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Are You Comfortable Making the First Move?

May 18, 2011

Super Girly Day 2

May 17, 2011

Once a year, my clothing designer/shop owner friend lets me tag along to view the accessory collection of Martin Margiela. For a couple of hours, I get to  model, and then fantasize about, a showroom filled with luxurious shoes and handbags. Simply heaven.

Illustration: Coexistence, 2008 by Shira Sela

Super Girly Day Off

May 16, 2011

My closest girlfriend is visiting from San Francisco. We browsed at Barneys, bought Dolce & Gabbana lipstick and took in a Bridesmaids matinee. (The lipstick wins, hands down.)

Good Advice My Therapist Might Give

May 13, 2011

Neon sculpture by Ron Terada

Bridesmaids

May 12, 2011

http://youtu.be/nrRd2QSsGc4

“Too many studio bosses seem to think that a woman’s place is in a Vera Wang.”
– Manohla Dargis in her NY Times review of what’s refreshing about the movie, Bridesmaids.

 

Light At the End of the Tunnel

May 11, 2011

Or at least the hand.

Image: Elspeth Diederix

Living With Uncertainty

May 10, 2011

Lately, I’ve been noticing how many people are in transition. Or maybe, I’m projecting. But apparently, it’s the case with Maria Shriver, who went public yesterday, with the news that she and Arnold Schwarzenegger are splitting up after 25 years of marriage. It’s hard to muster much sympathy for someone living with her level of privilege, but even Shriver commented on the pain of uncertainty: “It’s so stressful to not know what you’re doing next. People ask you what are you doing and then they can’t believe that you don’t know what you’re doing,” she said.  I find it surprising that all that money and power doesn’t make you immune from the rigors of change. Actually, now that I think about it, it’s comforting.

 

Playing the Hand You’re Dealt

May 9, 2011

Somewhere along the line, I got fatigued trying to figure out why no husband has found his way into my life. And instead, I decided to make the most of it, with as much as grace, spirit and levity as possible. There are days, when that’s a cakewalk. And nights, when I fight back the swells of longing. In between, with lots of help from friends, family, The New Yorker, extra virgin olive oil, art, prayer, Javier Bardem and pretty clothes, I feel grateful.

 

Art Meditation

May 6, 2011

The New “It” Bag

May 5, 2011

Meet Ms. Anthony. Inspired by Susan B. Anthony’s signature alligator club bag that accompanied her on her many train trips in the pursuit of women’s suffrage, this faux alligator bag, selling for $250 has become all the rage. At 17 inches, it’s big enough to accommodate a laptap, with proceeds going to the Susan B. Anthony House, a museum that operates in her former residence in Rochester. It’s inscribed with two of Anthony’s mottos: “Failure is impossible!” and “Every woman needs a purse of her own.”