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Tuesday, June 1, 2010 | 12:51 PM
Hello City Opera Shopping Divas!
So glad to be back, recovered from—and reporting about—our fabulous DIVAS Shop for Opera Event last Thursday. What an intensive shopping and beauty scene. Each time I turned around, I was hugging, styling, searching, and sipping with the best dandies, darlings, designers, and dealers around. Dare I drop a few, ahem, names? There were soooo sooo many . . .
E.V. Day, the installation artist who created 3 hanging DIVAS, wearing a Madama Butterfly-esque open kimono and black lace leggings…the most fun writer ever, Cator Sparks, with Rod Keenan, the legendary hat designer to superstars…Amy Fine Collins, who delightfully hard-bargained with me and the powers that be to buy a gorgeous green Ralph Rucci hammered silk ball gown…Co-chair Michael Bruno, who really enjoyed that I took pleasure in selling all the clothes off my back and is brainstorming an event for us with 1stDibs.com…my inspiration and genius, Robert Verdi, with a friend who bought the hottest full-length mink—perfect condition, of course…Hamish Bowles, seeing, touching, and buying only the best collectibles…the visionary designers threeasFOUR interested in creating costumes…our darling Lorry Newhouse, snatching up Prada and other divine ditties along with her husband Mark Newhouse, who is on my best-dressed list for finding designer duds that fit perfectly (I LOVE when men have their soul-stylin' eye on. LOVE THAT!)…and, of course, our George Steel, Artistic Director of New York City Opera who, after I told him he reminds me of my best friend's brother who went to Choate, admitted his prepster-style secret—J. Press. So cool to know that, right?
DIVAS Shoppers Judy Rabinowitz, The Dame, E.V. Day, and Christina De Limur
Cator Sparks & Rod Keenan stop to chat.
Can you tell that I have a crush on Michael Bruno?
The whole evening--a shopper's dream of retail ecstasy--was assisted by the best volunteer crew imaginable from NYCO and my amazing team of DIVAS Stylists—five fab stylin' beauties who selected and carried frocks and finds, and trudged their tired tootsies all evening long in service to the highest purpose of fashion. And when we were all tuckered out and the lights went down, I took us all out for dinner so that we could chatter and gossip and regale each other with DIVAS stories and our conquests of chicness for our customers. The only people missing from that dinner were Patricia Field and the SATC2 crew!
DIVAS Soul Stylists: Susanne, The Dame, Cathy, Chica, Linda & Ilene!
As great as this party was, I can even top it off for you because . . .the Divine DIVAS shopping scene continues at City Opera Thrift Shop! Yes, indeed . . . it is all available and more (and they do have secret stockpiles at the store) right now. No admission price --the only requirement is a desire to find amazing pieces for barely a breath. I am here to confirm that I was down there yesterday and found the best uptown cocktail frock in hot pink silk from Ildiko New York for $50 plus a brand-new pair of natural leather Kork-Ease (since 1953) sandals for $25—which inspired my new muse, jewelry designer Michele Lerner (specializing in silver and skins), to come back for a second pair after finding hers at Bloomingdale's the day before for $165. She was bedazzled by the high platform to customize and adorn with her designs. That is what I call a classic example of thrift shop collaboration!
Every day is DIVAS down at the shop, attracting the best creative minds from New York City . . . our very own in-house thrift shop style-maker and eyeglass designer extraordinaire, Ashley Blake, found Japanese jeans for $25 (originally $300); Jeffrey Gladstone, who attended DIVAS and then came back, was toting his new huge Roberta Freymann pony-skin satchel while flashing me his new Bruno Magli orange leather sandals—already on his feet. And then, to top it off, I bumped into a very snappy dresser called Tristan, an advertising man who knows luxury, has a website, and was dashing off with his new well-fitted Zegna suit to show off at his next client meeting with—who else? THE Ermenegildo Zegna, of course!
