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A Trip to MoMA PS1
I am a born New Yorker and in true New York style, I’m always searching for something interesting and new to see and do. One of the great things about living in New York is there’s always something new...
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Film Review: Bully
This weekend, I went to see Bully, the newly released documentary produced and directed by Lee Hirsch. I’ve been anxiously waiting for this film to open, as it focuses on a topic very important to me....
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2 Days in Amsterdam
Bicycles, cold, red light, concentric canals lined by stately but narrow buildings, Anne Frank puts us into rainy mood in rainy weather—bikes—look out!—shop, coffee, bikes and more coffee. Rijkmuseum...
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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros: Concert Review
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC I am a total sucker for live music. Thus, when I heard that one of my favorite indie bands was coming to Roseland Ballroom, I jumped...
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Exhibition Review: Schiaparelli & Prada: Impossible Conversations
I don’t believe Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations at the Metropolitan Museum of Art will be the blockbuster hit the Alexander McQueen show was, but that is not to say it shouldn’t be...
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Behind the Scenes at a Fashion History Exhibition.
Friday, June 30 will be the opening of Putman History Museum’s exhibit Summer Afternoon: Fashion and Leisure in the Hudson Highlands, 1850–1950 in Cold Spring, NY—one hour and ten minutes north of...
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Brian Goldman Photographs Hanky Panky
I have had the pleasure of knowing Brian Goldman for a very lucky 13 years. When we first met, he was at the piano playing Chopin. His interpretation of the music was beautiful. His photographs carry...
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Hanky Panky Onstage
Costume choices for staged theater are critical to performances. The decision about what is worn during multiple performances usually involves much thought involving many factors. What one wears must...
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Rock On!
Thanks to the Met’s Punk:Chaos to Couture show and a renewed interest in the grunge styles of the 1990s, the Fall 2013 runways were filled with rock and roll, punk and grunge-inspired looks. And as...
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Paper, Please!
Scrolling through Pinterest last weekend, I came across this groovy 1960s photo of Argentine actress Marcela Lopez Rey rocking a Rhett Butler dress. Clark Gable was the sexiest man to ever live and...
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Opulence: from Runway to Lingerie
Bronzino, Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo with her son Giovanni, 1545. The Fall-Winter 2013-14 runways were full of richly embellished textiles with classic, formal motifs and gilded effects. These...
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A Woman’s Place is in The Mall
Hanky Panky sponsored an event at the American Folk Art Museum to promote efforts to create a National Women’s History Museum In honor of Women’s History Month, Hanky Panky sponsored an event this week...
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Did Shakespeare’s Sister Wear Comfy Underwear?
Daniel Huntington (American, 1816-1906). The Sketcher: A Portrait of Mlle Rosina, a Jewess, 1858. Oil on canvas, 39 x 31 3/16 in. (99.1 x 79.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Transferred from the Brooklyn...
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A Ballet of Laces
Hanky Panky “Swan Lace” Bralette and Brazilian Bikini Our new Swan Lace collection combines two distinct laces to dazzling effect. But when it comes to ballet and lace, we admit to being upstaged by...
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Something to Write Home About
Our gift to you! A hand-lettered, artisanal letterpress Mother’s Day card, courtesy of Hanky Panky and Luna Press, free with any purchase on www.HankyPanky.com, while supplies last. While supplies...
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Inspiration Behind the Print: Sun Gods
Introducing Golden Sun, the newest print in Hanky Panky’s Summer 2014 collection. Original Bralette (Style No. 3J7422) with Low Rise Thong (3J1582). Hanky Panky’s latest print, Golden Sun, may be fresh...
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Gloria Steinem’s 80th Birthday Bash
Gloria Steinem at news conference, Women’s Action Alliance, January 12, 1972Gloria Steinem turned 80 on March 25, 2014 and hundreds of women were at Cipriani in New York on May 1, 2014 to...
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Charles James: Chelsea Couture
Charles James (American, born Great Britain, 1906–1978)“Four Leaf Clover” Evening Dress, 1953White silk satin, white silk faille, black silk-rayon velvetThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift...
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Moves That Speak Louder Than Words
[Doug Varone] is that rare choreographer with a gift for expressing emotion through dance. —Dunning, Jennifer. “Physical Side of an Emotional World.” New York Times, Jan. 10, 1994. If Euripides is...
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In the Works: A Film Adaptation of Edwidge Danticat’s Short Story,...
Film poster for Easmanie Michel’s film adaptation of Edwidge Danticat’s short story, “Caroline’s Wedding.” © Philippe Previl Easmanie Michel, a filmmaker and graduate student in Cinema Studies at...
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