Winter in the Adirondacks

I was thinking how nice it would be to post a something snowy on this first day of winter and magically, the perfect house came to me.  APT with LSD on Vogue.com toured the family home of Amanda Brooks in the Adirondacks.  Looks like a beautiful place to spend Christmas.  For all the details, check out the full story online and don't miss Amanda's I Love Your Style website.  I'm still sick and definitely going back to bed! Later Skaters!

Photos by Claiborne Swanson Frank

Lauren's Luggage

The one apartment in New York I am dying to see belongs to Lauren and Andrés Santo Domingo. The January 2011 issue of Vogue published the photo above which has me even more intrigued.  I heard that Jacques Grange helped decorate it and another article mentions her Hippo bar from Lalannes.  Maybe more photos of her home will appear as she promotes her new online trunk show Moda Operandi.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

A Vision in Vogue

I haven't seen Black Swan yet but the buzz on Twitter seems to be good so far, although they say it's a bit disturbing.  Vogue has shot one of the stars of the film, Natalie Portman, and continued the ballet theme in Spreading her Wings.  The January 2011 cover does look a little too similar to her May 2002 Vogue cover but I guess if it's not broke, why fix it.  Happy Reading!

Photos by Peter Lindbergh

At Home in Rome

When I first found the image of Cy Twombly's bedroom in Rome, I was hoping that I could find photos of the rest of his home.  Some continued sleuthing has unearthed them and they were definitely worth the search.  They were taken by Horst P. Horst in 1966 and most appeared in Vogue's Book of Houses, Gardens, People published in 1968.  I've also included two photos taken during a photo shoot for Vogue magazine from 1968.  One of the models looks to be Marisa Berenson.  The interiors are probably the most drop dead gorgeous that I have ever seen.  The antique furniture including Egyptian revival period pieces mixed with the graphic floors and Twombly art is pure perfection.  One of my dreams is to meet Cy Twombly, preferably at this home, but just looking at these photos makes me feel as if I already know him.

Photos by Horst P. Horst via Mondo Blogo

Jolie Laide

I've always been Team Anniston.  It's the hair.  So when I found out that Angelina Jolie was on the cover of the December issue of Vogue, I was none too pleased.  There is something about that husband stealing home wrecker that rubs me the wrong way.  I will admit that the photo above by Mario Testino looks pretty fabulous but I think I still might rip off the cover so I don't have to look at her.  Bon Weekend!

A Fashionably Chic Retreat

I think there is a misconception that New Yorkers only go to the Hamptons in the summer.  While the Hamptons are lovely during the warmer months, they can be even better in the fall and winter when the crowds have left.  If Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour and her family don't spend weekends at their place on the North Shore year round, they really should.  There was a great article in the October issue of The World of Interiors about how they renovated an additional house on an adjoining property they purchased.  Interior designer Jesse Carrier and landscape designer Miranda Brooks decorated the new house and tamed land to better enjoy the out of doors.  Again, I think all creative people thrive when they have a place to recharge their batteries every weekend so it seems no wonder that Anna Wintour has been at Vogue for over 20 years. 

Photos by Eric Bowman and from Carrier & Co.