Thom Browne‘s latest women’s collection was set in, what looked like, a pool locker room. The collection was a profusion of trompe l’oeil Stepford Wife suits and dresses in pastel shades and flashes of the signature red, white and blue stripes. What I loved about this collection was the trompe …
Read More »Thom Browne- Spring 2017 Menswear- Birds of A Flock
Here’s one for the birds! photos: Vogue
Read More »New York City, baby!
I had the magnificent pleasure of visiting NYC recently and wanted to share some photos and places I visited with you! It was a short and sweet trip (3 days , 2 nights), but I did A LOT and I have the blisters and bags under my eyes to prove …
Read More »Manus X Machina Exhibit – The Met NYC
On my most recent trip to New York City, I had the wonderful privilege to visit the ‘Manus X Machina’ exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of New York. Sponsored by Apple, the exhibit displayed a ravishing collection of couture items from designers like, Chanel, Comme Des Garçon, Iris Van Herpin …
Read More »The Blonds- Fall 2016- Pretty in Punk
The Blonds is always the belle of the ball at New York Fashion Week and this season was no different. Anything with loads of sequins, pink and fur is always at the top of my list! So, hip hip hooray to another fabulous season for The Blonds! photos: NY mag
Read More »Todd Oldham Exhibit at RISD
Todd Oldham was and remains to be one of my favorite designers of all time. In the mid to late 90s, I used to take many shopping jaunts to his Soho boutique (right next to Anna Sui on Wooster) in NYC. Over the years, I had collected dozens of Todd …
Read More »Thom Browne- Fall 2016- A Tornado hits Fashion!
Elegantly trapped in a tornado, the models at Thom Browne were well-poised and calm wearing tweeds and furs. The juxtaposition of conservative suits and jumbled sequences of extra fabric and mismatched parts created a dramatic look fit for a typical boring office. What I’m trying to say, is that I …
Read More »Marc Jacobs- Spring 2016- The Ziegfeld Follies
Here is Marc Jacob’s latest collection that showed at the famous NYC landmark, The Ziegfeld Theater. My fave has to be sailor suit in the fifth photo. I’m a sucker for anything nautical, so that makes sense. It must be the Rhode Island in me. any who, these are my …
Read More »Mark Ryden – Dodecahedron
On my last trip to NYC, I visited the Paul Kasmin Gallery in Chelsea to view the incomparable work of artist Mark Ryden. Ryder is one of my favorite artists, so when I discovered he had a new collection, I had to see it up close and personal! Two pieces …
Read More »My Trip to New York City!
New York city is my most favorite city in the world, so it was a delight to go this month, especially during the holiday season! I took a red eye out of Santa Barbara, so I could spend an entire day to shop and site see and what not…. a …
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