ConnecticutLuxury

08/25/2026

⚜️Fake designer bags, shoes and jewelry are everywhere. But is buying them actually bad karma — or is paying full price the crazier choice?

I talked to women on both sides, including affluent shoppers who openly buy fakes and others who say authenticity is the entire point of luxury.

Read “Fake Designer Bags: Does It Matter If Nobody Knows?” on TheConnecticutLuxury.com. Click Blogs.

08/25/2026

How to tell if your Nantucket basket bag is authentic:

How can you tell if a Nantucket basket is authentic? Experts Jack Fritsch and John Sylvia explain the clues to look for.

08/21/2026

⚜️What do wealthy women buy cheap?

I asked women who live, work and socialize in affluent circles, and the answers ranged from $30 basics and drugstore makeup to designer pieces bought on sale. And yes, dupes came up too.

The full story is now on Connecticut Luxury.

On Tuesday: why some affluent women knowingly buy fakes, why others refuse to, and what each side thinks the other gets wrong.

08/20/2026

⚜️Just before legendary interior designer and author Bunny Williams moderated a panel at Nantucket by Design, we talked style.

She was wearing a beautiful cotton dress by Maria de la Orden and shared a few of her own style tips. We also commiserated over the increasingly lost art of dressmaking and the importance of a really good tailor.

A quick fashion conversation with Bunny Williams, Nantucket style.

08/19/2026

⚜️Want to dress like Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy?

If so, don’t copy her.

Her style still resonates nearly three decades later, but the lesson isn’t to recreate her outfits piece by piece. It’s to understand what made them work: restraint, proportion, simplicity and knowing when to stop.

In the new Connecticut Luxury story, I look at what we can actually learn from Carolyn’s style, and how to apply it without looking like we’re wearing a costume.

Read the full story at TheConnecticutLuxury.com.

Photo: John Mathew Smith, 1999 / CC BY-SA 2.0

08/17/2026

⚜️Nantucket summer style 🌼

A beautiful yellow floral Alemais dress, Valentino flats, a woven Purple Label Ralph Lauren bag and great jewelry.

And her style advice? Dress for comfort.

Proof that comfortable can still be incredibly chic.

08/16/2026

⚜️You know that old saying about having a girl in every port?

I believe in having a hairdresser in every port.

Because I’ve always thought of hair as part of the outfit, and a really good blowout can make the whole look.

I’m sharing the little rules, salon notes and tricks I use to keep mine looking good for as long as possible.

Read the full story → TheConnecticutLuxury.com → Blogs

08/13/2026

⚜️Can you tell if this Nantucket basket is real or fake?

I spent the summer asking Nantucket basket experts what they actually look for—construction, materials, details, even the bottom.

Watch to the end for the reveal, then head to TheConnecticutLuxury.com and click Blog for the full breakdown of what experts look for and which “rules” aren’t really rules at all.

08/12/2026

⚜️Summer style, done right. 💗

A pink Zimmermann linen cutout dress, bold Ben-Amun earrings, a Bulgari watch and a pink Chanel bag, and great advice!

⚜️Connecticut Luxury in Greenwich, Conn.

08/10/2026

⚜️I stopped her for the overall look, but the story behind her basket made it even better. Her Nantucket basket belonged to her husband’s grandmother, and she is still carrying it today.

Paired with a fantastic Oscar de la Renta dress and that beautiful umbrella installation at a Nantucket event, the whole look was impossible to miss.

I love when great style comes with a story.