Archive: 'Feb 2010' :

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! My husband and I went to the Historical Valentine Exhibit at St. Paul’s Church in Newburyport today. Patsy, the collector was knowledgeable and more than happy to share her large collection of valentines dating from the late 1800s to 1960s. Valentines use to be a much more serious business, often followed […]

I love you Alexander McQueen! I had always planned to write him a fan letter and tell him how much I admired him. I didn’t know him personally, but felt a connection. I visited his shop in the Meatpacking District when I was in school and was blown away at the construction! The store employees […]

Last Friday night my husband and I went to Peabody Essex Museum’s Iris Apfel exhibition. If you are unfamiliar with this fabulous lady this video is well worth a look, courtesy of the Boston Globe Rare Bird of Fashion: The Irreverent Iris Apfel. The exhibition has left the museum but you can play with Iris’ […]