When Julia, Cara and I were having our girls’ weekend, we went to Blue Lemon in Westport for lunch. Our waitress was incredibly helpful answering our questions and giving suggestions. Julia ordered a strawberry salad served on top of warm cornbread with chicken; Cara ordered yellowfin tuna; and I ordered steamed mussels. Mussels As much […]
Read MoreAfter spending the day in New York City with two of my closest friends, I forgot how much I missed being there. I love this graffiti Julia, Cara and I went to SoHo to find my American Holy Grail: Ladurée Soho. Ever since it opened Ladurée SoHo opened, I have had a burning desire to […]
Read MoreLast Friday, I had the privilege of volunteering at the third annual Au Courant, the fashion show benefit co-hosted by Child & Family and StyleWeek Northeast. As a nice change of scenery from Ochre Court at Salve Regina, this year’s Au Courant was held at Belle Mer on Goat Island. I can’t stress enough how […]
Read MoreSummer songs usually fall into one of two categories–the party anthem or the romantic ballad. If Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” is the former, naturally MAGIC!’s “Rude” foots the bill for the latter. It’s beachy, it’s easy to sing along to, and it’s absolutely adorable…
Read MoreAs I’m settling into my full-time job, I have to figure out how to make my desk as beautiful as possible. It is a cubicle, but it’s one of four large cubicles in the historic mansion-turned-office-building. Naturally, I’m turning to Pinterest for inspiration. I like white and pop of color, as well as the use […]
Read MoreI have volunteered for Au Courant, the annual StyleWeek Northeast fashion benefit for Child & Family, the past two years and I am happy to volunteer once again for 2014! Newport Stylephile has also written a blog post on the upcoming event, but I pulled together a press release using the information from the event’s […]
Read MoreThis song by Magic Man is a great alternative hit… It also doesn’t hurt that it’s about one of my favorite places on Earth. If you like “Paris,” maybe you can consider pre-ordering their album, Before the Waves.
Read MoreI don’t think this new song can be described as a “feel-good” hit… “Cathartic” is a more accurate keyword. “I Wanna Get Better” is almost like a response to Iconapop’s “I Don’t Care,” but you can decide for yourself. By the way, Bleachers will be playing at Boston Calling in the fall.
Read MoreAs much I miss college already, I don’t miss the lack of free time to read. Last fall, I took workshop about 20th century fashion. The course had several interesting reading assignments to supplement the lectures, but I had only lightly skimmed through them. Now I finally have the time to curl up and read […]
Read MoreI heard this song once on the radio and it’s really stuck with me since. Broods is a brother-sister band based in Auckland, New Zealand. It’ll be interesting to see what else they come up with, because “Bridges” is entrancing…
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New England Parisienne 