Carnevale Romano. Ten days of costumes, kids and coriandoli. This may just be my 2nd most favorite holiday. … [Read more...]

Whitney Houston
To be honest, I still cannot believe what I am hearing and reading. Whitney Houston will always remain one of my most favorite singers (that gospel voice!) as well as one of my favorite models. I cherished her appearances in Seventeen Magazine, copies of which I still have on archive at my parents' house. Thank you, Arlene for your reminder of Whitney. To add to the list of favorites: … [Read more...]

Parenthesis*
*Julian Barnes I know, I know. I've obsessed. I've fixated. I've insisted. I've hyperbolized. I've exaggerated. I've overkilled how I much I don't like red pants. But I think its become frankly obvious that I love seeing men in ridiculously colored pants, most of red. I can't resist them. More pet than pet peeve, spindly legged, tight fitted red pants (or any color and style … [Read more...]

Ain’t Nothing but Houndstooth…
November 2011: Email from my friend B who was brainstorming ideas for her new line of letterpress cards, aka DoubleBravo: this is the start of my houndstooth (obsession). . . December 2011: Carsten Höller’s Double Carousel with Zöllner Stripes opens at Rome's Macro. Yep, those dizzying zöllner stripes are simplified houndstooth. January 2012: Street Style, my New York Times's … [Read more...]

