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?

Golden West Cafe

Golden West Cafe is an eclectic restaurant and bar filled with edgy artwork. The menu consists of local ingredients with a southwestern flare and offers a large variety of vegetarian and vegan options.

The menus were created by laminating childhood story time favorites.

We started out with a Fritto Pie.

I had an apple, brie, and pesto sandwich with a side of tater tots.

The walls of the ladies room was covered with record album covers.

York Peppermint Patties (one of my personal favorites) came with our check. Why don't more restaurants serve Yorks with the check?

Anchored Style Promo

Anchored Style is offering a one day promotion of 30% off in honor of the owner's golden birthday, "turning 30 on the 30th" use promo code: Golden30.

J.Crew Liquor Store

The Liquor Store is J.Crew's menswear only boutique located at the 1825 Tribeca Tavern in NYC. The tavern's original mahogany bar functions as a counter and display area. J.Crew enlisted Partners & Spade when it came to designing the store.

The oriental rugs, dark paneling, leather chairs, and antiques create a warm and inviting space.

The store carries lots of accessories like these John Derian paper weights.

You can find everything from steamer trunks to vintage Rolex watches and alligator belts.

My favorite item at the Liquor Store is the canvas tote by ACL. A big selling point for me is that the bags are made in Ellicott City, Maryland and that's proudly stamped inside. You gotta love supporting a local manufacturer.

The Liquor Store is on my must see in NYC list...have you been?

The Barnes Foundation

I visited The Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pennsylvania. The Barnes Foundation was founded in 1922 by Albert C. Barnes and houses one of the largest Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and early Modern collections of paintings.

EAS on the stairs of The Barnes Foundation.

T0 see the masterpieces I studied in Art History class was truly an unbelievable experience.

The collection consists of 181 Renoirs, 69 Cézannes and 59 Matisses, along with works by Manet, Degas, Seurat, Prendergrast, Titian and Picasso. One of the most fascinating aspects of the collection is that Dr. Barnes arranged it by aesthetic value. He grouped works together the way he wanted them to be viewed.

After viewing the galleries we toured the property.

There were so many interesting trees and scrubs and most of them were labeled.

I spotted a sign of spring.

The collection is being relocated to Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City, Philadelphia in 2012. The move has created an enormous amount of controversy. "The Art of the Steal" is a documentary about the struggle for control of the collection.

There where signs on people's lawns in Merion that read "Join the fight to save The Barnes".

One neighbor had this image displayed on their fence.

You can sign a petition to keep the Barnes Collection in Merion at the Friends of The Barnes Foundation website.

"The Barnes Foundation is the only sane place to see art in America" -Henri Matisse

Monogram Magic

These Lace Monogram Necklaces by Ginette NY are available at Charm & Chain. They are sure to add some elegance to any look. You can pick from Yellow, Rose, or White Gold. I have recenlty been fixated on yellow gold...which one would you select?

Making Whoopies

I won Red Velvet Whoopie Pie Mix from Stonewall Kitchen in a giveaway and could hardly wait to try it out.

JCW has been in Asia for the past three weeks...so what better then to make whoopie pies in celebration of his return home. I added marshmallow fluff as a secret ingredient to the filling.

Special thanks to Living Well for giving me just the thing to celebrate getting my baby back! I may need to monitor his whoopie pie intake when I see what kind of condition he's in after not playing squash for 3 weeks! xx