The New York amfAR Gala is the annual kick off to the Fall/Winter Fashion Week season. Always a stylish soirée benefiting a cause close to my heart, I enjoy getting dressed up and heading downtown to support HIV research. The inspiration for this outfit all started with the nail polish. Usually you chose your lacquer to match your dress, but I did things in reverse on Wednesday night. I had Tom Ford’s incandescent color in my mind all…

Men can be pretty clueless when it comes to gift-giving. Sure a box of chocolates and a dozen roses are nice – and from the right man – it can actually be perfect, but come on! Guys step up your game and put a little more original thought into the mix – you might just inspire us to do the same in the bedroom. Ladies, drop your man a hint and leave this window open on his…

I was headed out to meetings this chilly morning in NYC (we’ve been having a lot of those recently, come to think of it) and had to pull together an outfit and get out the door in twenty minutes flat. Sticking to monochromatic hues takes most of the work out of getting dressed (and who really has the time?). I call this look “Parisian in New York” because the French are masters of classic chic while…