Our globe-trotting correspondent David provided the following article on a well-dressed Spanish aristocrat. As I am in Paris, bolstering the inventory of shoes and shirts, I thought it might be appropriate, and that you all might enjoy. Thank you, David… The best-dressed royal you’ve never heard of – and what he can teach you about … More Aristocratic Style: Fernando Fitz-James Stuart
I am back in Paris for a couple of weeks after a couple of months of ongoing renovations to the south wing. Surprisingly, it is very distracting, time-consuming, and fatiguing to have someone else in your home every day doing work. My initial thought (made in error) was that my wife and I would interview … More Update From The Homefront
We often read about how rewarding and important it is–personally and professionally–to go against the grain, blaze our own individual trail, and stand out from the crowd. Conformity is seen as surrender, the absence of courage, the acceptance of the status quo. Some people think that it signals a lack of independent thought or originality. … More Reconsidering Conformity