Spring Gear 2021

With any luck the fresh breath of spring is at hand, and the shackles of Covid are loosening. Here are several items that are accelerating my shift into spring time. CLIQ Chair In ... Continue Reading →

Technology Marriages Can be a Good Thing

I look back fondly on several circumstances where two seemingly disparate technologies are merged into one, and the result is brilliant efficiency. For instance, back in the day I had ... Continue Reading →

Ballsy and Cheeky – Cleansing and Emollients for Men

There is a veritable tsunami of choices men face when it comes to taking care of their skin. It is becoming evident that a cheeky attitude works in myriad contexts (a trip to London ... Continue Reading →

Rodney Foster Combines His Taste for Elegance and His Entrepreneurial Flair to Launch a Line of Fine Wines

Warm wine has not exactly set the US wine market on fire (despite that poor metaphor), but Rodney Foster aims to change that. He was in St Moritz in the winter of 2011 on vacation, ... Continue Reading →

HELMUT NEWTON: THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

In an ironic convergence of timing, this new documentary becomes available at about the same time it was announced his favorite haunt would become a private club. The opening and closing ... Continue Reading →

Craftsman Clothing Successfully Pursues a Strategy of Affordable Luxury

The fashion industry is in a constant state of flux, which is much of its appeal. I have watched with interest the backlash against fast fashion (I am looking at you, Forever 21). One ... Continue Reading →

Hollywood Bag Ladies Christmas shopping for Lupus LA

 Christmas shopping was in full swing at the at the annual Hollywood Bag Ladies Luncheon for Lupus LA. It was a benefit for Lupus LA with hundreds of well-heeled women gathering ... Continue Reading →

Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Bash 2019 as inspiring as The Hunger Games

There were big heroes from all walks of life at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Bash for 2019, along with an inspiring message from the producer of The Hunger Games. The legacy of ... Continue Reading →