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| at buvette nyc |
Saturday, August 31, 2019
Friday, August 30, 2019
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Monday, August 26, 2019
when planets align...
oh, i was in my usual contemplative state at john derian's annual sale, way back in may :) ....
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| john derian store, may sale days.... |
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Saturday, August 24, 2019
Friday, August 23, 2019
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
what to wear in a heat wave...
for survival in the subway and city style attitude, drape your floral bomber jacket over one shoulder and go....
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| at w 98th street... |
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Monday, August 19, 2019
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Saturday, August 17, 2019
Friday, August 16, 2019
shoppe style
at the trade show, shop for objects, and take note of the style, too...
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| at shoppe object pier 36 |
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Monday, August 12, 2019
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Friday, August 9, 2019
Thursday, August 8, 2019
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
fashion is love
a new week begins. as a nation, we have barely processed the tragedies of the past weekend, our hearts heavy and our souls scarred yet again. our anger real.
then the call came to me on Monday from a former Bloomies colleague to share the impossible news that we had lost our dear friend Tamera to her long struggle with Lupus disease, a battle which i have come to learn was more brutal than Tamera ever let on but not brutal enough to keep her from her equally fierce recent fight on behalf of human rights, active in her local Bay area and vocal in the name of those around the globe. she gave a damn. Tamera was too young, had too much more to do, and too many of us to inspire with her love, loyalty and light.
i am so grateful to have literally bumped into her a few years back during New York Market Week where we stopped in our tracks in the Javits Center upon recognizing one another, immediately parked on the base of a few display mannequins, and chatted and hugged and laughed and promised to meet up again.
Tamera was by then the proud owner of Kostum, a fashion consignment boutique she had acquired from a prior owner in Piedmont. she of course also heavily promoted emerging talent with small accessories buys and in store events, true to her Fashion Office roots at Bloomies and her accomplished industry career savvy. clearly, the store was a passion project she led with both her head and her heart, sharing the entrepreneurial venture with her devoted husband, Robert, a true creative talent, and embracing the contributions of her dedicated staff.
when Tamera and i did meet up a season or so later, emailing and following one another on social media in between, it was aptly during September Fashion Week. following a fresh fall rain, i dragged her to an intimate trunk show event at Canon, a new boutique on Sullivan Street, and she coordinated a group dinner at Palma in the Village with another Bloomies alumna, the exquisite Ms. Gerry.
at the store party, Tamera enthusiastically talked small business with Stacia, the shop owner, and introduced her brother in law, Udo, a global fashion photographer, to the crowd, making new contacts and authentic connections left and right.
later in the evening, from across the rose strewn, votive lit dinner table, i can remember nothing but the music in her sweet voice, the life in her infectious giggle and the magic in her sparkling eyes. at one point in our conversation, she did reference her medical trials and just as quickly, shrugged them away, expressing pure joy at currently feeling healthy and strong enough to take on a Manhattan buying trip and realize her vision for her store.
this morning, social media revealed that we had lost another beloved, writer Toni Morrison. my first thought was disbelief, and then a kind of instant calm. i could only think that this larger than life being must have followed Tamera for a really worthy reason and that the two divine women will join forces to serve us and to guide us from a better place.
Ms. Morrison once wrote, "at some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. you don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. it is enough." sublime. and peaceful. and yet, i have these few photos snapped during the special city reunion with my friend which i will, for the time being, cherish.
i miss you, T, sister, friend, role model, and will always honor your brave, beautiful, creative life! D
at the store party, Tamera enthusiastically talked small business with Stacia, the shop owner, and introduced her brother in law, Udo, a global fashion photographer, to the crowd, making new contacts and authentic connections left and right.
later in the evening, from across the rose strewn, votive lit dinner table, i can remember nothing but the music in her sweet voice, the life in her infectious giggle and the magic in her sparkling eyes. at one point in our conversation, she did reference her medical trials and just as quickly, shrugged them away, expressing pure joy at currently feeling healthy and strong enough to take on a Manhattan buying trip and realize her vision for her store.
this morning, social media revealed that we had lost another beloved, writer Toni Morrison. my first thought was disbelief, and then a kind of instant calm. i could only think that this larger than life being must have followed Tamera for a really worthy reason and that the two divine women will join forces to serve us and to guide us from a better place.
Ms. Morrison once wrote, "at some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. you don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. it is enough." sublime. and peaceful. and yet, i have these few photos snapped during the special city reunion with my friend which i will, for the time being, cherish.
i miss you, T, sister, friend, role model, and will always honor your brave, beautiful, creative life! D
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| Tamera, Fashion Week, NYC... |
Monday, August 5, 2019
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Friday, August 2, 2019
Thursday, August 1, 2019
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