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New and Noteworthy

Warmer temperatures are here and so are hundreds of new arrivals from the best retailers! Get your spring wardrobe ready with the latest and most unique items before they’re all sold out and everyone looks fabulous in them…except you. SHOP ON: 1. Mara Hoffman Tanksuit 2. Sophia Webster...

Behind the Line: Sachin + Babi Spring 2014

It’s a love story that began in the mid-1990s on the campus of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. Bonding over a passion for textiles, India-native Sachin Ahluwalia falls for Babi, his future wife and business partner. The couple married after graduation and soon launched ANK International, a...

Statement Jewelry That Steals the Show

All the buzz is about the statement jewelry trend, and rightfully so. Owning a collection of bold pieces guarantees your outfits never lack interest. There is a place where the best jewelry designs of the moment gather to hang out and wait for you. Bauble Bar has become the destination...

Art Goes in the Kitchen

Home of interior designer/watercolorist Ruthie Sommers. Photographed by Victoria Pearson for House Beautiful. Are you chopping onions or does your kitchen décor just bore you to tears? The kitchen doesn’t have to be that sad place where the only decoration is a magnet on the refrigerator and a...

To Like About Spring

It’s first day of spring. Yippee! It took a lot to get that “yippee” out of me – I’m not naturally a flip flops and short-shorts kind of girl, preferring my boots and scarves instead. To look at the changing season in a more positive light, I came up...

Into It: Grid Print

As a lover of all things black and white and simple, the grid print (also referred to this season as windowpane or even “the new plaid”) struck a cord with me immediately. It has become my favorite print to see right now and is being produced at rapid speed in...

Hand Couture

While the web was filling up with photos from Spring 2014 Fashion Week collections and their surrounding glamour, I wanted to see the details. Designers added intriguing touches and elements of interest with the hair styles, coordinating accessories and my favorite — nail art. Sharp white nails at Cushnie et Ochs....

Favorites of the Food Blogs

A little while ago I became obsessed with food blogs, especially those with beautiful photography. There are SO many great ones out there and every now and then I’d like to highlight a few of my favorites. Cooking is one form of creating that I find very rewarding (because...

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