• l’atelier

    On Friday, I paid a long-anticipated visit to the French Kande jewelry studio, where these unique pieces are designed and made. (Above: Nikki, the Production Manager…

  • friday finds: fresh summer stripes

    Stripes are a style perennial, and are everywhere this season, especially in variations of blue and white. Though I never tire of a classic marinière, I’m…

  • thinking about: the good enough body

    I’m beginning to understand that aging well requires coming to terms with our physical selves, and making peace with those changes that we can no longer…

  • what to wear to the dentist

    Our “June Gloom” seems to be pretty entrenched at this point; mornings are cool and cloudy (light jacket and scarf weather), and if we’re lucky…

  • travel in style: handbags

    Over the last few years of traveling, after some trial and error I’ve worked out a few criteria for what makes a good travel bag. I do…

  • thursday this & that

    One of our favorite shops to visit in Paris is the Boutique Maille Paris on place de la Madeleine. We discovered it on one of our first…

  • dressed up in comfort

    You may be wondering why the last couple of outfits I’ve posted are a bit dressier than my normal looks, especially in light of the recent…