Julia Allison

Headed back to London on the 12:01 am train from Oxford....

Aug 31st

Home tomorrow.  I have so much work to do!!!

Aug 31st

The Great Fascinator Search of 2008: What Might Have Been,...

Aug 31st

The Great Fascinator Search of 2008: What Might Have Been,...

Aug 31st

In Cloister Quad after the Sunday wedding brunch … ...

Aug 31st

Outside the entrance to Bat Meadows in Magdalen College in...

Aug 31st

With the newly married wife. They lugged - somehow, I...

Aug 31st

Outside the wedding brunch this morning. It looked like a...

Aug 31st

I cried throughout the entire ceremony.

Aug 31st

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Aug 31st

Any wedding that ends with a stripper pole (fascinator still...

Aug 31st

With James Smith, who’s getting his phd here at Oxford...

Aug 31st

With Marcus, who is, according to the groom,...

Aug 31st

With Posey, the Bride’s youngest sister, who is...

Aug 31st

Aug 31st

The first dance.

Aug 31st

With Adam, the BridesMan.  Adam went to high school with...

Aug 31st

Wedding guest and housemate of Tom & Natasha, Ashley.  I...

Aug 31st

With Thomas Charles Stratten Martin, aka, “The...

Aug 31st

With Bonnie, the bride’s middle sister, who is 16...

Aug 31st

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Bob (who is Scotish, duh) in traditional garb. ...

Aug 31st

With Brits - Hugo, Jake and Charlie.

Aug 31st

The mother of the bride … was insanely hot.  Here she...

Aug 31st

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. and Mrs. Martin.

Aug 31st

The bride was walked down the by her grandfather.

Aug 31st

Waiting in the pews for the Bride (Sean was forced to sit...

Aug 31st

The gorgeous chapel.

Aug 31st

The groom, with his two brothers, waiting for the bride.

Aug 31st

Well, here we are, the outfit.  Sorry.  The Outfit.

Aug 31st

The chapel the day of the wedding.

Aug 31st

The whole wedding is like fucking Harry Potter come to life....

Aug 30th

At dinner with my wedding date who is madly, madly in love...

Aug 30th

It’s easy for me to say this is the most beautiful...

Aug 30th

Meet The Flower Girl, Posey, the bride’s little...

Aug 30th

Close up of the victorious fascinator.

Aug 30th

The most beautiful bride I have ever seen.

Aug 30th

I don’t think I can adequately describe how hung over...

Aug 30th

Chilling with James (and seven other Brits) at Keble College...

Aug 30th

With seven boys playing drinking games at Oxford. Oh,...

Aug 30th

With stealth hottie Hugo. He’s better looking in real...

Aug 29th

Oh english humor.

Aug 29th

Guess which one I bought?!

Aug 29th

I keep forgetting to look out the window.

Aug 29th

My reading material for the train. I had to laugh when...

Aug 29th

On the way to Oxford!

Aug 29th

I dreamt of fascinators last night.

worrisome!

Aug 29th

From: Dad Date: August 29, 2008 2:17:43 AM EDT To:...

Aug 29th

PRIORITY STRAIGHTENING TO COMMENCE … NOW Where am I...

Aug 28th

So! What song should I lip-dub in...

You didn’t actually think I’d cross the Atlantic and not LIP DUB, did you?!?!? Email...

Aug 28th

in Harrod’s Pet Kingdom. I’m half-ashamed,...

Aug 28th

The Great Fascinator Quest 2008: Harvey Nichols Edition. ...

Aug 28th

With the “Harrod’s Hat Mistress,” as I...

Aug 28th

With Sean, Rachel’s BF of six (6) years, who just flew...

Aug 28th

Fascinator #2 at Harrod’s.

Aug 28th

At Harrod’s, fascinator-shopping. I wish I could tell...

Aug 28th

Spotted and photo-documented by Rachel from the top of a...

Aug 28th

Spotted in The Google cafeteria, London. Oh, Megs,...

Aug 28th

At The Google. Where else - save Montessori kindergarten -...

Aug 28th

Waiting for the bus to take us to the google.

Aug 28th

You know how sometimes people say things like “You...

Aug 28th

Rachel used to harass Natasha and me...

