Archive for December, 2011

Project Accessory Episode 7: On a Wing and a Prayer…

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 […]

Christie’s Achieves Record Setting Prices for Elizabeth Taylor’s Jewelry

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

Project Accessory Episode 6: The Wizard of Oz

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 […]

And Speaking of a Brand New Look…

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

About Being True to Oneself: The Elizabeth Taylor Collection at Christie’s and PROJECT ACCESSORY EPISODE 5

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 — […]