I am happy to announce Pandemic Chic will now be ready for release February 2022. Due to the pandemic, the publication date was delayed. My sincere apologies! I've received so much positive correspondence in anticipation of the release. I truly look forward to getting this book out to my followers. Further details for purchase will be made closer to the release date. Merci beaucoup!
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| Photo by luanateutzi |
"Gluttony: the over-indulgence and
over-consumption of anything to the point of waste."
From magazines, to television, to movies, to social media and everything in between, we are bombarded with the corporate machines push to make us desire more of everything. We are constantly being sold, urged to consume beyond our needs, desires, health and morality. In the US, we are one of the world's biggest and most arrogant examples of excess and mass consumption.
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| Fashion designer Laura Manara.
What the international jet-set woman currently wants—is to look chic, timeless, sexy and carefree—all at the same time. She wants resort wear that can take her to and from many destinations. Laura Manara is among the first designers to finally meet those needs. "Resort wear" originally sprang up in the 19th century when sunny, seaside resorts became common destinations for the upper classes throughout the winter season. During the 1920s and 1930s, monied socialites and film stars, who were often photographed and written about, made resort wear an absolute necessity. |
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| Photo by Iryna Kalchenko. |
I once asked my French hairdresser—who has a cute little atelier in Beverly Hills—what she missed most about her home country, and she replied, "The lingerie." She went on to add, "The lingerie in the US is usually bad quality." I agreed. Exceptional lingerie is something I found in Paris while shopping as a newlywed for my honeymoon. Sadly, the lingerie was so amazing that it was stolen out of our rental car while having dinner one night in the tiny village of Eygalières.