Rifle In Bloom

I am addicted to Rifle Paper Co. But honestly, who isn’t? I’ll find any excuse to send a handwritten card or note, just to relish their paper goods. Anna Bond is bringing her beautiful illustrations to…

Hand & Cloth

In Sanskrit, the word “kantha” means rags. For centuries, Bengali women have taken their discarded saris and sewn them together with a simple running stitch, to create blankets. Hand & Cloth is a social enterprising ministry…

Songbird

My dear friend and talented singer-songwriter Lissie has a new album Back To Forever, which...

Another Feather

Inspired by life in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Asheville-based artist Hannah Ferrara uses traditional metal smithing to create simple and beautiful jewelry. The stackability of the rings and bracelets makes it impossible to just own…

Locally Grown

Gray kitchen cabinets, white subway tile with dark grout, chevron floors, open shelving, and black accents . . . there several similar characteristics in restauranteur Ali Cayne‘s West Village home with my own, where we…

Géométrie de L’mpossible

Géométrie de L’mpossible is a photographic art installation – no photoshop was used. French artist Fanette Guilloud paints optical illusions in abandoned spaces and later photographs them from different angles to create three dimensional illusions that would otherwise appear distorted…

Valentino Spring 2014

Valentino has taken bohemian extravagance to a mind blowing level. Inspired by Maria Callas and the Roman Opera, creative directors Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli produced a collection that was beautiful, grand, and romantic – but honestly, did…

Granny Chic

I’m a collector of afghans. I’ve loved them since I was a child – my grandmother used to make them for everybody. Several years ago while I was filming a movie in Oregon, I came across…

Isabel Marant Spring 2014

Lace and leather, ruffles and studs, black and white, frothy and structured, sugar and spice, tough and nice . . . Isabel Marant played with contrasts for spring, once again proving she is a pro…