Antiques At The Temple

Flamingo Promotions and the Sisterhood of Temple Judea are pleased to anticipate spring with the 16th Annual Antiques At The Temple on March 18, 2007! Short & Sweet & chock full of Treasures, this long standing, respected benefit for the Temple Sisterhood will be held at Temple Judea of Manhasset, 333 Searingtown Road, Manhasset, NY. Outstanding professional Antiques Exhibitors from the Tri-State area will showcase 19th & early 20th Century Pottery, Porcelain and Glassware; Victorian and Country Furnishings; Fine Art, Photography and Sculpture, Americana and Primitive Furnishings; Antique Dolls and Toys; Estate & Antique Jewelry; Art Nouveau & Art Deco Lighting and Bronzes; Art Glass, including Tiffany; Vintage Books & Ephemera; and many other fine Antiques & Vintage Decoratives. A special feature found only at Flamingo Shows will be Antiques Appraisals by popular TV personality and Appraiser John Bruno, from 1-4pm at $5/item.

Stolen trailer carried a fortune in antiques

Andrew Vogel was at the verge of tears Wednesday when he spoke of his stolen trailer carrying 4,000 English antiques worth $1 million.

Vogel, 43, and his wife, Kelly, were staying at a tucked-away Hampton Inn Hotel, west of West Palm Beach, Fla.. They were headed back to Chicago after driving to Palm Beach County for the Winter Antique Show at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in West Palm Beach over the weekend.

When Andrew Vogel looked out his hotel window about 9 a.m. Tuesday, his heart dropped, he said. His 16-foot-long, 9-foot-tall dark blue Avenger trailer with Illinois plates was gone. He had to disconnect it from his car because of parking but there was a lock on it, he said.

"It's our livelihood," he said Wednesday. "We have our heart and soul in these pieces.

Antiques with scars, stories add charm, warmth to homes

I am a sucker for old furniture. Whether it's a valuable antique or a vintage piece, these aged beauties, with their graceful lines and imperfections, lend warmth and character to their surroundings. I think furniture with a past adds oodles of interest to a space and gives a home a lived-in look.

If you want to become a serious collector of antiques and invest in pieces of great value, you'll want to do your homework first. Reams of books and a host of Web sites can help educate you about what makes some pieces more valuable than others and what you should look for when selecting different kinds of antiques.

But if you're like me, when you look for furniture for your home, you are less concerned with scouting out fine antiques and more interested in finding timeless treasures that will win your heart.

Vintage look the rage during Fashion Week

Sometimes it's confusing to know when you are supposed to wear the clothes you see in newspapers, magazines and stores. That is because the media are now sharing the sneak previews that only fashion professionals used to be able to see eight months before you'll want to wear them.

In San Antonio, winter is here. But in stores, spring looks are already in full bloom.

But in New York, it's Fashion Week, and that means that it's already fall of '07. At last count, 221 designers are previewing their collections at the tents in Bryant Park and off-site at venues from art galleries to hotel lobbies, nightclubs to an ice-skating rink. Designers, of course, are vying for attention in hopes you'll remember their names when you finally get around to shopping for your fall wardrobe months from now.