HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004) Crocodile Eating Ballerina, from the Pina Bausch Ballet ‘Keushleitslegende’, Wuppertal, 1983

What: Kathryn Amberleigh Why: Stacked-heel boots and colorful suede pumps are up to 80 percent off at the NYC designer’s first-ever sample sale.
When: Today, Wed. & Fri., 3-8 p.m.
Where: 195 Chrystie St., b/t Stanton & Rivington Sts., ste. 809g. Cash only.

What: Lutz & Patmos Why: This is your last chance to grab knits by the NYC design duo (in collaboration with friends like Sofia Coppola), and the discounts are steep (Coppola’s dress is $150; reg. $875).
When: Nov. 16-18. Tues.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Where: 425 W. 13th St., b/t Ninth Ave. & Washington St., ste. 401 (212-463-9110).

What: Archetype Showroom Why: Deep discounts on Iro knits, LnA goodies, Won Hundred shoes, and more clothing and accessories.
When: Nov. 12 & 13. Fri., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., noon-6 p.m.
Where: 676 Broadway, b/t Bond & Great Jones Sts., 2nd flr.

I met Linda at New York Fashionweek. And Anne in Berlin, one of three Hui Hui designers. (Doesn’t she look a little like Meryl Streep?) Loved both coats, the Trench and the checkered.

Silk costumes illuminated by multi-coloured lighting of Loie Fullers
designs in 1896. How can Modern Dance be more beautiful?

Joan Harris, I cant imagine a classier character than the chef secretary she plays in my favorite TV series Mad Men. She would never say the wrong thing in the wrong moment.

Fotos: Kathrin Leist