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Always More @ 10 Corso Como .... The Roof Garden!!!

April 24, 2013 8:30 AM

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I returned to Carla Sozzani's

10 Corso Como last week

during Milan's design extravaganza ....

& was again awed by the extraordinary talent of

artist/designer Chris Ruhs!!!

This time I climbed the circular staircase

above the gallery .....

to find this brilliant roof garden!!!

There was so much to see.....

murals, planters, furniture, mosaics, all things "art" .....

plus the spectacular garden folly!!!

It is the "ultimate accessoration of accessorations"!!!!

Milan Style 2013 ..... An Ode to "Don't Fence Me In"!!!!

April 23, 2013 8:30 AM

Love Milan Design Week ....

everything looks like an "accessoration supreme"!!!!

This is a sublime updated "fence accessoration,"

that would be absolutely fabulous

in East Hampton!!!

Glorious Garbage Cans at the Waqif Souq in Doha!!!

March 13, 2013 1:00 AM

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Yesterdays favorite "accessoration supreme"

in all of Doha .....

these divine garbage cans at the Souq!!!

And today W.R. & I are gong to figure out

where to buy them .....

& how to bring them back to NYC!!!

A Cacophony of Color @ Hotel Saguaro, Palm Springs!

February 28, 2013 8:30 AM

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I had "color shock" when I drove by

the ultimate "Palm Springs Accessoration"

The Saguaro .....

& of course I had to stop!!!

How much color can one hotel absorb???

Apparently New York-based architects

Peter Stamberg & Peter Afariat

think an entire rainbow!!!

Inspired by colors of native desert wildflowers

& an enormous Pantone color card

this renovated Holiday Inn,

a sublime "celebration of color",

puts me into total "accessorator heaven"!!!

Hey guys,

What about that tacky Holiday Inn on Tenth Avenue,

it's screaming for a make-over!!!

But, I do see a potential problem ....

other than black,

what colors are indigenous to NYC!!!

In Milan ..... What An Unusual Way to Stack Books!!!!

February 26, 2013 8:30 AM

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My totally tasty "accessorator pal" WR

was in Milan for Fashion Week ......

he wandered into the fabulous Rizzoli bookstore

& look what he found .....

the ultimate "library accessoration"!!!!

Even I never thought of a "book couch,"

but I wish I had 'cuz.....

it's divine!!!

Shopping in Miami's Herzog & De Meuron Car Park!!!

January 24, 2013 9:00 AM

A little something to keep you warm!!!!

Think a weekend in Miami ....

and a fantastic shopping spree at

Roma & Erika Cohen's

Alchemist

on "hip & happening"

Lincoln Road in South Beach!!!

And remember this sublimely curated collection

of designer apparel & accessories

is set in a glass & mirror 1800-square-foot

transparent box

on the fifth floor of a parking garage!!!

Not just any car park ....

but an amazing concrete "sculpture"

design by the dynamic Swiss architectural duo

Herzog & de Meuron!!!!

Of course, my quirky eye was over-obsessed by the

"outdoor furniture" around the store!!!

I was told the pieces were made from

"left-over wood from the construction of the building,"

& they were designed by

Herzog & de Meuron's design team!!!

"Accessoration's sublime" ......

Wouldn't you love them on your NYC terrace!!!!

Keeping Your Eyes Open ...... Steppin' Up in Beirut!!!!

January 3, 2013 8:30 AM

I was walking around Mar Mikhael .....

the "new" West Village neighborhood in Beirut,

& I found these fabulous staircases!!!

I think they look fantastic ....

& have been thinking about painting the staircase

down to Bethesda Fountain in Central Park!!!

What do you think???

Public Art Project Flying High Above Miami Beach!!!

December 13, 2012 8:30 AM

I adored seeing Miami' gorgeous blue skies

filled with "artist's text"!!!

A site specific Public Art Project

"Plane Text"

was curated by Adam Shopkorn,

featuring "text" from artists including

Jack Pierson, Allen Ruppersberg, Mel Bochner,

Ed Ruscha,Gary Simmons,

& Lawrnce Weiner.

It was supported by The Morgans Hotel Group,

Van Wagner Communications,

& Art Basel Miami Beach!!!

Another of my favorite artist's projects was also

floating above me!!!!

Dave McKenzie's used "sky-banners,

for his daily "sky messages" .....

they were "unisex" marriage proposals!!!

DIVINE!!!!