Rachel: How funny is it that two of my closest friends in life are two people I made fun of when I was little?
Julia [rolls eyes]: Hysterical.

Aug 28th

Yeah, yeah, I had some alcohol. Here’s the thing: As...

Aug 28th

Aug 28th

The vaunted alcoholic treasure chest.

Aug 28th

The Mahiki menu. If you are in London, you MUST GO TO THIS...

Aug 28th

The entire bachelorette party, at Mahiki, prior to imbibing...

Aug 28th

Rachel: You can get any guy to want to sleep with you. ...

Aug 28th

Where we ate dinner. (PS. Because you asked, the outfit? ...

Aug 28th

With the bride, Natasha.  We were best friends from 4th...

Aug 28th

The Bride, who just told me that her wedding dress is...

Aug 27th

Hey Mary! The door apparently knows what color is in for...

Aug 27th

Texting in St. James park.

Aug 27th

We just happened to be wearing the exact same James Perse...

Aug 27th

Rachel and I climbed the fence to watch the Changing of the...

Aug 27th

Tourist mosh pit outside buck palace.

Aug 27th

Oh, tourism.

Aug 27th

Tubin’ it.

Aug 27th

In this week’s NY Magazine, as pointed out by my alert...

Aug 26th

A frame from the generative portrait artist Lincoln Schatz...

Aug 26th

Check out nonsociety in Esquire's Portraits...

Aug 26th

I arrived about three hours ago, and wandered my way -...

Aug 26th

At the airport, got my boarding pass, checked my bag. Now?...

Aug 26th

I’m walking out the door in 30 seconds. To say I...

Aug 26th

er, oops??

So, I thought I had a place to stay in London, but my friend decided to stay cruising in the Med...

Aug 26th

T minus 3.5 hours till airport leaving...

I guess I should turn off The Internet now.

Aug 26th

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We’re looking for a live/work space for me/our company, and have been for the past month (my...

Aug 26th

Flight ITIN

Flying American August 26: departs 8:30 am, arrives London Heathrow at 8:30 pm Sept 1: departs...

Aug 26th

PRETTY.

Aug 26th

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Possible Emmy nominations in my future? Negative. Negative nominations. Because I am the worst...

Aug 26th

Bonfire from last night. I grew up on the beach, and my...

Aug 26th

Here's what's happening right now.

In the Hamptons, trying to get home. Locked the keys in the car along with MY DOG. That was three...

Aug 25th

Aug 25th

Dancing after dinner & a bonfire.

Aug 25th

With the talented Alison Becker, enjoying (my first plate...

Aug 25th

(The rest of) dinner last night. I had two plates worth;...

Aug 25th

(Part of) dinner last night. I haven’t had a home...

Aug 25th

On the beach. Mmmm (Sunglasses AND swimsuit from …...

Aug 24th

The Jitney has wi-fi and it is awesome. (Although, for once...

Aug 24th

Waiting for the Jitney on Lex & 60th. I’m thinking...

Aug 24th

Still need a fascinator … like this one!

Aug 24th

Ooo! ooo! Free Stuff Alert! Remember this awesome white...

Aug 24th

Guess who’s finishing up a 3-day Blueprint Cleanse...

Aug 24th

Listen

Do you remember, indeed!! Oh, Phil Collins. HAHAHA So I’m up late finishing up a...

Aug 24th

Here's the dilemma.

A guy friend of yours has a girlfriend of almost two years. You know for a fact that he’s...

Aug 24th

Another perspective

From: [redacted] Date: August 23, 2008 10:35 PM EDT To: Julia Allison Subject: TELL ON THE...

Aug 24th

Yet another perspective

From: [redacted] Date: August 23, 2008 10:21 PM To: Julia Allison Subject: I’m there...

Aug 24th

This Nanette Lepore dress came home with me today. I told...

Aug 24th

Here’s the culprit, hanging in my closet. I feel like...

Aug 24th

Okay, okay … these aren’t my typical colors, but...

Aug 24th

Really? His nephew went to college with me...

Aug 24th

Does this mean I have to pack sweaters? I don’t...

Aug 23rd

Simply adorable fascinators

Aug 23rd

The only hesistation I have with this dress is that I...

