Every single person who commented on the passing of  Oscar de la Renta described him as a true gentleman. Perhaps this was due to his early training from Cristóbal Balenciaga and at Lanvin in Paris or his years heading Balmain. He was one of the last greats from a different time but he never forgot where he came from […]

First, I want to thank everyone who send kind emails and left comments regarding my beauty post.  I’m still trying to get through all the emails so if it takes me a few days to reply, please forgive me.  I think most of you completely understood why I wrote that post but a few of […]

The wifi situation has been more spotty than anticipated in the Dominican Republic so I apologize for a lack of posts.  But I have to admit that it’s been nice to be on a real holiday and doing no work other than making everyone back in cold New York jealous via Instagram. Except for a […]

Fingers crossed that Jet Blue is back up and running for my flight to the Dominican Republic this morning. After dealing the the “polar vortex” of single digit temperatures in New York, 80 degrees is going to feel like a dream. I’ll be meeting up with my friend Abigail at her family’s resort Hotel La […]

I’m still away but I’m leaving you with another look at Oscar de la Renta’s fabulous home in Punta Cana.  I found some new photos via Vogue and have included new garden photos from Architectural Digest.  Enjoy! Photos by Francois Halard for Vogue and via AD