I love my apartment and all my antiques and paintings but sometimes I dream about painting everything white and parring things down. The perfect example of this chic minimal look is the Connecticut home of Michael DePerno and Andrew Fry who are owners of the store Plain Goods in New Preston, Connecticut. I posted their home last […]

It’s been cool enough in New York that I’ve started wearing flats and I’ve seen many editors already wearing boots during fashion week. That might be jumping the gun a little but it is a good time to think about your fall footwear. We all know that that by the time you really need a […]

Instagram is the best travel agent and no one has made me want to plan a trip to visit the English countryside more than Mish Tworkowski. The fine jewelry designer of MISH has been posting beautiful bucolic scenes of gardens across England for the part two weeks. I can’t wait to see how this inspiration […]

I had a friend and former client ask me for fashion advice and wanted another post on how to style white jeans for fall. The weather seems to stay warm until October lately so you can definitely wear white jeans past Labor Day if you style them for the season. That means putting away your […]

I had a busy summer of travel and I’m finally sitting down to work on my travel guides. Many of the places can be visited year round so don’t worry about feeling like you missed out. First up is Newport, Rhode Island. I haven’t visited the “City by the Sea” since college so it was […]

I’ll admit that it felt like this summer flew by but I’m still very ready for la rentrée, which is what the French call the reentry after their August holidays. I can’t wait for sweater weather, leaf peeping, and fall events like the Lee Radziwill auction at Christie’s in October. If you’re not excited for […]

The September magazines always feature beautiful fashions but there is nothing I love more when they include gorgeous interiors. Such is the case with C’est Chic from British Vogue where model Rebecca Leigh Longendyke was styled by Jane How and photographed by Zoe Ghertner at Château de Champlâtreux about an hour north of Paris. Château […]

Every year, I eagerly await the first pre-fall collection from Sézane and it’s finally launched today. I don’t think the styling and photos are as beautiful or inspiring as they were last year but the collection is still filled with wonderful pieces to add to your autumn wardrobe. Happy September! XOXO, HC Johnson Coat and […]

I hope everyone is ready for the long holiday weekend. Make sure you give yourself some time to shop because there are some amazing Labor Day weekend sales* happening now. While some of it is summer merchandise, there is a lot of fall fashions and home decor to be found on sale too. Ann Taylor – […]

Much of what I post on Habitually Chic can be described as “aspirational” design. I know this doesn’t always translate to real life which can be frustrating to those without unlimited budgets. When my very sweet public relations friend Current D’Ignazio asked me to help her pull together her first grown up apartment in New […]

As I mentioned yesterday, I had a wonderful summer but there is nothing I look forward to more than autumn in New York. Fall is the city’s finest season. There is electricity in the air again and fashion week begins which is always exciting. There are also many anticipated art exhibitions, design events, and auctions […]

The weather has been cool enough to wear jeans for the last few days and it’s been heavenly. I had a wonderful summer but I hate sweating and look forward to autumn every year. Fall is New York’s best season and the absolute best time of the year for fashion. My favorite go to outfit […]

There is nothing I love more than Greek Revival architecture and English antiques and here they are combined in a gorgeous home in the Hudson Valley featured in the September/October 2019 issue of Veranda. The owners tapped Cynthia Filkoff of Di Biase Filkoff Architects to build a home in 2012 that looks like it could have […]

It’s a bank holiday weekend in the UK and it feels everyone else in Europe is en vacances until September begins. I’ve been traveling so much this summer that I’m happy to be at home getting ready for fall. But here’s one last look at summer for those of you who aren’t ready for it […]

Remember when I went to Colonial Williamsburg in May? I posted most of my trip on Instagram and Stories but I couldn’t post photos of Palmer House until it was published in Veranda which just happened this week. Palmer House was decorated by Anthony Baratta who was tapped as Colonial Williamsburg’s first Designer in Residence. […]

Have you ever dreamed of living the luxurious life of Valentino and his business partner and friend Giancarlo Giammetti? Well, now you can since they are selling their lavish summer home, Villa La Vagnola, in Tuscany for €12 million or $13,297,872 USD. The duo bought the property in 1986 and previously listed for sale in […]

I’ve run out of many of my beauty products in the last two weeks. Good thing for me that the Dermstore is offering 25% off most products during their annual anniversary sale with the code CELEBRATE until August 25, 2019. It’s the perfect time to stock up on all my favorites as well as try […]