My Personal Runway Show

Beautiful New Barkas!

Traveling through the Holy Lands means a whole new and interesting wardrobe. Snoop has started a business designing these fabulous “barkas” so that we can travel as culturally sensitive fashion icons. Her barkas come in many styles and colors and are incredibly versatile. Other uses when traveling with a barka are: hammocks, blankets, baby slings, beach wraps and super long belts. I recommend getting several.

Miss Peach commissioned this in my honor!

I am so fortunate to have friends in the industry who appreciate my work as a fashionista. Miss Peach commissioned the great artist, Queen Snickers, to do this Warholesque piece in my honor. To have a friend like Miss Peach is one thing, and to also have someone with the reputation of Queen Snickers take her time to express my true personality in such a thoughtful and artistic way is overwhelming. I feel like Gertrude Stein dining with Picasso, Matisse and Cezanne all at the same time, which she did occasionally. You should really check out the Alice B. Toklas Cookbook if you ever run across it. There is a recipe called “Bass for Picasso,” which is simply divine. I love bass almost as much I as love Queen Snickers painting. Thank you Miss Peach and Queen Snickers. I will simply HAVE to pick up something special for both of you next time I’m in Versaille.

Gaultier or Hermès, Handbags are the Rage!

Ah Paris! Bella met us at l’Hotel du Chat and she was already basking in the glow of her new handbags. By the time we had arrived she had already picked up this sleek black Prada bag, along with some dainty evening purses while checking out La Petit Robe Noir, Colette, and Didier Ludot. She’s a glutton for French fashion and just adores the tuna crepes that they serve at Philippe & Max. Bella has a French boyfriend named Jean Paul Godard-MonChat. Snoop and I refer to him as "La Grand Granouille," but he doesn’t know that, and it just makes Bella angry.

Nous Allons a Paris Maintenant!

My dog, Snoop, and I are ready to peruse Le Louvre in our finest attire. Snoop is sporting a black feather boa, and mink beret. She always looks fashionable when she goes out of town and Paris is our favorite shopping spot as we are allowed to sit in the finest restaurants, dining on filet mignon and smoking cigarettes with our café au lait. Snoop gets a little nervous when we fly so I gave her some xanax and a Kettle One martini so she should be fine. She always gives me her anchovy stuffed olives so it’s a win win for me.

I picked up this fabric in Jaipur last weekend.

Sometimes I like to jet off to foreign places to select new fabrics for my office or dining room.  Last weekend I traveled to India to celebrate their rich use of color and patterns.  Their style is remeniscent of Indonesian batik, but with different influences (and influenzas) and use of native dyes.  I've turned this particular piece into a throw for my swank little bungalow in Madrid where I always have an exhausting lay-over.   It's out of the way, but I just have to see mi amante Carlos Alberto Tito Santiago.  He loves my eyes, which are hazel with small golden flecks that jet out like shooting stars from my crescent-like pupils.  

Mondrian Dieu!

This delicate silk scarf carries with it a dreamlike quality. It’s as though Piet Mondrian and Joan Miro got together and threw a big party. It is simply surreal. I like to wear it in a bright bow around my neck, or curl up in it and enjoy the warmth of the silk as I fain sleep and enjoy the solitude of my Highland Park condominium. When I wear this on the street I hear people saying, “Ooh, la la, look at that amazing scarf! Look what it does to her eyes.” It also detracts from other baggage, creating a slimming effect that is both provocative and alluring. I have no idea where you’d buy this. I found it in mum’s closet.