Yesterday, I decided to capitalize on the balmy and sunny weather by going on a meandering photo safari at Georgetown Waterfront Park, which has become such a rich source of inspiration for me…
This past weekend while walking along Georgetown Waterfront Park (which is quite a lovely destination in DC and reminds me just a teensy bit of NYC’s phenomenal High Line), I saw this Monarch butterfly among fluffy purple New England aster…
I’m not referring to the girly cocktail, the rebellious singer Alecia “P!nk” Moore, or a satin-jacket-wearing cool girl from Grease. No, actually I’m the Pink Lady. It’s my favorite color. I was tickled pink when Pantone chose Honeysuckle as the 2011 Color of the Year. Lately I’ve been thinking about its virtues since summer has […]
I’m NOT trying to dis Steve McQueen. Really. I’m just pointing out that the other [in]famous McQueen—the late, great Alexander—also deserves to wear the “Cool” crown. His was an edgy, haunting, provocative cool. If you haven’t yet seen the Savage Beauty exhibition at the Met, you’re missing the chance to experience his singular, sublime genius. […]
So I saw these fragile, lovely little blossoms that had fallen into a bird bath: And that got me reflecting on floral-printed clothes. Honestly? Flowery prints are definitely not my thing. They can be pretty tricky to pull off: from the Good (classy à la Carolina Herrera and cool like this Balenciaga) to the Bad […]
I can’t remember exactly what type of flowers these are (is it blatantly obvious to everyone else out there? Can you let me know?) But they remind me of Andy Warhol’s series of Flowers: From the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh website: “It was in 1964…that Warhol embarked on one of his most successful projects using […]
It’s Sunday so I thought of sunflowers. They are botanical sunshine. Just try and not smile! As an Asian-American, I shied away from wearing yellow for a long time. I had it in my head that it wouldn’t work with my skin tone. Boy was I missing out. So here’s my latest favorite skirt: a […]