New Yorkers for Nepal

The body count is at 10,000 now. Nearly 14,000 people are injured. And thousands are still missing. Dozens of historic landmarks have been destroyed and survivors are waiting to be rescued and evacuated. But help is still scarce and funding unsatisfactory…. READ MORE

May 1, 2015

Return by HH

For the moment the duo just wants to be known as HH. They co-wrote and co-directed the music and video for their first single, Return, from their home in Los Angeles. It’s the wretched story of impending love and its… READ MORE

April 24, 2015 / 3 Comments

Secrets & Ghosts

I mentioned on Instagram how Ra Paulette has devoted his life to carving out caves in the hillsides of Northern New Mexico. They call them the Secret Caves because they’re not meant to be visited. And in fact, they are so… READ MORE

April 21, 2015 / 4 Comments

One-Time-Only

Dear West Coast friends! Don’t miss the one-time-only rare vintage sale at the Goodwill in Atwater Village this Sunday! It takes place on April 19th from 10 AM to 8 PM and will feature “clothing collected by Goodwill Southern California over almost… READ MORE

April 17, 2015

Back at the Ranch

The wondrous world of Wendy Henry starts to unfold when you reach the back door parking lot where her white Mercedes is stationed. The Albuquerque license plate spells the name ‘Wendy’. Simple. Like Cher. Or Madonna. She had been very… READ MORE

April 15, 2015 / 9 Comments

New Mexico

I’d never been to Santa Fe, or New Mexico for that matter. I wanted desert for the DVF shoot – you will see why when the Pre-Fall collection drops – but I didn’t want just brown rocks and sand. I needed structures… READ MORE

April 13, 2015 / 8 Comments

Until Being Strong is the Only Choice You Have

When perfect strangers start buying and sporting T-shirts with your head on it, you know you’re onto something. And when that head is unapologetically bald and raised high, the people’s intent is undeniably collateral. Tara Papanicolas launched her t-shirt campaign last winter,… READ MORE

April 9, 2015 / 1 Comment

What’s Your Bid?

This Wednesday, on April 8th at noon, bidding starts on the Historic Fashion & Textile sales at Augusta Auctions. Items include garments from institutions like the Strong Museum, the University of Maryland costume collection and the Museum of Fine Arts in… READ MORE

April 6, 2015

Makes Me Want to Picnic

There’s this cool little clique in LA. When you look at one Instagram account you will find exactly one degree of separation with the next. You can get lost for hours in this pretty-young-things network, jumping between all these groovy profiles of girls and… READ MORE

March 31, 2015 / 5 Comments

Valley Girls

It’s been almost two years since I visited Diane Von Furstenberg at her home in Connecticut. She gave me free reign of her vintage archives and let me create a magical story to support the relaunch of Tales of Endearment…. READ MORE

March 24, 2015 / 5 Comments
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The #LFW Outtakes

I left New York early to attend a lecture by Dr. Norman Doidge at the London School of Economics. When I finish his second book I will write a post about the theory of neuroplasticity. It’s beyond fascinating. The research and… READ MORE

March 18, 2015 / 4 Comments

Sunny With the Right Shades

It’s spring in Milan. What earlier felt like a biting, frosty chill, is nothing more than a pleasant breeze now. The sun, despite being at her most fragile and barely dry, is pushing courageously against the remnants of the Italian… READ MORE

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