After 29 different backstage beauty events and front of house shows, the final day of Fashion Week is where I get to the point where getting up would be a complete struggle if it weren’t for the Ralph Lauren presentation. It’s the way I’m lucky enough to end my fashion week every season and it’s [ Read More ]
This January, when registration for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week opened, I jokingly said it must be akin to the process of childbirth. Meaning that you get to the end of it, you swear that you’re never going to do THAT again, and then suddenly you’re looking at all the pretty items when it winks at you [ Read More ]
When I was a teenager, one of the things I wanted the most was a white Polo Ralph Lauren cotton oxford. No, I mean, I had a PROBLEM. I had seen people at school wearing it, I had seen it on tv, I had seen it everywhere and it simply HAD to be part of [ Read More ]
Each season, there are a few Fashion Week invitations that you just cross your fingers and hope arrive in your mailbox. One of them is my beloved Donna Karan and the other is a gentleman you might have heard me speak of a few times: American designing icon Ralph Lauren. From the engraved invitations to [ Read More ]
Getting one engraved invitation from Ralph Lauren is one thing, but imagine my surprise this year when TWO actually arrived. Be still my beating heart, gals and gents – this one was for the Ralph Lauren Collection Accessories presentation, held at 888 Madison Avenue, across the street from his flagship in the refurbished Rhinelander Mansion. [ Read More ]
I’d be lying if I said that this isn’t one of the invitations that makes me almost cry every season I receive it. There is something about the white glove world of the Ralph Lauren lifestyle that envelops you. It’s an invitation to a life filled with impeccable tailoring and luxury down to the [ Read More ]
When I moved here in 2007, I had one single goal in mind: to become recognized as an accomplished editor and writer in the fields of fashion and beauty. I sold almost everything I owned, packed whatever I had left into a couple of boxes in storage, booked a one-way flight and just took a [ Read More ]
So, let me make my standpoint on Breast Cancer Awareness month now. The reason this was delayed to the very end (as in, the last day) is because I’ve really been thinking about this initiative. While the month of October serves to bring awareness to this horrible disease, I’d like to stress that we support [ Read More ]
As a longtime fan of American fashion, there are a few names that thrill my heart when I hear them, but when you get an engraved invitation with one gentleman’s name on it, it’s like the thrill of the right guy saying “I love you.” My love affair with the designs of one of the [ Read More ]
