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Wardrobe Kerplunk: Johnny Famous White Party

Your local editor has a true wardrobe malfunction

threw down a challenge to your local editor on Thursday evening.

JF is known on Bell Blvd. to be the home of the , which I'd sponsor a night out to get Douglaston and Little Neck editors Nathan Duke and Paul Leonard to confront.

Well, the place decided to up-notch the sophistication, and throw a Thursday night White Party.

The idea for me was to go, take photos, and meet jaunty Baysiders in white. But how do you dress for a white party in the winter? Thick, insulating materials like wool are hardly ever dyed true white.

The white after Labor Day rule was a hard-and-fast throughout the best part of the last century, maybe for practical reasons.

Photographic evidence suggests that Bayside is brave, and is not afraid of lace and cotton when the situation calls for it.

My wardrobe itself only has white linen dresses bought and better suited in the Mediterranean.

I took a crack at a concoction of grey and white textiles. The results are below for your review, Bayside. 

Do you think my anxiety that I would be pinched black and blue for not meeting color requirements was a sensible fear?

*I was not bold enough to find out. Please throw another party, Johnny Famous. I want to meet that bull on my own terms, in pastels. 

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Jaime May 10, 2013 at 10:42 am
The local, fresh fruit and vegetable market was a worthwhile addition to Douglaston. Obviously, itRead More did not receive the support of the community, at least not enough to make it a successful venture. This is sad. Every Sunday, rain or shine, I would stop at the market and purchase something. My favorite was the bakery stand. Often, when I stopped in the afternoon I would get two FREE French breads with my purchase. Parking was never a problem. The vendors where friendly and very informative. It was a perfect setting for the picturesque nature of this community. Too bad it is not returning.
Jaime May 9, 2013 at 03:02 pm
Unfortunately, according to the Douglas Manor Association, the fresh fruit and vegetable market willRead More NOT return this year. No specific reason was given other than this was at the initiative of the merchants or the market's organizers. And this..., just as we were beginning to enjoy the Long Island wines and the $34 per pound skirt steak, ordered two months in advance.
Evelyn Schechter May 2, 2013 at 07:33 am
Please continue to circulate the petition:Read More http://www.change.org/petitions/michael-p-huerta-faa-reverse-harmful-flight-patterns-over-bayside-hollis-hills-and-n-e-queens#
J Douglas Montgomery May 3, 2013 at 02:43 pm
The correct Date is the 21st of May at The Community Church of Douglaston, 2-4