This series
is dedicated to and possibly echoes what brought Diana Vreeland to the world’s
attention and eternal admiration. No, it
will not be quite as outrageous or imaginative but these articles will have one
unified theme and that is the gift giving season of 2015 whether it is Chanukah
or Christmas or no reason at all. There will be ideas for holiday gift giving
from around the world which range from what some might refer to as normal or
expected to the outrageous.
Colleagues and
resources from around the world have sent me their ideas of what would make a
great gift for a friend, a dear one or even yourself. The selections will range
from commissioned art to handbags to collectibles to fine jewelry to scent and
even personal styling sessions for men and women. No matter what strikes your
fancy, hopefully these articles will make for some fun reading and that you
will pass on to friends for their enjoyment or gift giving possibilities. All
of them accessible online, at brick and mortar establishments or by phone so
shop on!
With the
Festival of Lights (Chanukah) scarcely a week away and Christmas just around
the corner, let the games begin and my question to you is “Why don’t you?”
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·
Why don’t you commission a portrait
of yourself or most significant other which can be a gift to yourself or your
other half? The artist here is Marc Antoine Coulon of the Madame Figaro, Vanity
Fair, ELLE variety and you can find him on Facebook for further details. By the
way, yes, he can work from photographs so you needn’t be in Paris to sit for
him.
· Why don’t you start a trend and give
a handbag from a collection that has been designed in the USA and takes
inspiration from an international nostalgia for the classics but with a passion
for the distinctive? Check out all the
accessories at www.zinkstore.com
Dream it, believe it, achieve it and most of all, and just buy it.
· Why don’t
you give a book about Diana Vreeland that enlightens the reader as well as
affirms the genius of Mrs. Vreeland was as well as her clairvoyance when it
came to fashion and the trends that long outlived her? In her words “give them
something they never knew they wanted.” www.rizzolibookstore.com/diana-vreeland-modern-woman-bazaar-years-1936-1962
· ****Why don’t
turn your man or yourself into a rock n roll star and buy him or yourself a
sheared mink pea coat from Jay Kos of New York City? Jay Kos is the go to
destination for the most original and extravagant apparel in the entire city
and if you are lucky, you will speak and meet with the designer himself who
puts in plenty of face time at his eponymous “temple of fashion” located at 293
Mott Street in NYC.
Maybe you
can score a personal styling session with him while you are there
Why don’t you own or commission a handmade leather belt or accessory handmade
by and designed by Roberto Calasanz? The man is an absolute genius when it comes
to hardware and original pieces which will send you into a fashion swoon. By
the way, if you ask nicely, he might even do some rather chic accessories for
your “chien!” The website is days away but find him on Facebook.
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