The retail empire has many levels of fine quality to pursue and, as you may not be aware, our dear friend Vogue Magazine knows that we at City Opera are where it’s at for thrift, calling us “the highest quality thrift shop in NYC."
WARNING: City Opera Thrift Shop is filled with DIVAS selections while supplies last so please take advantage of this special time and find yourself a sweet something-something. Who knows? You may even break out into an aria—our balcony has been known to hold a few singing divas turned on by a great purchase.
So, on that high note, here's to more dropping to shopping, more tongue-in-cheekiness and chicness, andwith a huge wink from the Dame, here’s wishing you find the best finds that will catapult your dreams and desires into reality . . . at least for this season, anyway!
Yours in Style & Pleasure,
The Dame
City Opera Thrift Shop
www.CityOperaThriftShop.org
222 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010-4605
(212) 684-5344
Open Weekdays 10am-7pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 12pm-5pm
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 | 1:05 PM
It's the Dame Here . . .
Fresh from a truly Divine DIVAS Shop for Opera Event last night! Bracing myself against the chilly spring air, I wore my short-sleeved black lamb Marni coat purchased from last year's DIVAS event (donated by a famous editor who is known for her furs and just waiting to be found by my stylist eagle eye).
The occasion was the Cocktail Reception Preview of DIVAS: Fashion Designers Re-interpret the Classic Operas at the Grand Room of the W Hotel, Union Square.
What an original evening—starting with a gallery of portrait illustrations of the DIVAS co-chairs, blown up to picture-perfect poster size, greeting us on easels in the stunning 19th century marble columned room of the W.I bumped into Jean-Philippe Delhomme, the legendary illustrator of the event’s signature brilliant colored pencil portraits, and he was so humble about his talent in uncannily capturing fashion luminary co-chairs Lorry Newhouse, Elsa Klensch, Michael Bruno, Patricia Field, and Isabel and Ruben Toledo. However, when he came to his friend, Hamish Bowles, Jean-Philippe admitted he was pleased with how well he’d drawn Hamish's newly styled moustache. What a beautiful man and illustrator . . . humility and talent make such a great combo!
As I entered the Grand Room, I was hit with a visual explosion of color . . . in celebration of the original art that will be available for purchase at the DIVAS Shop for Opera event (link) next Thursday, May 20, 2010, twenty-six life-sized illustrations by top fashion designers inspired by their favorite opera characters lined the room. Oh, the beauty abounded . . . Aida, Carmen, Cio-Cio San, Salome, and Juliette were just a few of the DIVAS represented; a perfect backdrop for the most interesting mix of people moving around as if on a stage floor designed for drama and intrigue. It was stunning to see several Designer/Illustrators present and enjoying their peers’ contributions--Victoria Bartlett, Stephen Burrows, Wenlan Chia, Thuy Diep, Sylvia Heisel, Roland Nivelais, Austin Scarlett, Peter Som, and threeASFOUR. There simply wasn’t enough time to fly through the room and hear every designer's inspiration, but I was able to catch the following frames . . .
Stephen Burrows: “I chose Salome and The Dance of the 7 Veils so I could do a chiffon costume with Byzantium hair.”
Sylvia Heisel: "The Aida sketch was so much fun to do. An Ethiopian Princess in Ancient Egypt is the perfect starting point for any Diva's dreams."
Roland Nivelais: "I love opera and I loved sketching Queen of the Night and I would love to design for Renee Fleming. There are lots more divas now—Callas was the first one to glamourize Divas."
Austin Scarlett: "Designing costumes for opera is such fun because it’s much more than just creating a dress. One gets to tell a whole story, develop the characters, create a sense of time and place as well as complement the mood of the music through clothes.”
threeASFOUR: Ange, Gabi & Adi: "We love the opera, Die Zauberflöte. It is our Mater, for it was the music we played for our premiere fashion show."
