While 2013 wasn’t the worst year ever, it certainly was not my favorite. I felt out of sorts and adrift for most of it. I also feel like I didn’t really accomplish anything of note. As one of my wise friends pointed out, some years are about planting the seeds to be harvested later. It’s […]
Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. – Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850 Wishing you all a safe and Happy New Year’s Eve! I’ll be back on New Year’s Day with my annual “Write […]
If you’ve been checking out Instagram this week, you’ll notice that everyone is either relaxing on the beach or skiing on the slopes. Talk about “fear of missing out.” And because everyone is off enjoying themselves somewhere, it’s clear that many less of you are reading blogs. Due to this fact, I’ve decided to save […]
The love of learning,the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow As much as I love reading on the beach in the summer, there is really nothing better than snuggling up with a good book in the winter. Yesterday, I stopped by the Strand Bookstore in the newly renovated […]
I have a bad habit of falling in love with very expensive sandals. Since you only get to wear them a few months of the year, I can’t justify paying full price. Lucky for me, a pair of Chloe Sandals I was admiring just went on sale at Barneys. It’s a great time to take advantage […]
I hope you all had a great holiday. A great last minute Christmas present for me was finding the new January/February 2014 issue of Elle Decor on the newsstand. It’s the International Issue and my favorite home featured was a 19th-century house in Normandy designed by Franz Potisek. I won’t ruin it by posting photos […]
Christmas came early to Habitually Chic. Yesterday, I received a copy of the book Jacques Henri Lartigue: A Sporting Life. In French, the title is Chic, le sport ! which obviously, I find amusing. I was first introduced to the book at a press preview at Hermès whose 2013 theme for the year was “a sporting life” which […]
I know many of you have seen these photos before but they deserve to looked at every holiday season which is what I do. They are of Aerin Lauder‘s house in the Hamptons decorated for Christmas that was featured in the now discontinued House & Garden magazine in 2007. Even after six years the look remains […]
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. – Norman Vincent Peale All photos by me via Instagram
Finding out who designed a room you found on tumblr is like a treasure hunt. But sometimes it’s worth the effort. I love the Christmas decorations that David Phoenix used in his 2011 dining room at the Greystone Mansion in Los Angeles. Most of you who don’t live in the big city can probably find […]
Fashionista.com featured old Christmas covers from the magazines on their site and I thought some of them were worth reposting. They are charming and sweet and make me wistful for the days before celebrities started staring out from the newsstands. Happy Holidays!
It snowed again this week in New York. It’s putting everyone in the holiday mood even more but the constant 27 degree temperature is getting a bit hard to take. One of my friends asked me if I wanted to travel somewhere warm after New Year’s and I couldn’t say yes fast enough. Until that […]
I watched Blue Jasmine on the plane back from Paris. I have to say I didn’t love it but I did love Cate Blanchett. I am however loving the interior that she was photographed in for the January 2014 issue of Vogue. I hope they give a location credit in the issue which should be […]
If there is one person I return to every year for Christmas inspiration, it’s Carolyne Roehm. She designs some of the most elegant spaces and decorates them for the holidays to match. She’s been posting more of her entertaining examples on her site and the different color combinations prove that there is more to Christmas […]
I’m not keen on names that are random phrases but since & Other Stories is an off shoot of H&M, it probably doesn’t matter. What does matter is that blogger Garance Dore recently photographer street style star Giorgia Tordini and her sister Giulia in their winter collection in Stockholm, Sweden. The clothes look quite chic […]
