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ur recent charticle about the city’s elite schools in the September issue (“Tales Out of School”) drew a fair amount of comments, not all of them favorable. Some students and alumni at a couple of the featured schools took offense, and while none was intended—and no school was treated any differently than others—we think it only fair to air their grievances.

To the Editor:

To the Editor:

As an alumna of the Hewitt School, I found that your description of my high school was a bit oversimplified. You chose to focus on the way my classmates dressed, as if that is what set us apart from other schools. If you want to discuss what is remarkable at Hewitt, look at how diverse our small community is. By diverse I mean not only racially or socioeconomically, but also diversity of interests and ideas. Hewitt had a wide range of programs to offer us, ranging from the crew team to the Mandarin program. Every girl found her niche within one of these programs and was able to share her passion with her peers. The strong sense of community that Hewitt gave us translated into a sense of security in ourselves. This helped each of the 33 girls in my year to develop a distinct personality. I can personally say that the self-esteem that Hewitt helped to foster in me helped me to comfortably make the transition into college. I’ve spoken to a lot of my friends, and we all agreed that although the transition into freshman year in college may be daunting, it was less so because Hewitt had prepared us so well. Hewitt taught us to think globally, readying us for encounters with people from different places and with different viewpoints. I learned to look for a learning experience in every conversation or book that I read. I learned the value of community service by being truly part of a community. Attending Hewitt truly taught me to value and trust my own mind. The motto, ”By Faith and Courage,” has always inspired me, and continues to do so. As one of my classmates once put it, I am inspired to “have faith in myself and my abilities, and courage to face the world with what I know.” Yes, Hewitt girls do discuss fashion, but don’t most girls? Our handbags and legs don’t set us apart; our minds do. The media has a tendency to ignore a woman’s mind and focus on her appearance, as if she is only skin deep. Please do not perpetuate this, especially when describing such talented, intelligent young women.

We are students at Marymount School of New York, and we must say that your feature on private schools has infuriated us. It is an embarrassment to our school and students, and the applying families would be discouraged by the false image that you described. We acknowledge that our school wanted to keep our students’ lives private, though that does not give you the right to display a false depiction of our school while praising the other schools. We are disappointed that you have gotten that impression of our school, but Marymount has raised us to be strong, independent and smart girls.

We are perfectly aware that this is how the world of publications works. We’re just letting you know that you’re wrong. Marymount is a fantastic, prestigious and self-respecting institution, and we’re not going to let an article get in our way.

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MAN ABOUT TOWN European Vogue Editor at Large Hamish Bowles traces the evolution of his personal style, talks about working closely with Anna Wintour and gushes about his new Balenciaga show at the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute on Park Avenue. interview by Jeffrey Podolsky photographs by Jonathan Becker styled by Cricket Burns

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MOST TALKED ABOUT . . . 2010 A round up of the year’s newsmakers and headturners: new Schools Chancellor Cathleen Black, Serena Boardman, Hannah Bronfman, Alexa Chung, Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo, Richard Johnson, Ron Perelman, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Tatiana Santo Domingo, Martin Scorsese, Stephanie Seymour, George Soros and much, much more. written by Janet Allon, Lorinda Ash, Debbie Bancroft, Cricket Burns, Peter Davis, Edward-Isaac Dovere, Kari Milchman, Lacey Tisch-sidney and Stephen Travierso

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Legendary photographer Jonathan Becker photographed Hamish Bowles for this issue. Becker has been a contributing photographer at Vanity Fair for decades. “Hamish is always a delight,” Becker says. “He is a muse as much as a subject.”

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Andrew Ross Sorkin is known for keeping his finger on the pulse of New York’s business and finance community. The New York Times columnist and founder of financial news service DealBook weighed in on the business happenings of the year in our annual “Most Talked About” feature. “It was not a big year for deals,” Sorkin reports. “The world of business is still licking its wounds from being blamed for the financial crisis by everyone including the president, and a few champagne bottles were uncorked after midterm elections on Wall Street.” Sorkin also divulges some of the people to watch in business in 2011.

“I got to know Hamish through my better-half, Milly de Cabrol, about 15 years ago,” says Jeffrey Podolsky, who penned this month’s cover story on Hamish Bowles. “For the first year, it was a little awkward—I was the new kid on the block and he was rather reserved with me. We broke the ice during an amazing trip or two to Tangier. He’s since become someone that a boy from Detroit like myself can look up to. He’s actually very thoughtful and incredibly funny. I’ve learned to appreciate his super-Brit sense of humor.”

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Princess Yasmin Aga Khan led the philanthropic pack with her always heartfelt tribute to her mother, Rita Hayworth, at the Alzheimer’s Association Gala. They broke all records with the help of honorees Naeem and Ranjana Khan (also responsible for everything that glittered in the room) and G. Marlyne Sexton. Rosanne Cash rewarded their patronage with a rousing, rockin’ performance.

Scientists were paired with artists at The New York Stem Cell Foundation Fifth Annual Dinner at The Rockefeller University. Agnes Gund presented her friend and fellow philanthropist, Dorothy Lichtenstein, with the NYSCF Humanitarian Award. As C.E.O. Susan Solomon summed up, “Nothing is more pro-life than helping people who are suffering.” Chairs and Co-chairs Amanda Brooks, Paul Healy, Chuck Close, John and Jodie Eastman and many supporters agreed.

More artists and patrons to be honored, this time along with their homes. The Studio Museum in Harlem, spearheaded by its legendary director, Thelma Golden, and equally legendary, ‘you can’t say no to’ chair, Ray McGuire, honored Pamela Fiori, who brought color, literally, to the pages of Town & Country (along with a lot of style and good works), and jazzman George Wein, whose Joyce Alexandra Wein Artist Prize honors his late, beloved wife of 58 years. Amelia and Bayo

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you see Liz Smith singing “The Best of Times” in a duet with honoree Graydon Carter (he actually sings well enough that I see why he agreed). Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue, also honorees, belted out a Landmark-customized ditty to the tune of “Makin Whoopee.” Larry Silverstein, Jonathan Tisch and Howard Dodson didn’t sing, perhaps a good thing, but they did remind us of the importance of our cultural and physical landmarks in New York City. Bunny Williams accepted her honor from Liz Smith, who did a little topple when Bunny reached the podium.

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and said, “I knew you’d make a big entrance, but I didn’t know it would knock me over.” Tommy Tune shimmied, Peter Duchin tickled the ivories and we all left, aspiring to be landmarks, too.

Perhaps a fitting end to my 2010 coverage is a mention of the most elegant, smart, über New York party of the year: The New York Public Library Lions Gala. There is no more beautiful room than the Adam Raphael Rose Reading Room, in which many good works have been written and read. David Monn expanded the golden warmth with projected autumn leaves. Gracious well-read hosts included Steve and

Christine Schwarzman (benefactors of the building), Felix and Liz Rohatyn, Oscar and Annette de la Renta and Jenny and John Paulson, as well as Chair Catie Marron. What can you say about an evening spent seated next to honoree Steve Martin—two away from Cardinal Egan—and in the presence of the other honorees: Malcolm Gladwell, Ethan Hawke, Zadie Smith and retiring Library President Paul LeClerc? The only way to release the excitement of the evening was to follow the Young Lions, like Emma Bloomberg, Michael Hess and Jessica Tisch, down to their lair and dance. In a very literary way, of course. ✦

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Upper East Side. Can you imagine?”

Akris, a co-sponsor with AOL, dresses many of the girls, including Lisa Anastos, Annie Churchill, Dalia Oberlander, Genevieve Bahrenburg, Lydia Fenet and Annelise Peterson. Also in the crowd: Jenna Lyons, Yigal Azrouël, Charlotte Ronson, Sean Avery, Minnie Mortimer, Amanda Hearst and Stacey Bendet.

Afterwards, die-hard partiers head down to The Bunker Club, a new subterranean boîte just blocks from the Boom Boom Room in the Meatpacking District. The look is bare cement and rocker-chic—the opposite of the swank club on the 18th

floor of the Standard Hotel. Martin Dawson, wearing Ray-Ban shades announces, “Hotel bars are so last year.”

It’s the arty party season and Artwalk, co-chaired by Alec Baldwin, Richard Gere and Carey Lowell, is where the chicoisie arrive to see great art and be seen. The night honors artist James Rosenquist and philanthropists Al and Gail Engelberg, and benefits the Coalition for the Homeless. At the end of the huge space, showcasing a silent auction and later a live auction, is a roped off area. “The Fendi V.I.P. lounge is great,” enthuses co-chair Bettina Prentice, who is inside the velvet

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for dinner. “There is a big, blue giraffe that I am particularly fond of,” he says.“And the Swoon piece. I’m a fan of her work and am hoping to add to my Swoon collection.”

Chessy Wilson brings attention to a rising art star. “Check out Claiborne Swanson Frank,” she advises. “She is a photographer to watch at the moment.”

After Artwalk, guests fight for taxis in the rain to head up to the Guggenheim Museum for the eighth annual Hugo Boss Prize party. Artist Hans-Peter Feldmann wins the top honor (his piece will be at the museum in summer 2011).

Once again, a usually quiet museum is turned into a bustling nightclub. Adrien Brody works the red carpet. Actor Norman Reedus makes out with his squeeze, downtown it-girl Cory Kennedy, on the second floor. Drinks spill everywhere as people squeeze

around the circular bar. The line for the bathroom snakes around the infamous curves of the museum. “Such a crowded room with all these fabulous people and I can’t help but snicker at the fact that the venue has a single bathroom stall to use—unisex no less,” laughs Alexa Winner. The fab crowd, which includes Trish Goff, designer Chrissie Miller, Johnny Misheff, Lauren Remington Platt, Jamie Johnson, Theodora Richards and Lorenzo Martone, spills onto the sidewalk. Undeterred, people discuss their next destinations as the rain continues to pour. Boom Boom? Kenmare? Designer Miguelina Gambaccini decides to call it a night.

“All of New York is here,” she says. “It feels like a very adult party. It’s so chic and so fun and it’s 1 a.m. I’m calling it a night—there is no need for more.” ✦

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SILVER SCREENINGS A-list celebs flocked to the Cinema Society screening of Woody Allen’s You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, sponsored by BlackBerry Torch and Grey Goose at the posh new Lambs Club at the Chatwal Hotel. Alec Baldwin, Sam Mendes, Martha Stewart and more attended. A starry crowd also gathered for the recent screening of Red, sponsored by OC Concept at MoMA, including Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Haggis and Jill Hennessy. Together with Giorgio Armani, the Cinema Society hosted a glam screening of Fair Game, with director Doug Liman and star Naomi Watts in attendance, along with her character’s real-life counterpart, Valerie Plame Wilson. Afterwards, Katie Couric, Julian Schnabel, Griffin Dunne and others dined at the Armani Ristorante.

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Bruno Frisoni and Glenda Bailey hosted a cocktail party to celebrate Tatiana Sorokko’s U.S. exhibit and book, Extending the Runway: Tatiana Sorokko Style.

Ralph Rucci, Amy Fine Collins, Pamela Fiori, Amanda Brooks, Nicole Miller and Muffie Potter Aston joined to toast the fashion muse.

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The Museum at Eldridge Street hosted a VIP gala in honor of Kiki Smith and Deborah Gans, who created the newly installed stained-glass window at the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue. Museum Chairman Michael Weinstein welcomed the evening’s guests, Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke and Museum President Lorinda Ash introduced The New Yorker’s Adam Gopnik. Guests, including First Deputy Mayor Patricia Harris, Arne and Milly Glimcher, Joel Shapiro and Anh Duong, enjoyed cocktails and music by Paul Shapiro’s Hester Street Orchestra.

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The fifth annual Purses and Pursenalities Luncheon drew New York notables and fashion elite for a silent auction of designer handbags to benefit the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club. Rosanna Scotto effortlessly emceed the event for more than 250 attendees. Barry Kieselstein-Cord and Kim Renk-Dryer received recognition awards for their work in the fashion industry.

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City Harvest hosted its 16th annual Bid Against Hunger event at the Metropolitan Pavilion. The sold-out affair featured tastings from more than 70 of Manhattan and Brooklyn’s most esteemed restaurants, as well as several silent and live auctions. The evening raised $1.1 million to support City Harvest and its mission to provide more than 4.5 million meals to feed New York’s hungry.

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FASHIONABLE FÊTE “Notorious & Notable” opening at the Museum of the City of New York

The opening exhibition of “Notorious & Notable: 20th Century Women of Style” was presented by the Museum of the City of New York President and Director Susan Henshaw Jones and trustee James G. Dinan, along with Judith Price. Guests enjoyed cocktails bites while perusing the fashion and jewelry collections of some of the 20th century’s most prominent women.

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Perennial Parties Wordplay with friends, costumed fun and toasting new successes Karen LeFrak and Jamee Gregory at the New York Philharmonic

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Ralph Destino Jr. and son Henry at the Vampire Ball Janna Bullock at the Vampire Ball Emily Smith at the Vampire Ball

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MY DINNER WITH ITZHAK & LEFRAK Karen LeFrak, an accomplished composer who sits on the board of the New York Philharmonic, invited friends to join her and her husband Richard for the Orchestra’s 169th opening night. The season, under the baton of maestro Alan Gilbert, opened with the U.S. premiere of Wynton Marsalis’ dazzling “Swing Symphony.” Leading the applause were Alec Baldwin, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder, Zarin Mehta, Gillian and Sylvester Miniter, Colt Givner, Pamela Fiori, Christy Ferer, Benoît d’Aboville and 800 others of that ilk and stripe.

It’s not every night that you get to play games with violinist Itzhak Perlman, but that’s what was on the menu when he took his place at Mrs. LeFrak’s table next to Jamee Gregory. Between courses, Itzhak spontaneously started tuning words instead of strings, with everyone at the table joining his word game, including CeCe Cord. The group started serving bons mots faster than John Isner. It started when Karen mentioned the singer Sting, and ended several amusing minutes later as the verbal trail raced from a “stinging comment” to sentences containing the words “bee,”“buzz,” “wasp” and finally Itzhak telling me, “I wouldn’t want to call you honey.” At that, I waved my napkin in surrender, but not before I begged him to stop “bee-ing so creative.” Okay, you had to be there.

The evening presented by Breguet and underwritten by Credit Suisse and BNY Mellon raised $2.63 million. The Philharmonic plays until June 25, 2011 (www.nyphil.org).

SWANS AT LE CIRQUE Diane Sawyer said, “It’s scientifically proven that birds flying in formation fly faster then one bird alone” at The New York Women’s Foundation luncheon (www.nywf.org) at Le Cirque.

Jean Shafiroff, who hosted the luncheon, thanked all the ladies for “helping families and empowering women out of poverty and abuse.” The day featured an inspiring conversation between Diane Sawyer and Diana Taylor about the problems disadvantaged women face in the city, and what everyone in the room could do to make a difference. Leading the applause were Grace Hightower De Niro, Susan Cullman, Carolyn Buck Luce, Somers Farkas, Cristina Greeven Cuomo, Amy Fine Collins, Fe Fendi, Zita Davisson, Anne Rapp, Lucia Hwong-Gordon, Anka Palitz and Joanne de Guardiola.

NOSFERATU’S NIGHT OUT Steven Clark Rockefeller III, his adorable sister Kayla and cousin Collin Clark Eckles, Christian and Gillian Hearst-Shaw Simonds and Ashley Bush lead a pack of werewolves to the Vampire Ball and a scrumptious dinner by Andrea Correale of Elegant Affairs to toast The Humane Society of New York. Carved pumpkins lit the way into the townhouse, past an epic spider web and a flock of

crows perched in a tree created by the city’s hottest décor master, Robert D’Alessandro. The evening kicked off with a children’s hour where Baron and Baroness Roger De Cabrol and their son Sebastian, Jake, Gayle and Dr. Howard Sobel, Fox, Xenia, Tatiana and Campion Platt and Whitney, Meredith, Christine and Steven Schott tried to figure out how Magic Al, Kevin Nicholas and John Born did their tricks. The kids were still nibbling Kobe beef franks on a lollipop when the grown-ups started arriving to the score of Hitchcock’s Spellbound by pianist Paul Katz. Christina Oxenberg, Geoffrey Bradfield, Andrea and John Stark, Alina Cho, Dr. Robert Grant, Lady Sharon Sondes and Geoffrey Thomas, Maggie Norris, Cassandra Seidenfeld, Dr. Michael Kraus, Michele Gerber Klein and Hunt Slonem took their places in a clear pavilion that Stamford Tent had erected over the garden to house the Moroccan dining room, which was encased in sheer saffron organza. One-hundred-and-forty costumed revelers were seated in three dining rooms, where tables were bedecked with skulls stuffed with rare roses and orchids in shades of orange.

