To Russia With Love: Farewell, Ekaterina
It’s a bittersweet moment for us here at BSSTW, because today we are celebrating the work of Moscow-born art and fashion photographer, Ekaterina Belinskaya. Unfortunately, due to the international pandemic, we are also…
The “Hats Heard Round the World” Challenge is Here!
Today’s modern couture hats are without a doubt the purest-existing expression of wearable art, ornaments for the head that are often part jewelry, part sculpture, and are usually one-of-a-kind, painstakingly handmade with love…
Sequoia Emmanuelle Photography: Have Art, Will Travel
Hi guys! If you’re in my hood this week, meaning the San Francisco Bay Area, there’s an incredible treat waiting here for you! Sequoia Emmanuelle is in the house! Specifically, she’ll be at Beats…
The Meaning of Life and The Purpose of Life and Issie Blow
One of my earliest memories from childhood is a cold day at the beach in San Francisco, my sister and I walking with my mother and my father. I don’t remember how old…
A Black Swan: Maya Angelou, Words to Live By & The Passing of Greatness
‘The Black Swan’ is proverbial for something extremely rare or non-existent. Maya Angelou, the mute little girl whose written voice changed the world–The Black Swan of both politics and art–died quietly in her…
Richard Avedon: The Mind Behind the Man Behind the Lens
American fashion and portrait photographer Richard Avedon, above, shaped society’s views regarding fashion, beauty and culture over the last half-century perhaps more than any modern photographer, and is one of history’s greatest artists.…
