True Style = the courage of your convictions? Perhaps.

Slightly off the beaten track is the private gallery Sammlung Goetz in Oberföhringer Strasse, Munich, Germany. Situated in park-like premises, the gallery sits in harmony with surrounding birch trees and conifers. Designed by the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, it is home to collector Ingvild Goetz's eclectic collection of paintings, photography and video projections by artists like Cy Twombly, Bruce Nauman and Nan Goldin. Journalist Trisha Andres met up with Dr Stephan Urbaschek, Sammlung Goetz's Head of Exhibitions and Media Art to talk art and architecture. Sitting on the ground floor of the stunning building was a treat as we watched from the glazed windows, snow blanketing the permanent installations.

Marian Anderson: Personal Style and Public Imagery

First Lady and Fellow Chicagoan Michelle Obama is remarkable for her impact on fashion, style and the focus the media is placing upon covering M.O.’s fashion choices and style. Style is a kind of shorthand. Style is a way of crystallizing our public persona. When someone looks absolutely stunning, it can take your breath away while you witness the true and authentic essence of someone extraordinary. Marian Anderson, pictured above, the first regular member of New York’s Metropolitan Opera, reflected on her own identity as an African American woman in American society and said, “I could see that my significance as an individual was small in this affair. I had become a symbol, representing my people.” The dress she’s wearing leaves no room for questioning Anderson’s amazing grace and personal composure in her very public role in American life and culture.

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle and Style Today

Never Confuse Money or Status With Style

"Never confuse money or status with style. Style is the ability to discover your own signature. And remember, attitude is the most important accessory you can wear." July 26 Twin Barbara Glass (above in photo with an extremely handsome designer at Chicago Nordstrom Fashion event) writes about style, fashion, designers and the influences of the past and present at www.barbaraglass.blogspot.com.