Zwart

My mind’s eye is all about colors like mustard yellow, Peruvian turquoise, clay orange, and avocado green. But by far I favor the color black for all practical intents and purposes. So Antwerp’s ModeMuseum (MoMu)’s current exhibition of BLACK. Masters of Black in Fashion & Costume (running through August 8, 2010) is right up my alley. I’ve always liked the …

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An Exception To Every Rule

1. No vintage bags. 2. No lambskin bags. 3. No children-sized bags. Those have been my longstanding rules in collecting bags. However, there’s an exception to every rule. Now, you’ve seen me drag a Gucci bag across the Sahara and a Balenciaga through the snow, so you must know the road does not make a friendly companion to more precious …

Summer 2010 Trip: Look 3

The last couple of looks have been about the pants, so today I’m trying to see how many ways I can rework a black skirt on the road. Summer 2010 Trip: Look 3 The skirt is a 2009 Prada crinkly skirt that I think will look cute with the heels I featured in Look 1 or any regular pair of …

FIMTSO: The LBD

Forgive me for a whole week of silence at my blog. It’s a matter of weeks before a long trip so I’ve been a bit tied up with preparations. But even when I’m not writing I’m thinking about how to keep things fun here for you until I’m on the road and photographing the world again. Speaking of the road, …

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FWTWYL: Look 8

Commencement day sets the backdrop for today’s Fifty Ways To Wear Your Lover series. There are about 900 students in Z’s graduating class… so it only makes sense to hold commencement on the football field to accommodate all the graduates and their proud friends and family: Do you remember your own high school graduation? I actually remember the hum of …