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Monthly Archives: May 2018

A BIG ISLAND HERITAGE FABRIC STORE…CHANGING CUSTOMERS BUT STILL SURVIVING

20 minutes up the hill from Kailua on the Big Island of Hawaii is the sleepy little town of Kainaliu. As you drive into town you feel like you’ve entered a time warp of old buildings from an earlier era.  Kainaliu is over 1300′ in elevation and…

VENICE IN WINTER…A LOVE OF VENETIAN GLASS

Traveling in winter is a great change of pace, especially if the city is amazing Venice!  Years ago Marla and I decided to visit Venice in January before the Heimtextil fabric trade fair in Frankfurt. Roberto, one of our suppliers, insisted we stay at the Hotel Danieli which was his…

2018 MET GALA…”DEVOTION” INSPIRED FASHION EXTRAGANZA

The MET GALA for 2018 was a blockbuster fashion event featuring industry icons, famous models, actresses, and entertainment stars.  The annual Gala raises funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The Met’s show “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination”  examines engagement…

SPIRITUAL QUESTS PART 2…FAR EASTERN JOURNEYS OF REVERENCE

We begin “Spiritual Quests Part 2” with a visit to what many call the “island of the Gods”, magical Bali. Our first visit in 1995 was totally transformative as I have never traveled to a place where spiritual pursuit manifests itself in every aspect of life…