At this time of year, not only do I think of changing out my closet for fall but also my home.  I switch out my lighter summer pillows for heavier wool pillows from Judy Ross.  I sometimes also change the color of the cashmere throw on my sofa.  From the look of these autumnal inspired […]

I haven’t even gotten through all the September magazines and now the October issues are arriving in my mailbox.  I am always excited for Vogue though and look forward to reading more about the newest “it girl” Carey Mulligan.  She stars with Keira Knightly, Andrew Garfield, and Charlotte Rampling in the film version of Kazuo […]

The French have a lovely term for returning to normal life in September after their August vacation.  It’s called la rentrée and I think it’s a perfect name for today.  It was exactly a year ago today that I returned from Paris. These fabulous photos of Raquel Zimmermann by Terry Richardson shot in Paris reminded me […]

The dining room wallpaper in Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s home from my last post is Chinese Pewter from Roger Arlington.  I was going to use it in one of my projects last year but it ended up not working out.  It’s still one of my favorite papers though.  I love the mix of gold […]

Television always reruns shows during a holiday weekend so I thought I would do the same with a post.  It’s not exactly the same but I did post some of these photos of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s Long Island home more than two years ago.  It was designed by Thom Filicia and is one […]

Since I know that not all of my readers are Americans on holiday for the long Labor Day weekend, I thought I would post a little fall fashion inspiration from Vogue.  The fashion world in New York is not on holiday this weekend either.  They are putting the “labor” in Labor Day but toiling away […]

When summer gathers up her robes of glory, And, like a dream, glides away. – Sarah Helen Whitman Photos from Domino, Christopher Baker and unknown

The rumors that Lanvin and it’s designer Alber Elbaz would be collaborating with H&M were confirmed yesterday!  Fashionistas everywhere are already in a tizzy and announced that they might actually stand in line for this new collection.  “I have said in the past that I would never do a mass-market collection, but what intrigued me […]

ShelterPop was kind enough to ask me to comment on Equestrian Style for a piece on their site that ran yesterday.  You can learn more ways to incorporate equestrian accessories into your decor.  I also found these new photos since my last Equestrian Chic post.  Enjoy! Foxcroft Riders, 1960, Slim Aarons

There are so many of us who work from home and have had to carve out space for a desk.  Some are in the living room, others are in the bedroom, and there are a even a few that are in the closet, literally.  Even those who do have work offices have spaces at home […]

One of my Spanish readers who writes Me Gusta La Moda was kind enough to forward me this photo of Carolina Herrera looking very chic at a fitting in her studio.  The model is Eugenia Silva who was to wear the dress to the Costume Institute Gala.  The man kneeling on the floor is Carolina […]

There are a lot of important issues going on in the world but the press is jumping all over the fact that President Obama had the Oval Office redecorated recently.  Margaret Russell, the new editor in chief of Architectural Digest, even made an appearance on The Today Show to comment of the room.  She hoped […]

The breezes taste Of apple peel. The air is full Of smells to feel- Ripe fruit, old footballs, Burning brush, New books, erasers, Chalk, and such. The bee, his hive, Well-honeyed hum, And Mother cuts Chrysanthemums. Like plates washed clean With suds, the days Are polished with A morning haze. – John Updike, September Photo […]

I’d like to welcome two of my fabulous new sponsors, Lamshop, whose Ming table is seen above, and The Katch Design Company.  It’s not too late to advertise in September or plan for October.  Contact me for rates today!

You never know where inspiration for a story will strike.  I was reading Page 6 yesterday and they mentioned that Cornelia Guest (above) is putting her ancestral home, Templeton, on the market again.  In case you don’t know, Cornelia’s mother was the chic style icon C.Z. Guest.  Templeton in Old Westbury on Long Island was […]

It was reported by WWD last week that Vogue Creative Director Grace Coddington is hard at work on her autobiography.  She will be helped with this task by former Men’s Vogue editor in chief Jay Fielden.  “We’re just starting, and I think it’s going to be a really fun project,” she told WWD, adding: “I’m […]

If you don’t already have the July/August 2010 issue of Australian Vogue Living, run, don’t walk to the nearest newsstand!  This issue is one of their best and includes a fun story about eating in Brooklyn and a feature on the Montauk home of Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch of Roman and Williams which you […]