WHO ASKED YOU?

First off, I know I was wrong. So, no chastisement needed. I’ve undertaken that sorrowful task all by myself. The thing is everything could have ended up so differently-better, I mean- if only my words had been taken in the spirit in which they were intended. Or, in fact, if I had never uttered them … Continue reading WHO ASKED YOU?

RETAIL RESTRAINT

My summer challenge is in fact a new discipline. The practice of retail restraint, to be specific. It was initiated, first and foremost, to simply see if I could.  And if I could, then I might also dispel the characterization of me by a brilliant friend who thought that I, perhaps, had a “consumption” issue. … Continue reading RETAIL RESTRAINT

Quiet Luxury

AKA PRICEY…. DOR – Dar, explain to me this phenomenon known as “quiet luxury.” I saw a TIK TOK video – of all people – the actor, George Hamilton explaining how his Loro Piano blazer sits silently on his fake-but fabulously-tanned frame, barely whispering it cost a fortune. What’s driving that, do you think? LOUD … Continue reading Quiet Luxury