Originals

The author and former beauty editor on her love of blogging, ’90s supermodels, and her three-year-old daughter What inspired you to start your blog? I first started Shake Your Beauty back in 2005, when there were like five and a half beauty blogs in existence! I’d been a beauty editor for eight years at magazines like Elle […]

Red, white, and blue are the colors of July, so make sure your kids wear them proudly Red, white and blue are colors that arouse feelings of pride and patriotism. Celebrating a country’s day of independence is always a momentous occasion—complete with celebrations in the streets and fireworks lighting the sky. America’s Independence Day and

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 186 Franklin Street, New York, US Website: kutsherstribeca.com Phone: 212 431 0606 The Lower East Side has laid claim to the famous Katz’s Delicatessen for over a century, but head west to Tribeca for a modern twist on Jewish American classics—think potato latkes topped with caviar. While dishes this, well, unorthodox may offend true

The idyllic child’s nursery, since Edwardian times, has been a haven for mothers and their children. The fanciful nursery envisioned in J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan is far removed from the requirements of today’s fast-paced world. Cars, computers and now cribs have been simplified and made to look sleek and functional. The clean and unpretentious aesthetic

KID FRIENDLY: Address: Viale Piave, 8 , Milan, IT Website: Phone: +39 02 7631 9237 Ronchi’s superior gelato is the result of a focus on the highest quality ingredients and an attention to traditional artisanal preparation, and the gelateria’s décor is a major departure from the usual mom-and-pop corner place. Intentionally playing with a mixture of

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 8344 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, US Website: www.melandrose.com Phone: 323 655 5557 There’s always a great find to be found at this wine shop and deli. We’ll pick up a great bottle, tasty sandwich, fantastic caviar, or just about anything else we can get our hands on! Mel and Rose also stocks such international

OCCUPATION: Owner of Astrostyle.com and Momstrology.com, astrologer for Elle.com, and author of several books MY STYLE: Treasure hunter, Parisian wannabe I LOVE NEW YORK BECAUSE: Boredom is never an option for this restless Sagittarius mama. Even if I don’t take advantage of half of what’s going on, I know that, 24 hours a day, there’s something I

KID FRIENDLY: Address: Calle de Raimundo Fernandez Villaverde, 79, Madrid, ES Website: www.elcorteingles.es Phone: +34 91 417 0690 There are super stores and then there are Super Stores. El Corte Inglés is Spain’s largest department store, selling everything from electronics and gourmet groceries to furniture and vacation packages. The flagship store, on Calle de Raimundo Fernandez Villaverde,

OCCUPATION: Owner of the Bergstrom Group, author of All Eyes East: Lessons from the Front Lines of Marketing to China’s Youth MY STYLE: Eclectic and evolving. My bedroom hides such treasures as a vintage Moroccan wedding blanket, a wooden Ethiopian headrest, a ceramic life-sized boxer dog, and a huge gilded black mirror found at a thrift

KID FRIENDLY: Address: Travesía de San Mateo, 16, Madrid, ES Website: www.magasand.com Phone: 34 91 319 6825 Sometimes you just want a sandwich, and that’s when you go to Magasand. A wide assortment of salads and fresh juices make this spot a healthy dining choice too. Bonus: While munching on your sandwich, you can brush up on