I have two close friends traveling to Paris this month and I am wild with envy. We've discussed what to pack and have concluded that nothing beats neutral, modern-classic wardrobe staples (and yes, I consider leopard a neutral) for a trip to the most stylish city in the world. After all, they will blend seamlessly … Continue reading Modern Classic in Paris
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Paint the Town Red
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Shades of Summer
Calypso St Barth lace sweater, $149 Kain stripe shirt, $90 Current/Elliott skinny fit jeans, $200 Alexander McQueen studded pumps, $1,085 Dolce Vita roman sandals, $169 Sequin handbag, €129 ASOS clutch handbag, $55 Paige Novick stacking bangle, $138 Kenneth Jay Lane coral jewelry, £140 Roberta Chiarella gold plated earrings, $88 CHANEL Lévres Scintillantes Brillant Extreme Glossimer, … Continue reading Shades of Summer
What to Wear
During this season of gusty winds and unexpected rain showers, take a fashion cue from Nine d'Urso, the chic young daughter of Parisian style icon and author Ines de la Fressange, and invest in a wear-forever trench. Rain or shine, a trench works beautifully with everything from denim to dresses and instantly makes you feel … Continue reading What to Wear
Saturday Styling
Tara Jarmon summer dress, $630 J Crew tailored shirt, $150 Elizabeth and james blazer, $395 Balenciaga lambskin jacket, £1,439 Old Navy skinny jeans Dorothy Perkins flat, $28 Yves Saint Laurent high heel sandals, $1,095 Chloé leather handbag, $1,795 Chanel shoulder bag Longs jewelry, $72 Gurhan green earrings, $1,400 Kendra Scott green teardrop earrings, $55 Green … Continue reading Saturday Styling
The Adventures of Alice
"Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." This weekend, while watching Alice in Wonderland with my daughter, I was reminded of what is perhaps my favorite fashion editorial of all time. World-renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz shot Natalia Vodianova as the inimitable Alice for the December 2003 issue of Vogue. Several of … Continue reading The Adventures of Alice
Vintage Victory
Last weekend in an unassuming corner of Jacksonville, Florida, true sartorial serendipity occurred. While exploring a tucked away neighborhood, my sister Julia (who had recently been transferred to this sprawling city) and I wandered into a clothing consignment shop. Most of what we saw was unremarkable, but one glass case held the Holy Grail of … Continue reading Vintage Victory
the aesthete and the dilettante 