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Andre the Giant

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
Giant of photography that is. As if there weren’t enough reasons to go to Paris already, there is now another. The Jeu de Paume Museum is showing the first major European retrospective of Andre Kertesz, one of my all time favorite photographers.…
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Timeless Elegance – The Houses of David Easton

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Stacey Bewkes   •   20 Comments
I just received my David Easton book, Timeless Elegance, today and although I don’t want to spoil it for those of you awaiting your copies, I couldn’t wait until next week to post at least a few images. The title is apt – Easton has mastered this genre.…
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Persephone Perfection

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Stacey Bewkes   •   Leave a comment
As the younger generation heads back to school, we can also consider our educational agenda for the fall. For all of you book lovers, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that I have a wonderful new literary source and the bad news is that you will need to make room on your already overcrowded shelves.…
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Traveling Companions

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
For those of you who romanticize travel and long for the days of civilized airports, airlines with glamorous stewardesses, ocean liners with formal black tie dinners and train travel on the Twentieth Century (which I actually experienced), then you will probably be pleased to learn of the new book, coming out on December 1, just in time for the holidays, Louis Vuitton: 100 Legendary Trunks.…
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J. Crew U.

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Stacey Bewkes   •   1 Comment
I was in my local J. Crew in New Canaan over the weekend doing a little back to school shopping with my daughter. The fall collection is just starting to come in and there were so many fabulous things, but what really caught my eye was the new merchandising in the store.…
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The Lovely Lillian

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Stacey Bewkes   •   2 Comments
Ever since I read the Caped Crusader article with Raquel Zimmerman in the August Vogue (the one where she is in Central Park and on the streets of NY with the horse), I have been searching for the photograph it reminded me of.  …
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Nantucket Top 20 – Learn

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Stacey Bewkes   •   Leave a comment
History and nature rich Nantucket offers many opportunities to explore both these areas. Trying not to exceed our top pick number of 20, I had to whittle my choices down to these four favorites places. Nantucket Atheneum – An absolutely beautiful library.…
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