If we had no winter,  the spring would not be so pleasant;  if we sometimes did not sometimes taste of adversity,  prosperity would not be so welcome.  – Anne Bradstreet Photo by me via Instagram

“Uptown is the new downtown ” is no longer a joke now that The East Pole has opened on the Upper East Side.  I’ve been hearing good things about the restaurant opened by the team responsible for The Fat Radish for a while but just experienced it for myself last night. I’ve also heard that […]

Most 21 year olds don’t move into multi-level homes decorated by Nate Berkus, but then again, model Karlie Kloss is not your average 21 year old. Vogue has a few pics of her chic downtown home in the March issue and online but I also found the before photos and the floor plan from the […]

I was flipping through the new March 2014 issue of InStyle magazine and was surprised to find a feature on Carolina Herrera‘s home.  The photos including more than those here don’t show too much of anything new but are worth checking out anyway.  I especially love the books waiting to be read in the library above. Maybe I […]

One of the best things about Paris, besides Paris itself, is Ladurée.  While they did open a Ladurée uptown in New York, we did not have a Ladurée tea salon until this week.  It is located on West Broadway in Soho in the space formally occupied by the restaurant Barolo who had a large patio.  I couldn’t quite see past the chic opening […]

A little tidbit in WWD caught my attention last week.  It announced that Carolina Irving had just been named creative director of home for Oscar de la Renta. Carolina will oversee the in-house home collection as well as those for Lee Jofa, Century Furniture, and Elson & Company. She will replace former creative director Miles […]

Club Monaco recently made a big splash with their newly redesigned lower Fifth Avenue store .  Now they are rolling out the chic store design to other locations including the Soho location.  I stopped by last week to do a little shopping and ogling.  While it doesn’t include a cafe, flower shop, or Strand bookstore […]

I always think of HATCH for their maternity wear but after visiting their pop up shop on Howard Street, I realize it’s not just for moms.  At the press breakfast, both my friend Alice Ryan and Serena Dugan of Serena & Lily were wearing a navy silk jumpsuit that looked like it was from a […]

I happened to be in Soho Friday with my camera so I stopped by a few stores and showrooms.  I haven’t been in BDDW in a while and it’s clear I should stop by more often.  The furniture is always amazing but I really loved the autumn inspired wall hangings. They also seem to hold […]

Last week, I had the fun opportunity to visit chic jewelry designer Lele Sadoughi in her new Soho studio.  It’s filled with treasures she’s brought back from trips and vintage furniture reupholstered in fun fabrics.  And let’s not forget all the beautiful baubles.  I first found Lele through Moda Operandi and since then, her pieces have […]

The Hearst Designer Visions Showhouse is an event I look forward to every year.  The designers chosen to participate go above and beyond and this year is no exception. They used to choose a film as the inspiration for the spaces which I always loved but now they are asked to come up with their […]

There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect onthe feelings, as now in October.  –  Nathaniel Hawthorne O suns and skies and clouds of June, And flowers of June together, Ye cannot rival for one hourOctober’s bright blue weather. – Unknown Photos by me […]

Last night’s panel with Domaine Home was rollicking good fun and I very much enjoyed chatting with Sara Ruffin Costello who was also on the panel with me. We’ve crossed paths before but never really had a chance to talk.  Now that she’s living in New Orleans, those chances are few and far between so […]

I’ve been a huge fan of Anya Hindmarch since I bought my first pair of her shoes at Harrod’s on a trip to London in 2005. They were petrol colored calf hair and came in a box so beautiful that I’ve kept them to this day. Her tiny store on East 60th Street was she […]

I cordially invite those of you in town for NY Now to stop by Dempsey and Carroll to see and hopefully order my new Habitually Chic stationery collection.  I will be in the store from 9:30-11:30am so please stop by for mimosas and macarons to celebrate.  There will also be a limited number of copies of my […]

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt I know some of you get annoyed when I spend too long on one topic so I’m going to come back to the Musée Nissim de Camondo in a few days.  In the meantime, I’m going to remind you of the […]

It’s been exciting to see the progress of Serena & Lily from when I was first introduced to them in 2010.  It was even more inspiring to hear founders Lily Kanter and Serena Dugan talk about the really early days when they just made crib bedding while standing in their first retail store in the […]