You MUST attend DIVAS next Thursday to see all the illustrations, but please allow me to tease you with a few that caused a sensation in the room:
"Queen of the Night" 
"Poppea" 
"Adriana Lecouvreur" 
"Juliette" 
"Cio-Cio San" 
"Turandot"
threeASFOUR--Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte
"Poppea"Austin Scarlett--Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea
"Adriana Lecouvreur"Christian Lacroix--Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur
"Juliette"Betsey Johnson--Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette
"Cio-Cio San"Narciso Rodriguez--Puccini’s Madama Butterfly
"Turandot"Victoria Bartlett--Puccini's Turandot
Not only were the live Illustrators illuminating the room, but the scene kept unfolding to encompass more and more of the great assortment of people that attend DIVAS—Co-Chair Hamish Bowles himself with his really amazing moustache and Co-Chair Lorry Newhouse wearing Rodarte as she does sooo very well; Amanda Ross, our ultra-chic Hostess & THE Stylist, who connected City Opera to W Hotels because of her passion for art, architecture, and fashion; Kimberly Hastie, the stunning Vice Chair for New York City Opera's Young Patrons Circle, wearing a pair of incredible shoes—black Casadei peep toes with a beautiful black and white rose atop the toes; Lisa Weiss, a gorgeous fashion entrepreneur of Début; two fine chaps from Dormeuil, the famous French fabric house established in 1842 that creates for all the greats; Matthew Piazzi, a very talented flirt, impersonator, and doo-wop singer; and to cap it all off, the wondrous Marcia Sherrill, accessory designer & muse to all, who strolled down the staircase with her black top hat, trailing Turtle Pie, her French bulldog, and summed it up . . . "Darling, I LIVE for DIVAS!"
Gathering so much style in one room inspires me to anticipate the bevy of guests coming May 20th. I will be there and at your service to point you to the treasure I can find for you in Vogue’s Best Thrift Shop in the City! As Resident Stylist, I want your beautiful face in that place!
So on that note, Buy Tickets NOW! They are selling quickly and will sell out . . . and I will see you all there . . .
Dress Style is DIVA, of course, whatever DIVAS is and does for you. Let me help you bring out your inner DIVA!
Yours in Eternal Soul Style & Spark,
The Dame
Friday, April 30, 2010 | 11:04 AM
Dear DIVAS Shoppers,
It's Dame Lori, Soul Stylist for City Opera Thrift Shop, here to cover our most exciting fashion event yet - New York City Opera's 5th Annual DIVAS Shop for Opera is happening on Thursday, May 20th, and it is HOT, ladies and gentlemen, and I’m here to tell you just exactly why. So position your pocketbooks, clear your closets, and make room for everything Divine—DIVAS is designed to bring out the best in every party girl and boy shopper. I will Deliver it to you here (the Dame loves "D" words) in 3 Delicious blogs guaranteed to be Daring, Delightful, and Delirious!
Let me set this amazing scene, which reflects New York City Opera at its finest—operatic, dramatic, innovative, and risk-taking!
The Shopping:
Let me set this amazing scene, which reflects New York City Opera at its finest—operatic, dramatic, innovative, and risk-taking!
The Shopping:
Name the designer—we have it all. . . donated in perfect condition, brand-new, preserved classic vintage and couture, and awesome no-label pieces—all a steal at ridiculous prices . . . 75% off retail for most and more!
The Location:
The Location:
With 10,000 square feet that will allow art, architecture, fashion, and fun to flow with grace and excitement all laid out for you to IMMEDIATELY find the perfect piece, drink, or appetizer, or to effortlessly meet some new oh-so-fabulous person. The artist E-V Day is having her genius way in creating a very sensual space with three extraordinary sculptures. You have never seen anything like this before.
The Players—Our Co-Chairs:
Hamish Bowles: lover extraordinaire of elegance, and our dear friend and supporter for many years, returning as co-chair.
Lorry Newhouse: cherished chic DIVA artiste, who has been a huge leader in revolutionizing thrift and vintage to its highest heights for all to enjoy.