Bentley Meeker used an arsenal of fixtures to light both the exterior and interior of the house in colors that flattered many of the city’s most beautiful women.

At 11 p.m. the single set poured in to the beat of DJ Ani Quinn from Adam Alpert’s 4AM and a percussionist who got the dance floor (lit entirely by fire and candlelight) pumping. By midnight, two dozen butlers from ModelBartenders.com added heat, along with the team from Royale Security when they doffed their shirts to reveal body painting by Zsamira Ronquillo. A breakfast was served at 2 a.m. before everyone departed for Pacha.

LUNCH AT TIFFANY’S Breakfast at Tiffany’s (www.tiffany.com) is legend, but lunch included a gift bag that drew raves. Muffie Potter Aston hosted the party for the debut of the ultra chic Tiffany Leather Collection, created by design team Richard Lambertson and John Truex.

Daniel Boulud served up caviar and other delicacies on beautiful white porcelain plates that complemented Elsa Peretti’s stunning sterling silver flatware in the jeweler’s crisp new event space.

Among those going home with a Tiffany blue bag containing a drop-dead chic zebra haircalf or python handbag with striking silver hardware were the ever glamorous Kimberly Rockefeller, Sharon Handler, Carol Mack, Dana Hammond, Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos and 60 others just like them.

GUCCI TAKES MANHATTAN Giorgio Gucci, the grandson of Guccio Gucci who founded the Italian fashion house in 1905, launched his rare and exceptional 35- and 50-year-old Giorgio G. cognacs with a Felliniesque gala at the Pierre Hotel. The memorable evening, orchestrated by Zina Mashin’s Emperor’s Brand (www.emperorsbrand.biz) saluted 25 undersung charities, including the I’m Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation, Music Unites, Panthera and The Couri Foundation. Guests included Maribel Primo, F. Warrington Gillett III, Diandra Douglas, attorney Mark W. Smith, Sonja Morgan, Lady Liliana Cavendish, Lauren and Sharon Bush, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Ramona Singer, Tim Valliere, Michele Gerber Klein, Gregg Zimmer, Maggie Norris and the jeweler Gilan’s Samir Tahan. ✦

Jean Shafiroff, Diane Sawyer, Diana Taylor and Ana Oliveira at The New York Women’s Foundation luncheon

Douglas Hannant and Frederick Anderson at the Vampire Ball

Charles and Janis Cecil with daughter Jackie at the Vampire Ball Kelsey Mackay and Mac Hyman at the Vampire Ball Zina Mashin, Giorgio Gucci, Maribel Primo, Andre De Vickont and Michelle De Vickont at Emperor’s Brand Giorgio G. Cognac launch

Katherina Otto-Bernstein, Nathan Bernstein and son Nicky at the Vampire Ball

Elaine Sargent and Jeremiah Silva at Emperor’s Brand Giorgio G. Cognac launch

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Above: Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook from Assouline

work of the society architect, a competitor of Addison Mizner.

Website: www.acanthuspress.com Assouline is a publisher that goes in for original and graphically interesting books, and for luxury gifts. You can check out their stuff at www.assouline.com, or visit the stunning store in the mezzanine of The Plaza Hotel. Their blockbuster gift idea ($250 in cloth overboard and a slip case) is Cecil Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook, which reproduces for the first time the iconic photographer’s visual diaries. Also from Assouline is Over the Top: Fifty Years of Fantasy Gifts from the Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalogue, hardly over the top at $50, considering the outrageous fantasy gifts that have been offered over the years.

Rizzoli is the behemoth of fine book publishing with some 250 titles each year. The parent company owns the sophisticated eponymous bookstore on West 57th Street. For holiday gift books we recommend two titles reviewed in these pages: Jamee Gregory’s entertaining New York Parties: Private Views and Duane Hampton’s splendid monograph on her late husband, Mark Hampton: An American Decorator.

For the sportsman, Rizzoli has two books produced in collaboration with Orvis: Great Fishing Lodges of North

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s we like to point out, a book is the ideal holiday gift. Cynthia Conigliaro, owner of the elegant Lexington bookstore Archivia (first “i” short as in “skivvy”), explains that’s “because a book says so much about the giver and the recipient. It shows that one has been listening as a friend.” Presents may not get you friends, but they might buy you a better class of enemy. The suave and erudite Mark Magowan—co-owner with Alexis Gregory of Vendome Press, which publishes 10-to-15 books a year of dazzling quality and taste at a reasonable price—puts it this way: “What else can you get for $50, half a necktie?”

So, let’s start with Vendome. The lineup of titles is as impressive as that of the Magowan family’s (former) baseball team, the San Francisco Giants. And they won the World Series, as you may remember. Vendome has two architectural books: Peter Pennoyer’s monograph on his apartments, townhouses and country houses and the Knight of Glin’s Irish Country House. The first is by New York’s classical architectural genius, the successor to R.A.M Stern. The latter is by Ireland’s gift to the arts and the bearer of one of those Celtic titles that so enrich our lives. Also from Vendome is Lars Bolander’s Scandinavian Design by Heather Smith MacIsaac with all you would like to know about hyperborean taste and design.

Check it out at www.vendomepress.com.

Acanthus Press specializes in books “at the intersection of material culture and architectural history . . . the undiscovered, the under-appreciated, the rare, and exceptional.” True to form, their holiday offerings are Syrie Maugham: Staging Glamorous Interiors by Pauline C. Metcalf and Maurice Fatio: Palm Beach Architect by Kim I. Mockler. The first is a monograph on the work of the ethereal decorator and one-time wife of genius writer and dubious character W. Somerset Maugham. The second is the definitive book on the

books well worth it. Recent presentations include Thomas Jayne speaking about his Finest Rooms in America: 50 Influential Interiors from the 18th Century to the Present (Monacelli Press, $50) and Emily Evans Eerdmans on her World of Madeleine Castaing (Rizzoli, $65) about the French antiquaire and decorator.

Do make a visit to Cynthia Conigliaro’s Archivia, the jewel-box boutique at 993 Lexington Avenue (between 71st and 72nd streets). She designed the shop down to the rosso Verona marble countertops that are mottled like the endpapers of a Venetian incunabulum. The inventory consists of

“What else can you get for $50, half a necktie?” —Mark Magowan, co-owner of Vendome Press thousands of titles on architecture, design, decorative arts, gardens, fiction, non-fiction and the books of all the publishers previously mentioned. Her website is www.archiviabooks.com. She may ask Will Rogers to help you.

A special treat for New Yorkers are our antiquarian and rare book dealers. This holiday season we highlight Imperial Fine Books at 790 Madison Avenue (between 67th and 68th streets). They are leading specialists in leather-bound sets and single volumes in all fields: literature, history, poetry, children’s, illustrated, Americana, sporting and first and rare editions. Website: www.imperialfinebooks.com.

As this is the centenary of the death of Mark Twain in 1910 (of whom Hemingway said that Huckleberry Finn was America’s best book), what could be a sweller gift than Imperial’s 25-volume Mark Twain set? This is the “Autograph Edition,” limited to 512 copies, signed in volume one by Twain, and also contains a postcard signed by Twain. The set is bound in full green calf leather by the legendary Bayntun binders of England, all edges gilt, red and black labels, ornate gilt on spines, published by the American Publishing Co., Hartford, 1899, for $22,500. This would make an elegant gift of a great body of work. As Anthony Powell said, books do furnish a room, and this set would certainly be an eye-catcher. !

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Now, where to shop? For books on decorating, including signed and rare editions, go where the decorators go: to Beth Daugherty’s Potterton Books in the lobby of the D&D Building at 979 Third Avenue (between 58th and 59th streets, and not open on weekends.) Become a customer and you’ll receive invitations to Potterton’s lectures at the Grolier Club, which require a $35-admission and are

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Musical Notes Two of Andrew Carnegie’s lasting gifts to New York City—Carnegie Hall and the New York Public Library, Chatham Square Branch—are testaments to the power of philanthropy

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In 1890, Andrew Carnegie’s wife, Louise, cemented the cornerstone of Carnegie Hall in place with a silver trowel from Tiffany & Co. A year later, opening night saw horse-drawn carriages lining up outside the hall to drop off the city’s elite, each of whom had paid $1-to-$2 to attend that evening’s performance. Since that time, Carnegie Hall has come to be considered one of the premiere music halls in the world, hosting countless musical premieres, concerts and recitals. Over the years, Yehudi Menuhin, Marian Anderson, Arturo Toscanini, Leonard Bernstein, Benny Goodman and Count Basie have performed in the venue’s three performance spaces—the largest of which seats nearly 3,000 people.

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Branch, became the second of 67 NYPL branches throughout the five boroughs funded by Andrew Carnegie. Located at 33 East Broadway, the building was remodeled and renovated in 2001, under the Library’s Adopt-a-Branch program.

Historic detail was restored, and new technologies were installed: including a new elevator, air conditioning and a high-speed telecommunications system for the library’s 22-computer workstation. The first floor retains the original floor-to-ceiling windows and wood details. This fall, the branch underwent further renovation, this time to its roof.

Carnegie Hall and the New York Public Library branches, as well as all the other ventures Carnegie funded, are permanent tributes to his generosity and investment in New York City. More than a century after their building, the Chatham Square Branch of the NYPL still serves as a community and educational forum for the people of New York City, while Carnegie Hall continues to bring renowned musicians from all over the world to please local ears. On the following page, Barbaralee DiamonsteinSpielvogel examines the New York Public Library, Chatham Square Branch, and Carnegie Hall—two admired New York institutions made possible by Andrew Carnegie.

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Architect: William B. Tuthill; Restoration: Polshek Partnership Built: 1889-92; Addition: 1894-96; Restored: 1986, 2003 Designated: June 20, 1967

Andrew Carnegie—one of America’s best-known industrialists and philanthropists—was, by the time of his death in 1919, the epitome of the self-made man. From humble origins in America as a bobbin boy in a cotton mill, through his spectacular career as an industrial magnate, Carnegie kept sight of the need for intellectual and artistic selfimprovement. Totally self-educated, he frequented theaters and concert halls assiduously, and sought out the company of intellectuals such as Matthew Arnold and Herbert Spencer. In order to effect “the improvement of mankind,” Carnegie was the founder and benefactor of leading cultural institutions, among them the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, the Carnegie Branch Libraries of the New York Public Library and Carnegie Hall.

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ages . . . it is probable that this hall will intertwine itself with the history of our country . . . From this platform men may be spurred to aims that end not with the miserable self; here an idea may be promulgated which will affect the world.”

Originally called, quite modestly, Music Hall, Carnegie Hall officially opened on the evening of May 5, 1891, with the American premiere appearance of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Today, Carnegie Hall continues to be a forum for musical discovery and excellence, at times presenting new artists and works, as well as a classical repertory of world-renowned artists.

Since its opening, the acoustical magic of the hall has been hailed worldwide.

William Burnet Tuthill, the architect, made as detailed a study of acoustics as science permitted in 1890. The interior of the hall was painted white and sumptuously adorned with velvet, which would absorb reverberations and echoes; the boxes, laid out in sweeping curves, allowed sound to curve rather than bounce off sharp angles; and an elliptical ceiling avoided the pitfall of collecting and swallowing sound.

The exterior of the six-story building, of less historical importance than the interior, is an excellent example of a modified Italian Renaissance style, with its reddish-brown Roman brick, belt courses, arches, pilasters and terra-cotta decorations. Originally, the building had a

mansard roof in the French tradition, but this was removed in 1894 to build the crowning studio floor. A somewhat awkward architectural massing results from the 10-story tower of offices and studios that was added to the building.

In 1960, Carnegie Hall was saved from demolition when it was purchased by the city. It reopened in December 1986 after the renovation of the Isaac Stern auditorium and the Weill recital hall by the Polshek Partnership. Included in that renovation was the rebuilding of the stage ceiling, whose legendary hole, created during the filming of Carnegie Hall in 1946 and masked by canvas and curtains ever since, had purportedly contributed advantageously to the hall’s acoustics. In 2003, the opening of Zankel Hall, also designed by the Polshek Partnership, completed Andrew Carnegie’s original vision of three performance halls under one roof.

New York Public Library, Chatham Square Branch 33 East Broadway Built: 1903; Renovated: 2001 Architect: McKim, Mead & White; Renovation: Kevin Horn + Architects Designated: Nov. 13, 2001

In 1901, Andrew Carnegie donated $5.2 million to establish a branch library system in New York City. This was the first of 12 Carnegie library commissions for McKim, Mead & White.

All were executed in the neoclassical style, which became the model for Carnegie libraries by other architects and later for libraries across the country.

The three-story Chatham Square Branch is faced in limestone with a rusticated base and has large, arched windows that provide ample light. The symmetrical façade includes a row of double height Ionic columns supporting a classical cornice with carved ornament. The third of 67 Carnegie libraries built throughout the 5 boroughs of New York City, this branch has been serving the community for more than a century. !

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An Englishman in New York Hamish Bowles

eats, breathes and dreams fashion, costume history and design—and somehow has the energy to pursue it all. His latest project is curating a must-see exhibition on the Spanish designer Balenciaga at the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute. Vogue ’s dapper, globe-trotting European editor at large recently talked to journalist and friend Jeffrey Podolsky about the genesis of his own style aesthetic, what it’s really like in the front row and what he still hopes to accomplish.

JONATHAN BECKER styled by CRICKET BURNS photographed by

Grooming b y DYANA NEMATALLAH forYVES DURIF AT THE CARLYLE Photographed on location at the QUEEN SOFÍA SPANISH Here and throughout, Hamish Bowles amidst fashions from his BALENCIAGA: Spanish Master exhibit at the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute. Navy suit by Paul Smith Bespoke.

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t’s a balmy morning in October, and I’m in the company of greatness: not just because of the swirl of priceless, iconic Balenciaga gowns that surround me, but also due to the presence of the dashing Englishman standing next to me. I am standing in the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute, a demure McKim, Mead, & White townhouse on Park Avenue where Hamish Bowles is lovingly describing his latest undertaking: a new exhibition, “BALENCIAGA: Spanish Master,” which he is overseeing and curating. Bowles, whose research took him from Balenciaga’s hometown of Getana, Spain, to Paris’ Musée de la Mode, is in the final stages of transforming the sleepy institute into a museum of haute couture that will demonstrate how the designer’s homeland of Spain influenced his work. Bowles has left no stone unturned, repainting the Institute’s walls and even installing a new hot, shocking pink carpet (the official color of the Spanish bullfighter’s cape) for the exhibition.

“That’s actually from my own collection,” says Bowles, pointing to a 1939 black-ribbed silk coat that eerily resembles a priest’s cassock, one of 76 pieces he’s unearthed for the exhibition. “I found it on eBay, if you can believe it.”

Somehow we can. Is there anything that the indomitable Bowles can’t do? After all, at 47, Vogue’s European editor at large not only sits dutifully in the front row next to his mentor Anna Wintour at fashion shows across the globe, but he himself owns one of the world’s largest collections of couture dresses (2,000 and counting) and is one of the foremost authorities on fashion (and décor) in the world (he curated the Met’s blockbuster Jackie Onassis retrospective).

Not to mention his own indelible, ever-stylish presence in the international society scene.

Later, while casually chatting with him over lunch, I can’t help but compliment my longtime friend on the exquisite pink hosiery that accompanies his bespoke French navy blue, double-breasted Paul Smith suit and brown New & Lingwood monk shoes. “Cardinal pink,” he gently corrects me. “I buy them at a store in Rome where all the cardinals get their ecclesiastical vestments.” Over the course of lunch, the notoriously private Bowles opens up about more than just his socks and his penchant for everything from Cecil Beaton to the color lavender. There isn’t an aesthetic topic that Bowles can’t wax eloquent about. You listen—and learn. Then again, Hamish Bowles isn’t just anybody.

“I have lots of colleagues who wouldn’t be dragged into the second row over their dead body.”

