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The Art of Style: the Jacqueline de Ribes Costume Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Dresses - Design

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

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An Overlook of 2015: the Essence of Private Newport Style

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An Overlook of 2015: the Essence of Private Newport Style

Swimming along into 2016 but lets take a peek back at 2015.Here they are–your favorites and ours … 21 Images that Capture the Essence ofPrivate Newport Style Wishing you many… Read More

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New York for the Holidays: Favorite City Views

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New York City

New York for the holidays–there’s no place quite like it. Treat yourself to sights that will linger as memories for many years. The colorfully-bedecked tree at Rockefeller Center, framed by… Read More

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New York for the Holidays: Windows and Wonders

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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

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Dallas Welcomes “Living Newport”: A Book Signing at Madison 214

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What a beautiful setting for a “Living Newport” book signing! “The Setting”: Madison 214 in Highland Park Village, DallasThe Event: A champagne “Living Newport” book signingThe Date & Time: Friday, October… Read More

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Downton Abbey Comes to Newport: A Weekend of Coaching

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The dramatic and much-anticipated production that is Coaching Weekend returns to Newport in just a few days. For your pleasure, here is a preview, straight from the pages of my… Read More

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New York in 48 Hours

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It’s about this time in the winter that my husband, Jonathan, and I sneak down to New York City to re-charge our batteries. After finishing the year with a New… Read More

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Even here…
Subtle was never part of the design✨

In an age where presence was everything,
rooms like this were created not simply to entertain,
but to be remembered☁️

Every detail, a declaration.
Every gathering, a performance🪞
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Even here…
Subtle was never part of the design✨

In an age where presence was everything,
rooms like this were created not simply to entertain,
but to be remembered☁️

Every detail, a declaration.
Every gathering, a performance🪞
@newport.mansions 
#privatenewport #marblehouse #gildedage #fyp #historicnewport

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an impossible choice…
but that’s part of the charm✨🕯️
@newport.mansions
#newportmansions #thebreakers #marblehouse #privatenewport #fyp

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an impossible choice…
but that’s part of the charm✨🕯️
@newport.mansions 
#newportmansions #thebreakers #marblehouse #privatenewport #fyp

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Along with the daffodils and the tulips, the other gift I anticipate the most about spring is my trip to England. But this year, “circumstances” superseded that annual/semi-annual trip...though New Zealand provided an undeniably very special “change of scenery” 💜🌷
#privatenewport #gardensofengland #englandtravel #englandtravels #englandtrip

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Along with the daffodils and the tulips, the other gift I anticipate the most about spring is my trip to England. But this year, “circumstances” superseded that annual/semi-annual trip...though New Zealand provided an undeniably very special “change of scenery” 💜🌷
#privatenewport #gardensofengland #englandtravel #englandtravels #englandtrip

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Details reveal themselves in the quiet of early dawn…
the soft petal-pink of the cherries playing against the warmth of the stucco, defining this French Normandy house. The start of early spring at Parterre - fleeting, familiar, and no less captivating each time💕🌸
#privatenewport #springinnewport #privatehomes #privateliving #springcherryblossom

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Details reveal themselves in the quiet of early dawn…
the soft petal-pink of the cherries playing against the warmth of the stucco, defining this French Normandy house. The start of early spring at Parterre - fleeting, familiar, and no less captivating each time💕🌸
#privatenewport #springinnewport #privatehomes #privateliving #springcherryblossom

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It’s Daffodil Week in Newport, and no where is it more gorgeous than at Bellevue House, home to Ron Fleming, the gentleman to whom we have to thank for starting this event many years ago💛🌼💐
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It’s Daffodil Week in Newport, and no where is it more gorgeous than at Bellevue House, home to Ron Fleming, the gentleman to whom we have to thank for starting this event many years ago💛🌼💐 
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Soon, soon, soon our gorgeous pairs of matched ‘Hally Jolivette’ cherries will be coming into bloom. Always a reason for celebration here at Parterre, when other trees don’t even have leaves. Their delicate pink flowers herald what spring is all about! 🌸💕
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#privatenewport #springhassprung #privatehomes #springgardens #springinnewport

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Soon, soon, soon our gorgeous pairs of matched ‘Hally Jolivette’ cherries will be coming into bloom. Always a reason for celebration here at Parterre, when other trees don’t even have leaves. Their delicate pink flowers herald what spring is all about! 🌸💕
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