Elsa Klensch: the highly respected grande dame DIVA; the first to broadcast the power of fashion and its cultural influence and how that deeply inspires our lives
Michael Bruno: friend and founder of 1st Dibs, who is so dashing and great that now I simply must come up with a word for a male diva. Any ideas?
Patricia Field : a genuine DIVA Goddess Heroine, who never turns down a chance to style a shopping sister and still thrills for the find even so close to opening day for SATC2 May 27th!
Isabel & Ruben Toledo: the iconic and eternal bride and groom who refuse to compromise their integrity while teaching us that great style is like a beautiful unfolding love affair
And a most fabulously chic set of Young Patron Co-Chairs - Ashley Melone, Pamela Love, Arden Wohl, and Rebecca Taylor!
The Guests:As glorious and eclectic as the shopping. Our dear friends, patrons, and PR.mavens, Company Agenda, are inviting the best and brightest stars to mingle with the incredible collection of friends, fans, and supporters that have been attending our famous shopping events for the past 13 years. Mix that all up with the culinary creations of our favorite gorgeous darling Mary Giuliani and wines flowing amidst the customized sound of our fantastic deejay.
And we are giving it up to you for a small ticket price starting at $75. That's why you need to click here to buy tickets before we sell out like we did last year: www.DivasShopforOpera.org
Now for some of my other top DIVAS sources of inspiration: I find myself in one of my favorite secret spots: the basement of City Opera Thrift Shop, where I am greeted by the amazing Jay Thompson, Shop manager, one of my mentors, and a majorly resourceful guide to all that meet him. I am here to Soul Style several super DIVAS looks, so I keenly listen to Jay prep me as I paw through the endless racks of precious goods to be purchased. Jay lays it down with his latest theory about DIVAS 2010...
"The fun thing about DIVAS is that it's for the shopper who doesn't just want a fancy label (and what girl doesn't?). DIVAS is perfect for that one-of-a-kind piece that you can mix in your own special way while wondering, ‘Is it chic? Is it trash? What is it??? It doesn't matter. I LOVE IT!!!'
Come play and buy—tickets are cheap, the space is huge and luxurious, and you will experience the crossroads of the world in every way possible."
Oh man... that's our Jay. He sure knows how to cause a serious happening. On to the store's incredible icon, Lauren Bridgeman, a marvel at merchandising, design, and photography whose beauty and style are truly inimitable and regularly photographed... her presence is a turn-on and I start to channel the essence of DIVAS, suddenly inspired to create a DIVA for every day! So on that note, I present to you "DIVAS of the Day," an offering of what is possible when you open your mind to the endless choices available to you and surrender to creating your own original style that sings from your soul.
Photos by Lauren Bridgeman
The Monday DIVA prances off to her favorite charity ping-pong benefit at the Standard.
Black Prada beaded, jeweled, chained dress $1200
Green fur piece $125
Bottega Veneta pony skin bangle $125
Green fur piece $125
Bottega Veneta pony skin bangle $125
The Tuesday DIVA struts through the city's jungle, prepared for anything that lands at her feet.
Tracy Watts panama $50
Gucci suit $225
Emporio Armani sleeveless silk blouse $125
Mo851brown leather saddle bag $150
The Wednesday DIVA loves to shock away the mid-week slump in her office.
Pauline Trigere hot pink wool coat $495
Vintage sterling silver concave disk necklace $165
Black leather halter $125
Prada white leather skirt $50
Silver bangle $65
Tracy Watts panama $50
Gucci suit $225
Emporio Armani sleeveless silk blouse $125
Mo851brown leather saddle bag $150
The Wednesday DIVA loves to shock away the mid-week slump in her office.
Pauline Trigere hot pink wool coat $495
Vintage sterling silver concave disk necklace $165
Black leather halter $125
Prada white leather skirt $50
Silver bangle $65
The Thursday DIVA loves a shaggy yet sexy and sleek look for an uptown jazz crawl.
