Just can’t get Dame Maggie Smith off my mind. Watching her brilliant work in Downton Abbey each Sunday night, I… Read More
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Charlotte Chic
Among the offerings for pre-fall, several of the collections continued with a men’s wear theme including suits with tux details… Read More
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To Cork or Not to Cork
I’m sure many of you have wondered, as I have, why some wines have corks and some have twist tops… Read More
Viva Vivat
There are many agencies and organizations that rent houses, apartments or villas for vacation throughout the world, but none that… Read More
It’s All in the Details
I love details. As you long time readers know, I completed a large renovation on my last house, which we… Read More
Pre-Fall Favorites
It somehow seems crazy to be looking at the pre-fall collections now in the midst of winter but if these… Read More
At the Movies
I had actually intended to write about a different movie today, but after watching the fabulous first episode of Downton… Read More
Updating a Classic
photo from The World of Gloria Vanderbilt by Wendy Goodman It seems that the art of fine writing is back…. Read More
Wine Tasting 101
photo: Thomas D. McAvoy/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images 1952 Wine tastings can be an incredible but also potentially intimidating experience…. Read More
New Wave for Wu
Many fashion designers find inspiration in icons of the past. For example, Milly designer Michelle Smith cited Peggy Guggenheim as… Read More
A Map by Any Other Name
Everyone is getting in on the act. As more articles are written on the power of digital media, more individuals,… Read More
Winter White
Yesterday I awoke to winter white in all its natural loveliness. As Keats said, it was a thing of beauty…. Read More
