California Girls

I could make this really easy on myself and entice you to buy Sasha Eisenman‘s new book by telling you, gently, how many naked boobies you will see. Sasha says he hasn’t counted them but the book is 250 pages “and there… READ MORE

August 19, 2014 / 2 Comments

I Can Offer You Dark Chocolate and Sweaters

It takes a while before we start shooting. I’ve already apologized for being late, and for having to catch my breath like a grandma after walking up five flights of stairs in heels and a dress that’s way too heavy… READ MORE

August 11, 2014 / 4 Comments

Lady Levi’s

Do you know where the word ‘dude’ comes from? And what it means? A dude is a pretend cowboy, a brave urbanite who pays to stay on a ranch and plays cowboy: he rides horses, wrangles cows, wears boots and a denim getup and humps… READ MORE

July 29, 2014 / 3 Comments

It’s Not That Kind of Island

Some things are just no-brainers: pretty dresses, roller coasters, lollipops, polka dots, hot dogs, pink bows, palm trees, sand in your toes… You just can’t live without them. Your grandma, your dog, your local baker. Same – irreplaceable! Rings with numbers,… READ MORE

July 9, 2014 / 10 Comments

Topless Against Plastic

Every soda bottle, every plastic shopping bag, every little screw cap we use and dump in places other than a trash can and/or is recycled improperly eventually ends up in the ocean. Garbage patches of marine debris, containing mostly pelagic plastics and chemical sludge, as… READ MORE

July 6, 2014 / 4 Comments

Toi Là! Je t’aime!

I know it looks like I am always traveling. And that’s probably because I am always and inadvertently, traveling. I spend my days packing and unpacking, checking in and out, losing my things on airplanes – this is quite alarming… READ MORE

June 27, 2014 / 4 Comments

Mad about the Ball

Themed parties are tricky. There is always that aching fine line between kitsch and costume. Cross it and you look like a glorified parody on Halloween. The Young Patrons Ball of the Museum of Arts and Design on May 19th would… READ MORE

May 22, 2014 / 4 Comments

Songs about Savannah

The Savannah College of Art and Design is a well-oiled machine. With a property of about seventy buildings, spread across a campus that reaches every corner of Savannah, a population of more than 11,000 international students earning degrees in just… READ MORE

May 20, 2014 / 2 Comments

If No One Ever Marries Me…

This might be a definitive Ellen Degeneres moment… Don’t worry boys, I haven’t turned gay, nor am I dancing hip-hop in khakis. None of that. Today I’m diving into the world of young talent, just like Ellen does on her show. The girls… READ MORE

May 15, 2014 / 3 Comments

Get Smart!

Technology is a little bit lost on me. Up until two months ago I was still using that black smart phone and scheduling my life in a paper diary with a pencil. I don’t have TV-on-Demand, nor pay-per-view, nor a… READ MORE

May 7, 2014 / 5 Comments

Norma Kamali Vintage & Sample Sale

For one night only, on May 1st, from 5 to 8 PM, Norma Kamali will open the doors of her uptown digs to sell coveted pieces of her vintage collection and production samples. For the lucky ones who are in… READ MORE

April 23, 2014

Ninety-Two Years of Style

On Saturday, April 5th, a curated selection of Iris Apfel’s vast furniture, vintage, textile and jewelry collection will go on sale at One Kings Lane, the rapidly growing e-tailer for the modern, one-stop home decorator. After years of conversations with the… READ MORE

April 3, 2014 / 7 Comments