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How to Marry a Millionaire
The most eligible bachelors in New York aren’t easy. You need to have the pedigree, the looks, the
right social circle, and most importantly, get along with the future mother-in-law. Below is our guide
on how to snag a millionaire of your very own. By Rachel MoRgan • illustRation By scott dvoRin
Harry LeFrak
Bio: The brainy Harry works
under papa Richard LeFrak,
who heads up the LeFrak
Organization. While a regular
on the gala-and-benefit circuit,
the Upper East Side bachelor is a
bit camera shy with not much of a
storied past in the way of dating.
While he may not be your typical
all-American bachelor, we think
his awkward grin is just adorable.
Watering HoLe: LeFrak’s
out-on-the-town sightings are
G-rated; any upscale Upper East
Side eatery, or the New York
Botanical Garden’s 10th Annual
Winter Wonderland Ball (which
he attended with socialite Alex
Kramer in the past), assuming
you can snag an invite.
Future MotHer-in-LaW: An
avid dog lover, Karen LeFrak
once squealed with delight when
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toppeR MoRtiMeR
she learned a potential girlfriend
shared a birthday with the fam-
ily schnauzer. She’s also just
published her third children’s
book about dogs, aptly titled Best
in Show. Prepare for your new
BFF, as Mrs. LeFrak has been
anxiously awaiting her baby
boy’s new wifey. Get ready to log
some serious hours at Bergdorf’s,
mother-in-law in tow, of course.
topper MortiMer
Bio: Ah, Topper. This second-
round bachelor has the boyish,
Ivy League good looks that seem
to be inborn with a blue-blooded
upbringing. A charmer on his be-
loved Upper East Side, he’s not the
type of guy you’d go backpacking
through Europe with. We hear
he’s great friends with the Santo
Domingos, and while he would
probably resist traveling outside
nat Rothschild
the Upper East Side, he would go
anywhere with that clan—on their
yacht, of course. No doubt the
Topper/Tinsley divorce human-
ized this playboy—he even had a
“downtown moment,” growing a
beard for about five minutes. It al-
most made us long for the perfect
Upper East Side society couple
to reunite, which didn’t happen.
Topper is back on the market, and
Tory Burch–clad 20-somethings
everywhere are rejoicing.
past: Everyone knows of Topper
and socialite–turned–fashion de-
signer Tinsley Mortimer. Lesson
learned: When you have an Upper
East Side pedigree, marriage at
age 18 is a bit frowned upon by
your well-to-do parentals. Even
annulling the marriage, attend-
ing universities in New York and
getting married later didn’t work
for this duo. When it comes to tak-
ing sides in this breakup, we’re on
Team Topper. After all, who would
want to spend their marriage al-
ways playing second fiddle to
Patrick McMullan? Topper then
embarked on a romance with
Vogue-er Valerie Boster, but the
romance had roughly the same
shelf life as the September issue.
He then moved on to Meredith
Ostrom. But in our book, Topper
is still a bachelor, at least until he
puts a ring on it.
Watering HoLe: Velvet ropes
part for Topper—and we hear he’s
practically the patron saint of the
Boom Boom Room.
Future MotHer in LaW: Mrs.
Mortimer is the family stalwart,
and upholds loyalty above all else.
While she at first may be tough to
crack, once you’re in, you’re in.
Unless, of course, you marry her
son at age 18, annul the marriage,
remarry a few years later and
make a career frequenting the

Harry lefrak
social circuit, only to divorce her
heartbroken baby boy. Then, only
then, may she not like you.
Winston Lapham
Bio: The adorable Winnie has
made it his business to get well
acquainted with the journal-
ism industry. The Lapham
family made their fortune in the
publishing industry, as Winnie’s
dad, Lewis Lapham, was the ed-
itor of Harper’s Magazine for
two separate stints and is now
the magazine’s editor emeritus.
Winnie hangs out with the likes of
the Bloomingdales and Hearsts.
past: Winnie has made the
rounds—in the publishing indus-
try, that is. This low-key bachelor
dated magazine scion Amanda
Hearst for three years before the
pair split in 2008. Winnie, how-
ever, wasn’t left crying in his
Pellegrino. He went on to ro-
mance department store heiress
Hayley Bloomingdale. The pair
is still happily in coupledom.
getty images; patrick mcmullan
Both Bloomingdale and Hearst
were featured in Vanity Fair’s
Fortune’s Children photo shoot.
Awkward much?
Watering hoLe: Upper East Side
eatery Amaranth.
Future mother in LaW: As
Winnie is her baby boy, Joan
Lapham is naturally protective.
The other Lapham siblings mar-
ried a prince and the daughter
of the former prime minster of
Canada, respectively, so there’s a
lot to live up to.
nat rothschiLd
Bio: Rothschild is a true down-
towner. But don’t be fooled. Hon
Nathaniel Philip Victor James
Rothschild, otherwise known at
Nat, isn’t lacking in funds. The
British-born bachelor attended
Eton and Oxford and is now the
chairman of JNR Unlimited, but
has also held posts at hedge fund
Atticus Capital. A businessman
with a British accent with an af-
finity for planes? We’re in.
past: Also a second-round bach-
elor, Nat was married to model
It’s like the party house
in high school—that is, if all
the high-school kids grew
up to become billionaires,
CEOs and heads of state.
Annabelle Neilson for two years.
The pair divorced in 1998. And
word is, the ex–in-laws aren’t
friendly. Elizabeth Neilson, Nat’s
former mother-in-law told the
Daily Mail that Nat was “a very
naughty boy.” We can’t decide if
that’s a point for or against.
Watering hoLe: Trendy West
Village restaurants.
Future mother in LaW: The
baby of the family, Nat’s moth-
er is English lady Serena
Rothschild, granddaughter to
Sir James Dunn, Canadian in-
dustrialist and financier. Once
you’re in with the mother, you
can bet on enjoying holiday
at the family place in Corfu,
Greece. We hear it’s like the
party house in high school—
that is, if all the high-school kids
grew up to become billionaires,
CEOs and heads of state.
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Jamie Johnson
Bio: The Johnson & Johnson heir
started a film career based on
being Born Rich, also the title of his
Emmy-nominated 2003 HBO doc-
umentary, a move that definitely
alienated some in his social cir-
cle. Johnson also writes an online
series or Vanity Fair on the same
subject. Oh, the irony. This hand-
some, N.Y.U.-educated filmmaker
seems to be more of a risk-taker than
his fellow bachelors.
past: Johnson formerly dated
Jessica Joffe, a model redhead em-
ployed at none other than The New
York Observer some years ago.
Watering hoLe: This N.Y.U. grad
shuns the Upper East Side in favor
of the underground East Village
bar circuit.
Future mother in LaW: Not your
typical Upper East Side mother.
Gretchen Johnson is very arty—
and is also a risk-taker, but in art.
Word is that she was an early be-
liever in Robert Mapplethorpe.
It seems the whole family has the
tendency to go against the grain, as
his father, James Loring Johnson,
partially funded a documenta-
ry about South African apartheid
and economic unfairness and was
widely criticized by members of
the Johnson & Johnson clan.
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rediscover
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the
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EastSide
Side
Upper East Siders are privileged in more ways than one — most notably, to have
some of New York’s best retail and restaurants right at their fingertips. We’ve compiled a list
of our favorite Upper East Side spots below. So go ahead, rediscover the neighborhood!
By Charlotte Garden, Natalie Howard and Rachel Morgan • Photos by Michael Chimento
At Sant Ambroeus, brunch is a formal affair—
and it’s no surprise considering the eatery’s Mi-
lan roots. While sipping their world renowned
cappuccino or munching on Salmone Af-
fumicato or Omelete Della Casa, be prepared
to see a few famous faces. Careful attention
has been paid down to the smallest detail, from
floral arrangements to the temperature of the
coffee. And to us, success is in the details (1000
Madison Ave., 212-570-2211).
K Chocolatier is the second generation of the
storied Krön Chocolatier, opened by Tom and
Diane Krön in 1973. But this wasn’t your aver-
age chocolate shop—it served society elite such
as Jacqueline Kennedy, Katherine Hepburn,
Andy Warhol and Richard Avedon. Their reci-
pes dated back three generations on Tom’s side,
whose great-grandfather was chocolatier to
Emperor Franz Josef of Austro-Hungary. But
it was Tom himself who invented the chocolate-
covered strawberry, an impressive feat in itself.
But in 1983, the pair retired and sold the shop.
Lucky for us, they weren’t done forever with the
chocolate business. Diane opened K Chocolati-
er in 2000 and has been perfecting her already-
perfect recipes ever since. It’s downright sinful
not to stop in (19 East 69th St., 212-861-2111).
Nothing says the Upper East Side like French
retailer Hermès. This neighborhood staple
is home to the coveted Birken and Kelly
bags—named after two very famous society
ladies, respectively—and carries everything
one Upper East Sider needs to fit the part—the
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Birken bag, signature Hermès perfume, top-
of-the-line housewares, shoes, even tiny, yet
supremely pricey cuff links. Status cuffs, if you
will (691 Madison Ave., 212-751-3181).
Pickles & Olives, Etc. is one specialty store not
to be missed. The cornichons, made from tiny
gherkin cucumbers, are especially satisfying,
as are the kosher dill. Feeling adventurous? Go
for the giardiniera, a mix of pickled vegetables.
Pickles & Olives, Etc. is Snooki’s dream house
of various pickled items—while there are olives
too, as the name denotes, it is the pickles that are
really the showstopper (1647 First Ave. between
85th and 86th streets, 212- 717-8966).
Walk through the doors of this little nook of a
shop and enter the wide world of buttons. Ten-
der Buttons, a seamstress and craft enthusiast’s
dream world, still can amaze those who have
never thought much about the button, with
its rows upon rows of shiny, perfectly round,
one-of-a-kind fasteners. Antique, jeweled,
hand-painted, carved ivory are just a few of the
materials you’ll see. Tender Buttons is a store
dedicated to the art, craftsmanship, design, cre-
ativity, ingenuity and functional elegance of this
formerly underrepresented bauble (143 East
62nd St., 212-758-7004).
The Silver Peacock is a true gem of an antique
store. Opened in 2009, it is the brainchild of
two interior design veterans—Charlie Akwa,
former owner of Elegant Egg Cup; and Jennifer
Flanders, formerly of interior design company
Cullman & Kravis. The store itself is everything
a home interior store should be, as every item is
hand-selected by the co-owners—it’s like having
your very own interior designer. The inven-
tory mostly hails from European designers like
Nason Moretti and Hermès, and bridal registries
are welcome. After shopping, kick back at the
wine and cappuccino bar in the back (1110 Park
Ave. at 89th St., 212-426-2610).
It might be hard for some to create a sense
of intimacy in a 22,000-square-foot space,
but not for the new Ralph Lauren store at
888 Madison Avenue. Majestic glass doors
welcome shoppers into four floors of retail
decadence.
This new flagship Ralph Lauren store is
something even the brand’s most loyal followers
have never seen before. It’s the first Ralph Lau-
ren location to carry only the brand’s women
and home collections. The footwear salon chan-
nels the opulence of the French Rococo era,
and the grand salon houses the latest runway
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Upper East Side apartment.
Also unique to this store are its watch and
fine jewelry salon, the only place of its kind
in the United States, and its display of Ralph
Lauren Collection Sleepwear. The line of silk
and cashmere nightwear for women is exclusive
to this new flagship location.
Ralph Lauren revamps the shopping experi-
ence with this new store on the Upper East Side.
The comfort of home with the variety of a de-
partment store? Sign me up (212-434-8000).
1. Ralph Lauren store at 888 Madision.
2. Pickles & Olives, Etc.
3. Hermès at 691 Madison.
4. Tender Buttons

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to the City
Meet the most powerful men in
By Coco Mellors
It helps to have friends in high
places, or in this case, behind a front
desk. The best way to reap the benefits of
hotel life in the city you live in is to know
the concierge.
We visited three of the Upper East Side’s
most luxurious hotels—the Mark, the Car-
lyle and the Plaza—to pick the brains of the
men who make it their business to know the
city better than the natives. These concierge

New York—concierge of the Carlyle,

have seen it all—tracking down live taran-
tulas, drawing a bath of pure Evian water or

the manager of the Mark and the

delivering a wedding dress via plane.
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Dwight Owsley Raphael Pallais Olivier Lordonnois

