http://www.naomialessandra.com fashion bramble Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:35:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/11/09/the-surreal-world-of-mary-katrantzou/ http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/11/09/the-surreal-world-of-mary-katrantzou/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:40:23 +0000 Naomi http://www.naomialessandra.com/?p=790 Mary Katrantzou gets hyperreal with her Spring/Summer 2011 collection, "Ceci n'est pas un chambre."]]> http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/11/09/the-surreal-world-of-mary-katrantzou/feed/ 6 http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/11/02/dia-de-los-butterflies/ http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/11/02/dia-de-los-butterflies/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:50:19 +0000 Naomi http://www.naomialessandra.com/?p=661 A flutter of butterflies burst in from the furthest reaches of the globe to alight on the Spring/Summer 2011 runways, dusting us with the transformative magic for which these creatures are famous.]]> http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/11/02/dia-de-los-butterflies/feed/ 2 http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/10/24/lilting-lael/ http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/10/24/lilting-lael/#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:50:49 +0000 Naomi http://www.naomialessandra.com/?p=716 Last month, I had the opportunity to paint folk singer Nathan Moore live in concert at Ashkenaz in Berkeley, thanks to the efforts of concert producer Greg Keidan. Nathan is a particular favorite of mine, so this was a great honor. It was also a relatively new experience for me in that, with the exception [...]]]> http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/10/24/lilting-lael/feed/ 3 http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/10/23/robyn-is-killing-me/ http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/10/23/robyn-is-killing-me/#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:20:58 +0000 Naomi http://www.naomialessandra.com/?p=690 I’ve developed a mad crush on the saucy Swedish electro-Europop star Robyn, whose tracks are regularly inspiring spontaneous one-woman dance parties across the floor of my living room–and presumably, in living rooms across the world. Robyn’s got this vibrant talent and a drive that just won’t quit. She also possesses this sweetly peculiar elfin appearance [...]]]> http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/10/23/robyn-is-killing-me/feed/ 0 http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/09/29/prim-improper/ http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/09/29/prim-improper/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:36:49 +0000 Naomi http://www.naomialessandra.com/?p=623 For about half of my life, I wouldn’t have been caught dead in a button-down collared shirt. That item simply didn’t go with the many hats that I tried on in my teens and early twenties. Why, I wondered, would anyone purposely adorn herself in such a bland uniform, so lacking in originality and excitement, [...]]]> http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/09/29/prim-improper/feed/ 0 http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/09/15/eyecaught-new-york-september-2010/ http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/09/15/eyecaught-new-york-september-2010/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:05:50 +0000 Naomi http://www.naomialessandra.com/?p=580 ]]> http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/09/15/eyecaught-new-york-september-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/09/11/new-york-dripping/ http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/09/11/new-york-dripping/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:22:38 +0000 Naomi http://www.naomialessandra.com/?p=559 On my first night in New York, Amelia, Lauren and I made our way under the Manhattan Bridge to witness the Noémie Lafrance-choreographed happening entitled “Melt.” In the middle of urban nowhere, we found our queue of murmuring seekers of culture and eventually made our way through the gate into a concrete yard with a [...]]]> http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/09/11/new-york-dripping/feed/ 3 http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/08/27/self-portrait-in-pucci/ http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/08/27/self-portrait-in-pucci/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:35:30 +0000 Naomi http://www.naomialessandra.com/?p=542 At the risk of my family making fun of me for my proclivity toward self portraiture and other such vanities, I just had to record this particular ensemble. A few years ago, while visiting my ex’s family in Philadelphia, my son’s grandmother (and my dear friend) Marie Christine presented me with an unexpected and enthralling [...]]]> http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/08/27/self-portrait-in-pucci/feed/ 6 http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/07/31/feline-grace/ http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/07/31/feline-grace/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:55:36 +0000 Naomi http://www.naomialessandra.com/?p=473 Clawing at the coattails of Fall 2010's obsession with all things feral came another contingent of wild felines for Resort 2011. So why this continuing preoccupation with the furry, the spotty and - there's really no other word for it - the fierce? And do all of these animal prints a gaudy mess make, or can they be donned with grace?]]> http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/07/31/feline-grace/feed/ 2 http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/07/21/muse-of-the-moment-nicki-bluhm/ http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/07/21/muse-of-the-moment-nicki-bluhm/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:57:30 +0000 Naomi http://www.naomialessandra.com/?p=431 Portrait of Nicki Bluhm, a talented chanteuse with a doe-eyed, slightly androgynous beauty and exemplary personal style.]]> http://www.naomialessandra.com/2010/07/21/muse-of-the-moment-nicki-bluhm/feed/ 0