Perfume

Of all our senses there is nothing more intimate than the sense of smell. Nothing more personal, and nothing more fleeting, and hard to explain. We can recreate costumes, act out dramas, watch films, listen to iPods, but experience a facsimile of a scent is not something technology has brought to us. Perhaps reserving [...]

Screen Muse

A few months ago, I was reading Swan Diamond Rose’s post about Seduced & Abandoned a film by Italian director Pietro Germi the stills she picked are just stunning, and so inspirational, it’s probably the post I think about when linking film and fashion. I love film, it’s such a beautiful way [...]

Pride isn’t a deadly sin…

The Coveted wouldn’t fairly represent San Francisco if there wasn’t a post about the Pride Parade, the largest parade in the United States, they say we get a million people here just for the parade. That’s lovely. I couldn’t avoid seeing just a little of it, and yeah, it’s always fun. Every year. I don’t [...]

Sewing for the People

Today Milkshake Chocolate launched the Summer 07 issue, which is lovely, because I contributed to this issue with an interview with Artist Michael Swaine. It was my first story for something I don’t publish myself, so, it was kind of scary, but… he is such an interesting guy. Over the years, has produced a interesting [...]

The SF Museum Crowd

Last night I went to the de Young mostly to find fancy people. And because my friends were going. It was a lot of fun, there was a good amount of people there, and the music was good. It came to my attention that San Francisco is dressy compared to Southern California, but we still [...]

Things to Learn from Nan Kempner

Nan liked to be fancy.

Today I attended the press preview for the Nan Kempner American Chic exhibition at the de Young. I learned a lot today mostly about style, and persona. This exhibition follows the Vivienne Westwood, which really appealed to the general public because Vivienne has a great deal of showmanship in her [...]

Today’s Attire… at the de Young

This morning I attended the Press Preview of the Nan Kempner Exhibition. Ok, this has been a super huge deal for me ever since I was invited…. I’m new at blogging and I guess not jaded. I had no idea what to wear… how other people in the media present themselves, what other people the [...]

What to wear… to a press preview…

Today is the day when I go to my first press event. Seriously. The Nan Kempner Press Preview is today. Harold Koda, Chief of the Costume Institute will be giving a lecture about the American Chic exhibition. I’m really looking forward to this! Koda is very interesting, and I can’t wait to hear what he’s [...]

To be or not to be…

Damien Hirst addresses the complex relations between art, science and religion…
On Sunday at the White Cube Gallery in London, the most expensive piece of artwork went on display. Damien Hirst’s solo show called “Beyond Belief” has a series of paintings documenting his son’s birth by cesarean section, some paintings of cancer, and of [...]

Channeling Nan…

You may have remembered a few weeks back I posted about Nan Kempner. I’ve been very interested in her, being as my hero’s usually included Karen Walker from Will & Grace. And my grandmother who still even in her 80’s wears high heels and matching handbag. Women of classic style and quick wit intreauge [...]