New York Fashion Week kicked off last night with a fete at Gracie Mansion and I noticed a theme among a few of the designers.  Jenna Lyons of J.Crew, Ralph Lauren, and Carolina Herrera all wore grey and white.  A great way to transition your white pieces for after Labor Day. I’ll be attending all […]

The French call it la rentrée. In America, we call it “back to school.” Whatever you call it, it’s time to stop goofing off and get back to work.  Hopefully, you have a chic desk to help you get over your depression that summer is unofficially over. If not, maybe these will inspire you to […]

I’m in the process of rethinking my apartment and could not be more inspired by the London home of Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen. They gut renovated a flat in the Victoria area and reconfigured the strange layout to make a perfect pied-à-terre. It’s filled with an eclectic mix of antiques they find working for their […]

When I was thinking about what to post for the Labor Day holiday weekend, I couldn’t think of anything better than these photos of model Hilary Rhoda and Masters of Sex star Teddy Sears in Maine. They appeared in American Vogue in November 2013 and Vogue Australia in January 2014 and  epitomize preppy American chic. If […]

“All in all, it was a never-to-be-forgotten summer — one of those summers which come seldom into any life, but leave a rich heritage of beautiful memories in their going — one of those summers which, in a fortunate combination of delightful weather, delightful friends and delightful doing, come as near to perfection as anything […]

Many people will be heading to the Hamptons this weekend to spend the last unofficial weekend of summer at the beach.  The house in Something’s Gotta Give inspired the decor of many beach homes so I thought you would be interested to know that according to Curbed, the Shingle Style house that was used for the exterior shots has […]

I ordered a few books online and stopped by The Corner Bookstore today to make sure I have enough to read while I’m away for the long holiday weekend.  I picked up The Vacationers which already has me hooked but I also purchased Gone Girl so I can read it before the film version is released. After being […]

Even though it’s supposed to be 90 degrees in New York tomorrow, I’m shopping the fall collection that just debuted on Emerson Fry. It’s filled with cozy sweaters and chic coats as well a few pairs of lust worthy shoes and boots. Just as lovely as the clothes is the home in which they shoot […]

Due to a scheduling conflict the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were broadcast on a Monday night which threw everyone off.  But luckily the celebrities and their stylists weren’t thrown off.  Almost all of the presenters and nominees looked lovely but it was Lizzy Caplan above who stole the show.  Lizzy usually plays the comedic […]

I always think about trying garden design someday but then I remember I don’t like bugs and come to my senses. Apparently Federico Forquet didn’t have that problem.  The fashion designer who started his career with Balenciaga later turned his attention to designing gardens and interiors after working on his own home in Italy. T Magazine […]

I’ve been home for a week now and feels really good to be back.  I love that I can shop on Sundays and get anything I want delivered at any time.  It’s also been great to see my friends and my favorite people in the neighborhood. Oh, and yes I got an amazing manicure and pedicure […]

  I think we all agree that the rule “no white after Labor Day” is a bit antiquated.  That being said, I would put away anything that looks really light and summery.  I will keep out my favorite white jeans and pair them with a grey blazer or a black silk blouse instead of something […]

Many of you have asked over the years why I haven’t switched over from Blogspot to a real website.  Three months after I created Habitually Chic in July 2007, someone bought the domain www.habituallychic.com.  I didn’t even realize it was something I needed to do when I started the blog and is why I later […]

Now that I’m unpacked and mostly over my jet lag, my next project is to edit my apartment.  I really want to live with less stuff.  But that doesn’t mean that I won’t still appreciate maximalist design like this apartment owned by John Devitt, who works in advertising and set design for Ralph Lauren.  His […]

Today is the day I say au revoir to Paris.  Or maybe I should say à bientôt since I will definitely be back again soon. Time really does fly when you’re having fun.  I am sad to be living the City of Light but I am also excited to get back to New York.  I can’t […]

I am going to miss so many things about Paris but working on a laptop is not one of them.  It feels like it’s time to get back to being productive on a real computer at a real desk. Of course, if I had a real office like Jenna Lyons, I might be even more […]

I stopped by my friend Eleanor’s today to leave a few things and say goodbye.  (That’s her above) I can’t believe it was exactly three months ago that I landed on her doorstep.  Without her generosity, guidance, hospitality, and occasional shoulder to cry on, this trip would not have been possible.  What’s even more amazing […]