NYC Holiday Travel: What to Wear and Dinner at the Polo Bar

What to wear for holiday travel to NYC is really two questions: what keeps you comfortable outside, and what feels right for dinner. These New York photos show the skyline from Central Park, holiday wreaths, trees beneath a chandelier and dinner at the Polo Bar. A warm daytime outfit and one polished evening change cover […]

London Winter Holidays: What to Do and Wear

London winter holidays call for a warmer suitcase than a summer museum-and-shopping trip. The snowy mews in these photographs show one winter evening, not a promise of snow when you go. For a holiday weekend, pack for the forecast and build the day around one festive plan, with somewhere warm to stop between walks. Photo […]

Hudson Valley Fall and Winter Weekends: What to Do and Wear

Plan Hudson Valley fall and winter weekends with art, Rhinebeck inns and country outfits: waxed jackets, Hunter wellies, cashmere and riding boots.

Tower Bridge at dusk on my London shopping trip

London Shopping Guide: British Designers, Dinner and Packing

London shopping guide with British designers, bags, dresses, shoes, dinner ideas and a complete packing list built around my trip photos.

What to Wear in the Scottish Highlands

What to wear in the Scottish Highlands starts with layers, not a different outfit for every photograph. My Scotland photos include a beautiful painted drawing-room ceiling at The Fife Arms, a hotel room, breakfast and water running through the landscape. I would pack for the day outside, then make a small change for dinner: a cardigan , […]

Scottish designers and packing ideas for St Andrews: Old Course view

Scottish Designers: What to Wear and Do in St Andrews

Scottish designers make a useful starting point for a Scotland packing list: a well-made knit , a scarf , a leather bag and shoes chosen for the weather. My St Andrews photos bring together the Old Course, the coast and lunch. I would pack for walking first, then add a dress and small bag for dinner rather than treating every stop as a […]