Posts Tagged: fashion

When Annie Met Sally

After 48 years, I got to see “Annie Hall” again on a big screen in a movie theatre. Last Sunday, a week after Diane Keaton died, the Cinema Arts Center,  a storied theatre just a stone’s throw from my home

When Annie Met Sally

After 48 years, I got to see “Annie Hall” again on a big screen in a movie theatre. Last Sunday, a week after Diane Keaton died, the Cinema Arts Center,  a storied theatre just a stone’s throw from my home

Diane Keaton: The Endearing Style Icon

Was anyone ever more endearing than Diane Keaton? She was one of a kind. She thought herself a misfit, and for all the women who quietly identified as such, she was a heroine. For quirky, eccentric, insecure, creative women everywhere,

Diane Keaton: The Endearing Style Icon

Was anyone ever more endearing than Diane Keaton? She was one of a kind. She thought herself a misfit, and for all the women who quietly identified as such, she was a heroine. For quirky, eccentric, insecure, creative women everywhere,

Make Fashion Great Again

Swarms of MAGAS have invaded Long Island this past week, as invasive and annoying as late summer gnats at the beach. If only I could swat them away! Out in full force, their rallying cry was “Let’s show the world

Make Fashion Great Again

Swarms of MAGAS have invaded Long Island this past week, as invasive and annoying as late summer gnats at the beach. If only I could swat them away! Out in full force, their rallying cry was “Let’s show the world

My Father Danced with Iris Apfel When No One Else Would

Eighty-eight years ago at a high school mixer, while the gym floor was crowded with couples dancing, my 15-year-old father Marvin kept his eye on another 15-year-old,  a shy female friend leaning alone against the gymnasium wall. They were neighborhood

My Father Danced with Iris Apfel When No One Else Would

Eighty-eight years ago at a high school mixer, while the gym floor was crowded with couples dancing, my 15-year-old father Marvin kept his eye on another 15-year-old,  a shy female friend leaning alone against the gymnasium wall. They were neighborhood

A Con Sneaks into Sneaker Con

High tops or top hats. It’s your choice for Presidents Day. In the “Can you top this department for Chutzpah,” the former Executive Chief and grifter extraordinaire Donald Trump offered up a line of iconic presidential footwear wear just in

A Con Sneaks into Sneaker Con

High tops or top hats. It’s your choice for Presidents Day. In the “Can you top this department for Chutzpah,” the former Executive Chief and grifter extraordinaire Donald Trump offered up a line of iconic presidential footwear wear just in

It Was a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod, Mary Quant World

It was a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World thanks to Mary Quant. There was nothing mini about this giant force of fashion and style who passed away on April 13th at 93. More than a trendsetter, Quant revolutionized how girls

It Was a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod, Mary Quant World

It was a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World thanks to Mary Quant. There was nothing mini about this giant force of fashion and style who passed away on April 13th at 93. More than a trendsetter, Quant revolutionized how girls

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Vintage Springmaid Textiles Ads – A Real Eyeful

  In the puritanical Post-War years before there was Playboy Magazine, red-blooded ex-GI’s could still get an eyeful of racy pin-up girls just by glancing through their favorite magazine. No, I’m not talking about Wink, Flirt, Eyeful, or any of

sprinmaid ads

Vintage Springmaid Textiles Ads – A Real Eyeful

  In the puritanical Post-War years before there was Playboy Magazine, red-blooded ex-GI’s could still get an eyeful of racy pin-up girls just by glancing through their favorite magazine. No, I’m not talking about Wink, Flirt, Eyeful, or any of

Gloria Vanderbilt Jeans Queen

Gloria Vanderbilt -Blue Jeans Fit For the Masses

Gloria Vanderbilt,  the socialite to the manor born, promised to give the 99%  “the million dollar look.” Imagine, dressing like a Vanderbilt! Once upon a time, but not that long ago, a regular gal could be dressed head to toe

Gloria Vanderbilt Jeans Queen

Gloria Vanderbilt -Blue Jeans Fit For the Masses

Gloria Vanderbilt,  the socialite to the manor born, promised to give the 99%  “the million dollar look.” Imagine, dressing like a Vanderbilt! Once upon a time, but not that long ago, a regular gal could be dressed head to toe

Great Hemline Battle 1970 Mini v.s. Midi

1970 was a year of great cultural divides. Alongside war protests and racial unrest, women were in revolt. But in a year of turmoil there was one divisive issue that  captivated the media. A hot button topic if ever there

Great Hemline Battle 1970 Mini v.s. Midi

1970 was a year of great cultural divides. Alongside war protests and racial unrest, women were in revolt. But in a year of turmoil there was one divisive issue that  captivated the media. A hot button topic if ever there

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Memories Coming Out of Mothballs

For some, the sweet perfume of lilacs drifting through open screened windows evoke spring. For me springtime can be conjured up with the toxic smell of mothballs. These past many months as I have been sadly consumed with closing down

Vintage fashions

Memories Coming Out of Mothballs

For some, the sweet perfume of lilacs drifting through open screened windows evoke spring. For me springtime can be conjured up with the toxic smell of mothballs. These past many months as I have been sadly consumed with closing down