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While the sales are going on now in Paris, it’s only a twice a year occurrence.  I miss regular mark downs and deals.  Good thing I can shop online at places like Nordstrom Rack where new styles are added each day and are up to 70% off. I can also shop in my pajamas in […]

I had the great pleasure of attending my first fashion show in Paris Saturday night and I couldn’t have started off with a better one than Hermès. If it hadn’t been raining, the Hermès homme été 2015 show would have taken place in the jardin of le Cloitre des Cordeliers and looked like the sketch above. […]

Roman Holiday

06 . 25 . 14

I’m currently trying to decide if I should go to Italy in July or wait until I return to Europe in October.  These photos that Peter Lindbergh took of Caroline Trentini and actor Louis Garrel in Rome for Vogue have me contemplating hoping on a plane as soon as possible.  But I’m still not sure. […]

As some of you read on Instagram, I’ve finally moved into my own apartment after living with my friend Eleanor and her family for a month. I definitely could not have made such a smooth transition without her generosity and hospitality but more on that later.   I’ve moved to the 7th arrondissement but just […]

First Look at Fall

06 . 16 . 14

Usually by this time in New York, i’m totally sick of my summer clothes and ready for fall.  Because the weather is so much less hot in Paris, I’m perfectly content with my current wardrobe.  Well, that was until I saw the new First Look at Fall feature in the June/July 2014 issue of Harpers’ […]

I received an email from Net-a-Porter this morning informing me that their sale sections were now up to 70% off.  That’s a pretty enticing offer. As I was checking out the options, I thought it might be fun to choose some of my favorites and create three summer outfits for you.  The first is a […]

A New Chance

06 . 08 . 14

The Chance Co. summer preview was the morning of my flight to Paris so I couldn’t attend.  It looks great in the photos they send so I’m sure it was even better in person.  Founder Julia Leach was inspired this season by the beauty of Sweden and has added a little pattern to her repertoire […]

Today is a bank holiday in France.  Most people take off Friday as well for a four day weekend.  Once everyone returns on Monday, my holiday period is over and it’s back to work.  One thing on my Paris to do list is to make nice with all the brands.  At the top of the […]

I know I said I’d post what I was packing for Paris and I swear I’ll try to get to it soon.  I feel a little out of sorts living in my friend’s apartment. Hopefully, I will get on a good schedule once I get my own place. I’m taking these first two weeks as […]

Chic in LA: The Row

05 . 18 . 14

Just because I’m in Paris doesn’t mean I’m not keeping up with what’s going on aux Etats-Unis.  Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have just opened their first stand alone store for their uber-chic fashion house The Row in Melrose Place in Los Angeles. Like their collections, it’s very clean and simple. The space will not only […]

It’s so hard to find chic classic pieces that don’t cost a fortune these days. That’s why I fell in love with everything that Heidi Wynne produces for her eponymous collection.  Heidi has worked for over a decade in the fashion industry and was inspired to create timeless pieces that would remain in your closet […]

If you have been wondering why my posts have been going up late if at all, it’s because in between working on projects, I’ve been making countless visits to the tailor and cobbler in preparation for my summer sojourn in Paris. Packing for four months is infinitely harder than packing for a week or two. […]

I really thought I was going to love the Charles James: Beyond Fashion exhibition today at The Metropolitan Museum of Art but I found it underwhelming.  The gowns and other pieces are beautiful but the pitch black rooms with strange futuristic cameras was distracting and disappointing.  I would have loved to have seen the dresses […]

Beyond Fashion

05 . 05 . 14

Sorry for the lack of posts the last few days.  I just felt like I needed a little break.  I’ll be back with a post later today but first, I’m off to the press preview for Charles James:Beyond Fashion exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It opens to the public on May 8 and runs […]

Beautiful Maleness

04 . 14 . 14

I realized that I have been posting a lot of women’s fashions lately and haven’t given my male readers much love.  Here’s a little masculine inspiration that I’m sure many women will also enjoy.  How beautiful maleness is, if it finds its right expression.  – D.H. Lawrence Michael Caine via Other Wordly Photo by Idha Lindhag […]

Hatch Spring Discount

04 . 04 . 14

It seems like every time I turn around one of my friends is announcing a pregnancy.  I’m beginning to think there might be something in the water. It’s good to know that they’ll have lots of fashion options to keep them chic with Hatch Collection. Even celebrities love the wear before, during, and after baby […]

Rainy Days and Mondays

03 . 31 . 14

It’s been raining for four days in New York which reminded me that I need a new trench coat.  Normally I would pull out my beloved Gryphon trench but it looks like it’s finally time for it to be retired. I also have a lovely trench with a fur collar from Barney’s private label but […]