Give a warm welcome to new riveting styles from Rachel Comey!  This season, Comey wanted to craft a thoughtful collection of pieces that would be easy to wear in the soaring summer temperatures of years past.  To paraphrase the designer: How do you dress for the heat without looking like a hot mess? The result [...]

We got Nora to try on our newest arrivals for spring, so here she is modeling a few of our favorite things (minus the raindrops on roses and cream-colored ponies):  a baggy square-print jumpsuit from Suno, strappy wedge sandals by Common Projects, Vespa sunglasses and a wide brim beach hat from Rag & Bone, and [...]

I wanted to share my friend Keith Newton’s first-ever restaurant review in this month’s Wine Spectator.  It is about one of my very favorite restaurants on earth, Spring in Paris.  Enjoy! Issue: Wine Spectator April 30, 2011 Spring in Paris One of the most exciting restaurants in Paris is helmed by a young chef named [...]

Last night I had the good fortune to see Margin Call, written and directed by my dear friend J.C. Chandor, the opening movie of this year’s New Directors/New Films series at the Museum of Modern Art.   Shot in just seventeen days last summer, on a shoestring budget of  three million dollars, Margin Call employs [...]

Our Birds over here at the Williamsburg store took some pics of their favorite prints this season, hailing from a heap of designers:  ethnic-inspired prints from Burkman Brothers, plaids with a twist from print-expert extraordinaire Tucker, beachy batik designs from Whit, nautical prints from Bird-newbie Sunny Sports, and last but not least neon-striped florals from [...]

We’re flocking to our newest offerings of Repetto buttery leather flats and too-cute socks from Antipast.  Pick up a perfect pairing for yourself! antipast bee in the rain socks $35.00 antipast la vie en rose short socks $35.00 antipast tennis girl short socks $30.00 repetto bb grosgrain trim ballerina flats $260.00 repetto nagoya side lace [...]

Kaelyn Garcia, one of our Park Slope staff members, recently launched a website featuring all her handmade, sustainably-sourced knits!  We’ve all been witness to the amazing scarves (and even socks!) she whips up, so take a look. More items will be online soon!

It’s a jungle out there, ladies!  We’ve rounded up some city safari picks from our newest arrivals–a chic safari dress and tribal-inspired striped tops from Rag & Bone, our fav sandals from 3.1Phillip Lim and Rachel Comey, along with jewelry from one of our new designers, Winifred Grace.  Don’t let the mosquitoes bite! rag & [...]

For a quick retreat from the city-bustle, I headed two hours upstate over the weekend.  The geese could sense spring around the corner and were noisily flying North.  We ran into a beautiful flood in New Paltz, the most delicious foccacia breakfast sandwiches at The Alternative Baker in Rosendale (as well as magical old-man dog [...]