“How many cards did you send this holiday season?” The Wall Street Journal muses on the relevance of the handwritten note in this e-literate world in a fantastic article by Philip Hensher. Hensher writes of the personal impact of receiving a note in the mail, and the connections made between people via handwriting. Handwriting can …
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Lux Lotus: On Legends & Letters
Some years ago, I did a favor for a psychic and she offered me an intuitive reading in return. I said I’d like it as soon as possible, as I’d received the most important letter. I was in the midst of an affair with a novelist and we’d parted, sadly, a week or so earlier. …
Dempsey & Carroll About Town
On December 4th, Hundred Stories Public Relations hosted a pop up shop in the Azure building located on 91st street and 1st avenue on the Upper East Side. The event took place in the spectacular south penthouse that floats just above the Upper East Side skyline on the 34th floor. The night was busy with …
Invitation to High Tea
Mind you, I have never been invited to High Tea with Queen Elizabeth, but I would certainly like to receive an engraved invitation with the seal of the House of Windsor. Important occasions deserve fine invitations. You don’t have to be royalty to use engraved stationery. In fact, fine stationery and custom invitations create …
Fierce Dragons on STYLEBEAT
Our Opulent Gold Dragon made an appearance in this great post on STYLEBEAT: Call in the Dragons. Says blogger Marisa Marcantonio: “Expect a wild year said the Zodiac. With the Chinese Zodiac Year of The Dragon coming to a close soon, it is interesting to notice how many great dragon designs have been created anew. …
Daily Cup of Couture: Much Love for Monograms
Well darlings, for those of you who know me, understand that I have a slight love (almost madness!) for monograms. I have everything monogrammed from my Stubbs & Wootton slippers to my Pickard China. (The beautiful place setting still life to the left comes from Southern Living Magazine.) I find that stationery is the …
Celebrate Democracy in Style
While many on the East Coast are still reeling from the death and destruction of Hurricane Sandy, life goes on. Citizens across the country will choose our next President and national, state and local government leaders today. What better way to celebrate this year’s election than with this stunning engraved correspondence card by Dempsey …
Our New York Originals Party
If there’s one thing New Yorker’s know how to do, it’s recover quickly and in style. This was on full display last Thursday night as we offered our neighbors a respite from the stress and chaos of Sandy. Our New York Originals Event was an intimate, lovely neighborhood gathering celebrating New York for what it …
A Scrumptious Pumpkin Pairing
We’re relieved Sandy is behind us, so now we can get right back to enjoying the beautiful fall weather in Manhattan. It’ll take more than the biggest storm in a century to keep this city down. I’m looking forward to the month ahead. Here’s a decadent pumpkin pairing that is perfect to share with those …
Daily Cup of Couture: Soiree to Stationery
Darlings, as you already know, it is always appropriate to send a thoughtful thank-you note after someone has hosted you for any type of soiree! I am always of the mind that it is fun to match your note with the theme or decor of the fabulous fete. A tablescape I absolutely adore is one …