ShelterPop was kind enough to ask me to comment on Equestrian Style for a piece on their site that ran yesterday. You can learn more ways to incorporate equestrian accessories into your decor. I also found these new photos since my last Equestrian Chic post. Enjoy! Foxcroft Riders, 1960, Slim Aarons
There are so many of us who work from home and have had to carve out space for a desk. Some are in the living room, others are in the bedroom, and there are a even a few that are in the closet, literally. Even those who do have work offices have spaces at home […]
One of my Spanish readers who writes Me Gusta La Moda was kind enough to forward me this photo of Carolina Herrera looking very chic at a fitting in her studio. The model is Eugenia Silva who was to wear the dress to the Costume Institute Gala. The man kneeling on the floor is Carolina […]
There are a lot of important issues going on in the world but the press is jumping all over the fact that President Obama had the Oval Office redecorated recently. Margaret Russell, the new editor in chief of Architectural Digest, even made an appearance on The Today Show to comment of the room. She hoped […]
The breezes taste Of apple peel. The air is full Of smells to feel- Ripe fruit, old footballs, Burning brush, New books, erasers, Chalk, and such. The bee, his hive, Well-honeyed hum, And Mother cuts Chrysanthemums. Like plates washed clean With suds, the days Are polished with A morning haze. – John Updike, September Photo […]
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You never know where inspiration for a story will strike. I was reading Page 6 yesterday and they mentioned that Cornelia Guest (above) is putting her ancestral home, Templeton, on the market again. In case you don’t know, Cornelia’s mother was the chic style icon C.Z. Guest. Templeton in Old Westbury on Long Island was […]
It was reported by WWD last week that Vogue Creative Director Grace Coddington is hard at work on her autobiography. She will be helped with this task by former Men’s Vogue editor in chief Jay Fielden. “We’re just starting, and I think it’s going to be a really fun project,” she told WWD, adding: “I’m […]
If you don’t already have the July/August 2010 issue of Australian Vogue Living, run, don’t walk to the nearest newsstand! This issue is one of their best and includes a fun story about eating in Brooklyn and a feature on the Montauk home of Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch of Roman and Williams which you […]
I thought August was when everyone was supposed to be away. Seems it’s not and I’ve never been busier so I’m taking a few days off to relax. I’ll be back next week refreshed and renewed. I will also have lots of good posts for you including my visit with artist Jeremiah Goodman. Bon Weekend! […]
I was honored to be asked by artist Kimberly Brooks to curate a post on the Huffington Post and the subject of Art and Interiors seemed like a perfect fit. As someone who holds an art history degree, art will always be important in my life and also my work. A beautiful home will never […]
I had a very busy day yesterday which also included a meeting at the D&D Building. While I was there, I decided to see if the Oscar de la Renta room was finished at the Lee Jofa showroom. Every season Lee Jofa installs a fabulous room devoted to one of their fabric designers. I wasn’t sure […]
If there is one publisher that epitomizes chicness, it’s Assouline. I had the privilege of attending their fall preview yesterday and I warn you again, make room on your bookshelves! I was able to take a look at American Fashion Designers at Home and it’s even better than I anticipated. Those of you who love […]
The Upper East Side just got a whole lot more dashing now that the new J.Crew Men’s Shop just opened up. The store is located on the corner of Madison Avenue and 79th Street, conveniently right across from the Women’s Collection store. The interiors were inspired by the “400 year old farm dwellings of the […]
One of my readers left a comment on my last post about how mirrored walls usually look tacky but that it looks beautiful in Gilles Mendel’s duplex. Mirrored walls used to get a bad rap but they are great for opening up spaces and reflecting light which is necessary in many small New York apartments. I especially […]
If you have an extra $2,200,000 lying around and are in the market for a new apartment, you may want to check out Gilles Mendel’s chic duplex. The Pre-War two bedroom space is located on the Upper East Side near all the fabulous stores and luckily comes with walk in closets to store your purchases. […]
When I go on safari, the first place I will probably head is F.M. Allen not Louis Vuitton but that doesn’t mean that I don’t love their new advertising campaign. Louis Vuitton tapped Dree Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s great-granddaughter, to star in their new catalog shot by photographer Carter Smith in Africa. Some people have all the […]