Someone called Cecconi’s the most beautiful restaurant in Miami and I have to agree.  Lucky for Stefan and me, the restaurant was located in our hotel, the Soho Beach House.  We’ll get to that later.  Designer Martin Brudnizki created a gorgeous oasis underneath Silver Buttonwood trees and bell jar hanging light fixtures.  The trees are also wrapped in white […]

Since we have a few inches of snow on the ground in New York, I thought this might be a good time to post about warm and sunny Miami!  After the cruise docked, Stefan and I headed to the Design District in Downtown Miami.  In addition to furniture showrooms, the Design District is home to some […]

I don’t attend any men’s fashion shows but if there was one I did decide to attend, it would be Michael Bastian.  I love his modern take on preppy male clothing.  His chic style also extends to his West Village apartment.  You might remember it from the September 2008 issue of Domino magazine.  It still looks just […]

Please welcome our newest chic sponsor Creations by Kage.  Designer Kristin Holstein creates vintage inspired bags and clutches that are modified for the modern woman. I especially love the Embroidered Tucker Clutch that would be perfect for spring and summer.  Kristin is also generously offering Habitually Chic readers 10% off any order.  Just use code […]

It’s a long holiday weekend and that means many people will be getting away.  Designer Stephen Shubel‘s chic fisherman’s cottage in Sausalito looks like a chic yet cozy place spend some time off.  He describes it as being “like Marie Antoinette in a t-shirt…the past recreated for today.”  He mixes French furniture with nautical touches that […]

I took this photo of the front row at Nanette Lepore from my seat and it is one of my favorite moments from fashion week. I don’t know the name of the first blonde but the second is Joanna Hillman, senior fashion market editor of Harper’s Bazaar.  She is sitting next to her colleague David […]

Only fashion could get me up and out of the house at 8:00am on a chilly Sunday morning.  Estee Lauder was kind enough to invite me backstage at the Derek Lam show and I’m excited to share my behind the scenes experience with you.  It’s amazing how much work goes into a ten minute runway […]

One of the events I couldn’t make it to this week was shoe designer Charlotte Dellal’s launch party at Bergdorf Goodman.  Her line named Charlotte Olympia is filled with vertigo inducing heels in bright colors and patterns.  After seeing images of her own home in London as well as that of her parents, I have […]

I was telling someone recently that I will never be photographed by one of the fashion week street photographers.  I don’t wear “fierce” shoes as my friend Jessica calls them or crazy outfits but that doesn’t mean I can’t photograph some of them.  I recognized French style blogger Garance Doré when I was leaving the […]

We interrupt our vacation slide show to bring you a look at some of the fashion shows I have been attending this week. One of my favorites is always Tory Burch.  She always shows wearable yet interesting outfits with a hint of nostalgia that I can always imagine myself wearing. For Fall 2011, she told WWD that […]

Every designer whether they work with fashion or interiors will tell you that travel is the best source of inspiration.  No where was that more true than in Nassau.  The pink color of so many of the buildings looked  beautiful against the bright blue sky but everywhere I looked I saw a fabulous color.  I […]

After a brief reprieve yesterday, the weather is cold again.  What could be better to post today than the pink Government House in Nassau, Bahamas.  It makes me think back to that 80 degree day and all the lovely Bahamians who wished us good day as we passed them.  Hope you have a good day too! […]

The most stunning space on the Marina was the Owner’s Suite on the back of Deck 9.  It was decorated by Susan Bednar Long of S.B. Long Interiors in collaboration with Ralph Lauren Home.  It looked like the interior of an elegant yacht but was also comfortable and cozy.  The bedroom was one of the rooms […]

Since the Marina was fully booked, we were only able to see the designer rooms and suites while we were docked in Nassau.  Dakota Jackson designed a few suites and we peeked into two of them.  We weren’t given any specific details about the rooms but I assume much of the furniture came from Dakota […]

A few readers commented that they were impressed by the decor of our room on the Marina.  They weren’t expecting it to look so nice.  If you thought that was impressive, wait until you see the public areas and restaurants.  Oceania Cruises bills themself as mid-luxury but after to speaking with the designers, it was clear […]

This cold weather is definitely making me wish I was still sailing on the Marina.  I don’t think Stefan and I could have had a better first cruise experience and we owe it all to Oceania Cruises.  This was an inaugural christening cruise and there was copious amounts of music, dancing, champagne, fireworks, sunshine, and […]

I’m back from vacation! I had an amazing time on the Oceania inaugural cruise of their new ship Marina, exploring Nassau and Miami, staying at the Soho Beach House, and touring Vizcaya among other things. Most of all, I enjoyed the warm and sunny weather!  When I left Miami today it was 84 degrees.  When I […]