Celebrating Iris Apfel’s 95th Birthday
There are parties…and then there are PARTIES. This, though, was not a big bash but a small, intimate dinner at our home with fashion icon Iris Apfel on her 95th… Read More
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11 Wedding Details a Bride Won’t Want to Overlook
Attending a masterfully choreographed wedding this past weekend in North Carolina was not only a heartwarming experience but an opportunity to appreciate the fine art of details. Each moment provided… Read More
What to Wear: The Newport Flower Show Weekend
What are you wearing?? It’s the question asked around the world. With scores of friends coming from near and far for the Newport Flower Show, I’ve heard this more than once.… Read More
The Craft of the Cocktail: Entertaining Guests in the Summertime
Cocktails, much like fashion, are ever evolving, pulling from the past and reinventing themselves for the present. As with fashion and decor, there are trends and there are the classics that never fall… Read More
“Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper,” a Preview Screening at The Breakers
One soon learns, and then takes for granted, that Newport is seemingly at the epicenter, in an understated way, of many newsworthy events. Case in point…Tuesday night, in a filled-to-capacity gilded… Read More
Clothes Closet Capers: Saving Your Sanity
It’s winter – time to take advantage of being indoors to organize…our selves, our entertaining essentials, our wardrobe. We’ve already touched on that hot button issue, closets, with “Super Secret Storage.”… Read More
12 Bridesmaids Gifts, Private Newport Style
With Newport’s intrinsic romance and gorgeous vistas, America’s First Resort is home to many weddings. The relaxed ocean breezes, surrounding water views, stunning sunsets, unparalleled venues, and old-world charm lure… Read More
The “Sole” of the Garden
Did you know that Christian Louboutin, footwear designer to the Stars, also makes men’s shoes–even as large as size 13? Not until a very witty friend, Kent Russell ( garden… Read More
The Art of Style: the Jacqueline de Ribes Costume Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Costume exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum in New York are world-renowned–and justifiably so–for presenting designs of those who adhere to their own principles of individuality and style. Fortuitously, the… Read More
New York for the Holidays: Windows and Wonders
“It’s the most beautiful time of the year.” …and no city in the world sports a Christmas spirit and aesthetic like New York. It is positively magical! Spending time (even… Read More