Photography by Fahnon Bennett In the summer of 1995, on one of Manhattan’s notorious humid days, my longtime business partner, George W. Slowik, Jr. and I met our next-door neighbor at the Chelsea office building where our newly formed magazine company, PressCorps, had established its headquarters. The only other tenant on the floor of that just-this-side-of-rundown edifice was up-and-coming fashion designer, John Bartlett. When I popped my head in to introduce myself, Bartlett, handsome, funny, was as charming as advertised and our friendship was off to a promising start. Not two years later, Bartlett took the fashion world by storm…
As a boy, collector James Coviello spent countless summers touring the flea markets, antique stalls and museums of Europe with his artsy parents, treks that sparked his lifelong passion for…
As a longtime real estate writer and reporter, and like so many post-pandemic work-from-home weekenders, my two residences have flipped. The run-down former chicken and rabbit farm that my husband…
Photography by Fahnon Bennett Artist Manuel Santelices thought Dutchess County might be a mistake. A big one. “We decided to rent a house there in fall 2012, while in Milan,”…
Photography by Antoine Bootz I turn down a secluded driveway nestled deep in the mountains of Southfield, MA and gradually come upon a picture-book country estate. This is Berkshire House,…
Photography by Devon Wood Any excuse to be an adult camp counselor would be the best job in the world,” says Frederick Pikovsky, the biophilic cofounder of Barnfox, a pioneering…
Rubi’s Cafe Rubi’s hits the brunch trifecta with its excellent lattes, tastiest grilled cheese offerings (I mean, they are cheesemongers) and coziest seating due to their always-on fireplace. 264 Main Street,…
Warm-Up Suit This Carhartt staple personifies function over style—big time. | By Jane Larkworthy When you become a denizen of the area, the cold-weather must-have becomes the cold weather go-to.…
Here are a few of my favorite things. Most of my shout-outs have websites or Instas, but a few are so new that they’re just a smidge about a whisper.…