Where would you send hotel guests Where would you send hotel guests for Where would you send hotel guests for lunch or
for lunch or dinner? lunch or dinner? dinner?
Café Boulud and Orsay are wonderful. Daniel. Or the really trendy Asian restau- Definitely ABC Kitchen, which is a new restaurant
3 Guys [Restaurant] on Madison; I have rant Geisha. On Madison there is the famous opened by our chef Jean-Georges in the ABC Carpet
lunch there every other day. Swifty’s Italian restaurant Nello’s, which Upper East & Home. The Lion is a great restaurant downtown
is a New York institution. For dinner, Siders have been going to forever. with excellent food. On the Upper East Side, there
Paola’s Restaurant and Sfoglia. Your recommendation for a night of are so many hidden gems ,too, like Caravaggio by the
Your recommendation for a night of drinks and dancing? Whitney Museum or Sushi of Gari, which is some of
drinks and dancing? the best sushi in the city. It’s really simple in terms of
Lavo, which has a nightclub next door. The
décor, but the food is exquisite. For Saturday brunch,
Well, obviously the Carlyle, our restau- scene there is explosive; it’s virtually impos-
everyone’s at Le Bilboquet.
rant and especially our bar, which is one sible to get a table there.
of the best bars in town. Your recommendation for a night of drinks and
What exactly does your role entail?
dancing?
What exactly does your role entail? People come to you to help you organize
Bars like the Boom Boom Room are still very popular
You never know what the day is going to their entire stay. You have to be aware of
with our guests.
hold, so you have to be ready to plug into everything that’s going on. You also have
anything. Since our clientele are some of to be psychological and be able to match What exactly does your role entail?
the most cosmopolitan in the world, they what’s going on with who is asking. Dealing with all the operations around the hotel and
might want to discuss the opera, ballet, a What’s the strangest request you’ve making sure our guests are enjoying themselves. A
Knicks game, the theater or some Off Off ever received? large part of it is sales and marketing and making
Broadway show, so you have to be ready sure new customers and clients are coming to the
to think outside the box in terms of One of the strangest things was that a fam-
hotel. It’s a very social job; you’re interacting with cli-
entertainment and dining. As I learned ily once asked me where to find live taran-
ents or guests at the restaurant every day. You get to
years ago from my mentors, you have tulas that they could take home to roast and
be out there and meeting people as much as possible.
to be able to divorce what your tastes eat. Now, edible tarantulas are very difficult
to find. But I remembered that the Ex- What’s the strangest request you’ve ever
are from your clients, and many people received?
cannot do that. You have to learn your plorer’s Club hosts a dinner and they served
clients’ taste—sometimes what they them on a skewer. So I contacted them and Once you get to a certain level, things stop being odd.
think they want is also not what’s going managed to get them from Colombia. See, I remember one guest wanted a bath of only Evian
to make them happy. you never say no. water, for example .
What’s the strangest request you’ve
ever received?
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Dylan Lauren,
the Ralph Lauren
heir who set out on
her own sweet
business venture
by Daisy Prince
PHOTOS BY CHAD GRIFFITH
NYO COVER STORY
I
t is comforting to know that despite Dylan
Lauren’s gilded upbringing, successful
business and recent engagement to hand-
some hedge fund manager Paul Arrouet,
she is not entirely without a couple of
quirks, one being a fascination with stuffed
rabbits.
Lauren is a little self-conscious about her
leporine fixation.
“Yup, you think I’m crazy,” she said when explaining
her commitment to her 3,000-piece collection of stuffed
rabbits.
Her other passion is, expectedly, candy. She opened her
confectioner’s nirvana Dylan’s Candy Bar on the Upper
East Side in the bleak week following Sept. 11, and despite
austere beginnings, the company has grown to include
satellite locations in East Hampton and Garden City on
Long Island; Houston; and Orlando.
The Laurens talked about branding
the way the Kennedys talked about politics.
Lauren is a candy entrepreneur. She is focused on a
large-scale expansion, including a line of T-shirts, station-
ary and even a candy-themed stroller with luxury brand
Maclaren. This year, Lauren’s sweet business venture will
reputedly rake in $20 million.
Dylan’s Candy Bar contains 7,000 types of candy,
including oversize gummy bears, endless M&Ms and
gargantuan lollipops in all varieties.
Lauren talks about her brand in the obsessive way a
new mother talks about her first child; every conversation
loops back around to Dylan’s Candy Bar. Her company
also functions as her security blanket—any moment she
feels the conversation is straying into personal territory,
she steers it right back to candy.
While Lauren doesn’t like the term “controlling,” she will
admit to being a perfectionist who can spend hours choos-
ing between two different types of turquoise for a T-shirt.
“If my name is on a product then I want it to be perfect,”
she said.
It seems difficult not to be a perfectionist growing up in
26 | APRIL 2011
the Lauren clan. The Laurens talked about branding the
way the Kennedys talked about politics, she said. Dinner-
time conversation focused on work.
“My mom, my brother David, my brother Andrew,
we’re all creative,” she said. “It’s lots of artists, and there
is always a discussion. If my dad opens a store in Asia,
we discuss what kind of models he wants there, what the
clothing line should be. I’m doing a stroller with Maclaren
and everyone has different ideas about whether it should
have lollipop handles or candy cane handles.”
But Lauren didn’t go the usual route of summer intern-
ships to learn about business. Instead she traveled with
her parents, learning from their experience and friends.
She always knew her future lay in being an entrepreneur,
although she said she was never tempted to join the family
business.
“I always respected that my dad started his own com-
pany, [but] I wanted to start my own thing,” she said of not
following in his fashion footsteps. “My interest in fashion
was about color and design.”
It was her passion for color that lent itself to designing
Dylan’s Candy Bar.
“My parents said, ‘You love candy, make it like Disney-
land, make it big—don’t just open a little candy store, make
it over the top,” she said.
After visiting Dylan’s Candy Bar and taking in its over-
size, brightly colored wares and décor, it’s obvious that
Lauren took her parents’ advice. But to her, this business
venture isn’t just about candy.
“I don’t see it as a candy store, and very few people
understand that,” she said.
The seed for the venture was planted early. As a col-
lege student at Duke University, Lauren spent her time
browsing the shelves of North Carolina’s vast array of
24-hour supermarkets, checking out the new packaging
and cereals.
Lauren’s first venture into business was Dylan’s
Creative Events, an event-planning company, which
NYO Cover Story

Clockwise from top:

“I love color; I
Dylan and fiancé
Paul Arrouet; Ricky
Lauren, Dylan Lauren

think they call it

and Lauren Bush at
the Ralph Lauren
Collection Fall 2010
Fashion Show; Greg
Lauren, Elizabeth
Berkley, Dylan Lauren,
synesthesia.”
Olivia Palermo and
guest at the relaunch didn’t pan out because she felt constrained
celebration at Dylan’s by budgets and themes. Her next thought
Candy Bar in October was to open a cafe–art-gallery hybrid, which
2008; Dylan and featured pop artists, another venture into
Ralph Lauren. color. Instead, she went the candy route.
But color was still on the forefront.
“I love color; I think they call it synes-
thesia,” she said, referencing a condition in
which one type of simulation produces the
sensation of another, so hearing music might
induce the visualization of a certain color.
While Lauren’s business venture was
funded by her father, that doesn’t mean she
takes it for granted.
“Dad put up the money,” she said. “But
it’s not like I live every day sitting back and
thinking that it’s just private money; I work
very hard.”
Initially, Lauren had a business partner,
Jeff Rubin.
“He and I had different visions of where
the company should go,” she said. “We were
starting to open stores very fast, and I felt
Dylan’s Candy Bar should be specialized.
I wanted a more boutique and elegant
store. We still get along great and both love
candy—how many people do you know can
sing candy tunes?”
Ultimately, candy tunes weren’t enough to
hold them together. The business pair split in
2006 and Lauren continued on her venture
into Candyland alone.
On a personal note, one has to wonder: Just
how does Lauren maintain her physique as
the founder and CEO of a candy store? A self-
proclaimed fitness lover, Lauren claims she
eats just as much candy as she ever did, but
by adding weight training to her regime and
cutting out wheat products, she’s dropped the
baby fat she once had in college.
“I guess I realized that now that I’m the
spokesperson of my company, and have to be on
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“I would never be a stay-at-home mom. I want to have it all.
I have very clear goals of where I want to take my company.”
The Today Show, I’d better look good,” she said.
While Lauren tends to err on the side
of cautious when discussing her personal
life, she does talk a bit about her upcoming
nuptials to French-born Paul Arrouet, who
manages Marblegate Assets, a hedge fund.
The couple has been together for four years
after being set up on a blind date.
Lauren seems excited if apprehensive
about getting married.
“I wouldn’t be with the guy I’m marrying if
he was a control freak or if he didn’t under-
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stand my desire to put my business first,” she
said. The wedding will take place in June at
her parents’ East Hampton Estate.
While it has its undeniable perks, being
a Lauren isn’t always easy. She admits that
there were certain demands that came with
growing up in the public eye.
“We’re a very grounded family, but I think
that there is a pressure to look a certain way and
go to a lot of events and travel places that you
might not want to travel,” she said. “But to me,
my dad’s just my dad.”
Clockwise from top: Dylan
poses among the many
sweet treats available at
Dylan’s Candy Bar; Dylan’s
Candy Bar; and a model
at the relaunch of Dylan’s
Candy Bar in October 2008.
With marriage fast approaching, children
are certainly on her mind, as is the balance
between continuing to grow her business and
meeting the demands of a family.
“Much as I own a candy store, it’s for kids
and adults,” she said. “I would never be a
stay-at-home mom. I want to have it all. I
have very clear goals of where I want to take
my company.”
Catching my eye for second, she smiles.
“The good thing is if I do have kids they will
probably enjoy what I do.”
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richest men in China are younger than 40. What’s

Thirty- f you asked me to identify the single

most influential phenomenon that
more, the average age of the Chinese with personal
wealth of more than 100 million yuan—about

Something
will transform the Chinese lifestyle $15 million—is 43, and the average Chinese with
industries and economy in the next 10 personal wealth of more than 10 million yuan—

Millionaires
years, I would not hesitate one second to
answer—the youth of the new wealthy.
Whether you are a real estate broker in New
York looking for a fresh supply of buyers, a Fortune
about $1.5 million—are on average as young as 39,
15 years younger than their counterparts in the
United States or Europe.
Cultural differences aside, in most societies,
left: CHI Peng; RIgHt: CHIu-tI JAnSen.

500 CEO agonizing over your next move in China,
a wine connoisseur active in the auction markets,
a high-end fashion designer trying to crack the
code of the so-called “Chinese taste” or a fine
jewelry store trying to attract the next Chinese
tourists, take note: based on the data compiled by
the Hurun Report—the Chinese equivalent of the
the youth are more attracted to certain styles and
tastes than their older counterparts. When these
young people are exercising their newly gained
purchasing power, the impact on the luxury goods
market is apparent. China’s younger luxury-goods
consumers will, through the dictation of their lik-
ings, change the game of the luxury markets, which

