The Lady in the Lace Collar

September 23, 2020

In the outpouring of sorrow and grief at the death of a truly great American, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, I have …

The Call of the Wild

September 12, 2018

I take a moment to celebrate my 80th blog post by veering away from the fine and performance arts to share …

August 23, 2017

Nothing prepares you for the sheer energy of Rei Kawakubo’s designs. From the hands and imagination of this Japanese founder …

August 26, 2015

The great house Chatsworth, in Derbyshire, U.K., is the ancestral country home of the Cavendish family – the Dukes of …

June 11, 2015

Walking to work last week, I saw two young things in front of me wearing what can only be described …