Creativity In Blum
One of the perks of my job is participating in Thesis Week at Parsons. It’s amazing not only to see the students’ creativity—but also their own getups. Yesterday, a panel of industry “judges” including Carolina Herrera, Vogue’s Meredith Melling Burke, and John Bartlett gathered to see about a dozen collections (out of about 170). [...]
Blasblog: The Rodulfo Empire Lights Up
To the unfamiliar eye it may have seemed like a hodgepodge hostess committee: The New York Times‘ Karla Martinez, Gryphon’s Aimee Cho, and Vogue editor Meredith Melling Burke and contributing editor Lauren Santo Domingo. What were they all doing inviting people to midtown? For a candle launch? But for Alexa Rodulfo—the Mexico City-based go-to hair [...]
Blasblog: More Cocktails Than Collectibles At Elie Tahari
The annual Winter Antiques Show is one of my favorite events in Manhattan. It’s not because I’m decorating my apartment and looking for that perfect Louis XIV chifforobe (how many dressers does a girl really need these days?), but because I just love looking at old stuff. And every once in a while, you’ll find [...]






