Adena Halpern wrote a popular series of essays titled 'The Haute Life' for the back page of Marie Claire magazine, which reached 3.1 million US readers monthly. She is a contributing writer for Daily Variety and has written for The New York Times. Adena earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dramatic writing from New York University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in screenwriting from the American Film Institute. Her memoir Target Underwear and a Vera Wang Gown: Notes from a Single Girl's Closet, was published by Penguin US in May 2007. Adena has been called 'the real-life Carrie Bradshaw'.