Road Trip: Grand Canyon
So after we left Hoover Dam and crossed to the Arizona side, our road trip began to feel like the real deal. I became more comfortable driving the rental mini-SUV, Â and the freeway felt like a long lost friend. Soon it was time to stop for lunch, and one of my...
Road Trip: Hoover Dam Via Las Vegas
I have friends who religiously make annual pilgrimages to Vegas. Out of their own volition! I’ve been there maybe seven or eight times in my whole life and that’s about five or six times too many. I don’t drink (much), gamble (at all), or enjoy...
Road Trip: Los Angeles
Growing up in the car culture that is Texas, I am no stranger to road trips. Some of my favorite childhood memories involve road trips to the beach with my parents and sisters. Â As an adult, I have had my fair share of roaming by car, but nothing for more than a few...
A Vietnamese Celebration In Dallas
So for the whole month of April I lived out of a suitcase and had not much time for blogging. It started with a trip to New York, followed by a quick stop in Dallas to see my parents. While I was there, they asked me to join them at a celebration of the founding...
Runway Vs. Reality: Dubai and Dallas
I apologize for the dereliction here at this blog, but I am packing yet again. How is it that we are already at the beginning of the second quarter of the year when I just barely survived Christmas? Anyway, I know I meant to post about France in this entry, but two...
Runway Vs. Reality: Black And White
As I crank up the A/C today–yes, another very warm day here in the Southland, even by our standards– I’m posting the last two rounds of the Runway Vs. Reality series. The first one is of my duster coat from the 14CÂ runway (runway photo courtesy of...
A Dior To Remember
We’ve all seen the t-shirts emblazoned with Retail Is My Cardio or Shop Till You Drop across the front. I’d have to say retail therapy is actually not the worst way to unwind (till you get the bill): there is a lot of exercise in walking around the stores...
Runway Vs. Reality: 11P Skirt
As obsessed as I am with Chanel, one of my favorites fashion houses is actually that of Alexander McQueen’s. His continued legacy of fantastically plumed gowns never ceases to capture my imagination, collection after collection. It’s tough beauty, dark and...
Runway Vs. Reality: 07P Jacket
Sometimes you see so many editorials of a certain item, you buy into the idea these pictures were absolutely created to sell. This gilded jacket from the 2007 Spring season did exactly that to me. Although I knew, after seeing the runway looks, that I would not be...
Runway Vs. Reality: 12P Dress
Today’s Runway Vs. Reality challenge is the 12P dress I wore to my parents’ golden anniversary. The matching jacket from the runway ran big and I didn’t love it enough to buy the whole set. But I must say the frothy confection of a fabric used for...