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

While I was on the way to meet a very chic New Yorker who also lives in Paris yesterday, I walked by the most amazing looking store. When she mentioned that she still needed china and napkins and other pieces to finish off her home, I told her about the store so we went back […]

I feel bad that I didn’t get more Kips Bay Decorator Show House posts up before I left town or before it ended.  But in the interest of better late than never, I’m going to try to post a few more rooms this summer. One room that was especially impressive and also full of practical […]

I received an email from Net-a-Porter this morning informing me that their sale sections were now up to 70% off.  That’s a pretty enticing offer. As I was checking out the options, I thought it might be fun to choose some of my favorites and create three summer outfits for you.  The first is a […]

The best thing about living in Paris for an extended period is that I now have time to visit all the places I’ve rushed by in the past. This week, I was finally able to properly explore the Jardins des Archives Nationales in the Marais. The weather was perfect and the jardins are a beautiful […]

The Chance Co. summer preview was the morning of my flight to Paris so I couldn’t attend.  It looks great in the photos they send so I’m sure it was even better in person.  Founder Julia Leach was inspired this season by the beauty of Sweden and has added a little pattern to her repertoire […]

With the exchange rate between the Dollar and the Euro, it’s not easy to find a bargain in Paris.  Although, I look forward to trying when the sales start later this month.  I did however find one amazing bargain in the Palais Royal of all places.   I was cutting through the Passage du Perron […]

Today I had the pleasure of visiting the newly renovated 18th-century Decorative Arts Galleries at the Louvre that just just reopened to the public. The Louvre was forced to close the galleries that were last updated in the 1960’s to bring them up to current fire and safety codes. Interior designer Jacques Garcia collaborated on […]

The weather was absolutely beautiful in Paris today so I decided to explore Le Marais. During my walk, I stopped by the holy grail of bookstores, Comptoir de L’Image. The petite space is packed with vintage books and magazines from every decade. It is popular with fashion designers like Marc Jacobs and every blogger known […]

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

I was talking to my friend Eleanor about French weddings and one that I posted years ago. When I took a look, I realized that it was posted almost exactly three years ago. I thought it might be fun to share it again since it still looks good today.  The wedding reception of New York […]

I was just talking about Jean-Louis Deniot yesterday and today I noticed that he has a book coming out this September, Jean-Louis Deniot: Interiors.  I appreciate that his design style always seems to be suited to the client and the architecture. This particular apartment on the rue des Saints-Pères in Paris that he designed for an American […]

The one bad thing about living in Europe is that you feel a bit behind the times when it comes to films and television.  (Or at least until you figure out how to unblock Netflix in France.) I just saw the trailer for Woody Allen’s new film Magic in the Moonlight and I’m very jealous […]

After two weeks of white interiors and French architecture, even I need a break.  While it’s not my style the Beverly Hills home of Rochell Gores Fredston featured in the June/July issue of Harper’s Bazaar is perfect for the indoor/outdoor lifestyle of California. The stone walls remind me of Frank Lloyd Wright’s own indoor/outdoor masterpiece, […]

There is no price set on the lavish summer,And June may be had by the poorest comer. – James Russell Lowell, The Vision of Sir Launfal Photo of Hotel de Sully by moi. 

There is a french word flâneur which refers to someone who strolls or saunters around with no real purpose.  This is the perfect word to describe my first two weeks in Paris just walking around taking photos and exploring the city. Another definition is an idle man about town. I like to think that the gentleman in […]

Today is a bank holiday in France.  Most people take off Friday as well for a four day weekend.  Once everyone returns on Monday, my holiday period is over and it’s back to work.  One thing on my Paris to do list is to make nice with all the brands.  At the top of the […]