I toured the New York International Gift Fair with my friend Peter Sunday and found lots of great new products.  I also saw a few themes emerge one of which was anchors and nautical inspired items. I found many in Jonathan Adler‘s booth including the lamps above.  Please keep in mind that many of the items […]

We’re in the dog days of summer and who couldn’t use a fan to help keep cool.  Even if you have air conditioning, a ceiling fan can help circulate air in the summer and even move hot air down in the winter.  Haiku, the world’s most energy-efficient ceiling fan confirmed by Energy Star, efficiently moves air […]

You might remember that I visited Kendall Conrad‘s little shop in The Brentwood Country Mart on my last trip to LA.  Thanks to C magazine, you can now peek into her design studio and home in Montecito, California.  Just like her logo-free chic bags, accessories and jewelry, her home is pared down and neutral but […]

I’ve already started shopping for fall and J.Crew was one of the first places I hit.  I not only love their clothes but there always chic advertising.  The new “We Know You’re Out There” campaign for fall features some favorite street style subjects and a few fabulous unknown people.  I especially love the always stylish […]

There is no greater excitement than finding out that someone whom you admire reads your blog.  Even more exciting is having the opportunity to interview them.  Last Thursday, I headed over to The Fuller Building to meet Aerin Lauder to discuss all the exciting things she is working on for her new company AERIN.  She […]

August 15th marks what would have been Julia Child’s 100th birthday.  I think I’ll have to go out for French food tonight to celebrate her wonderful life.  Bon Appetit! “Find something you’re passionate about  and keep tremendously interested in it.”  – Julia Child

I’m still away but I’m leaving you with another look at Oscar de la Renta’s fabulous home in Punta Cana.  I found some new photos via Vogue and have included new garden photos from Architectural Digest.  Enjoy! Photos by Francois Halard for Vogue and via AD

Just a little reminder while I’m away to enjoy summer’s fleeting days.

My flight on Friday was cancelled “due to weather” by the fine folks at USAirways so I’m flying home on Saturday now.  On the bright side, the extra day gave me time to get some work off my plate and take a photo of my travel ensemble.  It was inspired by Charlize Theron’s outfit in […]

I’m off to visit my family in Pennsylvania for a little R&R.  Of course, that got me thinking about the state of fashion, or lack there of, at the airport.  It’s rare to see someone who looks nice which is sad. People traveled for hundreds if not thousands of years without wearing sweatpants and I […]

When Janet and Gilbert de Botton set about finding a house in the South of France, they finally settled on a 1,000 acre bull farm in Provence.  From it, they created, along with decorator and landscape architect Jean-Louis Raynaud and his partner Kenyon Kramer, “one of the great contemporary estates of our time.” Jacob Rothschild […]

“September is the January in fashion.” – Candy Pratts Price I love quoting that line from The September Issue because it’s so true.  The September issues have already started to arrive and I can’t wait to get my hands on the new Vogue.  At 916 pages, it really will be their biggest issue ever! Woo […]

This is my last Jacques Grange post.  I swear.  But I couldn’t post about his guest houses in Portugal without sharing the one that he actually uses while on holiday. This one is definitely my favorite and the day bed is going in my beach house folder immediately. It’s perfection. 

If yesterday’s guest house on Jacques Grange’s property wasn’t your style, maybe this one will be more to your liking.  I love all the fabulous striped cotton rugs and textiles. But I probably wouldn’t even see them because I’d be sitting outside on one of the chic rattan chairs all day.  A girl can dream. 

“Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not.” – William James  August is when most Europeans take a month long holiday. I envy them and vow each year to do the same.  It hasn’t quite happened yet […]

One New Yorker who many have admired over the years is Diana Vreeland.  You might remember my post on the book about her life and career, The Eye has to Travel.  It was written by Lisa Immordino Vreeland who is married to Diana’s grandson, Alexander Vreeland.  Since she is part of the family, Lisa was […]

“A hundred times have I thought New York is a catastrophe and 50 times:  It is a beautiful catastrophe.”- Le Corbusier Today, August 6, 2012, marks my 11th anniversary in New York.  As I look back, at the good times and the bad, I think “beautiful catastrophe” sums up what it’s like to live in […]