Actually the Architectural Digest Oscar Greenroom this year goes to Dorothy Draper and Company, Inc., or more specifically Carleton Varney who now runs DD. Above is the rendering, courtesy of my new friend Kelly Reynolds who was lucky enough to work on the project and gave me the inside scoop. The room was inspired by […]

Before it’s recent demise, House and Garden was selling chic vintage prints of images from it’s archives but now you can buy them from all the magazines under the Conde Nast umbrella in their chic new store. From vintage Vogue covers to iconic images of Veruschka and interiors by Cecil Beaton, above. You name it. […]

If you haven’t already seen it, you must check out Katie’s beautiful tablescape and flowering quince branches at Katiedid that she was inspired to create after my post about forcing branches. I have to say that she could give any top interior designer a run for their money. It’s one of the most beautiful displays […]

If you live in New York or follow the society pages, then you’ll know how obsessed everyone has been over the photos of Lauren Davis’s recent wedding to Andres Santo Domingo in Colombia. Well, the wait is over. Vogue has published the exclusive photos by Arthur Elgot in the new March 2008 issue. It was […]

“The true spirit of hospitality is about sharing the pleasure that you derive from living with beauty.” – Charlotte Moss Charlotte Moss’s eagerly anticipated new book A Flair for Living will be released in May and can be preordered on her website. It is touted as “her most elegant and personal design book to date, […]

It was 65 degrees here Monday in New York and this brief reprieve had me craving spring even more so I decided to force the issue literally. Forcing branches is an easy and pretty inexpensive way to brighten up your home while it’s still cold outside. Just cut the ends and arrange the branches in […]

Today, I found the most beyond chic blog that I am still obsessing over! Hollister Hovey‘s eponymous blog is like visiting the best vintage store where you want to buy everything in sight! It’s a place where Hemingway, Osa and Martin Johnson, Amelia Earhart, The Duke of Windsor, Ralph Lauren, and The Royal Tenenbaums would […]

Last week, on one of the coldest days yet in New York, I had the opportunity to attend the Vivre summer preview that definitely had me wishing for warmer weather! Vivre had taken over an empty apartment in the former Stanhope Hotel which has been converted into luxury residences. It was filled with so many […]

It seems like Tony Duquette and Dawnridge will always be in fashion and fashion magazines. Harper’s Bazaar shot a beautiful spread entitled Fresh Florals for the March 2008 issue which is interesting since they ran the stunning Reese Witherspoon photos of her at Dawnridge in the March 2007 issue. And not to be outdone is […]

I couldn’t ask for a better Valentine’s Day date than the March 2008 issue of Domino. It actually arrived earlier than expected which is more than I can say about my last date. Anyway, I digress. This issue, as usual, is chock full of inspiring ideas and beautiful interiors. One of my favorite features is […]

It’s so funny how you can see an imagine and then end up seeing it again in a different context later that same day. That’s what happened to me today. Earlier, I was reading my favorite blogs and Anna at Absolutely Beautiful Things posted the cute little cottage above with a link to an article […]

I don’t have a Valentine this year (certainly not from a lack of trying) but I’m vowing to enjoy the day anyway inspite of this fact and thought I would put together a little gift guide anyway.If you are feeling really indulgent and want to buy your sweetheart something fabulous that also benefits a good […]

I love everything that Julian Schnabel’s amazing creativity produces! Plates on a canvas…Genius! Basquiat and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly…Brilliant! Gramercy Park Hotel and a pink palazzo…Stupendous! Alright, you may think I have lost my mind for liking a pink palazzo plopped on top of an old factory and most of New York does […]

I know you’ve all seen this Miles Redd designed apartment before but it’s one of my favorites in terms of color inspiration. One of my living room walls is painted a similar peacock blue color and I keep thinking about incorporating the John Rosselli silk Ikat fabric into my scheme. I’m in the mood to […]

I love this Tibi dress and definitely plan to put on my fall shopping list and soon we will be able to dress our homes in fabulous Tibi prints. “We’re doing our first wallpaper line!” confided Tibi’s designer, Amy Smilovic, at the WWD-sponsored after-party at the Bryant Park Hotel yesterday. “We have a license with […]

The first time I saw the Milan apartment of Moschino Creative Director Rossella Jardini in Harper’s Bazaar, I was in love. You can’t see much of it but what you can is wonderful, especially the wall colors. They are pale and delicate yet hold their own against the interesting objects that Jardini has collected over […]

Instead of citing an artist as inpsiration as is usually the case, Carolina Herrera looked to the great out doors for her Fall 2008 collection. There were tweeds and windowpane plaids, fur and feathers, as well as her signature evening dresses. The collection was beautiful but perhaps a bit overstyled. The chapeaux made the models […]

I don’t usually like repeating photos or stories but I recently found the rest of the missing pages from September 2001 Vogue magazine article about the beautiful townhouse belonging to Tonne Goodman and her family. Tonne used to model and has worked at Vogue for many years and also has immpecible taste. I love her […]

I apologize if I have misspelled any words in my last few posts but my spell check doesn’t seem to be working on Blogger. Does anyone have any ideas as to why or what I can do to fix the problem? I like to think I am a pretty good speller but in my haste […]

When I mentioned in a previous post that the Sundance Channel was going to be airing the Loïc Prigent documentary Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton, I had no idea they had a whole week of fashion films and documentaries lined up to coincide with Fashion Week. How exciting! The week will kick off on Monday […]