Be still, my heart (!). If ever there were a woman to embody the essence of luxury fashion house Céline, 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