—Hamish Bowles JEFFREY PODOLSKY: Tell me about

the evolution of your personal style.

Did you dress and look this way in high school?

HAMISH BOWLES: I always had kind of a Cecil Beaton streak. I couldn’t really identify it at the time, because there was no one else around me even interested in presenting themselves in that way. Then I got the very tail end of the New Romantics, which was Steve Strange and Boy George and Stephen Jones and that group. It was a reaction to punk, although lots of people involved in it came out of the punk movement. It was very theatrical, with lots of make-up. Boy George is probably the most famous example. This was just a couple of years before I went to Saint Martins [Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design], and it cast a long shadow. But I was a little too young to take a big part in that, and I was too shy to dress like that then. When I went to 58 | AVENUE MAGAZINE · DECEMBER 2010

Saint Martins and was suddenly surrounded by people who understood what I was talking about, I had far more confidence and started dressing more flamboyantly.

JP: How did you wear your hair?

HB: My whole look was very

Edwardian English gentleman: I had tweedy plus-fours and gaiters, either spats or gaiters, shirts with very stiff, starched, detachable collars, capes and cloaks and hats and long hair. It was quite poetic; Oscar Wilde–looking, I suppose. Then I went through a period of wearing Chanel-inspired clothing—some actual Chanel clothing, like two Chanel jackets worn as a twin-set, a Chanel handbag, trousers cut wide that looked like a full-length skirt when they fell.

Were these items designed for women?

JP:

HB: The jackets were designed for

women, the trousers were not. I think they were Jasper Conran. I wish I had them now. That was my look. My look was a Pucci or Hermès scarf worn as a sort of bandana; two Chanel silk jackets—one ivory, one black—worn as a twin-set; a Chanel handbag, the classic 1955 Chanel handbag on a chain over the shoulder; and pants that were basically like divided skirts. It was really a look to be conjured with.

JP: Didn’t you overlap with John

Galliano at Saint Martins?

HB: When I arrived at Saint Martins,

John was graduating, but he was very close to one of my best friends, so I saw a great deal of him. Of course, I went to his degree show, which was extraordinary.

Opposite page: Tuxedo by Tom Ford. Shirt by Ermenigilda Zegna. Bow tie by Charvet. Floral boutonnière by Rocha. Watch by Piaget.

Cufflinks by Tiffany & Co., 1920s.

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From the beginning, one was acutely aware of the preternatural talent he had.

JP: How did Anna Wintour recruit

you to the United States and Vogue?

HB: I was the fashion editor at Harpers &

Queen, so I was traveling the world, organizing fashion shoots. Gabe Doppelt at American Vogue called me and said, “We would love to do a story on your apartment in London and on you.” Of course, I was wildly flattered. It was a divine story; the pictures were really lovely, and I was thrilled. I lived in a minuscule apartment that I certainly put a lot of thought into decorating—very layered and crowded with objects. After that, completely out of the blue, I got a

HB: Yes, André Leon Talley was there,

Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele, Candy Pratts Price, Polly Mellen. In fact, there were only large personalities there. It was more than intimidating, but it was also great. It was very stimulating, and I loved the challenge and the experience of being in New York.

JP: Was there much of a learning

curve? I think you once told me about being confused about exactly what the Hamptons were.

HB: It was one of my first meetings. I was called into Anna’s office with Grace [Coddington], and they said, “We have to find a location, we need a Hamptons house,” and they kept talking about this

apartment here. And I have felt emotionally more invested in the city than I have in a very long time.

JP: Tell us what it’s like to be ensconced in the front row.

HB: Sometimes I’m in the second row.

JP: No. HB: Oh, yes. I’m just one of those

editors who would never make a scene about it. I have lots of colleagues who wouldn’t be dragged into the second row over their dead body.

JP: Have the dynamics of the front row changed?

HB: Not really. I have no neuroses about

“[Tom Ford’s show] was magical. It was supremely glamorous and old school in a very charming way . . . I think we’ve really missed Tom’s voice in women’s fashion.” —Hamish Bowles call in the office and it was Anna. She said Catie Marron, the living editor of Vogue, was leaving. She was moving to a glamorous apartment at 720 Park Avenue and was focusing on redecorating. Anna said, “I know you’re a fashion person, but I can see from your apartment that you seem to be engaged by interiors. Why don’t you come to Vogue and become our style editor, our living editor?”

I turned bright crimson because the office at Harpers & Queen was a very open plan, and Anna’s second call was to my editor in chief, who at that point was Vicki Woods. She let out a banshee shriek from the opposite end of the office. I met Anna very soon after that, and she was very brisk and businesslike, and it was a done deal. I’d been toying with the idea of coming to New York, and I always felt if something irresistible came along, I would not resist it. So that was the irresistible thing.

JP: What was your first impression?

There were a lot of large personalities at Vogue at the time.

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Hamptons house. I had no idea what the Hamptons were, so I just nodded away politely. I actually thought they meant, “We need a house decorated by Mark Hampton.” I could not have been more baffled.

JP: You’re so self-possessed; I can’t imagine your being intimidated.

HB: I was deeply intimidated. Selfpossession has come very late in life.

JP: Do you think Americans have a soft spot for Brits?

HB: Certainly from my own experience, I’ve found that being an Englishman in New York has been a great calling card.

JP: Do you consider New York your

home, or are you an Englishman at heart?

HB: Until very recently I had apartments in Paris and in London, and I was spending a great deal of time away from here. For the last couple of years, I haven’t had a European base. I’ve been focusing on renovating my new

my position in the fashion world, no insecurities. I’m perfectly secure, and I don’t need a front-row vindication.

Having said that, I am generally in the front row. It can be very blinding if you are next to someone who the photographers are interested in photographing.

JP: You’re often next to one of the most photographed women in the world. How would you describe working for Anna Wintour?

HB: Well, she’s the perfect editor because there is very little gray area; things are very clear cut, very black-and-white. It’s extremely easy to work with someone who has such a strong sense of what they require, and also great trust. Anna has been an extraordinarily supportive and nurturing person to work with. She has recognized the value of some of my extramural opportunities that have fed back into my Vogue life, like this Balenciaga show, the Jacqueline Kennedy exhibition and working on the two Vogue books: the Vogue Living book and the World in Vogue book.

JP: From a distance, Anna seems so

formidable. What is she like up close?

HB: I would say she doesn’t suffer fools gladly and there is very much a public persona, but there are also different layers and sides and aspects.

JP: I’ve seen you make lightningquick sketches of each model as she walks down the catwalk. Do you still do that?

HB: Yes, it depends on how fast they’re moving; I can’t always catch them all.

I have sketches going back to the mid-eighties.

sidering now there are bloggers sitting in the front row?

HB: Yes, Vogue.com has the images up later that day, sometimes with accompanying text from me. The whole industry has transformed in the last few years. Technology has had such a profound impact on the way we work and even the way people consume magazines. But sketching is just the way I do it, and I kind of like having this tangible, personal record of collections through the years.

JP: How has the industry changed in

JP: It’s a bit old-school, isn’t it, con-

the last few years?

Above: Tuxedo by Tom Ford. Shirt by Ermenigildo Zegna. Bow tie by Charvet.

Floral boutonnière by Rocha. Watch by Piaget. Cufflinks by Tiffany & Co., 1920s.

HB: New technology has made every-

thing so much speedier. That’s why I thought it was such a masterstroke by Tom Ford, when he showed his first women’s collection this year, to embargo press images until the collection was in the stores. That is so counter to everything else that is going on. In fashion these days, a designer will send something down the runway and some workshop in the Far East can be reproducing that same piece hours later. Technology DECEMBER 2010 · AVENUE MAGAZINE | 61

JP: Tell me more about the Tom Ford

presentation.

HB: It was magical. It was supremely

glamorous and old-school in a very charming way. The women all looked extraordinary and wonderful and sexy and desirable. I think we’ve really missed Tom’s voice in women’s fashion.

The excitement in Milan was over this polarity between his extremely glamorous, sophisticated, polished woman and the more complicated, intellectual vision of Miuccia Prada, for

Marie-Hélène de Taillac’s New Year’s Eve party in the palace above the Amber Fort in Jaipur was pretty extraordinary.

All the Costume Institute galas were extraordinary. There was a party given by the Jordanian royal family in their palace by the sea in Aqaba.

JP: Any tales to tell?

HB: Carine Roitfeld’s French Vogue’s

90th anniversary party in Paris was a lot of fun. It was a masked ball. Eyes Wide Shut was the theme. I wore this fez that Philip Treacy designed for me with a coin-link mesh mask so only my eyes showed. I had to get my eye makeup done between fashion shows I was cov-

the Waverly Inn, Morandi, Dell’anima, Cafe Cluny.

JP: How are you decorating your new place?

HB: I’m working with Roberto Peregalli and Laura Rimini, who met when they were working for Renzo Mongiardino, the great Italian decorator. They happened to be in New York a year or so ago discussing their book project at Rizzoli, and they came to see the apartment I’d just bought, which hadn’t been touched since the ’50s—it’s a 1920s apartment.

They loved it, and so we’ve been collaborating. My hope is that one

“I’m really not happy unwinding unless it’s on a Greek island or in Morocco, a real holiday.

Even there, I’m very social.”—Hamish Bowles instance. I loved it. I thought it was exactly what he should’ve done. And the press embargo just made it all the more exciting; in this age, where everything is immediately available and accessible.

ering because there was no other way; I had such a busy schedule. I turned up at the Nina Ricci show with these Arab sheik smoky eyes, which caused a little bit of head spinning, but there you go.

JP: You’ve done so much traveling.

JP: Do you consider all the extracurricular, often nocturnal, duties you have to do during a city’s fashion week to be a chore or a delight?

HB: On the whole, a complete delight. I wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t enjoy it. There is such a merging of my private and professional lives. I enjoy the sort of relentless round of cocktails and dinners and entertainment.

I’m really not happy unwinding unless it’s on a Greek island or in Morocco, a real holiday. Even there, I’m very social. I may languish on a beach for a few hours, but then there’s always a cocktail party to go to.

JP: What are some of the most

fabulous stories and events that you’ve covered over the years?

HB: The Valentino party in Rome was kind of amazing. Some of my favorite events have been hosted by friends.

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What are your favorite spots around the world for work and pleasure?

HB: For pleasure, I’ve recently discovered Patmos in Greece, which I love. And I have a long connection with Tangier. I like Provence, and I like the English countryside—particularly an area in the Cotswolds on Detmar Blow’s estate that has a special resonance for me.

JP: In New York, what are your favorite haunts these days?

HB: I love the Room, formerly known as the Boom Boom Room. If I have the energy, I really like the party that Susanne Bartsch does on Sunday night at the Greenhouse. Now that I’ve moved back downtown, I’m so happy because I’m within walking distance of all the places that I really like to go and eat, my favorite restaurants, which would be Little Owl, The Spotted Pig,

would walk into the apartment and think it hadn’t been touched in 120 years. It has a sort of 1890s feel to it.

JP: What’s the color scheme?

HB: The color scheme is

very lavender—lots of lilac and purples, with some green and amber thrown in.

JP: Any unfulfilled ambitions?

HB: I started off my life studying

fashion design, and I loved it. I’d be intrigued to apply those skills at some point. I sometimes feel like a designer manqué. I think it would be interesting to work with a house with an illustrious history.

JP: Are you saying you are an unfulfilled designer?

HB: There’s a part of me that would love to do that, yes.

JP: I’m sure there’s nothing you

can’t do.

HB: Well, I can’t drive. !

Opposite: Hamish, friends and vintage Balenciaga

BALENCIAGA FLAMENCO-INSPIRED EVENING DRESS, 1951:HENRY CLARKE / VOGUE; COPYRIGHT © CONDE NAST; BALENCIAGA “INFANTA” EVENING DRESS, 1939: COPYRIGHT, R.J. HORST - COURTESY STALEY/WISE GALLERY, NYC.; BALENCIAGA EVENING DRESS, 1964: COURTESY OF BALENCIAGA ARCHIVES, PARIS; BALENCIAGA EVENING ENSEMBLE, 1967: COURTESY OF BALENCIAGA ARCHIVES, PARIS; BALENCIAGA “INFANTA” EVENING DRESS, 1939: COPYRIGHT, R.J. HORST - COURTESY STALEY/WISE GALLERY, NYC.

has really opened up fashion to the world—people are so compelled by it all around the world.

. . . with Valerie Steele, Simon Doonan and Daphne Guinness Balenciaga Flamencoinspired evening dress, 1951

. . . with Grace Coddington, Anna Wintour, Bee Shaffer and Virginia Smith

Hamish Bowles with Rachel Zoe Balenciaga “Infanta” evening dress, 1939

Balenciaga evening ensemble, 1967 Balenciaga evening dress, 1964

. . . with André Leon Talley

. . . with Carolina Herrera

. . . with Courtney Love

. . . with Anna Wintour DECEMBER 2010 · AVENUE

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illustration by MATT COLLINS

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THE MOST TALKED ABOUT 2010

. . . BUSINESS STORIES

T

he world of finance had an up and down year.

Wall Street did some recovering—bonuses are back—but reputations were still bruised. The business community cast a wary eye at an increasingly unpopular administration. While everyone waits to see if the midterm elections will be a game changer for the economy, we caught up with New York Times columnist and DealBook creator, Andrew Ross Sorkin, and asked for his take on the world of business in 2010.

ANDREW ROSS SORKIN: It feels a little like it did in 2002 or 2003, after 9/11 and the dot-com bust. We’re still in the ‘what’s next?’ phase. The clean up your house phase. It is not much fun.

There is still residual anger at Wall Street and at the world of business in general, and people in the business community are affected by that.

At the same time, there are legitimate questions in the business community about policy. They want to know what’s going to happen in terms of taxes, and what is being done on a policy level to keep us competitive. There’s also a question about what the rules are.

AVENUE: Was that as a result of the BP disaster and aftermath?

ARS: When the moratorium on drilling was put into effect, that scared the business community. They wondered, is the administration going to change the rules in the middle of the game every time something goes wrong?

Some people are saying the economy in the Gulf suffered more as a result of the moratorium than the cost of the spill itself.

AVENUE: What are the other big stories of the year?

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ARS: The other big stories were the financial reform package, Apple and the iPad, and the debate about whether the iPhone is going to go to Verizon. The business community is also very interested in whether the Bush tax cuts will be extended.

AVENUE: It wasn’t a big year for mergers and acquisitions?

THE REAL DEAL:

Andrew Ross Sorkin

ARS: This has not been a robust period for deals.

AVENUE: But Wall Street seemed to flourish this year, and bonuses are back.

ARS: It’s all about trading, not deals.

Expectations are that compensation will increase 4 or 5 percent. Revenue is going up 2 or 3 percent, so compensation is outpacing revenue. It’s still all about retaining talent, and the big banks are afraid of losing talent to hedge funds and such.

AVENUE: Who are the people to watch in business in 2011?

ARS: I think we’re still in a period where the next generation has yet to emerge. Jamie Dimon [J.P. Morgan’s

C.E.O.] is still the king, but the next couple of quarters could be challenging for him. Some of the new people to watch are: Elon Musk, who runs Tesla Motors, Dan Ackerson, to see if he can turn GM around, and Robert Benmosche, to see if he can turn A.I.G. around for the taxpayers. We’re all invested in that.

AVENUE: How will the midterm elections affect the business world?

ARS: It’s all about the ‘new normal.’

What is that going to be? What’s the unemployment rate going to level out at? What’s politically acceptable?

Unemployment, which is getting better on the margins, is going to be the biggest factor in the 2012 elections.

DANIEL S. BURNSTEIN

AVENUE: What would you say the mood of the business and finance community is?

THE MOST TALKED ABOUT 2010

. . . POLITICS their campaign promises of rolling back national health-care reform and cutting more taxes in the hopes of spurring the economic rebound that the bailouts and the stimulus spending haven’t visibly induced.

