In the last few years I’ve made several trips to Miami for personal appearances, the Miami Swim Show, and to visit our new Bal Harbour store.
Here’s why I love Miami:
The Architecture!
Amazing mid-century buildings everywhere. Here’s the super cool Bacardi buildings downtown:
The original blue and white tiled building from 1963, and the later orange pedestaled addition from the early 70s. Love the exuberant tile and stained glass! And of course I love all of the Morris Lapidus designed facades, at The Fountainbleau, The Eden Roc, and The Promenade on Lincoln Road.
The Hotels!
I’ve stayed at The Sagamore, The Standard (great pool and restaurant by the inland waterway), The W (nice art) , and Shore Club among others. Favorites so far are The Raleigh and The Tides, but there are many more on the list to try. it’s close to Palm Beach-but that’s a whole separate blog for later….
The Vintage Furniture Shopping!
Favorite shops are Sabina Danenberg at 8300 Biscayne Blvd and M.A.D.E - across the parking lot. I bought a pair of white patent mushroom poufs on our last trip…maybe for a future store dressing room?
Bal Harbour Shops - The only Lanvin shop in the U.S.! A Roger Vivier shop! A Celine shop-(love those new Phoebe Philo designed shoes) and of course, Trina Turk. They love TT swimwear at BH.
Our Bal Harbour Boutique might have the least expensive clothing in the entire shopping center - but it’s working!
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I'm going to be on The Martha Stewart Show on
September 29th!
I'm excited! Jonathan and I met Martha last April when she visited Palm Springs.
A tour of architectural homes was arranged for her visit and she came to our house.
She and her entourage also did a little shopping at both of our stores there--
Martha bought herself a taupe jumpsuit (!) and Kevin
Sharkey (who works for her and has a long, complicated and
fabulous title which i cannot remember) bought a bunch of
books at TT residential. Anyhow, this visit led to me being
invited to be on her show, which will be all about Palm Springs.
We will do a mini-fashion show of "cocktails remixed" looks,
since cocktails are an integral part of Palm Springs.
Also, below see some photos of Martha Stewart from her modeling days. So chic!
We were out in the desert this past weekend, and a highlight
was going for a spin in JR Roberts just-arrived bright orange 1977 Gremlin X
which he bought on ebay. (pics below and on the facebook fan page)
This was after my first meeting as a board member of the Palm
Springs Modern Committee. PS Modcom is dedicated to preserving the
mid-century modern architecture of Palm Springs and the Coachella
Valley.
And one last thought--I was rooting for Kevin Dillon to win an emmy
for his genius portrayal of Johnny Drama on Entourage, but he didn't win.
C'est la vie. TT
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We went to see "The September Issue" on friday night.
LOVED IT! The Arclight Hollywood audience was audibly
and enthusiastically rooting for Vogue's creative director
Grace Coddington in the war of wills depicted between her
and editor in chief Anna Wintour. I'd love to see an issue
(or two, or three) of Vogue edited by Ms. Coddington!
After 20 years, doesn't she deserve it? Re AW: She's a
bob-shielded perfectionist on a mission with no time for
niceties. If she were a man, no one would care about her
brusque behavior. And wouldn't it be boring if she were
"really nice"? This is my first blog post! TT
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Her earliest creation:
Halter tops made from the same simplicity pattern. On double-knit polyester:
It was the perfect fabrication for learning to sew in 1972. First job:
At the local Burger King in Bellevue, Washington. The double knit polyester uniform with matching hat was so embarrassing. Weirdest pants:
The ones I made from a bedspread when I was 14. Why she likes thrift shopping:
You can learn a lot about how quality things are made. Early influences:
Nancy Drew, That Girl with Marlo Thomas and Mary Tyler Moore. They all had great style! First job in the fashion biz:
Design assistant doing endless spec sheets for Britannia Jeans. Where she learned to do printed fabrics:
Designing OP surfwear in the ‘80s. On celebrities wearing her clothes:
Of course, it’s great! It’s even more interesting to see stylish women who put our pieces together with their own things in unique ways. Her Description of a “Trina Turk customer”:
What's the opposite of a wallflower?
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