My peeps, you may enjoy the dulcet tones of my husband, Paul Steiger, in his NPR interview here. Paul is a smarty-pants, but self-portraiture is not his forte. Here’s some more reading. The New York Post This is a good interview from January 2007: I Want Media While I’m reporting on the family news, I…
All the News That’s Fit to Print
The New York Times has a nice story on my husband’s new project. Here are two paragraphs from the story. Paul E. Steiger, who was the top editor of The Wall Street Journal for 16 years, and a pair of wealthy Californians are assembling a group of investigative journalists who will give away their work…
My Ossie Clark Jacket and Some ’60s It Girls
In 1966, my favorite designer, Ossie Clark, discovered rolls of unused snakeskin sitting in a warehouse. One of his snakeskin jackets was exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in 2003. Not my jacket, unfortunately.Photo of 1967 jacket from the V&A He gave one of the snakeskin jackets to a woman who worked…
Music Hum: Adam Ant and Annabella Lwin
Welcome again to Music Hum, my not regularly scheduled but unexpectedly frequent series on vintage music. In this post, I will amaze and delight you by connecting Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean movies to the Sex Pistols! Remember Siouxsie? As I mentioned last week in my post on punk icon Siouxsie Sioux, the Sex Pistols…
Need Structure in Your Life?
Gilded tweed blazer by Smythe$650 at Blaec.com
No Book Club Due to Important Birthday
Thursday Book Club is suspended today so that I can celebrate my gorgeous mother’s birthday. If you’d like to take advantage of your time off to catch up with your reading, click here. In honor of the beauteousness that is BarbaraB, my mother, I present a photo post. (The pictures don’t enlarge, so don’t click…
I Love the Shiny
Some of you don’t feel the latex love. You crazy kids! Luckily, Jake has some glossy Superfine jeans so you can have shine without the cling … if you’re willing to pay the price. Liberty Jean by Superfine in Black Gloss for $320 Liberty Jean in Silver by Superfine for $370 Expensive jeans, eh? Here’s…
Luscious Latex Link
If I weren’t already obsessed with latex, this would have done it. The stunning Maria Gibson, photographed by Robert Nordin I’m getting a Blade Runner vibe. Daryl Hannah in Blade Runner Thanks to Cheryl Marie for bring Maria’s pictures to my attention.
My TV Reception Is Fuzzy
Do you think I need a new satellite dish? Henry is not picking up any signals.
What Inspires Me
Take one cartoon character. Wilma Flintstone, courtesy of Hanna-Barbera Add white agate, gold and a dash of diamonds. Get one necklace. Wilma necklace in white agate, 18K rose gold and diamondsWilma necklace © Wendy Brandes 2007-2008 (Photo by John Muggenborg) Except it didn’t happen that way. In reality, I created a 19 millimeter gold ball…