A surprise debit for 1253.60 was initiated against my personal checking account, for my now defunct business account, which filed for bankruptcy in March. Apparently my lawyer, whom I dislike intensely, did not file the proper paperwork, advising said bank about the bankruptcy. Hence, the account is still active and accruing monthly interest because of […]
Life has its ups and downs, and if you have only one bra in your wardrobe, odds are that you’redown much of the time! One bra cannot handle all your wardrobe demands.That’s why you need a 5 piece bra kit. The 5 types of bras all women need in their arsenal are:● Your go-to everyday […]
I sat at my desk, scratching my head, up to my boobs in catalogues and line sheets, trying to source the perfect pair of casual blue socks with the following specifications from an actor, and the costume designer, for “the magic foot” number of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee running at the Circle […]
Just as things started to hum, we had a mishap with the Tony award winning costume designer ( Nine, CrazyforYou, TheProducers, Hairspray, Steel Pier, and Grey Gardens to name a few) If you remember Anita Morris slinking around the stage of the 46th Street Theater in Nine, red hair flaming against the dramatic nude and […]
“Hey Lorelei, did you just hear that about Khrushchev?” Alan called from his desk in the foyer, opposite the kitchen, where I stood peeling potatoes at the sink, while filling a large pot with water from the tap. “What? Did you say something about Khrushchev? Mr. We will bury you Khrushchev?” With the evening news […]
I was blissed out, sitting in lotus position, at my favorite spot on the beach, the one I came early every weekend to stake out for the day. I was enjoying the multi sensory delights of sun, sand, surf, the scents of coconut suntan lotion, the sounds of beach vendors, hawking their products, Get yer […]
WHAT WE DO My pledge to the wardrobe and costume community across every facet of entertainment has always been, “my job is to make your job easier” Let me ask a question- do you know how much effort goes into figuring out which tights work best on which actor for a major Broadway or Hollywood […]
Instead of focusing completely on the legendary Patti LuPone’s Rose’s Turn finale, that’s what Lori Kaplan, owner of New York City’s Bra*Tenders, was thinking as she watched a dress rehearsal of Gypsy. Fortunately for Lori, Bra*Tenders has been serving Broadway’s undergarment needs for years. She was at the theater to see Gypsy as a professional, […]
She was so proud of herself, of her new, grown up life, in her dingy little basement apartment, in a creaky and weathered old house in need of a lot of love and money. She was thrilled with the crappy retail job she had that paid the $96 monthly rent, the windows through which only […]
Dear Reenie You don’t mind if I call you by my husband’s pet name for you, do you? I thought that you and I should at least be friends since you and Al are so intimately acquainted in “the cloud.” I know he gets terribly excited whenever he receives an alert that a new email […]
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