Happy Birthday Linda Farrow!

When it comes to good sunglasses, there’s only one lady to turn to: Linda Farrow. Or more exactly Tracy Sedino, who’s happily married to Linda’s son Simon Jablon. For the past ten years the couple have been working hard at… READ MORE

December 26, 2013 / 3 Comments

The Answer to Your Fitness

I don’t like the word ‘workout’. For one, because it has the word ‘work’ in it. Exercise should be fun, not work! You get paid to work; but you’re rewarded for the other. I was never much of an athlete…. READ MORE

December 16, 2013 / 14 Comments

The Art of Living Comfortably

I didn’t even leave my house for this shoot. It wasn’t raining or anything, wasn’t cold either. Didn’t break my leg, nor get hit with house arrest or a crazy stomach bug. There’s just something very nesting about natural fibers…. READ MORE

December 6, 2013 / 4 Comments

Is Color Blocking Retro Now?

Carven designer Guillaume Henry was in New York last week for the store opening of the new flag ship on Mercer Street. Though the space was still under construction, he celebrated with a soft opening and a dinner a few… READ MORE

November 25, 2013 / 2 Comments

Sixty Years of Chloé

During Paris Fashion Week in September, at the book launch on Rue Saint Honoré, I met 92-year-old Gaby Aghion, the founder of Chloé. She sat in a wheel chair in the middle of the store, entertaining fans and loyal customers… READ MORE

November 19, 2013 / 11 Comments

More Litke

There’s a new park in Williamsburg. And with ‘new’ I mean ‘it’s been open since July but I only just noticed it last week’. Probably because I don’t have any little boys who would enjoy the bike course, or green… READ MORE

November 4, 2013 / 4 Comments

The Hunt for Red Delicious

Even the woman on the phone wasn’t so sure we should come up. “Just so you know,” she said, “the apples are scarce! Columbus Day weekend was really busy.” Everyone and their mother must have been at the Outhouse Orchard… READ MORE

October 23, 2013 / 7 Comments

It’s Nice Upstate Right Now

It really didn’t matter where we stopped because every spot along the Hutchinson River Parkway was pure delight. The leaves were red and yellow and even purple on some trees. A wide river – or was it all lakes? –… READ MORE

October 18, 2013 / 9 Comments