by DOWNTOWN News | Oct 18, 2022 | Art, Business, Culture, Fashion, Out on the Town
The Noel Shoe Museum, the first ever shoe museum in the United States, hosted a celebrity filled gala at Doubles Tuesday, Oct. 25. Vanessa Noel, founder of The Shoe Museum Founded by renowned shoe and handbag designer Vanessa Noel, the Noel Shoe Museum celebrates the...
by DOWNTOWN News | Oct 14, 2022 | Art, Culture, Philanthropy
A photograph by Julian Lennon, of the Kogi Tribe in Columbia, taken in 2014. IN 1998, JULIAN LENNON WAS TOURING to support his album Photograph Smile. “I was in Australia, and I met an Indigenous tribe, the Mirning Tribe, at the hotel.” He continues, “The female elder...
by Cade Callen | Oct 14, 2022 | Culture, Music, NYC
A new exhibit at the New York Public Library explores Lou Reed’s prolific body of work, as a writer and poet. Photo: Max Touhey When you open the doors of Caught Between the Twisted Stars, the new Lou Reed exhibit at the New York Public Library (NYPL), you won’t...
by Linda Sheridan | Oct 12, 2022 | Culture, Museums
Evening dress (detail), from the In Memory of Elizabeth How, Salem, 1692, Ready-to-wear collection, fall/winter 2007. Velvet, glass beads, and satin. Peabody Essex Museum, Gift of anonymous donors in London who are friends of Peabody Essex Museum, 2011.44.1....
by Kayla Eddy | Oct 6, 2022 | Culture, Events, Fashion, Fashion Week, Featured, NYC
Just a few weeks ago, designers came together to celebrate NYFW in Downtown NYC. In this post-pandemic world, these designers–and New York–once again proved their resiliency in the face of set backs and put together an amazing week of shows! For some...
by Kayla Eddy | Oct 5, 2022 | Culture, Featured, Movies, News
After the success of 2021’s Walker: Texas Ranger reboot, The CW quickly announced the new series Walker: Independence, a classic Western set in the late 1800’s. When Abby Walker’s husband is murdered on their journey out West, she finds herself in the town of...