Home Accessory: A copper paella pan. Furniture: B&B Italia. Clothing Designers: Theory, Zegna, Prada, Helmut Lang. Style Icons: Jimmy Jamieson, Darin Slyman. Fashion Era: Current. Local Store: Moris Fashions. Store Outside of St. Louis: Barneys New York, Bloomingdale’s, Fred Segal. Necessary Luxury: A condo with a doorman and heated garage. Last-Minute Gift: Jewelry from Craft Alliance. Best-Kept Secret in St. Louis: The savannah in bloom in Forest Park’s Kennedy Forest. Takeout: Trader Joe’s frozen food. Bar: Bar Italia. Weekend Getaway: Chicago. Vacation: Anywhere with a beach. Drink of Choice: No. 30A Ginger Tonic from OR Smoothie & Café. Musician: Lady Gaga. Last Good Book: The Paris Wife. Movie: The Hurt Locker. Website: Toxel.com. Artists: Joan Hall, Judy Pfaff. Rule of Design: Combine art with technology, and do it sustainably. Unfulfilled Ambition: Become a photographer. Inspiration: Art and urbanism. Ideal Day: Read The New York Times, go bicycling, and have lunch. Coffee-Table Book: Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture. Discovery: Everybody matters. Celeb Encounter: A former girlfriend, Dawn Hudson, is now the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles (and former editor-in-chief of SLM). Advice: Why stand when you can sit, and why sit when you can lie down?
Top things to do in St. Louis this weekend: September 25–27
There’s no shortage of options for a range of interests.