Failed conversion of Lincoln Towers vs. Stuy/PCV

I found this article very helpful in understanding that time period:

http://books.google.com/books?id=xHg8qyoOgWMC&lpg=PA42&ots=IiZPz13KnO&dq=new%20york%20magazine%20feb%201990%20real%20estate&pg=PA42#v=onepage&q&f=false

I like the pretty dresses in the following pages. My bet would be that most of those clothes were made in NY/LA.

Yes, except for the hot mess of a coat on page 54 and the skirt/blazer situation on 55, you could basically resubmit that entire shoot today.

And 52 is true Palm Beach mommie realness. You know right after that moment of sweet embrace gazing lovingly at nothing in particular with her child in the garden, she crisply pivoted to the nanny, arms fully extended, holding the baby as if it were about to explode, glaring, annoyed that the nanny hasn't already removed this poop factory from her person, never compromising her perfect posture or hair.

FWIW: The blazer on 55 was apparently a signature of the time and probably made in HK --
http://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/11/style/charlotte-neuville-life-near-the-top.html
That business is based on the designer's idiosyncratic view of classic sportswear. She calls her blazer, which is big and roomy, the ''boyfriend jacket'' because it's meant to look like something borrowed from a man's closet. Her sleeves and trouser legs tend to be shorter or longer than the norm, her color combinations are unexpected, and her evening clothes are her day clothes with gold embroidery or beading. The Neuville slant makes her styles stand out from the crowd and may well propel her into the first rank of American designers.