Holiday parties are upon as and this is the time of year to celebrate! Many of us are looking for the latest trends in hairstyles to help us freshen our looks and get into the spirit of the season. Salons across the country have become Meccas for fashionable women (and men) who want their […]
Jonathan Adler: For The Love Of Clay And Canines
Can a dog be the inspiration for art? One of the country’s hottest young potters and textile makers, Jonathan Adler, thinks so. Adler has become the rising star of modern design and is AF’s poster boy for modern living with pets. The sleek, clean lines and subtle shapes and colors of Jonathan Adler’s work have […]
Petography: Jim Dratfield
Photographer Jim Dratfield is interested in relationships; relationships between pets and people that is. “I’ll tell you about the most amazing moment I had,” Jim says. “Laura Dern knew about my work and she had a dog that was very ill. The dog was not going to survive for more than a few days, and […]
Kim Cattrall: Animal Attraction
As opposed to her sex-kitten television persona whose steamy sexual escapades constitutes her most delicious victories and proudest accomplishments, Emmy nominated actress Kim Cattrall finds her greatest success in love, life, work, and the company of animals. If you only know Kim Cattrall from her Golden Globe and Emmy nominated performance as lustier-than-thou man-eater […]
Mary Boone: For The Love Of Art
With so much written about her, Mary Boone feels embarrassed by yet another article. Her work, and not the publicity it has garnered for her, has always been her primary interest. “I have a gallery because I love art,” she says. Dubbed by the media as ‘the diminutive entrepreneur,’ Boone’s drive, hard work and ambition […]
Animal Archive-Leo the Lion
“The 1927 recording of the roar of Leo the Lion, which would become the trademark of all Metro Goldwyn Meyer movies.” Hollywood’s premier animal trainer Volney Phifer never thought that he would become inseparable with the cub he found in Port Sudan, Africa. Leo, the MGM lion, that led an amazing life was the straggliest […]