Wild

I can't wait to see the movie Wild starring Reese Witherspoon. She's one of my favorite celebrity style icons and I love following her on Instagram. 

Radar

I was pretty impressed with the sweaters in L.L Bean's catalog...love this Bailey Island Crewneck. 

We watched Twenty Feet From Stardom as we nursed our fall colds, ugh. I've been really taking notice of background singers every time I hear music. 

I discovered Bottega Veneta's initials option on their website. 

Roku

I am not sure how we survived before getting a Roku. It allows us to stream Netflix and Amazon Instant Video.



We just started the Season 2 of House of Cards, so we've been alternating between that and True Detective. With the snow and freezing temperatures this winter, it's been ideal for staying in and watching television.

On the TV

I already had a girl crush on Girl's star Allison Williams but after this Town & Country cover it's reached a whole new level.

 

She wore this amazing pink Oscar de la Renta number.

 

We just finished watching the first season of Netflix's original series House of Cards. In college, I was obsessed with Kevin Spacey and even wrote a paper on American Beauty. It was fun recognizing some spots here in Baltimore where the series was filmed.    

  

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is such a guilty pleasure. I just love Yolanda Foster and the fact that her fridge has its own twitter account.

I am hoping her closet decides to join social media too, because I wouldn't mind knowing what her shoe and handbag collections are up to.
  
The winner of my Smathers & Branson needlepoint belt giveaway is John V. #570...Congratulations!

Behind the Stripes

I am completely Carried Away by Tuckernuck's Behind the Scenes: Spring Photo Shoot Video and online catalog. In honor of all the new spring goodies you can use the code TIDESSPRING20 for 20% off your purchase through noon on Monday.

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf Goodman

When Bergdorf Goodman celebrated their 111th birthday they also released the book Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf Goodman. In addition to the book there is a forthcoming documentary. I will be adding the book to my amazon list and anticipating the release of the film this spring.

Furthur

This July we saw Furthur at Merriweather and at the pre-party I spotted some folks sporting a Maryland themed Steal Your Face shirt. It turns out they had created the design themselves.

They had some extra shirts in the car...within minutes I had my very own Maryland Steal Your Face shirt...talk about a miracle!

I also spotted a fabulous custom Grateful Dead themed needlepoint belt.

I was thrilled when they  played Althea...my favorite Dead song of all time.

Today would have been Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday and in celebration select movie theaters across the country are showing the The Grateful Dead Movie.

Movie Itch

Moonrise Kingdom


Marley


Rock of Ages

I never see quite as many movies during the summer as I do during winter. Above are a few flicks that I really want to see and what a great way to escape this heat wave by cooling off in the AC, watching a movie. Have you seen any good movies lately?

Homecoming

I am home from The Greenbrier in West Virginia. I took a girls trip with my mom and sister. We got a little snow in the mountains which made the resort even more beautiful...my camera is cooling down from all of the pictures I took!

I watched Sunday Morning's piece on Steven Spielberg's War Horse and loved that a horse walked the red carpet at the U.K. premier. I am excited to see the film and will be sure to bring lots of tissues.

I arrived home to a new Elsa top that I scored from a Lilly Pulitzer sale on Rue La La in addition to a yucky cold.

Rainy Weekend

I took advantage of the rainy weekend and saw The Help. I will never look at chocolate pie the same again!

Another one of my favorite things to do on a lazy Sunday is watch CBS's Sunday Morning. Yesterday we learned of Brit Marling a rising star who graduated from Georgetown.

Bill Cunningham New York

Over the weekend I saw Bill Cunningham New York. The documentary follows renowned fashion photographer for The New York Times, Bill Cunningham. It was fascinating to see someone so gifted and incredibly passionate about fashion that has been shooting for the past 50 years and still using film.

Bill Cunningham hits the streets to see what real people are wearing. For example he noticed a trend of Goyard handbags and documented it with images of everyday people using their bags. Visually it's so much more interesting to see real people carrying Goyard bags verses a contrived image of a model holding one.

“Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life” -Bill Cunningham

Jackie's Style

Jackie Kennedy Onassis's style was classic and timeless. She was the absolute epitome of elegance. Have you had a chance to poke around the Kennedy Digital Archives? The eight hour mini-series, The Kennedys is airing this Sunday on the Reelz Channel. It stars Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes as Jack and Jackie.

Jackie often wore Jack Rogers sandals while vacationing in New England.

