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Posted on March 4, 2015 Leave a Comment
I used to be a print media hog. I subscribed to at least 30 magazines. The postman would give me the evil eye whenever I’d see him in our building lobby. I was the guy that made his sack heavy. Now, I’m just a data hog. I haven’t spent more than 2 minutes perusing a […]
Posted on February 28, 2015 Leave a Comment
Where were you in March of 2010? You can’t remember can you? Well I was at the Apple store in the meatpacking district in NYC waiting patiently for the first generation iPad to arrive. The device changed the world and was Steve Jobs’ crowning achievement. Apple has released product in March regularly for years. So, […]
Posted on February 24, 2015 2 Comments
Back in the 70’s my grandfather had a big brown Cadillac. My cousins and I would pile into it and drive up to Olana, Frederich Church’s home overlooking the Hudson. We’d roll a joint and get high while Billy Joel’s working class anthem Movin Out played on repeat on the 8-track tape. Joel sang, “He […]
Posted on February 22, 2015 Leave a Comment
Gareth Pugh Fall Winter 2015 – photo credit style.com Fashion needs a little sorcery. Let’s get real for a minute. There hasn’t been anything exciting happening in fashion since John Galliano was dethroned from Dior and Alexander McQueen hanged himself in his closet. We’ve been in the fashion dark ages since 2011. All that changed […]
Posted on February 21, 2015 Leave a Comment
There are moments in life when everything is crystal clear. The planets and stars align and I’m in the right place at the right time. Suddenly, a portal opens and I can see myself clearly. There’s also a view of what lies ahead and where I’ve been. I call these rare portal moments being at […]
Posted on November 17, 2014 Leave a Comment
Chanel once said, “Fashion fades, style remains.” I think what she was getting at is the idea that what’s considered fashionable today will be out of fashion tomorrow, or the day after. Diana Vreeland said, “The eye needs to travel.” Both visionaries knew that a look or style can never be considered a “classic”. The […]
Posted on November 7, 2014 Leave a Comment
It goes without saying that black is back in a big way. All the runway shows were filled with lithe models gliding along draped in head to toe black. So, I wasn’t surprised to learn that Anna Wintour was mounting the first show in her newly named costume institute gallery appropriately titled Death Becomes Her […]
Posted on August 19, 2014 Leave a Comment
Vogue, September 1906. Illustration by Stuart Campbell. I’m knee deep in research for my new book, Compulsive Consumption. It explores the events leading to the demise of the Gilded Age, including the murder of Stanford White, the sinking of the sister ships Titanic and Lusitania, WWI, the implementation of income tax and the stock market […]
Posted on August 5, 2014 Leave a Comment
I’m deep in the research phase of my new book – a story about art, architecture, murder and the trial of the century. Actually it covers two major trials that involved New York County District Attorney William Traverse Jerome. I’ve read hundreds of articles in an effort to fully understand the legal system that supported […]
Posted on July 22, 2014 Leave a Comment
A few years ago, well about 10 years ago actually, there was a newsstand in Sheridan Square where you could pick up the Sunday Times on Saturday night. It was just across the street from the iconic tobacco store and near the uptown subway station. All the groovy West Villagers would hang out, cruise each […]
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