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Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne by Paul Kasmin (Skira, $60) is truly one of the most beautiful and informative books in ages. Great photos. Very transporting. Greg Fourticq Jr. This 8-by12-foot rug is art underfoot. Made from Himalayan wool and woven using ancient nomadic techniques, it was designed by Joseph Carini, a New York artist who studied painting at Pratt Institute. $12,000, at Carol Piper Rugs. Carol Isaak Barden A naturalist since birth, I'm a-twitter to see John James Audubon's The Birds of America, which was once in the collection of the Dukes of Portland, at the exhibition "American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston" through September 16. Seth Vaughan Perry House's 8-4-99, 1999, at Art Car Museum I'm curating a show at Deborah Colton Gallery, inspired by my dad, an organic chemist who's a pioneer in the plastics field. For the occasion, provocateur Paul Horn is concocting Paul Mart, a take on a Walmart-styled store stocked with affordable art goodies. It's September 8 through October 27. Pictured, Paul Horn's Oldenburgian Tribute to the '80s, $99.99, at Deborah Colton Gallery. Catherine D. Anspon KENNON EVETT I'm a rhapsody in blue in this sprightly hued Stella McCartney jacket with a faceframing collar. $1,845, at Neiman Marcus. Michelle Aviña La Réserve Ramatuelle in Saint Tropez is at the top of my list of places to stay next. I'm booking at lareserve-ramatuelle.com. Ceron KENNON EVETT D iana Vreeland insisted on burning cypress Rigaud candles in her office during working hours — but I love the Bois Précieux scent. From $38, at Kuhl-Linscomb. Seth Vaughan Perry House has been on the scene for more than 30 years, rocketing to renown with MFAH's mid-'80s "Fresh Paint" show. Catch "Perry House: Elegance/ Violence" at the Art Car Museum (through September 2), or buy your own House through dealer Dan Allison. Catherine D. Anspon In a sleepy little town on the coast of Maine, David Kaufman keeps alive the art and craft of heirloom-quality cotton, linen and woolen blankets at his turn-of-thecentury Brahms Mount factory. I can't resist the slate-ticking cotton version nor the charcoal herringbone lamb's-wool. $236 to $600, at Kuhl-Linscomb. Laurann Claridge Orlebar Brown's postcard-scene Monte Carlo–print men's swim trunks. $295, at Barneys New York. Holly Moore Liberty Kitchen & Oyster Bar in the Heights serves up the best Creole crab gumbo with andouille, fried okra, baguette, shrimp and fried oysters. Be sure to add blue crabmeat — the cherry on top. $12.50. Jenny Antill This droll tufted armchair, designed by Italian stablished in 1963 on Harbour Island architect Paola Navone for and now owned by Dallasites Tricia Gervasoni, makes a bold and Gil Besing, the newly refurbished statement for any serious lounger like me. $5,652, at and fabled Dunmore hotel was once Internum. Jenny Antill a posh private club. Need we say E more? Book it at dunmorebeach.com. Brooke Hortenstine Billy Fong Sez ... I loved my marching orders for the Very PaperCity issue. It was akin to old-school Mission Impossible. Not the recent tripe with Tom Cruise, but rather the vintage era with Peter Graves and Barbara Bain — the original Mad Men. Miss Moore instructed us to choose style and charm —which are both core values of PaperCity — for the upcoming season. First off, one needs a drink to write such an important column, and mine was Lillet, a French aperitif that Bond uses in his classic Vesper martini. Then I need to throw on some music for inspiration, and my tracks included The Psychedelic Furs' "Ghost in You" (one of the most brilliant album covers of all time — so want a T-shirt replica to wear under a YSL vintage tuxedo jacket) and DB Boulevard's "Point of View." Here is what I find Very PaperCity right now: In a pinch, pull this quote out of your back pocket: "There is something rather unsavory about wearing black pearls to brunch." Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen in gun-metal gray, army style. If you have one, call me up, because it is my perfect accessory for the fall. CZ Guest – our current icon to emulate Fantasy date: Flying Lufthansa last-minute to Germany to hear the Berlin Philharmonic perform Mahler's Fifth AUGUST | PAGE 23 | 2012 Fantasy party: Outdoor evening screening of La Dolce Vita or Smilla's Sense of Snow for 12 (not a baker's dozen, but instead the perfect number of guests) Episodes of Kate & Allie. After a day of shopping and drinking with your best gal pal, ask the obvious question: Who is more Kate and who is more Allie? Christina O, Onassis' famous yacht, for a quick getaway