I was blown away by the May issue of Elle. It was the green issue, but also had a really beachy, free-spirited twist. I caught myself tearing out tons of pages for reference. So I came up with my picks for riding around town-beach style. My picks were inspired by the darling shop featured on their website-Tauk. Imagine cruising around on your bike running errands, having picnics, and enjoying the sunshine.
Every morning I am so thankful that I live in a cute, bright apartment a block and half off Montana Ave in Santa Monica. Montana has always been a chic shopping destination, however, over the past year many stores closed down. But in the last few months or so there is a small resurrection of stores cropping up and the stores that have lasted seem revitalised. Here are my favorite stops…
Lately I’ve been suffering from a severe case of wanderlust-must have something to do with the warm weather. All I want to do is go on a fabulous vacation somewhere. Here is my wanderlust wish list:
The Surf Lodge, Montauk
While nothing beats a private home in The Hamptons/ Montauk-I like the laid back vibe of The Surf Lodge.Seems like a fun gathering spot.
A Private Home in La Barra, Uruguay
Punte Del Este, Uruguay is the South American playground for the rich and famous. However, there are ways to escape the scene-case in point this secluded private home in La Barra.
La Residencia Hotel, Majorca, Spain
After seeing the Francois Halard photos of the Venturis’… read more
Casamidy is well known in the design industry for there amazing lanterns, leather items, and iron furniture. They are located in Mexico and do quite a lot of business with California designers. What I didn’t know, is they also do interior design and have four rental properties in Mexico( in my favorite town of Sayulita) and Paris. The interiors are amazing and are exemplary of my favorite style-effortless, lived-in, eclectic and just plain cool. How great would it be to stay in one of these amazing spaces? Take a look….
Casa Almidi in San Migue de Allende
Their website has many many more images of their products and design services, but what I love most are the images of local read more
Lately I’ve been slightly obsessed with the chic weekender bag. One day, I really want the edgier Balenciaga weekender and other days, I think a classic LV or Goyard seems like the right choice. I really think that if you carry a nice handbag during the day that the quality and thought should translate into your travel bag. Plus it makes packing that much more fun. Here are some of my favorites.
Although this bag reached the peak of popularity a few years back, I consider it to be a Modern Classic.
The French label has been around since the early 1800s. Love the Forest Green.
Both available at Barneys.
Simply a Classic.
Available at Louis Vuitton
Another classic-more understated than the LV or Goyard. Imagine how… read more
I’m dreaming of a weekend getaway to Napa Valley. Here are my Napa Valley Essentials.
Pack- Striped Sailor Shirt, Boyfriend Jeans, a great leather jacket, perfect flats, a scarf and a crazy purse all tucked into a Balenciaga Weekender.
Stay-Auberge Du Soleil for the ultimate weekend getaway.
Eat- French Laundry-where else?
Shop- Jan De Luz for french inspired linens and home accessories and Martin Showroom for inspiring interiors by eclectic interior designer Erin Martin.
Read- C Magazine for all the the latest information that’s happening in Napa.
Lately, I have been inspired greatly by the gypset lifestyle. If you are not familiar with it, read my post here on the 2009 publication by Julia Chaplin and also read my post on Boho Chic. I went through my inspiration file and picked out a few rooms that capture the essence of this boho chic look I can’t seem to shake. What they all seem to have in common are an effortless, lived in look heavy on ethnic prints and treasures collected from around the world. Many of the rooms also have modern touches that keep the rooms from looking like a Moroccan or Turkish bazaar.
As I was researching this post, I figured out that Commune Design did both the Ace Hotel and the bottom picture. I’ve decided… read more
I’m heading down to Sayulita, Mexico for a friend’s wedding this weekend. It is a small, bohemian fishing/surfing village about an hour North of Puerto Vallarta. I am so excited to eat fish tacos from a street stand and shop at Pachamama, a small boutique owned by gypsy, bohemian sisters-Nathalie and Sophie Mignot. I first read about them in Gypset-one of my favorite new coffee table books. I am hoping to come home with one of their Tahitian Pearl Necklaces.
