#BornThisDay: Designer, Isaac Mizrahi

By Stephen Rutledge on October 14, 2016 3:05 am

October 14, 1961– Isaac Mizrahi: “Remember this: No one is looking at your imperfections; they're all too busy worrying about their own.” I would love to have my own line of fashion and lifestyle designs products, QVC show, spots as a guest on television shows, plus a gorgeous … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Art Director, Chip Kidd

By Stephen Rutledge on September 12, 2016 3:05 am

September 12, 1964– Chip Kidd, you kids know Kidd’s work even if you don’t realize it. He designed the covers for the original hardbacks of Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park, Cormac McCarthy‘s The Road, David Sedaris’ Naked, plus my own favorites: Donna Tart‘s The Secret History … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Designer/ Director, Tom Ford

By Stephen Rutledge on August 27, 2016 3:05 am

August 27th, 1961– Tom Ford: “I don’t think of myself as gay. That doesn’t mean that I’m not gay. I just don’t define myself by my sexuality.” Not only am I inspired by people who along with tremendous talent, are also able to “brand” themselves, I want to follow in their … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Coco Chanel

By Stephen Rutledge on August 19, 2016 3:05 am

August 19, August 19, 1883- Coco Chanel: “A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.” She was born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel in Saumur, France. Chanel adopted the name Coco when she attempted a career as a cabaret singer as a young woman. The name came from two popular … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Designer, Marc Jacobs

By Stephen Rutledge on April 9, 2016 3:05 am

April 9, 1963- Marc Jacobs was born in NYC, the son of a pair of theatrical agents. He was raised in the Majestic on Central Park West, one of my favorite buildings in Manhattan, by his grandmother who taught him how to knit. She also had the charming habit of telling shop owners … [Read more...]

#TheBrillOfItAll: Dianne Brill Storms New York Fashion Week

By James St. James on April 2, 2016 9:39 am

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#BornThisDay: Director, Vincente Minnelli

By Stephen Rutledge on February 28, 2016 3:05 am

February 28, 1903- Vincente Minnelli: “I always have coffee without sugar, you know. Just cream.” The life of Vincente Minnelli, the director of classic MGM musicals likes Meet Me In St. Louis (1944), Gigi (1958), and An American In Paris (1951) was as peculiar as the surreal … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Director, Franco Zeffirelli

By Stephen Rutledge on February 12, 2016 3:05 am

February 12, 1923- Franco Zeffirelli: "I have always believed that opera is a planet where the muses work together, join hands and celebrate all the arts." Zeffirelli lives in the spotlight, famous for his lavish films, opera, and stage production spectaculars. His works have … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Photographer/Designer, Cecil Beaton

By Stephen Rutledge on January 14, 2016 3:05 am

January 14, 1904- Cecil Beaton I have been reading 2 volumes of Cecil Beaton’s Diaries over the past year, in small little doses, choosing to read a few entries here and there. He knew & photographed everyone that mattered for most of the 20th century. As a gay man of … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Interior Designer, Elsie de Wolfe

By Stephen Rutledge on December 20, 2015 3:05 am

December 20, 1865- Elsie de Wolfe: “I am going to make everything around me beautiful - that will be my life.” Believe it or not, the founder of the profession of the modern Interior Designer was … [Read more...]