When I was living in New York City my dear friend, Lizzie Keach's, now husband, Mike, worked for a high-end construction firm. Mike's company built designer boutiques and stores. While remodeling the Madison Avenue Chanel store, Mike "rescued" the Chanel letters from being thrown away in the trash, and Lizzie brought the coveted letters to me!
I had them mounted in my West Village apartment, and they made my bedroom the quin·tes·sen·tial fashionista-space. Thank you Lizzie and Mike, those pretty six letters will always remind me of you guys...and singing karoke at some dive bar on the Upper East Side ;-)
While reading Jane Aldridge's fashion blog, "Sea of Shoes" I stumbled up the artist Danny Roberts (http://igorandandre.blogspot.com/) and I told Bob I thought Danny's prints would look nice hanging in my Beadle Box. Bob gave me Danny's print of "The Marc Jacobs collection", for Christmas -- it's even signed!!!. It is awesome and oh so fitting! I'm the girl who used to sign her emails to certain friends "Miss Marc Jacobs" and Brian knows that instead of saying "Thank you" when strangers complimented me on any MJ purses, apparel or shoes I had, I would boldly reply with "It's Marc Jacobs" -- yes, I am rolling my eyes at myself now! I was obsessed with Marc -- well, until I went to his Christmas party at the Rainbow Room and he was dressed as a Camel Toe ;-) No, he is still one of my favorite designers, and no one can touch Lagerfield's personality.
So I think it is only fitting that Chanel letters and Marc Jacob illustrations continue to grace my home and creative space. And just now I returned from getting the mail, and I received the cutest "Chanel-themed" card from Diana, congratulating me on my remodeled Beadle Box. And in my email in-box is an email from Danny Roberts himself! Thanking me for my words of inspiration and gratitude! How cool is that! I am printing it out and putting it behind the Jacobs print.
I will DEF be collecting more of your works of art Mr. Roberts!!!!
Art is in the air! Fashion is Forever!
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