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(photograph by Melanie Acevedo)

Weekend plans?

Hello my dear readers, I certainly hope this Friday morning is treating you well!  This weekend I am looking forward to snuggling up with my man and our pup (well, he just snoozes…) to begin season two of Mad Men.  We just finished the first season and needless to say, I am hopelessly addicted.  It makes me think of my grandparents, Rita and Buddy, and what their lives must have been like back then.  They too lived in the suburbs and my grandfather, who worked in television, commuted into Manhattan every day like the dashing Donald Draper.  I think I’ll phone my darling, chic grandmother and ask her to tell me stories from back then—if their lives were half as thrilling as the series, she’ll certainly have a few!

Alright, enough about me—what about you?  Any big plans?  Far off destinations?  Baking?  Decorating?  Present shopping?  Do tell!

XXXX Kate “the NEO-trad”

Lonny Goes to J.Crew

Well, the second issue of Lonny magazine has officially launched online (yippee!) and I nearly died when I came across an article on the one and only J.Crew N Ten Ninety-Five.  For those of you who haven’t yet been, it very well may be the most beautifully decorated retail shop I’ve ever set foot in.  Reclaimed hickory floors (in a traditional herringbone pattern, but left unfinished) and vintage kilim rugs set the mood which screams of old New York glamour.  The powder room makes a statement with deliciously bold vertical black and white stripes and the rooms are illuminated with vintage Sputnik and French Serge Mouille fixtures.  J.Crew Creative director Jenna Lyons is responsible for the exquisite decor and took inspiration from her own newly renovated Park Slope brownstone (yes, the one that graced the cover of our beloved Domino).  Everything from the quirky, understated artwork to the unlacquered brass finished hardware speaks to Jenna’s now trademark aesthetic and I just can’t get enough.  Congratulations to Lonny on issue N.2 and J.Crew for a store certainly worthy of their praise.

(photographed by Patrick Cline)

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Winter White

These photos almost have me convinced to get married in wintertime sporting Jack Purcell’s. J.Crew stylists never fail to mix things up and rarely disappoint.  Have you received the latest Holiday 09 catalog?  Did you drool as much as I did?