With a lump in my heart, I have major news to deliver to you all—after three truly amazing years as your personal Style Guyde, the time has come for me to resign. As I (happily) chase my 18-month-old daughter, Paige, around the apartment (she's into—and on top of—everything now and talking up a storm), I realize that I need to devote all of my time and energy to taking care of my family. (The pictures above and below are from our trip to Capri last month)

Yes, you read that correctly—it says 2012. Even though it’s still 100 degrees (in the shade) out there, you won’t be able to get your hands on these clothes until next year. Always one to plan ahead, the Style Guyde couldn’t resist telling you all about my favorite collections from the European shows (held in Milan and Paris in June). Start saving your pennies now, boys—style doesn’t come cheap!

Elizabeth Taylor in A Place in the Sun, 1951. (Photofest)

The closest that I ever got to meeting Elizabeth Taylor was when I was working at a chic boutique on Boston’s Newbury Street (Beantown’s equivalent of Rodeo Drive) just two years out of college. Liz was staying across the street at the Ritz-Carlton with her longtime hairdresser Jose Eber (among many other handlers, I’m sure). Jose called the store asking if we had any shoes that we thought Liz might like—and it was implied that I could bring them up to her suite(s) myself. Sadly, I didn’t actually make it past the hotel’s concierge but I was excited nonetheless to have come this close to meeting the icon herself (and, yes, she bought three pairs of Stephane Kelian ...

In honor of The Oprah Winfrey Show’s 25th and final season, the Style Guyde has decided to reveal a detailed list of some of my “Favorite Things.” As the Fashion Director of Instinct and the writer of this monthly column, I am constantly receiving freebies and new products to try from publicists around the globe who are itching to get their clients some exposure. I love trying new things—and (I swear that) I’m totally open-minded—but, after 17 years in the fashion business, I’m very opinionated (have you noticed?) and I know what I like (and what I don’t like). Featured below—in no particular order—are 10 things that I can’t live without.

Kiehl’s Cream With Silk Groom

One of my oldest friends in New York (a model...

Did you notice that Nique—he of the bright eyes and sparkling smile—is wearing a swimsuit from NUMBER:Lab in the “Swim Team” story in Instinct’s February issue? Yes, there are actually some clothes involved in that story! Above (in a never-been-seen-before image—just for you) is Nique in another NUMBER:Lab swimsuit from the Spring/Summer 2011 collection (it’s called the Colorbloc Bathing Trunk Short).

NUMBER:Lab officially launched in 2007 as a men’s advanced sportswear brand by Luis Fernandez (Creative Director/Designer) and Greg Lawrence (Chief Operating Officer) after previously offering only one item—a crewneck T-shirt available in five different colors and perfectly tailored from the highest-quality pima cotton. Luis...

(Tabatha Coffey by Ricky Middlesworth)

I missed my flight to Australia for Christmas. No, I’m not kidding. I wish I were. In the mad rush of getting four suitcases (one completely filled with just presents), three carry-on bags, my baby daughter (Paige), my boyfriend and I into the car to go to the airport—I forgot my passport. When I returned to the apartment to get it, I realized that I didn’t have my keys. And since we just moved in (and changed the locks), we hadn’t given the doormen a set yet (believe me, they have them now!). Thankfully, the supervisor on the other end of the phone at Qantas totally hooked me up, so I was still able to get to Sydney in time for Paige’s baptism (I arrived at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning and Paige’s...