Be still, my heart (!). If ever there were a woman to embody the essence of luxury fashion house CĂ©line, it would be Joan Didion. Who better to represent Phoebe Philo's vision than the woman whose packing list exemplified the very meaning of restraint, austerity, and minimalism? Who but Didion, a ... Read More
Things I Learned—and Unlearned—in 2014
I'm a few days late. Five, to be exact, because everyone knows it takes at least two days post ball-dropping festivities to recover, one to catch up with work, then another two for resuming New Year celebrations. Plus, things feel neater, newer even, when they fall on a Monday. So here I am, and ... Read More
The Nutcracker
I grew up watching the annual TV runs of the ballet and re-reading the book version (multiple times) every December even after I knew the story line by heart. I even had a figurine of the Nutcracker Prince; he lived on my fireplace until Christmas Eve, standing guard in my bedroom as I drifted off ... Read More