Life Stories

Life Stories

JOURNEY, Life Stories, Travel

Paris Je T’Aime | A Lifelong Love Affair with the City of Lights

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So, what is it about Paris that keeps me coming back time and again? 

Why Paris and not another lovely European capital city?  Well, like other Francophiles, and like those outlined so well in David McCullough’s epic book, The Greater Journey, Americans in Paris, the lure of this dazzling, creative, energetic and gorgeous city makes a perfect alchemy for me which includes all the things I love most in life! Art, history, romance, music, food, wine, beauty – yep – I’m a real bohemian in my core : )

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EXPLORE, JOURNEY, Life Stories

Signals from the Homeland

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Currently based in San Diego, am I actually going to visit Paul’s Meat Market in Mamou for boudin balls or chicken leg quarters? Do I really need anything from Alario Brothers Marine Hardware in Golden Meadow? Do I need to know the weather in Morgan City? The answer is definitely no, but these signals from distant stations sonically transport me back to Louisiana.

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JOURNEY, Life Stories

The Under-Told Connection of Frederick Douglass & Ireland

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Mr. Douglass’ time in Ireland is variously referenced as an “odyssey,” “compelling,” “a place where he found his voice.” 
On his final day there, in a letter he wrote to William Lloyd Garrison, Mr. Douglass spoke of his time in Ireland with these words,
“I can truly say, I have spent some of the happiest moments of my life since landing in this country.  I seem to have undergone a transformation.  I live a new life.”

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EXPERIENCE, Fashion, JOURNEY, Life Stories

Tribute | Virgil Abloh, A True Architect

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Virgil gave us SB Blazers, graphic T-shirts, New Era hat wearing – who listens to rap music with no fashion design background?  Kids hope that we could all become Artistic Directors and Designers for large fashion houses if we stay true to ourselves. Virgil was a true architect in building a bridge for our culture to thrive in different spaces we were not welcomed to in the past.

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