If you wanna get your shop on during the balmy weather predicted for us this weekend, sisters seem to have it going on. On Friday (4-8pm) the wonderfully down-to-earth celeb designer Ashaka Givens starts her two-day Spring sale and fashion event at 580 8th Avenue 21st floor (between 38th & 39th Sreets in [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Merchant Mamas
April 26, 2009
Talkin’ Shop: Steev West Fourth
April 23, 2009
While trying to find a fly menswear shop near the Brooklyn home of a makeover candidate, I stumbled on Steev West Fourth on Google. When the team and I pulled into a small parking lot adjacent to a deep gray granite edifice off the beaten path on Kings Highway we were surprised by its clean, [...]
Elizabeth Catlett, Going Strong at 94
April 22, 2009
Thanks to a heads up from artist Bianca Dorsey, I was among the many well-wishers on hand at a reception for nonagenarian sculptor Elizabeth Catlett at the June Kelly Gallery last week. It was my absolute pleasure –and honor –to join the crowd in singing “Happy Birthday” to the esteemed artist, who at 94 is [...]
Lloyd Boston, Case Clothed
April 20, 2009
When style expert, author and friend Lloyd Boston approached me to join the dedicated team which would ultimately produce his new makeover show for the Fine Living Network (FLN), I jumped at the chance to work with him again.
Lloyd’s style philosophy is one that is within reach and that accessibility has garnered him a loyal [...]
