This week’s Fashionable Friend Friday is handbag designer Judith Leiber. I recently visited the Leiber Museum and Gardens in East Hampton and was blown away seeing all of her beautiful creations in one location. I always admired the beautiful jeweled Leiber bags. I loved hearing Judith’s history. She was schooled at Kings College in London before WWII. She trained at a handbag company where she learned the craft of stitching, cutting, molding, framing and making bag patterns. Judith eventually became the first woman to join the Hungarian Handbag Guild but then the war broke out in her home of Hungary and her family was able to obtain a safe passage document. She eventually married Gerson Leiber, a sergeant in the US army and they moved to New York City in 1947. She founded her own business in 1963 after working for other companies. The museum opened in 2005. Here are some of the highlights from a wonderful day!
Welcome to August…It’s the height of summer cocktail season. I recently tried this amazing Bobby Flay recipe and it is perfect for you to try. And since today is national watermelon day…….Enjoy, Bottom’s Up!!!!!🍸🍸🍸
- 1 to 2 cups fresh watermelon juice
- 3/4 cup silver tequila
- 2 tablespoons triple sec
- Juice of 1 lime
- Simple syrup
- 1 bottle chilled cava
Special equipment: 4 chilled Champagne flutesCombine the watermelon juice, tequila, triple sec and lime juice in a pitcher and add simple syrup to taste. Fill 4 chilled Champagne flutes halfway with the margarita and top off with the chilled cava.
I have been getting a lot of emails from readers asking about some of my favorite things I found or brought with me on vacation. I put together an awesome list for you of some of these things that I know you will love too. On se voit sur la plage!!🏖🏖🏖
This bag was so incredible, I had to order this color as well!!!
Actually, this was the one I had with me on the beach every day!!!!!!
Everyone should keep this in their beach bag!!!
You have to add this to your nighttime beauty routine….
These cute sandals were all over the Hamptons
But if you were to buy one tassel necklace this summer, it should be this!!!!
If you like flavored water, you need to try this…..
These sunglasses are so cute and perfect to block the strong beach rays!
The best shoes for walking around town!!!!
I saw this in Aerin Lauder’s Store and it is a must buy to bring home for all my friends
I met the uber talented Betsy Jones of Navy Rose Designs on Instagram. I quickly fell in love with everything on her site. Betsy is able to mix different design cultures and to mesh them together to curate the most beautiful designs. Her product assortment consists of jewelry and home decor items with South Texas, Mexican, and Spanish influences. Besty also runs her families ranch, Los Corralitos, which is one of the oldest ranches in the United States, established in 1823. Stay tuned for a PBS special on the ranch later this year.
Are you barbequing a lot this summer? Then I have the book for you, Shake Shack: Recipies & Stories. My family has been a fan of Shake Shack ever since it opened its first location in Madison Square Park!! When I saw this book I knew we would love it (summary below adapted from Amazon.com)….
For more information or to purchase this book, click HERE.
Today’s Fashionable Friend Friday is jazz singer Melissa Morgan. I recently met Melissa when she performed here in Rye…OMG!!! I was blown away. Melissa’s voice is outstanding. She is a cross between Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald with a little Sarah Vaughan thrown in. Unfortunately, you just missed her but can keep track of some of her future performances HERE. She will be back in the NY area soon (she promised). In the meanwhile, she has a great album and some fab songs on You Tube. I have included some of my favs below!!! Bon Weekend!!!
