I was so busy enjoying my extra day off on Monday in Paris that I didn’t get a chance to post until late.  Better late than never I guess.  Bastille Day is known in France as Fête Nationale du 14 juillet or just let quatorze juillet.  It’s their Independence Day and they celebrate it with gusto […]

I recently thought everyone was randomly in Capri at the same time thanks to Instagram but it turned out that Dolce & Gabbna were hosting a fashion show.  While all the photos were envy inducing, those of Villa San Michele by Hamish Bowles peeked my interest the most. At first I thought it was a […]

I love checking out Astier de Villatte when I walk down rue Saint Honoré.  The photo above is one I took of their beautiful flower arrangements. I’ve always wondered who was behind the products. Vogue just posted a short firm about the company and it’s mysterious founders Ivan Pericoli and Benoît Astier de Villatte that is definitely worth checking […]

Sometimes I am slow to edit photos or get a post up but occasionally it all works out for the best. Dior held their haute couture fashion show for fall 2014 at the Rodin Museum on Monday which give me the perfect opportunity to post photos from event mixed with my photos from a recent […]

When I created Habitually Chic on July 10, 2007, never in my wildest dreams could I imagine that seven years later I would be celebrating my blog anniversary while living in Paris and attending a haute couture fashion show.  Obviously, I owe it all to those of you who continue to visit the blog and […]

It has been pouring in Paris all day so I was happy to stay in my dry apartment and watch the Maison Valentino Haute Couture runway show via live feed.  The pre-show video feed was priceless but the actual show itself was heavenly.  I wish it had been ready to wear Valentino where there is […]

The best visitors to Paris are those who ask if I need anything from the US before the leave.  The very best visitor was my friend and former client Stacey who brought a bag full of American magazines.  One of them included was Conde Nast Living: Special Edition Summer 2014 Outdoor Style.  It’s a compilation of […]

While the sales are going on now in Paris, it’s only a twice a year occurrence.  I miss regular mark downs and deals.  Good thing I can shop online at places like Nordstrom Rack where new styles are added each day and are up to 70% off. I can also shop in my pajamas in […]

Every year I write a post on straw, wicker, and rattan and this year is no different. There is nothing better than natural fibers in the heat of summer.  I’ve been seeing so much great vintage French wicker furniture in Paris since I’ve been here.  It makes me wish I had a place to put […]

Nuevo Estilo never disappoints and this latest apartment they posted in Madrid is one of my new favorites. The space hadn’t been touched since the 1930’s so designer Miguel García de Valcárcel was able to open up the the rooms to let in more light.  He says of the project, “The important thing was to preserve the […]

Wishing all of you back in the US, a very happy Fourth of July!  Have a hot dog for me!  May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country!   – Daniel Webster Cameron Diaz wearing Ralph Lauren in Seveneteen magazine in 1990.  Aerin Lauder […]

I couldn’t wait to see more of her C Home magazine feature after stylist Jessica de Ruiter posted the photo above on her Instagram account. This is the second issue of the publication from the team behind C magazine and Jessica also graces the cover.   I haven’t yet seen a hard copy of the […]

Seeing as the US is headed into the July 4th holiday this weekend, I thought it would be fitting to get back to some American themed posts.  An email from Lonny recently alerted me to the fact that Katherine Hepburn’s former estate in Old Saybrook, Connecticut had come on the market again.  The 15 room […]

“I love Paris in the summer, when it sizzles.”  – Cole Porter I had planned a different post today but I was sidetracked by a long walk, a visit with my friend Eleanor, and the World Cup.  We’ll be back tomorrow with a longer post but until then, a few photos from Paris in the summer […]

While the sales are going on now in Paris, it’s only a twice a year occurrence.  I miss regular mark downs and deals.  Good thing I can shop online at places like Nordstrom Rack where new styles are added each day and are up to 70% off. I can also shop in my pajamas in […]

I had the great pleasure of attending my first fashion show in Paris Saturday night and I couldn’t have started off with a better one than Hermès. If it hadn’t been raining, the Hermès homme été 2015 show would have taken place in the jardin of le Cloitre des Cordeliers and looked like the sketch above. […]

“To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.” – Pierre-Auguste Renoir Photo of the Jardin du Luxembourg by me.