I met Tziporah Salamon at a Jewish arts event, and within minutes, it felt like I’d reunited with a long-lost sister. What followed was a deep and joyful conversation about style, identity, and how personal history shapes self expression. From her Hungarian roots to her journey through fashion’s most iconic institutions, Tziporah shares the moments and the miracles that led her to become a walking work of art. We also talked about what it means to be a Jewish artist in today’s world and how she found her voice again when the world felt too heavy to dress up.
“Everyone thought I was Jezebel. Of course, I was the best dressed.” – Tziporah Salamon
In this podcast, you will discover…
- Explore how style can be used as storytelling and resistance
- Be inspired to reclaim beauty, purpose, and visibility even in dark times
- Discover how Tziporah transformed dressing into an artistic and spiritual practice
“This was the parting of the Red Sea for me. For the first time in my life, a rabbi acknowledged what I did and found it good.” – Tziporah Salamon
Links Mentioned
📖 Artpreneur, by Miriam Schulman: The go-to handbook for artists aspiring to turn their passion into a sustainable and profitable career. This book offers inspiring stories and practical advice that empower artists to embrace a confident mindset and follow a clear path to creative and financial freedom.
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About Tziporah
Tziporah Salamon is a celebrated fashion icon, designer, raconteur, author, model, and legendary New York style icon-about-town. Tziporah is a favorite subject of such acclaimed photographers and artists as The New York Times late, great Bill Cunningham, Ike’ Ude’, and Ari Seth Cohen. She elevates the act of dressing to an art form and whether styling herself or others, her creations are beautiful, harmonious and always original. The irrepressible voice and champion of women who dare to dress, “Tzippy” has spent a lifetime collecting remarkable antique clothes, hats and accessories, assembling them into into ecstatic sui generis outfits she shares with the world from the seat of her pink Shinola bicycle and turquoise Bianchi bike. She’s modeled for Lanvin, Australian Vogue, TJ Maxx, Lulu Frost, Michael Hill; New York Magazine, Avenue, Collectors on Collecting, Emirates’ Woman, the LA Times, T Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, Zoomer, Buffalo Today, and V Magazine. Hadassah Magazine and the New York Times have featured her story and astonishing creations. She appears in the book and documentary Advanced Style as well as the new book Street Unicorns by Robbie Quinn, 2022.
About the host, Miriam Schulman
Miriam Schulman is an artist business coach, working artist, and author of Artpreneur: The Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Sustainable Living from Your Creativity, published by HarperCollins Leadership. After building her own multiple-six-figure art business, Miriam created The Inspiration Place, a podcast ranked among the top 0.5% of podcasts worldwide by Listen Notes. Through her coaching programs, podcast, and book, she has helped thousands of visual artists strengthen their marketing, attract collectors, and build sustainable art businesses.
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Where does one see the video version mentioned in the podcast?
Hi Maureen! We’re working on the Youtube video and we’ll be uploading it as soon as it’s available – Addy