By Laura L. Griffin 6/08/12 2:03pm

Fabulous at Any Age

Lina Plioplyte and Ari Seth Cohen: bankrolled!

Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: Kickstarted Documentary about Stylish Ladies of a Certain Age

Ari Seth Cohen, the proprietor of noted street style blog Advanced Style (whose recent book party was littered with incredible women in incredible accessories), and his filmmaking partner Lina Plioplyte moments ago achieved their Kickstarter fundraising goal of $35,000. They got over the top with two weeks to spare, and will receive (at least) $35,052 to help them complete the production of their documentary spotlighting the eccentric and exceptionally well-dressed elder ladies of New York City. Read More

By Laura L. Griffin 5/24/12 2:38pm

Book Parties

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Author Ari Seth Cohen with Lynn Dell Cohen, one of the Advanced Style fashion plates

Feathers, Leather, and Bragging About One’s Age at the Advanced Style Book Party

A generation-bridging mutual admiration society set up shop on Tuesday night at the Sky Room at the New Museum for a party celebrating the release of the book Advanced Style—a compendium of photographs and profiles of the adventurously dressing elderly women of New York City adapted from author Ari Seth Cohen’s street fashion blog of the same name—hosted by Nowness.com.

Mr. Cohen, the primary documentarian of this phenomenon, worked the room in a hot pink suit and dark blue oxfords, introducing his proud mother (who had “Ari’s Mom” painted on her thumbnails to mark the occasion) to the room full of his muses. Read More