I usually like to wait until after Thanksgiving to start posting about Christmas but since it’s starting to look pretty festive around town, I figured what the heck. Last week, Bunny Williams invited me to Treillage for lunch where the entire place was already decked out for the holidays. I found out that I had […]
In case you need a little last minute autumn and entertaining inspiration, this is probably the last of it until we move onto Christmas. I will be in London for Thanksgiving which seems rather ironic. I’m excited to get away but I will miss the pumpkin pie. Hope one of you will save me a […]
It was 28 degrees this morning in New York. Definitely makes me regret dropping all my fur coats off for a little TLC last week. While I was talking to my furrier Anne Dee Goldin (by appointment via adg@goldin44.com or 917-282-6626), I inquired if she could rework vintage furs into blankets and she said anything […]
I’ve been a huge fan of Anya Hindmarch since I bought my first pair of her shoes at Harrod’s on a trip to London in 2005. They were petrol colored calf hair and came in a box so beautiful that I’ve kept them to this day. Her tiny store on East 60th Street was she […]
I was walking by the Hermès store on Madison Avenue on Saturday when a book in the window caught my eye. The first clue that this was not going to be a book you can order on Amazon.com should have been the fact that it was located in the window of Hermès. Thomas Jefferson’s Paris Walks is the ninety-fourth […]
If you didn’t get what you wanted for Christmas or are looking for a place to spend your holiday moolah, head over to 30 Ponte V. Not only do they have their Winter Sale going on now but they are also are offering Habitually Chic readers 15% off all non-sale items though January 15, 2013. […]
I was away at book signings both times it snowed in New York last month but it looks like I won’t be missing the big snow storm that’s hitting much of the country this week. Here’s to a white Christmas and a winter wonderland. Bon Weekend! Photo from here. Photos from tumblr and pinterest.
I learned of another great designer recently, Rose Uniacke, whose London home is featured here. She is not only an interior designer but the owner of a chic shop on Pimlico Road. A love of antiques seems to run in the family. Her mother, Hilary Batstone, also owned a shop for which Rose bought pieces […]
It was a nice surprise walking into the Hamptons Designer Show House and seeing that interior designer Lee W. Robinson decorated the entry. He also did an amazing job. You might remember that I visited Lee’s shop in Louisville, KY and many southern accents have made it into his space. As have equestrian elements like […]
While I was reading the real estate ads in Hamptons Cottages and Gardens yesterday, an ad for a house in Southampton caught my eye. “Grosvenor Atterbury design featured in Elle Decor with timelessly styled details, leaded glass, a dining/sunroom with casement windows, master suite with fireplace, billiard room and covered porch.” At only $5.995 Million […]
There are so many amazing art exhibitions and events beginning this weekend that it feels like Christmas all over again. Yesterday, I popped into the Gagosian Gallery on Madison Avenue to see the gorgeous Picasso and Françoise Gilot: Paris–Vallauris 1943–1953 exhibition. This is the fourth Picasso show at Gagosian and the first uptown which was […]
As a life long resident of the Northeast, I sometimes wish I was born in the South. First, you get that great Southern accent and get to say things like “bless her heart.” Second, you get to grow up in lovely old homes filled with beautiful family furniture and silver. Oh, and if you’re really […]
Yesterday, a friend mentioned noticing via Google how many posts I’ve written on Tory Burch. I only write about people worth writing about especially when they create aesthetically pleasing products and/or interiors. Both is true of Tory Burch and I love that her homes and stores inspire many with their great use of color and […]
I could spend hours taking photos and editing them before posting but they will never get as much attention as an inspiration compilation post. So why bother fighting it. My friends at Flair Home also asked for more posts “for the boys” so I’m going to try to be better about making everyone happy. I […]
Sorry for the absence. I stayed in New York this holiday and was off enjoying myself. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and Hanukkah wherever you spent them. My father suggested recently that I tell the story of the Christmas that Santa left me every present a five year could have ever imagine […]
If I do choose a color scheme for next Christmas, I might also consider varying shades of green mixed with white or silver. The strategically placed pears look pretty chic too. Happy Holidays!
The holidays can be a stressful time. This week is my most crazy of the whole season. I’m shooting seven subjects for my book, hosting a group of girlfriends for cocktails Wednesday night, attending a special screening and event for Downton Abbey Season 2 Thursday night, all while trying to keep my sanity and sense of […]