Aug 23rd

I’m up at 10:30 am on a Saturday, off to try to find a...

Aug 23rd

Firefighters. Yeah, for real. For real, for real. The tan...

Aug 23rd

Meet Thomas, 26. Me: Are you a firefighter? Thomas...

Aug 23rd

Three firefighters decided to hoist me up. They are...

Aug 23rd

Firefighter groupies and me at the FDNY Calendar Launch...

Aug 23rd

Aug 23rd

I’m leaving in 5 minutes for “City of the...

Aug 23rd

Awww an awkward, auctioned-off,...

Aug 23rd

I think I want to dye my hair red.

Like this. Or this. I’M BORED WITH BEING A BRUNETTE!

Aug 22nd

FINAL College Reminisce Photo of the Day: my junior year...

Aug 22nd

Another London circa age 21 photo. SO! I’ll be in...

Aug 22nd

London, just after I turned 21 (literally, two days later),...

Aug 22nd

I’m sorry.  I can’t stop myself. Our intern...

Aug 22nd

The aforementioned Slutty Pink Saran Wrap costume. With CD,...

Aug 22nd

Incontrovertible Proof: That I was once normal. (Halloween...

Aug 22nd

Samantha: I just bought new jeans.
Me: I hate buying jeans. It's torturous.
Samantha: My sister's friend just went to Levi's. She's a double 00 and looked amazing in these white jeans.
Me: Ugh, that whore.
Samantha: She's 13.
Me: Oh.

Aug 22nd

Unconventional grad photos Part 2.

Aug 22nd

And then this happened. (that would be the little brother,...

Aug 22nd

My mom and I totally spent 20 minutes taking these...

Aug 22nd

From the archives, March 2003, at Georgetown with Kira...

Aug 22nd

I just got my FIFTH YEAR COLLEGE REUNION...

WTF? HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?!? Ugh. So, a journalist asked me for a few old photographs, which sent...

Aug 22nd

From the archives, January in Vegas for CES with Meghan.

Aug 22nd

From the archives, circa February 2004 (in my senior yr dorm...

Aug 22nd

From the archives, circa last April.

Aug 22nd

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My favorite shot of Meghan from today (clad in Marc Bouwer...

Aug 22nd

Aug 22nd

Private Air shoot, Shot #2, Plane’s Exterior (duh) In...

Aug 22nd

"We know him."

Megan: They said they weren’t letting media in. Julia: That’s not true. Megan: That’s...

Aug 22nd

Private Air shoot, Shot # 1, Plane’s Interior.

Aug 22nd

Lincoln Schatz is a new media artist focusing on...

Aug 22nd

Inside the Lincoln Schatz “portrait box” at the...

Aug 22nd

Back to pink! (Nars, thanks to Miss Amber Katz)

Aug 22nd

Home with my puppy, Series of 4.

Aug 22nd

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Aug 22nd

Aug 22nd

Meghan and Megan and Michael in the super classy limo!

Aug 21st

meghanasha: A ten-foot-by-ten foot translucent box fitted...

Aug 21st

At Hearst for a photoshoot. They won’t let Lilly in!!...

Aug 21st

Dear Julia, I can't find anything to buy...

Tired of the same old bullshit...

Aug 21st

Lilly has a problem with authority. (From the archives)

Aug 21st

“There has never been a gown situation you weren’t in...”
— Mary, about me wanting to wear...

Aug 20th

We have two photoshoots tomorrow.

Me: We need a stylist. This is too much.
Mary: Stylists are expensive.
Me: No ... not if they're free!

Aug 20th

Looking at office space slash new apts with Dain … ...

Aug 20th

A Little Trip down Blog Lane ...

(with apologies to my regular readers, I’m reposting this by request) If you’re hanging out...

Aug 20th

"My Dearest Charismatic Cupcake"

A guy just emailed me with that subject line. WIN.

Aug 20th

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Filmed - nay, performed - at the WIRED 15th Anniversary Party in New York City three months ago. ...

Aug 20th

Rows of Penthouse, sent in by an alert reader. I never got...

Aug 20th

And in America. Don’t worry, you’re safe. ...

