Buy Now: Trench Coats

Mar 20, 2018 | Beauty, BUY NOW

Time to freshen up a piece that every gal needs in her wardrobe – a great looking Trench Coat.  Don’t we all have a secret wish to be Audrey?  Her iconic style defined ladylike chic for generations of star struck girls, longing for excitement and romance.   Big...
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Wedding in Bermuda

May 8, 2019 | Evenings Weddings Festive & Formal

I am so excited to be traveling to Bermuda for my son, Adam’s  wedding at Coral Beach Club on June 1st. John and I honeymooned there 35 years ago, and had not be back until the scout trip in the fall.   Happy to note that CBC has been freshened in the passing years,...
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September Editor’s letter

Sep 1, 2019 | Editor's Letter, Uncategorized

Dear Friends, For once in the last many years, I am ready for September! I think it is the unseasonably chilly weather (yes, I love the high temps) that makes me want to get on with it. There are all of the exciting events upcoming in the season. I hope you saw our...
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TEFAF for SMSKCC

Oct 30, 2019 | Evenings Weddings Festive & Formal

Abracadabra!   The opening of the most bewitching art event of the season falls on the most enchanting evening of the year.  On Halloween the wizards of the art world will emerge from the dark night and cast a spell over The Park Avenue Armory as The Opening Night of...

NYSD NYFW

Feb 16, 2017 | New York Social Diary

We relish the excitement of New York Fashion Week as a dizzying, somewhat dyslexic time, when we bundle up in our winter’s wool and fur, while bustling by the boutiques on Madison and Fifth Avenue, brimming with the bright fashions of early spring and resort,...

Dividing the Day!

Apr 23, 2020 | What to Wear

Even in Florida where the skies are sunny, the days can drag on. One way that I have been keeping myself sane and my spirits lifted during our period of lock down, is to compartmentalize the day, dividing it into three distinct periods. Upon waking, I put on my...

Hat, Fascinator, Hatinator?

Apr 28, 2019 | New York Social Diary

March 17, 2019 GUEST DIARY• BY: KAREN KLOPP AND HILARY DICK We continue From Our Archives, this week is a look back at the all the way we chose to cover our heads. This article first appear in New York Social Diary. It is the season of spring and giddy with delight as...

NYSD What to Wear Where: Road Trip

Jul 29, 2020 | New York Social Diary, Travel & Leisure

What to Wear Where: Road Trip! JULY 20, 2020 Karen Klopp, Hilary Dick, New York Social Diary, What to Wear Road TripRidgely and Hilary at Hotel Lion d’Or, Amboise, Burgundy GUEST DIARY• BY: KAREN KLOPP AND HILARY DICK With Europe still closed to Americans and with the...
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Leather Jackets

Oct 2, 2020 | Daywear Casual Luncheon & Workplace, What to Wear

I love the feel of leather when the temperatures start to dip. A Black Leather Jacket is the ultimate layering piece to wear over a shirt or sweater, and under a vest, a wrap, or a cape. Lots and lots of choices. And a Black Leather Blazer is the ultimate fashion...

November Editor’s Letter

Nov 2, 2020 | Editor's Letter, Uncategorized

Thank you Christine Schott for the photo. @PalmBeachSocialDiary Dear Friends,  November blows in with a gust of wind and perhaps winds of change! Whatever the outcome in the 2020 Presidential Election, the upcoming days are sure to be an instructive lesson in civic...