November 04, 2016
Velvet seems to be one of those fabrics that you either love or you don't. Or, if you are in-between, you probably lean closer to one side or another.
November 02, 2016
October 31, 2016
Last November we reported on "Giving Tuesday", a growing movement that takes place the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. Giving Tuesday, or better known as #GivingTuesday, was created to promote the spirit and act of giving through the use of social media sites.
October 26, 2016
October 24, 2016
There's something about Halloween that I love. Maybe it's the dressing up, the memories of bags and bags of candy from when I was young or the mere fact that Halloween can be enjoyed by any and all ages.
October 19, 2016
On Sunday, August 7th I made a rash decision: I would walk the entire NYC High Line from start to finish. Ages ago, I had visited the partially completed High Line with friends, so I felt it was time for a return.
October 12, 2016
Moving on, this is more about the Lesedi la Rona diamond and why it failed to sell at Sotheby’s – see last week’s blog [Why Sotheby’s Auction Failed, Part 1] that was posted on October 5th.
October 07, 2016
This edition of New York Fashion Week has been unique because more brands were testing the waters with a see now and buy now approach while others offered presentations that kept their designs to a select number of individuals while others opted for traditional runway shows. Yet, it was the presence of the ever-increasing amount of smartphones that really caught my attention.
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October 05, 2016
On June 29th we posted a blog titled “Diamonds Are Forever” that recounted the story of the Lesedi la Rona 1,109-carat diamond – in the rough – that was on display for several days in Sotheby’s New York.
October 03, 2016
September 28, 2016
Smart, creative people in the digital world can make a difference in our daily lives. Two who have done this are Jack Dorsey, a co-founder and CEO of Twitter and Travis Kalanick, a co-founder and chief executive of Uber.
September 21, 2016
Looking for love in all the right places can be daunting so when I came across a “dating” article in Fast Company by Jon Birger I was intrigued. I soon found that this was an excerpt from his book, Date-onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game that was published by Workman in 2015. I immediately headed off to the library to get a copy.