I pulled out a medley of old photos, marketing materials, fabric work sheets, and much more from the saved boxes when we cleaned out our storage locker. I must say it was really fun to revisit these transformative times. This is a photo of me in my office next to…
The nice thing about Bangkok hotels on the Chao Phraya River is that their boats take you places, most importantly, Central Pier (Sathorn), where you can walk to the Saphan Taksin station for the air conditioned BTS Skytrain close by. Our hotel boat was running about every 20 minutes so…
Our daughter was in Paris the week before us visiting her son. She told us we had to get tickets to see “La Galerie Dior” at the Dior headquarters on 30 Avenue Montaigne, where Christian Dior first set up shop in 1946. He called it a “refuge…
When I first mentioned to our good friend Lea that we were coming to San Francisco she said we must get tickets for the Guo Pei exhibit at the Legion of Honor! Marla and I spent most of our working career in decorative textiles, so we love museum fashion exhibits…
FASHION AND FABRICS…Reminiscing on how the fashion world influenced our search for exciting fabrics.
The death of iconic journalist, Andre Talley, has put the fashion world on the brain, igniting memories on how this world shaped the development of our own decorative fabrics at Wesco Fabrics. Although we sold the company in 2017 there are times when the old memory bank kicks into overdrive…
I continue the story about my career at Wesco Fabrics and the world of Decorative Fabrics and window coverings with a detour or two. Click on this link for a post about the beginning of the company and my earliest days on the job. The photo above shows the look…
Since Marla and I spent the bulk of our careers in decorative textile industry we were obviously excited to see the “Dior…From Paris To The World” exhibition at the Denver Art Museum. The show began with Christian Dior and transitioned to his successors, Yves Saint Laurent…
All the top Vegas hotels are packed with ultra luxury boutiques and Aria’s “Shops at Crystals” is no exception. I have to get in shape for shopping excursions so I headed to the fitness center for a workout. One …
Marla loved the 2008 book, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and when she heard it was going to be on Netflix she said we had to watch it! I really enjoyed the film directed by Mike Newell and starring Lily James as a writer who strikes up…