Paris Fashion Week= Très Jealous

I officially need to stop drooling at my TIVO. It's been nearly 12 hours since I first watched "The Rachel Zoe Project's" Paris Fashion Week episode, and every time I venture past my television, I fight the insatiable urge to stop everything I'm doing and watch it again. Chock full of what I refer to as "Paris Porn," it's just...I die. But not literally. Rachel loves to say she "literally" dies, her heart is "literally" going to beat out of her chest, etc. What I'm not literally dying of is Paris Fever. And let me tell you, I've got it bad.

And this episode certainly did not help. I mean, did they have to stay at the George V? In a suite, with walk-in closets nonetheless? Did they have to go to Didier Ludot, a mythical store which I tried valiantly but failed to locate when I was in Paris for that ever so brief a moment? I was just waiting for them to head to Colette, another store I went looking for, only to end up standing in front of a construction zone trying to translate a sign in French that said Closed for Remodeling. Thankfully, they spared me on that one. Oh, and Coco Chanel's apartment? Seriously. I was actually making little noises as Rachel got to try on Coco's glasses. Too much...

And Rachel and Brad are right, there is nothing like the sun warming you in Paris, and nothing like the way the light illuminates those spectacularly gorgeous buildings and monuments. The energy there is just overwhelming. You can see it on their faces, even though Rachel claims to have been there a thousand times before. Paris is magic. It absolutely is the most enchanting city in the world.

I must, must, must go back, and soon.

Somewhere between the 800 Euro vintage Dior trench coats, Hermes bracelets and general Chanel fabulosity Brad briefly talked with the designer Erin Fetherston, which happened to make me think of a spread the sorely missed Domino did a few years back of her Parisian flat that was so lovely, I ended up saving the pictures in my "Inspirations" book. Even though it has been a few years, I thought I would post some pictures of her charming, quintessentially French pied-à-terre...




A chaise fit for both Marie Antoinette and an insanely chic modern French girl....


Another brilliant use of the color green.


Adore the rather bohemian edge of having a hanging scarf soften the lines of a large iron chandelier.


At some point in my life, I will have a home with lovely french windows like these.

A Few of My Favorite Things...

Here are a few pictures of my current space, a rental in Los Angeles that we've lived in for 4 years. I am itching to redecorate. Like, dying. But I know I can't. Hopefully we'll be able to buy a home at some point in the near future and then, watch out. The thought of being able to knock down a wall if I so desire sends chills of excitement down my spine.



I love Old Hollywood and collect photos and many, many coffee table books pertaining to the subject....



The earth tone theme kind of evolved from my love of fall and Halloween. Five years later though, I'm completely over it. In my next house, I'll lose the brown and orange and mix my signature black and white with more jewel tones. Oh, and the bathroom above is mine and mine alone. Number 1 key to a happy marriage? Separate bathrooms. And closets. My husband likes to create a homemade slip and slide on his floor every time he showers. People think I'm joking when I say that if and when I can design a bathroom for him, it will be floor to ceiling tile with a drain on the floor so I can just hose it down daily. Kidding? I think not.



My beloved matchbook collection serves as a physical record of where we've been and is among my most prized possessions.

California Home + Design Magazine

California Home + Design Magazine has slowly but surely become my new Domino (the silencing of which I still mourn daily). They almost always get it right. Based in San Fran, this mag is chock full of great ideas on how to stir a little bit of modernity into the Victorian dwellings that rule up there. I adore the warmth, color and texture of this space that is so expertly infused with clean lines and modern touches. So chic! Truly a masterpiece and one of my favorite houses I have ever seen in a magazine...

Look Inside >> CHD Mag - March/April 2009

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