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POLLYTALK FROM NEW YORK
By Polly Guerin
September 14, 2009
NEW YORK CITY FASHION CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
Fashion’s Night Out hit the streets on July l0th with a big bang right on the heels of the Spring
2010 collections in Bryant Park this week. St. George’s Choral Society rehearsals begin, George
Barbier at ADSNY, Reinventing Ritual at The Jewish Museum and Romance Writers Golden Apple
Awards gala. Here’s the scoop!!!
Get Ready for an exciting new season of choral music. Do you sing or know people who sing
and might be interested in joining the St. George’s Choral Society? After a successful and
energetic season 2008-2009 the St. George’s Choral Society the longest running choral society
in New York City is ready for another great year of making music under the artistic direction of
Matthew Lewis. Rehearsals start on Wednesday, September 16 at 7 pm at St. George’s Chapel,
4 Rutherford Place (eastside between 2nd and 3rd Ave). The Holiday Concert (organ and Brass)
is scheduled for Dec. 5 at 7:30pm. Program to include Gabrielli: Hodie Christus natus est, Britten:
A Hymn to the Virgin, Poulenc: Quatre Motets pour le Temps de noel and Vaughan Williams:
Hodie: A Christmas Cantata. Christmas carols, too. It’s a friendly group that encourages good
singing. Rehearsals are every Wednesday. For an audition contact www.stgeorgeschoralsociety.
org or call 646.345.8172.
Ready, Set Go for Fashion!!! The shows are bigger than ever with 177 collections galloping
up at the runway gate at Bryant Park. The Spring 2010 collections sent out silhouettes from the
chic to the tomboy and even gypsies, but I wonder how many of these looks will make it to the
department stores and furthermore , will the budget concerned consumer even fall fashion victim
to the style maker’s collections? Diane von Furstenberg took off on the gypsy theme but I ask
you, would a modern day career woman be able to wear those wispy chiffon dresses to work? As
for Chado Ralph Rucci his chick black suit with gossamer chiffon blouse might be a hit with the
desk set. That Victoria Beckham knows a thing or two about what women want and sent out more
girlish shapes, open-worked lace over a bandeau and briefs for those who dare to bare their
essentials. For full run of shows, video, backstage coverage and more on party and Scoop
images see www.wwd.com.
Fall’s hottest ticket is George Barbier, who epitomized early Art Deco Fashion Illustration gets
his due just hot off the presses in a new coffee-table book, “George Barbier: The Birth of Art
Deco (Rizzoli). The French Artist lived life fabulously in the floodlights and the book showcases
his work with famed jeweler, Louis Cartier and haute designer Paul Poiret. He also designed
advertisements for Renault cars and Abdullah cigarettes, wallpaper, glassware and other
decorative arts. Multi-faceted he also designed the costumes which Rudolph Valentino wore in the
1924 silent film Monsieur Beaucaire. Hear all about the wonderful world of Barbier at the Art Deco
Society of New York’s event, this Thursday, Sept. 17 at the American Association of University
Women, 111 East 37th St. from 6pm to 9pm/reception afterward. Contact Kathy Hausman,
president of ADSNY at info@artdeco.com.
Celebrate the holidays and learn more about Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and
Design for Jewish Life at The Jewish Museum, Fifth Avenue at 92nd St. which just opened in time
for the holidays. The exhibition marks artists and designers rising interest in ritual and features
objects and conceptual art ranging from repurposed seder plates to intricate drawings, gold
jewelry to imaginative videos and installations, concrete mezuzahs to a model of an
enrironmentalist synagogue building. 57 artists are represented include emerging artists and
accomplished leaders including Karim Rashid, Lella Vignelli, Sigalit Landau, Doborah Grant and
many more showing influences such as feminism, environmentalism, multiculturalism, and new
media. www.thejewishmuseum.org.
Romance is in the air!!! The Romance Writers of America, New York City chapter hosts the
19th annual Golden Apple Awards this Thursday, September 17th to honor Publisher of the Year,
Harlequin Enterprises Limited, 60th anniversary and to salute Lifetime Achievement Kathleen K.
Woodiwiss, Author of the year Patt Mihailoff, Editor of the Year Brenda Chin, Harlequin
Enterprises Limited, Agent of the Year Miriam Kriss, The Irene Goodman Literary Agency,
Bookseller of the Year Clove lake Book Store, Staten Island, Librarian of the Year Jeanne
Sylvester, Nutley Public Library, Nutley, NJ. Yours truly is chair of the event. Interested? Go to
www.rwa.nyc.com to learn about how to join the RWA/NYC chapter and meet like-minded
romance writers.
Well, Ta Ta darlings. There I go again rhapsodizing about music, fashion and ritual and
romance. Send your comments to pollytalk@verizon.net or go to the Internet and check out my
website: www.pollytalk.com. Remember you heard all about it on the Big Apple News.
