With reference to last entry…the correct name of the
book I referred to is “The Private Lives of Yves St
Laurent and Pierre Berge” If you are a fan, an artist,
a fashionista or someone who loves to look into the
minds of genius you’ll love it.
Archive for January, 2010
CELEBRITY OVERLOAD REVISITED
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010CELEBRITY OVERLOAD
Sunday, January 24th, 2010I just received the most wonderful and beautiful book about Yves St Laurent, as told by Pierre Berge, his life and business partner. It is a pictorial of YSL’s beautiful homes, as well as a look into the mentality of the designer. YSL was a man who couldn’t help but design; he was beyond passionate about his craft, he was obsessive, if you will, he was a visionary, a genius. Reading his story evoked nostalgia about the way it was.
Well, I just read that Sarah Jessica Parker (aka SJP) was just named Pres and Artistic Director of Halston. Now, I am a fan of SJP, I think she has great style, she looks great in clothes and I am a HUGE fan of Sex in the City. But how does she qualify for this job ? The likes of YSL, Dior, Emanuel Ungaro, Chanel, Valentino, et al , didn’t have any other career. They were 100% committed to their art. They didn’t act, produce, direct, licence their names…they were artists who lived and breathed their work. I love fashion, and have been around long enough to remember when fashion designers were revered. Now, I guess it takes celebrity to fuel interest. Is this an, if “Lindsay Lohan can do it so can SJP?” What has celebrity to do with designing??? Oh, BTW, Julia Roberts has just been named the face of Lancome…Call me crazy, but I don’t get it.
MOVIN’ ON SALE…
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Beginning Tuesday, Jan 19th, we will be in SUPER SALE MODE… All frames will be priced at $50, $100 and $150. Come and get it!! In order for you to take full advantage of this opportunity, we will be open every day, Monday thru Sunday, noon ‘til 7:00pm.
The thing is, I myself will be moving on, and sadly, we will be closing the store on March 8th.
It was not an easy decision; I have had so much fun being the doyenne of out of the ordinary eyewear. I have loved getting to know each and every one of you. Helping you through the selection process, having laughs and making friends…it was like having a party each time you came in.
It is a New Year and time for a new adventure. Rest assured, you will be hearing from me again… After all, I will miss you!
Linda, Elena and Carlos
I’m not the only one!
Thursday, January 7th, 2010Let’s bring back the Brad Pitt topic for a moment here, apparently I am not the only one who has an opinion about Pitt’s mountainous facial hair.
According to www.movies.com (Worst Celebrity Facial Hair of 2009 – Brad Pitt), they also have something to say: For reasons that still aren’t clear to me, 2009 became the year that Brad Pitt decided to grow the ugliest chin-beard known to man. That thing became so raunchy he even decided to braid it and hang little beads in there. It was kinda reminiscent of a 100-year-old miniature Christmas tree that had rotted away decades ago. Dude needs a shave, like, yesterday. (http://www.movies.com/movie-news/celebrity-gossip/the-worst-of-2009-part-1/20091224)
