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One Perfect Manhattan Day

Why do I always feel like a kid in a candy store when I’m in Manhattan? Perhaps it’s Lil A’s infectious sense of wonderment that’s rubbed off on me–btw, I suspect she has a future in fashion– or perhaps it’s the fact that NYC is a perfect playground for big kids like me. For as soon as I step outside …

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Hello NYC

Now that the 4/18 Club has been established, my trips to NY will always begin with a board meeting called by Mlle President, Lil A, this time at a darling French bistro La Bonne Soupe: She wants a full briefing on (1) the damage I’ve sustained in her town (dress and jacket that have since been taken back to the …

Unplugged in Mayacama

    I blow through San Francisco this morning yet still manage to pick up a Prada sweater and JPG tank at Saks.   There’s not a lot of traffic in the store as I think buyers are still waiting for the next round of markdowns. Because we are short on time, I only get to cover a couple of floors and …

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Downtown Girl

  A couple of years I got to spend a week in NYC completely unplugged. No business meetings, no family obligations.  Zero agenda. It was glorious. A week of roaming the island at leisure was one of my most memorable trips anywhere. I’d wake up and decide on an Uptown day for visiting Museum Mile and strolling through the posh …

What Happens at Saks Stays in My Closet

  It’s been almost five weeks since I started the bootcamp program to tone up my body. I’m here to report that I’ve put on two pounds, my jeans feel tighter and looser in different parts, and the 6-pack abs are still nowhere to be found.  This is where I’m reminded of an YouTube video on how to fake abs. If I assessed …