Playmate Kate

From waif to bunny–I love these pictures of Kate by Mert & Marcus for Playboy’s 60th anniversary issue (and Kate’s 40th birthday next month).

Note the pale lip…

I have a confession…

Flats are great, and I love a 2″ bootie for running around, but I have missed wearing a serious heel. Granted my lifestyle is such that I have little “need” for a pair so high, but I fell hard for these Saint Laurent booties after I ran a pic of Malgosia in them. I have actually worn them more often than I thought I would.

Again, I bought a half size larger to accommodate my cashmere socks.

Clean and Simple

The Calvin Klein Collection pre-fall 2014 show is chock full of clothes I want to live in. Clean lines and comfortable silhouettes in muted colors– perfection. Loosely tied at the waist and oversized buttons are the only embellishments in this lovely collection.

To Give and Receive

Here is my updated list of hostess gifts for this holiday season. Some are new, and some are my trusty go-to presents.

Olive trees, Mrs. John L. Strong Individual House Tablets, Caramel sauce, Ladurée tea, Paper white bulbs, Rosemary candle, Book.

‘The Threesome Behind Calvin Klein’ in The WSJ. Magazine

I realize that many readers do not subscribe to the WSJ and thus cannot access a number of the stories I link to. But this weekend the WSJ. Magazine has a don’t-miss piece on the three designers who keep the Calvin label cool accompanied by these amazing images of Christy Turlington. It’s worth picking it up at the newsstand on Saturday morning. Just sayin’.

Photography by Dan Jackson, Styling by Tina Laakkonen

American Hustle

Speaking of the 70s, I cannot wait to see “American Hustle”, the much-anticipated film starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, and directed by David O. Russell, who also directed “Silver Linings Playbook”– my top film of 2012.  Opening in New York on December 13th, I’m so there!