Mary Hilliard, Author at New York Social Diary

Save Venice’s 50th Anniversary Il Gran Gala a Venezia

Travel• November 4, 2022.

Mary Hilliard takes us on a very special trip to Venice, with her camera and Save Venice supporters. It’s a magical trip to experience... READ MORE

Going with the flow of the Nile

Travel• November 16, 2021.

Mary Hilliard takes a sailing trip along the Nile to the Great Pyramid of Giza and beyond... READ MORE

This Was Then: Valentino’s 30th Anniversary Exhibition in New York

Social History• October 1, 2020.

Today we’re re-running a Social History from Mary Hilliard’s archive from September 1992, the opening of Valentino’s 30th Anniversary Retrospect... READ MORE

Three days of spectacular revelry at the Carnevale Gala in Venice

Travel• February 25, 2020.

Mary Hilliard covers (and photographs) Save Venice’s Carnevale Gala, “All the World’s A Stage,” in Venice, Italy. Costume balls, exhibitions, ... READ MORE

This Was Then: The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Dinner with D.V.”

Social History• January 23, 2020.

A piece of New York fashion history, a page out of only yesterday, Mary Hilliard’s report on the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum’s �... READ MORE

Art Weekend in Richmond Celebrating Elizabeth Locke

Travel• May 17, 2019.

Elizabeth Locke invited close friends to Richmond, Virginia, to celebrate the opening of “A Return to the Grand Tour: Micromosaic Jewels from the Co... READ MORE

Save Venice Celebrates Tintoretto’s 500th birthday

Travel• October 18, 2018.

Tintoretto, the Venetian master, wouldn’t roll over in his grave, he’d burst out of it if he knew of Save Venice’s glorious celebrat... READ MORE

April in Paris (and Burgundy)

Travel• March 30, 2018.

When E.Y. “Yip” Harburg wrote the words to “April in Paris” he had never even been there. Poor “Yip” didn’t know what he was missing. We... READ MORE

The biennial gala celebration of Save Venice

Travel• July 14, 2017.

A few weeks ago an enthusiastic crowd flocked to Venice to participate in the biennial gala celebration of Save Venice, Inc., a non profit organizatio... READ MORE

This was Then: Malcolm Forbes’ 70th, Part II

Social History• February 22, 2017.

Photographs by Mary Hilliard Malcolm Forbes was the most celebrated magazine publisher of his day although there were others far richer and with large... READ MORE

This was Then: Malcolm Forbes’ 70th Birthday, Part I

Social History• February 21, 2017.

Malcolm Forbes is a name that only vaguely, if that, resonates with anyone under fifty today. Yet when he died 27 years ago at the age of 70, he was o... READ MORE

Music, Mosaics and Moonlight in Sicily

Travel• October 19, 2016.

For two weeks in Ragusa Ibla, a baroque UNESCO world heritage site in southern Sicily, the streets were alive with the sound of music as young musicia... READ MORE

New York to Venice

Travel• July 1, 2015.

Thursday, July 2, 2015. Yesterday in New York was sunny, mild, and not too hot. After very heavy early morning rains to wash the streets, the sidewal... READ MORE

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