From Argentina to Arkansas, every family, region, and culture has a unique approach toward the iconic coming-of-age moments in a teen girl’s life. Among the most memorable are those birthday parties that start with the perfect sweet sixteen […]

After decoding formal dress codes on the blog, readers wrote in with a pressing sartorial question: what about cocktail attire? Not all weddings take place at the Ritz, and we’ve certainly enjoyed a boozy mixed drink in less […]

While hosts today tend to be fairly lenient about guests’ party attire, you’re still likely to run into traditional dress code terms on wedding invitations that leave you puzzling over what you’re meant to wear (what is “morning […]

These days we tend to associate the term RSVP with Facebook, where “yes” means “maybe,” “maybe” means “no,” and “no” means “How do I know you, again?” But there was once a time when an RSVP held significant […]

What’s more American than a slice of pie on July 4th? Apple may be ye olde standby, but Emily Elsen—who opened Brooklyn’s beloved Four and Twenty Blackbirds pie shop with her sister in 2009—has plenty of suggestions for alternate fruit […]

  We’re planning on spending the summer sipping delicious beverages outdoors—rooftops, poolsides, anywhere really—and it seems that great minds think alike. For Deborah Lloyd, kate spade new york’s Chief Creative Director, it’s all about authentic bellinis and orchards of cherry […]

        Andy Warhol’s Factory was part-studio, part-haunt for amphetamine users, sexual radicals, and superstars. Decked in tin foil, silver paint, metallic balloons, and shattered mirrors to reflect the decadence of the times, the Factory saw its share […]

Grandmothers are bastions of fine manners, and ours always had strong opinions on drinks—mixed, shaken, stirred, and especially spilled. A consummate hostess, she taught us that putting one’s guests at ease is the golden rule of giving a […]

Parties are something of an escape chute: the festive indulgences allow us to escape reality and enter a new world, even if just for one night. This is never more true than around Halloween, when the devilish and […]

Earlier this week, we planned a meeting (read: collision) of two delightfully different worlds: 200 of the most fashionable people in New York were invited to the city’s favorite dive bar to toast our collaboration with Derek Blasberg. […]

Come bearing gifts. Flowers or pie will do, but nothing tops a good old bottle of something to drink. Even if you’re not welcome to the party, your alcohol will be. Combat the host’s look of shock or […]