It’s that time of year again, I’m back at New York Fashion Week and this year’s schedule is busier than ever. This weekend I’ve been attending Couture Fashion Week which isn’t part of the traditional tented shows. It’s a separately organized set of runways shows for emerging designers with a wide variety of aesthetics. It…Read More
Dress
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) At the opening of the Bill Brett exhibit in the North End. I received a personal tour from Bill himself! 2) Journalist necessities. 3) Wearing my Hokusai dress to the MFA Hokusai exhibit, naturally. 4) Welcoming Monday with heavy doses of caffeine. 5) A vintage telephone I picked up at a local market. 6) Thank god for sleeping in on weekends.
Lonely Hearts Club
I found this dress at a vintage store a few years ago and fell in love with it. Nothing calls to me like a leather dress that no one else in the world would consider wearing. Even better? It fits me like it was tailor made for me by some miracle of the fashion fates….Read More
Creative Control
Ordering online can be a hit-or-miss game. And the only snag with the overseas retailers that I’m so fond of is that it’s usually not worth it to return things. So I have to get a little creative once in a while. I ordered this blazer from OASAP a few weeks ago. When it arrived…Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Apple picking in the gorgeous New England foliage. 2) Snuggling with Goya. 3) Apple cider donuts, yes please. 4) Flats my friend Shannon picked up for me on a trip to India. 5) Late night frites at Saus. 6) This vintage ’80s dress makes perfect party wear.
Bookworm
This dress reminded me of the one Belle wears at the end of Beauty and the Beast. So naturally I had to photograph it with a book. Although I can identify with Belle as a bookworm, we have very different tastes. She prefers fairytales while I’m currently reading a biography of Francisco de Goya, one…Read More