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Just After War Started
In this photo my late Father John Douglas Mackinlay writes: I was born in that top flat Just after war started I was born in my mothers bed So my Father had to sleep on the sofa that night! I also had M … He continues to write that he also had his tonsils out […]
Be Big and Small. An Interview With Alber Elbaz by Suzy Menkes
“Be Big and Small. Be big in your work, but be small, and simple, and modest in your life. That’s my heritage.” ~ Alber Elbaz
Bambi & The Nameless Mother or Millennium Development Goal #5
The images below were taken on July 28th 2010. WARNING: these images are sad and may be disturbing. They are not for the squeamish. [slidepress gallery=’bambi’] This past summer, I was visiting a friend in Montauk and went for a walk east of the trailer park. I discovered more Mother Nature than I needed. Approaching […]
SEW MUCH TO SMILE ABOUT
I am currently in a show at the Center For Contemporary Art and the Natural World The Exhibition: Fashion Footprints Sustainable Approaches is a groundbreaking concept devised by CCANW and graduates from the MA Fashion and the Environment at London College of Fashion. The work is on view through November, 2010. I was asked to […]
SPHIWE Dennis MADLALA
One year ago, I got an email from Tina Lutz of Lutz & Patmos. Tina was inquiring about apparel production in Africa. I was thrilled to hear that their new guest designer was to be Archbishop Desmond Tutu! I already knew Lutz & Patmos had been dedicating at least one style per season to a […]
CRASH
If you love riding your bicycle, chances are, you’re going to crash. That’s why I always wear my helmet. I’ve had a handful of crashes, mostly on the urban streets/pavement. In three of those accidents, I was only cruising 4 or 5 miles an hour and one time I woke up in an ambulance with […]
MAKE A BID TO SAVE THE EARTH
I recently directed and created a video PSA for the CHRISTIE’S GREEN AUCTION in honor of the upcoming 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. I had my heart set on filming in an urban greenhouse and I was delighted to find Eli Zabar’s Vinegar Factory rooftop gardens on the way upper east side of Manhattan… and […]