Aug 20th

And one from Dave Morin, who sent this to me with the...

Aug 20th

Sent in by reader Carly E., who says “Quite the markup...

Aug 20th

I leave for London next Tuesday, August 26th, and I STILL...

Aug 20th

Just washed my sheets, and going to bed at an hour so...

Aug 20th

Talking with my Grandmother tonight, this is the VERBATIM...

Aug 20th

Can't someone who's really creative just make...

Aug 19th

The ever-evolving non-pink-or-red nails.

Aug 19th

Oh Neel Shah.

Aug 19th

What do you think of this color?

Aug 19th

The ladies of NonSociety will be appearing in a Japanese...

Aug 19th

Smugratulations gayelles! Seriously, Portia is FUCKING...

Aug 19th

A while back, Chloe Sevigny’s place was featured in the...

Aug 19th

“Who has not practiced this form of alchemy, converting...”
—  - Elizabeth Wurtzel, Bitch:...

Aug 19th

singlescoop: I have wanted to make one of these...

Aug 19th

She’s a fan of the new pink slipcover. Me? Eh. I...

Aug 19th

Tuesday morning ruminations

There should be a “It’s not complicated! I’m REALLY SINGLE” status option...

Aug 19th

It’s a gorgeous day. (Me on my way to Blueprint...

Aug 19th

[Girl friend]: His requirement was that I change my facebook status to "in a relationship"!!!
Me: Wait ... how old is he again?
[Girl friend]: 32.
Me: Wow. I haven't changed mine from "single" in two years, and I've had several relationships.
[Girl friend]: Exactly! AND HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A FACEBOOK PROFILE.

Aug 19th

Listen

This is my ‘Good Morning’ song to you. It’s Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac, of course.

Aug 19th

There is (almost) no high as...

Aug 19th

Rachel Sklar and I love each other.  But we love food more.

Aug 19th

Dear Rachel Sklar, I miss you!! Remember the good times?...

Aug 19th

Dear Jessica Pressler, You are awesome for this particular...

Aug 19th

[GIRL FRIEND]: So he says, "I just want to have sex with you one more time. That's my big goal for the week. Then I can move on."
Julia: Whoa ... dude, THINK it. Don't SAY it.

Aug 19th

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“Are we gonna get hopped up enough to make some bad decisions?” Oh, bad decisions. ...

Aug 19th

This shot’s not too shabby either. I have an...

Aug 19th

Congratulations, NY Mag and photographer Rodney Smith. You...

Aug 19th

“She possesses an acute allergy to discretion.”
— - Moe Tkacik in NY Magazine on...

Aug 19th

Me: Max Levchin was 22 when he founded Paypal. He worked so hard he didn't SHOWER. What the hell were we doing at 22?!?
Meghan: Dating.
[Both sigh despondently.]
Me: And showering, I guess.

Aug 18th

I am significantly less so than I was a year ago. I think...

Aug 18th

Sunday lunch at Clam Bar.

Aug 18th

What I ate to break the Blueprint Cleanse juice cleanse on...

Aug 18th

Pretty good article.  Will summarize later tonight.

Aug 18th

a shot from Sunday … I relaxed for a very small...

Aug 18th

The David Karp, founder of Tumblr, bringer of Royal...

Aug 18th

New David Karp walking devices.

Aug 18th

#1 WINNER AWARD GOES TO SARAH PAYTON

She knows what she did.

Aug 18th

meghanasha: I’ve been replaced! Shooting our show today.

Aug 18th

Meghann (with two n’s). On the way to the hammmptons...

Aug 18th

Leaving …

Aug 18th

My view right now … At the Surf Lodge in Montauk

Aug 17th

Yesterday in Montauk. Flat stomach thanks to Blueprint...

Aug 17th

HOW AWESOME ARE HIS PANTS?? That would be Andy, the founder...

Aug 17th

With Meghann Dotson, one of my best girl friends from...

Aug 17th

I can’t decide whether or not to bring Lilly this...

Aug 16th

maryrambin: (Ty serves up his second heaping bowl of stir...

Aug 16th

At Polo last year with Meghan and some very hot, very...

Aug 16th

Aug 16th

Aug 16th

I shot this photo last August in the Hamptons (I think this...

