by Kiki Astor | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
.You can tell within seconds whether someone’s old money or not—and it has nothing to do with their handbag or how they’re dressed. It has to do with how they speak. And it’s probably not what you think. Let’s talk about old money–coded secret linguistic handshakes....
by Kiki Astor | Mar 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Have you noticed how, especially in old money circles, some people seem to manage to secure invitations to the best guest houses -in the Hamptons, for example, summer after summer? Want to know how they do it? It’s psychology, a social skills hack, if you will,...
by Kiki Astor | Jan 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Marble countertops make you look poor. Here’s what to choose instead. romamce Marble countertops don’t make you look rich. You may think Carrara marble countertops are timeless, luxurious, aspirational, but they’re actually just aspirational. Show...
by Kiki Astor | Jan 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
My thoughts on the Walmart Birkin…the Wirkin? My husband once bought me an Hermès bag, and I was so angry. Not because he got me a Kelly and I wanted a Birkin, or it’s the wrong color, or whatever you might be thinking. It’s because it’s a...
by Kiki Astor | Jan 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
How to (politely) express that you don’t like someone You may think it’s so elegant to get along with everyone, but I find that in society and in life, who you don’t get along with is almost as important as who you do. Accepting the company of...
by Kiki Astor | Dec 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Kiki Astor has been vacationing on St Barth for decades, and even spent her honeymoon there, so it has a special place in her heart. She was lucky enough to visit the tropical paradise again recently to research her steamy romance novel, Villa For Rent on St Barts,...
