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Bloss is your secret gateway to the world of Moss. Behind the scenes, up in the attic, down in the dumps, all around the town. No stone unturned. We cover the Moss waterfront, from sea to shining see. The designers, the artists, the interns, friends and foes, the Fairs and the unfair, the good fight and the bad lieutenant, lies, truths, and massive coverups. You asked for it. Here it is. If you can't take it, take off.From our twitter
- Moss closes in Soho, will reopen in former garment district, now the design district http://t.co/mOmVimoN via @wordpressdotcom 5 days ago
- Get a free t shirt. Say goodbye. Buy a chandelier. It's the last week of Moss in Soho. http://t.co/tJpDDeg2 via @wordpressdotcom 1 week ago
- Moss @ Greene Street location closes on Feb 17. Moss opens @ 256 West 36th St 10th Floor Mar 1 http://t.co/VjOOdpdD via @wordpressdotcom 2 weeks ago
- Moss is moving and this is the last of its Greene Street wine and whine events. Don't miss it. http://t.co/mgNebDr0 via @wordpressdotcom 2 weeks ago
- Moss is moving, not dead. Everybody take a deep breath and chill. http://t.co/PFcRm548 via @wordpressdotcom 3 weeks ago
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Category Archives: Franklin’s Obituary Column
Kiss today goodbye. Point me toward tomorrow.
Posted in Behind the Bloss, Big News, Franklin's Obituary Column, Holidays, mimes, Moss Artists, Moss Staff, Murray Moss, Prostitutes, Real Estate Public Service Announcement, Ripped from the headlines, Shop til you drop, Shopping as entertainment, Sport shopping
Tagged Moss Gallery, Soho, Moss, Greene Street, West 36th Street, Moss shop, garment district
Monday Feb 13 to Friday Feb 17. The final days of Moss in Soho.
Hey, everybody, come on down to Moss during this, our final week on Greene Street, where, no matter what you’re heard, we’re NOT having a sale. However, as a wee we’re-moving-uptown-to-the-garment-district gift, you can get a fabulous Moss T-shirt with any purchase over $118. (Yes, for Free!) The 18 is for the eighteen years we’ve been here in Soho. As you no doubt know, the phrases on the t-shirts are all rules to shop by as dictated by us. Choose from the spicy Please Do Not Touch, the paparazzi-hating Photography is Not Permitted, and the subtly anti-child message Small Children Must Be Held.
In case you’re just too important or too tired or recovering from recent hip surgery and just cannot make it down to the Last Days of the Design Mecca of the World, then you can always do it the old fashioned way and just buy a t-shirt, by clicking on any of these lovely pics. Supplies are limited. Just like the days we’ll be in Soho.
Posted in Behind the Bloss, Big News, Franklin's Obituary Column, Holidays, mimes, Moss Staff, Murray Moss, Prostitutes, Real Estate Public Service Announcement, Ripped from the headlines, Shop til you drop, Shopping as entertainment, Sport shopping
Tagged Design, Greene Street, Moss, Moss Gallery, Moss T-Shirt, Soho
The countdown begins
Moss Greene Street location closes on Friday Feb 17. New location opens March 1. 256 West 36th Street, 10th Floor. Same phone, same email, same attitude.
Posted in Behind the Bloss, Big News, Franklin's Obituary Column, mimes, Moss Staff, Opening nights, Prostitutes, Real Estate Public Service Announcement, Ripped from the headlines, Shop til you drop, Shopping as entertainment, Sport shopping
Tagged Greene Street, Moss, Moss Bureau, Moss Gallery, West 36th Street
Party of the Last Part
Join us for the last opening of the last exhibition at our space on Greene Street. Scout some gorgeous jewelry from Giuliana Michelotti, just in time for guilty Valentine’s Day shopping.
The next invite you get from us will be to an exhibition at our new space, the address of which will be announced tomorrow. Stay tuned, partygoers.
And don’t forget to rsvp.
Posted in Big News, Franklin's Obituary Column, Important jewelry, Installations, mimes, Moss Artists, Opening nights, Prostitutes, Real Estate Public Service Announcement, Ripped from the headlines, Shop til you drop, Shopping as entertainment, Sport shopping
Tagged Giulianna Michelotti, Greene Street, Moss, Murray Moss
First Mark Twain, Now Moss

Yes, yes, we’re closing the Greene Street gallery, it’s true. But Moss is MOVING not closing. We’re going to an office/showroom in midtown. We’ll announce exactly where shortly. We’re going to redo the website, so it’ll be more complete and easier to buy. All credits will be honored. Plus we’re opening a new consulting business, called Moss Bureau. What’s the opposite of dead?
In honor of the world’s worst ship’s captain ever

Just as it seems the story could not possibly get any worse or the behavior of ship-abandoning lifeboat-tripping mullet-wearing passenger-killing Francesco Schettino become any more irresponsible, we learned today that the theme song from the Titanic movie was playing as the Costa Condordia went down. In one of the dining rooms. In which the crew urged the passengers to stay, saying nothing was wrong. Right.
How do you say “which way to the sex rehab center? ” in Norwegian?
We know they caught the guy and all, but still, is this uncanny or what? Does DD have a young Scandinavian twin? Or did he suddenly just go all blonde and wacko on us? Could Dana Scully please get her ass over here? Man, we are afraid. We are VERY afraid.
So long, Lucian. It’s been good.
We pause from design hilarity for a moment to note the passing of Lucian Freud, the grandson of Sigmund. Bloss thinks anyone who can make Elizabeth look like this deserves the long productive life and all the adulation that he received. Plus of course there were those forty illegitimate kids.
Beloved Betty

Betty Ford was never a gay icon, like most of the dead people we feature here on Bloss, but she did have a lot of addictions and she looked fabulous, and there’s always that famous clinic. Isn’t that where Liz met Larry Fortensky? I mean, come on. How gay was that? Anyway, Betty, even saddled with the somewhat less than genius Gerry, managed in some strange slow inevitable way to become an unassailable beacon of public service. She looked great and she did good. She lived to be 93, and always looked like she was having a good time. It’s tough to do better than that.










