white sale

Loving Harper’s Bazaar’s pages, as usual. Not so much the $27,875 price tag you get when you tally up page 70 of their June/July 2012 issue.

Want to shave $26,264 off the total? Add these clean whites to your spring/summer shopping bag…

Stella McCartney Shirt Dress with Stand-Up Collar; $374, www.mytheresa.com

Ariella Collection Hammered Square Ring; [...]

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concealed weapon

My husband and I have an expression called, Ice in the Door. It refers to the concept of spending more on something truly useful, rather than penny pinching and regretting a cheap purchase that doesn’t live up to your expectations.

Here’s the genesis: Our first house came with no refrigerator. [...]

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all set

I love setting the table. (For company.)

Here’s one I put together recently–a casual dinner with friends…

Brought these coral-etched plates from www.zgallerie.com a few years ago. So happy I have them.

It’s not unusual for me to set the table days in advance of my party. There’s a practical reason (one less thing to do on [...]

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i wonder

The Tory Burch vs. Chris Burch battle has all the makings of a really good Lifetime movie–minus a murder and/or abduction.

For those folks who have no idea what I’m talking about, a brief Cliff Notes rundown….

This golden-haired designer–born Tory Robinson–hailed from Philly, graduated from Penn, headed to NYC, worked at Harper’s Bazaar, followed by Polo [...]

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