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Taking Home the Gold at the Annual Millbrook Horse Trials

Guest Diary• August 5, 2024.
Sharon Hoge cantered in to the annual Millbrook Horse Trials, a four-day (social) affair where horses and riders compete in three phases: dressage, cr... READ MORE
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A weekend with the American Friends of Versailles in Paris, Part II

Travel• June 28, 2024.
The American Friends of Versailles continued their summer tour in Paris by dining in a landmark royal chateau, touring an 18th-century Marais mansion,... READ MORE
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A weekend with the American Friends of Versailles in Paris, Part I

Travel• June 27, 2024.
Le Gala des Fleurs d’Oranger was the centerpiece of a weekend when the American Friends of Versailles (AFV) gathered in Paris for events to celebrat... READ MORE
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TOURING IRAQ AND ITS ANTIQUITIES

Travel• May 17, 2024.
Anxious to see the “cradle of civilization,” even during these tense times, Sharon Hoge went on a sight-seeing trip with four others to Iraq. Fasc... READ MORE
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Conservancy Luncheon Purses

Guest Diary• May 2, 2024.
From handmade, custom-made; from leather, silk and straw, antique Chanel; from matchy-matchy, and way beyond all of that in Sharon Hoge’s photos of ... READ MORE
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The cosmopolitan charm of the Third Street South endures

Diary Features• March 28, 2024.
Sharon Hoge heads straight for Third Street South in Naples in search of some shopping and dining in an elegant enclave of laid-back luxury... READ MORE
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BEYOND THE BALL: A WEEKEND OF ACTIVITIES IN PARIS WITH THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF VERSAILLES

Social History• January 19, 2024.
Part II of Sharon Hoge's Parisian weekend adventure with the American Friends of Versailles... READ MORE
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INTERNATIONAL VERSAILLES PATRONS CELEBRATE WITH A BALL AT THE CHATEAU’S GRAND TRIANON

Social History• January 18, 2024.
Sharon Hoge reports on The American Friends of Versailles' 25th anniversary celebration with a full weekend of events in Paris, capped off with a gala... READ MORE
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AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME GALA 2023

Party Pictures• November 10, 2023.
Sharon Hoge attends the American Academy in Rome's annual gala along with over 300 artists, writers, scholars, and supporters assembled to honor award... READ MORE
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Handbags run the gamut at the Hat Lunch!

Guest Diary• May 5, 2023.
While flowers top the hat motif at the 41st annual Central Park Conservancy Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon, handbags run the gamut. Sharon Hoge... READ MORE
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The American Friends of Versailles Tour the Lakes of North Italy

Travel• January 10, 2023.
Sharon Hoge takes us on the voyage of the American Friends of Versailles for our edification, appreciation, and great pleasure as they tour the villas... READ MORE
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DON’T LOOK UP — Handbags at the 40th Annual Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon

Beauty• May 6, 2022.
Hats? What about the Bags?! Sharon Hoge covered the Bags at Wednesday’s Hat Lunch in Central Park... READ MORE
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American Friends of Versailles Study Marie Antoinette’s Hapsburg Legacy in Prague, Part II

Social History• January 19, 2022.
Part II of Sharon Hoge’s coverage of the American Friends of Versailles visiting Prague and its historical relationship to Marie Antoinette whose Ha... READ MORE

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