Lori Weitzner Assemblage

Last night I went to my friend Ralph Pucci's celebration of 25 years creating amazing mannequins. Fashion's Night Out at Joe Fresh's flagship store on 5th Avenue exhibited this wonderful and fun retrospective.

Maira Kalman

Anna Sui

Motion

One of the sculptors behind the mannequins

Hiroshi Tanabe

Me, Ralph and his lovely wife

..And speaking of fashion, here is a photo of my favorite menswear designer Jhane Barnes and me at an event a few weeks ago. Her love for textiles is infused in all her timeless creations.

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This week, a more personal post! Spending the last weeks at the London Olympics with my family...

Rooting for Team GB!

I had never watched handball before - so much fun!

Wildflowers everywhere around the Olympic Park

My family in front of the main stadium...you'd think they would at least root for the USA as well!

After all the fish and chips, how nice to see an olive cart!

The Williams Sisters about to win gold

Some people go all out!

At the Velodrome....

Mike at Track and Field

The ever so helpful British police!

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I had the great honor of meeting Alex Lamont a few years ago, and the treat of being able to tour his workshops in Bangkok. He creates magic with materials; perfectly balancing art, craft, soul and architecture into his work. He somehow blurs the line between ancient and modern through such innovative approaches. Have a look at some of his jewels...

Me and Alex in Bangkok, May 2012

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Isabel Toledo is one of my favorite fashion designers. She finds the perfect balance between sculpture, style and femininity. I feel her as a kindred spirit...born in the same year, lived in NJ (like me) and graduated from FIT (two blocks from where I live now). Her vision is incredibly fresh yet so timeless.

Her designs speak for themselves...enjoy!

Last night I had to say "so long" to my dear friend and colleague Ellie Karanauskas, now retiring from Showroom Manager at Pollack Weitzner. When I designed for Larsen about 20 years ago, she took me around the country to launch my first collection. 14 major cities! She taught me a lot about the business but she also taught me about keeping positive and embracing life.