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 […]

Today has been one of those days.  I’ve been running around taking care of last minute things for Paris like highlights with Marie Robinson and picking up my tailoring.  I’m also dealing with last minute work projects.  So much for telling people a month in advance of your travel plans. I promise a long post […]

I’m headed to Paris on Wednesday for fashion week and I’m praying the snow that’s due Tuesday doesn’t delay my flight.  I can’t wait to get out of this arctic tundra.  The 50 degree temperatures will feel like summer compared to the 20’s we’ve had in New York for the last two months. I’m not […]

The calendar says March but forecast is calling for more snow.  I think we’re all over this winter so let’s take a look at these sunny photos from Bergdorf Goodman that were shot in Cartagena, Colombia and pretend we’re warm. They feature new spring arrivals that I hope we can will be able to wear […]

I kept seeing images from the living room above on Tumblr and finally decided to investigate. Turns out they are from the home of Rosa Park and Rich Stapleton, the founder of Cereal magazine, that were featured on Freunde von Freunden. Not only is the apartment interesting but it’s location in Bath, England is a […]

As excited as I am to be headed back to Paris next week, I would like to add some new stamps to my passport.  I’m thinking Copenhagen might be a good place to visit this year. It’s a beautiful city with a great design community and lots to see.  If I do decide to go, the Hotel […]