If I had realized that the Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire auction was scheduled for Sotheby’s in London on the day I land in Paris, I would have revised my travel plans. But thanks to the wonders of technology, we can all see everything online and even bid remotely. Although, I think I will walk over to Sotheby’s today […]

Every time I visit Paris, I tell myself that this is the trip that I’m going to take the train to Belgium but I’ve still yet to make the trip. If there was a chance of visiting Dries Van Noten‘s gorgeous home in Lier, I’m sure I find a way to motivate myself. The Neoclassical house he shares with […]

This little red guide called J’aime Paris by Alain Ducasse arrived just in time for my trip to Paris next week. I actually first saw it on my last trip to Paris in October at Alain Ducasse‘s cooking school L’Ecole de Cuisine where Chanel Beauté had planned a fun evening during our Sublimage press trip. […]

It’s one of those rainy and cold days in New York that make you want to stay in bed in your pajamas.  Unfortunately, I spilled nail polish on my favorite blue silk pajamas, as seen in the photo above, while I was in Florence. Now I’m on the hunt for a new pair before I […]

The fashion brand Co didn’t even show at fashion week but their fall 2016 collection is making a splash. Founders Stephanie Danan and Justin Kern photographed their Look Book at a home in Beverly Hills that was designed by Elsie de Wolfe for Countess Dorothy di Frasso around 1936 who later rented it to movie star Marlene Dietrich. The Co […]

After seeing a photo of myself from my recent trip to Palm Springs, I realized that maybe I should start wearing brighter lipstick.  It’s an easy way to update your look and brighten your mood without spending a lot of money. As soon as I got home, I ordered a few exclusive shades of YSL Rouge […]

I received a frantic email from my friend Decorno (who really should start blogging again) today asking me if I heard about a J.K. Place hotel opening in Malibu.  Turns out that the iconic hotel group is setting up an experience J.K. Place Malibu for one week only, March 12-19, 2016 from 6:00-9:00pm. The website says, “Please […]

Before I head off on my next trip, I thought it might be a good idea to finally recap my two week trip to Italy last autumn which includes some of the things I wore along the way. I started  off in Milan for fashion week and then traveled on to Venice, Rome, and Florence before […]

Although I had an amazing trip to California, more on that later, I am very excited for my upcoming trip to Paris in two weeks.  While this apartment in Lyon and not Paris, it still has that quintessential French feel that includes tall windows, boiseries, and beautiful wood floors. It is the home of designers Pierre Emmanuel Martin […]

I’m not a fan of Instagram accounts that post old photos but following Hakan Groth is the best of both worlds. The London-based antiques dealer at Rupert Cavendish Antiques posts his own photos of historic homes in Sweden that look as if they couldn’t possibly be new. The photos here were taken at “Sandemar Manor by […]

I feel like I packed better for my trip to California last week than I have for past trips but I still get nervous about what to wear in Los Angeles. It’s much more casual than New York and encompasses lots of layers. The temperature was in the 60’s when I arrived which prompted everyone […]

One of the first placesI went shopping in Los Angeles last week was the boutique Violet Grey. The Melrose Place mecca for carefully curated beauty products did not disappoint. I saw a lot of things I already use which was gratifying like the Chanel Sublimage line which I swear is the key to surviving long plane […]

Designer Adam Lippes always presents his latest fashion collection in his Washington Square home where the beautiful interiors are the perfect backdrop to his gorgeous clothes. But it was the over the top “tropical Victorian” floral arrangement by Putnam Flowers that almost stole the show. They could not have been a better foil for the arctic […]

Valentine’s Day weekend seems like the perfect time to announce that a documentary about the venerable jewelry house Tiffany & Co. will be released on February 19th. Crazy About Tiffany’s was fully authorized by Tiffany & Co. and was written and directed by Matthew Miele who also made Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorfs who spent three years making […]

Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination. – Voltaire

Now that New York Fashion Week left Lincoln Center, designers have been shaking up the way they show their new collections. Wes Gordon is presenting his Fall 2016 fashions in short films and Instagram images some of which were shot in the very chic apartment of Stephen Sills. Considering how cold it is in New York right […]

While I was in Montecito last weekend, designer Kendall Conrad was insistent that I visit Miri Mara Ceramics. After seeing the unique shapes, textures, and colors of their pieces, I can see why.  Owner Fatmir “Miri” Mara was a fashion designer in Milan for almost 20 years before he and his husband decided to retire to Santa Barbara. […]