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Today, I am buried in clippings from the New York Times dating back to January 2010.
When I return home, I visit Lady Sunderland’s home and each time she gives me an envelope with all sorts of interesting articles. This week it happens to be mostly fashion clipping in the envelope. Strewn across my desk are New York Times titles: ” The Triumph of the Size 12′s”. “A Big Tent To Benefit A Big Cause”,”Kitch WIth A Pedigree” and my favorite,” The Trials of a Former Boy Wonder”. I read them all through her eyes. A stylish woman who has donned the fashions of the late 30′s, into a new millennium. A woman whose daughter had graced the pages of fashion magazines and covers in Europe, and USA.
We sit down to have tea, she serves tea in fine bone china. She likes an eclectic mix of tea cups for her guests and I can hardly remember having tea out the same cup twice.
There is Irish music playing in the background in celebration of St. Patrick’s day there are shamrocks hand painted on shopping bags each with a loaf of freshly baked Irish Bread and tea bags and a bow tied at the top.
Lady Sunderland wants to know the news, she wants to be kept abreast of what is happening now that EMc2 is celebrating four years in business. Have you heard from Zappos? What is going on with QVC? I got a google alert from QVC and when I clicked onto the link there was no photo! Lady Sunderland is a woman of a certain age. She is not to be defied by technology and is up to the minute with her computer skills.
“You know Emmett, when you sent me that email the other day of the fuchsia trench coat with the scarf I thought it was marvelous! But, it wouldn’t serve me in New Haven.”
Frankly, I was a bit shocked as I remember Lady Sunderland wearing head scarves and pant suits in the seventies and cutting quite a figure and having no inhibitions.
She presented me with a gorgeous diamond studded cuffed watch. It was given to her by a friend, set in 14 karat gold with cabochon onyx and red coral and about 1.5 karats in white diamonds. “Why not put it in your store and sell it.”
My eyes brightened and I looked at her and asked, “Why?”
“Oh I’ll never wear it. I’ve worn it and enjoyed it and it’s time for some younger woman to enjoy it. I wore this gorgeous bracelet while attending Frank Sanatra with his big band as he sang, Fly me to the Moon and I get a kick out of you. It was Tony Bennett’s The way you look tonight, that made me feel that all eyes were upon me, when he sang to me in the front row.”
Lady Sunderland resembles Ingrid Bergman a regal woman with a great sense of style, and willing to share in her largess of jewels.
I did not see any of your dresses this year worn at The Oscars! Why not?
How does one answer that?
Well, the customers at EMc2 for the majority are well healed working women, some working mothers, a few celebrities and actresses.
None of them Academy award winners as of yet.
Wait until Bill Cunninham sees this gem on the wrist of some fashionista, I can report back to Lady S. and tell her that her style is timeless.
Lady Sunderland’s diamond studded cuff watch: Price upon request
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- March 19th, 2010
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