These days have been filled with lots of dinners and parties for many Parisians. Meanwhile, there are is always some last-minute shopping and final outfit preparations for the next holiday soirée, so I gathered a few outfit ideas inspired by my clients' shopping.
Special events & party planner Françoise Dumas' Paris apartment has that time-worn, lived-in feel that's difficult to replicate, both cosy and comfortable and sophisticated at once. The kind that cooly mixes Jacques Grange-designed sofas with 1930's ceramics from the collection of Karl Lagerfeld.
I mentioned before that August in Paris is quiet as the entire city empties for the Summer Holidays. Whether you’re on vacation as well, or staying at home, here is a list of my favourite late-summer must-haves, from leopard print one-pieces to white pant suits, shimmering body oil and navy suede mules to celebrate these last weeks of summer in style…
WE HAVE HAD A LONGTIME love affair with Atelier AM, the Los Angeles-based interior design/architecture firm run by husband & wife team Alexandra and Michael Misczynski.
TWO WEEKS INTO the new year and things are still feeling fresh and well, new.
Another holiday season has nearly come and gone and we’re looking to the future and the new year. More specifically, we’re looking to start anew and perhaps change things up a little at home, as we do every year.
WE’RE ALWAYS EXCITED when one of our favourite maximalists has a new project, so when images of Manhattan designer Miles Redd‘s latest work surfaced, naturally we couldn’t wait to take a look.
IF WE WERE TO IMAGINE a home where all of our favourite things lived, an image of author Danielle Rollins’ 1970’s Georgian in Atlanta might materialise.
The first Holiday Gift Guide of the season is for The Sophisticate — leopard print cushions made of velvet and pink-rimmed porcelain platters, ginger jars and perfume that smells like a flower market, a set of artisanal handmade knives with Swedish steel and carved wooden handles made of Spelted Beech and African Olive and more …
STARRY SKIRTS with warm grey knits and leopard paired with studded mary janes; trench coats over silk dresses, checks and belt bags and bow and berets -- these are just a few of the favourite looks we currently love for autumn ...
FINALLY HAD THE chance to watch The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, Wes Anderson) this past weekend (yes, P is constantly astounded as well by the sheer number of films I haven’t seen) and we also made a little time on Sunday for lounging about in the park, perhaps for the last time this year, as it has been very much summer-like still, despite autumn’s official arrival.
“Baby Cindy”, otherwise known as Kaia Gerber, 90’s supermodel Cindy Crawford‘s 16-year-old daughter, appears in this autumn editorial shot by Lachlan Bailey for British Vogue.
As the story goes, Najeeba Hayat, founder and creative director of up-and-coming footwear label Liudmila, was freshly graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in government when she decided that she wasn’t destined for a life of bureaucratic “banging your head against the wall.” Pursuing a lifelong love of style, Hayat moved to Milan and took a shoemaking course at the ArsSutoria School.
Sydney six-piece Winston Surfshirt are continuing their spree of catchy releases with “Same Same,” the third single from their forthcoming debut album Sponge Cake.
