This was my lucky week: two visits from California bloggers! Last night, I had dinner at Butter with gorgeous newlyweds Elizabeth and Dave of Observationmode. (Well, technically, Elizabeth is Observationmode and Dave is Mr. Observationmode.) The talented Craig from Altamira NYC was my date and our photographer. Craig! You should have told me that I…
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Out and About With the Stay at Home Mom
The gorgeous Leah of Style for the Stay at Home Mom came to town and we hit the downtown stores yesterday. Leah wanted to investigate Uniqlo (aka the Japanese Gap), so we started there. We weren’t particularly impressed by the merchandise. Even worse, I took what I thought was a good photo of Leah but…
Tags. I Has Them.
Micgar over at C3 Fun recently assaulted me with an 8-themed tag. Luckily he didn’t wield a 100-themed tag, because that is a capital offense. Here you go, Micgar. 8 Things I Am Passionate About Jewelry Favorite fashion designers Queens Dogs Feminism My idol, Coco Avoiding bad movies Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate 8 Things I…
Best Wishes to the (Soon-to-Be) Bride
ENC of Observationmode is too shy to make a big deal of it herself, so I’m making a fuss for her: She’s getting married on March 20! Stop by her blog to leave your best wishes, but not your congratulations. Traditionally, you say “Congratulations” to the groom because he’s managed to find a woman who…
A Basic Wardrobe, Part I
Gorgeous blogger K-Line tagged me to answer the question: “What is a basic wardrobe to you?” I put off writing my reply for a couple of days because I’m (a) a big procrastinator and (b) unhappy with my basic wardrobe. I am in mourning for my old wardrobe. Since I left the corporate world in…
Be Mused
Every great designer needs a muse. Alexander McQueen had Isabella Blow. John Galliano had Amanda Harlech. Yves Saint Laurent had Betty Catroux. Moira McLaughlin has me. Yes, I inspired Moira’s “I Eat Your Milkbone” dog t-shirt. This isn’t the first time I’ve be-mused one of Moira’s clan. Her sister Sheila helped me out during my…
One for the Glove Lovahs
I recently got a lot of traffic from glove-loving perverts who discovered this old post. I like to keep the perv demographic happy, so I was delighted when Susie Bubble linked to Gloved Up. Get a load of these babies! To be extra-nice, I’ll also give you Spinal Tap’s original Smell the Glove album cover….
Adventures in Arizona, Part II
As I started telling you, I spent last weekend at the Tucson Gem Show before visiting the beauteous sister bloggers Jennifer and Megan in Phoenix. I bought a few great stones, but I never tell people about the pieces I’m working on until they’re finished, so you’ll have to wait! My husband came along. He…
It Came From the Blogosphere
The gorgeous Jill at Trendinista did an interview with me. Check out her funny questions here! Lovely Hebden at Style … a Work in Progress fails to see the beauty of fish feet. For shame, Hebden. Glamazonian Jenn of In Yr Fshn was kind enough to present both views of my Sophie twisting heart pendant…
Adventures in Arizona, Part I
I sneaked off to Arizona this weekend to check out the Tucson Gem Show. Afterwards, I stopped in Phoenix to visit gorgeous sister bloggers Jennifer and Megan. We had dinner (I had “Voodoo Tuna”) during which I attempted to drink for four: myself, Megan, Jennifer and Jennifer’s bun in the oven. Considering the baby was…