Look for the jockeying to be the next GOP nominee to start in earnest no later than the Easter candy sales, with Republicans debating whether they want someone who appeals The mood may have turned to their inner business sense more Republican nationally, (Mitt Romney), their inner but Democrats still rule in spirit (Mike Huckabee) or their New York. inner id (Sarah Palin). New Once again, a Cuomo will York Republicans may not have rule the state, and the New York managed to put up credible Democrats. Andrew Cuomo candidates for governor or Senthumped Carl Paladino, he of ate, but nationwide, the tide is the baseball bat and continulooking much more red than it ally evolving definition of “off did on Obama’s inauguration the cuff ” comments, by a day. Donald Trump’s name has historically large margin— been floated (again), but chatter more than any New York will inevitably start up about the governor except Eliot Spitzer, billionaire Mayor, who spent his own father in 1986 and a the year endorsing candidates guy named Joseph Yates who around the country and then ran unopposed in 1822. took off for Hong Kong the Cuomo’s recovery from the weekend after the election to humiliations of the 2002 guberpostulate his own trade theories natorial race he was forced to and not-so-quietly whisper that quit and then his tabloidhe thinks many members of friendly divorce is now looking Congress cannot read. fully complete, and he’ll be Meanwhile, the search for looking for a way to turn his Bloomberg’s successor here in election into a mandate for the New York has slowly started to kind of change just about everychurn, even though the race is one agrees Albany desperately still three years away. Bill needs. On the line isn’t just New Thompson, Bloomberg’s 2009 York’s future, but Cuomo’s TALKING HEADS: (Clockwise from top left) Andrew opponent, has already declared Cuomo, Cathleen Black, Richard Parsons and Donald Trump own—if all goes well, he’ll his intentions, and Anthony almost certainly be hoping to Weiner, Christine Quinn and run for president in 2016.

Scott Stringer are all looking to The current president is going to slightly better shape than Bill Clinton join in. But chances are, they’ll have have his own problems, though: The after the 1994 midterms. The Tea Party company. Maybe 2013 will be the year midterm elections were, as expected, an didn’t succeed in electing some of its that finally witnesses the long-talked emphatic shift from the big wins better known mascots, like witchcraft about candidacies of some of New Barack Obama and the Democrats dabbler Christine O’Donnell in York’s other successful business beheenjoyed in 2008. Gone is their majority Delaware or Harry Reid antagonist moths, like Jonathan Tisch, Richard in the House and the huge advantage in Sharron Angle in Nevada, but the ones Parsons or John Catsimatidis. the Senate, leaving Obama in only who won are looking to make good on Time will tell.

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ew York has a new governor, one with a familiar name, and the nation shifted red. Joel Klein resigned as Schools Chancellor, and Hearst’s Cathleen Black is in. Political pundit Edward-Isaac Dovere, founding editor of City Hall and The Capitol, comments on the year in politics—and speculates on who might succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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. . . PHILANTHROPY STORIES

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Though Mayor Bloomberg is no longer the wealthiest man in New York City (the Forbes 2010 listing cedes the title to fellow philanthropist David Koch), his influence is felt no less. But these days, Bloomberg has redirected exactly how it is that his philanthropy finds its way to recipients. In late March, it was announced that Bloomberg would primarily support efforts through the Bloomberg Family Foundation, with formally installed First Deputy Mayor Patti Harris as Chair and C.E.O. of the board.

The Foundation’s holdings are estimated at $1.75 billion.

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George Soros gifted Human Rights Watch with $100 million, his largest single gift of the year. The grant will expand the organization’s international presence. The billionaire hedge funder also provided a $1 million personal gift to back California’s Proposition 19—the measure to legalize recreational marijuana use—though he anticipated its failure to pass, writing in an editorial for The Wall Street Journal, “Proposition 19 already is a winner, no matter what happens on Election Day.”

LEGALIZE IT: George Soros backed California’s Proposition 19

“Mayor Bloomberg is no longer the wealthiest man in NYC (the Forbes 2010 listing cedes the title to David Koch).”

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he billionaire philanthropist who garnered the most headlines this year is Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who made a timely $100-milliondonation to Newark’s ailing public school system. Zuckerberg, who is said to have a burgeoning friendship with Newark Mayor Cory Booker, made the donation on the eve of the release of The Social Network, which paints a notcompletely flattering OVER-SHARING: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg picture of him.

Freelance writer Stephen Travierso reports on those New Yorkers who made philanthropic news as well.

THE MOST TALKED ABOUT 2010

. . . MEDIA STORIES

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he media landscape was aswarm with activity in 2010.

In the magazine world, billionaire Sidney Harman swooped in and saved Newsweek, later merging it with The Daily Beast—a wedding that spawned an entity called The Newsweek Daily Beast Company, owned equally by Barry Diller’s IAC and Harman. Tina Brown will serve as editor in chief of both. Town & Country reshuffled its edit team, bringing in House Beautiful’s Stephen Drucker and Vogue’s Billy Norwich.

Bloomberg Businessweek’s Hugo Lindgren was tapped to edit The New York Times Magazine, and Stefano Tonchi went from T to W, where he put naked Kim Kardashian on the cover. Keen eyes noticed that André Leon Talley moved down Vogue’s masthead to contributing editor, but his presence on “Project Runway” is larger than life.

After nearly 25 years as New York’s King of Gossip, Richard Johnson announced his departure for the sunny climes of Hollywood—jolting New York’s media and social circles. The debonair disher plans to head up News Corp.’s digital ventures on the left coast.

His successor at “Page Six” is a petite young Fleet Street alum named Emily Smith, who has some big shoes to fill (really big for her—she’s about five feet tall). Gawker does not seem too worried.

Television’s talking heads reshuffled a bit, with Larry King’s retirement and Piers Morgan taking his prime time, much-watched CNN place. Katie Couric was briefly discussed as a possible replacement, as both she and CBS

contemplated what will happen when her $15-million-contract to solo anchor the “CBS Evening News” ends next June.

For a little perspective on where it’s all headed, we consulted media wise man Ken Auletta, New Yorker media writer and author of Googled. —Janet Allon AVENUE: What is the fate newsweeklies? Can they survive?

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KEN AULETTA: A weekly news magazine is a tough sell because by the time the reader receives and gets around to it, the news often seems stale. Which is why U.S. News & World Report recently suspended its print publication and why

“Apple and Google envision two very different futures.”

—Ken Auletta Jon Meacham tried to make Newsweek more like The Economist, running pieces that have a longer life. But we already have The Economist, and The New Yorker.

Like U.S. News, Newsweek was a stand alone magazine, so the advertising department could not sell ads as part of a package and overhead costs could not be shared with sister magazines.

AVENUE: Has The Wall Street Journal’s Greater New York section given the New York Times competition?

KA: Aside from another Lindsay Lohan meltdown or a foiled terrorist bomb plot, nothing gets a newsroom’s pulse racing like a competitor breaking a story you should have had. Competition is good, and the Journal’s new section has broken stories and covered things the Times and other papers missed, which will make the Times’ Metro section better.

AVENUE: What was the biggest media story this year?

KA: One of the biggest stories has been the battle between Apple and Google. On one level, it’s received ample attention—board members stepping down; sniping at Google from Steve Jobs; Google’s Android phone versus Apple’s iPhone. But the real nature of this epic battle has not received the notice it deserves.

Apple and Google envision two very different futures. Steve Jobs sees Planet Apple as a closed world consumers can visit, where beautifully designed, simple-to-use devices and Apple-approved apps are so captivating you rarely have to roam the Internet. Google sees an open-sourced (not controlled) universe, and invites consumers to roam at will. Apple’s planet is more curated; Google’s is more open.

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his year, everyone from socialites like Marjorie Gubelmann and Amanda Hearst to editors like Joe Zee started to Twitter, foursquare and Facebook their every thought and move. Posting photos of yourself on Facebook at the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Ball with a rock star trumped a photo by Patrick McMullan on the red carpet. Facebook and Twitter have become Internet brag sheets—with New Yorkers transmitting their social calendars into cyberspace by the millisecond. Facebook’s “Status Update” feature really is all about status when you type “at Boom Boom Room with Madonna” for all your friends to read. Even Queen Elizabeth II has joined Facebook with official pages featuring videos, photos and news from the royal family. Has it all become TMI (too much information)?

With the sleek iPad in every Birkin bag and briefcase on Madison Avenue, living online shows no signs of slowing down. And websites like our own AvenueInsider are keeping ahead of the game, breaking news and beaming it to iPhones and Blackberrys faster than you can turn on your T.V. set.

Bloggers who are barely old enough to vote with odd names like Bryanboy and Tavi became front-row fashion show fixtures, covering the collections alongside Anna Wintour and Glenda Bailey. At cocktail parties, people don’t just ask for your business card anymore, they want to know your website address (“What? You don’t have a website?!”). Magazines are scrambling to create iPad apps, and Style.com—once the last word in fashion—now has competition from within its own ranks with the launch of Vogue.com. In an over-crowded cyber galaxy, here are a few WWWs that really stood out. —Peter Davis

What2WearWhere.com (or W2WW for short) is a society favorite. It’s a digital retail boutique/fashion blog started by former writer and documentary film producer Karen Klopp to help busy women find the perfect outfit for every occasion—from running a marathon to racing to a black-tie benefit after work. Contributors doling out advice include oft-photographed girls about town like Hilary Dick, Kalliope Karella, Kick Kennedy and Nicole Hanley Mellon, to name a few. Plus, W2WW donates 25 percent of its retail commissions to charities that help women and the environment.

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Courtney Love has gone from stagediving, torn-baby-doll-dress-wearing punk princess to Manhattan socialite/ fashion world favorite in the flash of a strobe light. She’s now on the arm of Cinema Society’s Andrew Saffir at the New Yorkers for Children charity at Cipriani. Talk about a makeover.

Love tweets like a maniac (either about her legal problems or her clothes), and is so prolific on a keyboard that she started a blog called What Courtney Wore Today, which photo-documents hundreds of her high fashion looks from Christian Dior to Carolina Herrera. Did you ever imagine you’d read the names Courtney Love and Carolina Herrera in the same sentence? Neither did we.

LOVE IT: Courtney Love’s blog is a non-stop photo essay of the musician’s fashion exploits

SEE AND BE SEEN: Patrick McMullan’s eponymous site chronicles who went where and when EDITOR IN CHIEF X 2: Tina Brown’s site is a must-read, but can she restore Newsweek to relevance?

In an age when everyone Googles themselves, searching through pictures on PatrickMcMullan.com is what many New Yorkers do with their first cup of coffee in the morning. Social figures not only want to see their own photographs, but they want to check out who was at what party, wearing what and with whom. And to many New York notables, if Patrick didn’t take your picture at the party, you weren’t even there.

The Daily Beast is Tina Brown’s monster of a website, covering politics, society scandals and celebrity news the same way Brown did when she was editor in chief of Vanity Fair. (And now she will return to print atop Newsweek’s masthead thanks to the merger of the site and the veteran newsweekly.) The Beast is one of the smartest, sites out there, and its “Cheat Sheet” is the perfect short-list to study before a dinner party.

STYLISH SITE: Refinery29.com offers coverage of every fashion event worth covering The blogosphere is bogged down with style sites, but Refinery29.com—which covers every fashion event and collection in a fun, cheeky way—is getting more and more attention. Tireless Zelig-like reporter Kristian Laliberte seems everywhere at once, from label launches to Le Bain, and still manages to wake up in the morning to let you know what you missed the night before.

BEAST OF BURDEN: Tina Brown’s site is chock full of so much information that readers are hard-pressed to keep up, no matter how quickly they hit the “refresh” button

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his was the year when fashion went gaga—boots became sandals and food became clothing. Little Lourdes Ciccone debuted her tween line at Macy’s, an homage to her chameleon mum’s ’80s look.

The Parisian house of Lanvin found a new recession-friendly home at H&M. And “I Dream of Jeannie” escaped her bejeweled bottle and appeared on Fifth Avenue in her harem pants. To help make sense of it all, AVENUE’s style director Cricket Burns took a look back at 2010 with her “Ravishing/Ridiculous” list.

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The amazing Central Park Conservancy Olmsted Awards Luncheon.

Smartest Incarnation of Charlie’s Angels

Priscilla Rattazzi Whittle, Eleanora Kennedy, Jennifer Maguire Isham and Kayce Freed Jennings’ loving cocktail toast for their pal, Charlie Glass’ book, Americans in Paris.

Best Screening-cum-Restaurant Debuts

Pushiest Mother Moment

Best Party of The Year

The Met Costume Institute Gala Deliriously fab, especially with Oprah’s warmth and Gaga’s heat.

Best Amalgam of Art and Design

Cinema Society’s Multiple Sarcasms party at The Lion and Woody Allen’s You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger at The Lambs Club.

At Cinema Society’s screening of The Social Network, one mom (guess who) approached Justin Timberlake, saying: “Justin, this is my daughter, Serena,” ignoring the fellow next to him, who said, “Uh, hi Serena, I’m Justin’s friend, Jesse Eisenberg.”

Best Quote by a Birthday Boy

The New York City Ballet Spring Gala

Stephen Sondheim at his New York Philharmonic 80th birthday celebration, quoting Alice Roosevelt Longworth: “First you’re young, then you’re middleaged, then you’re wonderful.”

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The Princess Grace Awards Gala honoring Denzel and Pauletta Washington in the presence of H.R.H. Princess of Hanover.

Most Heartfelt Lunches

Best-Looking Party Guests

New Yorkers for Children’s A Fool’s Fête last spring.

Leave your ego at home and luxuriate.

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THE MOST TALKED ABOUT 2010

. . . ENTERTAINMENT

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t was a year of more housewife histrionics, while “Gossip Girl” ceded some attention to the new show in town, HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.” Oprah’s fave designer, Nate Berkus, packed up his talk show and came to New York, too. By year’s end, Tinsley Mortimer’s once-eyebrow-raising “High Society” felt like a mere blip on the small screen. But on the silver screen, local filmmakers directed some passion projects and Wall Street finally had its sequel. Associate Editor Kari Milchman reports on some of the year’s entertainment offerings.

‘Dancing Across Borders’: A Difficult Move

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en years ago, while traveling in Cambodia, Anne Bass “discovered” a local 16-year-old boy performing a traditional folk dance and later brought him to New York to study with the School of American Ballet. Sokvannara (Sy) Sar would go on to become an extraordinary ballet dancer, while Bass’ beautiful documentary, Dancing Across Borders, premiered this year to great acclaim. It tells the story of Sar’s struggle to learn a new and demanding technique, and considers the question whether the arts have the power to overcome profound culture shock.

“Naturally, I worried about Sy being separated from his family, friends and country,” says Bass, who both directed and produced the film. She invited him here as his sponsor, but found herself playing more of a parental role. Just a teenager at the time, Sar faced a number of unique challenges. “He was homesick,” Bass says, “and the cultural differences coupled with his not speaking English made the first few years a difficult period for him.” Not to mention the fact that he had no ballet training.

Having studied ballet herself as a child, Bass has had INTERNATIONAL DUET: Anne Bass, quite a long love affair with director-producer of Dancing Across the art. Over the years, she’s Borders, with the documentary’s subject, had ties to the Fort Worth Sokvannara Sar Ballet, New York City Ballet, the School of American Ballet and the Paris Opera Ballet. She is also Vice President of the Board of the Center for Khmer Studies in Cambodia, hence that fateful trip when she met Sar. Now Bass can also count herself a filmmaker. What started out as “home videos” intended for Sar’s family across the world became a wildly successful documentary. In three years time, with help from the Emmy-winning documentary-maker Catherine Tatge, Dancing Without Borders was premiering at multiple film festivals and screening at more than 30 U.S. theaters (and is now distributed internationally). The DVD drops Dec. 7.

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Davis Guggenheim Searches for ‘Superman’

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ducation was a hot topic this year thanks in part to Waiting for “Superman” from writer-director Davis Guggenheim. While there were some critics who claim the public schoolcarping/charter school-lauding film is inaccurate, “Superman” received an overwhelmingly positive response: Both the Right and the Left praised it, Oprah loved it and there’s speculation that “Superman” might just win Guggenheim another Oscar.

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ears after Russian businessman Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky was imprisoned on charges of fraud when his real crime may have been challenging Vladimir Putin’s government, the documentary Vlast (Power) hit the festival circuit with his story. Cathryn Collins was committed to funding her directorial debut through the revenue from her design business, when her friend, Pilar Crespi, decided to help, becoming executive producer. “The reason I got enamored with this project is because Cathryn was so passionate about it,” Crespi says. “It was like the blind leading the blind because I had no experience whatsoever with documentary!”

