C is for Carnival

The ultimate street party.

Veruschka, photographed by Hulton Archive/Getty Images, at Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, 1969

E is for Elaine’s

New York restaurant — nay, institution — presided over by the inimitable Elaine Kaufman. Regulars included Gay Talese, Woody Allen, Jacqueline Onassis, George Plimpton, Mikhail Baryshnikov….

Photo by Larry Fink, George Plimpton at Elaine’s, NYC, January 1999 © Larry Fink

K is for Koch

The legendary (and charismatic) three-term mayor of New York. An icon of the city, straight from the Bronx.

Photo by Ron Galella

P is for Paillettes

High-wattage sequins and spangles. Not just for night, they’re great as a subtle accent for more casual day looks.

G is for Greta Garbo

One of the Hollywood greats who was notoriously camera shy, hiding behind books, tissues and…umbrellas.

Photo by Martin Munkacsi

R is for R & R

Rest and relaxation. Acquired by spending a leisurely day swimming in the pool.

T is for Ten

Five plus five — and the name of stylish entrepreneur Daphne Javitch’s underwear line.

C is for Collage

A graphic cut-and-paste hybrid of elements, as seen in artist Tony Caramanico’s surf journals.

Teddy by Tony Caramanico

J is for Jump

As in jump — no, cannonball — into the New Year.

M is for Martin Parr and Miyazaki, Japan

Home to the world’s largest indoor watermark, as photographed here by Martin Parr.

The Ocean Dome, Miyazaki, Japan, 1996. © Martin Parr/Magnum Photos

S is for Sun-Kissed

And surf and sand and the Sixties — the ingredients to Ron Church: California to Hawaii 1960 to 1965, a book of vintage surfing photographs by the legendary lensman.

C is for Childhood Memories

A period rich with wonderful memories. Here, a young Tory opens Christmas presents by the tree.

S is for Sparkle

It’s the holidays, so go ahead, sparkle plenty and glamorously. Photo by Ellen Von Unwerth for Vogue Italia, November 2005

M is for Military

The inspiration behind Tory’s pre-fall collection. Think structure and tailoring, with a side of ladylike polish.

L is for La Dolce Vita

The leisure life of the Beautiful People in Italy — and the name of the Slim Aarons’ new book.