Letter from the Editor

Dear Friends,

This July will begin with the biggest bang with our nation celebrating 250th years of democracy. Please read our article in New York Social Diary, An American Summer.

Hilary spends her summers between the city and Newport and will be sharing her Insider’s Guide. I am between the farm and the city and looking forward to the upcoming New York Restaurant Week, to take advantage of the lovely Prix Fixe Menus from the finest establishment.

Packing for Travel? We have you covered with our fantastically helpful packing lists and trips. Let’s us know your holiday destination and we will send specific stylish samples.

Please enjoy the season stretching out in front of us, filled with long, luxurious day.

xxkk

Past letters

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  June

  Dear Friends, June could not arrive sooner for me. To be honest, I was distracted last month as returning to the city and upstate New York left me swamped with the practicalities of spring cleaning and clean up. Now if only Mother Nature can cease her jesting, we can get a proper summer started.…

  Read the June letter

• May

  Dear Friends, I am back in the city for the merry, merry, month enthralled with the balmy weather and the cacophony of life on the street. Spirits are high everywhere I turn. Have you heard the term Maycember? It was coined to explain the frenzy of activities that take place this month.…

  Read the May letter

• April

  Dear Friends, No fooling—the season has passed so quickly that April took me by surprise. Being relatively new to the “snowbird” lifestyle and spending much of the winter in the South, I often find my sense of the seasons a bit out of sync.…

  Read the April letter

• March

  Dear Friends, March Madness is here – not referring to the tournament but to the flurry of activities taking place this season – lunches, book parties, gallery openings, galas, and spring break travel far and wide. We will be ready for it all as we shop for stylish trench coats and blossoming spring frocks.…

  Read the March letter

• February

  Dear Friends, We’re in the mood for love, especially in February, with Valentine’s and Galentine’s events galore – we will be choosing lovely ensembles for lunches and dinners. We are also in the mood for the Super Bowl and other armchair sports this month.…

  Read the February letter

• January

  Dear Friends, January brings a sense of relief of surviving the holidays in good health and spirits. As we make our way south for the majority of the winter season, I find myself eager to take on new challenges, especially outdoor activities like tennis & golf and just long walks with the dogs.…

  Read the January letter

• December

  Dear Friends, December is here in all its glory! Breathtaking decorations abound while the lilt of seasonal tunes escalates the excitement. Social life is in full swing and the cause for great cheer – lunches, cocktails, dinners, hooray!…

  Read the December letter

• November

  Dear Friends, November is a glorious month filled with special occasions with family and friends. I love November’s landscape when the trees have shed their bright leaves and a muted mist is left behind. The social season kicks into high gear as galas, lunches and “store parties” stock the calendar chock full.…

  Read the November letter

• October

  Dear Friends, October is a stunning month – in both the vibrant shades that flame the trees to the abundance of events that crowd our calendars. As the temperature drops, it is time to peek into your closets and take inventory of your fall fashion needs.…

  Read the October letter

• September

  Dear Friends, We say it every year, September is more like a new year than New Year’s. Time to get back to school, back to schedules and back to the excitement of the city’s rhythms and rhymes.…

  Read the September letter