Summer ended abruptly this year. Overnight we went from hot wind-whipped days of Indian summer right into the rainy season. That weather change always triggers the annual migration of my summer clothes to the guest room closet (can’t fit everything into our small closets) and the winter ones into my bedroom closet. I love this process because it gives me an opportunity to do one of my favorite things: purge [...]
Hello Fashionistas,
I recently met fashion designer, Sudnya Shroff, at her Silicon Valley studio.
Sudnya is a force of nature! Born in India, where she studied Electrical Engineering, she did graduate work in Iowa, worked for Intel for 10 years, and had three great kids. But her “internal restlessness” drew her away from the world of tech to devote herself to the world of art. Her large, exuberant, colorful canvases line the walls of her spectacular home.[...]
Many of you now know that I am writing a sequel to my book, Shopping for the Real You, with “Dr. Colors," John Kitchener. (That's why you haven't heard from me for a while.) I wanted to share a brief excerpt from our Chapter 1, Choosing Color Accurately. It describes the precision with which John and his trainees select color palettes for their clients. Check it out!
Women Body Shapes
I got an email recently from the lovely folks at the LA fashion house called Covered Perfectly. They asked if I would try out a couple of their pieces and write a review. Since a number of my colleagues swore by their brand,.[...]