Neue Galerie's Neue Gal

Beautiful socialite Annabel Vartanian explores the Neue Galerie for the first time in QUEST magazine's March  issue. Dressed ready for spring trends, a storyline shot by Jack Deutsch unfolds. Wonderfully styled the spread reveals the power of art and its capability of self-transformation. Walking along 86th and 5th, channeling her inner WASP in a J. Crew vintage bateau top, Ms. Vartanian stumbles onto the Upper East Side Museum. Entering confidently the girl appears altogether unaware of her surroundings poised in Burberry and a ruffled Ralph Lauren skirt. At first there is an emotional disconnect between her and the art.
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Above, Annabel Vartanian

Kipton Cronkite Interviews Donna Karan on her Urban Zen Foundation

Donna Karan speaks with Kipton Cronkite on her Urban Zen Foundation, which, among many unique missions, advocates a healthy, strong, and peaceful mind for a healthy body.

Using her busy lifestyle, [Karan] has managed to leverage her experience to create the Urban Zen Foundation, a public charity dedicated to promoting patient advocacy and well-being, empowering children, and preserving cultures. The Foundation also has three retail stores that sell the Urban Zen Clothing Collection designed by Donna Karan, as well as other lifestyle goods, including furniture from Bali and handcrafted African jewelry. Ten percent of all sales benefit the foundation.

Years ago, Karan became inspired to take on this cause as she witnessed her husband Stephan Weiss lose his battle with lung cancer. She began to realize the importance of having a treatment plan in place that focused both on mind and body. During his treatment, she created a plan that included meditation, acupuncture, nutrition, and yoga, which helped his lungs expand and allowed him to breathe better.


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