Category Archives: Beauty

Remnants of a Beauty

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m on the train once again, when a girl in her 30s? 40s? clearly an addict, is methodically asking for money. Now, I don’t carry cash during the day, because by the time I get home, it’s gone, given away … Continue reading →

Posted in alcohol, Beauty, Culture, grace, humanity, New York City, women, writing | Tagged Asking for alms, Compassion verses judgment, drug addiction, riding the New York subway, The homelss in New York City | 65 Comments

You Can Take The Girl Out Of The Model, But Not The Model Out Of The Girl

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

11:00 A.M. I’m at a casting in midtown for an osteopenia drug. No, it’s not penis related. It’s the last stop, the green room, for osteoporosis. Where did the glamour go, I ask you? I’m surrounded by women in all … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Culture, Fashion, fitness, History, humanity, humor, media, modeling, New York City, women, writing | Tagged commercial modeling, keeping your sense of humor, L.L. Bean bathing suits, Model and agency owner Wilhelmina Cooper, older models, plastic surgery, women of a certain age | 38 Comments

Best Story of the Week…August 22

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

It’s a drizzly day as I head back home from my run. A pretty girl in her 30s is standing under the eave of a brownstone perusing her phone, smartly staying dry. She looks great in jeans with an opened … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Fashion, humor, media, New York City, shopping, women | Tagged fashionistas, J. Crew Factory Outlet, J. Crew Womens, observations, running in Central Park | 37 Comments

Miss, Did You Drop This?

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

First off, when you’re called Miss at my age, you’re having a good day. To be called Miss by a handsome, well-heeled, polite forty-year old that looks like a matinee idol is like winning The Derby. Seems I dropped my … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Culture, Fashion, humor, money, New York City, women | Tagged Barbara Babe Paley, Fashion accessories, Hermes scarves, social etiquette | 49 Comments

The Grace Kelly of Architecture

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

It’s right before sunup as I walk down Lexington, just me and a lone can-man collecting his wares. I walk this early since the city is under siege with hardhats and jackhammers, peace no longer a given where I live, … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Beauty, Culture, Faith, grace, History, inspiration, money, New York City, Politics, words | Tagged Donald J. Trump, New York City Landmarks, Robert Moses The Power Broker Robert Caro, The Chrysler Building | 46 Comments

Notes From the Carlyle…July 2019

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

The rain blew me right in the front door. Alright, I’m exaggerating, but it did influence my entrance. Perils of a skinny girl who felt she was levitating. I decide to behave and go straight to the ante room off … Continue reading →

Posted in alcohol, Beauty, Culture, humor, inspiration, media, New York City, sexual relationships, Uncategorized, words, writing | Tagged Bemelman's Bar, birthdays, John Keats's poetry, not drinking, old lovers, romance, The Carlyle Hotel | 35 Comments

Another New York Story

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

It’s 6:30 A.M. as I cut across the Park, west to east to run the rest of the way home. I like this 5 minute stroll past the tennis courts since it’s a part of the city, changing at the … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Beauty, Cinema, creative writing, Fashion, humanity, humor, New York City, words, writing | Tagged Central Park Tennis Courts, dog owners, Finding the humor in everything, Getting your hair done, Shampoo Warren Beatty | 110 Comments

A Flat Fourth of July

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

Despite our dear President’s tanks rolling down Pennsylvania Avenue like a bad action film, the 4th seems to be down several quarts; poignancy commemorating freedom on the lam. Makes me think of Teddy, our 26th President, when he sent the … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Culture, grace, Gratitude, History, humanity, inspiration, Love, Politics, violence, war, words | Tagged 4th of July 2019, Emma Lazarus the New Colossus, Jefferson and Adams dying on the same day, The Declaration of Independence, The Statue of Liberty, Trump Immigration Dentention centers | 97 Comments

A Face In the Crowd

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

I saw her strolling, her golden blonde hair picking up the late afternoon light. She had an ice cream cone in one hand, a Chanel purse, the other. I remember trips to the Met, sated in Renoirs, Lunch of the … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Beauty, creative writing, Culture, dessert, grace, inspiration, New York City, travel, writing | Tagged Pierre-Auguste Renor Lunch of the Boating Party, remembering a friend, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Walking in the rain | 41 Comments

Strolling Through The Park One Day

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

A Pit is doing his business while his owner patiently waits. I tool by and say to the dog, “Look how much your dad loves you.” The man, irritated, rolls his eyes and says, “He just takes so long to … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Beauty, creative writing, Culture, Family, humor, inspiration, New York City, parents, writing | Tagged Central Park, dog owners, Finding the humor in everything, New York hotdog vendors, observing nature | 31 Comments