With a line outside to make you cry even my press status got me very little VIP service Composed of over 400 couture ensembles shown at this exhibit it was easy to spend over 2 hours trying to drink it all in. Le Petit Palais is such a grand space and they did an excellent […]
When I travel I’m always on the lookout for the one of a kind and special pieces. I don’t always find it. Flip flops and fake designer sunglasses are every where but conceptual is not. Especially on the less touristy and smaller islands. I was delighted to discover a very cool shop in Sifnos is […]
Trends is one thing that really gets on my nerves. Because really and I’ve talked about this before there is no one size or one trend or one item fits all. Trends may work on models but very few of them work universally on ALL women. I’ll give you an example. The maxi dress was […]
So as I’ve said there are some changes around here. I thought I would show you the general look of my new site which is in progress. The shoes I found on Zappos and were an inspiration for the look. The dress is by St. John-there is a reason Angelina Jolie was the face of […]
Designer Elizabeth Gillett gives us the behind the scenes tour in her atelier. She shows us key pieces in the line and her inspirations. by Alexandra Suzanne Greenawalt
This post is part of the DREAM CLOSET PROJECT in conjunction with EZarchitecture. Due to the sudden need to pare down in preparation for the closet overhaul (courtesy of EZarchitecture) I decided to perform a ‘deep six’ on my closet. I figured it would be easier to tackle bit by bit so I started with […]
Last week I attended a recent underground art salon (Les Salonnieres-I’m totally obsessed with them) whose theme was ‘it’s too hot for sex’ by the very talented event producer Adam Aleksander and foodie Jenny Miller. Among the offerings were free sex advice by Topaz Chanteuse, Polaroids by Ventiko, slaughtering and BBQing of a live chicken […]
If you missed the 1950’s Prom and are into the current twist on the pinup vintage look(via east village) I suggest the DVD called How to be a Pinup Model. The high quality video is produced by the same talented people at World Dance New York. I wish I had watched this before going to […]
So apparently I am known to some (well my fantastic social media teacher Melea Seward) as a masquerade goddess. I have been to 2 masquerades in my life-the first one being Ivan Wilzig’s half naked bikini masquerade in the Hamptons with Ivana Trump-(years ago and so many stories from my ProveReal.com over 10 years ago […]
She helped me create not just outfits but a style statement for how I go out in the world in the morning. She’s given me a new sense of confidence, especially when I go to professional meetings Marci L