32 | APRIL 2011

traditionally have tailored their
brand identities to generally
older buyers. While many devel-
oped markets are experiencing
growth or contraction in luxury
industries, China already boasts
a 25 to 30 percent annual growth
in luxury goods market, on track
to overtake Japan as the largest
market in the world by 2014.
While some of the young rich
are “princelings”—politically
connected descendents of the
senior Communist officers—or
heirs or heiresses—fu’erdai, or
LEFT: CHI PENG; RIGHT: CHIU-TI JANSEN.
second-generation rich, as they
are called in China—a majority
of them are self-made. And few
of them are from dot-coms. They
make their money in media, en-
ergy, finance, technology, health,
art, fashion and real estate and
“Western brands continue
to dominate the brand
recognition among the
Chinese elite.”
represent a major departure from
an old China, so proud of its an-
cient history and its reverence of
the elderly. They are the children
of one-child policy, unscarred by
the Cultural Revolution. They
are the first generation in the
past 200 years to be freed from
China’s tumultuous history of
foreign invasions and civil wars.
They grew up with Louis Vuitton,
Armani and BMW.
Artists such as Liao Yibai, 39,
Cao Fei, 33, and Chi Peng, 29,
allude amply in their works to
the characteristics of what I call
the “Louis Vuitton Generation,”
or LV Generation, self-obsessed
and consumption-oriented.
Louis Vuitton opened its first
store in China at Beijing’s
Peninsula Palace Hotel in 1992,
at a time when the LV Genera-
tion was at the cusp of entering
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adolescence. Chi Peng, for
instance, emblematically titled
his recently opened solo show
at the Groninger Museum in the
Netherlands “Me, Myself and I.”
It’s also telling that the acronym
“MQ,” which stands for money
quotient and measures money
intelligence, is as in vogue as EQ
or IQ in China.
Search for the taste of this af-
fluent LV Generation has become
the Holy Grail for many Western
companies. Many surveys of the
young elite in China show that
their favorite way of relaxation
and leisure is travel—ahead of
golfing, reading and driving. On
average, the wealthy surveyed
by the Hurun Report travel
overseas four times per year.
The United States ranks as the
april 2011 | 33
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China
Tool Box
Five quick ways to grasp
the culture and style of
the young elite in China:
1. See the hip movie
Du Lala’s Promotion, based
on the best-selling urban
romance about a college
graduate who works her
way up the corporate ladder
and romances her boss along
the way.
2. Watch the TV series
Struggle (Fendou), about
several college graduates’
attempt to define success and
themselves in a materialistic
society.
3. Read Hurun Report’s
annual Hurun Rich List and
Best of Best: Preferred Brands
of China’s Richest.
4. Visit the 798 Art
District and Caochangdi in
Beijing and Moganshan Road
Art District in Shanghai
or some of the major art
fairs and biennials in China
(e.g., China International
Gallery Exposition [CIGE],
Art Beijing, Contemporary,
Shanghai Art Fair, Shanghai
Biennale).
5.
Read Young Chinese
Artists: The Next Generation
about artists born after 1975
and their works.
34 | APRIL 2011
Liao Yibai, Fake Ring,
Pink Iceberg, 2010,
Stainless Steel and
Synthetic Quartz.
No. 1 destination, followed by
France.
The young elite are also quick
studies and receptive to new
ideas. Only about three or four
years ago, most Chinese collec-
tors did not care about collecting
contemporary Chinese art, but
they are now doing so zealously.
Chinese were previously not big
wine drinkers—now they snap
up 70 to 80 percent of the wine
sold in the worldwide auctions.
When I look around, my
young Chinese friends with
education seem to be optimistic
about their opportunities. They
do not have to be an investment
banker or a tech wizard to make
their first million dollars. They
typically do not have education-
al debt, nor do they necessarily
have advanced degrees. Many of
them have never studied abroad.
Yet every few months when I
return to Beijing or Shanghai ,
I notice they have just bought a
new Mercedes, returned from a
trip to Japan or discovered a new
fashion brand in Europe that I
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Fake Bag YB, 2009,
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have not yet heard of.
Given the regional differ-
ences in China and diverse ways
in which fortunes are created,
it is hard to generalize what
constitutes the “Chinese taste.”
Overall, it is safe to say that
the new young elite’s spending
habits differ from their parents’
and those of the older wealth,
as the older generations tend to
spend under the shadow of their
prior hardship and scarcity; the
younger generations embrace
more luxury spending. For
example, when my 30-some-
thing friends recently invited
me to a newly opened restau-
rant, Xuxian in Beijing, the
full house buzzed with young
people. Outside the restaurant
there were two bespoke sports
cars—a Pagani Zonda Cinque,
one of only five in the world,
with a price tag exceeding $2
million plus a 33 percent luxury
tax; and a Dutch-made Spyker,
priced at upward of $1 million
plus luxury tax.
Observing how my young
millionaire friends spend
their money, I don’t think they
subscribe to a simple dichotomy
between the Western and Chi-
nese brands, or a static “Chinese
taste.” While intrigued by for-
eign cars and Western fashion,
Vertu cell phones and iPhones,
they are also eager to discover
Chinese antiques and pricy Pu’er
tea from the Yunnan Province.
They are not concerned with
dragon, panda or other osten-
tatious “Chinese signifiers.”
Western brands—particularly
in cars, fashion and watches—
continue to dominate the
brand-recognition among the
Chinese elite, due to perceived
superiority in quality.
As lifestyle and cultural
activities gradually dominate
the LV Generation millionaires’
discretionary spending, the
young elite will also increas-
ingly look for Chinese luxury
brands that more eclectically
CHIU-TI JANSEN
reflect contemporary China’s
mix of traditional and Western
influences.
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PhotograPhic
love affair
Ciaran Tully sees the city through a different lens . By Andrew Guarini
Since photographer Ciaran
Tully came to New York
by way of Dublin in 1990,
he has entered into a sort
of love affair with the city.
Tully captures both sharp
and realistic images of New
York, but also those that
are blurred and dreamlike.
The two extremes create
a unique dynamic in his
portfolio and show his
supreme admiration for all
things New York.
You’re from Dublin.
What have you found
36 | april 2011
in New York as a city
that is different for
your photography from
European cities?
As I kid I loved New York.
My first exposure to New
York was Kojak with Telly
Savalas as the detective.
What I loved about that
show is it showed New York
as down and dirty; it showed
New York as it was in my
mind. Then the humor of
the people in the city and
how they related to one
another, it all seemed really
real to me.
Where are your favorite
places to shoot photos in
the city?
I shoot all the iconic
buildings and bridges;
they’ve all been shot before.
Everyone has done them,
especially the famous pho-
tographers. So when I am
shooting them, I try weave
myself into the pictures,
somehow put myself into
them. I try to be original—
I’m not a painter, I could
never paint—but I really do
try to weave myself into it.
Sometimes I’m successful,
and those are the photos
I love to show, and other
times when I’m unsuccess-
ful, I’m just going to keep
trying until I get them right.
Your photos are keen
on careful aesthetic
manipulations to make
the city dreamlike—
distorted lenses, slow
shutter speeds, use of
filters. Do you feel these
techniques give you a
leg up?
I don’t think I’m any
better than any other pho-
tographer, this is just how
I see it. What separates me
from others is love, the fact
that I really do adore this
city—I think it’s the center
of the universe. There are
Left, going to
the Mermaid
Parade; below,
Snow N.Y.C.
times when I’ll be walking
around and it’s like I’m
back here for the first time
again, thinking about my
first few weeks here when
everything was incredible
and brand new.
You were at the open-
ing night of the Artist’s
Project this month.
Did you lean towards a
theme with your gallery
or was it more of a mix-
ture of your catalogue?
I put a lot of planning into
it and there were a lot of
people I wanted to attract. I
wanted the images to be big;
I wanted to show as much of
my work as possible within
the space that was allotted
to me. So I made them big
with a nice clean look with
a simple frame, a look that’s
very in right now, until next
month when it probably
won’t be. I went in there
with intention of probably
losing money but I was
more concerned with the
attraction.
What book is on your
nightstand right now?
Oh, Keith Richard’s
Life. Ah, I love it. The guy
inspires me. I also bought
another one, a book of
poetry by Rudyard Kipling
which I read a lot of in the
weeks leading up the show
because I was very nervous.
Mixing that with Keith
Richards, it’s brilliant.
See more of Tully’s work at
www.ciarantully.com.
NYO art
Art on fire
Jeremy Penn lights his work on fire after
its done—don’t worry, it just gives it character.
By Natalie Howard
Was there a moment
when you first realized
you wanted to be an
artist?
There wasn’t any specific
moment. It always felt like
a predetermined thing, like
being an artist is woven into
my DNA.
What drives you as an
artist and propels your
passion forward?
I’m really driven by the
connection between myself
and the work. My latest
work is all about seduction
between certain looks,
especially the moment
when two people first lock
eyes. That’s the purest form
of interpersonal connec-
tion. With certain images,
the viewer is the one being
seduced, and with others,
the person in the image is
very vulnerable and you’re
the seducer.
Tell me about your
exhibit at Pier 92.
The show at the Artist
Project at Pier 92 [closed
March 20] and was where I
revealed my latest series. I
had a stack of mug shots and
38 | april 2011
one of them kept haunting
me. I started researching
the gentleman, his life and
what happened to him.
At first, I didn’t want to
learn more about him. I
was afraid I’d learn he was
5-foot-4 and lived with his
mother and I would lose
our connection. I learned
he was arrested at age 21
for being a pimp. The San
Bruno National Archives
found out that the man’s
name is William Murphy.
They also found two men
with that name—one was a
war hero and the other was
killed in a knife fight on a
train. We don’t know which
William Murphy this is.
That’s where the mystery
gets left in the viewer’s
hands.
You often use very
vibrant colors in your
work.
I like vibrant colors be-
cause I want my art to grab
the attention of the room
and be the centerpiece,
and vibrant colors stand
out more than others. Also,
I think they spice up the
pieces. A lot of things in real
life are boring colors, but
in art I can make them any
color I want. This is the only
life you live, why not make it
exciting?
What are some of the
primary materials you
use when creating art?
I really like to work with
rare materials, especially
encaustic wax. Encaustic
wax is a primitive form
of painting; it was used to
paint portraits on sarcoph-
agi because it lasts forever.
I like that encaustic wax is
tactile and dangerous. You
have to heat up the wax,
and once it’s melted you can
apply it like paint. You’re
working straight off instinct
because you have two sec-
onds before the paint dries
on the brush and becomes
solid again. To me, instinct
is the purest form of art.
I’ve heard you add a
unique last touch to a lot
of your pieces.
After they’re done, I light
a lot of my paintings on
fire. I don’t want to destroy
them; I’m just adding an
organic element to make
them not so pretty. Things
that are too perfect are cold
and boring. Usually I do it
for my wood pieces. It roasts
the surface and reveals all
the colors underneath.
If you had to describe
William Murphy W02; your art in one sentence,
William Murphy B02. what would it be?
Animal Instinct.
I would say it’s indefin-
able. Labels to me are really
pigeonholing. I don’t be-
lieve in them. My art takes
me all over the place—into
portraiture, abstract art,
painting.
What has been your
favorite exhibition of
your art thus far?
I would probably have
to say the latest show at
the Artist Project. It was
mostly the mug-shot
series, and I’ve never put
myself out there like that.
It was really rewarding
because of the audience’s
reactions, so I’m riding
pretty high on that.
What are you most
excited about for the
future of your art?
I’m excited to explore
more and really challenge
myself to try different
mediums.
See more of Jeremy Penn’s
work at www.jeremypenn.com.
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For Paul Thek; Untitled.
PumP
When did your first
realize you wanted to
pursue a career in art?
uP the I was inspired by a
Picasso painting called
volume
The Dance. I was 14 years
old, drinking Coca-Cola,
listening to the James
Brown record Mashed
Potato Popcorn and paint-
Chris Martin turns up the volume ing with tempera paint on
on his art. By Rachel Morgan paper. I got very excited
and realized this was it.
Tell me about your
self-titled exhibit at the
Corcoran Gallery.
My exhibit at the Corc-
oran will consist of three
parts. One long gallery will
contain six large paintings
from 2002 until 2010.
The Rotunda Gallery
will contain a salon style
hanging of like a hundred
smaller paintings from
the last 30 years. And I am
making three gigantic—26
feet tall—paintings to sit
in the Atrium.
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What drives you as an
artist? What propels
you?
Listening to music.
Living in the landscapes
that I love—the New York
City urban landscape and
the northeast Catskill for-
est, to communicate with
people and animals.
You use such vibrant
colors in your work—
why is that?
I love very vibrant colors.
It feels like turning up the
volume. And then I also
make the paintings really
big—so that is like turning
up the volume even more. I
mean a few inches of bright
red and green is nice—but
10 feet of red and green is
really great.
What are the primary
materials you use?
Paint—all kinds of
paint—oil paint, acrylic
paint, house paint, spray
paint, paper, cardboard,
canvas, plastic, glue,
mirrors, photographs,
clothes, artificial flow-
ers, ribbons, garlands,
pompoms, staples, nails,
screws, records, rhine-
stones, glitter, artichoke
leaves, Wonder Bread,
pillows, slippers.
What type of art do
you do for fun? Or is
all your art created for
‘fun’?
All my art is created for
fun—that doesn’t always
mean fun and laughter—
sometimes it’s serious fun.
What do you want your
art to say to viewers?
I have my ideas and my
passions—but at the end
of the day, what comes out
as ‘my art’ is often quite
surprising. Each viewer
can feel what I am saying
in a different way.
See more of Martin’s work
at www.miandn.com.
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SpRing eventS
Our picks for the best student artist events of the season. You
never know, you could stumble upon the next big thing
Ideas When
sociopolitical discourse. Four current
I’m Drunk.
students in Columbia University’s M.A.
in Modern Art: Critical and Curatorial
Studies program—Alexander Benen-
son, Kristen Chappa, Donald Johnson-
Montenegro, and Tomoko Kanamitsu—
curate works by recent graduates of
Columbia’s M.F.A. Visual Arts program.
Free and open to the public (1 p.m.–5
p.m., Wednesday–Saturday, Miriam and
Ira D. Wallach Gallery, Schermerhorn
Hall, 8th floor, 1190 Amsterdam Ave.).

MAy 3-9 | The Cooper

Union’s School of Art Spring
Exhibitions
April 8-23 | Poisoned Apples These soon-to-be graduates cap

Kuo’s quirKy style

The offbeat artist shares his secrets. By Rachel Morgan
Tell me about
your self-titled
show at Taxter
& Spengemann.
What was the
theme?
The show is
about trying to
equate things big
and small—and maybe in the end, com-
ing to terms with certain realities.
You just had a book published, What
Me Worry. What’s the feel of the
book?
It’s a collection of charts, paintings,
photos and group emails from the last
few years. It was really fun to make
because the publishers were supportive
and open to weirdness.
Why write a book?
Because I’m a big fan of books. It
sounds old-fashioned these days, but I
enjoy sitting down and reading or look-
ing at something. No disrespect to the
Internet, though.
Describe the moment you first real-
ized you wanted to pursue art as a
I liked making things at a pretty early
age, but of course I had no clue what that
meant post-kindergarten-wise. I went to
art school in Providence and came back
to New York right afterwards. Now it’s
2011 already.
What drives you as an artist?
If I get a piece done, I let myself eat a
sandwich. No work no food.
What has been your favorite exhibi-
tion of yours thus far?
My last solo at Taxter and Spenge-
mann. They let me throw a closing party
where Brian DeGraw from Gang Gang
played solo for the first time ever and
Mike Fellows from one of my favorite
bands growing up, Rites of Spring,
played a kind of rare but always amazing
set. That meant a lot to me.
You use very vibrant colors in your
work—why is that?
Because for a while I was using all dull
and flat colors. It’ll swing back, I’m sure.
If you had to describe your style of
art in a sentence or less, what would
you say?
and Smoking Lamps: In-
terpreting Fairy Tales and
Adventure Stories
Third-year students in the School of
Visual Arts’ B.F.A. Illustration and Car-
tooning Department take a cue from
their childhood fantasies in this fairy-
tale–inspired exhibition. Department
Chair Thomas Woodruff curates. Free
and open to the public (10 a.m.–6 p.m.,
Monday–Saturday, Visual Arts Gallery,
601 West 26 St., 15th floor).
Through April 9 | The Col-
lege Art Association New
York Area MFA Exhibition
Catch the tail end of this top-notch
exhibition, which showcases the best
of the best when it comes to greater
New York student artists. Artists from
more than 20 institutions have works
on display at this exhibition hosted by
Hunter College. Free and open to the
public (1 p.m.–6 p.m., Tuesday–Sun-
day, Hunter College/Times Square
Gallery, 450 West 41st St.).
April 15 | MFA Photography,
Video and Related Media De-
partment Spring Salon
The School of Visual Arts opens
the doors of its graduate Photography,
Video and Related Media program to
the public. Come take a sneak peek at
new works by these aspiring shutter-
bugs. Free and open to the public (7:30
p.m., 214 East 21st St., 1st floor).
April 26-June 11 | Common
Love, Aesthetics of Becoming
This student-curated exhibition
off their studies at the Cooper Union’s
School of Art with this final exhibition.
Free and open to the public. (Also on
April 5–9, 12–6, 19–23, 26–30, 11
a.m.–6 p.m., Tuesday–Saturday, the
Cooper Union, East 7th St.).
MAy 17 | Graduate Student
Thesis Reading: Fiction
You might be in the presence of the
next David Foster Wallace when grad-
uating M.A. and M.F.A. candidates
read excerpts from their original fiction
manuscripts. Head over the next night
for the graduate poetry reading. Free
and open to the public (7 p.m., the Lil-
lian Vernon Creative Writers House).
MAy 20 | 2011 CUNY Asian
American Film Festival
Student filmmakers enrolled at any of
the City University of New York’s cam-
puses will show their cinematic works at
this ninth annual film festival. Winners
and runners-up will be announced and
interviewed following the screenings.
Free and open to the public (6 p.m.–8
p.m., CUNY Graduate Center, Martin E.
Segal Theatre, 365 Fifth Ave.).
MAy 24-26 | Truth Be Told
Documentary Film Festival
Treat yourself to three nights of doc-
umentary short films and Q&A ses-
sions with the filmmakers, students in
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McQueen
does
the Met
The late designer’s
collections
take center stage
in ‘Savage Beauty’
By Chelsia Marcius
Photography by Sølve Sundsbø

