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There’s an exhibit at our local art museum on Lee Alexander McQueen. He intrigues me to no end. I love fashion and always have. Some of the best years of my career were writing fashion stories for the Grand Rapids Press. Alexander McQueen appeared on the scene after my time writing...
For some unknown reason I have gone to more museums lately—maybe a function of not traveling and maybe that museums are opening new shows. If you are in Michigan or near by, you might enjoy as these all extend into the new year. Vincent Van Gogh Detroit Institute of Arts First, […]
As we roll into year two of Covid and I contemplate more time at home, it occurs to me that I need to change my mindset. Instead of yearning for the Silk Road, Sri Lanka or the Left Bank of Paris, it is time to look closer to home for inspiration for DesignDestinations. This isn’t […]
I attended a fashion exhibit in Grand Rapids recently that took me back 30 years to my days as a fashion reporter for the Grand Rapids Press. Wow. How things have changed. The show, “Iris van Herpen Transforming Fashion” is currently at the Grand Rapids Art Museum through Jan. 15. In those...
Another year…..ArtPrize has taken over Grand Rapids. Some call it a carnival. Some a grand experiment in public taste. Some, like me, are happy to enjoy the creativity and energy that the Art Competition with the largest monetary reward engenders. It transforms our city. My...