• Archive for July, 2009

    Studio Tour: Amanda Talley

    by  • 30 Jul ’09 • Amanda Talley, New Orleans • 17 Comments

    I love the way Gerrie Bremermann mixes fabulous contemporary art with traditional antiques. Three artists I discovered while visiting her shop were Ashley Longshore, Julie Silvers and Amanda Talley. I had the pleasure of seeing Amanda’s studio and meeting both Julie and Amanda on Saturday evening (I must meet Ashley on the next trip)....

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    Profile: Julie Neill

    by  • 27 Jul ’09 • Julie Neill, New Orleans • 21 Comments

    I love the way blogging brings like minded individuals together each day. Through this remarkable medium I am offered a privileged glimpse into the hearts, minds, homes and work of those I admire. Over the past two and a half years I have had the honor of meeting countless people through this amazing phenomena,...

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    Profile: Nadine Blake

    by  • 23 Jul ’09 • Nadine Blake, New Orleans, profile • 22 Comments

    Sometimes I feel like the luckiest person alive. Since launching All the Best I have had the privilege of meeting some really amazing and wonderful people. Many I have ‘known’ through books, magazines or emails. However, on occasion, you meet a ‘stranger’ with whom you feel an instant attraction. Did you like this? Share...

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    Gerrie Bremermann

    by  • 22 Jul ’09 • gerrie bremermann, New Orleans • 24 Comments

    It all started with a little book. Accents on Accessories: Ideas and Inspirations from Southern Accents, published in the fall of October 1995, to be exact. It was then I fell madly in love with the work of New Orleans designer Gerrie Bremermann. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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    Going to New Orleans

    by  • 16 Jul ’09 • New Orleans • 10 Comments

    Tomorrow my husband and I are off to New Orleans for the next four days. Thanks to the wonderful worldwide web, we have become ‘online friends’ with Michael Harold and Quinn Pepper, our hosts for the weekend. Michael and Quinn’s fabulous home was featured in Susan Sully’s book The Southern Cosmopolitan (Rizzoli). Enjoy the...

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