Ensemble, VOSS,
spring/summer 2001

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 The last time the
Metropolitan
Museum of Art
featured fashions by
Alexander McQueen,
the designer paid the
Met a personal visit.
GETTY IMAGES
Curator Andrew Bol-
ton personally greeted
the famed designer at
the 2005 exhibition “AngloMania: Tradition
and Transgression in British Fashion,” and the
pair made their way to the galleries. As they
approached a display of ensembles—many
of them McQueen’s own creations—Bolton
said the designer paused, his eyes locked on a
lavender silk taffeta skirt and one stubborn,
out-of-place pleat. The episode was over as fast
as it had begun—McQueen strode over to his
creation, tugged its hem and flattened out the
imperfection.
It is one of the few moments the curator
shared with the designer prior to his sui-
cide in February 2010. Yet Bolton said the
encounter—and a year of collaborations with
those who knew McQueen’s work best—helped
him build a vision for the museum’s upcom-
ing exhibition, “Alexander McQueen: Savage
Beauty.”
Left: Dress,
VOSS, spring/
summer 2001.
Right: Dress,
autumn/winter
2010–11.
From May 4 through July 31, the Costume
Institute at the Met will display 100 garments
from McQueen’s 19-year career in the fashion
industry. The exhibition will also feature
more than 70 accessories, making it one of the
institute’s largest shows yet.
Many of the garments will come from the
Alexander McQueen archive in London, and
Bolton said the task of choosing what pieces to
showcase boiled down to which fashions truly
captured McQueen’s mind-set.
“We went through every single article of
clothing and got access to the press books,” Bol-
ton said, referring to a collection of hundreds
of published articles about the designer. “I read
just about every single one to find out the major
themes of McQueen’s work. There’s an incred-
ible synergy between artists and writers of the
Romantic Movement and McQueen.”
Based on McQueen’s design themes—
nature, technology, death and dereliction—
Bolton said he and his team began to formulate
just how they’d bring the body of work to life.
Upon entering, museumgoers will “be
confronted with two pieces which, to me, seem
to epitomize the sort of swings in his work,”
Bolton said, pointing to a conceptual sketch
depicting two female mannequins, the one
Satanic with sheer, billowy red coverings, and
the other Christ-like, draped in beads of white.
“McQueen was obsessed with the ecstasy
and the agony of passion,” Bolton said. “I
wanted the notion of the sublime to be a
starting point of the exhibition so that you are
struck with awe or wonder and fear or terror,
so that you experience his work.”
Fluorescent lights will bring stark, studio-
lighting to garments in the first gallery, the
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“McQueen
was obsessed
with the
ecstasy and
the agony of
passıon.”

Dress, VOSS,
spring/summer 2001.

46 | april 2011
Romantic Mind. The room’s exposed concrete
walls and distressed wooden floors are meant to
replicate the raw setting of an art studio. Bolton
said the display of tailored pants, jackets, coats
and skirts will “show how consistent McQueen
was in terms of his silhouette but to also show
how innovative he was in terms of skill. ”
Next door, Bolton said, the gallery Romantic
Gothic will feature garments inspired by
“vampires, phantoms, pirates and highway-
men— people living on edge of society who
were, in a way, very much celebrated as the
antihero and the cult of the individual.” Gallery
three, the Cavern of Curiosities, will showcase
McQueen’s creative collaborations with several
designers including Philip Treacy. Film projec-
tors nestled in cubbyholes will flicker scenes
from the McQueen catwalk.
The designer’s trademark use of the tartan—
a pattern commonly associated with Scottish
kilts—inspired the fourth gallery, Romantic
Nationalism.
“He was very proud of his Scottish heritage,”
Bolton said, adding that McQueen first used Naomi Campbell,
tartan in Highland Rape, the collection that Alexander McQueen,
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jump-started his international career and will Kate Moss and

also appear at the Met. Annabelle Nielsen
Number five is Romantic Exoticism, which
will display McQueen’s use of the Japanese ki- Left: Ensemble,
mono. The exhibit will conclude with Natural- It’s a Jungle Out
ism, Bolton said, McQueen’s very last complete There, autumn/
collection. winter 1997–98.
Right: Ensemble,
After the designer’s unexpected death,
Dante, autumn/
Bolton said he jumped on an opportunity to do
winter 1996–97.
an all-exclusive McQueen exhibit.
“We always wanted to do an exhibition for
McQueen, and we would have done one
eventually,” he said. “But with his
passing, I had to move fast; I wanted
to work with a team that worked
with McQueen because I thought
it would have more integrity. I was
worried that in five years’ time,
the team would be dispersed, the
archive would be dispersed and I re-
ally wanted to tap into people’s recent
memories of McQueen.”
Bolton said he wanted bring the de-
signer’s creations to the public and make
his fashions accessible to people who
never witnessed the designer’s theatrical
runway presentations.
The convergence of art and fashion is
exactly what Bolton intended with this
exhibit—for museumgoers to “look at the
garment and truly appreciate the artistry
behind it.” A noble goal, one that McQueen
himself would appreciate.

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Uptown
One collector’s take on new artists and the
infamous Warhol scandal By Rachel Morgan
It takes only a few minutes for art collector
Richard Ekstract to mention Andy Warhol’s
self-portraits. It’s not surprising, consider-
ing that Ekstract has found himself at the
center of a swirling debate surrounding their
authenticity, counts the late Warhol among
his friends and has The Red Warhol hanging
on the wall in his Upper East Side apartment.
“He made 11 of these originally and he
had me make another 8 or 10,” said Ekstract,
a former trustee on the board of the New
Museum.
There’s an ongoing controversy—art collec-
tors on one side and the Andy Warhol Founda-
tion and the Andy Warhol Art Authentication
Board on the other. The players are varied—
the authentication board on one side, and
private art collectors like Joe Simon-Whelan,
who are in possession of what they deem as
authentic Warhols and what the board deems
otherwise.
“This is called The Red Warhol,” Ekstract
said, gesturing toward the striking red-and-
black silk-screen painting holding court next
to the apartment’s massive picture window
with an unobscured view of the East River.
The logic is simple—Warhol created these
particular silk screens, but didn’t actually do
the rolling.
“[The experts] are saying that they couldn’t
denote that the artist had a hand in making
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Art
this piece, but that’s why he made silk-screen
separations,” Ekstract said. “[Warhol] wasn’t
sitting there rolling these things; he gave them
to other people. This is what Andy invented
all those years ago—instant art; art made by
other people, but it was your idea.”
It’s clear Ekstract has a far more conceptual
view of art.
“His point was it’s the concept that counts,
the execution, anyone can do that,” he said.
“So when he gave me the silk-screen separa-
tions, he didn’t care who the silk screener was
as long as they followed the instructions that
were written on the separations.”
He paused.
“In fact he liked the version I [had ordered]
better than his own,” Ekstract said. “I know
it’s real because it comes from the original
Andy Warhol Separation silk screens and he
wanted them made this way.”
But the conflict doesn’t end with the
self-portraits. There is also the ongoing case
of the fabricated Andy Warhol Brillo boxes.
Michael chiMento foR nyo Magazine
Art world giant Pontus Hulten reportedly
fabricated 105 Brillo boxes in the 1990s, years
after Warhol’s death, passing them off as those
created in 1968. These “Stockholm type”
Brillo boxes were widely dispersed, and 94
were later called authentic by the Andy War-
hol Authentication Board—a fact frustrating
to many, including Ekstract. The board is
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Richard and Eileen

Ekstract in front
of John Newsom’s
ladybug painting.

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currently reviewing the authenticity claim of

these boxes.
“They say mine isn’t authentic because
they couldn’t denote [Warhol’s] hand in it,”
Ekstract said. “But the Brillo boxes they
authenticated were made years after he died.”
Despite his frustrations, Ekstract is still an
avid art collector. The grand Upper East Side
apartment he shares with his wife, Eileen,
seems more museum than home, with the
exception of Denzel, the couple’s energetic
dog, who gallops around the apartment like
there isn’t a $7 million Andy Warhol hanging
on the wall.
Ekstract, who made his fortune in the
consumer-periodicals industry, started with a
single piece of African art. His collection soon
grew to include upward of 150 pieces.
But the difference between Ekstract and
other art collectors is clear. Ekstract buys art
based on a visceral reaction, a personal prefer-
ence, and leans toward younger, less estab-
lished artists. Sometimes this pays off, when
an artist really makes it big; but it’s not always
lucrative, as Ekstract will be the first to admit.
“I bought a lot of stuff that you can’t give
away today,” he said with a laugh. “It’s a
miChAEL ChimENto foR Nyo mAgAziNE

learning process when you buy young artists.

For me, that’s more fun than buying some
established name everybody knows. It only
shows that you have this much more money
than someone else.”
With the exception of the Warhol, Ek-
stract’s art collection is marked by relative
unknowns like Bradley Castellanos, Carmen
McCullough and Brad Kalhammer, and more
well-known names like Chakaia Booker and
Clockwise from
Ida Applebroog.
top: Richard and
“It wasn’t the intent to make a lot of money,” Eileen pictured
he said. “I bought things that seemed right.” with the infamous
He said his collection has definitely evolved Andy Warhol “red”
over the years, as has his taste. self-portrait, with a
“If you’ve been looking at art for as long as photo-based work by
I’ve been looking at it—say, 40 years—and you Bradley Castellanos
don’t have the eye, shame on you,” he said. on the wall behind;
“The more you look at art, the more you get a in front of a painted
sense of what you like.” glass piece by Peter
As far as his advice to new collectors, Ek- Bynum, backlit by
stract warns that collecting art isn’t a cheap LED bulbs; pointing
hobby. at a Native American
“It’s gotten way more expensive to start graffiti painting by
building a collection,” he said. “Three to four Brad Kalhamer; a
years ago, you could buy a work by an emerg- “scumac” machine-
ing artist for $5,000. Today [it’s closer to] made sculpture by
$10,000 to $12,000. Things changed that way.” Roxy Paine.

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The new Museum of

African Art building will
open in the fall in the
shade of Central Park
and on the border
between Harlem and
the Upper East Side.

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Home at Last
The Museum for African Art finds its long-awaited home on Museum Mile
he Museum for African
Art has finally found its
permanent home.
This fall, the museum
will put down roots at the
corner of 110th Street and
Fifth Avenue, a welcome
turn of events for a mu-
seum that has floated between locations on the
Upper East Side, Soho and, most recently, Long
Island City, for the past 25 years.
The new location puts the $95 million mu-
seum at the northern end of New York’s storied
Museum Mile and will become the permanent
home to a collection of exhibits that have lived a
sort of nomadic existence until now.
Elsie McCabe Thompson, president of the
Museum for African Art, has lofty aspirations
for the museum.
“We want the world to visit,” Thompson
said, whose husband, former New York City
comptroller William Thompson Jr., ran unsuc-
cessfully against Mayor Michael Bloomberg
last year. “We want all four of the communi-
ties that we neighbor to grow up and live in the
GALLERY
GALLERY
By Rachel Ohm
cultural bridge between them.”
The Robert A.M. Stern–designed building,
which occupies the lower floors of a 19-story
residential building, sits strategically at the
intersection of the Upper East Side, Harlem,
Spanish Harlem and Central Harlem, in an
area with a growing community of African
immigrants. Carnegie Hall and MoMA have
similar joint-space relationships with residen-
tial buildings, which helps assuage the costs of
prime real estate.
“The residential tower and the museum
express themselves in very separate ways,”
said Dan Lobitz, a partner at Robert A.M. Stern
Architects LLP.
Founded in 1984, the Museum for African
Art first opened its doors in a rented tenement
building on the Upper East Side. It moved to
Soho in 1992 and then to its current location in
Long Island City, Queens, in 2002. Its collec-
tion includes traditional, contemporary and
African diaspora art.
Since 2005, the museum’s gallery space has
been closed and exhibits have been on dis-
play only at visiting museums around
worked on developing a new space that would
allow the museum to grow.
“We won’t disappoint. We’ll open with a
number of fantastic exhibitions,” Thompson
said, in spite of the projected $8 million annual
operating costs projected for the museum.
Groundbreaking for the new building began
in 2007. The opening, originally slated for April,
was postponed to this fall, with the museum cit-
ing construction delays. According to a March 9
New York Times article, the museum has raised
$76 million of the $90 million in construction
costs, including a recent $3 million donation by
the Ford Foundation.
The architectural design was created with
the museum’s contents in mind.
“The design was based on traditional African
motifs sort of abstracted and modernized,”
Lobitz said. “We looked at the character of West
African masonry architecture as well as other
African textiles and motifs and adapted them to
create a modern New York building.”
When it does open, the new space will have
three floors, with a movable wall system that

