I like to keep my workout clothes separate from my regular wardrobe.  But the more I see sneakers worn while not breaking a sweat, I’m starting to rethink my rules.  A pair of New Balance trainers could be a chic alternative to flats for traversing the city.   via Glamour France via The Sartorialist via […]

The idea of planning a big expensive wedding gives me hives.  But I also don’t want to get married at City Hall which is why I love finding chic and elegant weddings for inspiration. Interior designer Asia Baker’s Oyster Bay wedding featured on Vogue is one that’s definitely going in my file for future reference. […]

As soon as the weather turns grey and chilly like today, I start pulling out my grey clothes.  It’s become my go since it’s less harsh than black and is the perfect complement to my hair color. As we know, it’s also a popular choice of paint color and plays well with almost every other […]

I’m giving you even more advance warning this week that the WSJ Magazine will be inside the Wall Street Journal newspaper on Saturday, October 12th. It’s the travel issue which includes a fabulous story on Mozambique but what I want to see more of is the fashion story with Dree Hemingway above. There is just […]

I included a look from the Spring/Summer 2014 Hermès show in my last post which reminded me that I should take a more in depth look at the collection.  As you know, Hermès is best known for their leather accessories and bags but they also offer discreetly chic clothing to go along with said bags.  The spring show was […]

I much prefer using tumblr on my iPhone to the computer.  It’s so easy to scroll down and repost images that it really is akin to falling down the rabbit hole.  This happened last evening and when I looked at the photos I had reposted, they had made a perfectly color coordinated post.  Enjoy.  Hermes […]

There is no greater compliment than when someone knows your style.  The team at Christie’s had a feeling that I would appreciate the upcoming sale, Arbiters of Style: The Collection of Anthony Hail and Charles Posey, and they were more than right.  Anthony Hail was an interior designer in San Francisco who believed in collecting […]

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 […]

Yesterday morning I had the pleasure of attending an intimate breakfast in the very chic courtyard of the home of interior designer Charlotte Moss.  She was tasked with guest editing the November issue of House Beautiful magazine and chose the theme of “The Arts of Living.” I can attest from the preview that it is […]

One thing that’s hard to find in the United States is a bust.  And I don’t mean the surgically enhanced kind. Visit LA and you will see a million.  I’m talking about marble busts and also heads and torsos.  They are more commonly found from European antiques dealers and occasionally the flea market.  The scarcity […]

I walk down East 70th Street almost everyday which takes me past a very large townhouse with an imposing wall to keep out the prying eyes of the Upper East Side.  Thanks to Curbed, I now realize it belongs to Bunny Mellon and is on the market for a cool $46 Million via Sotheby’s International […]

Well, it’s a marvelous night for a MoondanceWith the stars up above in your eyesA fantabulous night to make romance‘Neath the cover of October skiesAnd all the leaves on the trees are fallingTo the sound of the breezes that blowAnd I’m trying to please to the callingOf your heart-strings that play soft and lowAnd all […]

Sorry for the radio silence for the last few days.  I was finishing up my keynote address before I left for Cleveland and didn’t have much downtime to post while I was away.  I want to thank everyone who came to hear me speak at the Ohio Design Center and bought books at the signing. […]

As a follow up to yesterday’s post, I thought it would be interesting to look at art in some less traditional places.  The design world loves to hang art in kitchens and baths and even some closets but not sure if everyone else is on board with it.  I certainly would be careful not to […]

I ran into Terron Schaefer, the Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer for Saks Fifth Avenue, at the Five Year Anniversary party for the WSJ.Magazine during fashion week.  He said he was thinking of me because he need inspiration for his new apartment.  As you might have seen from my book where his office […]

The end of the year is when the studios release all the good movies in preparation for award season.This winter, I can’t wait to see The Monuments Men. The film is based on the book The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel. The story centers around the […]

Just a quick reminder that I will be at the Ohio Design Center in Cleveland on Thursday, September 26th to give the Keynote Presentation at 1:00pm at their Fall Market Day.  This is a “to the trade” only event after which I will be signing copies of my book Creativity at Work.  e will also be […]