Last year, I did four FAQ videos about vintage clothes. If you missed them, check ’em out now! Vintage clothing FAQ, part 1: Cleaning, storing, collecting. Vintage clothing FAQ, part 2: Vintage sizing and alterations. Vintage clothing FAQ, part 3: “New with tags” and other ways to find unworn vintage. Vintage clothing FAQ, part 4:…
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Throwback Thursday: Singapore Sling in 2002
While looking through some photos I took in Singapore in 2002, I found this one of me drinking a Singapore Sling at Raffles Hotel, where the cocktail was invented. I can’t for the life of me remember what one of those tastes like! I’m going to have to order one next time I’m at a…
Wednesday’s Video: Crazy Ancient Romans
Have you seen Crazy Rich Asians yet? I highly recommend it. It’s cute and funny, and a big ring plays an important role, which always pleases me as a jewelry designer. Anyway, my own video this week is about crazy ancient Romans (who aren’t cute and funny, but that’s okay) and one of my poison-ring…
Wednesday’s Video: A Big Birthday Week
There are a lot of important birthdays in my world this week: my sister’s, MrB’s, and Madonna’s. This week’s video mentions all of those but I have to admit that it focuses on Madonna’s big 60th. (Hey, Terri got BirchBox and MrB got a new duvet.) Check out what I have to say about 1980s…
Wednesday’s Video: Elsa Hosk, Basketball Queen
You’ve probably seen that the fashion magazines have unveiled their big September issues — and I’ll have more to say about those soon — but summer ain’t over yet! That means you can still pick up the summer issue of Paper Magazine and admire the photo of model Elsa Hosk playing basketball in my solid-gold…
Ankle Bracelets on 1stdibs; Week in Review
A few years ago, I decided it was time to bring back a sex-ay summer jewelry style: the ankle bracelet, aka anklet. Right now, the barbed-wire anklet style from my Punk Platinum collection is available on 1stdibs. Here’s the original platinum version with its 48 tiny diamonds totaling 16 points (there are 100 points in…
An August Night in New York City
I’ve lived in New York City since 1986, and — just last night — I finally took a stellar photo of Manhattan. Good things come to those who wait 32 years!
Wednesday’s Video: Great Finds on 1stdibs
I previously shared a link to an interview I did with Introspective Magazine, the publication of online luxury marketplace 1stdibs. I spoke about how I impressed and inspired I was by an antique tiara. CLICK HERE FOR THE INTERVIEW. In this week’s YouTube video, I talk more about that stunning Art Nouveau tiara … while…
Transformation Tuesday: Redesigns Galore
I’ve written plenty about my love of redesigning old jewelry — including engagement rings. Once in a while, I’ll redesign clothes, which is how I wound up in a completely redesigned outfit last Saturday. I didn’t get to take a proper outfit photo due to an uncharged camera, so we’ll have to make due with…
Throwback Thursday: My “On Leadership” Interview
I’m neither sorry nor surprised that Facebook — the evil empire I sometimes refer to as Spacenook to avoid attracting its unwelcome attention — took a beating on Wall Street today, with its stock dropping 19% . That’s a well-deserved loss of $119 billion in market capitalization, which is the biggest-ever one-day loss of value for…