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The Ravishing Rhone

I am excited today to talk about one of my favorite French wine regions – the Rhone Valley. And within… Read More

Inside Set in Style

Courtesy of a California Collection As promised, a final look at the incredible Cooper Hewitt Set In Style: The Jewelry… Read More

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Couple

Photo: Lee Clower for The New York Times I had an entirely different post planned for today, but after reading this… Read More

Set In Style Gallery Tour

As you know, I was entranced by the Cooper Hooper Set In Style Van Cleef show. (For any new visitors,… Read More

At the Movies: To Catch a Thief

Considering this week’s theme of luxe jewels and France, I didn’t really have much choice but to pick one of… Read More

Where to Keep the Jewels

So I guess you have all now realized that the Set In Style exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt has inspired… Read More

Set in Style

What can I say, yesterday the stars were aligned. My sister and I had arranged to meet in the city… Read More

Exciting Offer

Exciting news!! Imperio jp is offering Quintessence readers a 10% discount through March, just mention Quintessence in the order, or… Read More

At the Movies

How appealing is Colin Firth!! I think many of you would agree that he is a very captivating combination of… Read More