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All aboard for Nostalgia: American Orient Express, the premier private train, pampers passengers on an autumn journey in New England and French Canada
FALL IS THE PERFECT TIME TO take a train ride through new England to enjoy the vivid colors of the changing foliage. Traveling by train evokes the romance ......(Continue Reading)
Past perfect: at vintage house Lily et Cie, the clothes recall a time when form had function - Style - by Rita Watnick
YOU WAKE UP ONE DAY IN A new world that makes the concerns of the old world seem quaint and irrelevant. In the old, style had become an entity unto itself, curiously devoid of history, of meaning....(Continue Reading)
A painter in midcurrent: the recent survey of John Currin's paintings gave viewers in New York, Chicago and London an opportunity to assess the achievement
In some ways this midcareer retrospective of John Currin's paintings felt like a throwback to the 1980s, when the Whitney routinely mounted big shows ......(Continue Reading)
Fashion 'discovers' lush bodies -- plus size style
A modern look at plus size fashions, from your About.com Guide...(Continue Reading)
Woman's Costume in the Time of William the Second - A Norman Woman's Gown and Wimple
What did the clothing of a Norman woman look like? Here's one author's presentation of a typical noblewoman during the time of the reign of William Rufus in England....(Continue Reading)
Top Movies Set in Brooklyn
Brooklyn's role in cinema hasn't always been pretty. Movies like "Last Exit to Brooklyn" depict Brooklyn as a dark, menacing place. But directors keep coming back to Brooklyn and its diverse neighborhoods that provide a colorful background for intere...(Continue Reading)
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