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POLLYTALK FROM NEW YORK
by Polly Guerin
August ll, 2008
Banana The Bore: There's Culture in Store!!!
"Banana the Bore, with her feet on the sofa,
her frame on the floor; young poets sat cross-l
egged and gaped in a row at Empress of Chelsea,
Princess of Soho. They say she is deep and
perhaps it is that, cause she purrs like a cat. But
when I see an Old Master, my heart beats a bit
faster. It may be a Watteau, a jolly Giotto, I really
don't know. So let's take in some culture and visit
a museum with a watercolor theme or sneak in a
play and call it a day, without Banana the Bore I
dare say!!! (A.P.Herbert)
Well leaving Banana the Bore behind I went
off to see "House Proud: Nineteenth-century Watercolor Interiors at the Cooper-Hewitt National
Design Museum. As we peak into the windows of the past the artworks on view, donated by
Eugene and Clare Thaw, captures rooms, spaces in time, that let us see the trappings of a
vanished world. Check the study of Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, the Queen's Sitting Room at
Buckingham Palace or the charming Russian Winter Garden. Ah, oh my gosh, such posh, such
lush, such pomp and circumstances, the exhibit doesn't miss a beat to remind us how the upper
crust managed to live in great style. www.cooper-hewitt.org.
Talk about the homeless. Did you ever hear of Dorothy Day
(l897-1980)? Banana the Bore didn't have a clue. Well, I set her
straight cause heavens above this angel amongst us, who worked
tirelessly for the poor and downtrodden, is now a candidate for
sainthood. Her unselfish work, which responded to great issues of
her day, fighting hunger and homelessness in dire times, is under
discussion at the Museum of the City of New York. www.mcny.org.
The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day, edited by Robert
Ellsberg, who worked with Day during the last 5 years of her life, leads the book talk and panel
discussion.
Off-Broadway by way of 59 East 59th Street is a rare little treat right in the heart of Manhattan.
It was there on a recent evening that I saw Buffalo Gal on Primary Stages. A subplot about the
imminent sale of Amanda's grandmother's home holds center stage interest in a play that focuses
on small-town drama. Until Sept. l3th. Then I noted that coming up is the juicy little soupcon,
"Seducing Degas." Well you know what that's all about tutus and ballerinas.
212.279.4200.
Well, I declare I nearly lost my place in line but I noted with some
glee that Banana the Bore didn't have an invitation so she couldn't
get in to Cipriani where Lingerie Americas' spectacular intimate
apparel trade show event was swelling to the crush of press,
photographers, retailers and fashion cognoscenti. "Ah no, you can
not enter," a French sounding gendarme-like person said to a
photographer. "I remember you from last year you sold pictures
from the show and did not ask permission or give credit." The man
hurled his gear out of line and then I was next, "Ah, but madam, you do not have an invitation."
Knowing what happened to the photographer I indignantly replied, "I most certainly do, I'm on the
press list." Once he had summoned the press representative to verify he was all apologies.
What a show, what a show!!! It was elaborately staged, an elegant trade show production of
intimate apparel trends for spring/summer 2009. Models and professional dancers wore nothing
but the most exotic, romantic, sexy lingerie and frou frou accessories in choreographed
performances inspired by the art of cinema, from the golden era of musical comedies through
today. Top American and international intimate apparel brands took to the catwalk presenting
more than two dozen collections including Lejaby, French Cancan, Elixir, Princess tam.tam,
Harlequin and Nautica. Ladies and Gents you're in for a treat when the retailers start showing
these fabulous intimate apparel fashions in stores next year. www.lingerie-americas.com.
Thank goodness that's over. There was a fight at the reserved press seat section and two
burly guys had to be evicted cause they were sitting in seats reserved for the editors of the
fashion trade bible, Women's Wear Daily. Well, I'm quite worn out from all the excitement.
Ta, Ta see you next week. www.pollytalk.com.
by Polly Guerin
August ll, 2008
Banana The Bore: There's Culture in Store!!!
"Banana the Bore, with her feet on the sofa,
her frame on the floor; young poets sat cross-l
egged and gaped in a row at Empress of Chelsea,
Princess of Soho. They say she is deep and
perhaps it is that, cause she purrs like a cat. But
when I see an Old Master, my heart beats a bit
faster. It may be a Watteau, a jolly Giotto, I really
don't know. So let's take in some culture and visit
a museum with a watercolor theme or sneak in a
play and call it a day, without Banana the Bore I
dare say!!! (A.P.Herbert)
Well leaving Banana the Bore behind I went
off to see "House Proud: Nineteenth-century Watercolor Interiors at the Cooper-Hewitt National
Design Museum. As we peak into the windows of the past the artworks on view, donated by
Eugene and Clare Thaw, captures rooms, spaces in time, that let us see the trappings of a
vanished world. Check the study of Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, the Queen's Sitting Room at
Buckingham Palace or the charming Russian Winter Garden. Ah, oh my gosh, such posh, such
lush, such pomp and circumstances, the exhibit doesn't miss a beat to remind us how the upper
crust managed to live in great style. www.cooper-hewitt.org.
Talk about the homeless. Did you ever hear of Dorothy Day
(l897-1980)? Banana the Bore didn't have a clue. Well, I set her
straight cause heavens above this angel amongst us, who worked
tirelessly for the poor and downtrodden, is now a candidate for
sainthood. Her unselfish work, which responded to great issues of
her day, fighting hunger and homelessness in dire times, is under
discussion at the Museum of the City of New York. www.mcny.org.
The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day, edited by Robert
Ellsberg, who worked with Day during the last 5 years of her life, leads the book talk and panel
discussion.
Off-Broadway by way of 59 East 59th Street is a rare little treat right in the heart of Manhattan.
It was there on a recent evening that I saw Buffalo Gal on Primary Stages. A subplot about the
imminent sale of Amanda's grandmother's home holds center stage interest in a play that focuses
on small-town drama. Until Sept. l3th. Then I noted that coming up is the juicy little soupcon,
"Seducing Degas." Well you know what that's all about tutus and ballerinas.
212.279.4200.
Well, I declare I nearly lost my place in line but I noted with some
glee that Banana the Bore didn't have an invitation so she couldn't
get in to Cipriani where Lingerie Americas' spectacular intimate
apparel trade show event was swelling to the crush of press,
photographers, retailers and fashion cognoscenti. "Ah no, you can
not enter," a French sounding gendarme-like person said to a
photographer. "I remember you from last year you sold pictures
from the show and did not ask permission or give credit." The man
hurled his gear out of line and then I was next, "Ah, but madam, you do not have an invitation."
Knowing what happened to the photographer I indignantly replied, "I most certainly do, I'm on the
press list." Once he had summoned the press representative to verify he was all apologies.
What a show, what a show!!! It was elaborately staged, an elegant trade show production of
intimate apparel trends for spring/summer 2009. Models and professional dancers wore nothing
but the most exotic, romantic, sexy lingerie and frou frou accessories in choreographed
performances inspired by the art of cinema, from the golden era of musical comedies through
today. Top American and international intimate apparel brands took to the catwalk presenting
more than two dozen collections including Lejaby, French Cancan, Elixir, Princess tam.tam,
Harlequin and Nautica. Ladies and Gents you're in for a treat when the retailers start showing
these fabulous intimate apparel fashions in stores next year. www.lingerie-americas.com.
Thank goodness that's over. There was a fight at the reserved press seat section and two
burly guys had to be evicted cause they were sitting in seats reserved for the editors of the
fashion trade bible, Women's Wear Daily. Well, I'm quite worn out from all the excitement.
Ta, Ta see you next week. www.pollytalk.com.
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