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fter much delay, distribution issues and general drama, Andrew Jarecki’s drama All Good Things hit theaters this month. Inspired by the unbelievable life of real estate scion Robert Durst, the film focuses on his wife’s 1982 disappearance and the two murders he was questioned in before becoming a billionaire fugitive-turned-convict. Things was shot in 2008 and aimed for a 2009 release, but wound up collecting dust at the Weinstein Co. headquarters. In March, Jarecki bought back the rights to his movie, and later took it to Magnolia Pictures. Recently, The Durst Organization reportedly threatened to sue them both. Meanwhile, Magnolia is hoping Things will qualify for an Oscar nomination—a little controversy can’t hurt.

TRUE CRIME: Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst in All Good Things, based on the life of Robert Durst

Wall Street Revival

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ordon Gekko returned to Wall Street this fall after a stint in prison and received quite a warm welcome. But Oliver Stone’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps was welcomed here in New York City months earlier when Michael Douglas and the other stars arrived to begin shooting. The Central Park Zoo, Baby Jane Holzer’s townhouse in the East 60s, Shun Lee Restaurant and the former Canard Shipping building were among the spots swarmed by cameramen, stylists and various runners. And extras in the film include myriad familiar New Yorkers: Julia Koch, Amy Fine Collins, Hamish Bowles, Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, Kelly Klein, Shala Monroque, Christopher Mason, Graydon Carter, Olivia Chantecaille and, of course, Donald Trump.

MOTHERLY ADVICE: Rodrigo García with Annette Bening on the set of Mother and Child

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fter a year-long delay due to star Naomi Watts’ impending real-life bundle of joy, Rodrigo García’s Mother and Child hit theaters with a New York premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.

“Naomi’s pregnancy seemed ironic given our subject matter,” García quips, “but it proved to be a stroke of good luck.” While he was waiting, Annette Bening became available to co-star. Like most of García’s work, this cinematic adoption tale received critical acclaim, with even controversial (and hardto-please) New York Press critic Armond White calling García “the best director of actresses since Ingmar Bergman.”

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he pilot alone for HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” cost $18 million.

Maybe the price tag has something to do with the fact that Martin Scorsese directed it, or maybe it was the set construction. The show, about 1920s Atlantic City, is shot in Brooklyn on what is possibly the first outdoor set to be built in New York in almost 100 years. It took three months to construct, while the ocean and other background elements were digitally added much more efficiently.

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. . . ART WORLD STORIES

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THE ART MARKET RECOVERS

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he art market made what most consider to be a real recovery this fall. Gallery sales have picked up and many businesses, which scaled back and cut costs, have returned to profitability. “There is a lot more activity,” says veteran dealer Christine Wachter. “Many collectors and dealers who have been out of the market have returned.” She sees much more business in the primary and the secondary, or re-sale, market of blue chip artists.

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he fall auction season showed enormous strength, with Impressionist and Modern sales exceeding levels of the past two years and new buyers entering the market at all levels. Collectors and dealers from Russia, North and South America, Asia and the Middle East competed for a dwindling supply of real masterpieces, and records were set for many artists. At Christie’s New York November sale, mega-dealer Larry Gagosian paid $48.8 million for Matisse’s life-size sculpture relief “Nu de dos,” conceived in 1930 but cast in 1978. The buyer reportedly was hedge-fund billionaire Steven Cohen. Overall, Christie’s sold a total of $231.4 million with 80 percent of the lots offered sold. “There is tremendous appetite among collectors for rare and important works from private collections,” says Marc Porter, Christie’s chairman.

At Sotheby’s New York Impressionist and Modern sale, Modigliani’s 1917 canvas “Nu Assis Sur un Divan” sold for a record $69 million, far above its pre-sale estimate of $40 million. The evening’s total was $227.6 million, and, notably, four works sold above $15 million.

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WARHOL LEADS CONTEMPORARY ART SURGE

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ontemporary sales brought aggressive buying at all three houses not seen since the market peaked in 2007. Phillips de Pury & Company moved into its new 57th Street gallery, and sold an impressive $137 million worth of art. Philippe Segalot, the private dealer and auction house alum, curated his own sale—and by all measures it was a rousing success. The star of the evening, and of the week, was Andy Warhol’s 1962 “Men in Her Life,” which sold for $63.36-plus, making it the second most expensive Warhol ever sold at auction. Phillips Chairman, Simon de Pury, was ecstatic.

“I’m thrilled with what is the most successful auction in the history of the company and our greatest night ever,” he gushed.

At Sotheby’s, there were similar high spirits. Almost half the lots sold brought prices in excess of their high WARHOL MANIA: estimates, and six works Sotheby’s sold “Coca Cola” sold for more than for $35.4 million $10 million. Only five works went unsold in a remarkable sale that brought $222.4 million, with 5 records set for young artists, including Urs Fischer, Jim Hodges and Cady Noland. Andy Warhol’s 1962 “Coca Cola” painting sold for $35.4 million against a $20-25 million estimate, with at least five bidders driving up the price. Alex Rotter, head of Contemporary Art, said the success was due to “editing,” or “getting the right young, Pop and Abstract Expressionist material into the sale.”

Christie’s minted a cool $273 million with its Contemporary sale. Nearly every piece sold, and six artists’ records were set, including a 1964 Lichtenstein, “Ohhh . . . Alright,” which fetched $42.6 million.

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eteran dealer Jeffrey Deitch closed his gallery and, after 30 years, left New York for Los Angeles to direct the Museum of Contemporary Art, lured by billionaire Eli Broad. Heads were shaking over the fact that Deitch left some of his rising stars, like Kristin Baker, Ryan McGinness and Kehinde Wiley, without gallery representation, and dealers are jockeying for his impressive stable of artists.

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ealer Arne Glimcher started The Pace Gallery 50 years ago in Boston, but this fall, Pace celebrated in New York with a fourgallery show of its historic exhibitions. It was the art party of the year, in a tent under Chelsea’s High Line.

Under the leadership of Glimcher’s son, Marc, the gallery has added many young artists to its modern master roster, including Dubuffet, Picasso, Calder, Martin, Close and Chamberlain.

HOT ARTISTS TO WATCH

Ahmed Alsoudani

FAILE

Tauba Auerbach

Urs Fischer

Kristin Baker

Jim Hodges

Huma Bhabha

Matthew Day Jackson

Mark Bradford

Ryan McGinness

Dan Colen

Aurel Schmidt

Roe Ethridge

Kelley Walker

RECORD BREAKER: Lichtenstein’s “Ohhh . . . Alright“ sold for $43 million at Christie’s.

ESTABLISHED ARTISTS WHOSE WORK IS HOT

Bernd and Hilla Becher

Eric Fischl

Mark Grotjahn

Roy Lichtenstein

Takashi Murakami

Mark Rothko

David Salle

Frank Stella

Richard Woods

Warhol, Warhol, Warhol . . .

BEST GALLERY SHOWS BEST MUSEUM SHOWS

Tanguy and Calder at L & M Arts The Scull Collection at Aquavella

Abstract Expressionism at MoMA

Claude Monet: Late Work at Gagosian

The 2010 Whitney Biennial

Lichtenstein Still Lifes at Gagosian

The Starn Twins at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Adam Fuss at Luhring Augustine

Warhol: Late Work at The Brooklyn Museum

Elliott Hundley at Andrea Rosen

50 Years at Pace Gallery

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ew hot spots for retail therapy have been opening up on the bustling fashion blocks all over Manhattan. True to form, Madison Avenue, America’s fashion Mecca, is a magnet for purveyors and consumers of chic. This year, as always, new stores marked their arrival on (and near) the strip.

Lacey Tisch-Sidney gives the rundown.

Alexis Bittar 1100 Madison Avenue 212.249.3581 Jewelry Brunello Cucinelli 683 Madison Avenue 212.813.0900 Fashion and accessories CH Carolina Herrera 802 Madison Avenue 212.744.2076 Fashion and accessories David Benrimon Fine Art 21 E. 65th Street 212.628.1600 Art gallery specializing in Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary artists David Yurman 712 Madison Avenue 212.752.4255 Jewelry and timepieces Derek Lam 764 Madison Avenue 212.493.4454

Fashion and accessories, ready-to-wear clothing, bags, shoes and eyewear Gem Galleries 40 E. 58th Street 917.273.0133 Jewelry and antiques Girard-Perregaux 701 Madison Avenue 646.495.9915 High-end Swiss watch manufacturer Hermès Madison for Men 690 Madison Avenue 212.308.3585 Fashion and accessories Ildikó Gál 790 Madison Avenue 212.472.1425 Hand-made dress shoes J. Crew Bridal 769 Madison Avenue 212.824.2500 Bridal boutique

J. Crew for Men 1040 Madison Avenue 212.453.2677 Fashion and accessories Lanvin 815 Madison Avenue 646.439.0381 Fashion and accessories Lederer 625 Madison Avenue 212.355.5515 Fine European, handcrafted leather goods Nailya Alexander Gallery 595 Madison Avenue 212.315.2211 Art gallery specializing in European and American Contemporary Art, Russian vintage and WWII photography OC Concept Store 655 Madison Avenue 212.759.9220 Luxury items like art, timepieces, leather goods and jewelry

Phillips de Pury & Co. 450 Park Avenue 212.940.1200 Contemporary art, design, photography, jewelry and events Ralph Lauren 888 Madison Avenue 212.606.2100 Women’s and home collections featuring timepieces, jewelry, lingerie and made-to-order suits Reed Krakoff 831 Madison Avenue 212.988.0560 Fashion and accessories Sartoriani 595 Madison Avenue 212.308.5800 Bespoke tailoring and hand-made suits Stellan Holm Gallery 1018 Madison Avenue 212.627.7444 Art gallery specializing in contemporary and emerging artists Tamsen Z 783 Madison Avenue 212.360.7840 Jewelry Wendt Gallery 595 Madison Avenue 212.838.8818 Art gallery specializing in Modern and Contemporary Art

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t’s the dawn of the new socialite, and British beauty Alexa Chung has captured the throne this year. Gone are the days when having hundreds of photographs of yourself online—some in borrowed Cinderella-like designer frocks— and your name on dozens of charity invites were enough to keep you on top of Manhattan’s social ladder. Today’s “It-Girl” has to put more than just a pretty face on the ubiquitous step and repeat.

Chung, who was born to an EnglishChinese father and British mother, was everywhere this year, from DJing Karl Lagerfeld’s super private star-studded Chanel dinner to becoming a contributing editor at British Vogue. Scouted to model at 16, Chung has been an MTV host, the 2009 face of DKNY Jeans and is now jetting between New York and London where she is shooting “Frock Me” for Channel 4.

Chung, who hangs out with everyone from rock stars to fellow it-chicks like Tennessee Thomas, is the new breed of socialite—she not only looks great, but she actually, really works! Her effortless casual-cool boyish style (trademark striped tee-shirts and cut-off jeans) is already being copied everywhere— with her own line at Madewell—but the socialite of the year is wary of being the next big thing. “There’s not much to being an It-Girl,” she has moaned. “It’s really quite a depressing title to hold.”

But a socialite who DJs, stars on T.V., models and has amazing fashion sense— that is one title every girl in New York is craving. —Peter Davis

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THE MOST TALKED ABOUT 2010

. . . BOOKS

WELL READ: From left, Arm Candy by Jill Kargman; New York Parties: Private Views by Jamee Gregory with photography by Eric Striffler; Why Not Say What Happened? by Ivana Lowell; Blow by Blow: The Story of Isabella Blow by Detmar Blow and Tom Sykes; True Prep by Lisa Birnbach and Chip Kidd

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ot every keyboard clattering away this year was on Facebook or Twitter. A slew of books by New Yorkers, and especially social New Yorkers, came out. Subjects ranged from the somewhat silly—True Prep, the long awaited sequel to The Official Preppy Handbook—to the deadly serious, Third World America

by Arianna Huffington. Also out this year, CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo’s fly-on-the-wall view of Lehman’s collapse, The Weekend that Changed Wall Street.

In the summer, everyone had plenty of beach reading thanks to the busy imaginations of Danielle Ganek and her book, The Summer We Read Gatsby, Susan Fales-Hill and One Flight Up, Jill Kargman and Arm Candy, and Alexandra Lebenthal and The Recessionistas. Later in 2010, hostess Jamee Gregory and interior designers Victoria Hagan and Syrie Maugham all produced beautiful coffee table tomes.

But the books that made tongues wag most divulged the secrets and eccentricities of some of the more titled denizens of the British Isles . . .

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turns out to be as colorful as her manner of dress. Sykes first met “Issie” when he was 20 and she decided to make him the world’s first male supermodel. When that didn’t work out, they became friends. “Everyone who met her, however briefly, had a story about her, and was left with a

memoir, Why Not Say What Happened?.

It’s a front row seat to life among the great and the good, literary lions, widely famous artists, Hollywood royalty, royal royalty, alcohol and a paternity mystery to boot. (Was it the colossus screenwriter Ivan Moffat or legendary editor Bob Silvers?) Lowell has written down

The books that made tongues wag most divulged the secrets and eccentricities of some of the more titled denizens of the British Isles . . . strong impression of her,” Sykes says.

“It made my job very difficult—but in a good way.” Blow continues to fascinate, Sykes says, “because people who genuinely follow their inspiration and passions all the way are so few and far between.”

Meanwhile, Guinness heiress Ivana Lowell told all—and managed to make us laugh aloud along the way—in her

the stuff that’s “too bad, even for us,” as her fabled mother, Lady Caroline Blackwood, so famously said.

And Katie Nicholl’s William and Harry: Behind the Palace Walls, from The Weinstein Company, tells the real story of how William met Kate, how the sons of Diana weathered her death and how they really feel about Camilla. —Janet Allon !

THE MOST TALKED ABOUT 2010

. . . MILESTONES MARRIAGES

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ogue staffer Devon Schuster married her prince, Philip Radziwill, grandson of Prince Stanislaw Albrecht Radziwill, in Gstaad back in January.

Star Sotheby’s broker Serena Boardman married John Theodoracopulos this spring in a small, private ceremony in Locust Valley.

Interior designer Nina Monell married William Morton this June in Southampton.

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton married Marc Mezvinsky (left) in July in Rhinebeck. The bride wore Vera Wang; the bride’s mother wore Oscar de la Renta.

Revlon billionaire Ron Perelman married longtime girlfriend Dr. Anna Chapman (right) in October in a small, private ceremony in Manhattan. The couple is expecting a child. This is Perelman’s fifth marriage and seventh child.

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ere they dating, engaged or married was the big question when it came to couple Marc Jacobs and Lorenzo Martone. There were photos of a wedding cake from St. Barts and then rumors of a split and then they were seen holding hands in the West Village. But in the end, Marc and Lorenzo broke up, though they remain close friends. And while Marc keeps busy expanding his fashion empire, Lorenzo is seen at every A-list party in town.

Vanity Fair writer Vicky Ward and publisher Matthew Doull (left) split after 15 years of marriage. Ward was celebrating the publication of her book, The Devil’s Casino: Friendship, Betrayal, and the High-Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers in April when news of the separation hit. Their Bleecker Street townhouse was subsequently sold.

Developer Aby Rosen and hotelier Ian Schrager, partners in the Gramercy Park Hotel, parted ways in October.

Celerie Kemble and Boykin Curry (right) welcomed William Tyson Kemble-Curry.

In August, recently married Serena Boardman and John Theodoracopulos brought home a baby girl, also named Serena.

Supermodel Stephanie Seymour and paper magnate Peter Brant decided to reconcile after 15 years of marriage . . . and at least a year of exchanging hostilities.

MOVED HERE

Jamie Tisch, Nate Berkus, Pauletta and Denzel Washington, Madonna and Lourdes for five minutes, Oprah’s been apartment-hunting, the Kardashians (pictured clockwise from left)

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. . . BUZZ-WORTHY NAMES OF 2011

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ut with the old, in with the new. Who will we be talking about in 2011? AVENUE Executive Editor Peter Davis gives us a preview.

Hannah Bronfman (designer/record label co-owner) The 22-year-old daughter of Edgar Bronfman Jr., C.E.O. of Warner Music Group, and actress Sherry Brewer, is already a minimogul. Bronfman owns part of trendy Hotel Griffou, DJs part time and is launching an organic clothing line called Green Owl, which is also the name of her record label. Oh, and her brother just had a child with rapper M.I.A. Not bad for a girl who was kicked out of Spence.

