NYFW for Spring 2021 kicked off Sunday night. By Tuesday afternoon, it was already a sea of beachy caftans, floaty djellabas, floral printed garden party frocks, utility pants, comfy oversized sweater, tunics,…

My last article’s focus, “The 12 Extraordinary Finds”, was on very pricey objects. They are out of reach for most. But you don’t need to spend thousands of dollars to find great…

September is always the best month. It is a time of rejuvenation. The city comes to life, and everything starts again. But not this September. Jason Gay’s article that ran in last…

On Wednesday morning, Vogue.com announced that later this fall, the Japanese clothing behemoth Uniqlo is reviving its critically lauded collaboration with Jil Sander, the “Queen of Minimalism.” I jumped with joy! Jil…

Vanessa Friedman’s article, “Behold, ‘Workleisure’: What will we wear come fall?” August 20, was accompanied by a picture of several pairs of vertiginous high heeled pumps stowed away in a desk at…

There are two doom & gloom themes you can’t escape reading about these days: the ruination of New York City and the death of fashion. How clichéd! I’m not buying any of…

There is a tendency to overstate and overthink fashion. Jackie Kennedy looked better in her black t-shirt and white jeans than many, if not most, women who are ‘dressed up’ in designer…

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) presidential nominating convention begins Monday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Like everything else in this strange, unprecedented year, the convention will be virtual. The four-day event will include speeches…

The cover story of last weekend’s The New York Times Magazine, “Sweatpants Forever” by Irina Aleksander, painted a doom and gloom picture of the fashion industry and examined what will happen now…

The “Golden Age” of fashion illustration was from the 1920s through the 1940s. Then photography completely took over. Social media is now giving a voice to fashion illustration that didn’t exist before,…

Mary van de Wiel (aka Van) is a multi-talented visionary who has lived in four continents before the age of 15: Venezuela, Canada, Holland, and Australia. Van has led such an extraordinary…

The Tabula Rasa Dance Theater comprising 12 dancers from 9 different countries, was founded in 2017 by Felipe Escalante. His brilliant and innovative choreography incorporates various dance techniques designed to celebrate the…