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About fashionistainaspen

Hi! I've been the fashion writer for the Aspen Daily News for five years. I'm probably the only one in the Rocky Mountains since no other ski area in the region can boast our brand of style, events, and now, even our own Fashion Week. Please contact me with any ideas, events or links that you think my readers need to know! My motto: Do it with style!

Food, Wine & Fashion

For Aspenites, Food & Wine is the official kickoff to the summer season, signaling the welcomed onslaught of tourists and added ka-ching for everyone – from restaurants and hotels to every gallery and retail store in town. The 32nd edition … Continue reading

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Kentucky Derby in Aspen

The place to be on Saturday afternoon after a fun morning skiing on Aspen Mountain for the last weekend of the year was at the Square Grouper, the Cajun Creole place on Restaurant Row in Aspen to enjoy the Kentucky … Continue reading

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Aspen AIDS Benefit Hits Its Stride

After an amazing month of fashion, fundraising and frenetic fun in the Roaring Fork Valley, the Aspen AIDS benefit provided the crowning touch.  Read about the third annual AAB in this week’s Time Out.   http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/entertainment/161893

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Dressed to Impress at Re-born Aspen International Fashion Week

From the drop-dead luxury of Dennis Basso to the functional playfulness of homegrown Obermeyer Skiwear, the re-incarnation of Aspen International Fashion Week never stopped bringing the glamour and party for the three days and nights that they ruled the mountain-high red … Continue reading

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Aspen Fashion Week Returns

After a one year interruption, the re-born Aspen International Fashion Week is back on the scene, with a new cast of characters running the show…or shall I say, the shows.  Read my interview with its new director, Brooke Fogg of the Wilhelmina … Continue reading

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Hooray for Hollywood!

Hooray for Hollywood! Read my article about “Hollywood’s Big Night” the major winter fundraising event for Aspen Film, that has been running for the last ten years.

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THROWBACK FASHION FOR OLYMPIC SNOWBOARDERS

As our Olympic athletes head off to Sochi, Russia, we realize here in Aspen how lucky we are to have seen some of them compete in our world famous X Games last weekend, a proving ground for the events we’ll … Continue reading

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Honor, HOPE, and Nina Mc Lemore

Honor, HOPE, and Nina Mc Lemore The HOPE Center and my friend, Lita Heller, were honored and celebrated over the holidays for their contributions to this non-profit mental health organization designed to help those in need up and down the … Continue reading

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Freestyle, Aspen Style

Freestyle, Aspen Style by Giovanna DiRusso, Time Out Staff Writer I’m happy to report that the Freestyle benefit for the Aspen Art Museum is alive and well.  The year’s ultimate après-ski event was a spectacular tribute to fashion, charity, art, and, finally, … Continue reading

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Trend or Treat – Halloween in Aspen

Another fabulous Halloween in Aspen….unfortunately, I wasn’t there to enjoy it….for the first time in fifteen years.  Though I was having a wonderful time in Australia, a small part of me wondered which costumes were causing fellow revelers to hoot … Continue reading

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