Bodywear and board by designer and off-hours surf girl, Cynthia Rowley

When Cynthia Rowley burst onto the fashion scene in the early nineties, she was dubbed by many as the queen of the little black dress, or at least the cocktail dress, a look in which she excels to this day, sometimes colorfully in jewel tones. Now she’s applied that same fervor to designing a surf line for Roxy.

To go with that rainbow surfboard, Rowley resurrected seventies style “old school boy shorts” with white piping, beach headbands, gingham wedges, and towel-friendly shoulder bags in tangerine. My favorites ride with the brown low tide boots, a kind of summer cowboy shit kicker that retail at $180 a pair.

Last week, Rowley held a cocktail party at Barney’s Co-Op with her husband Bill Powers and several visual artists friends. Her plan for the summer? “I”ll be surfing every weekend in Montauk.” She said. But now, she’s personally accessorized her favorite sport. All that’s missing from the beach wardrobe is a good pair of Hudson capris for the post surf bonfire. Visit CynthiaRowleyRoxy.

Minimalist and Maximalist: Adrian from Pleasure Principle and Adi from ThreeAsFour

Spring fever is in the air and fashionistas, desperate to kick off the woolies, add silk and show a little skin, lead the pack in randy rousing. So when Adi, from ThreeAsFour sent out a text that she’d be deejaying a Spring dance fete at La Esquina on Kenmare Street, the packs that stayed in town over Passover/Easter weekend, showed up in pastels and white, literally.

Adrian Cowen, half of the design team for Pleasure Principle, arrived in full white, as is one of the line’s themes — shirts, dresses, and garb in white, black, and gray — that can be wrapped in different ways for different effects, solo, or paired over (wink! wink!) skinny Hudson jeans or capris.

Last Saturday evening, no one ceased to sling back the house margaritas at La Esquina while Adi pumped out disco. You heard me, disco, like “Ring My Bell!” by Anita Baker, while stylists and hipsters crowded round the bar stools. It’s only a sign of what’s to come….

A dress that can double as a tunic — over Hudson jeans? — by Pleasure Principle

Jaipur carpet manufacturing company. The technique and skill these men have to make such beautiful designs is astounding.

Sunday shave. Local barbers of Pushkar deal with long queues of village regulars looking for a quick ‘back-n-side’ cut.

Apparently, the end of March is the official end of year in some towns across Rajasthan… This would explain the lingering decorations!

‘Hanuman Jayanthi Festival’ celebrated in Bundi to praise the Hindu god’s birthday. The evening displayed bright and colourful music, dance and performances throughout the bizarres as well as a chance to get blessed and drink special lassi!

43 Degrees (C)… A waterfall never looked so good!!

Some might consider them magic…flat stones covered in silver and gold,then inscribed by Aurora Lopez Mejia

Aurora Lopez Mejia’s showroom in the middle of Soho could double as a Buddhist meditation center if not for the cases of delicate yet powerful silver, gold, and now bronze bracelets, pendants, and rings. Gorgeous black and white photographs of monks by photographer monk Nicholas Vreeland — the son of famed Vogue editor Diana Vreeland — line the walls. An antique tub with feet stands before a tiled wall in the back room that is also stacked with one-of-a-kind wraps and pillows for sale, made by Aurora’s crafty friends. You can see why so many Hollywood actors not only buy up Mejia’s special jewelry, but they enjoy visiting a place where they can “just be.”

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and his model wife Patti Hansen buy Aurora’s bracelets and pendants, all inscribed with words, mantras to live by. Madonna also counts as a steady customer. She  asked Aurora to design a special pendant with the word “MITMA,” which means “heart” in Chicama, for her Raising Malawi charity.

I fell in love with the idea that you can wear your own mottos. And if you don’t come by words easily, Aurora can present you with one of her vintage dictionaries to help you coin a phrase. Think LOVE, HARMONY, IMAGINATION, STRENGTH, INTEGRITY. She uses them all. And you’ll leave with something utterly unique. But depending on the metal and the size, they may not come cheap. Silver pieces, like an inscribed bead on a leather strap can start at a few hundred,while a gold cuff can cost several thousand. Check out: Aurora’s site

See middle bracelet:”COURAGE, BE BRAVE, TRUST. IMAGINE INFINITE LIFE.”