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Quite Continental
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Tending Bar: The Seven Year Itch

While I may not be much of a cook, I do quite enjoy tending bar. With an exceptionally warm Memorial Day Weekend (what thunderstorms?!?) and friends visiting from out of town, I took the opportunity ...

3 days ago 5 people like this

QC Prêt-à-Porter || Memorial Day Monsoon

A Memorial Day downpour? You know I’m not complaining — much. YMC sailing jacket Tibi striped crepe tank MiH jean shorts Warby Parker Preston gimlet tortoise glasses MARC by Marc Jacobs s...

25 may 12

Love, Parisian Style

I don’t know this lovely couple personally, but I do know the groom is one half of the duo behind Rogue Territory, an excellent Los Angeles-based handmade denim goods company. Nor do I personal...

25 may 12 2 people like this

Improper Bostonians

I’m off to Boston for a few days on business, and I thought it would be the perfect time to share this set of photos I discovered in the Life Archive. They were taken in 1949 at the original Fi...

22 may 12 3 people like this

QC Prêt-à-Porter || Tangerine Dream

A springy New York weekend calls for refreshing hues & sparkling cocktails: Paul & Joe Sister chambray blazer Equipment signature sleeveless washed-silk shirt Mulberry braided belt Levi’...

18 may 12

Rabbit Hole || Vogue Spain Archives

A newly released cache of vintage beach photographs taken for Vogue Spain? Don’t mind if I do… Hop further down the rabbit hole here.

17 may 12 9 people like this

The Perils of Love

Loving this sweet little Parisian confection by Louis Clichy. To see Edith Piaf and Théo Sarapo sing ”A Quoi Ça Sert L’amour?” live, head here. Many thanks to Tara for bringing this...

15 may 12 5 people like this

Field Notes || Brimfield Antique Show

Had a lovely time visiting the Brimfield Antique Show on Friday with Lani! Luckily, we had lovely weather to match. Unluckily, the week’s rain had kept away a lot of the other antique hunters f...

14 may 12 2 people like this

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mothers out there, and especially to my own fabulous mom. Also, if you’d fancy reading a post I did for the Rugby Ralph Lauren Style blog about thr...

13 may 12 1 person likes this

QC Prêt-à-Porter || Brimfield Bound

A weekend to wander a few antique-strewn fields in New England. By now, Ralph’s creative services team has already swept through, so try comfort yourself as you dig through their cast-offs. Ape...

11 may 12

Travel Kit || The Louis Vuitton “100 Legendary Trunks” App

I’ve long admired Louis Vuitton’s “100 Legendary Trunks” project (you can see my previous posts on the splendid book and the exhibit at Musée Carnavalet in Paris). The book wa...

10 may 12 1 person likes this

The Quite Continental Mix I

Dinah Washington – Blue Skies Ella Fitzgerald – Whatever Lola Wants Sammy Davis Jr. – Something’s Gotta Give Sarah Vaughn – Ain’t Misbehavin’ Dean Martin – Volare/An Evening in Roma Dinah Washington ...

10 may 12 3 people like this

Wolverine 1000 Mile Collection by Samantha Pleet F/W ’12 Lookbook (Styled by Me!)

It’s here! Very happy to share with you some of the looks I created for the Wolverine 1000 Mile Collection by Samantha Pleet F/W ’12 Lookbook! As I mentioned in my behind-the-scenes post ...

07 may 12 2 people like this

QC Prêt-à-Porter || Derby Daze

A weekend to play the ponies, wear hats, and sip mint juleps. Your most important accessory will be a bag that’s large enough for your flask. J.Crew Big Shot cotton-blend twill dress Nerida Fra...

04 may 12

Too Cool for (Nursery) School

Kids don’t frequently make an appearance on Quite Continental, but when they look as cool as these girls do, there’s no way I can resist. Photos from the lookbook of Very French Gangsters...

