When I arrived at Yale as a freshman, I had certainly heard of Barbra Streisand. Who hadn’t? We had the sheet music to “Evergreen,” “People” and “The Way We Were” when I was growing up, and her name was mentioned by TV and radio personalities and by my mother’s friends or older Aunties, or by decidedly …
If you’ve been following the official Isabel Rose Facebook page, you likely weighed in on my Trouble in Paradise album cover design poll on Monday, put together by my fabulous designer Christina D’Angelo. Over 700 fans responded, and the results are in! Just to jog your memory, here were the choices. Album …
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Oleg Cassini, mid-’60s, with a model wearing his uniform for the Lufthansa stewardesses The anniversary of the great designer Oleg Cassini’s birthday on April 11 has left me wondering: Who exactly was Oleg Cassini? His name sounds mysterious, Italian and suave. In my mind, he is vaguely associated with wedding dresses and Jackie O. … but I also …
When I was little, my sisters and I won a cruise ship talent show singing “That’s Entertainment” dressed in identical mustard-colored, terry cloth shorts with matching zip- front short-sleeve tops. little sis, Abbi, on the left, big sis, Amy, middle, and me on the right I often look back on that costume choice and …
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The title for my upcoming album has been chosen! Trouble In Paradise has won, beating out Start of Something Big and plain old Isabel Rose by a narrow margin. Now comes the fun part: designing the album cover art. Trouble In Paradise could go a lot of different ways: it could refer to …
Now that my photo shoot is behind me, I can focus on the creation of my dream rehearsal studio. I already have the raw space: 500 square feet behind a friend’s shop that was once used for storage, but is now standing empty. Of course I could just throw some baffles on the walls to …
Hudson Studios I arrived at Hudson Studios on 26th & 11th at 9am to discover my stylist, Lisa von Weise Shaw, in a tizzy. The clothes from Albright, our rental house, weren’t there even though she had confirmation they had arrived the day before. I decided to stay out of her way, and went over to …
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What’s more important on a photo shoot than the right clothes? My trusty stylist, Lisa von Weise Shaw, and I began our hunt at Albright Fashion Library, the go-to rental house for most NY photo shoots. Our goal was to round up some ’60s flavored outfits with great necklines. After a thorough search, we narrowed …
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I have a photo shoot coming up next week for my album cover. Some of you might not know what goes into preparation for such an affair, so I thought I’d share my process with you. Step 1: Panic Step 2: WEIGH IN Take off all your clothes (they add 2 lbs.) and …
I watched a movie musical virtually every Friday night of my childhood. For real. My dad was a professor who showed films to his students, which means on weekends, the projector and pull-down screen were all ours. If I tell you that I’ve seen every movie musical ever made, I might only be lying a …
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For most stars, Oscar night is their night to show off: show off their great taste; show off their great bodies; show off their great relationships with great designers and great stylists. In fact, many people remember what a star wore long after they’ve forgotten which film the star appeared in! Michelle Williams, 2006, …
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Isabel live with Clifford Carter and Paul Nowinski – February 2014, NYC Ah, Valentine’s Day… a controversial holiday at best. It makes some people depressed, others jealous, and a few deeply stressed as they try to figure out the perfect plan for their partner. Some people end up buying their own box of chocolates …