September 2009
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My, oh, my MILLY.
The other day, a good friend starting a lovely new business (and who is subsequently set on sporting a new look) paid me one of the highest compliments:
she asked me to be her STYLIST.
I would never call myself a stylist. I’m not a stylist, nor have I ever styled anyone other than myself and any unfortunate animals that stumbled onto my path at a young age. However, it was extremely...
August 2009
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RSVP Social Calendar & Blog Contributor
Hi! Exciting news: I am thrilled to be blogging and contributing to Kimberly Schlegel Whitman’s RSVP Social Calendar & blog. The calendar currently covers non-profit, charities, and philanthropies throughout Dallas and Collin Counties. It is a great way to stay up-to-date with upcoming parties, soirees, events, and to make sure you don’t miss out on an exciting way to give back...
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La Vie En Rose with...
I couldn’t tell you exactly how I came across the work of Milanese artist, Caterina Borghi, but it was such a vivacious blend of the interesting, the ordinary, and the feminine (la dolce vita), that I knew I had to see more.
Borghi studied in Milan at Brera and later worked as a fashion designer. She uses her paintings to translate her visions of dreams and the enchanted side of life...
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Charlize IN VOGUE.
For those of you who haven’t been stalking magazine stands like I have.. (I simply couldn’t wait for my copy to come in the mail…): Voila THE September Issue.
Lucky for HDNet Movies the cover story just so happened to be the gorgeous starlet, Charlize Theron, who is the star of their newest Sneak Preview Movie The Burning Plain directed by Guillermo Arriaga (Babel & 21...
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Tonight at the Dallas Museum of Art....
Deborah Nadoolman Landis for ARTS & LETTERS LIVE tonight: “Dressed is one book no film and fashion lover should be without.”
Deborah Nadoolman Landis is an Academy Award-nominated costume designer. She grew up in New York City and graduated from UCLA in 1975 with a M.A. in Costume Design. She is married to Director John Landis and the two collaborated on titles including:...
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THE WONDER OF WINDSOR.
Windsor Smith is an interior designer out of Los Angeles (who has a fantastic furniture collection by the way). I didn’t know much about her, but after perusing her website, I recognized some of the rooms she has completed from previous projects (below).
I am sorry to say, but these projects were not what led me to immediately research her past work and company history. It was...
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The Teacup Clock.
This is my Umbra Teacup Clock by Matt Carr from the Nasher Sculpture Center Design Store and it is FINALLY hung. I received this as a gift two years ago for my birthday. Ever since, it has remained in a horrid styrofoam box hidden away behind my floor-length mirror. Moving into the new apartment this weekend, I thought it was time that the clock found it’s proper place on the wall. It...
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Fornasetti : A Monumental Multitude
Before even understanding the background and impact of Piero Fornasetti, I loved his work. Piero Fornasetti (November 10, 1913-1988) was a painter, sculptor, interior decorator, and an artist, who lived most of his life in Milan, Italy. He’s created more than 11,000 items (including furniture) and many of these pieces present the face of a woman.
“What inspired me to create more than...
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“Can you handle more? Wednesday marks the date of the premiere of, quite...”
– Emily Gyben, Fashion Week Daily
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obsessed.
I recently spotted this wallpaper on one of my favorite blogs: style/SWOON and certainly experienced love at first sight! I don’t know where exactly I’m going to place this wallcovering, but I am thinking this particular damask is a must have. Possibly in the mod 1963 flat I will be moving into this weekend? <3
“Ooh La La” is right. Be sure to check out the full...
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SUNDAYS... something to smile about.
I love Sunday mornings. There is something that allows you to move more slowly and often lazily without feeling any sense of guilt.
The first thing I do on Sunday mornings, is get up and turn on the coffee (usually my favorite Tiramisu flavor from Central Market). For some reason, coffee tastes so much better on weekends than it does on Monday mornings. :) Then, I usually read the Sunday...
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The New Noir.
Dallas, TX- For thirty-one days, The Society Stylist, Valerie Elizabeth, has her dress picked out for her. She doesn’t wake up in the morning deciding if it’s a skirt, skinny jeans, silk pants, shorts or jumpsuit day (but then, who’s to say accessories aren’t just as much work). Mais non! During the weeks that lead up to fall when nearly every woman is re-evaluating...
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The Loveliness of LEE.
“HOW does one recognize Lee Radziwill these days as she strolls Madison Avenue? “By the unmistakable cheekbones and the clear plastic rain cap with which she protects her signature coif,” reports one habitué of the Silk-Stocking shopping strip. In two recent sightings, the social X-ray, who has outlived three ex-husbands and her sister, Jacqueline Kennedy, was wearing “a...
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Seeing in.. SEQUINS.
SEQUINS-suddenly! Maybe it is due to the fact that I am a child of the 80’s and grew up listening to the likes of Paula Abdul, Whitney Houston, and Madonna. Or, it could be because my childhood costume collection was comprised of a turquoise sequined mermaid tail (a la Ariel) and the ultra-glamorous sparkling F.A.O. Schwartz Silver Screen Barbie dress. Whatever the reason, I am absolutely...
