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 Coney Island's annual tradition of art, burlesque and freaks took place last Saturday at the Mermaid Parade. I channeled my inner "Ursula" by creating a sea queen look for the event.

I started with a mermaid crown. I used a silk-wrapped hairband, metallic pipe cleaner...

 Get our goggles and corsets on! The Steampunk World's Faire: Wonders Untold took place in New Jersey the past weekend. Yours truly got geared up and dressed to explore all of the lovely Steampunk street style on display. There was a fantastic fashion show featuring vi...

 The newest costume exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art was a celebration of embellishment and how innovations in technology through history sparked innovations in design creativity as well. From the first sewing machine through digital printing, 3D printing, las...

 If you are in New York City during Easter, the can't-miss event is always the NYC Easter Bonnet Parade along Fifth Avenue of Manhattan. It is not a formal parade per se, but more of a wandering of the most creative fans of vintage styles, arts and crafts and elaborate...

 
Pantone's choice for 2016's color of the year was a tie between Serenity's pale blue and Rose Quartz pale pink. These are the most delicate shades I have seen in the last decade. For weddings, bridesmaids, spring celebrations, I can't imagine a prettier color to acce...

The 2016 Academy Award had some of the prettiest red carpet dresses of recent years. The three gowns that I chose with the best embroidery were the ones above. Daisy Ridley has the sweetest smile of anyone in Hollywood. Her Chanel Couture dress had elegant crystal embr...

I love the Golden Globes red carpet. Celebrities are a little more relaxed than the Academy Awards (aka drunk). As an embroidery artist, I love drooling over dresses that make great use of it. There were several gowns in dark blue hues that sparkled like the actress wa...

 One of NYC's most interesting retail concepts is in Chelsea. Rachel Schechtman imagined a shop that was curated like a magazine editorial. I first learned about this cool shop from hearing her speak at the Martha Stewart American Made Conference.

Each month, the store...