04 may 12

Behind the Scenes || QC Styles the Wolverine 1000 Mile Collection by Samantha Pleet Lookbook

Big news! A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of styling the Wolverine 1000 Mile Collection by Samantha Pleet Fall/Winter 2012 lookbook, and I am very excited to let you know that it will be released ...

04 may 12 3 people like this

Throwback Thursday || Bert Stern’s Jazz on a Summer’s Day

In gorgeous color, photographer Bert Stern captured the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in his lovely film, “Jazz on a Summer’s Day.” An amazing cocktail of pop culture, jazz, sailboats ...

03 may 12

New Addition || Put A Horse On It: Life Magazine, 1937

This weekend while on a walk in my neighborhood, I stopped by one of my favorite shops in Tribeca, Philip Williams Posters, on a bit of a lark. While the store is best known for its collection of vin...

02 may 12

Field Notes || Herb Ritts: L.A. Style at the Getty Center

New York is a vertical city, and its skyscrapers are climbing ever higher (case in point, just today my next-door neighbor One World Trade claimed the title of tallest building in New York). All that...

01 may 12

The Grand Tour: The House Where Satchmo Played

Most homes of a certain age in Los Angeles usually come with old Hollywood stories of former residents. This Spanish beauty in Westwood, owned by good friends of mine, is no different. Home to Spence...

30 apr 12 2 people like this

Field Notes: A Long Los Angeles Weekend

As I mentioned last week, I scooted off to Los Angeles to surprise my family and enjoy a long weekend in my hometown. Armed with an exceptionally affordable rental car that I had to fill with excepti...

30 apr 12 3 people like this

QC Prêt-à-Porter: Uptown Downtown

Ralph Lauren Black Label Halia silk dress One gorgeous dress, two ways: For uptown haunts (at left)… Callula Lillibelle tuxedo jacket Kenneth Jay Lane chain necklace Alexander McQueen Degrade p...

27 apr 12 2 people like this

To Auction: Christie’s London: Vintage Film Posters

New additions to the I Need Money file — which is already quite a large file, indeed, thank you for asking — from the Christie’s Interiors auction in South Kensington on 2 May 2012....

27 apr 12

Ben Carroll ~ A Change Is Gonna Come

Allow me to toot the family horn a bit… Ben Carroll is an amazing singer and songwriter. He also happens to be my cousin. Ben’s currently hard at work on a soon-to-be-released third album...

26 apr 12 1 person likes this

All Dressed Up…in Los Angeles.

Richard Gere adds Armani to the echelon of California style with its debut in American Gigolo (1980), which I recently revisited thanks to Lizzie’s suggestion. A seminal moment in menswear, it ...

23 apr 12 2 people like this

Milwaukee’s Finest?

No doubt my grandfather, a Schlitz man, would have a bone to pick with Osa regarding “Milwaukee’s Finest Beer.” Snap up this beauty of a vintage ad here, if you’re so inclined...

19 apr 12

Deco Decadence

The Prabal Gurung silk charmeuse gown in the first picture. Full. Stop. There are no words to describe that kind of perfection, or how much Scarlett Johansson does it justice. And when you add in a ...

19 apr 12

Dick Clark, This Is Your Life

This episode of This Is Your Life was shot in 1959, when Dick was 30 years old. Rest in peace, sir. New Year’s Eve will never be the same. Dick Clark November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012

18 apr 12

Bird’s Eye

Even though I did manage to snap these pictures on a business trip this week, I have been chasing my tail a bit, so I hope you’ll excuse my recent silence… A few tidbits I’ve enjoye...

18 apr 12

QC Prêt-à-Porter: Weekend Warrior

J.Crew denim western shirt Pret-a-Surf striped cotton-jersey shorts Tomboy Style by Lizzie Garrett Mettler Pilcro Spectator clutch PF Flyers Sumfun Lo in white/canvas This weekend it will be 80 degre...

13 apr 12 1 person likes this

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