Tag: books
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Joan Juliet Buck, Former Editor of French Vogue
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Joan Juliet Buck, a longtime fashion editor and the only American Editor-in-Chief of French Vogue. The occasion was her new memoir, The Price of Illusion. Quite pleasantly, the interview quickly took on a natural cadence. It felt like she was lounging in a cozy chair by the fireplace, reminiscing about…
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Highlights from Teri Agins’ Book Launch at 92Y
A few days ago I indulged in some fashion nerdery and went to a launch event of Teri Agins’ new book, Hijacking the Runway: How Celebrities Are Stealing the Spotlight from Fashion Designers. Teri Agins is an award-winning journalist who established the Wall Street Journal‘s fashion coverage in 1989. Her first book is The End of Fashion:…
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Leather, Neoprene & Nerd Things
Top – Tibi // Skirt – Clover Canyon // Sandals – Pedro Garcia // Bag – Madewell // Sunglasses – vintage Gucci (deadstock) via Fiat Lux // Watch – Michael Kors // Bracelet – vintage via Sweet & Spark // Turquoise Rings – all vintage, from New Orleans, Stone Pony, & Aggregate Supply Today was a…
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{Book Review} I Have Iraq In My Shoe
I Have Iraq in My Shoe: Misadventures of a Soldier of Fashion How real is Carrie Bradshaw? That’s the question I kept asking myself as I read this book. The travel memoir of a woman (Gretchen Berg) teaching English in Northern Iraq, she took the job to earn enough money to clear debt that she…