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By Sloane Crosley

But how do you know you’re dealing with a truly competitive dresser? An uncomplicated fashion enthusiast will beam and say “Thanks, it was twenty dollars!” when you compliment her top. That person is your friend. However, you’ve entered a whole other realm of fashion consciousness when the response goes something like...

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YOGI CAMERON author of the Guru in You Photo: vogue.it

"One day in 1998 “I was in Nelson Mandela’s house in South Africa,” ....“Naomi Campbell was there, Kate Moss, Amber Valletta, Christy Turlington: the whole crew. It wasn’t like a light bulb moment. It was more of, ‘Ah, this is really good, and it’s not going to get better than this.’ I thought, ‘Fashion will kick you out at some point, anyway. This is a good time to go off and find my path.’ ” That path led him to India, where he studied yoga and ayurveda, an approach to health in which foods are seen as having different essential properties..." New York Times

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BySimone Reyes

The beautiful thing about being alive on this Earth is that we can use our time here to heal, nurture, protect, serve and give back to those who need us. We are the only ones who can control animal overpopulation. The statistics are in and they aren’t pretty. The Humane Society estimates that animal shelters care for 6-8 million dogs and cats every year in the United States, of whom approximately 3-4 million are euthanized

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By Mariel Hemingway

My personal journey to wellness has taught me that nurturing your body and mind is not only the greatest thing you can do for yourself; it’s the greatest thing you can do for everyone around you—for your family, your kids, your colleagues, and your community. That’s what wellness is all about....

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By Mary Beth Janssen

“Green” living begins with our lifestyle choices, starting from a place of fervent intention to travel the green, sustainable, organic pathway. Energy follows intention, and the phrase “think globally, act locally” has never rung more true. When you mindfully and authentically re-think, reduce, recycle, reuse and repurpose in your own microcosm, you affect the macrocosm, or the greater good. Leaving Mother Earth healthier, richly diverse and more vibrant becomes your legacy....

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SCHIAPARELLI & PRADA:

Impossible Conversations

May 10–August 19, 2012

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

                                      Miuccia Prada - Spring/Summer 2006

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NOMAD TWO WORLDS HAITI

Urban Zen/ through May 12, 2012

Monday-Sunday 11am - 5pm

705 Greenwich Street

"If you would like an 'insiders' look at Donna Karan's unlimited creativity this is not to be missed. This is Donna's heart, soul and vision expressed through collaboration, art and product." Russell James

Nomad Two Worlds and Donna Karan continue to support the artisans of Haiti with the new URBAN ZEN NOMAD TWO WORLDS HAITI EXHIBITION. The Urban Zen Center in NYC has become a gallery and temporary showroom to showcase a collection of art, accessories, clothing, and home furnishings designed and produced in Haiti. The exhibition also features David Belle's video "Naturally Haiti" which is a behind the scenes look of how the collections were designed as well as gorgeous footage of Haiti and its people.

Urban Zen | 705 Greenwich Street

(Mon - Sun, 11am - 5pm,  through May 2012)

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WHITNEY BIENNIAL 2012

Whitney Museum

March 1-May 27

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MODERNIST ART FROM INDIA

Rubin Museum

May 4, 2012 - October 16, 2012

FASHION

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ANNA DELLO RUSSO the Editor At Large and creative consultant for Vogue Japan

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