Sam | Style Aficionado

Fashion

Sonya Rykiel 1930 – 2016

Life

Coming to a Crossroads at the Fork in the Road

I'm sure you've all been there, here, where you're just trying to make sense of the pushes and pulls of life. You spend your time living as a square peg always feeling like you belong in a round hole. The hamster wheel is the easy way out, the story...

Life

One Love

Style

Our Sweet Prince

A truly inimitable force in music. I remember when Purple Rain came out.... Like every kid, it was like the music spoke to you. It was an anthem to be played as a soundtrack to your life. We never know how much someone like Prince gathered us all together...

Fashion

10 Pounds of Potatoes in a 5 Pound Bag…. Or Tux

After watching the Golden Globes, I'm once again struck by how many men don't understand what looks good on them vs what they wear. The contrasts were stark, from the incredibly dapper Bryan Cranston to the "what were they thinking" Sam Smith. And before you let the thought even...

Fashion

Aaaand We’re Back!

After a much needed vacation, a few visits to my plastic surgeon and the holidays....... we're back in action!! Woo hoo! Stay tuned!

Fashion

Yep, Fashion Week

Another New York Fashion Week is upon us and I can't wait for the fun to begin. Beautiful collections, beautiful people and of course the comedy show that is the fashion press. I think its pretty well established that Sam and I have impeccable taste, so to say I...

Life

I Am Not Too Sure

In a world full of anger and intolerance, I've always loved this quote by H.L Mencken - “The more uncivilized the man, the surer he is that he knows precisely what is right and what is wrong. All human progress, even in morals, has been the work of men who...

Fashion

MTV-WTF

I don't even know where to start with the VMA's.... Really, MTV referring to itself as "music" television is a stretch in and of itself, but music awards? Anywho, on to the main event.. I have to confess, the entire experience reminded me of watching a movie where I keep...

Design

A Proud Legacy Continued – Atelier Versace

I've not made it a secret that I'm terribly fond of the Versace of old and by implication have thought that for some time Donatella has ridden the juggernaut that her brother's immense talent created. Carrying on the legacy of Gianni. A seemingly impossible task. For the first time in...