René did it First

There’s been an awful lot of “pretend” tennis action for me this week.  At Tommy Hilfiger’s Rafael Nadal strip tennis match in New York’s Bryant Park, umpired by Jane Lynch, I watched models strip down to their undies (as well as the great Rafa himself) whilst being lambasted by Lynch’s Coach Sue Sylvester persona.  And then… Continue reading René did it First

Delaunay Dalliance

>> “Colour is the skin of the world.”  “One who knows how to appreciate colour relationships, the influence of one colour on another, their contrasts and dissonances, is promised an infinitely diverse imagery.”  Sonia Delaunay’s Wiki-ubiquitous quotes make a strong case for letting colour flourish in one’s surrounding aesthetics.  So did my Junya Watanabe S/S 15 skirt, which… Continue reading Delaunay Dalliance

Big Sur-Ing

“It is not a peaceful environment to me at all.  It’s a fighting environment, not like England or Wales where you feel the peace of centuries and centuries of people tilling the soil.  It’s the most hostile place I’ve ever lived.  Oh, not the people, of course, they are the least hostile, but the land… Continue reading Big Sur-Ing