In an airy, cavernous space on Greene Street in Soho, Abby Zeichner has set up shop with her eponymous Abby Z. line celebrating curvy girls. Warmth abounds here as Abby has pulled together a team as enthusiastic as she is about serving the needs of the stylish woman who happens to wear a size 12 [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Talkin’ Shop: Abby Z.
November 25, 2008
Talkin’ Shop: Tia’s Place
November 20, 2008
A stone’s throw away from the Grove Street PATH Station in Jersey City sits Tia’s Place, a two-story tastefully appointed fashion and furnishings emporium. After nearly a decade in the finance business, convivial owner Megan O’Sullivan “traded Wall Street for Grove Street.” Named for her grandmother Tia, the shop attends to a woman’s every sartorial [...]
Empowered Soles
November 17, 2008
On Thursday, November 20th, I plan to join the fly ladies of Black Girls Rock! for an evening of shopping music and cocktails at luxury shoe boutique, Té Casan in Soho. The event, “Fashion with Compassion,” is a sweet indulgence with fierce shoes offered at 50% off retail and the satisfaction of knowing that 10% [...]
Talkin’ Shop: Epaulet
November 13, 2008
In service of the new makeover show I’ve been working on, I’ve sought out boutiques throughout the New York tri-state area. My mandate for each episode was to locate an interesting shop, local to the makeover candidate’s neighborhood and relevant to his or her wardrobe needs. In the process, I’ve revisited old friends and discovered [...]
Brooklyn Moment #6: Victory!
November 12, 2008
Photo: Harry J. Bizzarro
I communed with some of the dearest people in my life at the home of my favorite stylist (besides well, moi) Rick Ramsey in Bed-Stuy on election night. We ate Ricky’s delicious smoked turkey and corn chowder and awaited the returns. Our intimate gathering erupted in high-decibel shouts and abundantly flowing tears, [...]
Brooklyn Moment #5: Staycation
November 12, 2008
The last week of October marked the end of a grueling 2-month shooting schedule on a project that promises to be an exciting one and I look forward to seeing the fruits of our concerted efforts early next year. I am, however, glad to get a chance to catch my breath, decompress, and yes return [...]
Décéus in LA
November 10, 2008
One of my favorite contemporary artists, Francks François Décéus continues his Pilgrimage from Scattered Points series with the opening of Chapter Two in a collaborative exhibition between two Los Angeles galleries committed to promoting the arts of the Diaspora, Pounder-Koné Art Space and Tilford Art Group.
Actor/Artist Terrell Tilford brings his curatorial experience to the collaboration [...]
Rest in Peace, Miriam Makeba
November 10, 2008
I was introduced to the music of Miriam Makeba as a child growing up in Washington, DC. I remember my mama placing an album on the turntable and telling me to listen. A woman’s melodic voice was explaining that the alveolar “clicks” she was aspirating were in fact her native language, not some random sound [...]
Handcrafted and Heartfelt
November 6, 2008
Gifted fashion designer Cassandra Bromfield has for all the years I’ve known her sent out wonderful, whimsical handcrafted cards for the holidays; as thank yous to clients and press; and as a way of keeping the nearly lost tradition of tangible, physical correspondence alive. Her new shop on Etsy features blank cards with her illustrations [...]
Yes We Did!
November 6, 2008
I am elated, exhausted and moved beyond measure. I joined the respectfully raucous revelry of the jubilant throngs on the streets of Fort Greene, Brooklyn last night sharing hugs, fist pounds, copious tears and wider smiles. Eisa Ulen wrote beautifully of the experience on her blog.
On Ion, the blog of the design studio Chemistry, Todd [...]
