Kendall Conrad Inspired

An easy dress, flat sandals, straw hat, and the perfect tan bag = my ideal summer look. Designer Kendall Conrad is her own best model — simply stunning.

‘Or Norme’

I’m obsessed with ceramics recently and there seems to be a plethora of new ceramists.  Photographer Benjamin Vigliotta styled this jewelry spread for April Vanity Fair France with warm gold and cool porcelain — brilliant .

The Perfect Birks

Birkenstock’s 1774 collection is great and I bought these. I love how versatile they are — can be dressed up or down — the perfect Birks.

Personal Vintage

I was joking with a friend yesterday that I should turn kic into my own personal vintage site since I’ve been wearing a lot of really old pieces lately. But, that’s the goal — to wear what I have for as long as I can. This came up because we both have the A Ross Girl skirt left and I sent her this picture of it shortened to my knee. She asked about the sweater, which is J. Crew early aughts (maybe late ’90s even), as are the Prada kitten heel pumps. The grey wool Miu Miu skirt right, one of my most beloved pieces of clothing, is circa 2002. Hopefully, the Saint Laurent chain belt helps keep everything from looking too dug-out-of-a-bin.

Girl Guide

I love girl guide style and this A.P.C. camp shirt (tied at the waist would work, too) with the matching skirt has my name all over it.

To Read & See

This is sort of a catch-all post of books I’ve ordered and exhibitions I want to see. One Italian Summer looks like a fun read, Elena Ferrante’s In The Margins: On the pleasures of reading and writing, and my friend Stacey Bewkes’ new book At Home are already on my bedside table. A Hard Place To Leave out May 3, Emma Straub’s This Time Tomorrow out May 17, and French Braid by Anne Tyler is out next week.  The Whitney Biennial opens April 6 (March 31 to members) and ‘Romy Schneider, L’ Exihibition’ at the Cinémathèque in Paris is up until July 16.

Celine Kitten Heels

If you loved them in the SS22 collection film, you can now order and try the Celine kitten heel pumps and sandals — while they are in stock…

Spring Ahead

Last week, I attended a lecture on Bunny Mellon’s botanical legacies with landscape designer Leslie Needham. Leslie’s sensibility is exactly what I hope to achieve with our gardens, meadow, and orchard. She inspired me to, finally, put in the crabapples this spring and update the outdoor furniture. Now that we’ve moved the clocks ahead, it’s nice to bring a bit of spring indoors — the D. Porthault semi-annual sale starts March 21 and watercress is almost in season. I bought Sisley Paris’ classic green scent, eau de campagne, which works well with my beloved Carthusia Mediterraneo.

Leslie Needham will be speaking at Hollister House in Washington, CT on May 21 

Recipes from a Ukrainian Kitchen

This September, Rizzoli New York will be publishing a debut cookbook, BUDMO!: Recipes from a Ukrainian Kitchen, by Anna Voloshyna. “Since emigrating to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2011 from Kyiv, Anna has focused on introducing Eastern European foods to an omnivorous audience through her blog, acclaimed pop-up dinners, and virtual cook-alongs. This cookbook celebrates the culinary delights of Ukraine, Anna’s homeland, including many gems from her grandmother’s recipe box, but with a fresh and modern twist that will appeal to those who seek to recreate the flavors of the world at home.”

Between now and June 1^st, Rizzoli Bookstore will run an exclusive pre-sale for BUDMO! and 10% of all book proceeds will be donated to World Central Kitchen, who is on the front lines feeding countless refugees, and is Anna’s preferred charity.

Scottish Countryside Inspired at Chanel

Lots of tweed, thick over-the-knee socks, and nubby this-and-that in the Chanel FW22 collection shown today. With Scotland as the inspiration and the runway designed to represent the River Tweed, the colors are sublime.