An Ordinary Day...

Wednesday, April 12th started off as an ordinary day. The alarm sounded off at 6:00 a.m. like it always did. Reggie did his work day morning ritual, showering, grooming, selecting a suit and accessorizing with the perfect accents for Read more

Why are some people mean?

Why are some people mean? I'm not talking about a little mean, but bazaar, go out of their way to be mean. Recently I've encountered a few mean people, I remind myself that these situations will make me a stronger Read more

Maldives

Our last trip of 2016 was to the Maldives. Last year was one full of excursions, We traveled to Cameroon, Paris, Bali, Hawaii, New Orleans, New York, Chicago, Lake Tahoe, Atlanta, Napa, San Francisco, Dubai, and I must say Read more

Quote

It's okay to venture out of your comfort zone... Lately I've been doing it quite often. This weekend is going to be one of renewal, my personal Super Bowl. What are your plans? I will be working today and tomorrow. Happy Read more

Do you enjoy yourself?

Both of my kids are in New York, my son is in school in the Hudson Valley and my daughter is living in Brooklyn and working. So we are officially empty nesters, and have been so for a while Read more

Jesmyn Ward

THE WEEKEND…

Posted on by Gigi in Weekend Comments Off on THE WEEKEND…
The White House

The White House

With Friday evening plans of a red eye flight to Washington DC, catching up on my book club selection, Men We Reaped, by Jesmyn Ward, recapping the weeks events, the weekend then becomes a whirlwind visiting Reggie’s family and attending a dear friend of mine, daughter’s wedding. And while the weekend will zoom by, my photographer hat will be worn as I capture special moments from the weekend. Of course I have waited to the last minute to pack, having no clue what I will wear to the wedding. So today will be spent running around putting everything together.

I’m at the age where lots of my friends children are getting married, this is the fifth one this year. I have always loved weddings and am looking forward to seeing all the details come together. This past week my friend Denise’s beautiful daughter got married at the Terranea Resort in Palos Verdes, I met Monica when she was in elementary school, time really does fly by.

Monica's Wedding

Monica’s Wedding

 

But before all the fun of the weekend begins here is a cute video of what not to do at a wedding, btw I can really appreciate this…

 

Thank you again readers for stopping by GGM.

Have a wonderful weekend, and until Monday,

Xoxo,

Gigi

 

 

 

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Gigi’s Meanderings Around The Web # 10

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Just wanted to share a little of this and little of that… As you may or may not know my son Reggie is doing a year abroad in Italy, so of course all things Italian are on my radar. Blogger Tamu McPherson lives in Milan, her blog All the Pretty Birds is one of my favorite street fashion blogs, she  is featured in an HM video about living in Milan and being a street photographer. I hope to get to Milan on one of my visits and check out some of her favorite spots. Check it out.

http://youtu.be/nxrp47OUG4M

 

No matter how busy I am I like to take time to read for pleasure, I am a magazine addict and I love literature. Waiting on awarding author, Jesmyn Ward‘s  memoir Men We Reaped to arrive, it comes out tomorrow, it may inspire me to resurrect my old book club Round Table.

Men we Reaped, Jesmyn Ward

Men we Reaped, Jesmyn Ward

I have hoarder tendencies, but as I “mature” I am editing and getting rid of things that no longer serve me, or repurposing items. Living in southern California, our winters are mild, but I do wear boots occasionally, a few years ago I bought a pair of Stuart Weitzman 5050 boots, a boot that debuted 20 years ago. I am glad I did not get rid of them,because they are still my go to walking boot.

stuart weitzman 5050 boot

stuart weitzman 5050 boot

Check them out here, or if you are patient like me, maybe you can catch a pair on sale at the end of the season.

I don’t watch must TV, but every season this is some series that catches my attention ie. Scandal, this past summer I found myself watching netflix’s Orange in The New Black, so of course I got a giggle out of this spoof with these cat faces. check it out here.

Orange is The New Black

Orange is The New Black

 

So so true…so easy to spend time complaining about life, instead of doing something about it. It is easy to get in a rut, combat those times with exercise, yoga and green juice…works every time.

True

True

When we were traveling back from Thailand, we had a stop over in Tokyo. My friend Nancy Kutsura met me at the airport and we quickly caught up on our lives since design school. Prior to design school Nancy was one of the first African-American models to grace the runways at the big couture shows, back in the late 70’s.

Nancy & Gigi

Nancy & Gigi

Barbara Summers book, Skin Deep: The story of Black models in America and Abroad gives a detailed history of these models of color that opened the door for many of the models we see today, so of course I was saddened to read this article about New York fashion week and the absence of models of color in 2013.

Skin Deep

Skin Deep

Tomorrow I have an incredibly business day ahead of me, so I am going to call it a night.

Xoxo,

GIGI

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