Jamie Johnson (filmmaker, Black Sweater designer) The director of the documentary Born Rich (and a member of the Johnson & Johnson dynasty) is devoting his time to his luxe men’s clothing label, Black Sweater, named after the black sweaters Mrs. Permelia Reed would send unruly members at The Jupiter Island Club in Hobe Sound to let them know they would not be returning to the tiny, preppy island.

Liam McMullan (actor) When not filling in at night for dad Patrick by snapping party photos, Liam is making the scene himself, appearing as an Upper East Side rich kid in Joel Schumacher’s film 12 and spending more and more time in front of the camera than behind it.

Vito Schnabel (gallerist) The 24-year-old son of painter/filmmaker Julian Schnabel has already made himself an art world power player, staging critically acclaimed exhibitions at Art Basel in Miami, the Frieze Art Fair in London and recently unveiling a sculpture by his friend Terence Koh in a potato field in the Hamptons. Expect a Vito Schnabel Gallery very soon.

Chloe Malle (writer) The daughter of director Louis Malle and actress Candice Bergen could have used her Hollywood DNA and good looks to become an actress, but instead she is a dogged reporter for The New York Observer where she covers real estate and society. Her ambitions include publishing a novel and getting a Masters degree in public health.

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Tatiana Santo Domingo (style muse) Low key and bohemian, Tatiana Santo Domingo’s casual-chic style landed her on Vanity Fair’s International Best-Dressed List. The South American heiress also dates one of the best-looking young royals out there: Andrea Casiraghi of Monaco. Despite her fancy background, photo-friendly designer frocks and friendships with the coolest young PYTs on the social circuit, Santo Domingo, who studied art history at The New School, is known for being modest and discreet.

Nina Freudenberger (interior designer) The tall blonde Bavarian beauty graduated from RISD and opened the design store Haus Interior a little over a year ago. Freudenberger also runs an interior design firm and styles up the apartments of all her junior jet set pals.

Ash Carter (DJ) The son of restaurateur and Vanity Fair Editor in Chief Graydon Carter, Ash Carter has become the go-to DJ for the hipoisie, spinning at private parties and all the cool clubs like the Jane Hotel.

Cody Horn (model/actress/musician) The California-bred daughter of Alan Horn, 23-year-old Cody Horn moved to New York, became a Ralph Lauren model and started a rock band called Reserved for Rondee. She’s also a rising starlet, appearing in Rob Reiner’s movie Flipped. And when not turning heads on and off camera, Horn, who was raised eating all organic food (and no sugar!) works as an environmental activist.

Josephine de la Baume (actress) The French beauty’s rock and roll style is the perfect match for her dapper boyfriend, music mogul Mark Ronson. Living between New York and Paris, de la Baume still finds time to be both an It-Girl and make films—her next role is in 2011’s Billy Bates, which happens to star another fellow girl of the moment: Margherita Missoni.

Aaron Bakalar (agent) With so many cool kids in Manhattan starring in ad campaigns and DJing parties, an agent was needed. Enter Aaron Bakalar’s new The Collaborative Agency, which represents Annabelle DexterJones, Gia Coppola and Isabelle McNally, to name just a few. Bakalar, 23, says he started the agency to help brand his corral of cool friends and, well, help them channel their hip factor into dollar signs. Ka-ching!

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Roberto Coin and Saks Fifth Avenue A 20-Year Relationship

Left: The Scorpion bracelets are made in 18-karat white or rose gold with black and white diamonds

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n celebration of a successful, 20-year relationship with New York’s Saks Fifth Avenue, leading Italian jewelry designer Roberto Coin is pleased to announce two new collections— the Ikebana line and the Scorpion bracelet—to mark the anniversary.

The Ikebana series of designs takes its fine form and color combinations from the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is a jewel collection that plays with the sternness of color contrasts, softened by the harmonious roundness of form, offset by the asymmetry of the composition. Pink

gold and diamonds—combined with onyx, coral, turquoise and amethyst—are united in necklaces, rings and earrings that delight the eye and the heart.

The magnificent scorpion bracelet, created in 18-karat white or rose gold with black and white diamonds, elegantly portrays the beast with a sting in its tail. This incredible piece pays homage to the centuries-old symbol of the scorpion as a protector for the owner, with the power to ward off evil.

Ronald Frasch, president and chief merchandising officer of Saks Fifth Avenue, notes his company’s long association with

Roberto Coin and acknowledges the “excellent quality” and ”stellar designs” of the Italian company’s jewelry. “Roberto Coin creates beautiful jewelry,” Frasch says, “and when he comes and presents his new collections to us, well, he’s like a rock star.

I look forward to another successful 20 years of collaboration with Roberto Coin.”

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luxury in fashion. We look forward to another 20 years of success together where we will discover new frontiers and continue to expand on our creativity.”

Roberto Coin is one of the world’s leading companies in the gold and gemstone jewelry business. It was founded in 1977

by Coin in Italy’s “City of Gold,” Vicenza.

Roberto Coin’s headquarters and workshops continue to be based there. Meanwhile, Peter Webster, a former Cambridge and England rugby star, runs U.S. operations from Fifth Avenue in New York.

Peter Webster, president of Roberto Coin, Inc. (removed American subsidiary), says, “We have developed a close partnership over the last 20 years as one of their most valued brands.

The Saks consumer and the Roberto Coin consumer have become synonymous with one another—someone of distinct style and taste.

“In addition, we have always worked with Saks Fifth Avenue on our charitable initiatives. Together, over the years, we have raised thousands of dollars for the Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation, YouthAIDS, Susan G. Komen and, most recently, for CARE. We plan to continue to work as a team and strive to make a difference.”

CARE is the leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. Stunning supermodel Christy Turlington Burns is CARE’s Advocate for Maternal Health.

She is featured in Roberto Coin’s advertising campaign, which also supports CARE. With typical English modesty, Peter Webster gives credit to his partner for the design and realization of the distinctive style of the company’s jewelry. Coin, he says, is the driving

Left and Below: Jewels from the Ikebana collection evoke the Japanese art of flower arrangement

“Roberto Coin creates beautiful jewelry, and when he comes and presents his new collections to us, well, he’s like a rock star.”

—Ronald Frasch, President and Chief Merchandising Officer of Saks Fifth Avenue force behind the production of some 600 new models of jewelry of exquisite quality every year.

Each Roberto Coin piece contains a signature hidden ruby—a blessing for long life, health and happiness, inspired by an Egyptian legend—that comes in contact with the skin of the wearer. It has become the traditional and exclusive mark of every Roberto Coin jewel.

One would think that with the protection offered by the scorpion and the long, happy and healthy life attributed to the hidden ruby, the lady with a Roberto Coin Scorpion bracelet on her wrist is well equipped to face any vicissitude of modern life. !

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Featured panelists included Milly de Cabrol, Nikki Field, Philip Gorrivan, Richard Mishaan, Nina Morton and Jennifer Post.

The excitement began with a VIP Opening Night Preview and continued throughout the weekend. ✦

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his fall, the AVENUE Antiques & Art at the Armory Show once again brought more than 60 world-class antique, art and jewelry dealers together with the magazine’s savvy readership. From 18th-to-mid-century modern furniture, accessories and sculpture to fine, modern and contemporary art, objets, Asian antiquities, fine jewelry and more, the show at the Park Avenue Armory provided an exciting, elegant atmosphere that offered something for every interest. The event also featured exclusive partnerships with Sotheby ’s International Realty, Fidelity Investments and the Royal Oak Foundation, which contributed an extraordinary lecture series. A fantastic designer breakfast panel discussion was moderated by “Today” show and 1stdibs.com contributor Susanna Salk.

Featured panelists included Milly de Cabrol, Nikki Field, Philip Gorrivan, Richard Mishaan, Nina Morton and Jennifer Post.

The excitement began with a VIP Opening Night Preview and continued throughout the weekend. !

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Education Philanthropist Her Leadership And Support Have Nurtured Two Very Different But Significant Innovations In Education. One Is A Transformative Approach To Revitalizing Failing Public Schools. The Other Is A Ground-Breaking School For The Gifted.

What Do They Have In Common?

Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber—And Her Belief That Great Schools Are The Building Blocks Of Opportunity For All Children And Provide The Foundation For A Prosperous Society.

Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber often has children on her mind— and not just her own four cuties, Alexander, Joshua, Dylan and Mikaela. Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber lives, works and gives in ways that have a notably positive impact on the lives of children. For the past six years, she has been the Founding Chairwoman of the Board and proud champion of Turnaround for Children, whose school-change model has won over teachers, principals, parents, children and key education policymakers and philanthropists across the country with its extraordinary success at transforming some of the most challenged elementary and middle schools. On another important education front, Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber is one of the founders of the Speyer Legacy School, the city’s first independent school for the gifted, now in its second year, which is emerging as a groundbreaking model for the education of advanced learners—the kind of kids who have the potential to one day become our leading scientists, thinkers, artists, politicians and CEOs. These two innovative initiatives come on top of her “day job” as the Director of the Center for Suicide Risk Assessment at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital. Among her notable achievements, the FDA commissioned Dr. Posner Gerstenhaber to establish methods for suicide assessment that are now required by most drug development programs. In a front page story, The New York Times characterized this as “one of the most profound changes of the past 16 years to regulations governing drug development.” Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber has been honored by New York magazine (which cited her as one of the city’s most influential people) and the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University (which named her its most influential graduate in the last 50 years). These days she works with organizations as far-ranging as the U.S. Army and New York City public

Of The Year

Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber with sons Joshua and Alexander schools, and has even addressed the leaders of the European Union on how to tackle depression and suicide. For her leadership with both Turnaround For Children and The Speyer Legacy School—and with a nod to her monumental work on the treatment of depression and the prevention of suicide— we honor Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber as our Education Philanthropist Of The Year.

Of all the good causes and organizations one can support, why have you decided to put so much of yourself into Turnaround For Children? In Turnaround, I saw unparalleled potential to make a difference, to really help

kids who need it the most. Turnaround has a very intuitive model. If you want to transform a struggling school you have to address the learning environment, student support issues (including the need for mental health services), and family engagement—all at once. If you just pay attention to one of those things, all of the other systemic problems will minimize the effectiveness of your one initiative. This approach is transforming schools where everything else has failed. And when you think about what it means to transform failing schools in terms of the influence on graduation rates, incarceration rates, and ultimately on poverty and society, the impact of this work is profound. And even more profound because it’s replicable: It can be put into effect by any low-performing school around the country. Turnaround is frequently referred to as “the missing link” in the education reform debate, and I think that’s right. With Turnaround, you have a practical and proven approach for transforming failing schools that keeps them within the public system, as opposed to shutting them down and looking just to charter schools for answers.

Does Turnaround have the support of the Department of Education? And what else does it need—presumably more money? Without sounding presumptuous, I can say that Schools Chancellor Joel Klein is one of our biggest fans and supporters. He points out that education is the biggest crisis our nation faces—and he has called the work of Turnaround “groundbreaking,” and has said that he thinks that hundreds of New York City schools could benefit from our approach! Former Turnaround board member U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, with whom we worked extensively on his Children Exposed to Violence Initiative, has been another passionate supporter. The good news lately is that Turnaround is also gaining serious attention and support from other important policymakers in Washington and across the country. We’ve also been fortunate to garner support from the kinds of major institutional and philanthropic funders who have access to the work of the most promising educational efforts around the country.

Their support is invaluable, but of course we need more.

The schools have the ability to pay for a very small portion of the program out of their budget.

Speaking of which, I heard you had a great inaugural benefit last year. It was amazing. We honored Chancellor Klein along with New York State Chancellor Merryl Tisch and journalist Perri Peltz—all three of whom have been vocal supporters of Turnarond. We raised more than $1.1 million.

How does it feel to be one of the honorees at the upcoming benefit on April 28 at the Plaza? It’s a huge honor.

We’re going to be announcing the other honorees shortly and they are truly special figures in the world of education. So first of all I feel humbled and honored to be in their company.

What can I say? I believe so deeply in Turnaround’s potential to make a massive difference in the lives of kids who are stuck in failing schools. This is one of the great honors of my life.

Your other big commitment in education is to The Speyer Legacy School, the city’s first independent school for the gifted, which opened in September of 2009. How did that come about? When my oldest son was at Hollingworth Preschool, which is a school for advanced learners at Teachers College at Columbia, it was such a positive experience that it really awakened me to how the focus and expertise of a school can make a big difference in the education of a advanced learner. But launching Speyer, like any school, was a huge challenge that required the time and dedication of educators and parents.

Speyer seems like such a radical departure from your work with Turnaround. Or is there a connection?

There is. Every child—regardless of the circumstances they are born into—deserves an appropriate education designed to allow that child to maximize his or her potential.

Turnaround focuses on children in the most disadvantaged circumstances and gives them a chance at a great education and a hopeful future. Likewise, Speyer recognizes that advanced learners are more likely to reach their potential if they are engaged early on in purposeful and challenging work and allowed to progress without ceilings.

Is there a shortage of gifted programs? A big shortage. I’m familiar with the landscape because two of my sons attend Hunter College Elementary School, one of the city’s top gifted programs. But Hunter can only accept 50 students each year. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of other kids who are qualified. There should be a Hunter—or a Speyer—for them too. Last year, by the way, the heads of school at Speyer and Hunter launched a joint program to share a beautiful 50-acre farm in Westchester, which became the cornerstone of an innovative health and nutrition curriculum, allowing the kids to do hands-on cultivation, and study subjects like environmental science and ecological responsibility. Hunter has taken it a step farther by improving its school lunch program as part of its Healthy Hunter initiative, which integrates work on the farm. In fact, both the Speyer and Hunter programs (which include some “farm to table” lunches at Hunter) were showcased on LunchNYC, a TV series on NYC Life (the city’s cable network), which features cutting-edge school lunch and health education initiatives. Opportunities like this remind me of the profound and heartbreaking lessons in Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Outliers,” which is about the nature of success. The lesson is that “giftedness” in a child is just potential. If it’s not nurtured, then it becomes the tragedy of a wasted opportunity. To be the adults they have the potential to be, kids need the right support along the way. In that way, a Turnaround school and the Speyer School have a very similar mission.

The profile of Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber first appeared in New York Family magazine. This reprint, along with the features on the Speyer Legacy School and Turnaround for Children, is sponsored by New York Family as part of our special holiday initiative to highlight worthy charities and causes.

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Outstanding School for Gifted Education at the Blackboard Awards (blackboardawards.com) last month.

Here, Coulianos, Speyer’s head of school, and Kogan, Speyer’s executive director, discuss their vision.

You’ve both been working with gifted children at the preschool level for many years. Why start a school for K-8 now? Connie: There are so many children in the city who would benefit from this kind of specialized education, so once it became evident that there was also support for such a school—we call them the “founding families”— it awakened our With Its Nurturing Ethos, Experienced Leadership And Focus On own willingness to make it a reality.

Helping Advanced Learners Of All Backgrounds Reach Their Full When we started discussing the idea for the school, our leadership team Potential, The Speyer Legacy School Has Become One Of The was reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book, Most Highly-Regarded Independent Schools In New York City “Outliers.” One of its most memorable sections offered heartbreaking or over 20 years, Conevidence of how having a high nie Williams CouliaIQ and the potential for accomnos and Dr. Esther plishment is only realized when Kogan have worked in the academic opportunity and the field of gifted education— support of the community exist.

Coulianos most recently as the We’re trying to provide that kind director and master teacher of opportunity and support. at Hollingworth Preschool There should be more of it. As at Teachers College, Columillustration, I’ll point out that in bia University, and Kogan on 2008 the NYC public school sysHollingworth’s admissions tem tested and identified more committee and as creator and than 14,000 kindergartners as director of the early childadvanced, but they are compethood program at Adelphi Uniing for far fewer spots—in fact, versity. Recognizing the need fewer than half of the 99th perfor schools focused on gifted centile was fortunate enough to children after preschool, the secure a space! This is an extraortwo women, teaming up with dinary gap of advanced learners a group of dedicated parents As part of studying immigration and commerce in not getting the education they Manhattan in the 1800’s, Speyer first graders dressed and educators, created The the part on Tenement Day—along with creating physi- need and deserve.

