Peter Susskind’s masterful novel Perfume is the story of a man, beastly in form, who concocts fragrances so intoxicating, they summon illusions. Ignore the fact that he murders beautiful young women to obtain his secret ingredients. Fantastic as it seems, the book’s association of

While insurrectionists were storming the Capitol in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021, another skirmish was playing out in publications like Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) and Vogue. The question, if not weighty, was heated.  Why was Kamala Harris, our Vice President-elect, wearing snea

Sometimes the difference between fantasy and reality is the difference between a Gucci designed duvet and a lumpy mattress.  The cosmetics can be eye-popping but it won’t result in a good night’s sleep.  Sitting down to thumb through the latest edition of Town & Country, I o