Always remember to 'LOOK CLOSER.' Check out the rest of the collection of small works at Santa Fe Collective.

Tom Ford's Style Rules

Some basic style rules suggested by Mr. Ford:

• Be confident. 
• Button your jacket. It takes 20 pounds off your silhouette. 
• Never button more than one button on a jacket. 
• Know yourself and know what you like. That'll be your signature. 
• Americans have grown too accustomed to being comfortable. I find a different kind of comfort when I know I look good. 
• You can't wear trendy clothes forever. Everyone has to grow up sometime. 
• That being said, Mick Jagger can wear pretty much anything he wants. It's all about your personality.

 

A.R.T.

New Bill Proposes Auction Royalties for Artists

When a collector makes a hefty profit in reselling a contemporary painting or sculpture, the artist rarely benefits. Hoping to change that, three lawmakers introduced legislation on Wednesday that would allow artists to share in those proceeds. The bill proposes that artists receive 5 percent of the price of art that is resold at public auction for more than $5,000. Named the American Royalties Too act (so as to have the catchy abbreviation A.R.T.), the bill is a revised version of legislation that Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, the ranking Democrat on the Courts, Intellectual Property, and Internet subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced in 2011.

Happy Valentines Day!

Whether you have a Valentine or not, someone out there loves you. Have a great day, everyone!

M