The Manor Diaries

The Optics of Empowerment

This week was an absolute whirlwind in the world of female founding, personal branding, and whatever else my publicist thought would look credible in a carousel post. Monday:Flew private-adjacent (first...

The Optics of Empowerment

This week was an absolute whirlwind in the world of female founding, personal branding, and whatever else my publicist thought would look credible in a carousel post. Monday:Flew private-adjacent (first...

Paris, Purpose, and Preserves

Paris always brings out my best self — my charitable self, my photogenic self, the version of me accompanied by my assistant Cécile, a Cultural Liaison for Emotional Optics I...

Paris, Purpose, and Preserves

Paris always brings out my best self — my charitable self, my photogenic self, the version of me accompanied by my assistant Cécile, a Cultural Liaison for Emotional Optics I...

The Rebrand Before the Rebrand

This weeks Not-So-Satirical Post... Monday The week begins with… movement. Not progress—just movement. A self-filmed clip surfaces featuring hip-centric choreography and my other half which may or may not have...

The Rebrand Before the Rebrand

This weeks Not-So-Satirical Post... Monday The week begins with… movement. Not progress—just movement. A self-filmed clip surfaces featuring hip-centric choreography and my other half which may or may not have...

How to Maintain Main Character Energy While Avo...

How to Maintain Main Character Energy While Avoiding Work(A case study in curated inertia and entrepreneurial evaporations) Some people build a brand. Others are the brand. And if you are...

How to Maintain Main Character Energy While Avo...

How to Maintain Main Character Energy While Avoiding Work(A case study in curated inertia and entrepreneurial evaporations) Some people build a brand. Others are the brand. And if you are...

How to Host a Garden Party (Without Having to T...

As the jasmine blooms and the commoners peek wistfully through the hedges, it’s time — once again — to curate joy. Or as the peasants call it, host a garden...

How to Host a Garden Party (Without Having to T...

As the jasmine blooms and the commoners peek wistfully through the hedges, it’s time — once again — to curate joy. Or as the peasants call it, host a garden...

Hosting a Dinner Party Without Any Useful Friends

I love dinner parties.Not for the food, or the company — but for the sheer performance of it all. The tablescape. The florals. The lingering sense of superiority.It’s an art....

Hosting a Dinner Party Without Any Useful Friends

I love dinner parties.Not for the food, or the company — but for the sheer performance of it all. The tablescape. The florals. The lingering sense of superiority.It’s an art....