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“Architecture in a cultural space is so important.”
allows curators to set up a space that reflects
the intended narrative.
“Every time I walk into this space, my
heart races,” said Lisa Binder, a curator of
contemporary art at the museum. “It’s an
amazing layout. We worked very closely with
the architect to make sure the space would
highlight the narratives we want to tell and
wouldn’t distract from them.”
Each of the three floors will have
gallery space dedicated to a different facet
of African art: contemporary, traditional
and Diaspora.
“Architecture in a cultural space is so im-
portant,” Thompson said. “When you walk
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into a building, it does set the tone for your
entire experience. This architecture will
help shape the experience for the average
visitor in a transcendent way.”
One key feature of the new building will
be the mullion wall in the museum’s lobby.
Visitors will enter through an L-shaped
plaza to stand in a room full of trapezoidal
windows that from a distance suggest an
abstract woven basket pattern.
Among the exhibits that will make their
debut along with the museum are an installa-
tion of sculptures and photographs by South
African artist Jane Alexander and paintings
by Sudanese modernist Ibrahim El Salahi.
COURSTESY OF THE MUSEUM FOR AFRICAN ART
Above: El Anatsui’s
Sacred Moon, 2007.
Far left: El Anatsui’s
Assorted Seeds II,
1989. Left: El Anatsui’s
Untitled, 1980s.
Thompson says that people are accus-
tomed to thinking of African art as an-
thropological or as utilitarian objects, as
sub-Saharan or made only by certain groups
of people, but there are many other facets to
the genre.
“The show by Jane Alexander, a white
South African, challenges the notion of
African art as belonging to sub-Saharan
Africa and being made by black people,”
Thompson said. “The exhibition on
Sudanese modernism is another example
of how we plan on continuing the tradition
of challenging previously held assumptions
about what African art is.”
NYO music
Pounding the keys
Arguably the best pianist of the 21st century, Emanuel Ax talks James
Taylor, how his daughter exposed him to Jay-Z and taking part in
Carnegie Hall’s 120th Anniversary Gala Concert. By Rachel Morgan
What do you think about the
less classical line-up for this
year’s Carnegie Hall 120th
Anniversary Gala Concert?
I think it’s fantastic. I think
it was Duke Ellington who
said, ‘There are only two kinds
of music, good music and bad
music.’ I believe that very much.
[Ellington] was one of the great
performers of our time. And
James Taylor —I don’t need to
tell you he’s an iconic figure in
the music world.
Who will you perform with?
One of the people I’ll be on
stage with, Yo-Yo Ma, has been
incredibly instrumental in
bridging gaps. He does the Silk
Road Project [and is]beneficial
in using his abilities as a great
performer and is one of the great
communicators of our time,
[bringing together] different
kinds of music and different
kinds of people.
How do you think music acts
as a great communicator?
Everybody responds to it. You
don’t need to know the language
in order to enjoy it, as you do with
reading. I can’t read a Russian
novel without knowing Russian,
but I can listen to a Russian song
and get something out of it.
How do you think Clarissa
Bronfman is changing the
way Carnegie Hall is per-
ceived with this gala?
Well I think Carnegie Hall has
always been a Mecca for many
kinds of music. Benny Goodman
did a Carnegie Hall concert in the
‘30s, so many great pop artists
have played in Carnegie Hall and
been thrilled about it. It’s a real
destination, not just for great
names in classical music.
So do you think Carnegie
Hall is wrongly perceived as
a classical venue?
I would like to think that the
whole idea of separating classical
music from music in general is
[obsolete.] When you go to the
movies and hear music, a lot
of that comes from a classical
background, when you hear
songs from Santana, those [come
from] Brahms Symphony.
What is your favorite
memory of performing at
Carnegie Hall?
I played there for the first time
in 1974 and I think it is always a
highlight, it’s an exciting thing.
I’ve played there with Isaac Stern
and Yo-Yo Ma; I played there with
a number of orchestras; I played
there alone. Just being on that
stage is a highlight. Even rehears-
ing on that stage is a highlight.
How does it feel to be
considered the Have you had
the chance to meet with the
other Honorary Artist Com-
mittee members like Jay-Z?
No, but I’m hoping I will.
Have you ever heard Jay-Z’s
music?
Oh yeah, I’m sure I have, but
I’d be hard pressed to recognize
it off the cuff, but my daughter
certainly make me listen to
everything.
The 120th Anniversary Gala is
hosted by James Taylor and takes
place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12
in Stern Auditorium/Perelman
Stage. Special guests include Steve
Martin, Dianne Reeves, Sting,
Barbara Cook and members of
the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
Tickets are $200-$5,000.
Chairwoman
of the Gala
Clarissa Bronfman shakes
things up with a big hitting
lineup including Emanuel
Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, and
James Taylor
By Coco Mellors
This year’s gala honors
James Taylor, who’s
quite a departure from
Carnegie Hall’s usual
artists. Why the change?
I have always felt that the per-
ception of Carnegie Hall has
been very focused on classical
music and this year I wanted us
to try to really follow the mis-
sion of Carnegie Hall, which is to
present extraordinary music to
the widest possible audience.
How are you hoping
this gala will change
Carnegie Hall’s image?
One of the things people don’t
realize is the wealth of amazing artists
we’ve had through our doors. The first
time The Beatles arrived in America
in 1964 they played in Carnegie Hall.
We’ve hosted Bob Dylan, Elton John,
Sting and The Doors, as well as jazz
legends like Louis Armstrong and Ella
Fitzgerald.
How has it been working
with James Taylor?
[Taylor has been] very involved in the
entire production. He wants to really
surprise the audience on the night and
has organized secret special guests.
A lot of the people helping out have
grown up with James’s music and
have a kind of melancholic, sentimen-
tal attachment to him.
Half of the proceeds from
this year’s gala are going to
Carnegie Hall’s artistic and
educational programs. Tell me
about these programs.
We have a very extensive education
department that reaches 150,000
people a year, but most New Yorkers
don’t know about it. We teach young
children on the poverty line how to
play musical instruments and provide
concerts in the community so they
can get more acquainted with music.
We also offer a seniors program and
a teaching program for teachers in
public schools.
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A Close Shave
The iconic Paul Molé barbershop holds court on the Upper East Side
By Meredith Bennett-Smith
A Paul Molé deluxe shave starts off with a
hot towel, followed by layers of essential oils,
then shaving cream with a layer of hot lather
on top. This step is followed by more hot oil,
and a repeat of the cream and lather steps.
This process serves to help prep the face and
neck for the actual shave, performed with
a sharpened 5/8-inch-wide steel blade. In
around 15 strokes, the process is complete.
But a good barber never hurries, said Adrian
Wood, 63, the current owner of the Upper East
“All men are men
in a barbershop.”
Side shave shop. A good barber takes his time
and tailors his approach to the unique angles
of each man’s face so that the skin is smooth
but never irritated, he said.
Inside the vintage leather and mahogany
cocoon of the storied Paul Molé barbershop,
time slows to a comfortable crawl. Founded on
this same block by its namesake, Paul Molé, in
1913, the self-proclaimed “Oldest Barbershop in
Manhattan” has catered to the hair and whisker
needs of Manhattan’s men and boys for nearly a
century.
It’s a tradition that Wood takes very seriously.
Everything from the polished wooden surfaces
to the rows of top-of-the-line badger hair lather
brushes to the nattily dressed barbers exudes
a casually refined aesthetic. Yet there is also
something inexplicably cozy about the atmo-
sphere. Customers are rewarded for climbing
the second-floor walk-up’s stairs with a welcome
from the shop’s grimacing tobacco store Native
American, while a faded 1950s carousel horse
holds court in the corner. Three of the original
Paul Molé barbershop chairs are still in use
today.
“All men are men in a barbershop,” Wood said.
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The Molé family owned the shop for 50 years
before passing it along to its current master
barber–in–residence, the English-born Wood,
in 1973. Today, Paul Molé is still very much a
family business. Wood’s four children all work
in different capacities for their father’s business.
Michael, 26, who started sweeping floors and
carrying towels when he was just 8 years old, is
now a master barber himself.
“Me and my sister, we grew up in here,”
Michael said. “Working with my dad is great.
[Cutting hair] is just natural for me. It’s hard to
explain it.”
Diane, 29, and also a master barber, travels
the world under the moniker “Queen of Shaves,”
helping U.K.-based company King of Shaves
with product development and marketing.
On a recent Monday afternoon, half of the
shop’s 10 second-floor chairs stood
empty. A middle-aged man with a
receding hairline and goatee walked
purposefully over to his favored chair
near the back. Two older gentlemen
in for shampoos and trims picked
spots in the front of the shop. A
young boy wearing a yellow rain
slicker stomped along obediently
behind his Burberry-clad mother.
Each customer picks his own
chair, creating his own sense of
comfort and routine. Privacy is
respected here, Michael said. There
is a special first-floor chair area for
young children and the disabled, but
the second-floor chairs are the most
sought-after.
“Most guys like the second floor.
They don’t like having their hair cut
‘in public,’” he said, referring to the
large picture windows prevalent
in ground-floor barbershops. Paul
Molé’s also remains politely tight-
lipped when it comes to its celebrity
clientele. But autographed head
shots along the walls speak louder
Men all over the
Upper East Side
get cut, shaven
and washed at the
iconic Paul Molé
barbershop.
than words. In one such photo, John Steinbeck,
his trademark growl firmly in place, enjoys a
shave from the smiling, curly-haired Paul Molé
himself.
A young Donald Trump had his hair cut in a
Paul Molé chair, Wood said. And when David
Lettermen shaved off his wooly beard on air a
few years ago, it was none other Paul Molé’s own
Diane Wood and Roberto who did the honors.
Weekends and mornings are busiest,
especially Saturdays, when it is not uncom-
mon to see 60 or so customers lining the walls
waiting for an open chair. Wood prides himself
on customer loyalty; over the decades he has
shaved families going back two and three
generations. On ledges that run the length of the
upper level are hundreds of shaving mugs, each
one personalized with the first and last name of
a customer who has patronized
Paul Molé’s for 30 years or more.
NOTABLE There must be more than 2,000
NAMES OF of these mugs, all of them porce-
PAUL MOLÉ lain testaments to the longevity
of the place.
These celebrities
Ultimately, this is the reason so
have all had a
haircut or straight- many men return again and again.
razor shave at the Paul Molé charges between $25
iconic barbershop and $30 for haircuts and shaves,
along with optional $4 shoe
David Letterman shines and all the complimentary
George Clooney cappuccino and espresso one can
Daniel Craig consume.
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Donald Trump than his competitor’s machine-
Mike Wallace made haircuts—cutting with an
Joseph Pulitzer electric blade is equivalent to
Lionel Barrymore the indiscriminate shearing of a
John Steinbeck sheep, Wood said—the proprietor
Joshua Logan and his colleagues generally treat
Eddie O’Brien scissors and straight-razor shav-
Henry Fonda ing more like an art form than a
Roger Vadim trade.
Herman Wouk “I love my job,” Wood said. He
Tennessee Williams hesitated for a second. “It’s not a
job, it’s a passion.”
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New Designers
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Maayan Zilberman and Nikki
Dekker burst on the scene with their
lingerie line, The Lake and Stars
By Priscilla Polley

MaayanZilbermanandNikkiDekker,the
duo behind lingerie line The Lake and Stars,
have laid the groundwork for a fashion
empire. They pair have based their success
on one principle—designing undergarments
that are meant to be seen.
After a watershed year in 2010, which in-
cluded collaborations with Urban Outfitters,
a Barneys New York event during Fashion’s
Night Out and their first store opening, the
collection is on the cusp of mainstream
recognition. Top that off with a 2011 Ecco
Domani Fashion Foundation Award for
Womenswear, with a list of previous winners
that include fashion heavyweights Alexander
Wang, Rodarte and Proenza Schouler.
Just five years ago, Zilberman and Dekker
Right, the designer
were working in the lingerie world inde-
behind the Lake
pendently when they were introduced by a and Stars, Maayan
mutual friend. Zilberman (left)
“At the time, we were both wearing swim and Nikki Dekker.
tops as lingerie” Zilberman said. “For us, Photo by Tom Hines.
bras were something that you should be able Below, models
to show, and back then it was hard to find that wearing The Lake
on the market.” and Stars lingerie.
Fast-forward to The Lake and Stars’ first
fashion show in February, in which the
designers debuted a line that did just that.
“The Lake and Stars was founded as a
response to what our friends were wearing;
we want women of all body types to feel in-
cluded,” Zilberman said. “It’s not just about
skinny or fat; it’s about confidence.”
Case in point: When a model was late to
their February presentation, they turned
to their friend and fellow designer Abigail
Lorick, who was hanging out backstage,
and threw her in the look as a last-minute
replacement. She ended up being the star of
the show. “It’s not just about
skinny or fat; it’s
The pair’s next venture? A line of under-
wire and structural garments to be sold
ANDRew BickNeLL

about confidence.”
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capsule and handbag collections.

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Words from the

(Chanel-clad) wise
Top to bottom: Ella
Moss striped maxi
dress, $190; Diane von
Furstenberg top, $198;
Joan & David neutral
patent leather pump, StephanieSolomon,operatngvicepresidentofwomen’s
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bloomingdale’s.com.
trickling downtown, reminisces about her first designer
purchase—a Chanel coat, no less—and gives us her top
picks for spring/summer.

