This is an excerpt from Eleanor Wells in Tales of Endearment, Modern Vintage Lovers and Their Extraordinary Wardrobes Growing up on an old farm in Louisville, Kentucky, “the friendliest place on earth”, Eleanor spent most Sundays after church at the… READ MORE
This week’s book excerpt is from Sasha Spielberg’s story. Someone had told me about her love of vintage, and I started to follow her on Instagram just to make sure she was the real deal. I was in for a treat!… READ MORE
Over the next few months I will be posting excerpts from my book, Tales of Endearment – Modern Vintage Lovers and Their Extraordinary Wardrobes. First up, photographed just a few days before Christmas last year, is Abigail Spencer, actress, fire… READ MORE
It’s here!! The book is officially out, TODAY! To all my incredible Muses, on the blog and in the book, thank you! I have photographed over 300 of you since I started Tales of Endearment in 2010. You are all unique and… READ MORE
We must be related, she believes. I mean, if you pronounced Joos in the Flemish language, the way my fellow countrymen do, it would sound just like Yost, minus the T. And Elvy allegedly has Dutch and German roots so it’s entirely… READ MORE
There weren’t many style blogs out there in 2010. In fact, the fashion landscape was quite grim. The economic crisis had put an alarming halt on frivolous spending and the industry’s notables tread with cushioned caution. I was jobless –… READ MORE
Shelly’s parties are notorious in Venice. The overwhelming consensus usually supports an exasperating infatuation with the indulgent amount of male eye candy, the magnificent human spill into the parking lot behind the building, and the fact that no one ever gets arrested. Most commonly… READ MORE
A lot has been said and written about Lynn Wyatt. She’s 80 after all, and (still!) leading a more-than-public life as a flashy Houstonian Socialite. Some call her La Lynn, because “with all due respect to Beyonce, it could be… READ MORE
Maybe it’s odd timing to post these begone Zambia pictures. There was very little to report anymore after my numerous and elaborate stories last summer. But it seems I have left out a few details. Like the true and tragic tale of Jack Goddard,… READ MORE
There’s an interesting conversation going on in the fashion industry. On the eve of New York Fashion Week, when everyone is gearing up to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on samples, models, backstage teams and venues, designers and institutions like… READ MORE
Kristin Gallegos wants this to be the 60s. Bent over the old record player she puts on another Rolling Stones album and tells me she hates Birkenstocks and has big fat issues with norm core. “People always dressed up in… READ MORE
There was one important person missing at my workshop: Angelika Huwiler, the 29-year woman who started the Zambia Fashion Council. Her absence was righteously excused because she had better things to do. Like getting married for example, and going on her… READ MORE