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No Holds Barred: Lost on me

By Blair SabolIt's that time of year again when fashion magazines appear as big as phone books with hundreds of ad pages dedicated to handbags, eyeglasses and name brand items resembling porno spreads....

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Schulenberg's Page - Fall 1929

Fall 1929. The news of the collections from Paris. Illustrations by Bob Schulenberg ... Winter clothes are going to be about the most uncasual you ever saw. Except for those few lucky individuals whose...

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Part XX of the Ellen Frazer Ordway Collection

February 1962. The Big Top at the Everglades Club, Palm Beach. Before the club's annual circus party, a children's matinee performance was staged. After the excitement of the trapeze finale,...

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Remembering John Galliher

Friday, December 28, 2012. Cold, but not brutally; dry and the weather man forecasting snow over the weekend. Ten years ago, a week ago, Johnny Galliher died here in New York “peacefully in his sleep,”...

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Here's to Judy

Among my souvenirs, a photo of me and Judy Green arriving at a dinner during the holiday season in 1997.Thursday, January 3, 2013. Very cold in New York, just like the weatherman “predicted.”Our...

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Chapter XXII: Resort Life, September 1962 – May 1963

February 1963. LIFE. Lilly Pulitzer's shift from socialite to a celebrated fashion designer was captured by a LIFE magazine story that declared "Almost single- handedly Lilly Pulitzer has created a...

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A Temple for the Arts

5th green, Kebo Valley Club, Bar Harbor, c. 1915.Summer Society in Bar Harbor by Brad Emerson Summer Society needs its amusements, and Gilded Age Bar Harbor was no exception. Golf came first, as it...

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Palm Beach - 1937

January 1937. A youthful Roderick "Rory" Cameron photographed lounging by the pool at Blythedunes where Harrison and Mona Williams were entertaining houseguests from Newport, New York, London, and...

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Chapter XXIII: Resort Life, July 1963-August 1963

August 1963. Katharine "Kit" Ordway and her brother Lucius P. Ordway wait for the plane that will take Lou and Ellen back to Newport after a long weekend visit at Kit's Bridgehampton house. Seldom...

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Chapter XXIV: Resort Life, October 1963 – March 1964

Stephen "Stevie" Hopkins Hensel's paintings and Peggy Reventlow's sculptures were shown at the Palm Beach Galleries on Worth Avenue. With his work already in museum and private collections, Stevie...

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Chapter XXV: Resort Life, March-April 1964

April, 1964. 977 North Ocean Boulevard, Palm Beach. Bunny du Pont and Sid Luft wait for a Polaroid to develop while waiting for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor to arrive for lunch. In the throes of a...

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Resort Life: Chapter XXVI, 1964-1965

August, 1964. John F. "John-John" Kennedy. Jr. Bailey's Beach, Newport.Resort Life: Chapter XXVI 1964-1965 Palm Beach – Paris – London - Newport – Fishers Island By Augustus Mayhew In July 1964, Jackie...

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Resort Life: Chapter XVII, 1965-1966

March 1965. Lyford Cay Club. Nancy Lancaster pops by for some afternoon sun, pictured above with Gertrude Legendre. Among the 20th century's most legendary designers and gardeners, Nancy Perkins Field...

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Palm Beach Social Diary

Everglades Club, original façade. Pen and ink sketch. The Palm Beach Post, 1919. This sketch of the Everglades Club's original façade became a familiar sight at the top of The Post's social...

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No Holds Barred - The REAL New Year's Eve

Halloween as the REAL New Year's Eve By Blair SabolI always think of Halloween as the REAL New Years Eve. It always feels like the end of every year. It’s about this moment when people start saying,...

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Resort Life: Chapter XXVIII, 1965-1966

July, 1965. Northeast Harbor, Maine. "Philadelphia on the Rocks" savors its Down East saltwater feasts without table settings and place cards.Resort Life: Chapter XXVIII, 1965-1966 Sicily, Ischia,...

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Resort Life, Chapter XXIX: 1965-1966

Palm Beach, 1966. Resort Life, Chapter XXIX: 1965-1966 High Society: Medway Plantation + Palm Beach + Boca GrandeBy Augustus Mayhew As C. K. Dexter DeHaven in the 1956 film High Society, Bing Crosby...

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No Holds Barred: Go Big or Go Home

Drab 57th street flake ... a sign of the season?No Holds Barred: Go Big or Go Home By Blair Sabol I couldn’t believe I had to stare at this 70-year-old man's hairy legs (dirty sandaled feet) the whole...

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Resort Life: Chapter XXX, May 1966 - September 1966

Down East. Labor Day weekend sailboat races, 1966. Carrie Hollingsworth, left, and Polly Howe. Mrs. Hollingsworth's pearls are essential lifesaving accessories for any nautical outing along coastal...

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Chapter XXXI: Palm Beach 1966-1967

April, 1967. Palm Beach. Ellen Ordway, HRH Duke of Windsor, and Molly Phipps.Chapter XXXI: Palm Beach 1966-1967 The Duke and the DebutanteBy Augustus Mayhew NYSD’s showcase of Ellen Glendinning...

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