Speyer Legacy School, the city’s cal models of their businesses of choice and correspondfirst independent school solely ing business plans.

Given the potential of your focused on gifted education. students, do you feel like As supporters like former NYC Schools important for them as individuals but you’re helping to nurture children Deputy Chancellor Judith Rizzo de- also critical for our country’s future.” who are likely to one day be leadscribe it, a school like Speyer—by adOpening its doors in September of ers and ground-breakers in their dressing the needs of advanced learn- 2009, Speyer now has two classes in various fields and pursuits? Coners—also addresses a looming societal kindergarten through third grade, and nie: Absolutely! The danger of wasted challenge. “Too few of our youngsters plans to extend these offerings through potential is a tragedy not only for the are learning at the highest levels,” Riz- to the eighth grade. For a new school, child who languishes without approzo says. “To compete successfully in a Speyer has piqued the interest of par- priate educational opportunities; it is a global economy, students need to excel ents from all over the city as well as national tragedy in terms of lost leaderacademically, socially and culturally— the greater educational community, ship and innovation for the future of all which is the promise of Speyer. This is which included receiving the award for citizens. Gifted children hold both per-

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sonal and societal promise we cannot afford to squander through inattention to their unique need for challenge and rigor. Central to our mission is a commitment to keep the fire alive to sustain our students through a lifetime of personal fulfillment and service to society.

What’s the connection between your school and the original Speyer School that was founded in 1936 and has since closed? Connie: We have both a direct and indirect connection. First, we have a direct connection through Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber, one of the members of our founding board whose children are grandchildren of one of the original Speyer Scholars, who attended P.S. 500 (known as the Speyer School) in the 1930s. And like the original school, our philosophy is that our students have needs that fall outside what is generally addressed in a typical classroom. Our curriculum addresses those needs and it is based on the work of P.S. 500’s groundbreaking leader, Dr. Leta Hollingworth, revitalized and reimagined for the 21st century. There’s a special and telling coincidence here worth sharing. In “Outliers,” to illustrate how the right educational setting can make all the difference in the life of an advanced learner, the book juxtaposes two case studies: one of a truly brilliant man (with a 200-plus IQ) who never had any kind of intellectual nurturing and basically ended up as an underachieving bouncer for much of his life; and the other, one of Dr. Hollingworth’s original students at the Speyer School, who went on to become one of the most renowned mathematicians in the world and helped give birth to the first computer. The inspiring connection for us is that the success story, the man who went on to achieve all these great things and give so much to society, happens to be Kelly’s father-in-law. It makes us feel like all our kids have that potential and we’re helping them on their way.

How do parents know if their children would be a good fit for your school? What makes an advanced learner? Connie: Gifted children have what we call a rage to master, an intensity and passion for learning. One of

our kindergarten students last year said, “I can’t stop now. My mind’s on fire!”— and I think that perfectly captures it.

Advanced development can be evident in many different areas. In some cases it’s verbal—having a conversation with a child on a level that far exceeds what you would expect. In other cases it can be interpersonal—a child who has the ability to relate to, and empathize with, people on a very sophisticated level. It can also be spatial—children doing incredible buildings or artwork.

Do advanced learners face any unique challenges you’ll be addressing? Connie: Yes, one typical challenge is perfectionism. Children with high abilities have pretty high expectations of themselves and will often be reluctant to attempt to do anything they can’t do perfectly.

Esther: Advanced learners can also develop unevenly. A kindergarten child who can read at a fifth or sixth grade level may not be socially or emotionally prepared for the content of books directed at an older child. That can be confusing or frightening for the advanced reader.

What will the curriculum at the Speyer Legacy School look like?

Connie: We start with a core curriculum of literacy, math (The Singapore Math Method), history, humanities and science. We have a special health and nutrition curriculum as well as instruction in art, music, chess, Spanish and even fencing from adjuncts who are experts in their respective fields.

With this population, my experience is that they master facts and concepts very quickly and are then keen on discussing the meaning behind what they’re learning. We want to hit that tendency to inquire head-on by including them in the conversation. Through these conversations, we develop advanced critical thinking skills—analysis, logic, originality. For example, we are using the Full Option Science System (FOSS) as the basis for our science curriculum.

Not only do we focus on the content, we examine and explore the structure and organization of the materials and how they are presented for study. In addition, part of the philosophy we want

to communicate is that we’re looking to educate the mind, the body and the heart of each child who attends Speyer.

One of the ways we do this is by giving the students the opportunity to support an orphanage in Kenya. In addition to learning about a culture across the globe, the students actually develop meaningful relationships with the children living in the orphanage.

What is your application process like? Connie: We include some of the same components of most independent schools. We carefully consider input from parents, teachers, and observations from our own on-site assessment to compile an extensive profile of each candidate. We view the results of standardized tests as only one source of information to be considered in conjunction with information from other sources. Our timeline for notification this year will be in sync with traditional private school admissions.

Esther: We also make a concerted effort to welcome children from different backgrounds. One of the most special aspects of the school is that the student body is as diverse as the city itself, ethnically and financially. More than 50% of our families receive some financial aid.

Being a new school, how do you get parents to take a leap of faith and come on board? Connie: We find that parents of advanced learners realize that their children may need a more accelerated and individualized education.

Many of them are also persuaded, as we are, that their children are more likely to thrive among true peers. Fortunately, our enrollment expanded from 26 to 63 in one year, so, if anything, it looks like there is strong interest out there for this kind of school—and probably for more of its kind.

INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT SPEYER? For more information on The Speyer Legacy School and to obtain admissions materials, call 212-581-4000 or visit speyerlegacyschool.org. The school is presently accepting applications for next September’s kindergarten with very limited availability for 1-4 spaces.

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Effect: The Missing Piece of the Education Reform Puzzle An Innovative School-Change Model Has Helped Some Of The Most Challenged Public Schools In The City Become Centers of Achievement, Learning And Hope.

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nly three years ago, P.S. 32 was one of the worst-performing schools in the South Bronx.

Today, it is widely recognized as the area’s model grade school. How did P.S. 32 undergo such a positive transformation in such a short period of time?

The short answer is that it partnered with an inspiring organization known as Turnaround for Children.

If you care about the quality, success and future of public education in New York City and everywhere—indeed, if you care about our nation’s ability to produce a workforce that can compete with the educated masses of other countries—you’ll want to familiarize yourself with Turnaround for Children, which specializes in helping the most challenged schools transform themselves into thriving educational environments where there are universally high expectations for student achievement and development. In doing so, Turnaround closes the achievement gap and fosters true hope in its students, families, schools and communities.

Here, Turnaround’s founder, Dr. Pamela Cantor, explains how it works.

There are many educational programs aimed at improving distressed schools. What makes Turnaround different? And more effective? Turnaround’s mission is to fulfill the promise of public education by supporting the development of highly effective public schools that foster in every student the academic, social and emotional competencies needed for success in school and in life.

This is the band of schools for which no other model has achieved significant traction, schools that are plagued by all the issues that reside in the poor urban communities that surround them. In Turnaround’s experience, turning a dysfunctional school into a calm, engaging and effective place for learning is only possible if you find a way to address the adversity that students and teachers face each day. So the Turnaround model integrates social and behavioral support—not just academic support—into the learning environment.

How much does the program cost, and how is it funded? Turnaround’s intervention costs about $500 per child. Schools pay part of the cost; other public sources like the City Council contribute and the rest comes

from philanthropic institutional or individual donations. We have benefited from the generosity of funders like Robin Hood, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Tiger Foundation, the Starr Foundation, the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, CityBridge Foundation, the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation, and many others. Some wonderful news on this front is that we recently became part of the New Profit portfolio, a venture philanthropy fund that helped to launch organizations like Teach for America, and New Leaders for New Schools!

How many schools are you working in now, and where do you go from here? In 2010-11, Turnaround moved beyond its initial New York City base with expansion to Washington, DC, and Orange, NJ. Currently, Turnaround is partnering with 24 schools in Harlem, the Bronx, Washington and Orange.

In total, Turnaround has worked with more than 60 elementary, middle and high schools, and because of our record, our reputation is growing among education policy makers across the country.

Not only has former Turnaround board member U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder been a passionate supporter, but last summer, I had the honor of being one of five national presenters at the Aspen Institute’s Congressional Education Program, which is an important annual gathering of Congressional leaders invested in education policy. That, in turn, opened up more working relationships with congressional leaders in education reform and other policy makers.

The positive buzz on Turnaround is also getting out to a more general audience.

They just posted an interview with me on the “Waiting For Superman” website [waitingforsuperman.com], which promotes effective initiatives like ours.

Some perspective: There are literally thousands of public schools concentrated primarily in high-poverty urban communities that are failing to achieve even the most basic educational goals.

At the same time, because of programs like Turnaround, there’s an emerging expectation among educators that real success, not just incremental change, is possible at a great number of these

schools. So this is an extraordinary time of promise for transforming lowperforming schools into successful learning environments. In the coming years, I expect that Turnaround increasingly will be a national organization, working in strategic partnerships with school districts and other organizations committed to serious reform.

What kind of support do you offer? Turnaround’s model transforms schools from the inside out.

Led by three problem-solving teams focused on behavior, academics and school climate, the school staff learns to reach students who had been “slipping through the cracks” and also create a positive culture that fosters achievement for all students. Turnaround helps schools establish systems of support for the neediest students, create linkages to community services, and gives school staff the knowledge and skills to create successful classroom environments. As a result of the Turnaround intervention, schools have dramatically reduced the number of police reported incidents and suspensions, improved teacher attendance and retention, and established the foundations necessary for breakthrough academic achievement.

In terms that a non-educator could understand, can you elaborate on the kinds of systems you help put in place? All schools are run by systems, but they’re usually invisible. In any successful school, there are systems for safety, systems for supporting your faculty, systems for involving parents in the school—all kinds of systems. In our schools, the first system we put in place brings services and attention to the kids whose disruptive behavior is having a large negative effect on the school—in fact, often “bringing the school to its knees.” We ask the principal to tell us about the kids who are essentially running the negative culture in the school.

The principal usually doesn’t have to think for more than two seconds to name the kids. As part of the program, schools agree to hire a full-time clinical social worker whom we supervise and train. Together we develop a Student Intervention Team where we de-

strategies for working with kids who learn differently, enhancing reading and math skills and moving the school toward enhanced forms of instruction including differentiated instruction and project-based learning.

Turnaround’s Pamela Cantor with Chancellor Joel Klein and Uma Thurman at the inaugural benefit. sign specific plans with the staff to bring targeted help to these students. And the moment that those kids begin to get real help—when you see a kid who has been the leader of all of the negative stuff in a school become a student, and when you see that student’s parents become positive members of a school community— they are often your best ambassadors.

When you accomplish this in the first year, this lever is very powerful in promoting culture change in the school going forward. Turnaround and our partner schools are able to restore a positive climate for teaching and learning within the first year.

What’s the next step? As you begin to see calmer classrooms and more time spent on academic tasks, you are able to go after the real mission of schools, which is instructional efficacy for the teachers and academic and personal gains for the kids. We do an enormous amount of staff development, much of which we have created and some we discover “off the shelf ” for the teachers, tuning up their classroom skills by introducing them to good

How long does it take for all these changes to take hold, and for a chaotic school to be a very different kind of place? It’s not a quick fix. In our experience, it typically takes three years and sometimes more for schools to be set on a successful and sustainable path. Often, at the end of the third year, a school will choose to begin working with other partner organizations that are focused on new areas for growth often in academics, technology and youth development. These higher order activities can’t take root in buildings that are chaotic, but they can by the second or third year in a Turnaround school.

What makes a school sustainable? How do you ensure that the changes you’ve put in place will last? A sustainable school means that the knowledge, systems and resources in the building are embedded in so many people that if any one person left, the building would be fine. So, when a child comes from the community and happens to be a highly disruptive kid in kindergarten, he or she is coming into a healthy, safe, developed culture where a teacher will know what to do for that child from the very beginning.

Each adult in the building believes he or she is responsible for the success and well-being of each child. In this type of setting, there are many leaders, many strong teachers, and one child would not be able to disrupt the learning of others. That’s a sustainable school.

THE ANNUAL BENEFIT Turnaround for Children’s Inaugural Benefit Dinner last April brought in over $1.1 million to support its partnerships with public schools, a remarkable show of support for the first-time benefit, which honored New York State Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch, NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, and journalist Perri Peltz. The event’s Dinner Chairs were Simone and David Levinson, and Judi Sorensen-Flom and Joseph Flom, and the Co-Chairs included Cristina Greeven Cuomo and others. Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered the keynote address.

Please Note: The second annual Benefit Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, April 28, 2011 at the Plaza Hotel, honoring Turnaround’s founding chairperson Dr. Kelly Posner Gerstenhaber, and other education luminaries to be announced shortly. For more info, visit Turnaround’s website (turnaroundusa.org), or call 646-786-6200.

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After the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution’s new industries and businesses took hold in the United States, enabling vast fortunes to be accumulated. Great mansions were built, and nowhere was the display more fabulous than in Manhattan and particularly up and down Fifth Avenue.

Starting on Fifth Avenue at 34th Street, Mrs. Astor’s mansion had a ballroom that held 400 guests. Soon to follow were newer fortunes and grander houses up the Avenue, particularly the Vanderbilt family, who built a series of chateaux that copied and rivaled anything in the Loire Valley.

These mansions had hundreds of rooms.

The building boom of private mansions continued until the 1913 federal tax on personal incomes.

The very first luxury apartment house to replace these mansions was 998 Fifth Avenue, designed by the firm of McKim, Mead and White. This grand limestone building still stands today. But it is the grand mansions that lined Fifth Avenue for only a very brief period that gave the Avenue its cachet. This history, and of course the glorious views of Central Park, continue to make Fifth Avenue the worldrenowned address that it is. !

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Unique in East Union Square 123 Third Avenue delivers high-end design in downtown Manhattan’s most central location

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ith homes that boast premium finishes and fixtures comparable to a high-end loft renovation, and a location at the nexus of downtown Manhattan’s most coveted neighborhoods, 123 Third Avenue offers today’s sophisticated buyers a new development that exceeds expectations.” This boutique condominium, located at the corner of 14th Street and Third Avenue in the dynamic neighborhood of East Union Square, has attracted a flurry of attention since even before residences went on the market in early September.

“Before officially launching sales at 123 Third, our priority list grew to 1,800 prospective buyers eager to preview available homes,” says Elaine Diratz of Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group, exclusive sales and marketing agent for the building. “Since opening, buyer response has been exceptional, with more than half of the homes in contract after just two months on the market.”

All this interest is for good reason. “Buyers have been waiting for a building of this caliber in the neighborhood for some time now,” Diratz continues. “123 Third offers refined design elements and an unparalleled attention to construction detail and selection of finishes.” Indeed, award-winning architecture firm Perkins Eastman designed 123 Third with both style and quality in mind.

The 19-story condominium is comprised of 47 residences, and provides an intimate setting with only 1-to-4 homes per floor. Built for LEED® certification, it offers timeless design with a clean façade that complements the neighborhood.

The interior, by Modern Arc Inc., takes advantage of 123 Third’s prominent position on 14th Street, showcasing striking city views and creating an incredible sense of light and air.

“The layouts at 123 Third have been planned meticulously to ensure maximum use of space and flexibility,” Diratz says. “Buyers especially appreciate the fact that their homes are built to transition along with their ever-evolving and active lifestyles. Pocket doors create rooms that transform seamlessly, and open plan layouts fit the needs of a wide range of buyers.”

Left: A sleek, modern kitchen

“123 Third offers refined design and an unparalleled attention to construction detail.” —Elaine Diratz One-, two- and three-bedroom residences, including four penthouses, showcase a complete suite of premium finishes. Homes boast ceilings up to 11-feet-2-inches, white oak hardwood floors and oversized picture windows; kitchens with custom Poliform finishes and Miele appliances; and bathrooms offering Dornbracht fixtures and custom Duravit tubs and shower modules.

Services and amenities at 123 Third cater to residents’ everyday needs with a full-time doorman, fitness center, refrigerated storage and the option of bike storage and storage rooms. Distinctive extras include the iLounge multimedia center and an exquisitely landscaped private residents’ garden with outdoor kitchen, lounge seating and full-sized movie screen.

