I don’t normally like to visit museums on bright and sunny days but I may make an exception for the new Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibition that opens today at the Museum of Modern Art. Over 300 hundred photographs that span his amazing career will be on view until June 28, 2010. My favorites are his old […]

It may have felt like summer in New York last week but it definitely looked like spring! I don’t remember Central Park ever looking as beautiful as it does right now so I thought I would share a few photos with you. Happy Spring! Photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic

I’m getting my hair done this weekend and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the May 2010 issue of ELLE DECOR will be out on the newsstands in New York. I’d like to have something chic to read and this looks like a great issue. Ellen Pompeo and her home that was designed by Martyn […]

I remember seeing some vintage tortoise shells in House & Garden magazine many years ago that were credited to a place called JF Chen. It always stayed with me and I thought that I must visit this place someday. On my recent trip to LA, I finally got the chance. I’m not even sure how […]

I apologize for the lack of a post yesterday but I was busy helping my friends Mercedes Desios and Alberto Villalobos of the chic boutique Etos with their table for the annual Lenox Hill Neighborhood House benefit gala. Their table was entitled “Unapologetically Extravagant” and with butterflies from Deyrolle and a 17th century wooden pyramid […]

Growing up, the fashion rules dictated that I could not wear white until after Easter. Usually it wasn’t that warm in early spring so I’d wait until at least May to wear white. It’s supposed to reach 80+ degrees in New York on Wednesday, so I’m very tempted to pull out a white dress and […]

I’m betting that the warmer weather is going to have a lot of people thinking about taking the day off like Ferris Bueller and his friends. If you wait a few more weeks, you can actually do it in the Ferrari from the film! The car which is actually a replica Ferrari 250GT Spyder California […]

There is something about Easter that always makes me think of pastel colors. So in honor of Easter and spring, I’ve assembled some of my favorite candy colored rooms. Enjoy! Janklow Residence Kelly Wearstler Steven Gambrel Steven Gambrel Kelly Wearstler Miles Redd Anne Coyle Amanda Nisbet Hilfiger Residence Kelly Wearstler Steven Gambrel Steven Gambrel House […]

If you liked the men’s fall 2010 fashions at J.Crew, you’re going to love the women’s fall 2010 looks! It’s a lot of luxe in the form of sequins, jewels and feathers, mixed with the wools and tweeds you expect for fall. There are a lot of tone on tone color combinations like amber, brown […]

When I was asked if I would like to attend the private preview of J.Crew‘s fall collections, you know that my answer was an emphatic yes! As much as I wanted to see what I will be buying from J.Crew this fall (we’ll get to that in the next post), I was more excited to […]

After Almont Yard, I highly recommend a visit to La Cienega Boulevard. It’s chock full of great design shops including interior designer Peter Dunham‘s chic shop Hollywood at Home. It used to be in Almont Yard so make sure you know that it’s moved! When you walk in the door and turn to your left, […]

I know some of you are probably over my trip to LA so I promise I’m going to try to wrap it up soon but I met so many wonderful designers and store owners that I can’t help but want to share them all with you! One person who stood out and whom I could […]

I didn’t spend all my time in LA shopping or visiting design stores, I did make time to visit the breathtakingly beautiful Getty Center museum. The museum was designed by architect Richard Meier and is perched on a hill overlooking the city and ocean, when you can see it through the smog, I mean fog. […]

I have to say that the best part of going away is being able to share my experiences with my readers who may also be planning a trip. There were so many wonderful places that I visted in LA and one that impressed me the most was the Jenni Kayne boutique. It’s right now the […]

Our final destination in Almont Yard was the eponymous shop of designer Nathan Turner. He happened to be in New York while I was in LA so we didn’t get to chat with him but we very much enjoyed checking out his store. I loved the mix of photography and vintage art mixed with his […]

After visiting Harbinger in Almont Yard, we popped over to their sister space Lucas Studio, the interior design space of Joe Lucas and Parrish Chilcoat. They weren’t around but it was fun peeking into their space. The studio houses the fabrics and wallpapers that are sold through Harbinger. Hand painted fabrics from Prints, Etc. hang […]

Below Kathryn Ireland in Almont Yard in LA is the cutest little shop called Harbinger. It is the offshoot of Lucas Studio started by Joe Lucus and Parrish Chilcoat which is housed right next door. Unfortunately the owners weren’t around for our visit but it was still fun checking out the great mix of furniture […]

I’d been hearing about Moroccanoil since fashion week when Orlando Pita used it on the models at the Carolina Herrera show. Lately the crescendo had gotten so loud that I decided to march down to Ricky’s and pick up some for myself this. I wasn’t the only one and they were moving it to the […]

The Roberta Freymann shop in New York reminds me a little of Kathryn Ireland’s showroom in Los Angeles so I thought it would be a good time to let you know about what’s going at the store involving fashionista Olivia Palermo. If you’ve watched The City on MTV, then you know that Olivia is a […]

The first stop for our day of design in LA was the chic showroom of Kathryn Ireland where textile designer Brian Ferrick of Ferrick Mason joined us. It was a kaleidoscope of colorful prints and patterns. It seemed like everyone in LA was on the move and Kathryn was no exception. She recently opened this […]