Last year, I wrote a series of popular “Inspired by Nature” posts which showed flora-meets-fashion visual relationships. Well, I recently found some more examples at my mom’s house. Think of these as summer’s last hurrah as we get ready for fall.
More photos from a recent visit to my mom’s house. This time, several eye-catching objets d’art paired with their runway equivalents from the Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collections…
My mom may not realize it, but her house near Philly is always a treasure trove of inspiration for me. The last time I visited, however, was over the winter holidays so I was definitely due for another trip up I-95. Although my recent stay was only three days long, we had a lovely time […]
By now, you have probably heard about the late Dr. Albert C. Barnes and his multi-billion-dollar art collection that was, up until a few months ago, housed in a mansion in the Philly suburb of Merion. The eccentric Doctor filled the walls with works by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse…
If you can’t spend time with your mom in person today, just be sure to give her a call (or do a Skype or FaceTime chat). Studies show that talking to your mom can reduce stress hormones like cortisol and increase comfort hormones like oxytocin…
I’m not gonna discuss Bianca Jagger’s iconic Studio 54 style or the advent of DVF’s jersey wrap dress here. No, even though I was born pretty recently (hey, everything’s relative!) in 1973, this post is not about that decade’s funky fashion and faux pas. Instead, I wanna give a big shout-out to my mom (a.k.a. […]