Month: October 2020

The Luxury Holiday Gift Guide: The Best for Interior Design and Home Décor

The Luxury Gift Guide: The Best for Design and Décor

Some people who dwell among us have exceptional taste, and perhaps even professional expertise in home décor and interior design. As a result, their nests are feathered with exquisite objects. Should you be in search of a luxury holiday gift for such a person this year, what should you give? We turned to two experts for guidance: New York City designers Olivia Song and Gillian Dubin. Now they’re sharing a expertly-curated luxury holiday gift guide with marvelous ideas about what to give when you’re looking for the best in interior design and home décor this season. 

What is the Best Online Gourmet Thanksgiving Food?

Hosting Thanksgiving at your house? Or spending the day at someone else’s home, but need a side dish or a dessert to contribute to the feast? Or perhaps you have a vegan or vegetarian guest and you want to serve them something they’ll love, but don’t have the skills/time/cookware/patience to make it yourself? No worries. Here are the best places to order gourmet mail-order Thanksgiving food online this year, including appetizers, turkeys, side dishes and desserts. And no, it’s not cheating. These are so good, your fellow guests will be forever thankful to you for not trying to make them yourself.

The best luxury Thanksgiving gifts for hosts

The Best Luxury Gift This Year for Your Thanksgiving Hosts

If you’re fortunate enough to be spending Thanksgiving at someone’s home this year – and not at your own – then it’s imperative that you show up on the big day with a wonderful host or hostess gift. Our ace correspondent Julie Chang Murphy has curated our luxury gift guide filled with ideas for what to bring as the best gifts for your Thanksgiving hosts this year. Arrive with one of these as a host or hostess gift, and they’ll be thankful to see you again next year!

the Best 2020 Luxury Ski Wear

Light up the Slopes with the Best 2020 Luxury Ski Wear

Winter is coming. But will we actually get to ski? Or snowboard, or snowshoe, or even have a good old fashioned community snowball fight? This is what we’re reduced to in 2020, dear reader. Noses pressed against the window, hoping for snow. Sipping hot chocolate and longing for the perennial joys of the winter season and snow sports. We’re gonna think positively and plan for the best. Which means it’s time to hit the ski shop! Our correspondent Julie Chang Murphy has curated a list of  what to buy in the best winter 2020-21 luxury designer fashion ski wear, accessories, apparel and gear, including jackets, pants, hats, gloves, and goggles. Let it snow!

Expert luxury floral artist tips on how to decorate with flowers this Thanksgiving.

How to Decorate Beautifully with Flowers for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is drawing near, and whether you’re hosting dinner on the big day at your home, or gathering everyone for a leftovers party the next day, or just decorating your nest for the season, using flowers to create a magical environment is an joyous rite of the Thanksgiving season. We have long relied on the same wonderfully talented floral artist to bring the Thanksgiving joy to our home. Now, our go-to luxury floral artist is sharing her expert tips and advice on how to best decorate your home and tabletop with fresh and dried flowers and other botanicals this Thanksgiving.