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“Supermodels of the ’70s and ’80s” is the title of the new exhibition from photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sander’s showing at the Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea, New York.

The body of work includes well known supermodels from the era such as Beverly Johnson, Kim Alexis, Cheryl Tiegs, and Christie Brinkley.

Timothy writes: “I have always been interested in how we deal with aging in our hopelessly ‘youth oriented’ society. These women, now in their fifties, were once the reigning queens of American beauty. As ultimate icons of world-wide marketing, I knew their stories would be extraordinary and I wanted to hear what they had to say. For the portraits, I used my 8×10 Deardorff and also filmed a documentary of interviews and mise-en-scene.”

DETAILS:
“Supermodels of the 70s and 80s”
Runs until February 27
Steven Kasher Gallery
521 West 23rd Street
(212) 966-3978
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 to 6pm.

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but for many of us we could only pass by the store window, stare in a
daydreaming kind of way, maybe go inside and try something on but then
leave without it

because it was aam… A bit outside of our financial realm.

Luckly for us the folks over at Rachel Roy heard us loud and clear!

We essentially told them look we love you but we can’t afford you,
bring your prices down to where we can still pay the rent at the end
of the month and we’re in business.

So they haven’t exactly brought prices down on the parent line Rachel
Roy- but they’ve done even better.

following in the footsteps of top designers like Marc Jacobs, the
company’s new sister line Rachel Rachel Roy is less expensive even
more wearable, trendy and full of energy!

I’m lovin it.
It’s only at Macys.

Can cookies be artistic, sexy and delicious at the same time?

I’ve found a triple treat that promises to take you on a gastronomic journey. Tasty Morsels Bakery in New York offers us endless possibilities in the Haute Gamme of Cookies.

You can even design your own custom decorated sugar cookies with any design your heart desires. I’m in love with the red lips cookies!

Images taken from Tasty Morsel Bakery,

Shoulder pads are coming back into fashion?

Last year we saw Balenciaga bring back some serious attention to the shoulders with the sexy structured shoulder pad enhanced dresses and blouses. And now – it seems – everyone has been following suit.

I don’t know weather to be in awe or gasp!

I’m kidding, of course because I was too young back in the eighties to have a bad after taste from padded shoulder women suits I’m actually embracing this as a fashion challenge!

So even though I hate taking pictures of myself, I’ll try to post of photo or two wearing something with padded shoulders (when I get it – have to hit up my favorite Thrift Shop in Le Marais).

Because, as we all know : Life is for living , and fashion is simply for trying.

William Rast – looks vaguely like patches of Isabel Marant and G Star Raw. Doesn’t it?

Marc Jacobs – makes me think of Amy Winehouse meets Battlestar Galactia.

Oh Donna Karen , sigh – oh how my heart would love to walk out of my favorite resturant on a chilly Saturday date night with the hubby in this.

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I’m very impressed by Hutson’s Ready to Wear, Fall 2009 season at New York Fashion Week, its definitely one of the best of the week.

I swear I wore this exact outfit last Monday to work! Except I wore gray booties and the top was H&M and the pants Zara – but the styling was dead on!

Since being in Paris I’ve learned an artful appreciation for black on black, being a New York Girl I was always madly in love with colors; from soft pastels to vivid brigts.

Living in Paris has placed my emphasis on style more on being elegantly subtle in a way that is effortless and doesn’t make you stand out.

Attention is placed more on the tailoring and qaullity of your clothes than on its uniqueness, or effect to make you an individual.

It’s interesting how life in Paris as contrast with life in New York , reflects the same thing as Fashion in Paris contrsted with Fashion in New York : Paris is purposefully elegantly slow and suble, while New York is purposlefuly chic fast and bold.

Paris is about bleing in.
New York is about standing out.

My sexy side is really embracing this look. What about you?

I want this skirt! – or is it a dress? Those shoes look uncomfortable as hell, she looks like she’s mad at the photographer.

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