.