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The big four fashion shows - New York, London, Milan and Paris - have come to a close and what a whirlwind it was. In this multi-part series, we are going to take a look at some of the highlights from the shows and trends seen on and off of the runway. To get this series kicked off, I'm going to recap some of the more newsworthy happenings from each city.

I recently came across an article in Marie Claire magazine dated June 2018 with the headline, “How to Choose a Partner” by Pamela Druckerman. Below the head was an intriguing subhead: “In this exclusive exerpt from her new book, There Are No Grown-Ups, the author reflects on how she ditched boys and found a man.”

I love to read about young women in unusual jobs – and this one really had my eyes out on stems. The job description itself is fairly technical so I’m breaking it up into “bites in plain English” to make it easier to grasp.

A LONDON ART AUCTION

On Tuesday, June 26, 2018 I decided to watch Sotheby’s “Contemporary Art Evening Auction” taking place in London at 7:00 BST pm (2:00 pm in NYC), on my desktop computer with its big 21” screen (measured diagonally).

As we all know, the retail business is in a state of flux: Henri Bendel is shutting its doors after 123 years, Lord & Taylor is closing its Fifth Avenue flagship store after 104 years and Ralph Lauren’s Fifth Avenue store is no more. (In 2017 there were 50 retail CEOs dismissed. Not in New York – in London.) Is there any good news anywhere?

I recently came across an article titled Picturesque Patagonia – a Cruise Along the Southern Coast of Chile in the April 2018 issue of International Travel News, a publication that is based in Sacramento, California. This is a monthly foreign-travel magazine that covers everywhere in the world – except the United States.

My travels seem to ebb and flow, with the majority of my time on planes for work. With this said, I've had to learn some tricks to streamline my packing process and of course, to hopefully lessen my chances of forgetting something. When you forget something, doesn't it always seem to be that "one thing" you really needed?

I debated whether to quote from a new book by David Graeber, a professor of Anthropology at The London School of Economics BUT when I took a good, hard look at what he wrote I decided that I agreed with him on many points – so here goes.

I came across an article in the New York Post on 4/2/18 written by Virginia Backaitis that started me thinking: how to effectively communicate in one’s office in this digital age.

First of all, I cannot believe I am typing these words out, but it is true. Fall is right around the corner. With the unofficial end of summer - Labor Day - having come and gone, it's time to begin thinking about your fall wardrobe.

I’m always amazed when I read or hear that one “really enjoys what they do for a living.” Why? Because so many people who go to work every day hate their jobs – I find this very sad. Personally, I think part of this issue is “attitude.”

I’ve decided we’re all living in truly extraordinary times – everything is moving faster and getting bigger by the day. Sometimes the news (now on TV, via phone, computer or hard copy) is so otherworldly that I find myself reading some items five times to make sure I’m really “getting it right.”