Halina Brown

New York City is full of cafes that people use as workspaces. In the Chelsea area where I have been staying for the past week, here is one every few blocks. Inside is a familiar sight: people intensely concentrate on their phones or computer screens, often with earplug wires framing their faces, books and papers scattered around, … Read more

I have always loved shoes. Not just any shoes: elegant, high quality, classic in design, wearing well over time. Even when I was a graduate student living in New York, when my income was laughable, I shopped for shoes at Bloomingdale’s. Over the years, I have created a nice collection. It was not on Imelda … Read more