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A natural look is essential to great style as you age..
posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008
Yup! you probably think I've just created an oxymoron with that statement...
But Bobbi Brown's philosophy as well as Lauren Hutton's (a woman who knows style) are in total agreement. Lauren just appeared on the last segment of the Today Show to plug her makeup line which she feels is perfect for those smart women who know that the goal is to look natural. Skillful makeup application is something you need to master, and the perfect products for you takes experimentation. Sometimes a lipstick from your local drugstore chain is as good as any pricey brand. I LOVE a tawny lipstick deceptively called "Winerose" (Revlon) . It's inexpensive and goes with everything.
Is summer a "less expensive" style season?
posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Well, if so, we all welcome that premise.
Recently I've read about wines and paperback books that are recommended for summer enjoyment...with the added bonus of being less costly. After just visiting AZ again, it really hit me how warm/hot weather citizens can often get away with an easier wardrobe allowance. Certainly a stylish variety of shorts, polos and t-shirts are lightweight,easy to maintain, clean, and pack as well (airlines are now charging for that 2nd suitcase!). Living in a city (ie NYC) you may need to still dress with more propriety,and sophistication (especially for business )... but the summer season still allows for lightweight fabrics and easy layering potential. So, unless you're addicted to white linen (the cleaners will LOVE you!)...summer makes the livin' more easy.
As always my bent toward simplicity seems just right. Whether it's your lifestyle, the economy, or both that drives you...summer allows for some much needed saving.
News about this website
posted on Monday, May 19, 2008
After almost 5 years of being so busy that I could hardly catch up... I have some good news about my website.
We're working to redesign , reconfigure and update this site to be the modern and informative site it can be.
With patience(yours and mine!) we are working toward many new avenues of communication with all of you for the future.
If there's anything you'd like to suggest...you are welcome to!
"Killing Me Softly"...
posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008
This Sunday I attended a showing of a wonderful short video that features Jean Kilbourne as she surveys the contemporary advertising landscape to critically examine how, why and to what effect corporations and their advertisers use images of girls and women to sell their products. Deconstructing advertisements with the same kind of careful attention that went into constructing them.
Kilbourne pushes the discussion of media and advertising beyond the realm of pure market values on the one hand, with pure aesthetic values on the other. She showcased so called "cutting-edge" edge advertising techniques that continue to thrive on old ideas including the objectification of women's bodies, the cult of thinness, the infantilization of women,the sexualization of children and teenagers and the stereotyping of women of color.Lots of young women attended along with older. A lively discussion ensued. This is such an important topic...think Abercrombie and Fitch meets the Dove campaign...Which would you rather see take hold?
I never took the sun for granted!
posted on Friday, May 16, 2008
Here it is May 16th, and I'm shivering by my fireplace...'cause, you guessed it...it's raining again and the temps are low in the CT countryside.
People used to say, "Is it hot enough for you?" (when I lived in AZ) as a regular greeting.
No, it never really was.
And I loved those sunny days!
Exciting News at the 92nd St Y (and me!)
posted on Saturday, May 10, 2008
The 92nd St Y-the thinking man and woman's cultural event Mecca and a longtime NYC institution has expanded to a beautiful facility downtown.
I've been invited to speak to their new audience late Oct ,when they officially launch their new site and it's exciting agenda.
I'm excited by the prospect of speaking about "Forever Cool" and it's philosophy to what I anticipate will be an audience that embraces change and wishes to remain modern in all ways--including personal style.
Stay tuned for the seminar/event date in their summer and fall catalogs...and on my news page- of course.
Paul Smith is a master of color..
posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008
He was always (since the70's) a favorite designer of mine.Paul Smith is "Forever Cool".
Admittedly I feel his best work is for men (and I LOVE to dress men)...
Selfishly I wish his women's line was as consistently inspiring. In the 80's when oversized tops were in style for women,I indulged my love of his prints and colors, by buying his clothes for myself.
Town and Country's June edition includes an interview with him.It's no surprise that David Hockney's personal style has inspired Paul Smith. Hockney is all about great color. He talks of other painter's personal style that have influenced his work as well . Again, an example for my readers ...inspiration is all around us... and is essential to the development of sophisticated taste and individual expression.
Another word about inspiration..
posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008
As you know i can go on and on about "inspiration" and "curiosity".
I think they are key to an educated eye.
In Forever Cool I mention publishers like Rizzoli as great purveyors of all things beautiful and intriguing ...
Add to this publishers list AMMO Books. New on the bookstands,
Lulu de Kwiatkowski, a talented designer has just completed "OGLE"..
Here's an excerpt from "Daily Candy"...
OGLE
Lulu
Truly talented (and gorgeous) textile designer Lulu de Kwiatkowski shows off her other artistic abilities via multimedia collages in this stunning coffee table book.
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