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Cynthia Rowley's Meta Madness
In high school, I came to New York City and fell head-over-heels for an unattainable Cynthia Rowley bubblegum-pink strapless satin gown. (It was the late ‘90s.) Ever since, the designer has remained a...
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The USA, Today
Although I was raised a Midwestern girl, until my recent 5-day trip to Colorado, I had spent almost no time in our country’s middle over the last several years. Recently, I got a little more than I...
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: Workers' Rights 99 Years Later
Yesterday marked 99 years since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory burned on New York’s Lower East Side, killing 146 of its 500 workers, who were locked inside the building.The fire, and the campaign and...
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Operation Fairy Dust
Is it just me, or is Jim Dwyer going through a fashion phase? First, it was H&M, then The New York Clothing Bank and in Sunday’s Metro section, The New York Times columnist highlighted Operation...
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Fashionable Transport
My wheels, pictured below in the illustrious pavilion behind my building. This classic cruiser is sort of an iteration of the dress I wrote about yesterday: retro, red, reliable. I bought that dress...
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A Moment with the New York Times
A Moment in Time, the NYT Lens Blog’s interactive compilation of photos from around the globe, all taken at the same time, is genius and beautiful. It’s touching, funny and revealing to see the...
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Made in Midtown Pop-Up: Today at Port Authority!
It’s a pop-up Thursday for the CFDA, between the Made in Midtown installation at Port Authority and the Gap Pop-Up Shop at 54th and 5th. Of course it would be nice to spend the day bopping between...
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Reprint Reprimand: Times v. Neighborhoodies
Remember when I advised you to see Breathless at the Film Forum? Well, it’s still not too late, and now The New York Times is threatening a lawsuit that will get Jean Seberg’s New York Herald Tribune...
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Can Globalization be Glamorous? Check out Brazil.
As is often the case, I’ve got Brazil on the brain. It’s been too long (two years!) since I’ve been back to that land that I love. When I studied abroad in Rio in 2002 (above–remember that dress?),...
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Love from Cotton Country
Hi! I’ve been too busy picking, stripping, ginning and transporting cotton to blog, but I’ve been posting the odd Tumbl-weed from Texas on jenniavins.tumblr.com. Keep up! x
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