Ken Hoyt

More than a few people wanted a second chance…

December 5th
12:30 pm to 3:30 pm
$25 includes cocktails, snacks and Warehouse Shopping!

More than a few people missed our first Junket… here’s a second chance… but we’ll have to have 25 participants to make the event possible sign up today forand tell your friends!

We’ll begin with a half hour of great holiday ideas including glamorous Gift Wrappings, easy and elegant Appetizers, gorgeous Centerpieces, Décor ideas and DIY gifts.

Then SHOP for Gifts, Floral Supplies, Holiday Décor, as well as a stunning collection of beautiful ribbons and super quality gift-wrap at incredible prices.

And then there’s the ROOT CANDLES… SILVER ACCESSORIES, SUPER QUALITY SILK FLOWERS, GORGEOUS HOME ACCENTS and BOUNTIFUL BASKETS… All at REAL wholesale prices!

Because this is a real, not-open-to-the-public warehouse I need to provide a guest list and invite the participants. So please let me know if you’re going to be joining us. I’ll provide directions at that time!

$25 per person all-inclusive (Yummy cocktails, delicious snacks, seminar… and Real Wholesale Shopping!

Email me to sign up, and I’ll send you confirmation and directions!

3rd Annual Warehouse Junket
including
Ken’s HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Seminar

Michael Pollan collected food rules from NY Times readers. He collected his top twenty picks, they were recently published as Food Rules: Your Dietary Dos and Don’ts.

Some are witty, others wise but all are worth the few minutes they take to read.

Shelter Magazines have been falling along the wayside. Two of my favorites are now a part of history and recent news is grim (Gourmet? Gone? Really?).

The dearth of printed words has made the re-appearance of Pottery Barn and Williams Sonoma catalogs almost palatable (but seriously guys, no means no).

Although there is nothing so comforting as sipping coffee and flipping through the latest periodical there are some alternatives. Replacing flipping with clicking is the modern answer. The click, however, doesn’t invite sofa sprawl.

My new fave (thanks to this NY Times article): Remodelista, Sourcebook for the Considered Home. It has the personality of a fun, young friend that enjoys life and loves to push boundaries. If you’re particularly fond of sourcing the fabulous finds in the photos (who isn’t) Steal This Look makes it completely painless.

Irving Penn and a handful of fashion designers invented Post War elegance… Mr. Penn passed away on October 7th at age 92.

Those designers were finally free to sculpt confections impossible do to fabric rationing during the austere war years. And women were ready to feel pampered and feminine.

Penn was the master lensman that recorded it all for Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue (while elevating fashion photography into an art form). He crafted exquisite photos, using models, props and even the environment as elements in a still life.

Those in or visiting Los Angeles can catch a large showing of his work, Irving Penn: Small Trades, at The Getty through January 10th.

His last book, A Notebook at Random , is a treasure trove (perhaps a Christmas gift for some stylish friend?).

We may not soon see the likes of Irving Penn but anyone that follows fashion journalism is seeing the work of his spiritual progeny in every photo.