I GOT IT!

Hammam striped hand towel from West Elm!!!

Initially placed an order online (for a white/slate combo), but then I got notified it was on backorder until April! I was devastated! 

Then…called the closest West Elm I could find and turned out they had the white/slate striped towel stashed somewhere in their back room. I went there right after work and scored! I was almost in tears when I first touched this beautiful piece of cotton. I also picked up a seriously sensually smelling hand lotion {mandarin and cypress}- quite similar to my favorite Eau Des Merveilles by Hermes. Intoxicating J

Comfort by Carine Roitfeld

"Comfort" is not part of my fashion vocabulary. You lose attitude when you feel too comfortable, so I prefer to wear clothes that have a certain edge to them. I think of my lace negligee as sexy rather than relaxing, and I keep that feeling in mind when I wear it under my clothes for fittings or shopping