Aug 16th

Aug 15th

meghanasha: Three Apple Fangirls! Our office.

Aug 15th

Look who just joined us, fresh from being fabulous on Fuse!

Aug 15th

with Maureen O’Connor, the associate editor here at...

Aug 15th

Megan (our producer/editorial...

Aug 15th

At Soho House with the whole Buzzd crew, including Glen...

Aug 15th

Mary just called me from a party, laughing hysterically. Apparently, this is the conversation she just had (BEST. AWKWARD. PARTY. CONVO. EVER.) -
Girl at Party: What do you do?
Mary: I'm a blogger. I work for myself.
Girl at Party: Just don't be Julia Allison about it.
Mary [starts laughing]: Actually, she's my business partner.
Girl at Party: Oh no, you're not a part of NonSociety, are you?
Mary [laughs harder]: I'm one of the founders.
Girl at Party [turns to host, totally serious]: Who are you FRIENDS with??

Aug 15th

Janis Spindel [renowned NYC matchmaker] called me today "to check in."
Janis: Are you single?
Me: Yep.
Janis: How old are you?
Me: 27
Janis: Three years left.
Me: HAHAHA ... yeah ... that's not really how I look at it.

Aug 15th

Our numbers as of last Monday. And no, this current...

Aug 15th

Phone rings.
Charles: Do you want to go see a movie with me and David Karp?
Julia: Can't!
Charles: Why?
Julia: I'm busy being a visionary.
Charles: Oh, okay. [away from phone] David! Julia's busy being a visionary.

Aug 15th

My Schedule Tomorrow

9:15 am - Video interview for Elle France 10 am - Video interview with founders of Blueprint...

Aug 15th

Today was a No-Makeup Day! Hurray for that.  Also, for...

Aug 15th

This just happened. Ring Ring. (Number I don’t know. ...

Aug 14th

This afternoon, instead of going to the tiny gym in my...

Aug 14th

Shot (by me!) in Georgetown, 2004.

Aug 14th

well, duh. NonSociety's huge in Laos.

From: [redacted] Date: August 14, 2008 3:18:12 PM EDT To: “Julia Allison”...

Aug 14th

“Play dead!”

Aug 14th

I am actually contemplating … maybe … GOING TO...

Aug 14th

Julia: Who were you with last night?!
Meghan: [redacted]?
Mary: No, [redacted].
Meghan: [redacted]?
Julia: Who the fuck is [redacted]?!?!

Aug 14th

For the fifth or sixth time in the last few months,...

Aug 14th

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maryrambin: Mason told me to find this video on Georgina’s blog….HYSTERICAL! Monster is the best...

Aug 14th

AWESOME CLOSET GREAT JOB CONTEST!!!!!

Aug 14th

Aug 14th

Meghan: I'm going to blog better! This is the year.
Julia: This is the YEAR? Other people are like, 'This is the day. This is the week!' You're giving yourself a YEAR?
Meghan: What can I say? I'm slow on the uptake.

Aug 14th

“I forgot Indians were so good-looking!”
— Meghan Asha

Aug 14th

2nd closet! AWESOME CLOSET GREAT JOB CONTEST!!!!! to...

Aug 14th

2nd closet, shoe rack!

Aug 14th

This weekend - after 11 months of living in my apartment - I...

Aug 14th

Yes, What is LipDub, indeed? (and how did it get...

Aug 13th

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OH MY GOD. wow. WOW. wow. TRULY UNBELIEVABLE. The best lip dub I’ve ever seen. I’d...

Aug 13th

meghanasha: I’m loving the Tumblr beta site. Yo...

Aug 13th

“She looked like the kind of woman who is trouble but may be...”
— My desired epithet

Aug 13th

When Brands DON'T Want (Those Kind of) Celeb...

Aug 13th

The real question is … why would you need a boom if...

Aug 13th

Every morning M emails schedules. Not just mine, but what...

Aug 13th

Just got my nails did. C’mon, admit it. You’ve...

Aug 13th

Yeah, I need to get out more.

I’m going for a walk with Lilly.  I’ve been ensconced in this apartment for the last...