What trends do you see
on the Upper East Side
with staying power?
The trends that were
happening in the Upper
East Side are now infiltrat-
ing the Lower East Side
and the Village, particular-
ly from what I’m predicting
for fall. There’s a new at-
titude toward dressing and
there’s a certain segment of
the population, particu-
larly below 14th Street, that
really have never dressed
up before. We’ve often seen
the dressed-up ladies and
young girls on the Upper
East Side, but we see a dif-
ferent uniform really going
on down below 14th Street,
[in] Soho, Tribeca, Nolita
and particularly the Lower
East Side.
So do you think the
hipster look is over?
I think it’s just become
a little passé and won’t
look fresh. I say this not
from purely my instincts,
but because I interviewed
two designers during
Fashion Week in New
COURTESY OF BLOOMINGDALES
for young girls. She said,
‘I’m giving a segment of
the population clothes to
dress up in because they’ve
never dressed up before,’
and it started me thinking.
Then when I attended
the fashion show at the
Plaza Hotel, [Alice + Olivia
designer Stacey Bendet
was showing] this very
sophisticated, grown-up,
glamorous, polished collec-
tion geared toward young
customers. And there it
was again.
What’s your worst
fashion moment?
We were going through
a mod moment in fashion
time [in the 1980s] and
I was going to an Isaac
Mizrahi show. I had on
these black-patent-leather
go-go boots and this bright
chartreuse miniskirt and
over a coat with a very exag-
gerated A-line, almost like
a tutu. My husband said as I
was leaving my apartment,
‘You look ridiculous in that
outfit’ and I said, ‘You’re
crazy; I look fantastic.’
a blouse or a pair of jeans.
The next thing is some-
thing in print. My per-
sonal favorite this season
is the maxi-dress. I think
it looks so fresh after so
many seasons of short
dresses and miniskirts.
Also something in stripes,
but not the traditional
nautical stripe, some-
thing in a colorful stripe,
anything from a T-shirt to
a T-shirt dress. Another
great pick would be a
wide-leg jean, by J-Brand.
The wide leg or flared
jean, because that works
with anything. Last, a
peasant-type blouse that
could be in print or in a
creamy white color with a
poet sleeve flowing away
from the body.
What was the first
designer piece you
purchased?
A Chanel jacket when
I was 39 years old. It was
white. I pined after it. I
waited until I could get
enough money to afford it.
It was a classic white tweed

York; one was Rachel Zoe. cropped rolled button

She designed her first
collection, and I asked her
[about] her inspiration for
this very grown-up and
sophisticated collection
What are your top five
picks for spring?
The first thing you need
to buy is something in
color; it could be a dress,
jacket, and when I put it on,
and felt the chain along the
edging, I never in my life
felt more glamorous.
—Rachel Morgan

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H
ow did you get started in
the culinary industry?
I knew since I was a little
boy that I wanted to be a
chef. I grew up in a very
small village in Austria, and in the 1970s,
most of the famous chefs I knew worked on
cruise ships. I saw all the ships go by and I
thought, ‘That looks cool. That’s a way to get
out of here!’ There’s a famous Lou Reed and
John Cale song called ‘Small Town,’ and I
think I had their feelings about growing up in
a small town. My approach was, ‘What can
get me out into the world?’

How have you modernized Austrian

cuisine? Has anyone ever objected to you
changing traditional dishes?
I have a strong classic background, but I
think I’m creative, and I take the classics and
turn them around my way. If I start to worry
what every single person thinks of my food,
I would lose the game already. The most
important thing is that you’re happy with
yourself, and then you have a good chance of
making your customers happy, too.

What is the most popular dish on

Walk
Sabarsky’s menu?
At Sabarsky, I try to keep the classics the way
they’re supposed to be. The number-one
seller is definitely the apple strudel, followed

a on
by the Sabarskytorte chocolate cake.

the
You live with your three daughters.

the

Wild
What’s your favorite thing to cook for
them at home?
I’m really lucky with my daughters, that they
eat everything. Although the other day I was
cooking lamb chops and I had to use loins
with no bones, so the girls were sitting at the
dinner table with their noses up. Of course,
desserts are a big hit at home, too.

Side
What was the earliest dish you
remember making?
It was a cake for my mother’s birthday.
It didn’t come out well, and I hid it under
my bed.
NYO Magazine
Why do you think design is so important sits down with Kurt
to a dining experience?
If you go back a hundred years and look at
Gutenbrunner in Café
Vienna, there were such incredible artists Sabarsky, his Viennese-
like Adolf Loos, who designed our chairs, or style café in the Upper By Coco Mellors
Josef Hoffmann, who did the upholstery and East Side’s Neue Gallery, PhotosbybyE.F.
Photos E.F.Angel
Angel
light fixtures. We’ve tried to bring together all
the elements of art and design in this space.
to dish on Austrian
Everything is important, even down to the pastries, rock and roll
sugar shakers, because people notice. and cooking for
his children
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You mentioned Lou Reed earlier; is music a

big part of your life?
I love rock and roll. John Fogerty has a song
called ‘Centerfield,’ and the whole week before
I opened my downtown restaurant, Wallsé, I
was blasting it. A few days after opening the
restaurant, Lou Reed himself walks through the
door. Of course, being a boy from a little town
in Austria, I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m shaking, I
don’t know what to do.’ Now we’ve developed a
good friendship, and he eats three or four times
a week in my place. I make sure that he leaves Chilled Smoked
happy the same way he leaves me happy when I Trout Crêpes &
listen to his music. Horseradish
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How did you learn about wine?
My first job was in the wine area in Austria, and
so I learned about it at a very early age. I love
Austrian wines, and I think I have the largest
collection in the United States. The first time I
got drunk, I was 15 at a boarding school for hotel
management. I worked at a hotel, and every day
at 11 a.m., we would have a bottle of wine with
lunch, take an hour break and then go back to
work.

You have your first cookbook coming out this

November. What has it been like writing that?
My book, Neue Cuisine: Elegant Tastes of
Vienna, is coming out for Café Sabarsky’s 10th
anniversary. It’s about my view of Austrian food
and art together with the Neue Gallery.

Will this be the first of many books?

I want to do another book that focuses on
children’s food. I promised my daughter Lou
that I would do a book with her called ‘Lulu the
Spoon.’ It will help teach kids and their parents Matjes Herring
that healthy food leads to a healthy mind, which on Egg Spread
leads to great success and learning in life. and Apple.

So children’s food is an important issue

for you?
Because I have three daughters in public schools,
I really like what the administration is doing
right now to help our kids eat healthy and fight
obesity and diabetes. We should take the mo-
mentum and work with our schools. What is the
new thing in the culinary world? I hope it’s better
food in our schools.

What’s the next challenge?

I just saw Julian Schnabel’s film at the United
Nations, and I thought it’s great that he is an art-
ist but is also able to make film. So I think making
a film is something I would like to do one day.
Maybe I’m not talented enough, but I will learn. Classic Viennese
But for now, it is maintaining what I have and dark Chocolate
spending a bit more time with my girls. If you Cake with house-
can make time to see your children, you quickly made Apricot
learn nothing else matters that much. Confiture.

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Good
Morning,
Upper East
Siders…
Brunch has long been considered
a tradition and institution in
the city. But skip the throngs of
sweatpant-wearing post-college
types on Second Avenue and use
those calories wisely indulging
in the best, most interesting and
delicious brunch destinations on
the Upper East Side
By Eva Karagiorgas
Park Avenue
Spring
Undeniably the most lauded
brunch spot in New York City,
Sarabeth’s has remained a
comforting and classic restau-
rant for a weekend brunch or if
you want know what it feels like
to dine inside a Laura Ashley
print. Lovingly prepared egg
dishes and a popular lemon-
ricotta pancake plus their
legendary scones and preserves
have remained favorites of the
Upper East Side brunch-with-
the-kids set. Full disclosure—I
went here every week with my
mom for scones (1295 Madison
Ave. at 92nd St., 212-410-7335).
Can’t jet-set to France for
the weekend? Pas de problem
bebes. Enter Le Bilboquet and
brunch in the style of the now-
defunct Bagatelle. The food?
Truly excellent—but go with the
nontraditional dishes like the
Upper East Side. Plus, with a
résumé that includes stints
working with Christian Delou-
vrier at Lespinasse and Gray
Kunz, chef Craig Koketsu has
created a unique brunch menu
that is as appealing on Mother’s
Day as it is in the darkest hour of
your hangover. Read: butter-
milk pancakes for Mom, fried
chicken ’n’ waffle sandwich for
you. And with a bagel-and-lox
dish called the Upper East Sider,
Park Avenue Spring clearly
knows its clientele (100 East
63rd St., 212-644-1900).
Dine under the pretense of
international intrigue, world-
class mystery and old-world,
timeless vibe at The Carlyle
Restaurant. While the Sunday
brunch is impressive and ex-
pensive, the crowd is lacking the
youth of the Upper East Side.
Sarabeth’s
Pumpkin
Waffles
item menu? Finish it off with a
glass of Aquavit. You’ll need it
(65 East 55th St., 212-307-7311).
Eli Zabar’s cumulation of
30-plus years in the retail food
industry and more reasonably
priced than any of his retail
outlets, Taste Restaurant &
Wine Bar exemplifies a true
New York City brunch experi-
ence complete with bagels,
smoked salmon, a smoked fish
plate, blintzes, brisket on rye
and the coveted Woody Allen
sighting (1413 Third Ave. at 80th
St., 212-717-9798).
One of the newest addi-
tions to the Upper East Side
restaurant scene, Jones
Wood Foundry is a self-
proclaimed “food-driven pub”
with a new game-changing
brunch menu that includes
bangers and mash, toad in

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much loved Cajun chicken—in
any case, what does it matter
when you are part of the beauti-
ful crowd and poppin’ magnums
of rose? Le sigh (25 East 63rd St.,
212-751-3036).
One of the few restaurants on
the Upper East Side that holds a
broader appeal—the downtown
kids come uptown to go here, a
rarity—Park Avenue Spring
holds court as one of the most
beautiful places to dine on the
Go for people-watching while
noshing on a lobster omelette.
(35 East 76th St., 212-744-1600).
Serving a “Scandinavian
smorgasbord” brunch every
Sunday, Aquavit has its pulse
on what it means to deliver a
fun, delicious and quite unpre-
tentious brunch that keeps it
real—who wouldn’t want all-
you-can-eat Gravlax, Swedish
meatballs and other Scandi-
navian delights from a 40-plus
the hole and the very British
Sunday roast of the day. The
décor is reminiscent of the
English countryside, with a
lovely center courtyard. Upper
East Siders can rejoice in this
popular newbie that could
just as easily fit into Nolita or
Kensington (401 East 76th St.,
212-249-2700).
Follow Eva on Twitter @gastro-
girls or email her at ekaragiorgas@
observer.com.

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Two Eggs, Toast
and Billion-Dollar Deals
The Regency’s Power Breakfast lives on in the 21st century
Restaurant Manager Rae Bianco stands in the midst of the storied Regency Power Breakfast.
T
he story of how the power
breakfast tradition started
is a bit of a legend. New York
City, reeling from the mid-
1970s market crash, needed
the attention and decision-making prowess
of the city’s business, financial and political
leaders. Having these disparate parties in
close proximity often allowed for the quick
decisions the dire times asked of New York’s
powerful.  So there they congregated, in the
dining room of the storied Regency Hotel,
following after the example of the hotel’s
owners, brothers Preston Robert and Lau-
rence Tisch, who together ran and owned the
Loews Corporation.
“It was like a hot club in those days,” said
Stuart Feigenbaum, the food and beverage
director in the mid-’70s, in a phone interview.
“You’d see the limos lined up on Park Ave and
a queue of men in suits, waiting to be seated.”
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By Sydney Sarachan
On the morning that I spent perched over
an open-faced omelet, former Giants defen-
sive end Michael Strahan moved through the
dining room, shaking hands with a couple
of tie-clad diners who’d spent the previous
half-hour talking in hushed voices. Mr. Jon
Tisch himself, son of Preston Robert and
brother of Steven Tisch, an owner of the New
York Giants, breezed through on the way to a
meeting, to return no more than 20 minutes
later to sit down for a quick chat.
I couldn’t help but wonder—what does one
eat at his or her own power breakfast?
“Mostly healthily,” said Stuart Schwartz,
managing director of the Regency Hotel
over his bagel. “I don’t know if it’s supersti-
tion or habit, but there are regulars who
come here and always order the exact same
thing. One man always orders 18 blueber-
ries.”
In charge of their seating arrangement,
their backstories and the maintenance of
their general well-being over the course of
breakfast is restaurant manager Rae Bianco.
“Bob [Tisch] used to say she’s the most im-
portant woman in New York,” said Schwartz
of Bianco. Bianco is literally the keeper of
the names and a seating chart containing an
elite list of New Yorkers.
What was Bianco’s most memorable
power-breakfast story? She recounted the
trauma of once having seated two individu-
als on opposite ends of a public and acrimoni-
ous lawsuit directly next to one another.  
“Each party was booked under their
guests’ name, so I had no idea either of them
were coming in,” she said.  When it hap-
pened, a nonplussed Bianco rang upstairs
to [Preston Robert] Tisch to ask what she
should do. Undaunted, he told her: “They’re
adults. If they don’t want to be seen, they
shouldn’t have breakfast here.”
And so the tradition lives on. The roster of
names spotted at the power breakfast at the
Regency could themselves write a storied
history of the city’s business deals.
“You’ll read an article in the paper about a
deal—and the parties involved will have had
breakfast here that same week,” Schwartz
said.
In an age where many restaurants offer
diners the opportunity to book reserva-
tions online themselves—as the Regency’s
public-relations maven Lark-Marie Anton
noted—Bianco still fills reservations into an
almost comically voluminous, leather-bound
register by hand.
Feigenbaum also noted another tradition
that is fast becoming an enigma in modern
times: mixing the informality of sharing
a meal with the formality of business. The
21st century has brought us, among other
michael chimento for nyo magazine
things, cloud computing, virtual meetings
and instant access. The Regency thwarts
all of that, continuing to bring together in
the same room a diverse cross section of
decision makers and wheelers and dealers.
As Feigenbaum so rightly notes, “There are
just some things you really shouldn’t do
over Skype.”
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IPADS,
TWITTER
& WINE,
Oh My!
By Alexander Cacioppo
& Rachel Morgan
Gary Vaynerchuk isn’t just a wine connoisseur. As founder of the $60 million business
Vayner Media—which includes Wine Library, an burgeoning online retail outlet, and
Wine Library TV, a revolutionary daily video blog all about vino—Vaynerchuk has single-
handedly changed the way people view wine. Add to that his avid tweeting and new gig
at the Daily hosting the Next Wave, and it seems Vaynerchuk has made a business out of
the intersection between social media and wine.
Tell me about your show, the Next Wave,
your show on the Daily. Why are social
media outlets like Twitter important to
what you do?
Next Wave is going to be an opportunity for
me to really express my thoughts and views on
how social media is evolving. Social media is
important to me because I don’t believe in the
words ‘social media.’ I believe in the fact that
human interaction has fundamentally changed
and human interaction matters, and that’s what
I’m paying attention to.
How do social media and wine interact?
It’s not even just about wine; I don’t really
register it that way. I think everything interacts
with social media. People talk about things, and
that’s what I focus on. People love to talk about
wine and engage with the product and leave
their thoughts and share their tasting notes. I try
to incorporate that into what I do.
Who in the wine world is using social media
really well?
I think Jancis Robinson, a critic out of the
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U.K., is doing a great job. I think Rick Bakas is
doing a great job. I think Randall Grahm is doing
some great work in social media, engaging a lot.
Let’s talk wine. What was your first wine
experience?
Some people might not know, but my
premiere wine experience did not happen early.
I was 22. My parents didn’t let me drink wine.
I went over to the late Steve Verlin’s home, and
he had a 1975 Petrus Magnum open for me,
because that was the year I was born. It was just
breathtaking, and more importantly, he became
a dear wine friend and mentor .
What’s your favorite place in Manhattan
to get wine?
Terroir Wine Bar, and the sommelier there is
Paul Greico. He does an amazing job and is a guy
that I would follow to any part of the city.
You’ve been invited to a dinner party, say, on
Park Avenue. What bottle do you bring?
I’d probably try to bring something
disruptive. It’s easy to bring a young, classic
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Bordeaux, and obviously it has to do with the
people. But I’m pretty comfortable even if I
don’t know people that well. So I’d probably
bring a grower’s Champagne because it’s cel-
ebratory and [I] want people to discover that
there’s more than Cristal out there. But I’d
also consider bringing maybe a premium noir
valley red wine. I’m obsessed with chinon and
I like to let people discover it.
My father had an impressive collection.
What does yours look like? Is it about col-
lecting or consuming? Can it be both?
You know, my collection, since I live in a
New York City apartment, sits in the base-
ment of the Wine Library. It definitely leans a
little bit towards collecting, at least for those
kinds of wines. On the consuming side, it
leans extremely toward sparkling and white
wines, though I definitely have a different mix
of what I collect and what I drink.
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GeTTy and PeTer aaron/eSTo for roBerT a.M. STern arCHiTeCTS; MiCHael CHiMenTo

