I know many of you will be visiting New York for the holidays so make sure you add The Polo Bar at Ralph Lauren to your must visit list.  It doesn’t open until next week but if it’s anything like the Ralph Lauren restaurants in Chicago and Paris, it will be a hit. The New York […]

I’m still recovering from my first full day at Art Basel.  I saw some amazing art and pretty much everyone from New York in Miami. There is so much to do that it’s exhausting but definitely worth the trip. It is hard though to think about Christmas when it’s 80 degrees and sunny everyday.  I […]

I braved the arctic temperatures on Tuesday to stop by The Holiday Workshop by Bronson Van Wyck. You might remember that he created a similar holiday workshop last year on the Upper East Side.  This year The Holiday Workshop is located in the St. Regis Hotel which Bronson also decorated for Christmas. “Located off the beloved hotel lobby, the […]

I was very excited to learn from jewelry designer Jennifer Alfano that KULE has opened a pop up shop on the Upper East Side. It’s filled with all their chic pieces including cabled sweaters, great coats, and signature signet rings. It was 20 degrees in New York today so I was too layered up to try anything […]

It’s a bit of a cliche but I love how the French respect and even revere older women.  I wonder every day if America will ever get over its youth obsession. Maybe if we had more photos of Lauren Hutton around, they would finally get the picture. No pun intended.  November 17th is Lauren’s 71st […]

I’ve been thinking about getting a new rug for my living room and lucky for me, ABC Carpet & Home is having a Silk Rug Sample Sale. The sale features exquisite hand-knotted one-of-a-kind silk rugs from their well-known Aquasilk, Color Reform and Aura collections up to 50% off their original prices. If you’ve ever decorated […]

After trying to make it to every museum in Paris this summer, I realized that there are a few museums I still haven’t visited in New York.  One of the first I am headed is The Jewish Museum to see the new exhibition Helena Rubinstein: Beauty is Power exhibition. It is the first exhibition to […]

“October extinguished itself in a rush of howling winds and driving rain and November arrived, cold as frozen iron, with hard frosts every morning and icy drafts that bit at exposed hands and faces.” – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix   Photo by me.

It was announced yesterday that Chris Benz was appointed the new creative director of Bill Blass. CHris is one of the nicest and funniest people I know so I could not be more happy for him.  He recently closed his fashion business and had been focused on renovating his new house. I was wondering if […]

New York is all dressed up for autumn and Halloween right now. The Upper East Side gets very into decorating for Halloween and some of the decorations are seriously scary. I prefer the chic and subtle approach and thought I would share some of my favorites with you as well as some turning leaves. Happy […]

My first thought when I heard that the English fashion designer Peter Copping was named the new creative director of Oscar de la Renta was, I wonder what will happen to his amazing Instagram account.  My second thought was whether he’ll have to change his Instagram from @peterricci.  Peter has been based in Paris as the […]

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” – Albert Camus Photo by me via Instagram.

Even though it’s still October, everyone is breathless in anticipation for the Sotheby’s auction in November of the Property from the Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon, otherwise known as Bunny Mellon.  Over 2,000 items will be up for sale from the Mellon residences which will benefit The Gerard B. Lambert Foundation, a charitable entity established by Mrs. Mellon in […]

I was very excited to read today that the New York home of Vogue editor Hamish Bowles  is featured on and in the November 2014 issue of World of Interiors.  The apartment was designed by Studio Peregalli and looks just as colorful as his old apartment but also more English. I don’t think it’s out yet here […]

I was lucky enough to see Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs this summer at the Tate Modern in London and today I saw it in New York.  Even though the new exhibition that opens at the Museum of Modern Art on October 12th contains much of the same art, it still feels exciting and new.  One […]

I’m usually not a fan of new construction but I am quite impressed with the design of 224 Mulberry Street I saw on Curbed today. It was developed by Flank to complement the other buildings in the neighborhood and as though it were in a landmarked district.  Although, I’m sure most of the other buildings […]

I mentioned Ralph’s Coffee last week but thought you might want to see a few photos. The new cafe is located on the second floor of the new Polo Ralph Lauren store on Fifth Avenue and it’s worth the trek.  You can eat in their chic seating area or get something to go after shopping […]