June
05 . 31 . 14There is no price set on the lavish summer,And June may be had by the poorest comer. – James Russell Lowell, The Vision of Sir Launfal Photo of Hotel de Sully by moi.
There is no price set on the lavish summer,And June may be had by the poorest comer. – James Russell Lowell, The Vision of Sir Launfal Photo of Hotel de Sully by moi.
While many of you were enjoying the unofficial start of summer this weekend in the United States, France is getting ready for their own long holiday weekend starting this Thursday. It’s time to enjoy warmer weather and swimming. I remember working on a design project years ago where I had to find as many photos […]
I haven’t done an outfit post in a while so what better way to get back in the game than a “wear now wear later” post featuring my favorite summer staple, white jeans. As you’ve seen on the blog before, they can be worn all year if you style them right. White Jeans for […]
Summer is a great time to visit art museums, which offer the refreshing rinse of swimming pools – only instead of cool water, you immerse yourself in art. – Jerry Saltz Art by Koshiro Onchi
I had never visited Amagansett before, except driving through it, so I was excited to explore this cute little town on my recent trip out East. I was especially excited to visit TIINA, the store owned by former model and stylist Tiina Laakkonen. Tiina hails from Finland as do many of the home wares that […]
From Montaul Point I stand as on some mighty eagle’s beak,Eastward the sea absorbing, viewing, (nothing but sea and sky,)The tossing waves, the foam, the ships in the distance,The wild unrest, the snowy, curling caps- that inbound urge and urge of waves,Seeking the shores forever. – Walt Whitman It’s been grey and rainy in New York […]
Across the street from Bloom is another great home store called MONC XIII. It opened last year to rave reviews but this was my first time visiting. I especially loved the French linens and leather clad coolers. The Hermes china wasn’t too shabby either. Definitely check it out on your next visit to Sag Harbor. […]
The best part of Sag Harbor is the car watching. This cute Karmann Ghia was one of the best I saw and makes me want one immediately. Of course, that would mean this New Yorker would have to start driving again so maybe I should start practicing in preparation. Bon weekend! Photos by Heather Clawson […]
When Fab asked me to choose some of my favorite things for summer, I knew this fun photo of Audrey Hepburn and her then husband Mel Ferrer would be my jumping off point. I love how happy they look sitting outside enjoying a meal. There is nothing that says summer like red checkered tablecloths and […]
A long holiday weekend in the Hamptons is great until you start seeing everyone’s instagram pics from the Mediterranean. Makes me want to rethink my travel plans for next year. Then I came across the photo above that Minnie Mortimer pinned on Pinterest and found that it was from a house in Anacapri that the […]
Whatever you are doing this long holiday weekend, I hope you are having as much fun as Brigitte Bardot and Alain Delon are having in these photos from 1968. They were taken on the yacht of Eric Tabarly and at lunch with famed music producer Eddie Barclay. Don’t they just epitomize effortless chic? Bon weekend! […]
I’ll never forget the story that antiques dealer John Rosselli told me about how Babe Paley once said to him, “you know John, you can never be too rich or too think or own too much blue and white porcelain.” While blue and white Chinese porcelain looks great year round, it has always been associated […]
The absolutely pinch me moment on Friday was being invited to Aerin Lauder‘s house in the Hamptons for lunch and an afternoon of beauty treatments and other activities. As long time readers will know, I’ve posted photos of the house before (you can see them here) so it was an absolute treat to be able to […]
Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly…. – Pablo Neruda Photo by me via instagram
Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. – Henry James photo by me via instagram