that ombré sky

 

I was walking around Chelsea last week and came across this ridiculously cool doorway. I shouldn’t have been too surprised since it was in the midst of art galleries, but it was still a fun little architectural find. To me this is one of the things that makes downtown NYC so cool.

It wasn’t until I stepped right up to it that I realized it was Commes Des Garcon and I didn’t have time to step inside or else I would have seen it’s their retail store, not just an office or showroom. Check it out when you’re in the area; I definitely will go on my next visit.

 

Views from last night’s run.

I. love. this. dress.

One of the first times I remember that my mother and I agreed on fashion concerned Diane Von Furstenberg. I was working at the flagship Bloomingdale’s store in NYC in ‘04 and she was speaking at a special event on my floor (this was as she was re-establishing her fashion line). My mom said something like “wow she was really popular when I was growing up, and I just really liked her clothes” and I realized I was my mother’s daughter.

In 2010 I heard the designer speak again, this time in DC at Georgetown University, where I had just entered grad school. She talked about business, philanthropy and women’s empowerment, all of which were nicely woven with tales from her personal experience. My favorite story was some businessman on an early a.m. flight hitting on her, not realizing her picture was in that morning’s Wall Street Journal that he was carrying.

10 years after I first heard the lady speak, I’ve got some DVF dresses and I’m hoping one day to pass them on to a daughter who will appreciate her mama’s & grandmama’s styles.