Simon in the News
Lessons I Learned as a Queen. Simon Doonan at the 92 Street Y.
"Learn to point the finger. If people are giving you the thumbs down on your outfit, simply pass the buck, 'Yes, I know… isn't it hideous! The designer should be ashamed of himself.'"
"Sometimes fashion can damage your credibility: nobody wants a colonoscopy performed by some chick in a Comme des Garcons hump dress or a Cavalli sequined unitard."
"I like my politicians-and their wives-to be frumpy and frowzy. They must deny themselves any fashion indulgences so that the rest of us can be flossie flosssie and fabulous."
"As you get older make sure your eye-wear gets larger. Think Yoko Ono! Think Swifty Lazar! By the time I am 80 I want to be Mr McGoo."
"Ditsy jewelry is annoying and unacceptable. Rocks and gems should be emphatic: e.g., turquoise. It’s bold, it’s chunky, it’s bohemian–even if you’re not. It has many moods and magic properties including, some say, the power to protect a rider from a falling off a horse."
Simon on Slate
June 9, 2014
Is Tai Chi the New Yoga?
Confessions of an arm wafter.
Simon in the News
50 Questions with Simon Doonan for the AARP.
Simon on Slate
June 2, 2014
Sick of Kimye?
If those two lovebirds had a better nickname maybe you would feel differently.
Simon on Slate
May 5, 2014
Remembering L’Wren
The designer and stylist was one of the fashion world’s rare humorists.
Simon on Slate
April 21, 2014
Put Your Clothes On!
Why I hate nudity on television.
Simon in Print
Simon contributes to the new book Greenwich Village Stories: A Collection of Memories.
Simon in the News
When Downtown Was Cool: Mario Batali, Simon Doonan, Wynton Marsalis Remember the Good Old Days.
Greenwich Village holds a mythical place in the history of NYC. Three legends in their own right remember the neighborhood that helped shape them into the artists they have become.
Simon on Slate
April 8, 2014
Beware of Normcore.
The bogus-sounding new fashion trend is all too real.
Simon on Slate
March 20, 2014
Throw Out the Rule Book!
Let’s reinvent etiquette for the 21st century.