SEDONA ARIZONA 6/9/-6/13/2011

 

Red Rock Sedona Arizona was awesome the streets were teaming with your New Age, Crystal wearing Hippie types, I loved it.

Legend has it that the Indian’s of Arizona claim Red Rock was where God lived, and therefore the Indians never settled there for this reason.  Personally I was a skeptic with all the New Age, Crystal, Vortex energy hocus pocus, so I thought…we went to the Vortex and the map said you can feel the vortex 1 ½ miles from the centre of the Vortex, which cost five dollars to get to, now five bucks is not going to make or break me, it is just the principle of having to pay for an experience, therefore I hung out on the perimeter of the Center and the strangest thing happened…I felt this wind and heard this hum and felt some sort of energy go threw me, hmmm well, I quickly picked up one of the stones and put it in my pocket to bring back to NYC.  Believer…YES.

This is certainly a far cry from the caverns of Manhattan…AWESOME Trip…   

SUMMER COVER UPS

  VICTORIA'S SECRET

Summer is here, what to wear at the beach…whether you like Bikini’s or One Pieces, the question arises what to wear over them that will take you from the water to a summer party.

The number one choices are Tunic’s, Camisoles, and Maxi’s.  J. Crew as well as Victoria’s Secret offers a plethora of styles here are just a few…

 J. CREW

DIANE'S BEACH WEAR AT www.dianesbeachwear.com

However you decide to cover up the main objective here is to have fun, so by all means go for it!!!  And for my Bohemian Flower Children, remember you can never go wrong with an Indian wrap dress…ENORMES BISOUS.

MASCULINE WOMENSWEAR

 

There are many very feminine women who love a good pair trousers and an Oxford shirt, and this has nothing to do with their sexual psychological “mix-up” as suggested by some religious right…we will not even go there for it is absolutely ludicrous, nor does liking menswear make you a Lesbian as suggested by some.  With that put aside let us look at masculine wear on women and ways to throw this curve.

 

Suit Jackets: pair a Suit Jacket with a slim skirt or this season a miniskirt or wide leg trousers.

Oxford  Shirts: the one thing you can do is go to your tailor and have him tailor your new found Oxford to fit your feminine proportions, if you get an Oxford with French cuffs, instead of Cuff links, take a satin ribbon and tie off your cuff with a pretty bow.

Ties:  you can wear your Tie the traditional way or throw the curve and wear the Tie as a belt.  I personally do this every summer and have Ties just for this use.

Ok ladies, go at it, and by all means have fun…

LOST ANGELS PREMIERE

The Premiere of Lost Angels was fierce…OMG I knew everyone except General Dogon, I’ve seen him in the Row, but cannot say I know him.  Anyway, I received soo many business card and handed out so many business cards, it was stupid!  The Director was supposed to have been there for a Q/A but could not make it.

After the film, there was a group of women talking about the film, as I was trying to make my way to the Men’s Room, when one of them asked how I liked the film, so I told them my story next thing you know I had half of the audience around me asking me questions…it was stupid!  They wanted to know about Lamp where I use to work, about my friendship with Mollie Lowery and especially about KK who did not present the real KK in the film, so I gave them the 411 on KK…they wanted to know, how KK was killed and who would do such a thing, pahlease!  The movie made KK seem like this good guy that was randomly killed and is this martyr…well I told them we, Mollie and I offered KK EVERY opportunity to get his life turned around, EVERY OPPORTUNITY…but nothing worked…KK is not here to defend himself so I will stop here.

NOW…to say it was a PREMIERE is one thing but it did not have the trappings of a premiere…the Director was not there to answer questions…this is New York baby, if you can’t come correct don’t come at all…but here you are…no photographers…no Champagne NOTIN, not nothing, NOTIN…

YVES SAINT LAURENT

 

Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, known as Yves Saint Laurent, August 1, 1936 – June 1, 2008), was a French fashion designer, one of the greatest names in fashion history. In 1985, Caroline Rennolds Milbank wrote, "The most consistently celebrated and influential designer of the past twenty-five years, Yves Saint Laurent can be credited with both spurring the couture's rise from its sixties ashes and with finally rendering ready-to-wear reputable." He is also credited with having introduced the tuxedo suit for women, became the first designer to use ethnic models in his runway shows, and referenced other non-European cultures in his work. Yves Saint Laurent was born in Oran, Algeria; left for Paris after secondary school to pursue a fashion career; and at 17 was hired as couturier Christian Dior's assistant. When Dior died four years later, he was named head of the House of Dior. In 1961, Saint Laurent opened his own fashion house and quickly emerged as one of the world's most influential and spectacular designers.

I absolutely love Gucci Loafers but as for clothes...J’adore Yves Saint Laurent!!!

 Yves Saint Laurent Guaze Shirt - used for those days I go to Resorts in Palm Springs lounging by the poolside

 YSL Tuxedo Shirt- a gentleman's closet is not complete without an YSL Tuxedo.  I must not be a gentleman...

YSL Shirt, Belt, and Slacks...on my way to Manifesto...excuse the Loft...just moved in when this picture was taken and the place was a hot mess...LOL

MILAN MEN'S FASHION WEEK S/S 2012

 BURBERRY

 D&G

 GUCCI

SALVATORE FERRAGAMO

Milan is just wrapping up their Menswear Fashion Week.   Collections by Roberto Cavalli, Burberry Prorsum and Dolce & Gabbana got Milan Men’s Fashion Week off to a flying start.  My favorite collection was Bottega Veneta, D&G, Gucci, and Salvatore Ferragamo.

White seemed to be the favorite color for men in Spring/Summer 2012.

Today June 24, 2011 kicks of Paris Men’s Fashion Week. 

M

BLOGGING'S FRUSTRATIONS

Blogging, when you are as new to this game as I am, it is easy to become discouraged, I mean you look at the likes of Tavi, Rumi, Bryan Boy, and Tommy Ton, and you see where they are now, and you do not know what they had to go through to get there, it all seems effortless, and I wonder why I have to suffer so, why I have 888 fans and barely get a comment on my blog.

Then I am reminded that there will be days when my best efforts will be ignored and I will be discouraged and frustrated, and days when I want to say “forget” this, for use of a better word...LOL.  But it is like little test the universe sends you, like you really want this? Then you must go through these trials, after all, nothing good comes easy.

So, if you are just starting out just know the persevering will go a long way, and that yes, there is a silver lining in that cloud, today NO comments, tomorrow more comments than we will know what to do with.