Yearly Archives: 2023

…………….”Truth is Truth” or at least it used to be……..One has to ask….”What spell are they under?” When I first read this quote I was angry that the GOP does nothing about this disgrace of a man…….but then I just became SAD…….sad that this is the state of affairs in this country……..That both parties will do anything to keep their party in power regardless of the effect on the country…….When will COUNTRY COME FIRST!……or is that an ideal of the past?

………………………..What can I say…….I’m an Oscar JUNKIE!!! I haven’t missed one Oscar presentation since I can remember. When I traveled in Europe and the Oscars were on I’d stay up into the wee hours of the morning just to watch the Oscars…..I can remember sitting in my room in Florence, Italy watching the Oscars and going to work a few hours later bleary eyed!…….As I said I’m as Oscar Junkie! Some years I am very disappointed in what the women are wearing, but last night didn’t disappoint……….Out of all the beautiful dresses IMHO the red gown worn by Cara Delevingne designed by Elie Saab, for me was incredible. I thought she looked fabulous from the top of her to the tip of her toe. When she walked out onto the stage my jaw dropped…that RED was perfection!!! Her makeup and hair was impeccable, and the jewelry was spot on……She was dazzling! ……..As for the men, Harry Shum Jr. looked wonderful as he stepped out of the box with his avante guard tuxedo. I loved the asymmetric and piped lapels, and the obi sash was a wonderful acknowledgement to his heritage…………..Congratulations to all the winners!.

……………………..This was my first HEAD SHOT for publicity, after Donna Karan left the company……1983-84. I was about 34 years old……..I have to say my 30s were the best “single” years of my life!

……………………….Jac and I loved spending time by the Pacific ocean, just the two of us, in Malibu. We would stay at the Malibu Beach Inn and get a suite on the top floor with a beautiful terrace and a fireplace. It was a short walk to the NOBU restaurant on the beach, or to the pier….We spent lazy days walking on the beach or resting on lounge chairs being waited on by the hotel staff…..These were great long weekends to just get away……..As you can see the sunsets were awesome!…..somehow different from the east coast…..Our trips to Malibu were infrequent, but we love the uninterrupted time together….just the two of us

………………….Donna Karan was married to Stephen Weiss on the hottest day of the entire summer! It was on September 11th, 1983. The wedding took place in the back yard of Stephen’s mother’s house. A huge tent was set up on the lawn with a wooden dance floor. It really was a blistering hot humid day. I designed Donna’s wedding dress which was a billowy chiffon low notched open collar shirt covered in iridescent baby sequins. The skirt was yards of chiffon cut into circles. She wore a wide belt covered in layers of the chiffon…..On her head she wore a huge ivory straw hat, and the front brim was held back with a large pearl stick pin…….It was so hot I decided that morning to scratch the navy suit I had planned to wear, and wore a pale blue dress shirt, sleeves rolled up,  with a pink tie, and white Bermuda shorts with pink socks and white bucks….I was the “coolest” guy there….literally……In the photo Jac had just given me a piece of the yummy wedding cake, and I was licking the frosting off of my fingers……The photographer was there just at the right second to capture this moment in time.