Last year, I announced that the Williams-Sonoma Home store opening fete was the party of the year and now I can unequivocally say that Margaret Russell’s book signing for Style and Substance: The Best of Elle Decor at Bergdorf Goodman last night was the party of 2009! Many of the designers who were featured in […]
Christian May of Maison21 was the first person last week to guess that it is Ms. Wearstler’s home that is featured in the new October 2009 issue of Vogue so he gets a gold star. Today I just noticed that Vogue.com has posted a few photos from Francois Halard that never made it into the […]
100cameras is continuing their quest to give a voice, or in this case a camera, to the voiceless and this time they have chosen children in their own backyard. Students from the Lower East Side community group New Life documented their life in New York for three months this past spring. On Thursday, their photos […]
A few weeks ago, I saw fashion designer Peter Som entering the D&D Building as I was leaving. Of course my curiosity was piqued. What was he doing there? Was he looking for inspiration for his upcoming fashion show? Was he redecorating his apartment? Luckily, my upholsterer, Matthew Haly, also happens to be Peter’s upholsterer […]
I was just as obsessed with all the beautiful store fronts in Paris as I was with the doors. I fell in love with the hand painted signs and fabulous fonts. They were subtle and most of the time very simple without a neon bulb in sight. Paris didn’t seem to have any empty stores […]
I saw the movie Bright Star today which coincidentally happened to be exactly 190 years to the day after John Keats wrote To Autumn. So I can’t think of a better way to salute the film, the poet and the change of season than to post the poem in it’s entirety. To Autumn Season of […]
I had the pleasure of attending a preview for the new Kandinsky retrospective at the Guggenheim museum yesterday and all I can say is run don’t walk to this wonderful show! It opens today and runs through January 13, 2010 so you do have some time to see it. As an art history major, I […]
I haven’t even gotten through the huge September 2009 issue of Vogue and the October magazine has already hit the newsstands in New York! September may have to wait a little longer too because this issue is packed full of good stuff including a sneak peek into the new home of one of LA’s hottest […]
A couple of readers who are planning trips to Paris themselves asked me about our hotel so here’s a look at the Hotel Prince de Conti. We actually stayed in two hotels so I’ll review them separately since they are located in different areas. I had a lot of suggestions from friends on where to […]
I am beyond excited and thrilled to one of the designers featured in the new Williams-Sonoma Home Designer Series! I’m also more than a little humbled to be in company of the inaugural group that includes the venerable designers Carolyne Roehm and Alexa Hampton, as well the uber talented Monelle Totah and Kirsty Williams from […]
Someone left a comment on my door post that they like to see what lies behind them and I had to laugh. If we saw an open door in Paris, we couldn’t resist peeking in and occasionally taking a photo or two. Even the humblest of buildings had beautiful courtyards or interiors. I saw a […]
Many of the buildings in Paris are built around an interior courtyard which is either reserved for potted plants or parking. The doors or portes that close off these secret spaces became my obsession during the trip. Some look like they are painted and polished once a day while others look as though they haven’t […]
We were lucky enough to stay a half a block from the river Seine while in Paris so we would often stroll along its banks or cross its many bridges everyday. The mood of the river would change according to the light and time of day as well as the weather. When we arrived it […]
One of the stores we didn’t make it to in Paris was Merci but lucky for me Merci has come to New York! The Gap has partnered with the French boutique to create a small pop up shop at their store on Fifth Avenue. I heard that Merci was expensive and I learned that first […]
Some of my favorite photos from my trip to Paris were a complete accident. Since I have to look through the view finder of my Nikon camera and not at the screen, I didn’t notice it was on the black and white setting until I was half way through the Tuileries. Because it was grey […]
I’m baaack! I actually wish I had stayed in Paris since I had to leave on the most gorgeous summer day and now I am in grey New York. Stefan and I had an amazing time! We walked all over the city and saw so many gorgeous sites. We shopped until we we felt like […]
I return from Paris late today, and I’m assuming this is how I’m going to look and feel… minus the impossibly long legs and mountain of Louis Vuitton luggage of course! Can’t wait to post all my photos and fill you in on everything we experienced! Talk with you soon!
Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer, and this photo by Matt Albiani seems to sum up the feeling of packing up and heading home. I hope everyone had a great summer and is ready for autumn!
I didn’t want to leave my loyal readers without any posts during my absence, so I thought this beautiful Parisian apartment would be perfect to post while I was away. It is owned by Mario and Anne Grauso, and was featured in the September 2006 issue of Elle Decor. Mr. Grauso is (or perhaps ‘was’, […]
Right about now, Stefan and I are probably in full tourist mode which will include a quick walk through of the Louvre. I know that’s not exactly possible but we’re going to give it our best shot! And while doing so, I’ll sure we’ll look just like the tourists in this Thomas Struth photo, albeit […]