Unsurprisingly so, it’s all about seasonal, local finds that make the cuisine in Old Saybrook spectacular. Those operative words are still new to me as I grew up in a place where things were in season year round, and if they weren’t something in comparison was in such surplus, it went unnoticed. After moving up…
As you know from last week’s interview, I’ve started meditating. Based off Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, aka the only remaining dictionary that hasn’t confused it’s sole duty for a thesaurus, defines meditation as “a discourse intended to express its author’s reflections or to guide others in contemplation”. Thesaurus.com even provides the synonyms “reflection”,“introspection”, and “self-examination”. Would I agree?…
Jewelry must be the most popular present given after gift cards and money. It’s a small or lavish token that will forever tell a story. For some it tells a cute story of besties exchanging charms, for others it’s an eternal token of love – but the stories some pieces tell are powerful. I once read an…
There are few people who know nails like Mme. Lippmann herself. So few, that no one actually comes to mind at this exact moment to be honest. We know the holidays are here, and we know you also haven’t nailed your holiday look (because truth be told, no one has finished anything that has to…
Gwendoline Christie sashayed down the red carpet Tuesday evening for the Hollywood premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in a bespoke Oscar de la Renta soft grey top and skirt. To keep her look complementary, TRESemmé Celebrity Stylist John D. used her outfit as inspiration for her sleek, defined coif. Inspiration: “The impact of the…
Sotheby’s New York presents the exhibition Alchemy: Art x Design curated by Delphine and Reed Krakoff. (Yes, the fashion designer Reed Krakoff. Don’t be silly and waste time asking Google foolish questions… ugh!) Using the properties sourced mainly from Sotheby’s Important Design sale, it explores the different ways art and design “can inform each other and the…
Celebrity hairstylist Robert Vetica used Leonor Greyl products to create Daisy Ridley’s look for the Hollywood premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Inspired by the Chanel flapper in Tokyo, Vetica takes cues from something a bit more LA. Inspiration: “For tonight’s hair we had kind of an interesting throwback character as our muse again as far…
Olga Kurylenko attends the tribute to Canadian cinema during the 15th International Film Festival of Marrakesh wearing the Etini Kimono dress from TEMPERELY OF LONDON paired with the Clarita suede sandals from ALEXANDRE BIRMAN. Patina Miller attends the The Color Purple Broadway Opening Night wearing a coral WAI MING sleeveless ‘Jaipur Jumper’ in New York. Amy Adams wears the…
The trench coat was once a uniform – now it is a badge of individuality. Way back when trench coats were first designed in 1914 by Aquascutum, [Burberry developed the “Tielocken” in 1912 which was very similar to the trench, but not similar enough for them not to soon produce their own trench.] trenches were…
Originally this post was going to be entitled J-U-S-T-F-O-R-M-E. A throw back to that Just for Me! relaxer commercial where brown skinned girls would cheese and bounce their newly pressed curls around. Unfortunately, like a poorly executed joke, unless you got it the first time, you’re completely lost. So it’s kept simple with “Just for me!”…
Celebrity hairstylist Robert Vetica created the S-wave coif Daisy Ridley wore for the first premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Tokyo. To kick-off this epic press tour, Vetica chose a style that would play up her silk Chanel dress by going “chic, modern, fresh, and ageless.” Ah, c’est vraiment Chanel moderne, n’est-ce pas? How-to: Start…