Devorah Rose

Saturday, August 2, was a rainy day in the Hamptons. Polo in Bridgehampton was cancelled. The roads were muddy. Our hair got frizzy, and our state of mind was such that we ventured out to Devorah Rose's Social Life Magazine "estate" in Watermill (there's another in Southampton) for a party celebrating the magazine's August issue. The Daily Transom, which is not exactly shy but has a crippling aversion to television cameras, had previously avoided all of Ms. Rose's productions in genuine fear of accidentally ending up on the reality show that has supposedly been filming there this summer.

The invite promised an "exclusive and private guest list" of "celebrities, socialites, jet-setters, and taste-makers.  read more »

Controversy continues to dog Lauren Conrad after yesterday's reports of the Hills "star" bailing on a Humane Society charity event called Paws for Style. New details including Ms. Conrad's response to critics continue to emerge.

Ms. Conrad was supposed to headline the event, organized by the Humane Society and Animal Fair Magazine, and walk the runway with her dog Chloe in a dress of her own design. Ms. Conrad showed up for the red-carpet, and even told Daily Transom that if she were a dog, she'd "probbaly be a mutt. They're the cutest."

But then, according to organizers of the event, Ms. Conrad—who arrived with a borrowed dog, not Chloe!—was unhappy with the scene and took off.  read more »

We heard you're working on a reality show called The 10021 that takes place in South Hampton?

Yes, it’s basically a show about four New Yorkers living a kind of fashion lifestyle and about how their professional lives intersect with their social lives. It’s a reality show, but it is being done more like a documentary-drama because it’s filmed as a snapshot of our lives.  read more »