Karl Lagerfeld for Maximilian Tibetan lamb coat $750
Behnaz Serafpour metallic dress with beaded neckpiece $150
Vintage YSL gold chain belt w/ rock crystal $225
Karl Lagerfeld for Maximilian Tibetan lamb coat $750
Behnaz Serafpour metallic dress with beaded neckpiece $150
Vintage YSL gold chain belt w/ rock crystal $225
The Friday DIVA attends a murder mystery party at Neue Galerie.
Zandra Rhodes evening jacket $325
Bryan black silk blouse $125
Sylvia Heisel floor-length skirt $150
Multi-colored knotted pearl necklace $300
The Saturday DIVA swings around her new art salon, charming all her friends to attend DIVAS on May 20th.
Issey Miyake green silk pleated gown $1550, matching jacket $995
Lucite rhinestone bracelets $65 each
Zandra Rhodes evening jacket $325
Bryan black silk blouse $125
Sylvia Heisel floor-length skirt $150
Multi-colored knotted pearl necklace $300
The Saturday DIVA swings around her new art salon, charming all her friends to attend DIVAS on May 20th.
Issey Miyake green silk pleated gown $1550, matching jacket $995
Lucite rhinestone bracelets $65 each
The Sunday DIVA steps into her English garden for a tea party honoring her dear friend and spiritual advisor just back from Baja.
Balenciaga silk matador jacket $750
Bryan ivory silk blouse $125
SIWY gunmetal metallic jeans $45
Vintage green iridescent crystal necklace $165
Balenciaga silk matador jacket $750
Bryan ivory silk blouse $125
SIWY gunmetal metallic jeans $45
Vintage green iridescent crystal necklace $165
Next blog: Reveals the best shoes, accessories, opera costume illustrations, and collectibles—plus, how to create the proper loungey attitude fit for DIVAS.
Eternally yours in Soul Style,
The Dame
Friday, October 23, 2009 | 12:54 PM
Greetings Shoppers!
It's Dame Lori, writing in to report that October is the Spookiest Month for us at City Opera Thrift Shop...there is so much scary great fun going on.
Last week we celebrated with The Costume Event--what an astonishing evening! Over 200 Vintage Costumes donated from the warehouse were on sale...ball gowns, beggars gowns, faustian frocks, flamenco frills, gas masks and cod pieces, too. When the doors opened, the crowds flew in from alll over the world and fled
through to scoop up these amazing pieces. Hauling out 4 huge bags of costumes were the owners and special effects wizard of Blood Manor, NYC's Most Haunted House, ecstatic over the scary ripped beggars rags they scored to style their monsters and freaks. On a higher, more sophisticated plane, our friends and devotees, Sophie Eustache and Pamela Meurice, were all aglow in their fine costuming stylings preparing for next year's Carnivale in Venice- their 12th season in a row!
Oh readers, how I LOVE VINTAGE....and it's coming to City Opera Thrift Shop next Wednesday evening from
5-9:00 pm. Vintage is how I have been able to dress and style myself and it's definitely how I developed my Soul Style. Finding one piece of vintage can spiritually, emotionally and physically change your personality in a heartbeat. We have hundreds of pieces that can instantly transform a depressed unemployed customer into a courtesan strolling down The Avenue des Champs-Elysees for less than $50!
