I know it’s a little late notice but photographer Matt Albiani is part of today’s Tastemaker Tag Sale on One Kings Lane. As you can see from his summer home in Montauk and his West Village one bedroom, Matt loves anything nautical so I hope some of these treasures as well as his hunky lifeguard […]

Visiting Versailles is exhausting. We managed to see the Belvedere and the Temple of Love which are part of the park of Le Petit Trianon but did not have the energy for the Hamlet. That just means we have to plan a return trip to see the places we missed. I absolutely loved the Belvedere […]

After visiting Le Petit Trianon on the grounds of Versailles, it’s easy to see why Marie Antoinette would have wanted to escape the formality of court life at this small chateau. While the interiors are as gorgeous as you would expect, it’s the surrounding park and gardens that really steal the show. Enjoy! Photos by […]

One of the main reasons that Stefan and I visited Paris last year was to make a pilgrimage to Versailles. It is one of the most gorgeous places on earth and definitely worth the trip. Although I posted many photos of Paris, I never actually posted any of my photos from Versailles. It was so […]

I had the pleasure of attending the preview for Matisse: Radical Invention, 1913-1917 exhibition yesterday at the Museum of Modern Art and was blown away. The exhibition is the same one that was on view at The Art Institute of Chicago this year and is the result of a five year collaboration between the two […]

I’m officially over summer and all I can think of is autumn with it’s crisp cool weather and beautiful clothes. I also think this amazing sepia toned tableware “Les Maisons Enchantées” from Hermès would be perfect for fall feasts and even more spectacular at Thanksgiving! You might just want to keep it away from the […]

I was sent another fabulous photo of one of the rooms that Diane von Furstenberg designed for Claridge’s today. I love that sofa! It’s very Chic!

I’ve been dying to see one of the 20 rooms at Claridge’s hotel in London designed by Diane von Furstenberg and finally I found one online at the Times magazine. I love the double headboard effect and the patterned fabric. It’s pretty chic and stylish but then again, I didn’t doubt that Diane would create […]

It’s been hotter than Hades in New York lately which makes me want to go to Les Toiles du Soleil and buy everything in their cool summer colored French fabrics. The company has been in business in France for over 150 years but only available here for two. Their shop in Chelsea is almost as […]

It’s both sad and amazing that the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat was only 27 when he died of a heroin overdose in 1988. He truly was a talented yet tortured artist who has left us with a beautiful legacy of paintings. His friend Tamra Davis interviewed him in 1986 but the footage remained unseen until now. […]

I always joke that you could decorate a house in the Hamptons just with one trip to Mecox Gardens including the outside as you saw with my previous post. They have a great mix of new and vintage pieces. The store in Southampton is huge and my personal favorite but they have a bunch of […]

One of my favorite places in The Hamptons is Mecox Gardens. The store itself is great but what I really love the gardens outside. They make you feel like you’ve left Southampton and are wandering around the French countryside. All that’s missing is a bottle of wine and baguette. I wonder if they allow picnics?! […]

Thank you so much for all the sweet Anniversary comments and emails! Some of you suggested that I go out and buy myself a little something and I was happy to oblige! I had a meeting yesterday morning that was conveniently close to the flea market where I bought myself a few treasures all of […]

Times flies when you’re having fun! Today marks my three year blog anniversary! I had no idea what I was doing when I started and I certainly had no idea of all the amazing things that it would lead to and all the amazing people I would meet along the way. I created my blog […]

I don’t really need another reason to visit Paris again but I’ve found one anyway. Jean Cocteau’s home at Milly-la-Forêt is now open to the public for tours. Cocteau lived in the home, an hour outside Paris, from 1947 until his death in 1963. Pierre Bergé acquired the property in 2002 and spearheaded the renovation […]

It’s brutally hot again today in New York and one of my male friends confirmed that it’s even worse if you have to wear a suit. Poor corporate guys. Too bad they can’t wear shorts to work like these cool guys! They definitely look chic to me! All photos by The Sartorialist

While the rest of us were eating hot dogs and watching fireworks this past weekend, Serena and Blair were painting the town red in Paris and by the looks of it, eating Ladurée macaroons! Gossip Girl has decamped to the City of Lights to shoot season 4 and I’m hoping the change of scenery will […]

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I was working on a post about looking chic in shorts when I came across the photo above on The Sartorialist website. Of course, the photo was taken in Paris where everything looks chic but I love how pulled together she looks. The temperature is supposed to reach over 100 degrees today so looking and […]

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