What makes a horse such an intoxicating animal is the combination of extreme sensitivity, majestic beauty and soft love. This 1000 pound animal can feel the touch of a tiny insect, hear the sound of an acorn on a barn roof, smell an animal cloaked by trees and see the flicker of a tiny movement in the distance. To ride a horse with grace, you must partner with his breath … Read More
This Week’s Intimate Discovery: Pret-A-Porter Glamour is Re-Launched in the Intimate Market
It was really a thrill last week to be invited
to see the recently re-vitalized Pleasure State™ Lingerie brand. Maintaining its signature haute couture design influence, four distinctive collections address a variety of consumer needs; fit, value and glamour. But it is the top of the line Couture Collection, an elegant gallery of intimate art, that embodies … Read More
What made the Renaissance such a revolution in the History of Art was the emergence of sensuality and form as a metaphor for beauty and life. I remember the first time I wandered through the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and saw Botticelli’s depiction of the Birth of Venus and thought how the perception of the feminine ideal has morphed through the centuries. Drenched in a pure white light, this painting … Read More
This week’s Intimate Discovery: Retro-Saucy underthings hand tailored to fit your curves
I love visiting Journelle in NYC. It’s a virtual gallery of elegant 
lingerie by Indie as well as established designers and visiting the boutique often satisfies my perpetual search for new talent. Last time I was there I found Fortnight Lingerie, launched in 2010 by Toronto based designer Christina Remenyi. Artfully tailored to respect a woman’s natural … Read More
When I was first introduced to the work of contemporary painter Dana Schutz, I was overwhelmed by the impact of bright fantastical color on her canvases. I was stunned by the juxtaposition of seemingly discordant hues on a surface that seemed almost free of structure. Immediately, I thought of the early 20th century Fauves and the shift they ignited in the art world as they liberated color from form. … Read More
Several years ago, on a family vacation in France, I took my history obsessed son on an excursion to Omaha Beach in Normandy. His passion at the time was everything he could learn about World War II and the parent in me felt compelled to give him this opportunity. Little did I realize the impact this memorial would have on my own familial vision. Both my mother and my … Read More
They say that indulgence is the original sin. I don’t agree. When I was married, child of the 60’s that I was, I shunned the whole elaborate wedding thing. I thought it “beneath” my bohemian lifestyle. Of course, I was in my 20’s and I was absolutely positive that I was right. I got married in City Hall. I could not rationalize the point of all the material seduction that … Read More