I enter the orchestra pit of the basement to explore the VINTAGE scene and bump into Jay Thompson, the leader and genius behind everything genius at the store. Jay knows the power of each piece and sums up this event brilliantly, "VINTAGE is a very fun hodge podge event and big treasure hunt! "
Aha, I see the hodging and podging happening in front of my eyes...silk mandarin dresses and robes, batiks from Bali, ponchos from Mexico, sexy mumus and hostess gowns. And as I touch each piece, I imagine all the designers inspired by them....Vivienne Tam, Anna Sui,Todd Oldham, Moschino, Isaac Mizrahi and so on and so on. And now the little treasures....the gorgeous designers who are resting their souls....Bill Blass, YSL, Chanel and Pauline Trigere all waiting for you, mixed in with other precious designs for you to touch and be visually and sensually inspired. And the furs, always the furs..how 'bout a stole for a steal at $75? Don't forget the endless accessories, big and chunky is the look or dainty and demure....however you want it--VINTAGE will personalize your look with the add on of ONE PIECE and it's CHEAP!
For the bigger treasures, I go upstairs to a little sideroom where I find the handsome Jeremy Forbis, assistant manager sporting a new facial style....a beard! Which makes him very profound when he says..."Imagine ABC Carpet & Home with Thrift Shop Prices." I pull a few images out of him... vintage teak, 70's chrome and glass, lucite, 50's daybed. Thank you, Jeremy...what's next- a handlebar mustache?
And as I exit, I fix my eyes on a brand new feature at the Shop- Lana Weiss, a 22 year old fashion designer, vintage lover and recent college graduate who just moved to NYC from Illinois to land a job at Vogue's favorite highest quality thrift shop. Wearing a classic vintage red top and blue skirt, this talented young woman gushed that she is "really really really excited about next Wednesday!"
Fashion History Continues.
Classic designs never go out of style.
Everything old is new again.
Join the Vintage Revolution on October 28.
5:00-9:00 pm
City Opera Thrift Shop
222 E. 23 St., , between 2nd & 3rd Avenue
So come join our team of experts on hand...I will be hosting, along with a special slew of vintage soul stylsts on hand to assist you. Always Yours, Dame Lori
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 | 10:45 AM
Shoppers all over New York City are getting ready for tomorrow night's Fashion's Night Out, a one-night event when many stores will be staying open until 11pm and hosting tons of great activities. Combine your love of shopping and opera in one place that night at City Opera Thrift Shop's Fall Preview sale, going on from 6-11pm tomorrow.
Special guest Heather Johnson will be performing while you peruse the racks, and Dame Lori will be on-hand to help you turn thrifty finds into your new fall wardrobe.
Curious about Fashion's Night Out? Check out this celebrity-packed video.
Monday, August 24, 2009 | 4:10 PM
Hello Shoppers!
It's the Dame here, your personal soul stylist reporting from my favorite thrift shop in NYC, (described by Vogue magazine as “the highest quality thrift shop in New York”)... City Opera Thrift Shop, where Opera is Ultra Chic and Thrift is Très Cheap! Shopping and styling with soul is what keeps me alive with the drive for the next great find. Please join me on this quest...
There is so much going on here. First off,the Annual Pre-Season Coat Sale is in full swing in the ‘Orchestra’ & ‘Balcony’ sections, where I have seized a BRAND NEW brown suede shearling car coat from Barneys New York for a steal of $124! As I try it on in the 95 degree weather, I flash upon my mom buying me my first when I was 16 for braving cold Ohio winters.
Clutching the coat madly, I head downstairs to the ‘Orchestra Pit’ to meet Jay Thompson, the store’s brilliant manager, where the donations are received, reviewed, relished (or rejected) and then rushed up to the ‘Orchestra & Balcony’ levels for sale.
Today is the day to capture the essence of their upcoming Fall Preview on Thursday, September 10th, as a participating retailer in Fashion’s Night Out 2009, a global retail initiative to promote retail and restore consumer confidence. This is going to be happening all over the world and it is quite the event to honor retailers and their recent journey.
Jay has lovingly set aside a rack of must-sees for the season. As I am flipping through, he is declaring with arms spread out that "There are no seasons!" Aha...the perfect direction for keeping in mind the fall theme: Thrift is the New Black. I ask Iola Latman, the mistress of merchandising and Lauren Bridgeman, the store's genius stylist, where the stashes of scarves, hats and belts are tucked away....oh my heavens, the high stack of accessory boxes are parties of joy waiting to be worn.
