Beyond Boston Chic

There are a number of young Bostonians who are making their mark on the city, particularly in the fashion scene. Dunstan is the CEO of Handsome Boy Clothing Co. and operates his brand out of Hyde Park.

Dr. Vaswani was walking down Newbury Street with his daughter on the day I asked him to take his photo. Out of everyone walking down the street that day, he certainly stood out. As I prepared for the exhibit, I had photos tacked on several of the bulletin boards around the house. My cousin, who is usually in jeans and t-shirt, said, “Oh, wow, check out this Cat! He looks good!”
After telling him about the exhibit, my cousin turned to me to say, “If this guy can wear a three-piece suit like that, I think I could too. Hmmmph! I guess blue and purple go together. Hmmmmmph!” And there you have it. Dr. Vaswani inspired my cousin, the t-shirt and jeans enthusiast, to expand his sartorial horizons.

Winter is out, Spring is in the air but we still get some cold days…..

Honey is taking a studio course at the New England School of Photography.  He invited me to come pose for him one day. He gave very clear instructions: Turn sideways, then I want you to jump, throw your hands up, and levitate off the seamless for about 10 seconds until I get my shot.  And there you have it.  Me levitating.

The dress is Isaac Mizrahi for Target and the shoes are the Janae pumps (soooo comfy), a gift from Rockport. And the belt is from H&M.

Honey and I had one of those nights where we went in with a distinct plan and ended up doing something completely different. I texted him: Drinks at Stella and then dinner at home tonight? He responds: Sure

We meet at Stella in the South End for drinks when we ran into Vaughn (in this picture) and his wife. I took Vaughn’s photo before rushing back to the bar to finish my beer and to hear Honey finish a hilarious story about his university years in Australia.

As we’re leaving Stella, we run into a friend whom I haven’t seen in forever and a day. As we’re talking to the friend, we get a text to join some other friends for dinner at Don Ricardo’s (on West Dedham) for a quick dinner. Sometime between dinner and going out dancing until the wee (early) hours of the morning, we went for a motorcycle ride around the South End on our friend’s new Harley. Fast forward a few hours and we’re Latin dancing in Downtown Crossing.

So there you have it. We were supposed to have a quiet night. It ended up being a long but very fun evening instead. Loved it!