Month: October 2012
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Saville Row and Sartorial Splendor
This autumn I apparently have tailoring on my mind. It all started when my housemate got a new job. Then she started sewing, so we had to, of course, go fabric shopping. While I know there are many fine places to do so in the garment center (and I’ve shown you some of *my* favorites),…
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Autumn in New York
New York is a beautiful state. Since we live and work in New York City, it’s easy to forget that New York is a large and prosperous state with a lot of *trees* and acres that aren’t overpopulated, crowded, or full of cement and bodegas. This weekend I’m headed to Rhinebeck, which is about two…
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The Mighty Pen: Celebrating the work of fashion illustrator, Antonio Lopez
Long before the hyper, kinetic images of a David LaChappelle or the moody, sexy images of a Steven Meisel and long before photography became the dominant medium to communication fashion to the masses there was…the pad and the pen. Twenty-five years after his passing the work of Antonio Lopez is being shared. Heralded as a master…