Prices start at $810,000 for one-bedroom, one-bathroom homes; $1.34 million for two-bedroom, two-bathroom residences; and $3.9 million for three-bedroom, three-bathroom penthouses. For more information, please visit www.123third.com. !

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Above: A dining room and living area with period moldings, hardwood floors and plenty of natural light

Merited A Success The Merritt House brings old-world charm to the 21st century

Above: Kitchens feature high-end appliances and elegant marble floors, while bathrooms are distinguished by intricate tile work and custom vanities

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t a time when many properties are sitting on the market, Merritt House on East 82nd Street between Lexington and Third avenues is bucking that trend. Through the collaborative efforts of Brown Harris Stevens Select, the building’s exclusive sales and marketing firm, and Stonehenge Partners, Merritt House’s developer, this newly renovated boutique condominium has sold 13 units since June—totaling more than $21 million in sales over the last 5 months, and to date 95 percent of the available units have been sold.

Built in 1929 and renovated in 2010, Merritt House is a pre-war condominium with a rich history. The building interiors have been re-designed for today’s lifestyle by Andres Escobar & Associates, blending pre-war charm with modern sophistication. Crown and baseboard moldings, wood-burning fireplaces with custom mantels and oak herringbone floors distinguish Merritt House from new developments.

Merritt House kitchens feature stone counters, marble floors and appliances from Liebherr and Bertazzoni. Thassos marble, Kohler and Watermark fixtures and custom vanities contribute to sleek baths. Contemporary amenities add to Merritt House’s comforts, including a 24-hour attended lobby, fitness center, children’s playroom, residential storage and a laundry room. There’s also a grand dining room with catering kitchen that opens onto a landscaped courtyard.

Stonehenge Partners’ unique development plus Andres Escobar & Associates’ inviting designs have yielded unparalleled new residences in the heart of the Upper East Side. With Merritt House, Brown Harris Stevens’ 130-year-reputation as a sales leader continues apace. Their winning combination of skills and talent has taken this 10-floor building to new heights. ✦

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ucked in the lower-level of a Louis Candela-designed townhouse on East 66th Street, Bistro Chat Noir welcomes diners with its unique blend of fine French cuisine and Southern hospitality. Entering the cozy space feels more like arriving home for dinner than going out to eat, which is exactly how founder and general manager Suzanne Latapie likes it. “I discovered the space in 2005,” she recalls, “and the fact that it was a townhouse just spoke to me.”

A southern belle from North Carolina, Latapie has been sharing her roots with Upper East Siders since opening Bistro Chat Noir in September 2006.

“New Yorkers are such fabulous people,” she says, “but sometimes they need to slow down and smell the roses. Being from the South has instilled in me this love of slowness, and I think it makes people feel good to just relax.”

Latapie began thinking about opening her own restaurant after learning that La Goulue, the quintessential Parisian-style brasserie on Madison Avenue at 65th Street that she managed for nine years, would be closing. “I just could not leave the neighborhood,” Latapie remembers.

“I really identify with Upper East Siders. They are very similar to the kind of people I grew up with in the South—old school and proper.”

Today, Bistro Chat Noir is a popular neighborhood spot. With creamcolored walls, crimson banquettes and low lighting, its feeling of hearth and home has a lot to do with the interior design. Inspired by restaurants such as Allard in Paris, Latapie decided to incorporate personal items into the setting.

“Most of the art and décor actually comes from the family home of my husband, Francois,” she says. “Oil paintings by his grandfather, old cartoon newspapers and advertisements from 1939, plus a set of Nicolai black-andwhite drawings, comprise a collection we’ve been growing for years.”

Bistro Chat Noir’s inviting atmosphere certainly makes guests feel at home, but the exemplary French cuisine reminds them it’s a professional kitchen they’re enjoying. The perennially popular Meyer beef short ribs and braised lamb shank are mouth-watering examples of Executive Chef Gustavo Aguiar’s skill, and the truffle oil and Parmesan cheese French fries are everybody’s favorite. “You are only as good as your last meal,” Latapie says. Those who dine at Bistro Chat Noir can rest easy when it comes to their standing.

With so much emphasis on the comforts of home, it’s no surprise that many diners turn up at the bistro’s door when it comes time to celebrate the holidays, so much so that a Christmas Eve feast and New Year’s Eve dinner dance are two traditions Latapie looks forward to each holiday season. Alongside her husband and daughters, Latapie considers her guests at Bistro Chat Noir family—and New York City her adopted home. “I would never live anywhere else,” she says. Spoken like a true New Yorker, albeit one with a flare for French cuisine and a side of southern charm. !

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Eat, Drink and Be Merry With The Plaza Food Hall, a New York landmark gets a culinary makeover Above: The Plaza Food Hall by Todd English

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et in a timeless New York City landmark, The Plaza Food Hall by Todd English draws residents, guests, shoppers and neighborhood insiders with dine-in and take-away options from more than eight delectable culinary stations. Conceived by Elad Group President and C.E.O. Miki Naftali, The Plaza Food Hall is a creative partnership between renowned architect Jeffrey Beers and chef and restaurateur Todd English.

The first of its kind to open in a New York City hotel, the specialty food hall is part of a proud heritage of excellence at The Plaza even as it introduces modern touches. This European-inspired, 5,400-square-foot, 80-seat space is not to be confused with the “food courts” of yore. In addition to made-to-order, creative cuisine, The Plaza Food Hall offers a variety of other items, like international specialty food items, cookware and home goods. With open kitchens conducive to live cooking demonstrations and wine tastings, the food hall offers events programming as well as fine dining and shopping experiences.

Though food halls are just now becoming a rising trend here in New York, Chef English notes that they’ve been popular in Europe and around the world for years—and that The Plaza Food Hall was the first such offering to open in the city. “Food halls are where I love to go when I travel,” he says, “and where we chefs have gotten a lot of our inspiration.” English thinks food halls are especially well suited to New York because they reflect the city’s diversity. “Food halls have been long overdue in New York in my opinion,” English says. “I was thrilled to have the opportunity to do my very own.” !

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Silver Spoon For 30 years, from the grandest galas to anti-hunger organizations, Great Performances has been serving New Yorkers from the heart

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ounded in 1979 as an all-female waitress staffing service, Great Performances has since gone through several iterations. “We evolved through service,” says Great Performances C.E.O. Liz Neumark of the company’s origins. “As a result, we really believe that, yes, people remember the food and we care deeply about the food, it’s vitally important—but what’s most important is how you are served. That remains a very key core value to us.” So while Great Performances’ history has included many milestones (most obviously being the introduction of men to its staff!), a strong commitment to service remains steadfast.

Today, from its Hudson Square headquarters just west of Soho, Great Performances is renowned as one of the premier event planning and catering companies in the country. It has a full-time staff of 160 employees, which blossoms to approximately 800 when the on-call staff is needed. And needed they are: Great Performances oversees 1,200 events annually, from intimate dinners to the highly anticipated non-profit and social events of the season at the Grand Ballroom of The 108 | AVENUE MAGAZINE · DECEMBER 2010

Plaza Hotel and Jazz at Lincoln Center. “The challenge is putting out 500 gorgeous matching plates and creating the kind of meals you can do when cooking for a small group,” Neumark says. “It’s the balancing of these extremes that makes things interesting.”

“People who come to our events feel taken care of,” she says.

“They feel nurtured. I feel they are guests to my house. We hope that they leave with that feeling.” Five years ago, in an effort to ensure the nurturing begins long before the food is served, Great Performances started its own organic farm in Hudson Valley. The only national catering company to own its own farm, Great Performances is confident in its ingredients, from seedlings to harvest. Situated on 60 acres of farmland in Kinderhook, N.Y., including a pond used for irrigation, 10 acres of vegetable beds, 5 acres of rolling lawns and 15 acres of hiking trails, Katchkie Farm is at the heart of Great Performances. “We thought, if we grew it and put our passion into it, then you’d be able to taste the love in our food,” Neumark explains . . . and you can.

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Overseen by Bob Walker, Katchkie Farm was the perfect opportunity for Great Performances to “go back to basics,” as Neumark says. This year, the farm’s fall harvest included a cornucopia of beets, butternut squash, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, chard, cilantro, jalapenos, kale, leeks, onions, poblano peppers, parsley, radishes and rutabagas, amongst other seasonal offerings, which all wound up on the plates at various Great Performances events.

While the organic farm is an integral part of the company’s catering service, Neumark notes that Mother Nature, unlike Great Performances, doesn’t take orders. So the caterer still works with produce suppliers to ensure it meets clients’ every menu request. “We will never grow enough food to cover all of our vegetables,” Neumark acknowledges, “but it’s sort of a revelation for everyone to reconnect with where food comes from.” Beyond Katchkie and other farms in the area, Great Performances has a further commitment to local eating, frequently participating in events like Just Food’s Let Us Eat Local and Edible magazine’s Eat Drink Local Week.

Some of the most important individuals experiencing the revelation of local food firsthand are the children who benefit from Katchkie Farm’s non-profit, The Sylvia Center, which was created to educate and inspire kids to eat well. The organization offers hands-on cooking classes and field trips to the farm, where children learn all about produce, from the time it’s planted in the earth to the time it arrives on their plates. “Food and food politics have gotten to be very popular from the first lady on down,” Neumark says. “Good food and access to good food should be a right, not just a privilege.

“I think seeing so much prosperity and so much bounty, we feel we’re in a position—because we’re in this industry—to really share it,” Neumark continues. “Our food tastes better knowing that we share it.” So beyond catering and doing its part to educate the community, Great Performances allots 5-to-10-percent of its harvest each year to the Yorkville Common Pantry and other anti-hunger projects. It also donates approximately 1,700 pounds of food to the food rescue organization City Harvest every six months in the form of leftovers from its events. And as if that weren’t enough, the company also participates directly in service initiatives like City Harvest’s annual BID Against Hunger fundraiser.

Over its 30-year history, Great Performances has served everyone from U.S. presidents to the needy with the same dedication to service that’s informed the company since the beginning. It’s a passion for feeding both the stomach and the spirit that flows through Great Performances and onto each and every plate it sends out of the kitchen. !

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his month, AVENUE teamed up with LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell once again, this time to present readers with a list of the city’s top matrimonial and family law attorneys. Those who made the cut have all received an AV Preeminent Rating™—the highest Peer Review Rating™ available. Whether selecting a firm to meet your personal legal needs or seeking to validate credentials, our list provides the information you’ll need to obtain the best representation out there.

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The Law Firm of DOBRISH ZEIF GROSS LLP congratulates our senior principal, Robert Z. Dobrish, and our Special Counsel, Barbara E. Handschu, for being included in Avenue’s listing of Legal Elite.

DOBRISH ZEIF GROSS LLP is a boutique firm devoted exclusively to matrimonial and family law. The principal attorneys, leaders in the field, are recognized as both superb litigators and excellent negotiators.

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ABED AWAD awad & khoury In a world known as the “global village,” New York and northern New Jersey rank among the most diverse international cities. Even marriage is no longer a local affair. A Lebanese man might meet an English woman while on vacation in France and they might marry in Morocco, only to settle in New York City. With multiple residences and children, the couple’s assets may be spread around the world. If the relationship sours, dissolution of the marriage could test the laws of several countries.

A law firm with extensive experience in international divorce, Awad & Khoury knows the

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laws and has a global network of local divorce attorneys ready to help. Its lawyers are seasoned and experienced. With cutting-edge legal knowledge and sharp strategic planning skills, they represent clients with passion and dedication. They will evaluate the best jurisdiction for your divorce, properly assess the value of your international assets and obtain discovery from foreign countries. Awad & Khoury’s staff is fluent in Arabic, Italian, Spanish, and Romanian, amongst other languages.

An expert in Islamic and Middle Eastern law, Abed Awad is an adjunct law professor at Rutgers Law School and Pace Law School, and a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Martindale Hubbel rated Awad an “AV” lawyer, meaning he has a very high preeminent legal ability and exhibits the highest reflection of expertise, experience, integrity and overall excellence.

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Blank Rome’s highly regarded matrimonial attorneys counsel individuals and couples in all legal aspects of marriage, from planning and negotiating prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, to separation agreements and divorce. In each case, the goal is to achieve the best, most expeditious result for the client through negotiation and, when necessary, in court. We are also experienced in guiding clients through mediation.

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Donald R. Wall Wall, Donald R. Kenneth E. Warner Warner Partners Rita Wasserstein Warner Warner Partners Alan M. Warshauer Wormser, Kiely, Galef & Jacobs LLP Richard A. Watson Chamberlain, Willi, Ouchterloney & Watson Marcel Weber Feder Kaszovitz LLP Laurence Jeffrey Weingard Weingard, Laurence Jeffrey Elliot J. Wiener Phillips Nizer LLP Patricia B. Wild Meyer Taub & Wild Dena L. Wolf Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Michael G. Wolfson Wolfson & Carroll Carolyn S. Wollen Wollen, Carolyn S. Howard W. Yagerman Burger & Yagerman Eli Yeger Yeger, Eli William D. Zabel Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP Richard A. Zalk Zalk, Richard A. Andrea R. Ziegelman Moses Preston & Ziegelman Carolyn Lewis Ziegler Ziegler, Carolyn Lewis Michael J. Zissu Murphy & Zissu John F. Zulack Flemming Zulack Williamson Zauderer LLP

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Broker Portfolio Some of those who hold the keys to New York’s most coveted real estate

EDITH F. TUCKERMAN Brown Harris Stevens 212.906.9228 etuckerman@bhsusa.com Notes: Highly respected for her absolute discretion and honesty, Senior Vice President and Managing Director Edith Tuckerman, who works with her daughter Katharine, is consistently ranked among the top producers in the industry.

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LINDA OLSSON Linda R. Olsson, Inc., Realtor 561.820.9195 linda@lindaolsson.com Notes: Linda Olsson, president/broker of her namesake firm, has been “Representing Palm Beach’s Finest Residences from Pied-a-Terres to Oceanfront Estates Since 1989.” Linda R. Olsson, Inc., is a full service real estate firm known for its professionalism, discretion and superior service. Closing more than $300 million in sales, Olsson’s reputation, experience and deep understanding of the market is vital. New York Social Diary noted that the realty’s website, www.lindaolsson.com, is “refreshing and worth a visit.”

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the world according to . . .

NATE BERKUS

Q&A

AVENUE’s back-page column asks New York notables our version of the questionnaire made famous by Marcel Proust Nate Berkus, interior designer and host of “The Nate Berkus Show”

AT WHAT ADDRESS WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?

WHO IS THE SMARTEST NEW YORKER YOU KNOW?

Charivari days.

Somewhere in the West Village.

Architect Ahmad Sardar-Afkhami.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORK SOUND?

WHEN DID YOU FIRST FEEL LIKE A NEW YORKER?

WHO IS THE FUNNIEST?

My sister, Marni Golden.

The dog park orchestra at Hudson River Park.

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE DINNER PARTNER?

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORK LOGO?

WHAT PART OF THE NEW YORK LIFESTYLE CAN’T YOU LIVE WITHOUT?

My BF, Carlos Huber.

My “Old York” tee-shirt from the Brooklyn Flea.

The food/style/antiques dealers and Hudson River Park.

Writer, painter and editor Michael Hainey.

WHAT’S THE ONE THING ABOUT NEW YORK YOU WOULD CHANGE?

WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE NEW YORK MOMENT?

Rats in broad daylight.

Walking onto my set for the first time.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WATERING HOLE FOR LUNCH? FOR DINNER?

WHAT’S YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING NEW YORK MOMENT?

Blue Ribbon Bakery for lunch, and Piccolo Cucina on Prince Street for dinner.

An incident at a restaurant that involves toilet paper.

Picturing my friend Katie Lee crossing the Brooklyn Bridge on foot.

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE NEW YORKER, PAST OR PRESENT?

WHAT’S YOUR WORST DRESSED NEW YORK MOMENT?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

Iris Apfel.

Too many to mention . . . going back to

The time I couldn’t get a taxi in the rain at 5:01 p.m.

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WHO DO YOU MOST ADMIRE? WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO GET AROUND NEW YORK?

Didier, my trusted driver who knows everything.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE TRANSPORTATION MOMENT IN THE CITY?

I’m there. !

Call a great meal what it really is.

Foreplay.

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