The third apartment at The Setai for Designer Visions was designed by Steven Gambrel for Town & Country magazine.  It has just been published in the December issue if you want to read more about it.  As you know, all the spaces were inspired by a film set in New York and Steven chose Six […]

After a lovely weekend, I’ve decided to take a night off.  Of course, I can’t leave my blog readers high and dry so I’m posting one of my all time favorite interiors.  This drawing room was designed by Billy Baldwin for long time clients Kitty and Gilbert Miller’s London home.  Except for the flowers and […]

“If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine.” – Morris West Just a little reminder to enjoy the sunshine this weekend!

I’ve always been Team Anniston.  It’s the hair.  So when I found out that Angelina Jolie was on the cover of the December issue of Vogue, I was none too pleased.  There is something about that husband stealing home wrecker that rubs me the wrong way.  I will admit that the photo above by Mario […]

Of all the spaces at Designer Visions at The Setai, I was most excited to see the apartment inspired by Wall Street.  Interior designer Richard Hallberg designed the space for Veranda and imagined where Gordon Gekko would live after he was released from prison.  He would certainly still be collecting art and living well.  What […]

We’re a bit behind with some of the foreign magazines so I just found the September/October issue of Australian Vogue Living on the newsstand yesterday.  I am begging them to offer an online subscription to their fabulous magazine because they always feature the the most amazing interiors.  I immediately fell in love with the Lime […]

Whenever I visit Barneys, I love to check out the books on the 9th floor. I came across one book recently that is especially chic. In English it’s called Reporting in Style and in French, Collection Privée.  Regardless of the name, the photographs by Benno Graziani will speak for themselves.  Benno Graziani was one of the […]

I want to thank the new Australian online magazine Ivy & Piper for including me on their Beautiful blog roll.  I am especially honored to be in the company of interior designer and blogger Anna Spiro.  Her blog Absolutely Beautiful Things was one of the first design blogs that I read and it definitely inspired […]

One of my favorite events last year was the Designer Visions: Cinema Style sponsored by Hearst magazines and I couldn’t wait to see what they had up their sleeve this year.  They have paired three of their magazines with three top designers to create apartments that were inspired by films all set in New York. They […]

Joan Mitchell is one of my favorite artists.  I was disappointed to find that there was only one of her paintings in the Abstract Expressionism exhibit at The Museum of Modern Art on view now.  I wish I lived in Beverly Hills.  If I did, I could view fourteen of her gorgeous works at the Gagosian […]

  If you follow me on Twitter, then you probably know that I have recently cut sugar out of my life.  I knew I had a problem but wasn’t sure how to deal with it until I read Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Newsletter last week entitled Overcoming Sugar Addiction.  It was exactly the plan of attack […]

I think there is a misconception that New Yorkers only go to the Hamptons in the summer.  While the Hamptons are lovely during the warmer months, they can be even better in the fall and winter when the crowds have left.  If Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour and her family don’t spend weekends at their place […]

A few readers asked about the coral colored lipstick from the J.Crew Spring 2011 presentation.  It is Heat Wave from Nars.   I’d start stocking up now because it looks like it’s going to be the hot color for next year!

Just so my male readers don’t feel left out, here is a lookat J.Crew men’s spring 2011 preview.  The collection was inspired by the pastel colors of artist Cy Twombly and landscape painter Windslow Homer.  Frank Muytjens and the design team visited Prouts Neck, Maine and were inspired by the color of the sea. Looks […]

I’m off to an early drapery installation but I’m leaving you with a sneak peek at the Spring 2011 looks from J.Crew.  Big thanks to new President Jenna Lyons and the head of Women’s Design Marissa Webb for putting on a fabulous show.  I’ve already picked out what I am dying to wear so let […]

After I mentioned that Cire Trudon was opening in New York, I was invited to tour the space and learn more about the historic candle company. The inspiration for the first boutique outside of France was the Galerie des Glaces of Versailles.  Of course, this is a bit of toned down version of Versailles with […]

You must pick up a copy of the December issue of Town & Country.  One of the highlights is a wonderful first person account by Carol Prisant of the six weeks in the summer of 1957 that she spent working for Babe and William Paley.   Barbara “Babe” Cushing Mortimer Paley continues to be a style icon more […]