By Polly Guerin
September 14, 2009
NEW YORK CITY FASHION CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
Fashion’s Night Out hit the streets on July l0th with a big bang right on the heels of the Spring
2010 collections in Bryant Park this week. St. George’s Choral Society rehearsals begin, George
Barbier at ADSNY, Reinventing Ritual at The Jewish Museum and Romance Writers Golden Apple
Awards gala. Here’s the scoop!!!
Get Ready for an exciting new season of choral music. Do you sing or know people who sing
and might be interested in joining the St. George’s Choral Society? After a successful and
energetic season 2008-2009 the St. George’s Choral Society the longest running choral society
in New York City is ready for another great year of making music under the artistic direction of
Matthew Lewis. Rehearsals start on Wednesday, September 16 at 7 pm at St. George’s Chapel,
4 Rutherford Place (eastside between 2nd and 3rd Ave). The Holiday Concert (organ and Brass)
is scheduled for Dec. 5 at 7:30pm. Program to include Gabrielli: Hodie Christus natus est, Britten:
A Hymn to the Virgin, Poulenc: Quatre Motets pour le Temps de noel and Vaughan Williams:
Hodie: A Christmas Cantata. Christmas carols, too. It’s a friendly group that encourages good
singing. Rehearsals are every Wednesday. For an audition contact www.stgeorgeschoralsociety.
org or call 646.345.8172.
Ready, Set Go for Fashion!!! The shows are bigger than ever with 177 collections galloping
up at the runway gate at Bryant Park. The Spring 2010 collections sent out silhouettes from the
chic to the tomboy and even gypsies, but I wonder how many of these looks will make it to the
department stores and furthermore , will the budget concerned consumer even fall fashion victim
to the style maker’s collections? Diane von Furstenberg took off on the gypsy theme but I ask
you, would a modern day career woman be able to wear those wispy chiffon dresses to work? As
for Chado Ralph Rucci his chick black suit with gossamer chiffon blouse might be a hit with the
desk set. That Victoria Beckham knows a thing or two about what women want and sent out more
girlish shapes, open-worked lace over a bandeau and briefs for those who dare to bare their
essentials. For full run of shows, video, backstage coverage and more on party and Scoop
images see www.wwd.com.
Fall’s hottest ticket is George Barbier, who epitomized early Art Deco Fashion Illustration gets
his due just hot off the presses in a new coffee-table book, “George Barbier: The Birth of Art
Deco (Rizzoli). The French Artist lived life fabulously in the floodlights and the book showcases
his work with famed jeweler, Louis Cartier and haute designer Paul Poiret. He also designed
advertisements for Renault cars and Abdullah cigarettes, wallpaper, glassware and other
decorative arts. Multi-faceted he also designed the costumes which Rudolph Valentino wore in the
1924 silent film Monsieur Beaucaire. Hear all about the wonderful world of Barbier at the Art Deco
Society of New York’s event, this Thursday, Sept. 17 at the American Association of University
Women, 111 East 37th St. from 6pm to 9pm/reception afterward. Contact Kathy Hausman,
president of ADSNY at info@artdeco.com.
Celebrate the holidays and learn more about Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and
Design for Jewish Life at The Jewish Museum, Fifth Avenue at 92nd St. which just opened in time
for the holidays. The exhibition marks artists and designers rising interest in ritual and features
objects and conceptual art ranging from repurposed seder plates to intricate drawings, gold
jewelry to imaginative videos and installations, concrete mezuzahs to a model of an
enrironmentalist synagogue building. 57 artists are represented include emerging artists and
accomplished leaders including Karim Rashid, Lella Vignelli, Sigalit Landau, Doborah Grant and
many more showing influences such as feminism, environmentalism, multiculturalism, and new
media. www.thejewishmuseum.org.
Romance is in the air!!! The Romance Writers of America, New York City chapter hosts the
19th annual Golden Apple Awards this Thursday, September 17th to honor Publisher of the Year,
Harlequin Enterprises Limited, 60th anniversary and to salute Lifetime Achievement Kathleen K.
Woodiwiss, Author of the year Patt Mihailoff, Editor of the Year Brenda Chin, Harlequin
Enterprises Limited, Agent of the Year Miriam Kriss, The Irene Goodman Literary Agency,
Bookseller of the Year Clove lake Book Store, Staten Island, Librarian of the Year Jeanne
Sylvester, Nutley Public Library, Nutley, NJ. Yours truly is chair of the event. Interested? Go to
www.rwa.nyc.com to learn about how to join the RWA/NYC chapter and meet like-minded
romance writers.
Well, Ta Ta darlings. There I go again rhapsodizing about music, fashion and ritual and
romance. Send your comments to pollytalk@verizon.net or go to the Internet and check out my
website: www.pollytalk.com. Remember you heard all about it on the Big Apple News.