Daydreaming with Andrea Cardinali

Today's Daydreaming feature is a chance for me to introduce you to one of my favorite people, Andrea Cardinali. She has become a very good friend of mine through Jen, Jaclene and the girls from...

Oh Etta...

J. Crew's Etta Pumps are my obsession of the moment. J. Crew has been the love of my life for the past couple of seasons, and these pumps are just complete standouts. Either covered in sequins,...

Channeling My Inner Ina

It's not a secret that I love to cook. On a rainy Saturday like today, there isn't much better than digging through a cookbook, spending $200 at Whole Foods (I'm convinced you can't get out of...

Wino Forever

Goddammit these photos are good. Like...really good. Wow. Hats off to Interview Magazine and even more of a high five to British photographer, Craig McDean. Not only is the macabre spread amazing,...

Linked In

I spend the majority of my weekdays and a big chunk of my weekend mornings online. Whether I'm looking at various news or fashion sites to cover my magazines or I'm scrolling through random blogs...

Talk Derby to Me

It's Derby Day, my loves! The Kentucky Derby stands for a lot of things - money, hats, horses - but not least among them is the unofficial beginning of seersucker season. Since the man behind...

Penny Lane

Have you heard of Janessa Leone? I hadn't either...and now I can't stop thinking about her. Janessa's eponymous hat collection is based out of Los Angeles and I'm getting such a major 70's...

Favorite Line / Favorite Book

Daydreaming with Abigail Jorgensen

I met the lovely Abigail around the beginning of the year and not only was I excited to find another amazing Colorado transplant, but I instantly had a feeling that we'd become very good friends. I...

This Little Piggy...

It is no state secret that I love cheeseburgers - a perfectly cooked burger with an ice cold dirty martini is kind of like heaven on Earth. Some of my favorites are at DuMont Burger, Rare and...

Smart is Sexy

While I'm a very big fan of starting your day with some worldly knowledge, I'm also the first person to understand that life definitely gets in the way. Enter The Skimm. Started by former NBC News...

Hypercolor Spirits

BCBG is like an old friend. I think I have more dresses, shoes, blouses and skirts by Max Azria than any other brand. And damn him for that, because at this point, I'm sure he owns a sailboat or a...

Take Me Away

The past month has been incredibly busy, entirely too stressful and what I desperately need is a getaway. I need a beach, a new bikini, cold white wine and nothing to do but relax and get a tan....

Stardust Memories

I cannot wait for The Great Gatsby and have used literally every favor I have to snag invites to the premiere. I don't know about you but my anticipation for this movie is high. The film was shot...

Pray for Boston

I spent the end of the 2012 and the beginning of this year in Boston almost every other weekend. I wasn't expecting to fall so in love with a city, especially one that, as a New Yorker, I'm...

Power Clashing

The birds are chirping, the sun is shining and I had cocktails on a rooftop today dammit...spring is finally here. Now I know that it's a little scary - and it can get screwy in a hurry - but I...

Beautiful and Damned

I just picked up Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald and I am so excited to tear into it. As it's such a rainy Thursday, I really wish I was tucked under my down comforter with this book, a hot cup of...

Caradise

I'm definitely not model obsessed but I just adore Cara Delevingne...and she's literally about to take over the world. At the ripe age of 20, this gorgeous British girl starred in campaigns for...

Daydreaming with Jenna Salomone

My lovely friend Jenna Salomone came into my life through the Westchester army (aka Jaclene, Jen and Andrea) and I couldn't be happier. She is just the sweetest, loveliest person you'll ever meet...

Gallery Walls

I love finding and framing quirky, whimsical prints. Currently, the wall above my bed is a curated mash-up of mismatched frames, personal photos and cool pieces of art stretched on canvas. I really...

The Un-Powder

We don't talk much about beauty here on D&D. I'm big into fabulous clothes, gorgeous interiors, fun parties and great recipes but when it comes to makeup and beauty products, I'm more of a mascara...

Broccoli Baby

I love broccoli. It is my absolute favorite vegetable and I eat it in something literally three or four times a week. I was scrolling around on Smitten Kitchen just now and you can imagine my...

Room Envy

I saw the bedroom below on Sacramento Street and ahhhhh it's so perfect. This is my dream room and if my bedroom was just a few feet bigger (it's literally the size of a walk-in closet) I would be...

Graceful

"I don't mind to look older. I don't have this urge that so many people have that they've always got to look young all their lives. I think you should be the age you are and enjoy it... But if you...

Dollywood

I have seen some amazing live performances. Dave Matthews Band at Red Rocks, Andrea Bocelli at the Beverly Hilton, Seth McFarlane and Frank Sinatra Jr. singing together at Seth's house (amazing),...

Daydreaming with Brittany Wolf

Today's Daydreaming feature is with my gorgeous friend and old co-worker, Brittany Wolf. I worked with Brittany when I was at Full Picture last year and she might be one of my favorite people on...

Pixie Sticks

Ahhhh pixie cuts. They are so huge this year and every time I see another gorgeous model or actress debuting her trimmed tresses, I catch myself wishing I didn't have such a long, thick head of...

Emerald City

I love St. Patty's Day. How can you go wrong day drinking and celebrating my (half) Irish roots, all while wearing a gorgeous color? Not only is emerald the Pantone color of the year, but it's been...

Girls

Everywhere you turn, it seems like someone is talking about Sheryl Sandberg's new book, Lean In. Or Anne-Marie Slaughter's piece in The Atlantic. Or mean, old Marissa Meyer telling her staff that...

In the Navy

I've been spotting many fabulous girls with navy nails and I'm becoming really obsessed with the way it looks. I usually stick to my pale pink Essie shades (I get really manic when dark polish...