THERE'S A LOT GOING ON UP HERE

CHAPTER 11

by Lisa Kladouris

It was Christmas Eve the night Erin and Sean moved into the apartment in the Rosemont Building on Railway Terrace. They'd met at a party only three month's earlier through a mutual friend who predicted they'd be slow dancing by midnight and living together by New Year's Eve. Sean was an art school drop-out with wild raven hair that made him look like a cross between a young Robert Smith from the Cure and a Japanese Anime character. He had a lazy, effortless style, oversized grey sweatshirts worn with baggy indigo denim jeans, half-tucked into paint splattered boots which he scuffed and stomped around in like a moody teenager. Erin was definitely Sean's type, a tall icy blonde of Danish descent with a 60's vibe borrowed mostly from Edie Sedgwick. After the party Erin went home with Sean and never left, which irritated Sean's housemates who felt she was living there rent-free. Suffice to say, this living arrangement didn't last long, so Erin and Sean soon found themselves three month's... read more

REMEMBERING KATE SPADE

by Lisa Kladouris

I remember my first trip to New York. I was living in London at the time, it was my birthday, and the first thing I wanted to do as soon as we landed at JFK Airport was to visit the Kate Spade store and treat myself to one of her bags. This was pre-2006 before Kate Spade sold the company and it turned into the multi-million dollar business that it is today. I remember walking into the store in Soho, and seeing it for the first time: a black fabric tote with the most exquisite embroidery on the front (not frou-frou at all, more vintage boho-chic), sassy pink lining on the inside and glossy cane handles that reminded me of an antique umbrella. I fell in love with that bag there and then. I’ve seen many similar stories shared on social media today following Kate Spade’s sad passing, I really hope she knew how much joy she gave to so many women.

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