Thursday, September 30, 2010
My gorgeous friend Christine was supposed to attend Zang Toi’s “Lone Star Cowboy & the Texas Rose”-themed show with me on September 16, but something suddenly came up, as Greg Brady would say. So I took Christine to Zang’s showroom a couple of days later, accompanied by gorgeous blogger Jennine of The Coveted. Christine picked [...]
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Here’s how to sell a painting in two easy steps. 1. Find a picture of a person with her dog on Facebook. 2. Paint it. Seriously, how could I resist? If you want your portrait painted by Fifi Flowers, contact her via her website.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
As I said in my last post, gorgeous blogger Jennine and I went to see the social-media-inspired movie Catfish. There are two notable things about Catfish. First, the trailer that makes the movie look like a scary pseudo-documentary à la The Blair Witch Project is misleading. Second, Yaniv “Nev” Schulman, the handsome star of the [...]
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Gorgeous blogger Jennine from The Coveted and Independent Fashion Bloggers has been my house guest for a couple of weeks. We’ve been very busy. Among other things, we went to Zang Toi’s fashion show and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I bought a puzzle at the museum and we completed it. We ate at Nobu, [...]
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
In honor of the first weekend of fall, September’s Jewels of the Month are my oak leaf and acorn necklaces. The gold leaf has a diamond dewdrop set in platinum. The backs of the leaves are as detailed as the fronts, and the gold acorn opens up to reveal a squirrel inside. The oak leaf [...]
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
I recently caught 1985′s Desperately Seeking Susan on television and was impressed by how well it held up. Seeing the movie again made me intensely nostalgic for the era’s dirtier, more creative, less fast-fashion downtown New York, which the Wall Street Journal calls “the film’s uncredited co-star, alongside Rosanna Arquette and Madonna.” I was obsessed [...]
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Hillary Clinton sashayed over to the United Nations on Sunday wearing a cheap-ass-looking hair clip, meaning she’s again in the middle of a fashion-related uproar. Search online for “Hillary Clinton hair clip” and you’ll see about 700 related articles. Some peeps are saying the clip is a fashion crime. Other peeps are outraged that the [...]
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Monday, September 20, 2010
A great big “THANK YOU!!!” is hereby given to the 41 people who sponsored my Kickstarter effort to raise money to produce new ring designs overseas. Kickstarter enables all-or-nothing fundraising. Users have to meet their minimum amount or they don’t get any money. I initially planned to do two ring sets: OMG and LOLZ. For [...]
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Saturday, September 18, 2010
My gorgeous friends Jen and Kevin are getting married today! I’m so excited for them. I had the pleasure of creating their custom wedding bands. Jen requested something wider than the typical band, and Kevin wanted a Celtic/tribal feel. I was happy that they each chose a design that suits their individual style. Some couples [...]
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Friday, September 17, 2010
I can’t believe that … We are more than halfway through September. New York Fashion Week is over, and with it my three most-anticipated events of the season: Independent Fashion Bloggers Evolving Influence conference, Stacy Lomman’s debut fashion show, and Zang Toi’s first show in the new Lincoln Center location. My 30-day Kickstarter campaign for [...]
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