Category: Photography
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Fantastic Voyage: Diane Von Furstenberg’s Journey of a Dress
“I created the wrap dress but then the wrap dress had a life of its own.”~DVF Forty years ago, designer Diane Von Furstenberg introduced the wrap dress whose timeless style has become a staple in many women’s wardrobes. The simplicity of the dress’ construction coupled with Diane’s powerful graphic prints unite in a style that…
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Umit Benan Pays Homage to Jackie Robinson in Historic PFW Show
The power of a Hashtag. As I was looking through my Instagram feed this morning, stylist Elisa Nalin (who prolifically captures Fashion Week on Instagram), posts a rather blurry picture obscured by a fence with a hashtag that reads #NOTORACISM. I honestly ignore 99% of hashtags (while totally being guilty of overusing them myself), but…
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Vintage Vanguard Unites Designers on Moda Operandi for a Worthy Cause
“Confidence is a suit of armor”. The dignity and respect you gain when you radiate confidence is palpable. While we all grapple with our confidence at some point in our lives, for women who are struggling with rebuilding their lives (from abuse, chemical addition, or a myriad of life’s challenges), the support network they require…
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JR x NYC Ballet
The New York City Ballet has teamed up with French artist JR to present a collaborative performance/large-scale art installation on January 23, February 7, and February 13. JR is a well-known underground street artist who has taken his message globally via large-scale installations featuring the voices and untold stories of people via their wheat pasted photographic…
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2013 “Rewind”
Whew! Before I look forward to 2014 (and I must say, it cannot come soon enough), I thought I’d take a quick look back on my digital footprints and share my favorite CultureShockArt moments of 2013. So I picked 5 posts from Twitter, Instagram, WordPress and Pinterest that were either popular, or made me squeal, “Eep…
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Better Late Than Never…Last Minute Gift Ideas
You know you’re a procrastinator when you procrastinate on your “Last Minute Gifts” post… I cleaned my house, washed my dogs, cooked, worked out and generally engaged in nonsense instead of writing today. I’ll tell you what though, these gifts are so good, I wouldn’t mind getting them after Christmas (and right about now I…
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The Sphinx and the Cronut: Why We Love Being Haters
In music, fashion, food and art there’s pop cultural phenomena so ubiquitous and so pervasive that I feel duty bound to write about them. Or hate on ’em.. Like roaches and bad heartburn these things just keep on returning eliciting both our collective ire and fascination. Really, they’re train wrecks and we can’t look away.…
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5 Beaches x 1 Pair of Shades: #5- St. Tropez
It’s Labor Day and I’m counting down the waning days of summer. I’m just not ready to give up dreams of a Bain de Soleil tan! I had to get one last Beach Basics Polyvore set in featuring classic Ray-Bay Wayfarers with a beach, the perfect beach outfit, and an artwork that inspired it all.…
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5 Beaches x 1 Pair of Shades #3 Amalfi Coast
This vacation-itis. I’ve got it bad; so bad that it’s spread to Italy. The Amalfi Coast would be a dream vacation; I’d love to visit here someday. This picture from Positano is stunning! There’s something about those orange umbrellas…. To prove that vacations don’t have to completely drift from your true loves, I’m sprinkling in…
Colony Little, Culture Shock Art 