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. 

This has been a bit of a crazy week of juggling work responsibilities with social events. It started with a little visit to the Musée Rodin (above) which is within walking distance from my new apartment.  I’ll have more on this soon. The big sales started this Wednesday and I’ve shopped a little at Le Bon Marché.  They […]

It’s always nice when new sponsors tell me what an impact an ad has on the traffic to their website. It’s even better when they offer HC readers a special discount to make a purchase.   To give you a little background, designer Cynthia Gale set out to create exquisite, high quality sterling silver jewelry […]

I’m currently trying to decide if I should go to Italy in July or wait until I return to Europe in October.  These photos that Peter Lindbergh took of Caroline Trentini and actor Louis Garrel in Rome for Vogue have me contemplating hoping on a plane as soon as possible.  But I’m still not sure. […]

I like the fashions at Club Monaco but ever since they updated the design of the stores, I go just as much for interior inspiration as I do to shop for clothes.  Now they have combined the best of both worlds with their new pop up home shop in Southampton. There is a mix of […]

I was aware of the photographer Vivian Maier because the publisher of my book Habitually Chic: Creativity at Work, powerHouse Books has published two books of her work, Vivian Maier: Self-Portraits and Vivian Maier: Street Photographer. I wasn’t aware that her recognition as a photographer only came posthumously after I saw the trailer for the documentary […]

Then followed that beautiful season… Summer….Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscapeLay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Photo of cover of June 2014 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Espana.

As some of you read on Instagram, I’ve finally moved into my own apartment after living with my friend Eleanor and her family for a month. I definitely could not have made such a smooth transition without her generosity and hospitality but more on that later.   I’ve moved to the 7th arrondissement but just […]

When you live in a country without a J.Crew, you will inevitably find yourself at Zara.  Luckily they have a lot of cute dresses for summer including the strapless denim dress that Amanda Brooks is wearing above. Amanda was photographed in Croatia by her artist husband Christopher Brooks for Zara Pictures.  Seeing the clothing on […]

Everyone always thinks I’m always busy doing something but every once in a while I read about someone who makes me feel like I’m definitely not doing enough with my life.  Such is the case of renowned designer Juan Pablo Molyneux, who is featured in the July/August issue of WSJ. Magazine, along with his newly […]

I was thinking about what I could post from Brazil in honor of the World Cup when I thought of the fabulous Fabrizio Rollo who I just started following on Instagram. He describes himself on his website as “architect, designer, and journalist.” He is the lifestyle editor of Harper’s Bazaar in Brazil and was previously an […]

Usually by this time in New York, i’m totally sick of my summer clothes and ready for fall.  Because the weather is so much less hot in Paris, I’m perfectly content with my current wardrobe.  Well, that was until I saw the new First Look at Fall feature in the June/July 2014 issue of Harpers’ […]

There have been a lot of articles written about philanthropist, art collector, and avid gardener Bunny Mellon since she passed away this spring at the age of 103. What makes the story The Eloquence of Silence in T magazine today so different is that it was written and photographed by interior designer Charlotte Moss who […]

Unlike Mother’s Day which falls in two different months, Father’s Day in the US and fête des pères in France fall on the same day. But wishing all you dads a Happy Father’s Day no matter what country you live in.  Fatherhood is pretending the present you like most is soap-on-a-rope. – Bill Cosby

Other than a few thunderstorms early in the week, the weather in Paris has been gorgeous. Everywhere you look, flowers are bursting forth and the city is filled with green. I hope your weekend is just as pretty.  Bon week-end !  Photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic