March 2017

Street Food

Street food’s inception is the street. Hence, a busy street is the integral part of street food. I was mesmerized with street food on my recent visit to China. It gave me a different perspective of street food. I realized street food depicts the soul of a culture. It is a reflection of the community, …

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Cult de Chanel

Chanel and Jeans in one sentence? Is it an anomaly, an aberration or perhaps an unorthodoxy? Chanel is synonymous with opulence, luxury and affluence. It is a status symbol of old money, pedigree and an impeccable taste to be flaunted. On the other hand, blue jeans usually (before the advent of the $500 price tag …

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“Head” of Chanel

Karl Lagerfeld, is the true Head of Chanel and the “Head” around my neck. During my trip to China I saw this necklace at a store. It was lying right next to the necklace with the face of Lady Gaga. It was love at first sight. To be precise, it was lust at first sight. …

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From runway to rue

Balenciaga 2011-2012, ready-to-wear collection stayed true to its name and was in fact “ready to wear.” The term was not used as a euphemism to describe clothes that had absolutely no scope of being translated or transgressing even to the hi-fashion streets of London, Milan or Paris. Long flowery silky skirts, boxy jackets, bright neon …

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Soul Mates

A short and thoughtful blog for today, as I am tired. Yes I had a long day with clients and files and I feel tirrreeeed!! I went to China recently and I will share my travels to the far east with you shortly. Today, I was skimming through my photos and found this one in …

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Text Only

Right about now some of you will stop reading my blog entry and switch to a more “visually attractive” glossy read as you see no photos. For those of you who stick around, you are brave, non-conforming and are venturing into the diaspora of actual words without visuals. I tip my hat off to you. …

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Air Style

Trav-el: To move, to go, to transmit, to transport, to journey, to proceed. All forward moving acts…and for me all done with style and elegance. I was at the airport today and as is my true nature, I observed. I surveyed harried travelers pushing their U.S. 20 dollar unsightly brown, red and black Rexene suitcases …

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“Java” Script

My friend Albert has written a book on constitutional law. Currently, he is on a promotional tour discussing the various nuances and intricacies of the Constitution. He is debating heavy topics such as First Amendment, Gay marriage, Freedom of Speech, Obscenity, etc. I on the other hand am writing a blog on coffee. Yes, coffee! …

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