Waning Wicker

For anyone that adores wicker furniture pieces, you likely know that the "good stuff" is typically made by hand, lasts for decades and takes a great deal of time to construct. You might also know that there are very few rattan ateliers left in the world. A recent piece in the New York Times T Magazine highlights the romance behind the craft and the three prevailing shops that stand the test of time. Read the piece, here. 

The Ripple console (featured left) is one of my favorite wicker pieces of Soane’s. Here, three of their products sit in their Leicestershire workshop.

My Best Friend's Wedding

We've just returned from my best friend's magical wedding weekend in Napa. I keep referring to the weekend with the movie "My Best Friend's Wedding" with Julia Roberts in mind, really for no particular reason, other than the fact that she is literally my best friend and the phrase seems to fly off my tongue. There is also a bit of pride in that phrase as Lauren is one of my dearest friends. Witnessing Lauren's marriage was so incredibly special and I am most certainly still on a high of joyful emotion. Not only is Lauren one of the most loyal, witty, and elegant people I know and cherish, she has impeccable taste. From the provencal garden landscape to New Orleans band and chic tablescapes, it was an evening to remember...I just had to share a few captures! 

Gold clutches accompany a glass of rosé during cocktail hour in the garden. 

The most elegant bride! Her "something borrowed" were a pair of diamond pearl-drop earrings my friend Betsy wore at her wedding, and Betsy's Mother wore at her own! 

The New Orleans band welcomed guests to the garden for cocktails. 

The string quartet played a marvelous mix of elegant sounds before & after the ceremony. 

A tablescape to remember. Varying sizes of green and white flowers grace the tables of the bride & groom's friends and families. 

// SLASH CAMPAIGN: VERONICA BEARD & CAROLYN MURPHY //

Veronica Beard's Slash Campaign features Carolyn Murphy, a woman I've long admired for her beauty and spirit. I truly think she is the most beautiful female specimen in the world - inside and out. She possess that je ne sais quoi some people just exude - the woman that can master a wet-suit or ballgown and look unapologetically phenomenal. The campaign Veronica Beard launched is designed to "celebrat[e] the confident, versatile, humorous and passionate women that inspire us by highlighting the sides of their personalities that make them unique." Photographed by Claiborne Swanson Frank in Montauk, I think this is a brilliant collaboration that will not only champion women but burnish the Veronica Beard brand. I can't wait to see more!  

See here to view the video & shop Carolyn's look.

Brimfield Acquisition

My acquisitions at Brimfield Antique Market were on the conservative side. I did scoop up this darling rattan table for a song, only to realize that she wouldn't fit in my wagon and thus, will be delivered in a few weeks. I do plan to paint her and though her function isn't quite defined, she will make for a great topiary table, or play host to stacks of my coffee table books. She reminded me of a piece you'd find in an elegant but rustic home by the sea - perhaps in a sun-drenched library - topped with treasures or a commanding lamp. The hunt is half of the fun - the other half is scheming and styling. Here's to the weekend!