Barbara Hodes, Author at New York Social Diary

Along the Hudson: Old Towns, New Stores

Guest Diary• July 21, 2021.

Along the Hudson: Barbara Hodes continues her visit to the Hudson Valley and its amazing variety of shops in the village of Millbrook with its well gr... READ MORE

New Worlds to Consume Upstate

Guest Diary• July 15, 2021.

Where to go, where to go ... upstate, across the Atlantic; they’re all waiting patiently and gloriously. Barbara Hodes shares some of her favorite s... READ MORE

Indie at any age in any nabe

Guest Diary• June 29, 2021.

Barbara Hodes is back with a tour of stores with interesting pieces for every taste and budget, and a sense of the artist for your choices. ... READ MORE

New Retail Concepts: Changing Places and Trading Up

Guest Diary• June 17, 2021.

New retail concepts, shopping destinations, new stores with spaces that flow with new design ideas; and Barbara Hodes taking it all in with her unerri... READ MORE

Making for a Delicious Decor

Guest Diary• May 28, 2021.

Barbara Hodes, shopping for house and decor needs, comes upon a wide variety of choices and ideas... READ MORE

May Flowers with Art on Madison Avenue

Guest Diary• May 10, 2021.

Barbara Hodes, with her sharp eye on the consumer and collector interest, writes about Madison Avenue BID’s Art & Design Weekend ... coming up this ... READ MORE

Fooling Around in Palm Springs

Guest Diary• May 5, 2021.

With her brilliant eye for shopping tours, Barbara Hodes takes in Palm Springs and environs and shows us why people love that part of the world... READ MORE

Waste Not, Want Not — Living The Sustainable Life, Simply

Guest Diary• April 14, 2021.

Barbara Hodes takes us again down to the LES featuring new shops with new brands, many made on site or nearby... READ MORE

Shop till you drop in the melting pot

Guest Diary• March 30, 2021.

Barbara Hodes takes us on one of her shopping tours, to the highly fashionable Lower East Side; now sporting glam... READ MORE

Sweet Indulgences with a French Accent

Guest Diary• March 11, 2021.

Barbara Hodes, our ne plus ultra shopping director, has a Sweet Tooth and patisseries are her weak spot for her discerning taste buds. All over town, ... READ MORE

Noho and Nolita, Coming and Going

Guest Diary• February 25, 2021.

Barbara Hodes takes us on one of her fascinating shopping tours, this time to Noho and Nolita in ole Manahatta, where it’s about the Now and the New... READ MORE

Madison Comes Alive

Guest Diary• February 12, 2021.

Our guide Barbara Hodes takes us on an informative and visually interesting tour of Madison Avenue and what's happening there on Valentine’s Day... READ MORE

SoHo Still Surprises

Guest Diary• January 20, 2021.

Barbara Hodes discovers how retail in SoHo still surprises and is now demonstrating its resilience in recovering from the last ten months... READ MORE

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