Stay calm. Take a deep breath. After attending Milan Fashion Week, having conversations with many industry professionals, fashion is at a major crossroads, with many questions, few answers. Attending events, drinking a glass of sparkling wine, I looked around, buyers, editors, influencers, designers, press people all in attendance, MWAH, MWAH, on the cheeks. For …
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Christmas Season in Paris!
When I am in the Paris, I cannot help but go into the department store to see what the theme will be for the season.It is always a pleasure to sit at one of the cafes in Glaeries Lafayette to look up at the Christmas Decorations under the dome. I waited for the light show, …
The Inspirational Seine
No matter the perspective, when you troll on the Seine, it is inspirational. Take a book, a magazine, or a bottle of wine with a blanket, then find a spot.
An Inspiring Master
Stepping into the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Florence was a dream. American press dubbed Ferragamo “Shoemaker to the stars”. Pickford to Garbo to Crawford wore his creations on screen and off. Born the eleventh of 14 children in the Southern Italian city of Bonito. After opening his first shop at age 9 in his hometown, …
Inspiring Marrakesh
Black and Paper is in Marrakesh, Morocco for the holiday season. This exotic city in the Sahara is a wealth of sights, smells, and sounds. I am preparing the features, stay tuned.
Instathirst NO!
Goodbye Instagram! It was nice while it lasted but for some reason it never felt like a relationship beyond a necessary inconvenience. Black and Paper has decided December 31st will be the last day we post on the social media platform. The thirst is real on Instagram and we are not thirsty. In an …
Yves Saint Laurent Museum Opens
Bally Retro
The setting for the Bally presentation was a 1970’s New York apartment set. It was fitting because the collection was all about Retro, even the logo on the bags was from a past era. I would not say this was the brands strongest collection but it was fun. Images were shot using the Canon G7X.
New York Fashion Week Reviews
Collections I liked. RiRi stole the show in many ways. One for spectacle of presentation but on the collection front I liked the Fenty X Puma. I see success. It is wearable and very today; the urban chic style will be everywhere. Do not wear this collection to Church. Linder decided on body aggressive. One …
Inspired
We applaud Acne Studios for a very different while inspiring approach to marketing fashion and family.