About Me

I am Splendora's Founder. I created the company in 1999 at a time when get rich quick seekers flooded the web with passionless sites created solely for acquisition. Splendora is an extension of my interests (fashion, technology, design, the good life...shoes). I wondered if I built something true, would it result in a loyal following of cool women with vast interests in addition to fashion? Yes it did. The site began by putting my own rolodex online and finding the other two in my Splendora trinity (Amy and Karen). Since '99 we've evolved into a social network built around our style picks and yours. I believe Bryan Adams best sums up my feelings for my readers with his song, "Everything I Do, I Do It For You."

I heard about Splendora from...

my remaining brain cells

I'm Listening To

Classic Rock, Shiny Toy Guns, Tosca, Glenn Gould's Goldberg Variations

I'm Watching

Secret Diary of A Call Girl, Mad Men, Dexter, Californication, Election Coverage

I'm Reading

Veronica by Nicholas Christopher

I'm Renting These DVDs

Tom Petty Rockumentary, Lars and the Real Girl, La Vie en Rose

I Just Bought

Micro thin tennis bracelet, baby clothes, no grip hair elastics

I'm Currently Obsessing About

Giving birth any day now

Style Icon(s)

Julie Verhoeven, Ann Demeulemeester, Tyler Brule, My best friend Sarah (my personal Splendora), Sporty Englishwomen, Francesca Von Habsburg, Joy Bianchi

Celebrity Alter Ego(s)

Damien Hirst

What's in Your Handbag

Appointment diary, iPhone, many pairs of sunglasses, nude lipstick, stray jewelry, Montblanc pencil, digital camera, hair accouterments, baby toy, notepad

What's in Your Closet?

Vintage dresses and coats, a dozen white shirts, Louboutins by the dozens, Richard Grand cashmere, House of Hengst, fifty sweaters, Hermes, 80s Gaultier, Pucci, Galliano, Dries Van Noten, H&M, Wellington boots, my cats, my hats

Favorite Cities

New York, London, Venice, Apia

First Concert

Huey Lewis & The News

Dream Threesome

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Olafur Eliasson

English or Math

English

Flats or Heels

Heels

Jack or Jude

Jude Law

Deep Dish or Thin Crust

Thin Crust

Martha Stewart or Rachel Ray

Martha Stewart

Master or Servant

Master

 

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