Alternate Title: Je Ne Sais What? Alternate Alternate Title:  To The Window, To The Twahl While dining with an old friend* this week, I was asked about the origins of the name Modern Toile.  It all started with a magical blue sweater. Toile, pronounced twahl, literally means fabric or canvas.  Canvas is potential.  The name...
Monthly Archives: August 2009
I bought new sunglasses yesterday.¬† They are big & disguise my face.¬† They make me feel like Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue, which basically means I’ve been walking around saying things are IN or OUT with dramatic inflection to my voice.¬†¬† I often confuse Anna Wintour with actress Faye Dunaway in her iconic role as...
Sadly, I will not be able to throw a surprise party for all future brides.¬† It’s not that you’re not special, it’s just that secret keeping is not my forte.¬† Ursula, the bride-to-be pictured below was lucky.¬† She’s lucky for a number reasons, not the least of which has to do with her adorably handsome...