Archive for September, 2008

I recently attended the 25th birthday party of the heir to the Wal-Mart legacy. The invitation was embellished with a green serpentine mermaid holding up a goblet of absinthe. It proposed “a night of mystery in a grand lounge, hidden behind a Chinese restaurant on a long forgotten corner of Manhattan’s Chinatown.” In reality, it [...]

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I was lucky enough to be a part of a fashion show/performance art piece exhibiting the new lingerie collection of the accessories designer du jour, Jules Kim. The event took place at Socialista, an understated old-world Cuba-inspired lounge in the West Village. The party photographer snapped the above photo of me, after the unveiling of [...]

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Degradable Self

11Sep08

At five feet ten inches tall, I have often fantasized about being a model—but it turns out it’s not a quick fix for world travel and financial profit.
Seeking an agency and free photographs for my portfolio, I bonded with people on Craigslist, frolicked around my friend’s apartment in my underwear, danced at nightclubs merely to [...]

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New York Strip

05Sep08

I am newly positioned as a hostess at the swank midtown destination, BLT Steak, a member of the ever-popular Bistro Laurent Tourondel restaurant series. I walked in on a whim, because my friend thought it might be a good dinner place to encounter eligible bachelors. Apparently, women in Manhattan can become so desperate to procure [...]

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During a Labor Day weekend walk through the West Village, in my below-pictured Miami best, I encountered a stranger who was wearing my self-same outfit. It was truly an uncanny resemblance. I photographed him, and I think he enjoyed the attention and posed for me in the end. I envy him his fetching hat.
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White Jeans

01Sep08

Channeling: Keith Richards/Mick Jagger/J.C.
I’ll wear them, even after Labor Day.
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