I have to say that Catherine Malandrino doesn't get nearly as much credit as she deserves; every collection is always spot on—she's one in few designers who I believe truly understands and designs for the woman who will be buying the clothes, versus designing for herself—in that there's a perfect ... Read More
Music of the Sun
When you have parents who grew up on an island and are a perpetual sun worshipper yourself, it’s almost impossible not to dread the inevitable end of summer to come. I suppose, then, that Mother Nature was kind to my heart this year: we had all of two real weeks of summer—hot, sunny, sweaty days ... Read More
Bejeweled
I'm not a jewelry person. I notoriously gesticulate—I talk with my hands to make up for what I lack in volume and projection—which immediately rules out any prospect of jangling arm adornments. "Arm parties" just aren't my cup of tea -- I prefer something a little more exclusive—and the fact that ... Read More