I almost booked a last minute flight to Paris this weekend because my favorite brocante, printemps brocante de la rue de Bretagne, is taking place in the Marais. I’m kicking myself now that I didn’t because Ines de la Fressange has also just opened a new eponymous boutique in the 7th arrondissement. It’s filled with a chic combination of […]
Right now, everything is on sale everywhere. Well, maybe not everything but there are a lot of amazing fashions on sale at Net-a-Porter, Barneys, and Bergdorf Goodman online. I’m sharing a few of my favorites and the best part is that you have the entire summer left to wear them. One of the brands that […]
Every time I take a walk on the Upper East Side, it seems like another store has closed. That’s one of the reasons I was especially excited that Marin Hopper decided to open her beautiful new flagship store Hayward House on East 70th Street. Marin Hopper is the daughter of Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward. […]
The Memorial Day holiday is the unofficial start of summer and trips to the Hamptons. There is no person who epitomizes weekend chic more than Aerin Lauder so I thought it would be fun to take another look at her style and her lovely Hamptons home. While the inside is decorated for year round use, I […]
While Memorial Day might mean summer sales, beach vacations, and barbecues to some people, it is actually a federal holiday meant to honor those who died in service to their country. Why don’t you take a minute to remember someone this weekend. “Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record […]
Everyone I spoke with this week said they thought Memorial Day was next weekend. If the early holiday has left you unprepared for summer, Heidi Wynne has you covered. She is generously offering HC readers free shipping and 15% off site wide with code CHIC15 until June 10, 2015. Heidi has a wide array of straw and […]
The May 2015 issue of Vogue has a lovely feature on fashion designer Peter Copping who took over the helm at Oscar de la Renta last year. Copping and his partner Rambert Rigaud, an amazing florist, and their two cats have landed in the West Village after moving from Paris. They both have beautiful Instagram accounts […]
Even though I don’t live in California, C Magazine is one of my absolute favorite magazines. Their home features led to an entirely separate magazine C Home which I love finding in my mailbox. After falling down a rabbit hole from one photo of Bruce Gregga’s Montecito home on Pinterest, I found out that it was […]
Last week I noticed two interesting Instagram photos posted from Milan on the same day. One was taken by interior designer Suzanne Rheinstein and the other by editor J.J. Martin. While they both had different captions and descriptions, I had a feeling they were both visiting the same place. After some careful online sleuthing, I discovered […]
I had a crazy schedule last week and I couldn’t wait to sleep in this weekend. Of course if I had a bedroom that looked like the one that David Phoenix designed for the 2015 Kips Bay Decorator Show House, I would probably never leave my bed to to go anywhere. When I spoke with the […]
Writer Kate Betts and I have bonded over all things French and she was kind enough to send me a copy of her new book My Paris Dream: An Education in Style, Slang, and Seduction in the Great City on the Seine. It’s funny to be reading it exactly a year to the date I […]
Interior designer Alessandra Branca loves all colors but she has become most known for her use of red. So much so that when she suggests to show house committees that she’d like to design a different color room, they steer her back to red because it’s what the public wants. And I have a feeling […]
The Kips Bay Decorator Show House 2015 opens to the public today and you are going to love all the rooms. I had the pleasure of viewing the house on Tuesday and thought all spaces looked amazing. While I shouldn’t play favorites, I really thought Philip Mitchell of Philip Mitchell Design in Toronto did an excellent […]
It was only a matter of time before Wes Anderson created a design that lasted longer than the the filming of one of his movies and that time is now. Wes was tapped by the Fondazione Prada to design Bar Luce, the cafe in their art and culture complex in Milan. “There is no ideal […]
I had the pleasure of attending a beautiful dinner last evening to celebrate the May 2015 Style and Design issue of the WSJ. Magazine at the brand new Edition Hotel in New York. It was a perfect combination of style and design in a wonderfully chic setting. I have stayed at the Edition hotels in […]
I’m usually the one who answers your questions and tries to help you but this time I need your help. Today I stopped by a local store for a new watch band for my father’s vintage Breitling watch that I still have not returned to him. The same man had changed the watch band for me a […]
I don’t know William McLure but I love following his personal decorating projects on his Instagram and Pinterest accounts. William works as an interior designer for architect Bill Ingram in Birmingham, Alabama but he’s always reworking his own spaces. He moved into a new house and painted his bedroom floors white and the walls blue […]
I’ve been hearing too many stories recently about great design being changed or destroyed. The iconic 1960’s Hotel Okura in Tokyo is slated for demolition in September of this year. Real estate mogul Aby Rosen wants to make changes to the legendary Philip Johnson designed Four Seasons restaurant in New York. The gorgeous Rizzoli bookstore has already […]
Wishing all of you moms a happy and flower filled Mother’s Day! XOXO, HC Photo by me via Instagram.
It feels like the weather has bypassed spring and moved straight to summer. I would be more excited about the warmer temperatures if I felt like my closet was also ready. If you’re in the same boat as me or just want to add a few new chic pieces to your warm weather wardrobe, I […]