The Fortune of Fashion in 2013
Some call it astrology. Some call it diva-magic. Others just pretend to ignore it. While others craft the clever marketing. Fashion trends are not folklore or make-believe, but living and […]
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The Rugged Terrain of Chocolate (plus rivers of Booze)
Chocolate and I. We define inseparability. My relationship with the chocolate show goes back many years when an equivalently obsessed chocoholic-by-life-and-dentist-by-profession took me to this enchanting world. Many years and […]
I chose social media as my Sandy news feed. Did you?
In the darkness that ensued Sandy, I enveloped myself in the inky black air, with a plethora of whispy candles casting shadows to create an eerie, romantic, nonchalant atmosphere, disturbed […]
A Touch of Quirky 2: Feel Hot, Wear Hot
Heat waves carry more than just heat, intolerance, vacations, and news. They carry inspiration. Temperatures soar in the summer. The sun licks my skin with its hissing tongue. The fiery […]
Out-of-Hand Observations 4: A Future of Juxtaposition
The future ticks past us as the present strides forward. There is little we can do really, but watch. Watch the watch as it ticks forward. Many designers, enthusiasts, geniuses […]
Scent of a Woman… Picked Out by a Man
They say that in order to smell out a sensuous woman, ask a man. It brings to mind the metaphor of Al Pacino’s aptly titled Scent of a Woman. Presenting, […]
Denim Eyeball
Denim. My second skin. Distressed or embellished, periodically evolving like a recurring kaleidoscope, and with an exponential combination of fits and washes, it is no wonder that the average Gen […]
Social Media’s Affair with Fashion, in Real-time
Twinkle Twinkle. Like stars twitching uneasily in the dark sky, countless lights gleam in the darkness of the audience in a fashion show, competing against the bright glare of the […]
Out-of-Hand Observations 3: A New Sign of Distress
Just because dress and distress rhyme, must we stress ourselves to blend them? My endeavor to observe out-of-hand observations continues, after having seen some that are faux-pas disguised as forte, […]
Mother Nature Turns Professor: Lessons from Hurricane Irene
You know that something is sinking into your subconscious when you even dream of it. I think I dreamed of swimming with my select possessions deteriorating in dampness, sometimes perched […]