As I am scouring the pit searching for more inspiration, I realize what my true source is: George Steele, NYCO's new General Manager and Artistic Director, and the amazing selection of operas he is offering for the 2009 – 2010 season. I have had the delight of chatting with him twice already, the first at Isabel Toledo's F.I.T. retrospective where George was with his charming, stylish wife, Sarah, and recently when shooting a styling segment at the shop with Fox & Friends’ Alyson Camarata and he was riffing on the fascinating unity between Opera & Fashion. It was divine!
And I started thinking about how to celebrate this collaboration come Fall...what soulful finds will best represent an evening at the Opera, what looks are inspired by the extraordinary Opera Divas live on stage...all the while showing off the fall must-have trends on sale at the shop. So with that in mind, I came up with 6 ensembles that are available to you this fall:
1. Okay, I adore this look....and if there is ever an opera inspired by Joan Collins in Dynasty, this is THE LOOK!
Vintage Metallic Gold & Ivory Velvet Leopard Print Dress, $75
2. This is dedicated to our most faithful geisha girl, Madama Butterfly....
Bisou Bisou Black Floor Length Tank Dress w/ metallic star studded & diamond galaxy, $35
Neon Green & Reversible Black Silk Jacquard Evening Jacket, $50
3. I think this outfit definitely has that revolutionary Queen Esther look to it...
Brown Leather Coach Coat with shearling fur collar,$150
Brown Escada Twin Sweater Set with black metallic thread, $75
Brown skinny leather & cold coin belt, $15
Faux python skinny pants, $25
4. This symbolizes high ranking splendor...which Donna in Don Giovanni would wear this, Anna or Elvira?
Rusty Red Ferragamo Opera Cape, $125
Black scarf with black embroidered flowered pockets, $20
White vintage chiffon evening blouse, $25
Black & Silver studded wide leather belt, $15
Black leather Michael Kors jeans, $150
5. I love a great disguise and so does Rosmira in Partenope....
Suede Embroidered Vest w/ Tibetan Lamb Collar, $49
Ivory pointelle long sleeve mini dress, brand new, $50
Vintage Coach brown leather belt, $25
Anime wool hat, $8
Ivory aviator fringed scarf, $8
Ivory pointelle long sleeve mini dress, brand new, $50
Vintage Coach brown leather belt, $25
Anime wool hat, $8
Ivory aviator fringed scarf, $8
6. This is very noblle-like and powerful...perhaps for Laoula in L'Étoile?
Christian Dior Dawn Mink Coat, princess style with full length flair, appraised: $25,000, sale: $4,000
Gold long oblong scarf, $45
Henry Bendel ivory cashmere sweater with self tie, $35
Marc Jacobs purple shantung silk evening trousers, $75
Gold double braided necklace w/ tassel, $20
Gold long oblong scarf, $45
Henry Bendel ivory cashmere sweater with self tie, $35
Marc Jacobs purple shantung silk evening trousers, $75
Gold double braided necklace w/ tassel, $20
Dear Men, although I did not highlight any men's looks....there is always a nice big section of great finds for you--so please come!
See you all Thursday, September 10th. Shop and style with me and the crew to the great vibrations and arias from NYCO’s mezzo-soprano Heather Johnson. It's amazing what we dare to wear when soaring with sound into the wee hours, too....11:00 PM.
My next post will be about the Costume Event on October 14th....Jay & Eric, the major domo Director of Retail Operations, are going to transform the store into a downtown costume institute selling over 100 costumes donated from the archives of New York City Opera. Also on hand, will be some saucy merry maidens modeling for you.
After that, it is all about the much anticipated Vintage Event on October 28th...oh the goodies galore...
May your days be filled with fun finds, music to fill your heart and style to feed your soul,
The Dame, Lori Sutherland www.damelori.com
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