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Style Compass with Kelly Hoppen
Helen Chislett
Queen Elizabeth awarded her the prestigious Order of the MBE (Member of the British Empire), but Kelly Hoppen already reigned royally over a color-palette world of neutrals, inspiring a generation of designers and interior decorators to embrace her enthusiasm for quiet, calm and elegant rooms.

Not To Be Missed: Modern is as Modern Does
Clair Watson
The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (show through Aug. 15) and the Brooklyn Museum (show through Aug. 1) collaborate with simultaneous exhibitions that feature breathtaking, rare, and rarely seen masterworks of American fashion.

Not To Be Missed: YSL in Paris
At Petit Palais, City of Paris Fine Art Museum
Through August 29, 2010
Jean Bond Rafferty
An exhaustive retrospective in Paris of Yves Saint Laurent's unparalleled career cements the late designer's reputation as the king of French fashion.

On Location: Hampton Designer Showhouse
July 25 through September 5
Find inspiration at the 2010 Hampton Showhouse, which runs from Saturday, July 24 through Sunday, September 5. Proceeds from the showhouse and opening-night gala benefit Southampton Hospital.

Holidays: Top 10 Things to Know About Flags
Jeff Bridgman
She's a grand old flag. But as you head off to your holiday weekend we share with you ten fun facts about Old Glory that you might have not known.

Saturday Shopping with Leyden Lewis
He's the definition of a quintuple threat. The Founder and Creative Director of Leyden Lewis Design Studio is an artist, teacher, singer, writer and one cool Brookly, New York-based designer. And this week, the talented Mr. Leyden Lewis shops 1stdibs for you.Go shopping with Leyden Lewis.

Required Reading: Recipes for Parties
Reviewed by Susanna Salk
When Boston-based fashion designer Michael Leva and London-based textile designer Nancy Parker culled together 80 of their favorite recipes from their family archives and extensive travel and entertaining, the results turned out to be as delectable as they are doable. Says Parker, “If we could write this book on our crazy schedules then anyone can do what’s inside it!”

Shop Talk at JAGR: Projects
Susanna Salk
Located in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Hotel, the just-launched JAGR: Projects is both a gallery for furniture and contemporary art and a design workshop.

Style Compass with Jeffry Weisman/Andrew Fisher
Diane Dorrans Saeks
San Francisco's dynamic design duo Andrew Fisher and Jeffry Weisman can do restraint. But bravura, no-holds-barred opulence is what they do best.

Required Reading: The Home Within Us
Reviewed by Marcia Sherrill
Bobby McAlpine, the architecture and design world's southern treasure, has written a sumptuously illustrated book that proves he's also equal parts poet, philosopher and acute observer of the human psyche.

Jewelry Talk: Watches and Cuff Links
Tavernier
Your eyes will pop at this selection of vintage Father's Day gifts – and of some of the famous dads who have worn and adored them over time.

On Location: Carl Auböck Exhibition and Sale at Mondo Cane
Through June 19, 2010
Mondo Cane presents the Carl Auböck exhibition — over 300 exquisitely turned out curios designed and crafted by cult hero, Viennese designer Carl Auböck (1900-57).

Saturday Shopping with Amanda Brooks
We ♥ glamorous Amanda Brooks. The author and fashion guru shops 1stdibs and shares her favorites with you. Go shopping with Amanda Brooks

Eye on Design with John Edelman
Andrew Myers
If it's chic and created in hide or reptile skin – and you love it – chances are it's an Edelman. Meet John Edelman, scion of the dynamic Edelman Leather company and CEO of Design Within Reach since January 2010.

Required Reading: Style and Substance; The Best of Elle Decor
Reviewed by Annie Kelly
Margaret Russell shares her favorite rooms from the first 20 years of Elle Decor. With 240 pages of photographs and tips and advice from some of today's best-known designers and tastemakers, the book gives a compelling peek at the peak of chic.

On Location: Galerie Michel Giraud: The Art of Monumental
At the Galerie Michel Giraud, Paris Through June 19, 2010
Serena Stanfill Tufo
An exhibit on the Left Bank of Paris pairs the work of the Art Deco master Alfred Janniot with that of his apprentice Claude Goutin, each of whom influenced the style of monumental sculpture.

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