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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!

9 11 Sunday

The US Open on Saturday was fabulous…a great facility with Louis Armstrong  and Arthur Ashe Stadiums.  It was a privilege to see the current great names in tennis….Federer, Jokavich, Serena Williams, and Stosur…play in one day at the semi finals.  There … Continue reading

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Wickedly Chic

Fashion Week continues as Nicci and I burn it at both ends.  This is really our first trip together, and we certainly know how to fit in as much as humanly possible, and then some, given the fact that we gave … Continue reading

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Fashion Night Out!

I have now been to my first Fashion Night Out….in the city where it all started….New York City.  Doesn’t everything wonderful start here?  I know we have great events in Aspen all year long, but you haven’t seen anything till … Continue reading

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New York Fashion Week

Just arrived in NYC tonight after a 4 hour delay in Denver…bad weather in the city…conveyer belt then died at baggage claim…another 45 minutes…then a long line at taxi stand…oh well, it’s New York, the main event.  You’ve got to … Continue reading

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Giovanna Dishes on the Latest Fashion Shuffle Around Town

As I wander around town on these last warm, beautiful days of sumner, I see a crop of new or re-located stores that deserve some attention before our tourists go home and our locals venture off to faraway places….http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/entertainment/148757

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Art Crush at Aspen Art Museum / Mark Richards’ 8.16.11 Commemorative Hat

With the advent of the new Aspen Art Museum on the horizon, this year’s Art Crush semi-annual fundraiser was particularly momentous….Read about it and the increasingly popular 8 16 11 hat that is our zipcode…and this week’s date.  Move over … Continue reading

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Art and Fashion

When I was asked to write about the relationship between art and fashion, I thought it was a completely redundant concept.  Of course, fashion is art – when well done.  Read my story….http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/entertainment/148406

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Summer Style in Full Bloom at Aspen’s Food & Wine Classic

Sold out for the first time in three years, this year’s Food & Wine evented hosted 5,000 guests who wined, dined and partied around town for three days and nights…with great style! Read all about it…147582

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Eco Fest Fashion Show at the Wheeler Opera House

This year’s second annual Eco Festival was bigger and better located, now being right in the center of town.  From what I heard on the street, there are lot more folks with more terrific ideas for preserving and protecting our … Continue reading

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Oprah – We’ll Miss Ya

After watching the last three shows of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” last week,  I was compelled to write her a little thank you note, as I’m sure a lot of us did, whether we wrote it down, or just simply felt … Continue reading

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