About
Hello there. My name is Mariah and Quite Continental is a lifestyle and fashion blog where I indulge my various interests in travel, fashion, art, design, culture and other bits of frippery that I find amusing.
My personal style is classic. My guiding principles are timelessness and elegance. I’m something of a prep, given my penchant for elbow patches and riding boots, but I have a deep appreciation for “high” fashion. That said, I generally dress a bit boyish. You’ll usually find me in an oxford and sometimes also a tie. I suppose I’m a clotheshorse of a different color.
Somehow, I am nostalgic for eras I’ve never known. I’m always searching for ways to bring old-fashioned class to my thoroughly modern life. I adore classic films, fashion and music that hearkens to the past. I wish I could have shared a gin gimlet with my grandmother when she looked like this:
Quite a looker, no?
I was born near San Francisco, was raised in Los Angeles and currently reside in New York City. I adore collecting new stamps in my passport and aspire for my estate to contain a full set of monogrammed Louis Vuitton luggage as well-worn as Katharine Hepburn’s.
Thank you for stopping by.
All best,
Mariah Kunkel
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Features & Press
Gilt MANual: Street Style
Refinery29: I Love My…
Rugby Ralph Lauren Style Blog
Details: The Daily Details
Flavorwire: Guest Editor
Racked NY: Shopping Confidential
Lookbooks.com: Interview
StyleLikeU: Addictions
Svpply: Featured Member
The Nylite Project: DIY
Tomboy Style: Q&A
Two Inch Cuffs: Meet Mariah
Work as a Stylist:
Wolverine 1000 Mile Collection by Samantha Pleet | FW 2012
Two Inch Cuffs: Heritage Isle | Fall 2011
Love the blog. Thanks for checking mine out yesterday. Good stuff on here. Adding it to my google reader.
Just wanted to give you a shout from the valley of the sun, great information. Much appreciated.
Hi Mariah
Saw your blog on the web, Im Anette from the Mannor house in Fyn
Denmark. <Thank you for point of view,I hope to show you the house
live some day.
Best regards Anette
Gelskov <Gods
Hello Anette,
Thank you so much for stopping by! Your home is beautiful. I definitely hope to someday see Gelskov Gods in person someday!
Best,
Mariah
Ran across your interview on styleslikeu on neckties and thought it was absolutely lovely. Such a wonderful look done very well. Best of wishes. RJ
Thanks very much Ryan!
You’re very sweet to say.
All best,
M.
I Just found your blog the other day and it is amazing. After reading your about page I wanted to say that you have expressed these sentiments wonderfully in your blog.
I also love old Life magazines. I wish I could afford to buy them in bulk. I recently posted some pictures of the Buckleys from their “American Family” features. Again, great blog. I am looking forward to reading through it all.
Thank you very much! I really appreciate you stopping by and your sweet words.
I feel the same way. My role model is a combo of Myrna Loy and Mame.
Mame? You are definitely a lady after my own heart! Thank you for stopping by.
hello from indonesia.
i found your blogs yesterday and i love what your charm school idea. i was thinking that i would refer it to make a check-list-project from your day 1 to day 28 (or 29) advise.
thanks for inspiring me.
I feel as if it’s quite silly that I’m just now digging into your blog. I’ve been admiring you via Instagram for so long. You now have a permanent link on my blog – I think you’re the cat’s pajamas! I’m also a hopeless nostalgist so I fear I may lose my weekend strolling through your archives.
MT
Thanks very much, MT! I look forward to exploring your blog as well!
Mariah, Yours is one of the most charming, interesting blog concepts I have ever seen, and I applaud your panache. Thank you for turning my day around … so looking forward to more. All the best, Terri
Wow, thank you so very much Terri! You’ve just completely made my day! xoxo