When Fab asked me to choose some of my favorite things for summer, I knew this fun photo of Audrey Hepburn and her then husband Mel Ferrer would be my jumping off point.  I love how happy they look sitting outside enjoying a meal.  There is nothing that says summer like red checkered tablecloths and […]

I’m still recovering from my fun weekend in the Hamptons and have a lot of photos still to edit.  Until those are ready, I’m leaving you with this beautiful home in Bridgehampton, New York designed by Vicente Wolf. Nothing says the beach like blue and white but what I really love is the interesting art […]

You know you’re almost in the Hamptons when you pass the Stargazer sculpture above.  Depending on cell service, which is always spotty out East, I’ll be posting pics this weekend on Instagram at @habituallychic. Until then, here are some photos from a few of my recent trips to the Hamptons.   Bon weekend!

I’m packing my bag and getting ready for a weekend getaway in the Hamptons.  I always feel bad that the Hamptons gets such a bad rap. Granted the traffic is hideous and the party scene can be is a bit ridiculous but it’s the closest place we harried New Yorkers have to unwind.  No wonder […]

When you work on a book, you realize during the process that sometimes certain elements don’t work or you don’t have enough pages to include everything you had originally intended. Lucky for me, I knew that I would be able to feature these interviews and workspace photos on the blog.  While we did feature photos […]

This sign just went up in the window of a chic little frame shop down the street from me.  Don’t you wish you could hang up a sign like this and take off on vacation for two weeks?!  I’m not actually on vacation but I wish I was of course.  What I am doing is […]

Sometimes I leaf through my new magazines and then throw them on the pile to be fully read later. Sometimes I like a particular interior but forget about it until it pops up later for further consideration. That was the case with this house in Georgia designed by Furlow Gatewood that was featured in Veranda […]

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.   – Russel Baker

After a week of continuous 90+ degree days, I think a little yachting sounds like the perfect way to cool off. If you’ve got an extra $32.8 Million handy, you could be sailing around the Mediterranean with 35 of your closest friends on the Christina O, the yacht made famous by Jackie and Aristotle Onassis. […]

The good thing about getting older is that everyone you know is doing something fabulous with their life.  The bad thing is that people you know and admire start passing away unexpectedly.  Today I learned of the death of one of my favorite London based interiors designers, David Collins. To say he was talented would […]

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt I know some of you get annoyed when I spend too long on one topic so I’m going to come back to the Musée Nissim de Camondo in a few days.  In the meantime, I’m going to remind you of the […]

The Musée Nissim de Camondo has a graceful and elegant entry and staircase that seemed to deserve its own post. It would have certainly impressed guests to the house and you can certainly see the influence of the Petit Trianon on the staircase and black and white marble floor. If you can’t make the trip out to […]

Seeing as it’s Bastille Day, I thought I should post something French. (Remember, those of you who receive the email subscription are always a day behind.) One of my favorite things that I did on my recent trip to Paris was visit the Musée de Nissim de Camondo. It’s located next to the Parc Monceau in the […]

While I was on the Vogue Paris website yesterday, I also came across this little feature on Sofia Coppola’s new limited edition Louis Vuitton SC bag exclusively for Bon Marché Rive Gauche in Paris. It’s an update of the design she created in 2009 in cobalt blue with fuchsia trim in two sizes that will be available in September 2013. Better […]

I’m a huge proponent of “to each his own” but whenever I see fashion bloggers in their technicolor outfits, endless arm parties, and unnatural nail art, I want to run screaming in the opposite direction.  I think that’s why I have an affinity for the French editors. My new favorite is Capucine Safyurtlu, the fashion […]

After my visit to Aerin Lauder’s house and store in the Hamptons, I decided that I needed a topiary.  Since I don’t have a house like hers above, I settled for a small myrtle topiary and a larger ball topiary in a blue and white pot similar to the one in her store.  It’s a […]

Today marks my six year blog anniversary.  It seems like forever ago since I wrote my first post and yet also just like yesterday.  I’m still amazed daily though at all the wonderful things that have come about because of Habitually Chic. Publishing my book Creativity at Work has to be at the top of […]