I am beyond excited to finally announce that I am working on a Habitually Chic Book! I met with and talked to many publishers but felt an instant connection at powerHouse Books. They got my concept immediately and I could tell that I would have more creative control of the final product. It was my […]
The sad truth is that with everything going on right now, I don’t have time to read a book. When I do, I plan to pick up The House in France by Gully Wells. I read an excerpt in the June 2011 issue of Vogue and was hooked. As you might have guessed from the […]
I am still editing all my photos from High Point but decided to take a break today. While catching up on my favorite websites, I was excited to read on Vogue.com that there is a book about to be released about my favorite artist Joan Mitchell. While I absolutely love Joan Mitchell’s abstract paintings, I […]
Speaking of Paris, I wish I had Parisian Chic before my last trip to Paris. Ines de la Fressange’s guide to style and the city of lights is packed full of insider tips on what to wear, where to shop, places to eat, and hotels in which to stay. I was a little disappointed to […]
If you were a fan of Domino magazine, then you remember Lili Diallo‘s amazing styling skills. I’m very excited that her new book Details: A Stylist’s Secrets to Creating Inspired Interiors has just been released so we can all learn from the master. Also seemed like a good time to revisit her Brooklyn loft. It’s […]
“If you produce one book, you will have done something wonderful in your life.” – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis There are not one but two fabulous new books that chronicle the more than two decades that Jackie Kennedy Onassis spent as a book editor. Jackie as Editor: The Literary Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis by Greg Lawrence […]
I could spend a week discussing Cecil Beaton. He was a photographer, set designer, costume designer, interior designer, diarist, style icon, and probably more. Among the highlights of his career were the sets and costumes he designed for Gigi and My Fair Lady as well as the wedding photos he took of the Duke and […]
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 […]
The Encyclopedia of the Exquisite is a book after my own heart. I love the title and I love the premise. Author Jessica Kerwin Jenkins was an editor at W magazine and while covering stories around the world, kept a folder full of interesting clippings, photos and “other ephemera.” She said recently, “every time I […]
I don’t really care what chef Eric Ripert is cooking up as long as he’s talking about it in that sexy French accent. His show Avec Eric on PBS is mesmerizing and now he has compiled a companion cookbook. It is actually more than just a cookbook. Avec Eric is also a travel guide and […]
Flea markets are a weekend ritual for many people. One of the biggest regrets that Stefan and I have about our trip to Paris is that we did not make it to the legendary les puces. When we do finally make the trip, we will have a wonderful guide in Antiquaires: Paris Flea Markets by […]
If there is one designer who is glamorous enough to follow a post about Anne Hathaway, it’s Mary McDonald. Even though she lives in Los Angeles, those of us on the East Coast will have a chance to meet Ms. McDonald at her book signing at Doyle next Monday. Better start planning your chic outfit […]
Wendy Goodman is a very busy author. She writes for the Home Design section of New York magazine and also found time to write the new book The World of Gloria Vanderbilt. It seems like a perfect pairing since design plays a big part in Gloria’s life. As she says in the magazine, “decorating is autobiography” and […]
I own a lot of vintage books but one I don’t have in my collection is Allure by Diana Vreeland. I was therefore very excited to see a reissued copy in the bookstore today. Vreeland was a fashion editor at Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue before her appointment in 1972 as “Special Consultant” to The Costume Institute […]
I happened to be perusing the books at the Rizzoli store recently and instantly fell in love with Life and Work: Malene Birger’s Life in Pictures. I wasn’t familiar with Ms. Birger but she is a famous fashion designer in Copenhagen, Denmark who has had her own line since 2003. I was happy to find […]
I can’t imagine that there is anything left to write about Coco Chanel but Justine Picardie managed to unearth more intimate details of the famous fashion designer for her new book Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life. Picardie was the features director at British Vogue and currently writes a style column for The Telegraph […]
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 […]