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    Yves Saint Laurent (Part 1)

    I’ve had a love affair with Yves Saint Laurent fashions since the 1970’s.  I fell in love through the pages of Vogue and department store windows as he romanced me with his signature haute couture style.  Every collection made me fall in love over and over again.  More than any other fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent helped me appreciate the…

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    Lena Horne: A Lady and Her Style

    Lena Horne came into the world at a time when not much was expected from a woman, especially a black one.  Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1917 she started working at age 16 as a dancer at the Cotton Club to help support her mother. By the 1940’s she had become a popular performer and one of the highest paid…