Daybeds are such a decadent idea. To kick off your shoes half way through the day, sip a Mint Julep, read books, daydream, doodle or nod off for an hour or so, is an utter delight. Giambatista Valli has a daybed in his beautiful Paris home, as does Erin Fetherstone. I rather like this spot, too.
If I ever walked into this room, I’d quite possible stay forever. I might need to change the chandelier to something like this or this and I’d want to see a vase stuffed full of watermelon pink peonies on that little end table, but what a beautiful room this is. The question is what would I wear to sit in such a room?
I don’t believe that you can go out wearing polka dots and not have fun. There’s something childlike and whimsical about a polka dot print, even if the cut of the dress is demure and sleek. In fact, I rather like that juxtaposition. But then there is this, this, this and this, that assuming you have the humour and chutzpah to wear, will guarantee a good time.
It wasn’t the ocean, but it felt like it. The waves were big on North Beach in Prince Edward County when we visited yesterday. Antimo was the first to charge in and karate chop the waves. I forget that Lake Ontario is so huge, and that in some areas, it really does look and feel like miles and miles of wild and restless ocean.
Chic, chic, chic is what I have to say about the Stockholm home fashion star Giovanna Battaglia shares with her real estate heavyweight husband, Oscar Engelbert. I expected more of Battaglia’s signature whimsy and playfulness, but to see her in the space, it all makes sense. The apartment is sophisticated, sleek and serious –– Battaglia brings the whimsy. Playing a great supporting role, is a George Condo painting that adds massive colour to the otherwise neutral tones of their living room. A Lars Holmström chandelier provides an audacious pop to an understated dining room. Take a look. You’ll want to be her BFF.
All three of my children totter about in plastic boudoir heels that are as trashy as they are adorable. We own about ten pairs, in lilac, turquoise and pepto bismol pink. Some have bows, some have jewels, and one pair has a frothy bow made out of tulle. Minus the bijoux, I would happily totter about in a pair of mules. My grandmother wore a pair of clear plastic Cinderella mules with a lucite heel that I adored as a child. I’m not sure I’d wear those either today, but these Mansur Gavriels (in terracotta or coral suede) are right up my alley.
I’m a big fan of stripes. One can never go wrong with a chic breton stripe –– but wide stripes, mismatched stripes and stripes in bold colours –– are so much more fun. And unless you work in an ultra conservative office, (whereby your undergarments should be as silly, frilly and sexy as possible) I say choose the stripe with the greatest sense of humour. Because really, the world is filled with enough straight lines as it is.
On our way home from Ward’s Island yesterday, we found the island clubhouse abuzz with folks dancing, sipping cocktails and playing bocce to the sound of 1920s jazz. It was quite the scene –– and the only thing missing were the boaters, feathers and drop waist frocks. Had it not been the end of a long day on the island with 5 sprogs in tow, I may well have burst into a jitterbug.
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Into the Wild tells the true story of Chris McCandless, a 22-year-old disillusioned college graduate who trades in $27,000 of savings (he donates it to Oxfam) and a shot at Harvard Law School for life in the Alaskan wilderness. The film was directed by Sean Penn and was based on an American bestseller by Jon Krakaue. The landscape is stunning, with scenes on a beach in Beard’s Hollow, on the wheat fields of South Dakota, on the rapids of the Colorado River, and from a mountain overlooking the Salton Sea. The soulful soundtrack by Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder tells as much of the story as the script does, and the protagonist, played by Emile Hirsch has an air of a young DiCaprio. It’s not a new film, but if you haven’t seen it, do. At the very least, it will leave you lusting for the dunes of the Arizona desert.
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