I’ve spent many of these cold winter days finally cleaning out the stacks of magazines in my apartment. While leafing through an old issue of UK Vogue, I came across the beautiful home of Jemma Kidd and her family. It was also featured in Elle Decor. The 18th-century house in Hampshire is on the property […]

I’m running out of room for art in my apartment.  The only room with available wall space is my bathroom so I’m contemplating an arrangement of black and white photos.  The floor is black and white tile so I’ve worked around that theme and added in touches of blue.  I’ve just not decided yet if […]

Spring doesn’t just mean warmer weather and new clothes. It also marks the debut of new museum exhibitions and films.  In the case of the Woman in Gold, both of these things are related. Gustav Klimt and Adele Bloch-Bauer: The Woman in Gold will open at the Neue Galerie in New York on April 1, 2015 […]

Even though we’re supposed to be getting more snow tomorrow in New York, I’m still planning my wardrobe for Spring. I have to make sure I’m covered for upcoming events like Easter, my birthday, and a few trips.  While you may think that Burberry London only make trench coats, they also offer beautiful dresses and separates […]

I swear I will stop talking about Paris soon but first I wanted to share a design project from my French friend Guillaume Excoffier.  I first met Guillaume years ago when he came to New York to start buying for his shop on rue Bonaparte.  He wanted to sell contemporary American design that’s usually not available […]

As many of you know, visiting Paris never gets old.  Even though I lived in the City of Light for three months last summer, this most recent trip was still exciting and action packed.  The fact that is was Paris Fashion Week meant there was a palpable electricity in the air and everywhere we went we […]

I first heard of the Haven in Paris apartment rental agency from Jon Maroto and George Nunno of Flair Home who often stay in their properties. I didn’t have the opportunity to rent from them until this past trip but I will definitely be renting from them from now on. For a nine day trip, an apartment […]

Fernanda Niven posted a link to this article, 48 Things I Know for Sure by Sanda Bienkowski on Twitter and it seemed perfect for reposting this Sunday.  48 Things I Know for Sure 1. Fix yourself first. 2. Wisely choose who you spend your time with because they will influence you. 3. “When people show you […]

One of the great things about flying Air France, besides the delicious meals, is the selection of films. I was finally able to see Birdman and thoroughly enjoyed Reese Witherspoon in Wild but it was the French film, La French, the really impressed me. It stars Jean Dujardin as Pierre Michel, the magistrate of Marseille in the […]

I’m getting ready to head to Charles de Gaulle and I don’t don’t want to leave Paris.  This has been such a fun and exciting trip.  The weather could not have been more perfect too. Michelle and I saw and did so much (and bought so much!) that it probably is a good thing we’re […]

Before J.Crew opened their new Paris store last week, they held a spring 2015 preview and soiree in a beautiful Haussmann apartment at 5 rue de Tilsitt. It was filled with chic furniture and art posters from Cy Twombly and Julian Schnabel from Yvon Lambert Galerie. While M. Lambert closed his larger art gallery, there is still a small […]

As someone who wrote and photographed a book on creative people’s work spaces (Habitually Chic: Creativity at Work – shameless plug), I am very intrigued to pick up the new book Yves Saint Laurent’s Studio: Mirror and Secretsby Jéromine Savignon. According to WWD, it will be published by Actes Sud in both French and in English, “and […]

We stopped by the Cartier jewelry preview yesterday and were blown away by the beautiful jewelry and the setting.  The new collections are inspired by the architecture, city strolls, and the colors of Paris. I not only loved the gorgeous jewelry but the architectural drawings around the displays.  I told them they should use them […]

The new J.Crew store in Paris conveniently opened the day after we arrived so we popped over to Le Marais to check it out. It’s women’s only but it’s full of fun displays and special edition Saint Jacques striped shirts only available at this store. We saw the cute food trucks outside but they were […]

Before we came to Paris, Michelle and I each made a list of the places we definitely wanted to visit on this trip.  Since she is currently decorating her house, at the top of her list was the fabric showroom Tensira.  The founders of Tensira, Tuulia Makinen and Hamidou Diallo met in school in Finland, fell in […]

We’ve only been in Paris two days but we’ve already seen and done so much.  It’s a great trip already and it’s really only just begun.  Yesterday, we sat outside in the glorious warm sun at La Bonaparte for lunch where I made friends with the chien next to us. Later, I passed another man and […]

Since we will be attending so many events in Paris, I really did need to lay out all my outfits and plan them in advance.  You don’t want to get to your destination and realize you forgot something important like the right pair of shoes or your favorite necklace. Here’s a look at some of […]

A fair amount of outfit planning went into this trip to Paris.  I needed to pack a lot of pieces that would work with different outfits but also be chic for fashion week. While I will be showing you some of my actual outfits tomorrow, these are some of the looks that inspired me. I’m sticking […]

I’m off to the airport with my fingers crossed that today’s rain doesn’t delay my flight.  I can’t wait to get out of the cold and into the springtime in Paris.  I saw one 60 degree day on the forecast and almost jumped for joy. I don’t want to give away some of the fun […]

While I was in Paris last summer, I had the pleasure of visiting with Sally Perrin and her daughter Chloe in their gorgeous family apartment designed by Chahan Minassian. It was first featured in a magazine in 2010 and it still looks as good today. The apartment faces the Seine river and the Louvre so […]