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There is a moment when the Magnolia blooms
These buds are there all winter
They rest cocooned in a lacey canopy
Stagnant on this tree
Me watching at the bedroom window
Perched above
Waiting for the great escape.
The petals will open this spring
Enormous bowls of silken pink
Curled into the sun
Transforming the tree and me to a place of poetry
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Light has shifted in the western hemisphere and it is … Read More
This week’s Intimate Discovery: Elegance and Simplicity Enter the Robe Market
A few months ago, I had the pleasure
of meeting Cynthia Varat, the creator and owner of the Louis At Home loungewear brand, launched at retail for spring 2011. Having spent 10 years of my own career ensconced in the development and production of this core Intimate category, I recognize quality when I see it. Made in Peru of the softest, lightweight Pima … Read More
When I was in my 20’s, my aunt moved from her family home to an apartment and gave me her glass and wrought iron garden table in order to help me furnish my first makeshift apartment. The clean, elliptical lines of its simple base visible through a transparent surface appealed to my taste for the organic. I liked the juxtaposition of lightness and weight. Unfortunately, my youthful naivety caused me to sell it for a … Read More
The decision to major in Art History in college was influenced by my fascination with how creative enterprise could not only define an era but also profile a generation. It was a form of visual archeology, a method of digging through a field of artistic effort to uncover an extraordinary treasure. I was fascinated, in particular, by the painters whose unique visions and defiance of the status quo could revolutionize perception and impact taste. Throughout … Read More
This week’s Intimate Discovery: DuMi Shapewear Breaks Out
It was such a thrill for me to learn in the recent
Best of Intima Magazine International Shapewear expose, that DuMi Shapewear was cited as one of the top 5 emerging brands in the United States. This collection holds a particular place in my heart as I worked closely with founder Amber Taylor to launch this fashion sculpting concept to the market in 2008, not a … Read More
At the age of 16, my parents decided to give me a clothing allowance, the objective of which was to teach me how to handle money. The only items from which I was exempt from financial responsibility were my winter coat and my bras. The reason for this, the obvious cost of a winter coat skewing the budget and for me, lushly endowed the need to purchase rather well built and costly foundations. My mother’s … Read More
As a little girl, I imagined myself a ballerina, fully anointed in a tutu and pink ballet slippers. I would be the reincarnation of Tinker Bell, floating on air, whisper light with the charming mystique of this charismatic fantasy, a fairy princess. It was not until I was a teenager when my mom gave me tickets to the Joffrey Ballet dress rehearsals, that I became acquainted with the pulsating power of modern dance and the … Read More