In our business, like many, we spend a great deal of time thinking about data-driven decisions, a sharp focus on optimization, utilization and growth. These thoughts on optimization of course, carry over to our personal lives. How do we optimize our weekends? Our workouts? Our sleep? Our sex drives? We are constantly thinking about how we can most effectively improve efficiency without sacrificing quality. This article in the NY Times left me provoked (and pained).
Hot Stuff
Anyone that knows me well, knows my affinity for salt, skin and ocean. Edita Vilkeviciute is mastering this well on the cover of The Sunday Telegraph’s fashion supplement, March 2015.
A Very Private Affair
One of my favorites from the '60s... Brigitte Bardot from A Very Private Affair. Watch here.
So Long Florence...
Florence Arthaud, the French female sailor who was celebrated as one of the mighty and few to have won the Route du Rhum, (a grueling solo trans-Atlantic race), died in a helicopter accident on Monday. (No woman has won this race since her victory in 1990). Aside from her triumphs on the water, Florence was a striking vision - always tan and naturally beautiful with a palpable spirit - she was loved by many across the globe. The accident took place in Argentina, while carrying a group of people to a remote location to film a reality show "Dropped" a French show akin to "Survivor." Read more, here.
Girls (and boys) Gone Wild: Spring Break
Love this shot from Life Magazine depicting a scene from Spring Break on Balboa Beach in 1947. Sometimes I think I was meant to be born in another era - that's my kind of party.
A Holy Home
Massimo Vitali, the Italian photographer known for his idyllic beach panoramas by the sea and pool, recently moved into a 14th century church in Lucca, Italy. In a recent NYTimes profile, Massimo shares the adventures that came with the restoration and renovation (including mice, water, birds and an archeologist). Read on, here.
Fresh
Rianne ten Haken looks fresh and natural for the March cover of L’Officiel Ukraine. Two thumbs up.
Sleeping with Jeff Koons
A cool piece in the WSJ's OFF DUTY that discusses the shift in hotels' relationships with high end art. Hotels are beginning to acquire big names in the art world to keep up with lifestyle marketing trends, with a focus on continuingly crafting memorable stays for their guests, a "daring approach" as explained by Donna Rosen, a trustee at New York’s Whitney Museum. Read more, here.
Salty
Happy Birthday to my most favorite salty sailor, my Dad! Chin Chin to my Mother, too, who is a godsend for celebrating three of us March babies! xx
My Sweet Caroline
Happy Birthday to the sister I love and miss, my partner in crime, my Sweet Caroline!!! XX