Holiday packing... beauty

 As someone who has forgotten her field hockey stick when headed off to field hockey camp,

I've learned to love lists.  A list for what clothing items to bring, (sneakers need socks!); a list of what needs to be done beforehand (schedule a manicure and pick up dry-cleaning); and a list of toiletries.  Mundane things like a toothbrush and mascara sound obvious, but as your bag seems to get fuller and fuller, the things you actually need for the weekend seem to get left at home.

 Aerin large cosmetic bag

Embroylisse cream

Hampton Sun after sun moisturizer

Diptyque travel candle (most ocean side rooms smell of eau de must!)

Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream, fragrance-free

deodorant

By Terry sheer rouge

Aerin comb

Marvis travel toothpaste

images courtesy of Net-a-Porter.com

Holiday packing...

Off to the beach for the long weekend?

While you've had your new Isabel Marant white dress packed since it arrived from MatchesFashion, and the sparklers are already in the car,  don't forget to pack your pjs.

This pair from Sleepy Jones, is almost too cute to save just for bed. 

Sleepy Jones pajama top and shorts, $114 available at Sleepy Jones

image courtesy of SleepyJones.com

Shoeday Saturday...

While I am not a fan of a wedge shoe, at all, this mini wedge from Pierre Hardy would pair well with a glass of rosé on the patio... 

Pierre Hardy color-block wedge sandals, on sale for $222.60 at M'Oda Operandi

image courtesy of modaoperandi.com

Book Club...

What better way to kick off the first official weekend of summer than with a new read.

Style meets humor in this new tome about the digital world and the fashion world colliding.  

Follow fashion editor Imogen Tate, as she fights back against her twenty-something, former assistant who is trying to turn her luxe glossy magazine into an app.

available at Amazon

image courtesy of Town & Country

#tbt...

Floating in Sag Harbor, August 2014

image by EJT

Hunt Slonem...

The Kips Bay Decorator House,  which occurs each spring, is one of my favorite happenings in NYC.  Various designers from around the country, each get a room to design how ever they wish.  It's a sneak-peak into some of Manhattan's finest real estate and a mecca for interior design mavens.  

This year the show house took place in the Arthur Sachs Mansion on East 66th Street.   Designer Philip Mitchell transformed the home's ovular winding staircase using over 100 framed pieces of art.  My favorite the large scale Hunt Slonem bunny painting on the third floor landing.  Flanked by simple sconces, and housed in a large scale, ornate frame, live seven of Slonem's iconic bunny figures. 

Slonem's "Rabbits" series can also be seen on display at the bar area of Crowne, on the Upper East Side, for sale at 1stdibs, and available as wall paper from Lee Jofa. 

image by EJT

Are you beach people...

Beach People is a new brand out of Australia with a fresh take on a classic beach towel: it's round!   Made of 100% cotton, accented with a fringe boarder, the hardest part is choosing just one!

available at The Girl and The Water

image courtesy of thegirlandthewater.com