Posts by BonVivant

I wrote about overcoats and listed four or five...they might be good considerations for you. In general, however, a gray or navy coat might be more versatile than a black one, though back is clearly dressier. ...

V-neck sweaters are more much chic and style-forward than crewnecks, which I hardly ever wear these days. They look great when you wear a dress shirt under them unbuttoned at the top so the collar is spread. It's always a fail-safe look.

It is not really possible to generalize about such a broad subject. From what I experienced though as an American living in France was that European women did tend to be in general better dressed and more sophisticated than American...

If you can wait until November, they are coming out with a touch screen LG that looks like the ugly cousin of the Prada Phone. There is a story on men.style.com about it.

Those are rather hideous. I would recommend a pair with a bamboo or horsebit piece on the front like this: http://www.bluefly.com/pages/product...&Nu=Product+ID

Don't buy them, I bought one when I was living in France and they not only have a strange fit, but are of poor quality. Two weeks after I bought it, the front buttons started falling off, something I found to be persistent in everything...

There are a lot of good options for under $600, notably at J.Crew and Banana Republic. You might also be interested in checking bluefly.com There are several options that might interest you here:...

Moccasins are definitely 'in' for this fall/winter, though I don't think that the variety you bought are necessarily acceptable for outside wear. Generally, I think they are a really great shoe and a more comfortable alternative to a...

In Paris, eat at the Maison Blanche. Their website is: http://www.maison-blanche.fr/ and it's fabulous. It has amazing view of the Seine and Paris at night so it's very romantic. Also, Kong (http://www.kong.fr) is another great one. ...

I don't know about the actual health benefits (it's probably a gimmick), but as a flavored water, it's quite good. My favorites are the Energy and the Focus. SavoirVivre New York