This sign just went up in the window of a chic little frame shop down the street from me. Don’t you wish you could hang up a sign like this and take off on vacation for two weeks?! I’m not actually on vacation but I wish I was of course. What I am doing is […]
Sometimes I leaf through my new magazines and then throw them on the pile to be fully read later. Sometimes I like a particular interior but forget about it until it pops up later for further consideration. That was the case with this house in Georgia designed by Furlow Gatewood that was featured in Veranda […]
After a week of continuous 90+ degree days, I think a little yachting sounds like the perfect way to cool off. If you’ve got an extra $32.8 Million handy, you could be sailing around the Mediterranean with 35 of your closest friends on the Christina O, the yacht made famous by Jackie and Aristotle Onassis. […]
The good thing about getting older is that everyone you know is doing something fabulous with their life. The bad thing is that people you know and admire start passing away unexpectedly. Today I learned of the death of one of my favorite London based interiors designers, David Collins. To say he was talented would […]
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt I know some of you get annoyed when I spend too long on one topic so I’m going to come back to the Musée Nissim de Camondo in a few days. In the meantime, I’m going to remind you of the […]
The Musée Nissim de Camondo has a graceful and elegant entry and staircase that seemed to deserve its own post. It would have certainly impressed guests to the house and you can certainly see the influence of the Petit Trianon on the staircase and black and white marble floor. If you can’t make the trip out to […]
Seeing as it’s Bastille Day, I thought I should post something French. (Remember, those of you who receive the email subscription are always a day behind.) One of my favorite things that I did on my recent trip to Paris was visit the Musée de Nissim de Camondo. It’s located next to the Parc Monceau in the […]
While I was on the Vogue Paris website yesterday, I also came across this little feature on Sofia Coppola’s new limited edition Louis Vuitton SC bag exclusively for Bon Marché Rive Gauche in Paris. It’s an update of the design she created in 2009 in cobalt blue with fuchsia trim in two sizes that will be available in September 2013. Better […]
I’m a huge proponent of “to each his own” but whenever I see fashion bloggers in their technicolor outfits, endless arm parties, and unnatural nail art, I want to run screaming in the opposite direction. I think that’s why I have an affinity for the French editors. My new favorite is Capucine Safyurtlu, the fashion […]
After my visit to Aerin Lauder’s house and store in the Hamptons, I decided that I needed a topiary. Since I don’t have a house like hers above, I settled for a small myrtle topiary and a larger ball topiary in a blue and white pot similar to the one in her store. It’s a […]
Today marks my six year blog anniversary. It seems like forever ago since I wrote my first post and yet also just like yesterday. I’m still amazed daily though at all the wonderful things that have come about because of Habitually Chic. Publishing my book Creativity at Work has to be at the top of […]
When I posted the photo above of a room designed by Lorenzo Castillo, I wondered where one would find wicker bull heads. I assumed it was France or Spain and that was probably the case until recently. Jayson Home now offers both a small and large version below. Not exactly sure where I would put it […]
It’s my dream to spend time with my ultimate style idol, Carolina Herrera. Until that actually happens, I’ll make due with these images of her very chic studio via Vogue and her instagram feed. Photos by Victoria Will via Vogue
It’s going to be 90 degrees in New York today and you know what that means, it’s time to start thinking about fall fashions. The Autumn/Winter 2013 Paule Ka campaign with model Angela Lindvall was just released today and has me excited for cooler weather and chicer clothes. I’m also excited for the French brand’s […]
A long holiday weekend in the Hamptons is great until you start seeing everyone’s instagram pics from the Mediterranean. Makes me want to rethink my travel plans for next year. Then I came across the photo above that Minnie Mortimer pinned on Pinterest and found that it was from a house in Anacapri that the […]
Whatever you are doing this long holiday weekend, I hope you are having as much fun as Brigitte Bardot and Alain Delon are having in these photos from 1968. They were taken on the yacht of Eric Tabarly and at lunch with famed music producer Eddie Barclay. Don’t they just epitomize effortless chic? Bon weekend! […]
May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country! – Daniel Webster Fort Ligonier, Pennsylvania Rockefeller Center Plaza Democracy Plaza Lady Liberty All photos by me via instagram. Top image is from Wall Street.
I’ll never forget the story that antiques dealer John Rosselli told me about how Babe Paley once said to him, “you know John, you can never be too rich or too think or own too much blue and white porcelain.” While blue and white Chinese porcelain looks great year round, it has always been associated […]
The absolutely pinch me moment on Friday was being invited to Aerin Lauder‘s house in the Hamptons for lunch and an afternoon of beauty treatments and other activities. As long time readers will know, I’ve posted photos of the house before (you can see them here) so it was an absolute treat to be able to […]
