Like I said last month, activism has taken a lot out of me and I didn’t blog my relatively few interesting summer looks in a timely fashion. Even in that October post, I only managed two. So here’s the best of the rest from my slow-fashion summer of 2019. On June 12, I was excited…
Jewel of the Month: Inspired by Empress Eugenie
Thank you to Brecken Branstrator of National Jeweler for alerting me that on Nov. 27, Christie’s in London is auctioning jewelry that once belonged to Eugenie, who was the last empress of France via her marriage to Napoleon III. I appreciate that the auction house has the full provenance of the jewels listed: Provenance is…
Blue for Less: Join Me at Fashion + Design Conference
I’m a big fan of (and occasional speaker at) the fashion and design conferences held by Initiatives in Art and Culture. The conferences are always organized around a unifying theme and for the 21st annual event this week in New York, that theme is “Blue.” Why blue? Well, for a start, IAC says: “Blue sits…
Did You Miss Me?
I’m back! Didn’t even know I was gone, didja? A software update rolled out by my hosting company last week was broken, so they rolled it back, but it was too late — my blog was already down. It took me a couple of days to trace the problem back to its source and get…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, Oct. 28: I can’t stop watching this 1981 Stevie Nicks video. If you catch me twirling, you’ll know why. Tuesday, Oct. 29: Taco Tuesday plus cats. Delicious … but fuzzy. Thursday, Oct. 31: A pumpkin for Purrkoy on Meowloween. Friday, Nov….
What Wendy Wore: Ceil Chapman at La MaMa
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club celebrated the centennial of its founder, Ellen Stewart, at a fundraiser for its 58th season recently. Stewart was a dress designer when she started La MaMa in 1961 — no experience in theater whatsoever — but she became an icon of the performing arts in New York. I feel like…
Throwback Thursday: Purrkoy for Meowloween
Happy Halloween! Thank you to Instagrammer and cat-lover Mattie for creating this beautiful pumpkin tribute to the late, great Purrkoy the Kitten. Speaking of pets that have crossed the Rainbow Bridge, Gigi the dog left us exactly two years ago at the impressive age of 16. As I’ve written before: “The ancient Celts believed that…
Happy Taco Tuesday!
As you can see, we’re ready for Meowloween here. If you love cute cats and you’re not already following these kittehs on Instagram, you should rectify that now! FitzRoy is here, and Robin is here.
Random Musical Interlude: Stevie Nicks in 1981
I am not sure what drew me to this video of Stevie Nicks performing “Edge of Seventeen” during her 1981 White Winged Dove tour, but now I can’t stop watching it. Love those high kicks. Enjoy! I didn’t get to go to that ’81 tour, but I watched the full concert film over and over…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Tuesday, Oct. 22: Bernard Arnault is the second-richest man in the world and the CEO of Louis Vuitton’s parent company, and he has ruined Louis Vuitton for me forever by kissing up to the purported president of the United States. Luckily, I…