Margiela White Shirts Lite-up by Frédérique Chauveau!

October 26, 2012 8:30 AM

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My personal "accessoration supreme" is

my signature white shirt!!!

I have six fresh shirts made every year,

thanks to shirtmaker Ascot Chang,

but, the original was a Martin Margiela shirt

I bought decades ago in LA

at Maxfield!!!!!

So ..... when I saw Frédérique Chauveau's sublime

"white shirt installation"

at the launch party for the collaboration between

Maison Martin Margiela and H&M .....

I flipped!!!!

Isn't it amazing .....

all the things that can happen in a white shirt!!!!

Maison Martin Margiela + H&M = Divine Decadence!!!!

October 24, 2012 1:13 PM

The talk of the "fashion universe" was last night's

extraordinarily fabulous launch of the collaboration between

fashion genius Maison Martin Margiela

& international retail giant H&M!!!

The clothes & accessories (available Nov 15 @ H&M) are divine,

but I absolutely adored & was overwhelmed by

the spectacular "over-the-top" inventive & exciting

installation of the merchandise

in the most incredible location in NYC...

5 Beekman Street,

a "decayed urban treasure" that has been

abandoned for over a decade,

and is spectacular!!!

In this case my pictures are worth ten thousand words!!!

Incredible "accessoration" ..... don't you agree!!!

2012 is "zipping" by ...... Christmas is almost here!!!

October 17, 2012 10:59 AM

Soooo ....

How 'bout a divine early Christmas "accessoration" .....

updated garlands for your tree!!!!

Sew all the colored zippers you can find together,

wrap them around your "blue-spruce" .....

it's kinda' like stringing popcorn or cranberries!!!

Very colorful, chic & very non-denominational .....

& very "accessorator-ish"!!!

My Obsession with Brazil's Recycling "accessorations"!

October 5, 2012 8:30 AM

I don't know why it happened .......

but, on my first day in Brazil I found myself focused on

Brazil's "recycling accessorations"!!!!

It began in Sao Paulo ...

with the divine aluminum garbage cans that are

divided in four, each with a different color plastic liner ...

coded by recycling category!!!

Next came the shapely attached cans,

individually color coded for glass, paper, plastic, metal,

& nao reciclaveis (don't know what that is!!!) ....

in Sao Paulo, Brasilia, & Rio!!!

And of course, I adored the "Recycle Beach Houses"

with the color coded holes ..... Ipanema Beach!!!

But, I absolutely coveted the chic,

color-covered bamboo baskets,

trimmed in black,

that were scattered throughout

fabulous Inhotim!!!

I must admit, sometimes

my "accessoration obsession" runs wild .....

& I kinda' wonder where this particular insanity came from!!!

But, I was honestly awed by all of these .....

"magical, mystical & innovative recycle accessorations"!!!

A Unique & Unusual "Accessoration" in Sao Paulo!!!

October 3, 2012 8:30 AM

Some things are just unexplainable!!!

Like .....

why in the world was I fascinated by

these Margiela boots???

Was it the glamorously chic Russian woman

who was wearing them???

Was it the fact that she was charming,

chatty, & lived in London???

Was it the fact that she let me

photograph her feet???

Or was it her sublime pedicure???

I think it's all of the above ....

plus

the see-thru boots, with the lucite heels

are seriously fabulous too!!!

All in all ..... a sublime

"over-the-top"

Brazilian accessoration!!!

Bergdorf Goodman ..... "111 Years of Extraordinary"!!!

September 24, 2012 8:30 AM

I adored seeing the majestic

Berdorf Goodman

all "wrapped-up" in it's divine signature

lavender ribbon .....

celebrating 111 years of "fabulousness"!!!

I was "over-indulging" myself in art

in Brazil & missed this

"over- the-top accessoration"!!!

Sooooo, a special thank you to my friend SD

for sending me his fantastic "shot"!!!

Congratulations & Happy Birthday

to my favorite NYC landmark!!!

"Accessorating" the Aspen Times Newspaper Boxes!!!

August 8, 2012 8:30 AM

On my last trip to Aspen,

I was obsessed by the multi-color line up

of newspaper boxes around town!!!

(blog 8/13/10)

And on this trip I am fascinated

by a divine new twist ....

these brightly colored patterns,

painted by local school kids,

covering several of The Aspen Times boxes!!!

A fantastic update ....

to an "accessoration supreme"!!!

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