If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend, I highly recommend making a trip to The Frick Collection to see Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Hals: Masterpieces of Dutch Painting from the Mauritshuis. Well, first you should order timed tickets online so you don’t have to stand in the queue and then you should head […]
One of my favorite rooms at the Hearst Designer Visions Showhouse was Alessandra Branca‘s master bedroom. It featured walls upholstered in her new acid green Anna Damask fabric for Schumacher, which is a tumbled linen. What I really appreciate about her space is the fully function draperies and completely authentic design. I was surprised to […]
The Hearst Designer Visions Showhouse is an event I look forward to every year. The designers chosen to participate go above and beyond and this year is no exception. They used to choose a film as the inspiration for the spaces which I always loved but now they are asked to come up with their […]
In the midst of trying to finish nine million projects, I’m also finalizing trip to London and Paris in November. I haven’t been to London in an embarrassingly long time so I’m looking forward to drinking lots of tea and visiting as many museums and stores as time allows. I plan to stop by by […]
I always find fashion stories so much more compelling when they are set in a beautiful interior instead of a blank backdrop. The feature with Liev Schreiber and Doutzen Kroes in the November 2013 issue of Vogue is titled L.A. Confidential but looks to be set in a contemporary townhouse in the West Village or […]
I’m often asked to recommend books on interior design especially for those just starting out. My new recommendation is Howard Slatkin‘s new book Fifth Avenue Style: A Designer’s New York Apartment. In it, he chronicles the almost three year renovation of his magnificent apartment on upper Fifth Avenue from purchase to completion which even includes before […]
Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. – Robert Frost Photo by me via instagram
Today has been insanely busy. While I try to organize myself and edit photos for a post, I leave you with the trailer for the new Wes Anderson film The Grand Budapest Hotel. The all star cast led by Ralph Fiennes and quirky story line set in the 1920’s already has me hooked. Unfortunately, it […]
Not sure if you all know but Domino magazine is back. The New York Times referred to this newest incarnation as Domino 3.0 and it looks like the third time is the charm. It’s no wonder though with Michelle Adams, the founder of Lonny, at the helm. I loved the new holiday issue on newsstands […]
Not even sure how to explain this post other some photos that I find terribly inspiring that all seem to have a bit of black outlining something neutral. Although, I think Gisele’s coat from H&M is actually navy blue but you get the idea. I’m just not feeling for color these days. Enjoy. Don’t […]
The 1968 version of The Thomas Crown Affair was on TCM last night. I always think of the theme song The Windmills of Your Mind every fall. I wish it looked a bit more like autumn in New York. The leaves turn so late here but I know the wait will be worth it. Until […]
I thought about titling this post The Deyrolle Hotel but thought it might be a little confusing. The Château de la Bourdaisière hotel is however owned by Prince Louis Albert de Broglie, the man who resuscitated Deyrolle in Paris twice. Once in 2001, when he bought it and again in 2008 after a fire ravaged most of the shop […]
I like to keep my workout clothes separate from my regular wardrobe. But the more I see sneakers worn while not breaking a sweat, I’m starting to rethink my rules. A pair of New Balance trainers could be a chic alternative to flats for traversing the city. via Glamour France via The Sartorialist via […]
The idea of planning a big expensive wedding gives me hives. But I also don’t want to get married at City Hall which is why I love finding chic and elegant weddings for inspiration. Interior designer Asia Baker’s Oyster Bay wedding featured on Vogue is one that’s definitely going in my file for future reference. […]
As soon as the weather turns grey and chilly like today, I start pulling out my grey clothes. It’s become my go since it’s less harsh than black and is the perfect complement to my hair color. As we know, it’s also a popular choice of paint color and plays well with almost every other […]
I’m giving you even more advance warning this week that the WSJ Magazine will be inside the Wall Street Journal newspaper on Saturday, October 12th. It’s the travel issue which includes a fabulous story on Mozambique but what I want to see more of is the fashion story with Dree Hemingway above. There is just […]
I included a look from the Spring/Summer 2014 Hermès show in my last post which reminded me that I should take a more in depth look at the collection. As you know, Hermès is best known for their leather accessories and bags but they also offer discreetly chic clothing to go along with said bags. The spring show was […]
I much prefer using tumblr on my iPhone to the computer. It’s so easy to scroll down and repost images that it really is akin to falling down the rabbit hole. This happened last evening and when I looked at the photos I had reposted, they had made a perfectly color coordinated post. Enjoy. Hermes […]
There is no greater compliment than when someone knows your style. The team at Christie’s had a feeling that I would appreciate the upcoming sale, Arbiters of Style: The Collection of Anthony Hail and Charles Posey, and they were more than right. Anthony Hail was an interior designer in San Francisco who believed in collecting […]
There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect onthe feelings, as now in October. – Nathaniel Hawthorne O suns and skies and clouds of June, And flowers of June together, Ye cannot rival for one hourOctober’s bright blue weather. – Unknown Photos by me […]