They Really Wore the Pants

It’s the last day of Milan Fashion Week. Not much is happening anymore, not even a handful of shows worth attending. Most of the international fashion crowd has packed its Louis Vuitton monogrammed suitcases and is en route to Paris… READ MORE

October 21, 2013 / 8 Comments

The Maximalist

The annoying thing about a ‘great tip’ (i.e. the advising kind, not the monetary) is that you wish you had thought of it first. But you’re grateful nonetheless, especially when it comes from a friend in the know, someone whose… READ MORE

October 14, 2013 / 7 Comments

La Fille d’O

It’s the stuff chick flicks are made of. Girl moves into new apartment. Girl needs wood work done. Friend recommends carpenter. Carpenter shows up at apartment. Carpenter is hot. Like, really hot. Girl loses her mind. Carpenter loses his mind…. READ MORE

October 6, 2013 / 7 Comments

The Max in Mara

Not many people know about her yet, but Max Mara has a new spokesperson and she’s multo cool. (I don’t mean Jennifer Garner who is the first celebrity to be featured in a Max Mara advertising campaign. She’s cool too.)… READ MORE

September 24, 2013 / 3 Comments

I Cried When I watched the Rolling Stones

Tennessee Thomas’ apartment looks just as I’d imagined: cute, retro and little. It reminds me of the rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland when everything seems to be shrinking, but really it’s just Alice growing bigger and bigger. Everything in… READ MORE

September 11, 2013 / 4 Comments

There’s Enough Jewelry Out There

I’m not sure what to think when she opens the door. Here is this pretty woman, probably fifty, in leopard print capris, a medusa-clad Versace chiffon button-down blouse and nineties mules, with blonde wispy hair and sparkly blue eye liner,… READ MORE

September 4, 2013 / 7 Comments

The Great Escape

Even the die-hard St Barths regulars were surprised when I told them I found a vintage store. Don’t I always though? Some people have gay-dar; I have antique-dar. Or else very helpful receptionists at hotels, depending on the status of… READ MORE

August 26, 2013 / 2 Comments

A Broader Sense of Limits

Arden Wohl has a few things going for her, especially sartorial. Personally I’d describe her as a Bosphorian Warrior Princess, a mirage of neo-medieval curtsy. Her silhouette is long, lean and austere, sometimes with a billowy bell sleeve or a… READ MORE

August 21, 2013 / 2 Comments

A Softening Force

“Dear Natalie, I send this with a sincere apology on missing your deadline. Between conferences and packing up my house for a six-month European tour I just haven’t had a moment. So please forgive me. On the 24-hour flight, guess… READ MORE

August 6, 2013 / 6 Comments

Keg Party

“Are you into black guys?” she leans in. I’m not surprised by the question, but still. Just how did my love life become a topic of conversation this early on? I met Lisa three sentences ago! “Because Marlon could introduce… READ MORE

July 29, 2013 / 18 Comments

I Don’t Have to Wear Vintage

We aren’t quite aware of how big the estate is until our van gets stuck at the front gate. It’s one of those intimidating high, metal gates with a faceless, electronic box perched at the height of the driver’s window… READ MORE

July 15, 2013 / 18 Comments

The Mod Squad

Lisa Perry is running behind schedule. “We should finish that muslin first, girls!” she says impatiently and ushers three pretty, eager 20-somethings into her office. “And what should I wear for that hospital benefit tonight?” she asks the PR girl… READ MORE

June 26, 2013 / 1 Comment