Aug 12th

Why do I find this photo inexplicably hot sexier (than it...

Aug 12th

Okay, ladies - every. single. beauty. trick. I use. is...

Aug 12th

hmm.

I think I am physically unable to ask men out anymore. I tried typing a totally noncommittal...

Aug 12th

"I think they knew I was only in it for...

From: [redacted] Date: August 12, 2008 2:22:07 PM EDT To: julia@nonsociety.com Subject: job...

Aug 12th

I'm seriously enjoying these stories ...

From: [redacted] Date: August 12, 2008 9:59:14 AM EDT To: julia@nonsociety.com Subject: Job...

Aug 12th

The Most Exciting Post You’ll Ever Read NONSOCIETY...

Aug 12th

Who wants to go with me??

Aug 12th

Listen

I own IceCreamIsGonnaSaveTheDay.com I’m just saying.

Aug 12th

CLASSIC.

From: [redacted] Date: August 12, 2008 2:06:29 AM EDT To: “Julia Allison”...

Aug 12th

Totally Worth It For The Story.

From: [redacted] Date: August 11, 2008 11:35:04 PM EDT To: “Julia Allison”...

Aug 12th

“I just stopped eating, I don’t eat very healthy anyway…”
— Megan Fox on how she lost...

Aug 12th

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elasticwaist: Is It Wrong To Sleep With A Married Man? Okay. Hmm. Hmmmm. Those who know me well...

Aug 12th

I would just like to point out ...

that, as a college graduate, with a B.A. from Georgetown in political science, I was rejected by...

Aug 12th

exhausted

I’m sorry, I literally - LITERALLY - haven’t had a single moment between meetings all...

Aug 12th

And where is this so-called "outside...

my mom, in an email to me today: “the Olympics are happening at this very moment in Beijing....

Aug 11th

I had the perfect weekend, spent almost entirely in solitude...

Aug 11th

**gorgeous photo by the very talented Karina Santos, who...

Aug 11th

I can't decide if it's more mortifying...

that I’ve heard my married-with-a-baby neighbors having sex, or that they probably just...

Aug 11th

I was quite serious about ballet when I was younger …...

Aug 11th

So! I’m looking for a few dancers to talk with...

Aug 11th

sunday afternoon puppy bath. she smells delicious. This is...

Aug 10th

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My trouble with cupcakes is much documented, but it seemed fitting to post this particular video,...

Aug 10th

Anyone know ...

… of a way to record your voicemail, or transfer it, whatever, into MP3 format? (I have...

Aug 10th

From last Thursday’s NonSociety launch party - out on...

Aug 10th

The view. Photo by Ronen.

Aug 10th

Charles [on the phone]: I've always felt that the second I didn't keep you on your toes, didn't provide a challenge, you would just get bored and move on. I don't think I'm wrong.
Julia: Isn't everyone like that?
Charles: No. Everyone is not like that.

Aug 10th

A little trip down Blog Lane ...

If you’re hanging out doing work in front of your laptop this afternoon, like me,...

Aug 9th

What we’re NOT doing today. (L to R: me, Meghan and...

Aug 9th

They need to write a new children’s book (distributed...

Aug 8th

I just randomly stumbled across this young lady’s...

Aug 8th

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Meghan and I went rock climbing over at Chelsea Piers a few weeks ago, and then I returned last...

Aug 8th

Dear Mary,

What did you mean by this post? I don’t understand, and I was there tonight at our launch...

Aug 8th

I logged onto YouTube today for the first time in months (I...

Aug 7th

grr, sad.

the live/work space we wanted so badly on Broadway got rented out from under us! we’re back...

Aug 7th

really the only way you should ever answer a question.

Aug 7th

the aforementioned obvious reason. quite possibly the...

Aug 7th

At the Warhol party, held in the LES at my favorite museum,...

Aug 7th

Aug 7th

From yesterday’s photo shoot, in Soho. Photographer...

Aug 7th

hi.

As I wrote earlier in the week, we have a few things going on (the last few days, the next few days)...

Aug 7th

This week’s Time Out NY column, on the nagging...

Aug 7th

With my favorite makeup artist, Elizabeth, before the...

Aug 7th

WANT.

Aug 6th