Perhaps I would have enjoyed Rome more last autumn if I had been able to stay at the ridiculously chic Fendi Private Suites Hotel featured in the new WSJ magazine out next weekend. The luxury fashion house moved its corporate headquarters and reconfigured the 17th-century Palazzo Fendi with three separate architecture firms to create the boutique hotel, their largest store, an […]

After looking at photos of men in Los Angeles who all looked like bearded hipster auto mechanics, I was delighted to find these street style photos of men actually looking like gentlemen at London Fashion Week on GQ. It gives me hope but I’m still concerned about those men in LA. “You can never be […]

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore is the title of a 1974 movie staring Ellen Burstyn who plans to travel from New Mexico to California with her son to live. She never makes it but my dear friend Alice Ryan Miller and her family have successfully made the move from New York to Montecito, California. It was the […]

I’ve accompanied one of my friends to the Cartier boutique three times to try on their timeless Tank Watch.  While I was there I couldn’t help but try one on myself which now means I want one too. The Cartier Tank watch was not the first wrist watch designed by the French jewelry house but it […]

The Golden Globes mix television and movie stars at tables which alcohol which always makes it feel like the most fun awards show. It starts off the season and gives us an idea of who might win the Sag Awards and Oscars. It also gives us an idea of who we can count on to […]

Awards Season starts in full force tonight with the Golden Globes. I’ve seen a few of the films and performances nominated which makes me more excited to see who wins. I saw Brooklyn yesterday with Saoirse Ronan and absolutely loved the sweet coming of age immigrant story set in Brooklyn and Ireland. Joy is a bit […]

One of the most popular new year’s resolutions is to clean out the closet. I really wanted to get my two closets organized over the holidays but I was just too busy. I was feeling bad about not getting to them when I read today that Mercury just went into retrograde and it’s the best time for […]

Usually this time of year is pretty quiet but it just got very exciting for my dear friend Michelle Adams. Her gorgeous home in Ann Arbor, Michigan is featured in the new February issue of House Beautiful. Many of us dream of getting out of the rat race in New York but Michelle actually made the […]

While many are starting off the new year with clean white spaces, I’m loving this colorful and elegant Upper East Side home of designer Ellen Hanson that was recently featured in Vogue Living. There is something about the color and art that remind me of Steven Gambrel’s old New York townhouse but of course it stands on […]

While in Soho today, I picked up the winter issue of Town & Country UK. It’s chock full of chicness including two features set at Althorp, the family home of the late Princess Diana.  One is the recap of the gorgeous Ralph Lauren show and event held at the estate and the other is a fashion story […]

I usually post my intentions for the year in my annual Write It Down, Make It Happen post on New Year’s Day but I need one more day to prepare. I decided to start this year off right by taking an hour and half yoga class with my favorite instructor this morning. Now I’m going […]

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” – T.S. Eliot

It feels like everyone on Instagram is either in the mountains skiing or enjoying some fun in the sun at the beach. Tory Burch has been posting photos from her retreat in the West Indies. If you look closely, you might notice that her house used to belong to Bunny Mellon. When I went back to […]

New Year’s Eve in New York City is fraught with peril due to a lack of taxis and Uber surge pricing. Sometimes it’s just easier to stay in with a few friends than brave the crowds out on the town.  But then you don’t get to buy a fun party dress and fancy accessories.  Here […]

Sorry for the radio silence. I’ve took a few days off to enjoy the holidays. While I usually leave up my decorations until New Year’s Day, I felt like putting them away the day after Christmas.  Perhaps the warmer weather is to blame or just the urge to declutter before it’s time to get back […]

My kitchen obsession continues but I think I may have found the ultimate dream kitchen. The high-glosss black and brass accented Brooklyn brownstone kitchen just featured in Lonny was designed by David Nastasi and Kate Vail for a client.  Since space is at a premium in New York, I love that they took the cabinets all the […]

A goal for many each New Year’s is to declutter and minimize. While I was getting a head start on that stack of World of Interiors magazines, I came across this minimally inspiring home in Berlin again. The space belongs to freelance luxury design consultant Gerald Schmorl and while I posted it over a year ago, […]