We could be heroes
State of Grace
There are few people as powerfully unique as Grace Jones. Beautiful, eccentric and iconic, it’s amazing to see how after all these years, I’ve come to truly admire her sense of style. Perhaps we’re just now starting to catch up to her, but I remember being just absolutely shocked by the way she would wear [...]
Making your own way…
Like a lot of people, in the early 90’s I was a huge Nirvana fan. I actually got to see them play in 1991, it was my first concert without my parents (my first concert with parents was New Kids on the Block in 1989). When Kurt Cobain committed suicide in 1994, I was [...]
Eight ways to be your own internet fashion hero
(photo via going.com)
I don’t know, I just click and end up in random places.
Honestly, that’s how I’ve gotten anywhere in life, not that I’ve gotten very far. But there are certain keys in learning how to find my content, and I thought I just might share a little about my sources.
You might think ‘oh wow… [...]
Gypsy
One of Jayne’s style life long style inspirations is Stevie Nicks. You know to tell the truth, I had always thought of Stevie as the woman my mom really liked a lot. But looking at Stevie’s style, it’s impressive how big of an impact her look had on fashion. For her, sexiness came from the [...]
Inspiration Within
Where does personal style come from? How do you know whether you are a master or a slave to fashion?I don’t know the answer to that. Fashion156 featured an interesting quote on style…
According to model booker Sandra Robbins, “a style icon is someone who relates to ‘her time’ and dresses ‘in fashion’ with a personal [...]
Mother
Orly Cogan’s work with embroidery had got me thinking of feminine traditions and of my own heritage. My mother is Native American and she was adopted into a white family as a baby. About ten years ago, her birth family contacted her, and it’s been great to have a sense of where we came from. [...]
Nan Kempner is my hero
This morning, I didn’t wake up thinking that I wanted to be like Nan Kempner, but at work, Elizabeth pointed out that I was wearing the same outfit as Nan in the Fine Arts Magazine for the deYoung Mueum. Hmm… there isn’t anyone I’d rather dress like, or share a closet with.I just need more [...]
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