I was thinking about how to lighten up my wardrobe for spring while staying warm in the cold weather. Adding white accents to my grey pieces seems to be the ticket. Hopefully this will inspire you as well.  All images via tumblr

“Uptown is the new downtown ” is no longer a joke now that The East Pole has opened on the Upper East Side.  I’ve been hearing good things about the restaurant opened by the team responsible for The Fat Radish for a while but just experienced it for myself last night. I’ve also heard that […]

It was announced last week that the 2014 Kips Bay Decorator Show House would be held in the historic Villard mansion at 457 Madison Avenue and the list of participating designers were announced today. I know many of them but I’m especially proud that my friends Mercedes Dios and Alberto Villalobos who own the store […]

My friend Kimberly needed new bed linens so it was the perfect opportunity to introduce her, and you, to the new Donna Karan Home Collection for spring 2014. Most of the new pieces are shown tone on tone but I mixed the dark Impressions duvet cover and ivory Collection Sheets to coordinate with her bedroom […]

When spring comes to Paris,  the humblest mortal alive  must feel that he dwells in paradise.  – Henry Miller Spring might not have sprung in most of the U.S. but Paris is already blooming. I’m tres jealous but thankful that we can live vicariously through the French via Instagram. Le sigh. via @inesdelafessangeparis via @privategg Top […]

The March wind roars Like a lion in the sky, And makes us shiver As he passes by.  When winds are soft, And the days are warm and clear, Just like a gentle lamb, Then spring is here. –  Author Unknown I’m getting ready for a photo shoot today and once it’s over, I’ll be […]

If anyone needs me tonight, I’ll be at the movie theater with my friends to see The Grand Budapest Hotel. Written and directed by the amazing Wes Anderson, with a little help from artist Hugo Guinness, the “complex caper” film is jam packed with celebrities and the fanciful world we’ve come to expect from Wes. […]

Most 21 year olds don’t move into multi-level homes decorated by Nate Berkus, but then again, model Karlie Kloss is not your average 21 year old. Vogue has a few pics of her chic downtown home in the March issue and online but I also found the before photos and the floor plan from the […]

The word luxury is bandied about so much that it’s started to lose its meaning.  If there is one house that still typifies the word luxury, it’s Hermès.  It’s also synonymous with quality and craftsmanship.  While the Birkin bag may now be ubiquitous, the clothing will always hold down the fort on quiet yet interesting designs. Hermès unveiled […]

We just entered March but April magazines are already making their way to newsstands.  I’ll be stopping by Lexington News today to pick up all my favorites including Elle Decor.  The April issue features the very lovely home of model and makeup artist Jemma Kidd and her family in Hampshire, England. The wet English weather […]

Long time readers will remember my aversion to pink.  Well, this awful winter has left even me longing for the cheerful affect of a little color. I actually fell in love with a pink jacket from J.Crew when I saw it at their presentation last year.  It turned out to be a very expensive Collection […]

The best part of spring, besides the warmer weather, are all the new shows and exhibitions that are opening. One of the chicest is Dries Van Noten: Inspirations at Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris on view until 31 August 2014.The first exhibition devoted to the Belgian designer “takes us on an intimate journey into his […]

If you’re looking for something to read while you’re hiding at home from the next polar vortex, run out and pick up the new Spring 2014 issue of Domino magazine.  It’s billed as the “Color Issue” and is filled with new designs from Ryan Korban, Ron Marvin, and even a few places in Paris. You […]

It’s currently 10 degrees in New York right now.  That’s Fahrenheit not Celsius.  It feels like it’s never going to warm up but maybe if I start buying more spring clothes it will come. As usual, I’m loving all the options from Emerson Fry. Although I saw a lot of girls wearing white jeans during […]

I’ve seen fashion designer Jeanne Lanvin’s former apartment in the Musée des Arts Decoratifs but I didn’t realize her office had also been preserved for posterity. Lanvin has opened the usually closed off space in honor of the house’s 125th anniversary. As you can see, it hasn’t changed much since she was painted in it by Edouard Vuillard […]

Just giving you an early heads up that Wes Anderson is profiled in the WSJ magazine that will be available in The Wall Street Journal newspaper on Saturday, March 8, 2014.  His highly anticipated new movie The Grand Budapest Hotel will also be released the day before on March 7th.  I sat next to its star […]

The Selby posted photos of Amanda Brooks‘s idyllic home in Oxforshire, England yesterday and although I’ve posted some before, they were too good not to post again. Especially, since they they are full of green fields and blooming flowers and we’re scheduled for more snow. If you don’t remember, Amanda and her family moved to […]

Almost exactly a year ago I posted a different incarnation of this apartment in Madrid belonging to Santiago Castillo in More to Love in Madrid.  And almost exactly a year before that I posted the home of his brother, the interior designer Lorenzo Castillo, in Chic in Madrid.  Funny how those things happen.  I think this might be […]

A sure sign of the change of season is when Ralph Lauren Home installs the new collections of the Ladies Mansion. The Ile Saint-Louis collection is an ode to the bohemian elegance of the City of Light with a mix of vintage and industrial inspired pieces mixed with muted color palette.  Time to lighten up […]

I’ve been hearing about the new line Trademark for a few weeks but finally checked out their website today. I’m impressed by the initial collection from sisters Alexandra and Louisa Burch which was inspired by American minimalist design.  The look is a mix of chic but not boring basics that are reasonably priced with the […]