On Packing A Great Travel Bag
Packing for a vacation with my lover, a visit with family or an exciting business trip is full of possibility for re-invention. I start by infusing my mind with idealism. The first thought is always how exotic, rare and refined this escape will be setting the tone for an elaborate wardrobe. Reality hits as I [...]
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Self Expression AKA Personal Style
Personal style happens when I look squarely at my story and challenge others by inviting and repelling with calculated censorship. Silent film stars said it all with big and elaborate facial expressions. My personal style emerges when I am able to see where I fit in striking the right combination between intensity and subtlety. I [...]
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On The Good Life And Polite Society
What is beautiful? Polite society has always been the supreme judge of beauty, valuing respect for one’s elders, propriety, education, worldly success and abundance. A formula that works to say the least. Pleasing to the eye, radiating health and joy, while non-confrontational out of sheer respect. Always readily available, though little worn, l chose a [...]
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Fashion Week Low Key Power Dressing
When others chose maxi-heels, I want kitten-booties. Where they flaunt furs and bold printed dresses, I demure in soft brown corduroys. Low-key has a distinct voice and a is convincing argument even during Fashion Week. It’s coming up fast, beginning February 8th. Boyfriend jeans, brogues, and soft cardigans are the staples of my arsenal, and [...]
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Fashion Is A Sport
I get turned on at the gym. Sports are competitive, even dangerous–that’s the allure. As a fashion player, I challenge myself in various ways. Create a crisis! Set up a hurdle! Keep expectations just beyond immediate reach! The game is: How well can I carry out my dreams from the inside out? If I want [...]
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On Dressing Up
Dressing up is a challenge mostly because I want the results to match my fantasies, and my fantasies always involve super models, or perhaps Marion Cotillard on exotic location. And so it must begin with a luxurious prep fit for a princess. First, a trip down to the gym completed with an elaborate stretch. I [...]
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Modern Body by Victoria Bader for L-Atitude.com
Ivan Shaw liked this postVictoria Bader lives the dream. Travelling the globe as a modern ballet dancer, she has performed, studied, rehearsed, and dwelled worldwide. Born and raised in Sydney Australia to a Maltese father and an Aussie mother, she started dancing as a young girl. Her first professional performance was at 14 years of [...]
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Sarah Burton Was in My Dream
Leaders and brave experimental artists step out first to test the waters of change. Sarah Burton’s pre-fall collection is catalysing a dialogue about the bounce and swish that have been missing in our lives. Extravagant, sensuous and exaggerated, I’ve worn this collection in my dreams. But will I embrace this level of extreme in real [...]
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TNT and Chloe Malle Cocktails At Acme
Last night’s hipster party thrown for social columnist’s Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis [TNT} and Chloe Malle at the newly revamped Acme restaurant on Great Jones street was flooded with energy. LSD was as radiant as a teenager as she gushed over the sheer genius that surrounds her. Not ones to dress it down, girls [...]
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WINNING At the Golden Globes
Watching award shows can bring up a complicated mix of emotions. Worship, awe, envy, jealousy, love and adoration are all commingling at warp speed. While I love to catch a faux pas for a good chuckle, nothing beats the divine inspiration resulting from a flawless match up of beauty and personae. Tilda, Natalie, Shailene, Emma [...]
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