First, you must inhale

  Smokers tell me that the only way to not get addicted is to never pick up a cigarette.  Looking at cigarette ads in print or on film won’t get you addicted. Even growing up around smokers won’t necessarily get you hooked. First, you must inhale.  I confess I did try smoking–sorry Mommy & Daddy–when I was clubbing in my very …

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Does fashion have an expiration date?

*Both photos here courtesy of Lyndsey Chong. I blame her and all other enablers who feed my insatiable appetite for Chanel. I belong to an online community that gabs about designer handbags. More specifically, I hang out in the forum where we discuss ad nauseum all things CHANEL. Now I may already have my fair share of Chanel goodies in my closet and …

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Happy Holidays!

  Two recurring themes in my travel photography are local children and CHANEL boutiques that I run across in foreign countries. Hey, I did say this is supposed to be about travel and fashion! Sometimes if I’m lucky, I manage to capture both themes in one shot as in the photograph above, taken in Tokyo. This is my first Christmas Eve blog and …

Chanel and the City

I’ve been keeping this blog under wraps until I could find an event that would combine my two favorite pastimes (travel and fashion) and could be worthy of a mention. For those of you who have supported and followed me from my thread at tpf, I also want it to be all about Chanel. So welcome to my first attempt …