the lady in green

Ahh, I was extremely fortunate to score a seat at the Alexander McQueen (my favorite designer) fashion show at Milk Studios in NY on March 26 - a runway display of his gorgeous Autumn Winter 2008 collection previously shown in Paris on February 28. He continues to impress with his amazing silhouettes, luxurious materials and […]

I recently attended an event at the Soho store of Mieko Mintz, a Japanese designer who makes wonderful creations including a wide variety of apparel, accessories, and jewelry out of fabrics from all over the world, such as knitwear and vintage kimonos.
Meiko brought in Yukari Naganuma, licensed kimono instructor, for an evening of kimono dressing […]

The prina design house party was a lovely way to close out NY fashion week. They opened up their studio (pattern & sample making, production, marketing/PR for designers) for great food, drinks, a lovely crowd, and a display of muslins (toiles en francais - the versions of a garment that lead up to the final […]

Being my first time living in NY during Fashion Week, I was delighted to be able to attend several shows. Richard Chai was fairly low-excitement - with a disappointing finale - the last three pieces were dresses in the same grey printed chiffon, in almost identical silhouettes. However, I adored this fabulous orange number!

The first […]

I never mind attending trade shows or events at Gotham Hall - the seven-storied ballroom has much more ambiance than Javits or any other conference hall I’ve been to. I admittedly did not thoroughly peruse all the fabric shows this season, but I will highlight the trend seminar given by David Wolfe - Creative Director […]

Thursday night’s launch party for So-Cal based, CFDA fund award winners Trovata’s “Shop-in-Shop” at the Manhattan Meatpacking District’s Earnest Sewn concept store was packed with attendees. Not sure if much of the Trovata collection was actually purchased during the evening, but at least the party was a good one! Hopefully shoppers will find their way […]

well technical issues have me redirecting my site to my blog for the time being. sorry about that. stay tuned and this may mean a redesign is coming sooner than later!
in the meantime, enjoy your Thanksgiving (if you’re in the US that is).
feathers are all the rage these days anyway!

roger vivier sandal and salvatore ferragamo […]

Tickets are now available for the upcoming San Francisco Design Center event in which I am participating as a designer. This fundraiser always sells out, so get your tickets now!
Press Release
San Francisco Magazine listing
CoUtuRE: Celebrating Couture for the Cure
A fashion auction to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure
San Francisco Bay Area
July […]

I just recently attended a four-day seminar held by draping extraordinaire and long-time fashion instructor Sandra Ericson in Napa Valley, focused on the techniques of Madeleine Vionnet. While having a general idea of Vionnet’s talent, I had no idea what a genius she was! Some of her concepts begin with such simple shapes that it’s […]

These are just a sampling of San Francisco artist Thalia Stratton’s work. Not only does she do fabulous fashion illustrations such the ones here that she did of my designs, but a variety of styles of commercial and fine art. She has an impressive portfolio of clients, exhibits, and awards, and is also […]