Old meets
New
Over the years, the number of
signifiers used to describe the architectural
craft of Robert A.M. Stern has bordered
on the edge of tedium. He’s been labeled a
postmodernist, a traditionalist, a modern
traditionalist and a chameleon.
“I think that people are always putting
other people in silos or boxes,” Stern said.
“When people—and I’m not the only one—
cross different parts of the discipline, I
suppose it makes things more difficult for the
“Incredible pressures come from high cost of land and pressures
of the market. I suppose we work within the framework
we’re given and we try to be as creative as possible.”
observer on the outside to categorize. History
and evolution of the discipline are two sides of
the same coin. I’m lucky enough to be pretty
good at each of them.”
Stern’s architectural success can be seen in
the reconstruction of 42nd Street’s Theatre
Row, 15 Central Park West, the Chatham, the
Brompton and East Harlem’s 1280 Fifth Ave.
As Stern talks on the telephone, the sound
of bodies and mouths in motion circulate
through the speakers—his 220-person firm
in midtown, Robert
A.M Stern Archi-
Clockwise from top left: tects LLP, is bustling
The Brompton, the in the background.
Chatham, Stern, the Many of his students
Chatham, the Brompton or staffers, such as
and Stern, circa 1986 at Peter Pennoyer and
Hearst Castle. Andrés Duany, have
Legendary architect Robert A.M. Stern
talks Upper East Side, his home in the
Chatham and what he sees for the future
of the neighborhood . By Andrew Guarini
gone on to impressive careers.
“I take great pride that so many of them
have gone on to do interesting work,” Stern
said.
Stern has two Upper East Side condo
productions, the Chatham at 181 East 65th St.
and the Brompton at 205 East 85th St. The
Chatham, a 34-story tower with 1920s prewar
toning and a main shaft that sits atop an 85-
foot base, is accented by tall bay windows and
French balconies as the tower ascends upward.
In 2009, almost a decade after the
Chatham was completed, Stern was done with
work on the Brompton. Whereas the Chatham
was situated within the neighborhood’s quiet,
residential side streets, the Brompton rests on
a busy Third Avenue corner.
“We wanted to make a building that was
engaged in that vitality but also retreated
from it,” Stern said. Named after Brompton
Quarter, one of London’s most exclusive
neighborhoods, the structure is a work of
Gothic and Renaissance stonework comple-
mented by a brick and limestone facade,
alternating between red brick and masonry
on each of its faces.
“Many people have commented that they
feel like the Brompton has always been there,”
Stern said.
But designing within the neighborhood’s
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many confines isn’t easy, Stern allows.
“There’s not much wiggle room in archi-
tecture in New York City, period,” he said.
“Incredible pressures come from the high
cost of land [and] pressures of the market.
I suppose we work within the framework
we’re given and we try to be as creative as
possible.”
Although the Chatham and the Brompton
replaced low-rise apartments and tenement
houses, some dating back to the 19th century,
Stern doesn’t believe that complete revision
is the answer.
“Of course, the city evolves, but we need
to preserve a certain part of our history,” he
said. “We don’t want to turn neighborhoods
like Yorkville into twelve 20-story buildings
without anything on a lower scale.”
Stern seems to have great faith in the future
of his craft.
“I think residential architecture in the
city has been improving in the past 10 or 15
years,” he said. “There are more interesting
neighborhoods now than there have been
in the last 40 or 50 years. Brooklyn, parts of
Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx eventually
[are] all neighborhoods that have had so little
attention for so long and it’s a shame.”
Perhaps Stern will be the one to give these
overlooked areas the attention they deserve.
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High Society living
The historic mansions of the Upper East Side and the heiresses that built them
UpperEastSidemansionshaveahistoryall
their own, but we unlocked the storied pasts
of the heiresses behind these iconic homes—
and the scandal that marked their lives.
Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo was privi-
leged—and beautiful—from birth. Throughout
her life, Waldo had an eye for both suitors and
real estate. When her husband, Francis Waldo,
a stock broker, got hit in the Panic of 1873, her
family’s wealth offset the losses. Five years lat-
er, when he died, Waldo moved on to her lawyer,
Charles Schieffelin, but the relationship was
not without its problems. Waldo sued Schief-
felin for stealing more than $12,294.22—which
she had given him to invest in stocks. Schief-
felin was unfortunately under the assumption
that they were to be married, a thought which
appalled the very proper Waldo.
Years later, this headstrong heiress took mat-
ters into her own hands and bought a lot at 867
Madison Avenue, at the corner of 72nd Street.
She hired the architectural firm Kimball &
Thompson and began building one of the Upper
East Side’s most stately mansions. Although she
never lived in it, the French Revival mansion
remained in her possession until she passed
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away. Currently, the home, known as the
Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo Mansion, is the
home of Ralph Lauren’s flagship store, a plush
reminder of the luxurious era and the heiress it
was built for.
Isn’t there a saying about a woman scorned?
Lucy Drexel Dahlgren, the daughter of Anthony
Joseph Drexel, founder of the Paris-based
investment banking firm, Drexel, Harjes & Co.,
and Drexel, Morgan & Co., caught her husband
cheating in 1912 after 22 years of marriage and
eight children. She decided to get even—a rarity
for a woman of her time. She filed for divorce
and promptly whisked herself and the children
off to Paris to await proceedings. A year later,
the divorce may have been final, but Dahlgren’s
revenge on her husband was not. Her husband
had kept their house on Madison and 68th
Street, and she insisted on retrieving all the
furniture, which was paid for with her family’s
money. So she sent her lawyer to get the keys
from her ex-husband in order to start emptying
the house. Naturally, he refused, and Dahlgren
countered by hiring a protection company to
outfit the house with a burglary alarm system
and station police at every door to bar him from
The former
Gertrude
Rhinelander
Waldo Mansion
at 867 Madison
is now the home
of Ralph Lauren’s
flagship store.
By Charlotte Garden
entering. She then emptied the entire house of
furniture, leaving only his bedroom untouched.
Feeling better, she then purchased a plot of land
at 15 East 96th Street and erected the house that
is today named in her honor. The mansion is still
used as a residence today.
Florence Baker Loew, also known as
“Queenie,” was a firecracker. Having grown up
in high society, she knew the rules and for the
most part played by them. However she did not
understand the strife of those less fortunate—
nor did she care to. In the midst of the Great
Depression, Queenie built one of the most
impressive private residences in the city. Today
the lavish home at 56 East 93rd Street houses
the prestigious Spence School, but a century
ago, it was home to Loew, her husband, William
Goadby Loew, and their 16 servants. While
MiChaeL ChiMenTo foR nyo MaGazine
the interiors of the home went through a huge
overhaul when it was converted into the Smith-
ers Alcoholism Center, in order to be more
conducive to clinical environmental needs, the
original interiors have since been reinstalled
thanks to architect Samuel White, who was
hired by the Spence School when they obtained
the property in 1999.
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Modern
Luxury Design scion Celerie Kemble makes her mark on
the iconic Manhattan House. BY DAISY PRINCE

O
ne of interior design’s new tastemakers, Celerie
Kemble firmly believes you don’t have to sacrifice
comfort for style.
Following in the traditions of industry legends
Sister Parish and Elsie de Wolfe, her articulate
and savvy designs have landed her on House and
Garden’s “50 Tastemakers for the Future of Design.”
Kemble’s latest project is designing signature residences for the
iconic Manhattan House’s new design series, The Modern Collection.
Her task was turning the stark white condominium apartments into
showcases of design so that potential buyers could imagine the full
potential of the space.
Stylishly turned out in an olive skirt and stiletto heels, Kimble
moves with hummingbird-like efficiency. Raised in both Palm Beach,
Fla., and New York, she was brought up with design, as her mother is
renowned designer Mimi McMakin of Palm Beach’s Kemble Interiors.
Despite an East Coast education at Groton and Harvard, Kemble
embraces the informality of her Florida upbringing.
“I don’t look to design an apartment that’s just pretty,” she said. “I
think unless you can hunker down and read a book in all but two chairs
in your living room, it’s going to be an unhappy existence. So I look
to design spaces that are actually comfortable for barefoot people.
People use their spaces [in Manhattan.]”
Kemble’s passion is designing spaces ripe for entertaining.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JASON SCHMITT

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a three-bedroom, thr
bath, 1,861-square-fo
residence tited T
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“I think when
you walk into
an apartment
you should feel
respite from a
city onslaught
of noise.”

Classic upholstery styles are

paired with both modern
and 1960s-inspired furniture
and vintage textiles
throughout the residence.

“I like to design places that people are
proud to bring their friends to,” she said.
“People in New York have such a strong
public life, and it’s a treat to be brought into
someone’s house. It creates such immediate
intimacy that we miss in city living.”
When faced with a blank slate like those
within the Manhattan House, Kemble turns
to color to provide a relief from the frenzied
pace of the city.
“I think when you walk into an apartment,
you should feel respite from a city onslaught
of noise,” she said of her two projects within
the building, one of which is pictured. “I think
you should walk into personality. To walk into
a white box isn’t really the solace that some
people think it is. I think it becomes a bunch
of glaring angles unless you can soften the
interior.”
She sees the open space in Manhattan
House as one of the building’s great strengths.

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The children’s bedroom

features Alpha Workshop’s
hand-painted Manhattan
skyline encircling the room.
The ceilings feature a
dreamscape of celestial
constellations.

“Coming into this space, it’s the light,” she

said. “It’s the permeability of the space. Every
single unit I’ve been in has a view and the
sense that light touches all corners.”
A good design will compliment, not inter-
fere with, the characteristics of a unit.
“The trick is to keep these [apartments]
more loftlike, so the design flows through
them,” she said.
But working in a postwar condominium
does have its share of challenges.
“There is the proximity of the rooms to
each other,” she said. “A lot of people will buy
a house because it speaks to them. It takes
more effort to turn an apartment—especially
a modern one—into your home.”
In a city like New York, Kemble sees the
designer playing a more integral role in trans-
forming an apartment into a home.
“That’s why it’s fun working in New York—
the role of the designer is so important,” she
said. “Whereas outside the city, the role of the
architect is much more important.”
When it comes to her own design method,
Kemble maintains that a key aspect in good
design is not to forget about the less obvious
spaces, like the hallway.
“Often, people spend all their money deco-
rating rooms they don’t spend their time in—I
think that’s a shame,” she said. “It’s harder to
shop for your hallways, but you are in those
rooms all the time; they color the experience
of how you live.”

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Upper East Side

development the
Georgica at
305 East 85th St.

