When one of her children needed her, Isabel Rose responded with the kind of love that can transform a life, a family, and a nation. Isabel wrote a beautiful piece in Harpers Bazaar that shared her and her husband’s path to understanding, acceptance, and their commitment to the holistic wellbeing of their 8-year-old transgender daughter …
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Isabel Rose went to an Ivy League school, married a smart Jewish man, and has a penchant for Jimmy Choo heels. She also has a transgender daughter. Here, she pens a moving letter to Ivanka Trump. Originally published by Isabel Rose Feb 27, 2017 in Harper’s Bazaar Dear Ivanka, My name is Isabel Rose and …
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Originally published by Isabel Rose March 28, 2017 on CNN Editor’s Note: Isabel Rose is a novelist, screenwriter, actress, and singer. She is the author of an open letter to Ivanka Trump about her experiences parenting a transgender daughter. The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. (CNN)Four years ago on …
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Originally published by Isabel Rose March 2, 2017 on cafemom.com Shortly after I published my open letter to Ivanka Trump, in which I asked her to consider the plight of parents and their transgender children, I heard back from a reader with the following advice: “Prepare for hate mail. Ignore it.” Sure enough, the emails …
Trouble in Paradise Never Satisfied Reflections Mixing “That’s All” at Capital Records with legendary Al Schmitt Aquarius On the Street Where You Live Ticket to Ride Opening Credits to My Christmas Special Hannukah, Oh Hannukah Hannukah, Oh Hannukah with cats Live Performances I Want A New Drug, Live From The Bluenote Live From Le Poisson Rouge Live …
Isabel Rose | 2014 | Jubilee Recording Company Produced by legendary Bob Rock, and inspired by a time when America was aglow by Kennedy’s Camelot by day, and lit by the lights of Rat Pack Vegas by night, Isabel Rose’s new album, Trouble in Paradise delivers thirteen tracks that are infectious, charming, and completely refreshing. …
Dear Ivanka, My name is Isabel Rose and I bet if we played a quick game of Six Degrees of Separation we would discover many mutual acquaintances. This shouldn’t come as a suprise. After all, we are both from prominent New York real estate families, we both attended private all-girls schools and went on to …
This past week, the legendary Stonewall Inn became an official landmark right here in New York City … just in time for Pride Week! This historic bar provided a safe social space for the LGBT community back in the late 1960s, when –if you can believe it–serving cocktails to the gay community was illegal …
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It was Easter! It was Passover! It’s officially Spring! Though I attended not one but two Passover Seders, and dyed 6 dozen batches of eggs for an egg hunt which I conducted on my lawn, the real highlight of the spring holiday season happened for me last Thursday night, when I attended what is called in certain circles, “The Bunny Hop.” …
The radio experts on my team selected the single “Never Satisfied” as a good option for AC radio. I had to make a video to accompany it, and, truth be told, I wasn’t sure where to begin. HOW DO YOU EVEN START? The song was originally penned by a terrific songwriter and performer, Bianca Mancinelli. The general …
I’m so proud of the journey this great song by contemporary songwriter Bianca Mincinelli has taken to the red carpet. Off my album, Trouble In Paradise, it’s on it’s way up the AC charts right now. I created this video in order to spark conversation about the efforts women have to go to now on the red …
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1. WEAR A DEAD SWAN 2. WEAR YOUR SUNROOM CURTAIN PANELS HELD TOGETHER WITH A PIN AT THE CROTCH 3. GIVE “SKIRT STEAK” A NEW MEANING 4. LOOK GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT 5. DRESS LIKE A CONSTRUCTION SITE 6. WEAR YOUR FEATHER DUSTER 7. DRESS LIKE ONE OF THE CHARACTERS FROM MY LITTLE BOOBIE– I MEANT, MY LITTLE PONY …
I usually watch red carpet events with my favorite gossipy crew (Merton, Tabitha and Cricket) who all feel perfectly comfortable saying the things many of us think, but might not actually utter for fear of being perceived as a “hater.” “Girlfriend is taking the title of the show to heart!” I remember Merton saying when …
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I have the flu. Relax. You can’t catch it just by reading this, but I’m sure you can sympathize. Getting the flu in winter feels almost unoriginal. And I really don’t have time for this right now, either. I have a new single launching Monday, followed shortly thereafter by a new video. I have concerts …
For those of you who are blog regulars, you already know my beloved graphic designer, Cricket. Cricket is a very serious artist, with a PhD in the healing powers of the color Saffron (which she got at the Sorbonne so she means business!). That’s why, when Cricket tells me I need to see an exhibit, I go, …
In June 1964, sweet and saucy gal super group, The Supremes, scored their first #1 hit with “Where Did Our Love Go.”
It may have been the trio’s first chart topper but it certainly wasn’t the last! This Motown classic was the first of five songs in a row to nab that top spot. These ladies kept right on going with “Baby Love,” “Come See About Me,” Stop! In the Name of Love,” and “Back in My Arms Again.”
Cricket’s been pestering me since September about throwing a holiday party so she could wear the red turban she bought in Rajasthan last summer. “Please, Isabel, please” she pleaded. Then my manager, Wesley, asked me to throw a holiday party for an entirely different reason: he wanted me to perform for all the movers and shakers and “taste makers” he said …
My graphic designer, Cricket, and I were lounging around the office — me on my teal sofa, Cricket on the orange, mid-century womb chair—-lamenting the fact that it’s so hard for performers to make money on their music alone these days, when all of a sudden the telephone rang. It was my manager, calling to …
The holidays are officially here, my darlings, and that means that the holiday gift giving-a-thon is in full swing! You may still be hunting for that perfect present for everyone on your long list. Feeling frazzled? Well, I have some ideas that might help you finish that shopping in a jiff! And guess what? All of …
You do, indeed, light up my life. And now it’s time for me to return the favor. Enjoy! Available for purchase on iTunes and amazon. xo, Isabel