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2013 May 6

Real Talk With Caroline Manzo

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Caroline Manzo, author? It's true! The Real Housewives Of New Jersey regular has written a book, Let Me Tell You Something, that's out now. We caught up with the lovely lady before she signed copies at the C. Wonder store at the Time Warner Center for some real talk.

What was the most challenging thing about writing a book?
Trying to decide what should go into it. We’re talking about 51 years of life.

What do we learn about you?
I tell a lot of personal stories. I had several miscarriages: I tell what happened, what I went through, and how I felt afterwards. I also tell a lot of behind-the-scenes stories of Housewives. If you remember certain scenes, I’ll tell you what really happened. It’s also a lot about my growing up, my philosophy towards life, and things I’ve learned along the way through mistakes and hardship.

What do you call yourself a "tough-love mother?"
I'm a very tough mom, but I adore my kids and we have an extraordinary relationship. But I am 'Mommy.' They don't ever even try to cross that line.

You give a lot of advice in the book, but what's been the best piece of advice you've gotten?
It's from my dad. He said, "Everybody sits on the bowl." It means that nobody is different than you and nobody is any better than you, because they get up in the morning and they do what you do. When I go into the biggest meeting, I just think of that and I have no fear.

What do you think of the C. Wonder store?
Love! Everything I’m wearing today is C. Wonder. I’m a walking, living, breathing mannequin. 

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2013 May 6

There Is So Much Going On Here

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Gang's All Here!
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This shot is telling a lot of stories. Lorenzo Martone, Giovanna Battaglia, Harry Brant, Arden Wohl, and Peter Brant Jr. huddled up for a group shot on Saturday night at the Dolce & Gabbana flagship opening on 5th Avenue and many things occurred. Watermelon moustache? Check! Tender embrace? Yup! Hysterical Brazilian hunk? You got it. 

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2013 May 6

Net-A-Porter Throws A Weekend Bash

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Karolina Kurkova, Prabal Gurung, Natalie Massenet, and Olivier Rousteing
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With everybody in town for the Met Ball tonight, boys and girls spent the weekend warming up with fashion bashes all over town. Net-A-Porter threw a cocktail party on Saturday night at new Village haute spot Omar's that brought out Karolina Kurkova, Vera Wang, Prabal Gurung, Natalie Massenet, Olivier Rousteing, Miranda Kerr, Lucy Yeomans, Stacey Bendet, Ali Wise, Jason Wu, Adam Glassman, Christopher Kane, Michael Bastian, Patrick Demarchelier, and Giambattista Valli. We'd call that a pretty impressive turn out. 

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2013 May 6

Winona Ryder Covers Interview

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Winona Ryder covers the May issue of Interview and continues this spring's trend of putting your finger on your mouth during photo shoots. Ryder opens up about her early days in the biz and a casting director once telling her that she wasn't going to make it. “Listen, kid. You should not be an actress," she recounts. "You are not pretty enough. You should go back to wherever you came from and you should go to school. You don’t have it." Ohnoyoudidn't. She's currently starring in The Iceman, showing in select theaters now. 

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2013 May 6

Shot of The Daily: Gisele Bundchen and The D&G Boys

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Say Cheese!
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Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce spent a little time in the big apple over the weekend at the opening of the Dolce & Gabbana store on 5th Avenue. The boys were joined by their old chum Gisele Bundchen and some impressive boldfaced names including Kylie Minogue, Chloë Sevigny, Garrett Neff, Carine Roitfeld, Spike Lee, Anne V, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Welcome to the neighborhood, fellas! 

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2013 May 3

This and That! Your Chic Cheat Sheet

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Cyndi, Alan, Liza, Gillian Miniter, Lela Rose, and Alyssa Miller
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It's the end of another week and we're back with our second edition of "This and That." A few morsels for you to chew on before the weekend....

The Daily Summer, your delicious guide to the Hamptons and beyond, returns on Memorial Day weekend and we've nabbed uber-stylist Mary Alice Stephenson to style our cover girl, who we'll be revealing soon. Hint: She happens to be one of the most beautiful women alive today…

Page Six reported this week that Christie Brinkley covers the May issue of Social Life in a swimsuit. Call Dad...

Natalie Massenet, Alison Loehnis, and Lucy Yeomans are hosting a party for Net-A-Porter tomorrow night at new buzzed about spot Omar's for Net-A-Porter. Valentino, Miranda Kerr, Chanel Iman, Christopher Kane, and Erdem Moralioglu are expected...

W Hotels is getting ready for the "Punk: Chaos to Couture" exhibit with a special $299 rate and two tickets to the exhibition. Plus! One authentic Trash & Vaudeville t-shirt…

Last night Josh Wood had an intimate dinner party on the top of W's Times Square location where Liza Minnelli, Cyndi Lauper, Cynthia Rowley, Cynthia Nixon, Anderson Cooper, Ruth Wilson, Carole Radziwill, and Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil celebrated Alan Cumming's turn as Macbeth on Broadway…

Gilt partners with van & Alyosha for an exclusive sale that will go live starting tomorrow at noon...

Spotted! Tom Hanks at The Lambs Club last night with his Lucky Guy cast…

Sports Illustrated mod Alyssa Miller has been named the Global Ambassador of STOMP Out Bullying…

The Central Park Conservancy Ladies Hat luncheon, under sunny skies for the first time in two years, raised $3.3 million on Wednesday...

Fern Mallis chats with Suzy Menkes on Tuesday night at the 92Y….

Bonjour, ambassador! Catherine Malandrino brought Francois Delattre, ambassador of France, to NYC specifically for her STOP Trafficking of People fundraising shopping bash on Wednesday eve...

Comme des Garçons is having a "shopping festival" (their words) from May 10th to 13th at 127 West 30th Street with 70 percent off discounts of merchandise from the past 7-8 years. Some never seen before in New York…

Gucci has lost their four-year battle against Guess in Italy yesterday after the Court of Milan rejected all claims brought to them by the brand...

Fashion hangout Tipsy Parson's 4th Annual Kentucky Derby party is off site tomorrow from 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m at Drive-In Studios 443 West 18th Street for $125, which includes booze, food, and a bluegrass band. Tickets will be available there…

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