Upper
East
Side
living
In terms of real estate,
the Upper East Side
will always be in style
By Rachel Morgan

W
Photographs by Michael Chimento

hen considering the

Upper East Side,
traditionally one
thinks of luxury
living at its finest.
High-rise condo-
miniums just steps
from the park, rooftop terraces and historic
mansions immediately come to mind.
In addition to the neighborhood’s classic
prewar buildings, new developments like the
Lucida, Manhattan House, The Georgica,
1280 Fifth Avenue, 515 East 72nd Avenue,
the Laurel and the Azure have been popping
up in the neighborhood, offering renters and
buyers additional choices when it comes to
selecting their high-price digs.
But just what do brokers say about this
famously high-demand area and the present
real estate climate?
“[The market] is extremely active,” said
Arthur Fenton, senior vice president at Pru-

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Right, The Windsor
at 400 East 71st Street.
Below, 181 East 90th St.
dential Douglas Elliman. “Demand is out-
stripping the supply of current inventory.”
C.B. Whyte, senior vice president at
Stribling, agrees.
“Things are moving again on the Upper
East Side,” she said. “There is a scarcity of
product and brokers are bringing product on
“Finding the right apartment for many customers is
becoming more of a challenge as supply is decreasing.”
at target prices.”
The Upper East Side historically has had a
healthy market, a trend that has continued,
some brokers said.
“Right now, if apartments are priced prop-
erly, they are selling and renting,” said Citi
Habitats senior vice president and associate
broker Caroline Bass.
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Evan Rosenfeld, senior associate salesper-
son at Citi Habitats, is a bit more specific in
his analysis.
“The market is supertight all over town,
but the two-bedroom market is extremely
tight,” he said.
Stephanie Rappoport Wahlgren, sales
associate at Brown Harris Stevens, also sees
movement.
“It’s active at all ends of the market,” she
said. “Larger apartments with two to four
bedrooms are still in great demand. One-
bedrooms and studios are moving if they
are in good shape, in prime location and are
updated and renovated.”
Yet some buildings are having trouble
attracting buyers and renters.
“Buildings that lack amenities and might
need some work or don’t show super-well are
lagging,” she said.
Emily Sertic, Corcoran vice president and
associate broker said that in general, prices
in this neighborhood are on the rise.
“It’s been increasingly active and steady
with both buyers and renters in the New
Year,” she said. “I think buyers understand
and are seeing firsthand that in core loca-
tions and prime condominium buildings,
prices are increasing incrementally. Finding
the right apartment for many of my custom-
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ers is becoming more and more of a challenge

as supply is decreasing.”
When it comes to naming the most popular
enclaves within the Upper East Side, broker
responses vary.
George Arana, licensed associate real
estate broker and senior vice president at
Halstead Property, LLC, said movement is
happening north of 100th Street.
“There has been a steady growth between
East 98th Street to 125th Street,” he said. “It
has grown in popularity.”
Pamela Nichols, senior vice president and
fine homes specialist at Prudential Douglas
Elliman, agrees.
“You can go up much higher along Fifth
Avenue overlooking Central Park into the
100s,” she said. Nichols credits much of this
movement to new developments in the area.
“There was a time when 86th and 85th at
Lexington and Third was considered to be
commercial,” she said. “Now with the Lucida,
the Brompton and the Georgica, this area has
become increasingly residential.”
Things have been moving a bit east as well.
“People are becoming more comfortable
with going further east towards the river
because there is better value while still being
close to schools, parks and restaurants,”
added John Colgate, Elise Roberts and
Graham Uffelman of the Colgate, Roberts &
Uffelman team at Brown Harris Stevens.
Corcoran Associate Broker Lydia Sussek
also sees similar movement.
“Carnegie Hill, Lenox Hill and 60s east of
Third is getting more competitive and prices
seem to be rebounding,” she said.
According to Whyte, those purchasing on
the east side of the area are usually younger
professionals.
“A young urban class has emerged that
want to purchase east of Third Avenue,” she
said. “There is a strong community base with
great attention focused on the needs of young
urban families. The construction of the Sec- Normandie
ond Avenue subway, though annoyingly slow, Court
unsightly and a major cause of disruption, is
at 205 East
95th St.
a sign of progress and in the end will increase
the desirability of the far eastern portion of
the Upper East Side.”
Rappoport Wahlgren sees things going a

“People are becoming more

bit further east than her counterparts.
“East End Avenue and East of Second
Ave, where people can get better value [are
popular areas within the neighborhood],”
she said.
As far as what Upper East Side buyers
comfortable with going further east.”
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Clockwise from
top: The Laurel at
400 East 67th St.,
Normandie Court
at 205 East 95th want, both new developments and classic
St., Manhattan prewars are still in demand.
House at 200 “New developments [are popular,]” Rap-
East 66th St.
poport Wahlgren said. “Quality prewar never
go out of fashion. If it’s a prewar condo, even
better. Townhouses are also moving.”
As far as amenities these buyers want, she
names a gym, a playground, a garage and a
doorman. Proximately to Central Park is also
a plus. A safe location is another must-have
for Upper East Side buyers, Arana said.
Buyers in this high-end neighborhood
have high-end wants when it comes to
amenities. Amy Herman, licensed real estate
salesperson and senior vice president at Hal-
stead Property LLC, names outdoor space,
a fitness facility, a washer and dryer in the
apartment or on the floor and pet-friendly
and doorman buildings with roof or outdoor
spaces as popular amenities.

“Quality prewar
never goes out
of fashion.”
Many buyers and renters move to the neigh-
borhood because of the great public schools.
“Sometimes they are considering moving
pHoTo CrEdiTS iN THiS SpaCE

to the Upper East Side due to fabulous public

schools,” Herman said. But, as expected,
Central Park is also a major draw. “Other
times, they are athletic and enjoy spring,
summer and fall in Central Park.”
Bass named postwar buildings as having a
leg up on the competition—namely because
of closet space.
“Postwar buildings comprise a good por-
tion of the Upper East Side and are popular
with many people because they maximize
space, have amazing closets and have work-
able floor plans,” Bass said.
Rappoport Wahlgren has seen a return of
interest in the area this spring.
“I think there is a huge group of people
who considered buying but decided to rent,”
she said. “There is also the spring traffic be-
ginning on rentals. I have found people who
live outside the city reconsidering whether
they want to come back to the city and test
out whether they would use a pied-à-terre
and they are opting to rent for a year first. I

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TrOPhY hOME WiTh PArK ViEWS
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3.5 baths, library, screening room & 2 WBFPs. Fab space
for entertaining. F/S premier bldg w/roof garden & gym.
Dramatic price reduction to $11.75M WEB# 1956907
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Beekman Pl. Maisonette. Duplex, mint condition townhouse
living in one of the finest PW white glove bldg. 5,550 SF+/-
with a 750 SF+/- riverfront terrace. 3 WBFP. Garage,
gym, indoor pool, squash ct. $PUR. WEB# 1999331
Patricia Cliff 212.836.1063
GrAnD SPACE On PArK
Park Avenue. 7 rooms. Two apartments combined for
a fabulous living home. Exceptional prewar condo.
3 bedrooms with living room, den and office.
2,100 SF+/-. $1.95M WEB# 2029237
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TriPLE MinT ArCh DiGEST PArK AVE Six
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loft-like entertaining space/traditional separate BR
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The Lucida is
another Upper
East Side
development.

think that people are afraid the market is

going to get away from them.”
When it comes to renters and buyers on
the Upper East Side, there is definitely a
specific type of customer.
“The majority of our clients and cus-
tomers are living and looking on the Upper
East Side for its proximity to private and
public schools, Central Park, restaurants,
museums and shopping,” said Colgate,
Roberts and Uffelman.
Sussek said buyers in the area often
have very specific demands in terms of
location.
“Buyers uptown usually want to be
within specific blocks,” she said. “Some-
times the right home is just outside the
initial perimeter—there are so many
wonderful properties and it’s really our
job to stick to the requests while also
showing everything in the range and area,
as sometimes people see the right place for
them isn’t where they initially imagined.”
Fenton describes Upper East Side
buyers as “very security conscious. [They
want to be] close to shopping, access to
both Central Park and Carl Shurz Park.
Green space matters, [as does] access to
both private and public schools.”
If there’s one thing that hasn’t changed,
it’s the desirability of the Upper East Side.
Just why do so many New Yorkers love
this area?
“Celebrities, socialites, television
shows, elegance,” said Tierney Model and
Chris Leavitt of Sotheby’s International
Realty.
Fenton sees the neighborhood as having
the best of nearly everything.
“The Upper East is a magnet for both
families and singles seeking a diversifica-
tion of great restaurants, shopping, an
eclectic mix of neighborhoods, outstand-
ing schools both private and public, easy
access to transportation,” he said.
Arana puts it simply.
“This is where the New Yorkers who
run the world live,” he said, quoting a
popular saying.
We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.

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It’s no secret that Upper East
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instructors that will really make
you work and which celebrities you
may be sweating next to.
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PUNCH FITNESS
1015 Madison Ave., 212-288-2375
BEST BEGINNER CLASS: At Punch Fitness, you
are assigned a personal trainer who gauges
just how tough a workout of upper cuts, jabs
and cardio you can handle. This is high-in-
tensity training you won’t get anywhere else.
HARDEST CLASS: Get paired up with one of the
DaCosta brothers—Nelson or gym founder
sweat.
Adelino—and be prepared to seriously sweat
WHO OWNS IT: Punch Fitness has street
cred—founder Adelino DaCosta is a former
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CELEBRITY CLIENTS: Frédéric Fekkai is a
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1470 Third Ave., 212-639-1300

BEST BEGINNER CLASS: There are no begin-

ners at Soul Cycle. Each class is open, allowing
riders to claim bikes just four minutes be-
fore the class begins. We hear it’s an all-out
stampede to claim the front bikes.

HARDEST CLASS: While levels aren’t specified

at this spinning haven, we hear classes led by
instructors Stacey, Ayana, Curtis and Rique
really kicks things into high gear.

WHO OWNS IT: Co-founded by fitness gurus

Julie Rice and Elizabeth Cutler.

CELEBRITY CLIENTS: Kelly Ripa is one Soul

Cycle devotee—and who can argue with a body
like that? Kanye West, Hana Soukupova,
Brooke Shields and Chelsea Clinton are also
Soul Cycle groupies.

CORE FUSION AT
EXHALE SPA
980 Madison Ave., 212-249-3000

BEST BEGINNER CLASS: Core Fusion Basic.

This core-conditioning class is open to all lev-
els, but don’t think you’ll get off easy. The class
still targets the basic core muscles —abs and
backside—but is a bit tamer than its advanced
counterpart. All core fusion levels combine
Pilates, the Lotte Berk Method, ballet and
traditional strength-training exercises.

HARDEST CLASS: We call it a tie between

Core Fusion Advanced—which uses similar
techniques as Core Fusion Basic, kicked up a
notch—and the 60-minute Core Fusion Car-
dio, which combines torturous core exercises
with—you guessed it—tons of cardio.

WHO OWNS IT: Co-founded by husband-and-

wife duo Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp.

CELEBRITY CLIENTS: Heidi Klum, Cameron

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NYO PHILANTHROPY
Journalist to
Philanthropist
Enid Borden, CEO of one of the nation’s most
recognizable charities, Meals On Wheels,
lets us behind the scenes to see just what makes
this philanthropically minded CEO tick .
By Rachel Morgan
You started off your career in
journalism. How did you make
the jump to a philanthropic
career?
The jump to philanthropy was
easy—I needed a job. The job soon
became my passion, my life’s work—
in fact, my life. I loved journalism. I
love the thrill of the story. Working
at Meals On Wheels allows me not
only to be an observer of the story,
but also to be a part of it.
What does a typical day look
like for you?
Unfortunately, I am a Black-
Berry addict, so my day begins
and ends by checking my emails. I
admit that I frequently send emails
between 2 and 4 a.m. Sometimes,
I even get responses back at that
hour. I think sleep is a luxury of
which I clearly do not partake in
a healthy way. But, I do manage,
sparingly, to squeeze in time for my
other passions—baseball, movies,
crossword puzzles and the theater.
Why pursue a career in service?
My ‘aha’ moment came many
years ago when I visited a trailer
park in Appalachia. I met a gentle-
man named Al, and he lived in
abject poverty. The filth and stench
of garbage throughout the park and
the vacant, pleading stares by the
residents in my direction were pal-
pable. I delivered Al’s meal to him
112 | APRIL 2011
and spent some time chatting with
him. He told me that he had cancer
and Meals On Wheels was keeping
him alive. I then saw that he shared
that meal with his stray cats and
dogs that roamed around and were
Al’s only ‘family.’ As I turned to
walk away to deliver more meals, I
looked over my shoulder to catch
one more glimpse of Al. There,
taped to his decrepit trailer, was a
handmade sign he had posted. It
read: ‘God Bless America.’ That’s
why I work for Meals On Wheels.
Because I am an American who
loves my country, too, but know I
can do better as a citizen.
What is the hardest part of your
job?
The hardest part of the job is the
demands of it. I’m way too hands-
on and take it way too personally.
It truly has become a mission
to me and not just a
job. It’s work that
I am passion-
ate about and
truly lose sleep
over. I think
setting out a vision of ending senior
hunger by 2020, which we did, was
a great thing to do. However, it just
adds that much more pressure to
an already pressure-filled job.
Do you feel that seniors are
often overlooked in terms of
service?
I believe that hungry seniors are
truly among the most overlooked
Americans. We tend to think that
because there is Social Security and
Medicare, seniors are taken care of.
But that’s just not the case. There
are over six million seniors today
in America who face the threat of
hunger. That’s one in nine seniors
in the richest nation on Earth
facing the threat of hunger. It’s
unacceptable.
What do you think about
President Obama’s proposed
2012 budget, with the budget
for Senior Nutrition Programs
staying static at $819 million?
The great misconception about
Meals On Wheels is that it is en-
tirely federally-funded. That’s just
not true. The vast majority of the
funding for all Meals On Wheels
programs is raised by the programs
themselves. For those programs
that do receive
some public
funding, it
amounts to
very, very little. President
[Obama’s] proposed budget for
2012 for our programs does remain
static at the funding levels of the
[2010 fiscal year]. Would we like
that number to go up? Certainly.
If you could tell the public one
thing they may not know about
Meals on Wheels, what would
it be?
Lou Gehrig said that he was
the luckiest man alive. I think I’m
the luckiest woman alive. I get to
live out a dream every day. Who
amongst us doesn’t want to make
a difference in the world? Well, I
don’t necessarily make a difference
in the world every day, but I make
a contribution to the world every
day. And, ironically, it’s not deliver-
ing meals at Meals On Wheels. No,
I am delivering on a promise that
I made to both my parents before
they died. They told me never to
forget the old people. I haven’t. I
work to raise the awareness and
the dollars for this cause that I hold
so dearly. But the other thing that
makes me lucky and makes me
realize where I am really making a
difference for many years to come
is with the young women and men
with whom I work on a daily basis
here at Meals On Wheels Asso-
ciation of America. These young
people have chosen to work in
the not-for-profit sector for a
cause that far too many turn
their backs on. They make
me work harder than I
ever have just so I
can keep up with
them.
Enid Borden
delivers a meal to a
senior in need.
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