The Chanel Jacket Diaries, Part 6
We break all fashion rules out here in sunny LA. We wear white and sandals year round. We’ll layer a fur-lined vest over our shorts to “solve” the dilemma of juggling warm days with chilly evenings. We’re so laid back, when I sometimes have on...
Petit H
Sustainable fashion is now in vogue, but I remember sifting through heaps of fabric scraps from other people’s sewing stashes decades ago to see if I couldn’t make something new out of someone else’s leftovers. But before you give me a pat on the...
Dear Zoe
Dear Zoe, The first time I met you was at your parents’ Chicago house. You were squirming, pink, and about the size of a hami melon. When your mom (nervously) put you in my arms, I felt the meaning of not just life but continuity. At that point in my life, I had...
May Is For Family: SF
I have this theory that if you keep moving fast enough, your body will be so charged with trying to keep up with your speed of thought that there’s no room left for jet lag, or any kind of lag. I know, that’s like a totally unscientific theory, but I do...
May Is For Family: Dallas
My luck for favorable weather held up by the time I made it to Dallas. It was warm without being uncomfortable and made the perfect ambiance for our belated Mother’s Day and early Father’s Day brunch at the Four Seasons: Sure, we were all bright-eyed and...
May Is For Family: NYC
After all these years of juggling and multi-tasking, I am still really bad at managing family with work time. But sometimes the calendar god gives me a break and I make a run for it. So for ten days at the end of last month, I squeezed in family time with my sisters...
The Chanel Jacket Diaries, Part 5
I’ve yet to meet a black jacket I can’t rationalize my way into owning, but color is still a work in progress for me. Blacks, greys, olives, and similarly muted shades line my comfort zone. And yet, there’s something about a saturated, deep fuchsia...
Lego Batman
I’m definitely not a fan of reading instruction manuals or following directions, but for as long as I can remember, I have always loved deconstructing things to see how they work. Watches, lined jackets, small gadgets–you name it, I’ve taken it...
Tie One On
After the euphoric high wears off, reality sets in. So I’ve been looking high and low for just the right silk scarves to wrap the handles of my exotic bags. Truth be told, I’d much rather carry the bags unadorned in all their natural beauty, but my head...
The Chanel Jacket Diaries, Part 4
Luck is my favorite four letter word. When I walk in my shoes each day, I understand exactly the first sentence in Mademoiselle Chanel’s quotation above. Luck is both a state of mind and a manifestation of the very hard work that goes into staying lucky. And...