360fashion NYC meetup

Last night I attended 360fashion's first ever networking meetup in New York City, to discuss new media, which 360fashion founder Anina, is passionate about. It was held at a very cool SOHO/LES location, a multimedia arts location, Collective Hardware.

An intimate group of about 40 made it accessible to share ideas and information. Especially interesting were the speakers, fashion stylist Lisa von Weise, and fashion makeup artist Regina Harris.

Regina Harris sharing information with apiring make-up artists

Jewelry designers Biba Schutz and Natasha Wozniak

Anina's geek guru friend Gabemac documenting the event

In the foreground is the fabulous designer, Chesley Mclaren

Shearling in June

a chilly spring day

thinking fall will be here soon

here is Sonia having some fun at our recent shoot

of some of our new work

all shearlings by

Toshiki and Maryszka

Baerbel's fab pix!

With daughter Charlotte on Broadway later that nite

Lunch in Soho

Our friend Baerbel from the Telluride Gallery of Art (where we have done shows with the Toshiki and Maryszka Shearlings), was in town today and took a group of us (all with connections to Telluride!) to lunch in Soho at L'Orange Blue, where her friend Jan (front) does the lunch menu. Behind, Toshiki, Susan,+ Baerbel.

The food was delicious, the company great. 

Thank-you Baerbel + Jan!

Kim, Peter, Robert, Charlotte, Marcia, Sonia
Toshiki, Maryszka, Susan, Alan and Richard

Below is just a nice view on our walk over, I think on Thompson St.

New York with so much rain this spring,nice and green.

Thirty Years of Drawings 1979-2009

I have known the artist Gregory Crane and admired and watched his work evolve and grow since we were in art school together in the seventies. His most recent show opened this week at the Cheryl Pelavin Gallery in Tribeca, celebrating 30 years of drawings and friendships.

Greg and his wife June

Patience while I take a call

Friends came from Utah to Rio to celebrate the work

Some of the attendees, and the 1st of the after parties

A blanket for Kumiko

 Etsuko and Keith

are expecting a baby girl any minute!

Here is a shearling patchwork blanket with 

pink lambskin hearts 

we made them for their shower.

Awaiting the news!

Mastering the Dart

We have been working with lots of wavy darts to create shaping and an architectural presence to a group of jackets, done in soft merino shearling. Here also the wave stitch on the lambskin trim, and a silver zipper for added sparkle.