Viviane Ashcroft

The French love affair with black — winter minimalism at its most refined   Black, in France, is never merely a color. It is a posture. A philosophy. A quiet declaration of restraint and confidence. While winter elsewhere erupts in sparkle and excess, the French retreat inward — returning, season after season, to the purity of black. In Paris, it is not worn to disappear. It is worn to be precise.  From the slate mornings along the Seine to candlelit dinners in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, black...

A Designer’s Vision Finds Its Florida Chapter  Images courtesy of Leah Talanian Marino of L Design Interiors For L Desig n Interiors, this Newport Beach residence represents a defining moment in the career of its founder and principal, Leah Talanian Marino—one that now bridges coasts and anchors her practice firmly in Florida. While the home sits along Lido Bay in California, its sensibility—layered, restrained, and quietly elegant—translates seamlessly to Florida’s refined coastal...

Charleston has never been shy about showing off its charm — pastel façades, moss-draped oaks, oysters on the half shell — but each...