December 16th, 2011
Next week is the finale. This week two designers were eliminated: Christina and Diego. Before continuing on, let me say that I’ve loved their work, and they were more than qualified to be in the final five before they took their bow last night. In fact, they perfectly complimented the show and the other designers […]
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December 14th, 2011
Last night’s sale realized $115,932,000. For those who are interested in the hammer prices for individual lots, here is the listing
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December 9th, 2011
This week’s episode was The Wizard of Oz. The show began with Kenneth Cole’s noir directive for Holiday 2011 — clearly a nod to the personal style of Wicked Witch of East. It was black, black, and more black: black dresses (didn’t we already have the LBD challenge…?), black pants, black faux fur, and black […]
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December 5th, 2011
I’m represented by Random House Speakers Bureau, the website of which has just relaunched with a gorgeous new look. If you would like to book a lecture for the coming year, please contact Kim Thornton at kthornton@randomhouse.com. My new RHSB web page may be accessed here
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December 2nd, 2011
What makes the retelling of a legend most? In this case it would be Dame Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry (although her couture does run alongside). The more than five hundred jewels left in her wake — and not of her death, these pieces have nothing to do with the sloughing off of one’s mortal coil — […]
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