I couldn’t think of a better way to follow up on my HATCH Collection post than to highlight the chic pregnancy style of Miroslava Duma.  The Russian founder of Buro 24/7 who is better known as Mira was a fixture at the spring 2015 fashion shows in New York, Milan, and Paris. She has great style […]

It seems like everyone is pregnant these days from the Duchess of Cambridge and Blake Lively to my friends Alice Ryan and Jess Tran. Even HATCH Collection founder Ariane Goldman is pregnant.  (Note to self: don’t drink the water at any of their houses.) In honor of all the lovely expectant moms-to-be who will need some warmer clothes for […]

Does it seem like the weekends are flying by these days? I have a case of the Monday blues so what better way to deal with it than posting some pretty navy inspiration. Photo from Paris by me. Frank Wilbert Stokes, The Phantom Ship   Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1992 Koen Lybaert, Abstract No. 702, 2013 Coat […]

The Musée Picasso in Paris has finally reopened after being closed for renovations for five years.  It was supposed to reopen in June but it was so mired in scandal and controversy that it was delayed until Pablo Picasso’s birthdate of October 25th. The museum is located in the Marais in the Hôtel Salé, described as the grandest 17th-century hôtel […]

I happened to walk down East 71st Street between Lexington and Third Avenues a few days ago and noticed a new for sale sign at 169 East 71st Street.  This Upper East Side brownstone is best known as the building where Holly Golightly lives in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The townhouse was split […]

I absolutely love real books as you can see from my packed bookshelves above.  But what I’ve finally come to realize is that it’s really inconvenient to travel with them. They’ve also started to overtake my apartment. That’s why I was very excited to learn about Oyster which is a subscription based app that gives […]

Tiffany and Co. has a chic new design director, Francesca Amfitheatrof, who is creating quite a buzz. She’s lived and traveled around the globe and brings this experience to the venerable American brand. One of her first collections, Tiffany T, was inspired by the power, energy, and daring nature of the city and pays tribute […]

Every single person who commented on the passing of  Oscar de la Renta described him as a true gentleman. Perhaps this was due to his early training from Cristóbal Balenciaga and at Lanvin in Paris or his years heading Balmain. He was one of the last greats from a different time but he never forgot where he came from […]

“Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.” – Oscar de la Renta (July 22, 1932 – October 20, 2014)   

We’ve all seen photos of Pauline de Rothschild’s home in Paris but the November 2014 issue of World of Interiors has some that have never been seen before.  I didn’t realize that the ground floor apartment was only four rooms and that Pauline designed quite a few pieces of the furniture including the steel and brass […]

  The most talked about and photographed art at the Frieze Art Fair in London the last few days has been the Helly Nahmad Gallery booth called “The Collector.”  Instead of displaying art in a plain white box, the galley carefully created the Paris apartment of a fictional Italian art collector in 1968. According to Art News, “Nahmad hired production designer Robin […]

  While I know that October might seem a bit early to start thinking about the holidays, it’s definitely not too early if you want to order custom holiday cards and invitations.  A great place to start is iomoi who offers fabulous holidays cards and invitations, as well as holiday photos cards with super cute designs. The Holiday […]

  Autumn doesn’t just signify falling leaves. It also means the start of wonderful art exhibitions.  One of the most exciting is Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art which is billed as “the most important exhibition of the essential Cubists—Georges Braque (French, 1882– 1963), Juan Gris (Spanish, 1887–1927), Fernand Léger (French, […]

Indian Summer is a lovely occurrence if it doesn’t involve 80% humidity.  We’re sweating here in New York which makes it difficult to wear fall clothes.  When the weather breaks, I’ll be looking for an olive green parka like these in the latest issue of Vogue magazine.  They are perfect for the city or country living […]

My first thought when I heard that the English fashion designer Peter Copping was named the new creative director of Oscar de la Renta was, I wonder what will happen to his amazing Instagram account.  Peter has been based in Paris as the artistic director of Nina Ricci where he posts gorgeous flowers from Rambert […]

The fall books are starting to arrive and my absolute favorite is Marella Agnelli: The Last Swan. Although she was born into a aristocratic family, her life really began when she married Gianni Agnelli in 1953. The book written with her niece Marella Caracciola Chia is part memoir, family album, and home and garden tour. […]

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” – Albert Camus Photo by me via Instagram.