Deeda Blair Debuts Her New Rizzoli Tome With a Luncheon at Christie’s 

There was no mistaking Deeda Blair when she strode into Christie’s Auction House last Thursday afternoon. With her signature coiffe perfectly, well, coiffed, and donning a tweed skirt suit, she appeared the epitome of the sort of uptown glamour synonymous with her legacy as a bona fide swan. These days, her social calendar remains as demanding as ever as she continues to master the art of hosting, and on this particular afternoon, guests were treated to the debut of her new Rizzoli tome, Deeda Blair: Food, Flowers, and Fantasy, in which her hosting prowess shines. 

Inside, past a double-page spread of her Warhol portraits, readers find themselves transported into Deeda’s home through her inspirations, archival photographs, and incredible “fantasy menus” for a proposed “picnic on a visit to Egyptian treasures,” a “Sunday lunch at La Fiorentina” in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, and “dinner at The Petit Trianon.” 

"I have always hoped that Deeda Blair would write a book, selfishly, as at some point,” Lauren Santo Domingo told Vogue. “I started to feel bashful to ask for a recipe after every visit, so I imagine this book will, at the very least, curb incoming requests. She s an unlikely author on this subject because her wonderful taste, grace, and hospitality are an actual footnote to her real work in medical research. Being a part of her world is magical and transporting, but I think it must be said that it is, in fact, just a small part of her world. She does so much more than just lay a pretty table, and her ability to be so multifaceted and accomplished in so many disparate fields has always been incredibly inspiring to me.” 

Santo Domingo was just one of many admirers who turned out for the occasion, along with Jo Carole Lauder, Aerin Lauder, Bob Colacello, Paul Arnhold, Christie’s deputy chairman, Jennifer Hall, and Colby Mugrabi. “I think Deeda s brains, beauty, style, quick wit, and penchant for adventure are only outdone by her lifelong commitment to philanthropy, more specifically through the founding of the Deeda Blair Research Initiative; now add author to her impressively endless resume,” Mugrabi told us. "For decades now, she has epitomized the modern woman, and she will forever be my icon and the ultimate muse.”

Proceeds from the sale of Deeda Blair: Food, Flowers, and Fantasy will benefit The Deeda Blair Research initiative for Disorders of The Brain.”