Charlotte Moss | A Flair for Living

C'est Inspiré is simply that - what is inspiring. Where the words end, images continue to speak. Seeing all that is around us, we seek some aspect of something that is life enhancing... something that you would like to be reminded of - to revisit. Something to capture and bring into your world, not leave behind... . That is why I take a camera everywhere; have spent countless hours organizing images in scrapbooks and pouring over them later to revisit the place, the people, the memory.

So, C'est Inspiré may be a single photo - or it may be 50, it may mean one thing to me, another to you - the meaning isn't important. Did it inspire? Did it make you smile? Did it bring back a pleasant memory? One or all of the above will do.

During a brief period of his life, the legendary art historian Bernard Berenson kept diaries where he wrote about how to see - and what he saw. These diaries were published under the title The Passionate Sightseer and edited by Raymund Mortimer.

Anyone, anywhere, anytime can be a passionate sightseer - just look.

What's New : Phoebe Howard at Carolina Herrera

On Tuesday April 24, Bunny Williams and I hosted a book signing for Phoebe Howard and her new book The Joy of Decorating. It was held at the Carolina Herrera boutique on Madison Avenue. We were surrounded with chic. Congratulations Phoebe, WHAT’S NEXT?

For a regular dose of decorating advice see Phoebe’s monthly column, “Dear Mrs. Howard…,” in Southern Living magazine.

May 9, 2012

What's New : Veranda Magazine Features Charlotte’s Century Icons Furniture Collection

May 2, 2012

What's New : IMPACT at the Museum at FIT

Impact: 50 Years of the CFDA is a collaborative partnership between the Museum at FIT and the CFDA. It is the first museum exhibition to celebrate the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Approximately 100 garments and accessories designed by the CFDA’s most impactful creators of the last fifty years are on view. Also included in the exhibition are visual images and acknowledgment of the nearly 600 designers who have been members over the last five decades. The exhibition was curated by Patricia Mears, Deputy Director of The Museum at FIT, and Fred Dennis, the museum’s senior curator.

Among the designers included in the exhibition are Halston, Pauline Trigère, Bill Blass, Rudi Gernreich, Bob Mackie, James Galanos, Diane von Furstenberg, Oscar de la Renta, Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Tom Ford, Michael Kors, Tommy Hilfiger, Isabel Toledo, Rodarte, and Proenza Schouler. The exhibition is organized thematically to illuminate the broad spectrum of American creativity, from functional sportswear to couture-quality evening wear.

A book also titled Impact, produced by the CFDA and published by Harry N. Abrams, is a rich companion book. With more than 500 photographs, the book documents the evolution of the CFDA, from its birth in 1962, its early promotional efforts, its strong ties to the arts and its support of designers.