I am desperately craving everything spring. Crocuses. Tulips. Daffodils. Longer days. Cool breezes. Light layers. Skin-warming sunshine. Open windows. Digging in the dirt. Green. I want green. Is anyone else sick to death of wearing heavy knits and of boots as the only option for your feet? Sadly, it is going to be awhile before … Continue reading Anxiously Awaiting Spring
Hermes
Dream in Sea Green
Do you always gravitate to the same color? This is it for me. Thank goodness it works on brunettes. I'm loving the above swimsuit from J Crew, though I'd rather cut off a small appendage than put it on after the holidays. Seriously. Now this is more like it! Throw this oversized cashmere beauty from … Continue reading Dream in Sea Green
fall cravings
Cream cable knit sweater tedbaker-london.com Isabel Marant smock top net-a-porter.com Zero Maria Cornejo slouchy top barneys.com Todd Lynn leather leggings net-a-porter.com Madewell suede ankle booties madewell.com Valentino studded sandals net-a-porter.com Yves Saint Laurent handbag net-a-porter.com Hermes enamel cuff hermes.com Ellen Arthur choker collar necklace calypsostbarth.com Isabel Marant earrings monnierfreres.co.uk Silk shawl lindex.com Estée Lauder nail … Continue reading fall cravings
Summer Chic
Moschino Cheap Chic long sweater, $459 Blue shirt, £18 J.Crew short shorts, $65 Madewell, $34 Madewell, $16 ASOS flat sandals, $41 Floral jewelry, $410 Évocateur coral jewelry, $338
The Top Ten (May Edition)
Ten things I am loving this May...1. The gorgeous color and heady scent of lilacs in bloom.2) Nars Super Orgasm Illuminator. I have never been a big make-up girl, but when I tried this and saw the nice (ahem) glow it gave me, I was sold. 3) My Garmin Forerunner 310XT. Attractive it is not, … Continue reading The Top Ten (May Edition)
What to Wear
Designers have created a riotous sartorial garden this spring by splashing floral prints across every imaginable article of clothing and accessory. The trick to working this trend successfully into your wardrobe (i.e. without appearing too prim or too matronly) is balancing the overt femininity of the print with structured, substantive pieces. Resisting the urge to … Continue reading What to Wear
Saturday Styling
Most women fondly remember the shopping trips we took with our mothers to pick out Easter dresses each spring. It is still great fun! Using the Hermes scarf as inspiration for the color palette, I pulled the crocus purple and daffodil yellow as a nod to the beautiful bulbs blooming everywhere this season. The scarf … Continue reading Saturday Styling
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 