A Global Round Up

I got back to New York on Sunday and braved the torrential downpour to satisfy my craving for Momofuku’s chicken ramen. It’s the best in town and the perfect Sunday afternoon comfort food. Sunday is also a good day to catch up on the TV shows you missed during the week. And while I don’t own a TV, I can always rely on my friend Chuck Amos to have reality shows and interesting documentaries cued up

I was a little skeptical about the journey from LA to NYC to spend under 72 hours in St Barth. But it’s amazing what 2 1/2 days in a warm climate lulling away on a yacht can do for the soul.

The flight from New York to St Maarten was a short and sweet 3½ hour flight on a private jet. This is the kind of airline travel that can really spoil you. After landing, we were hastily whisked away to a tender then to another boat that took us to the yacht docked at the port in St Barth. The 12-mile transport on the boat was a choppy ride with major swells that had a couple people in the party feeling a little queasy by the time we arrived in St Barth.

I’ve come to terms with how busy this time of year gets. It’s good to see that big spending is back (at least in my circle) and it’s been fun to come up with all sorts of unusual presents for clients. Within the last few days, I’ve nipped up to Palo Alto to work with a client who just had a baby. Dressing becomes something entirely different when your breasts increase three sizes, you’re breastfeeding and six inches are added to your hips…. and you have formal events to attend. Dolce and Gabbana, not one of usual go-to was a godsend. They can make a woman look sexy at any size.

II can normally manage my stress. I work for myself and set my own schedule and I’m a big believer that it’s not necessary to get rattled; it’ll all get done. This week though I have that pit in the stomach feeling where I don’t know if I can get it all done. I’m in thick of readying the site for a relaunch and also our new Trend Report, but it’s the tons of shopping I have to do that’s stressing me out. I have to shop for gifts for husbands to wives, wives to husbands, daughters to mothers, parents for babies. It’s hectic. I can’t write much this week but I can still share. My friend Kristina Dryza sent me these shots from the Hermes "Silk Caravan" located at the bottom of Tokyo Midtown that I think are pretty fab. Thanks Kristina.