What better to go with her Jack Rogers then Lilly Pulitzer shift dresses. Do Jack Rogers and Lilly dresses line your closet?

Making the Grade

At the suggestion of Dex I finally saw Making the Grade. Reading TOPH should be a prerequisite to watching this movie...it must be watched with a grain of preppy salt.

I don't think it's a coincidence that Hoover Prep school's colors are pink and green! My favorite scene in Making the Grade was Judd Nelson's transformation from badass to prep. I was already a huge fan of Judd Nelson from his roles in The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire so that probably made me like the movie even more. Have you seen Making the Grade?

Five Favorite Flicks

I tend to hibernate in the winter. The only way I get through the cold months is by watching a lot of movies and eating comfort food. On occasion I have run out of movies on my Netflix queue and it defaults to JCW’s list…let’s just say we don’t have the same taste in movies so it’s always a letdown when I receive a documentary on the art of BBQ! Here are my Five Favorite Flicks...if you haven't seen them I strongly recommend adding them to your queue.

Something's Gotta Give

Wall Street

Trading Places

You've Got Mail

Casino

I have tagged several of my favorite bloggers to find out their Five Favorite Flicks...

Preppy 101

Summer is a Verb

Monograms and Manicures

Muffy Martini

The Company She Keeps

Red Clay Soul

Pink Preppy Lilly Lover

Anyone who wants to play along or leave me a comment please feel free to participate. Thanks for helping me get through the winter with your Favorite Flicks. It was quite the challenge to just pick five...good luck! xx

Extra Butter Please

I am a firm believer that calories don't exist at the movies.

Yesterday I saw Secretariat with my mom. It was a truly beautiful story. A special scene for my mom and I was when Secretariat was born. We have witnessed foals being born on our farm and it was unforgettable. The movie opened with this powerful quote...

“Do you give the horse his strength or clothe his neck with a flowing mane? Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting? He paws fiercely, rejoicing in his strength, and charges into the fray. He laughs at fear, afraid of nothing; he does not shy away from the sword. The quiver rattles against his side, along with the the flashing spear and lance. In frenzied excitement he eats up the ground; he cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.” – The book of Job, Chapter 39 verses 19-24

Images: Reelz Channel

On Friday JCW and I went to see The Social Network and we both loved it. There were a few rowing scences which took me back to my days as a coxswain.

Last year I saw some of the filming of The Social Network.

It was very cool to see the director David Fincher in action. I thought his last movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was fantastic.

It is such a thrill to see a scene you saw being filmed on the big screen.

Louis Vuitton Luggage

Vintage Louis Vuitton trunks are plain spectacular and I am most definitely infatuated.

When a Louis Vuitton piece is placed in a room it's my focal point.

This ‘Encyclopedia Britannica’ trunk c.1925, was turned into a cigar humidor. It can hold 500 cigars...this sure beats JCW's humidor.

I sure would like to sleep next to a nightstand made from Louis Vuitton luggage.

Marc Jacobs designed this Louis Vuitton luggage for The Darjeeling Limited. In case you haven't seen the movie it was just as impressive as the luggage.

With luggage this nice who wants to store it in a closet.

Images: Live Auctioneers, Fashionphile, Luxist, House Beautiful, Apartment Therapy, Photo by Gordon Beall for Darryl Carter

Favorite Things

These are a few of my favorite things...

Champagne is hands down my drink of choice. I am crazy over handbags and very fond of clutches. This Lauren Merkin clutch is the perfect size and fits nicely in the palm your hand. By now, I am sure its quite evident that I have an obsession with blue and white porcelain.

This past weekend we were extremely busy and were constantly on the move. It was nice to have some downtime Sunday night to unwind and watch Julie & Julia. This movie combined JCW’s love of cooking and my love of blogging/eating. During the movie I assured him that I would never blog about a fight!

Jury Duty

Yesterday I performed my civic duty.

In preparation for jury duty I picked out the colors to start my long overdue needlepoint project.

After all of the jurors checked in and received their $15.oo...they turned on Meet The Parents.

The next feature film was Monster In Law. My number still hadn't been called and they told us to break for lunch, halfway through the movie. I walked across the street and got some udon soup...this is a great meal when you are nursing yourself back to health from a cold.

Next up was Radio. I had already seen all of these movies but it's the same as being on a plane...you will take whatever you can get. Before the movie was over we were released.

I managed to put a dent in my belt project. The saying starting is the hardest part definitely holds true when it comes to needlepoint...I didn't want to put it down once I got started.