As the herds of wildebeest migrate in October and November, when the short rains come, from the grasslands of the Masai Mara to the breeding grounds of the Ngorongoro Serengetti, so do herds of American nouveaux-riches load up their near-adolescent brats in the SUV for an autumn tour of New England ...
We WASPS have a long tradition with the London "Season." The Chelsea Flower Show, Royal Ascot, Wimbledon, Henley, Glorious Goodwood in mid-summer, it's very old hat to us. It began during Victorian times, when rich in land but poor in cash Anglo aristos came over to our shores across the ...
Well, that was an easy one. King Constantine of the Hellenes—that's the Greeks, for any of you who never got past fourth grade—celebrated his 70th birthday in his son's London mansion, and the setting as well as the guest list were fit for a King. Prince Pavlos of Greece is heir to the ...
Chester A. Arthur was known to have 80 pairs of pants in his closet at the White House and changed several times a day. His nicknames, “Elegant Arthur” and “The Gentleman Boss” were earned from his commitment to dressing up for the job, and many rightfully claimed he ...
A panoply of dreary frocks and ill-conceived looks appeared on the red carpet at this year's MET Costume Institute gala. What a disappointment! Anna Wintour, Andre Leon Talley, and Hamish Bowles were among the most fashionable. In fact, all three of them ...
