NEW YORK — Always asking herself how to conserve natural resources and raw materials to spare the environment, Jussara Lee will unveil a “Hand Me Up” pop-up thrift store next month.
After reading that the average American doesn’t wear 75 percent of what’s in his or her closet, Lee decided unused clothing would be the resource for the April 22 shop at her Bedford Street boutique. An assortment of gently used designer labels and brands — none of which are her own — that she has repurposed will be sold. To keep things manageable, two of Lee’s clients will each bring about 50 to resell. “I’m trying to keep things at bay because we have a small operation and a small studio,” she said. “I have a lineup of clients and as soon as I start talking about it, they say, ‘Oh my God, please come to my closet.’”
Trying to attract younger shoppers, Lee said everything will be sold for under $250 and most of the items will have double-digit price tags. Making the point that even a $250 item would “have to be some amazing item like Comme des Garçons” to deserve such a price, Lee said, “The idea is

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Well, that’s one way to showcase a spring collection.

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GOING ONCE: Greta Garbo fans unable to make the nearly $6 million offer for her East 52nd Street apartment may find soon-to-be-auctioned art from her collection more within reach.
Three canvases that once belonged to the reclusive film star will be part of Christie’s May 15 Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art. Robert Delauney’s “La femme à l’ombrelle ou La Parisienne” was “the central focal point of her living room in New York, and all of the furniture that she chose to surround the canvas played into its incredible colors,” according to her great-nephew Derek Reisfield. That work is expected to fetch between $4 million and $7 million.
Two signed canvasses that also will go under the gavel are works from Jan Alexej von Jawlensky’s “Das blasse Mädchen mit Grauen Zopfen” and Chaim Soutine’s “Femme à la poupée.” Christie’s executives estimate that the von Jawlensky is expected to be north of $1.5 million and the Soutine should be upward of $3.5 million. Noting that all three pieces “offer a particularly modern representation of women, especially for their time,” her nephew said, “This was a concept that really resonated with her. Another factor that drove her collecting tastes was color….In essence, when

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LADY IN LACE: The Duchess of Cambridge donned a floor-length green lace Temperley London gown to the National Portrait Gallery Gala in London on Tuesday.

The Duchess of Cambridge in Temperley London 
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A royal patron of the institution since 2012, she visited the gallery and viewed the latest exhibitions including Absent Friends, Claude Cahun, Howard Hodgkin and Gillian Wearing. She also saw two commissions specially made for the gala. One exhibit included ten masks designers by Vivienne Westwood and Philip Treacy while the other featured 100 postcards, which are a part of a mystery portrait postcard charity fundraiser sale. The duchess met with guests, donors and members of National Portrait Gallery.

The Duchess of Cambridge in Temperley London. 
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This is the second gala that Kate Middleton has attended. This edition of the gala is focused on fund-raising for Coming Home — an initiative that aids the return of personalities’ portraits to various places such as a portrait of the Brontë sisters to Yorkshire or a portrait of Sir Walter Scott to Dorset.
Last week, she attended the launch of a series of mental health films by Best Beginnings, a charity that aids children and

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