Design

With all the hype surrounding the usual suspects, it was great to see Protagonist put on a beautiful and well received debut showing at Fashion Week. With a devoted following already in tow, it was a lovely mix of rich colors and textures. On the polar opposite side of the...

I absolutely marvel at the creative talent at work designing all manor of things, taking every day objects and turning them into functional works of art. Everything from telephones to cookware, prosthetic legs to watches. One of my favorite places to admire some of these talented peoples creations is...

Giovanni Marcus Versace : 2 December 1946 – 15 July 1997  I remember going to that Versace opening, the boutique being unveiled, the fashion show that followed. It was all so special, every detail choreographed. A who's who in attendance watching the runway, breathless. I remember talking to the...

Can someone PLEASE make a really small cell phone?!?! Like most people I have a tablet and have NO interest in holding it up to my head. I see people using these "phablets" and its just embarrassing! Where does it end, the laptop phone? I even wrote an email...

As Fashion Month draws to a close, an observation.... "Bohemian", "70's", "hippie chic"... how many times have you read similar descriptions of countless collections? How does a "new" collection share a theme with so many other designer's "new" collections? Is the idea to all be different....together? Burberry, Etro, Altuzarra,...

Oscar de la Renta truly understood women—their bodies, their minds—and knew how to reveal their inner beauty – probably better than most could do themselves. Mr. de La Renta created luxurious wrappings and adornments that instantly transformed each into a more confident and beautiful individual than they were before....

Ok, I've reached a crisis point. Almost every one of my favorite jeans have some kind of tear, and not the "cool" tear people pay for, the real kind. Naturally this only happens to the jeans I hold nearest and dearest to my heart. The ones its taken years...

Ok, I think I might be coming around on man bags. I just can't seem to figure out a way to live without all my stuff when I'm on the move. Between my phone, my iPad and a camera WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?? Thats not even including...

And here we are, another award show behind us. If you went by the popular media, or Twitter for that matter, everyone looked FABULOUS and at least 10 different artists "just won the Grammys". One of the freedoms afforded those of us outside the walls of the Conde Nasts...

  I can't tell you how often I think about adopting a "uniform" look of sorts. Its genius really. Think of the time one would save wondering what to wear with that new blazer, or what color belt you have to match that new Hermes scarf. If you think thats...