“If you want to get ahead and get noticed, then get a hat”—so went the old slogan created some three quarters of a century ago by the British Hat Council (for those who are interested in these things), and we couldn’t agree more! Donning a hat is the most perfectly lovely way to add that [...]
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The Estate of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. at Doyle New York
I’m just back from a glorious advance preview of the upcoming Douglas Fairbanks Jr. estate auction at Doyle New York. He was “impossibly handsome and delightfully charming with a refreshingly modest demeanor,” Vera Shelton Fairbanks (Fairbanks Jr.’s third wife) is quoted as saying in the Doyle catalog. Indeed, Fairbanks Jr. seemed to define the perfect [...]
Auction House as Pop-Up Museum
I love going to auction houses, whether I’m looking for just the right piece for a client, building on a collection (including my own), or simply educating myself. In a way, auction houses can act as pop-up museums with world class exhibitions that one would never see in a bona fide museum! From brilliant taste [...]
WIJW Triennial
Time does not change us. It just unfolds us. — Max Frisch And we’ve been doing quite a lot of unfolding this past year—so much so in fact, that the advent of our triennial has caught us a bit by surprise! It’s been truly an exceptional year, filled with media engagements, travel, meetings with new [...]
Taste
Taste is an ongoing and evolving thing born from continued exposure to beauty in all its myriad forms. In fact Mozi, the 5th century BC, Chinese philosopher postulated that it takes three generations to develop taste and a truly educated appreciation for art. While we’re not sure how long it takes, we are certain that [...]
Summer Soirée at The Frick
The Frick Collection Summer Soirée was a spectacular success with over 400 in attendance, and WIJW would like to thank many of our friends for showing up in such great style! Guests brought an elegant lawn-party vibe to the event, with graceful gals bedecked in beautiful hats and summery colors, and, lest they be overlooked, [...]
