Monday, March 12

Kink

Jimmy Choo's spring design, pictured. For the very rich and the street corner.

Jimmy Choo (family name: "Chow") opened his first workshop in Hackney, North London, in 1986 , renting an old hospital building. Quickly he become noticed, and his creations featured over eight pages in a 1988 issue of Vogue. Patronage soon followed , including Diana from 1990, making Choo all that. "Sex And The City" added to the run. In '96, Choo co-founded Jimmy Choo Ltd with British Vogue accessories editor Tamara Mellon. Today, the company turns over £200M in sales. And counting.

We watch the medal ceremony at the British Olympic swim trials.
Eitan: "They are giving them soft toys."
Jack:  "What is it?"
Eitan.  "It's an elephant."
Syrus:  "An elephant?"
Eitan: "Yeah, a stuffed elephant."
Me:  "But you boys appreciate what the real reward is ?"
Cyrus: "The stuffed animal?"
Me: "Just getting here."
Eitan, Jack, Cyrus:
Me:  "Go get some junk food or something."