Post-holiday outerwear boom signals smart coat investments
After Christmas sales push outerwear prices down by 20 to 50 percent, shoppers eye long lasting pieces. Jeff Pfeifle of J Crew notes rising demand for colorful coats, vintage inspired designs, and luxe sportier styles blending casual and formal looks. Helen Yarmak highlights versatile sable pieces as investment wares.
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Cronkite Ready For Vienna New Year's Concert
Walter Cronkite, 87, in New York hospital after foot surgery just days before his annual Vienna New Year’s Concert hosting. He plans to narrate a PBS broadcast from the Musikverein with Riccardo Muti conducting, marking 20 years in the role. Cronkite will also visit Vienna’s Albertina Museum and remains active with PBS documentaries and a syndicated column.
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Winslet Mendes welcome baby boy in New York
Actress Kate Winslet and director Sam Mendes announced the birth of their son Toe on December 22 in New York. He weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces. This is the couple's first child together. Winslet also has a daughter Mia from a previous marriage.
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