What is it about British aristocrats that Americans find so charmingly fascinating? Perhaps it is the idealized world of the leisure class, so popularized and implanted into the American psyche by our great designers like Ralph Lauren. The...

This is your invitation to the 57th Inauguration Day for the president of the United States, to be held in Washington, DC on Monday, January 21, 2013. A week of festivities will have our nation's capitol abuzz with excitement and flowing champagne, and will include...

Whatever your partisan affiliation, cast your ballot for fashionable style, at the 2012 Republican National Convention. It was impossible not to notice the politically stylish wife Ann of Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney. During her speech, she spoke of her husband's love for the United States, and we couldn't help...

The end of summer is a bittersweet transition that signals the finals days of carefree carousing and the return to the fall's productive pace. Even if the last three months have not been exactly a holiday, having been spent in utter work-mode, the balmy season yet holds the promise of...

Whether you are heading to the UK for the London 2012 Olympics or any other destination, when traveling we always recommend packing everything you need. We have found that even everyday items can prove elusive (and expensive!) in an unfamiliar city. Even if the weather forecast is dry...

We all -- even celebrities -- come in many shapes and sizes. Whether you're long and lean like Gwyneth Paltrow, apple-shaped like Jessica Simpson, hourglass like Sofia Vergara, petite like Kelly Ripa, or pear-shaped like Alicia Keys, the key is to embrace your body...

We all suffer from the panic of packing, but follow these directions and you will simplify the task and have better results. In other words, you will have everything you need when you arrive!

1. Clothes That Travel Well:
Look for good travel clothes that won't wrinkle,...

Kick up your heels! It's that time of year once again, and fashion decisions must be made: "To bare or not to bare -- that is the question!" Of course, we are talking legs! In colder weather, it is a breeze to skirt the bare leg question with a tremendous...

The British Art Coming! The British Art Coming! Frieze New York, one of the most exciting events in the New York art world this year, took place earlier this month, May 4 - 7. Presented there were some of the most dynamic galleries from around the world, bringing...

Well it is over, and time for the wrap up and the Monday morning quarterbacking -- no, not the Super Bowl -- Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, although you could toss the coin to draw certain similarities in navigating the field of play. From the kickoff, you want to dominate the...

The temperature finally fell past freezing and far enough to find all the fab fashionistas and femme fatales frolicking in their furs at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Vests, coats, bags, hats and shoes -- it was a virtual fur fest! The most paraded piece, both on and off the runway,...

We relish the excitement of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Fall 2012, as a dizzying, somewhat dyslexic time, when we bundle up in our winter's wool and fur, while bustling by the boutiques on Madison and Fifth Avenue, brimming with the bright fashions of early spring and resort, simultaneously scurrying to...