Monthly Archives: March 2023

……………………….Jac and I loved spending time by the Pacific ocean, just the two of us, in Malibu. We would stay at the Malibu Beach Inn and get a suite on the top floor with a beautiful terrace and a fireplace. It was a short walk to the NOBU restaurant on the beach, or to the pier….We spent lazy days walking on the beach or resting on lounge chairs being waited on by the hotel staff…..These were great long weekends to just get away……..As you can see the sunsets were awesome!…..somehow different from the east coast…..Our trips to Malibu were infrequent, but we love the uninterrupted time together….just the two of us

………………….Donna Karan was married to Stephen Weiss on the hottest day of the entire summer! It was on September 11th, 1983. The wedding took place in the back yard of Stephen’s mother’s house. A huge tent was set up on the lawn with a wooden dance floor. It really was a blistering hot humid day. I designed Donna’s wedding dress which was a billowy chiffon low notched open collar shirt covered in iridescent baby sequins. The skirt was yards of chiffon cut into circles. She wore a wide belt covered in layers of the chiffon…..On her head she wore a huge ivory straw hat, and the front brim was held back with a large pearl stick pin…….It was so hot I decided that morning to scratch the navy suit I had planned to wear, and wore a pale blue dress shirt, sleeves rolled up,  with a pink tie, and white Bermuda shorts with pink socks and white bucks….I was the “coolest” guy there….literally……In the photo Jac had just given me a piece of the yummy wedding cake, and I was licking the frosting off of my fingers……The photographer was there just at the right second to capture this moment in time.

…………………….In 1972 I was still working for Giorgini, before I started working at Anne Klein in 1973….I was 23 years old when I took my trip to South America……..I went with my best friend Robert Guy Tirman……BOBBY……. We knew each other from when we were 13, and were best friends immediately in 7th grade until his passing last year……He was on a college brake in Feb. and we decided to go to Brazil for Carnival. His best friend in college, Kenny Pulsky, also came with us. Kenny lived in NYC and we too became fast friends….Any friend of Bobby’s was a friend of mine! Kenny and I decided to take a side trip to Peru to see MACHUPICCHU. Kenny was to become a world traveler and went all over the world by himself meeting wonderful people along the way. That was the kind of personality he had. Something I could never do….just take off on my own…..First stop…Peru, and what a great adventure it was. In those days we were allowed to wander through the ruins unsupervised…..But people started taking “souvenirs” from the ruins!!! so that stopped. I understand it is much more of an organized tour now. Bobby had another college friend who was Brazilian and lived in Rio, so Bobby skipped Peru and Machupicchu for the fun in Rio…..that was HIS personality! After an incredible trip visiting the ruins and Cuzco, Kenny and I met Bobby in Rio……Everything they say about carnival is true only 1000 times more so. It was the wildest time I ever had! Maybe we got 3 hours of sleep on the beach each day before we went to another party. Bobby’s Brazilian college friend was very rich and had his own incredible house with servants, and knew tons of people…..who’s parties we went to…..The Carnival Parade was unbelievable with the hundreds of people in each “Samba School” dancing down the street in their fantastic costumes to incredible music….almost naked except for tons of feathers and glitter! It is a trip that is embedded in my brain, and I’m so happy I was able to share this with my BFF………Bobby……..Rest in Peace dear Bobby

………………..When we lived in NY City we went out all the time!!! There was always some event, or gallery opening, or party, or charity that we were invited to. I have no recall where we were going, but the way Jac is dressed in a black leather moto jacket, a mini skirt and a sheer camisole…..it must have been a fun one!

……………………..There is an ancient tower on the property of Andrea’s villa….now “Villa Lily”……..Andrea had the tower repaired and had it converted into a bedroom. It was actually three stories. The bedroom was on the third floor, and on the second floor was the entry and a bathroom. They were connected by a spiral staircase which you can barely see the top rail of in the main picture at the right. The tower was just beyond the pool, and it was very private. The outside staircase led into the second floor entry. The walls were very thick, and the window ledges were very wide……..so wide that you could sit on them and look at the incredible view of the Island of Capri. Jac and I stayed in the tower quite a few times…….We loved it!