Legion of Honor Opened February 5, 2011 – June 5, 2011 Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave is a painter by training, but textile and costume are her muses. Working in collaboration with leading costume historians and young fashion designers, de Borchgrave crafts a world of splendor from the simplest rag paper. Painting and manipulating the…
Things I Wish My Mother Had Told Me: A Guide to Living with Impeccable Grace and Style. A perfect holiday gift for every aspiring Diva — both young and mature. A handbook to living with impeccable style and grace! Style columnist for The Times of London and Godparent to Prince William, Lucia Van Der Post, shares her…
October is the perfect month to embrace all things noir, edgy and provocative. With all the rain coming up this fall, careful to rotate in wet weather to some water proof combat boots! Wear it in fur – one of season’s strongest trends – and you’re set for the season. I like the startling or maybe…
By Lindsey Ford As New York, London and Milan attract fashion-conscious moguls from around the world this month, Madrid’s own Cibeles Fashion Week, which ended on Wednesday, showcased the very best of Spanish designers. The Spanish fashion industry is beginning to gain major traction on the world stage, with designers such as Adolfo Dominguez, Victorio…
It’s back to school …which conjures images of school uniforms, navy blazers and button down shirts. At this point, if you’re in the uniform club, you’ve got to be craving a little variety. Add a punch of flair to the staid look with a backpack that is worthy of a night out on the town…
If Lewis Caroll needed inspiration for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, he surely would have spent time in the Florentine atelier of Aprosio. The shop is a sparkling space filled with crouching creatures, insects about to take flight, flora, reptiles, and a sprinkling of hearts … all fashioned of Bohemian crystal and Murano glass beads. Aprosio…
I have an inexplicable fear of insects … to the extent I can barely dispose of one unless I am faced with the realization that if I don’t, it might very well crawl into my bed at night and take a bite. Contrast this to my Mother who has a “pet” spider who has taken…