Spotted NYFW

(h&m skirt, f21 shirt, marc jacobs bag (borrowed from my lovely friend cassie), thrifted belt c/o my other half erin)

Spotted on one of my favorite site Refinery 29! More posts about fashion week coming soon!!!!

Rodarte Fall 2011

 

My favorite show thus far for NYFW Fall 2011. 

This Is The New Year

(h&m faux leather pants, forever 21 unicorn thermal, forever 21 faux fur vest, h&m hat, stole, deena & ozzy)

Just returned from a glorious vacation in Toronto, Ontario.  Our stay was full of champagne, loads of delicious food, art, lounging, pop up video, glitter, glitz, etc. etc. A perfect way to start off the New Year.  I'll post more pictures of my NYE outfit later on.  Here are just a few snaps of my day outfit that I wore the night before, as well as our adorable boutique hotel room. I hope everyone had a lovely NYE and here's to a happy and healthy 2011! 

various states of mind

 

Zippora Seven by Sam Crawford for Oyster #89

 Where I wish I was at the moment- on happier notes I'll be out of town this weekend frolicking in lovely Toronto, Ontario.  It's Craigie's birthday and I'm treating him to a celebration of sorts! Lazily lounging in hotel rooms, sipping champagne, and shopping for our fall & winter wardrobes.  Get away here we come! And happy birthday to my best friend and companion (I know gag gag) !

nyfw: rag & bone & a. wang

 

  

  

 

Rag & Bone / Alex Wang Spring 1011

Also loving Leighton Meester's chunky heel at the Derek Lam show.

rocking the yacht

Here are just a few pictures from my NYC jaunt over the weekend!  My best friend Erin had a major blow out for her birthday, theme: Yacht Rock.  She transformed her backyard into nautical bliss, and we all ended up well.... wrecked.  NYC kicked my tush once again but as always it was an amazing ride.  We also hit up the Matisse show at MoMa, shopped at Beacon's closet & Oak,  saw Cut Copy & Glasser preform, and dined all over Brooklyn and Manhattan.  <3 NYC

25 hours in Buffalo

A new and very talented friend and photographer Ysa Perez graced us with her presence two weekend's past.  Check out her portfolio here.  We spent Saturday grunging around Allentown during the annual summer art festival.  Several mimosas later we decided to do a little impromptu photo shoot. Shortly after we all gathered round to watch Vampiros Lesbos , paint our nails, and curl hairs in anticipation of the  MSTRKRFT show.  My friend Kayta had the hookup and nabbed us free bottle service and a VIP booth.  New friends are always welcome in the loft. Can't wait to reconnect in NYC. 

jesus and mary chain

I apologize for the lack of posts as of late.  I've been traveling in NYC for the past week as well as starting my new job as a Visual Merchandiser at Forever 21.   New York was a dream,  I was able to spend quality time with my bff Erin along with solo exploring Williamsburg.  I found some amazing treasures at Beacon's Closest and H&M.  I was even approached to work and model for American Apparel by this lovely Sweed, I just had to take her picture.  Either way I'm back to reality and exhausted yet fulfilled with my new responsibilities at my job.  Pretty promise more outfit posts this week, weather cooperating.

NYC RECAP

I just returned from New York City and it was a whirlwind of fun.

After checking in to the Hudson Hotel Thursday night the beau and I went out for a casual late dinner and afterward ended up at the hotel bar, which like the rest of the Hudson is super trendy and full of unique design elements. Our room was very small but cute, with a glass shower wall through which one's companion gets to enjoy the view! (don't worry.... there is a curtain to pull for less exhibitionistic guests).

Friday morning we walked down to the Chelsea Piers for the Armory Show, which was completely inspiring and equally overwhelming. After a few hours we had to take a Thai food break but then headed back for more. Even still I think we only saw half of it, and didn't have the stamina to visit any of the adjunct shows nearby.

That evening we met up with friends at Webster Hall to hear Neon Indian and Holy Ghost. It was my first time at the 3-floor venue which became a labyrinth of possibility and adventure - go-go dancers in sexy lingerie whirling to DJs in the basement, throngs of people upstairs bathed in colored lights taking in the main event.

Saturday we decided to walk along Central Park and up Madison Avenue to the Whitney Museum for the Biennial. Along the way, we stumbled into a restaurant that seemed to exude classic New York ambience - and once we sat down we realized it was the legendary Oak Bar at the Plaza Hotel. Finally, I would get to live out my childhood Eloise fantasies! The beau ordered scrambled eggs with caramelized onions, sun-dried tomatoes and lobster.... i don't usually like eggs but I have to say the dish was incredible. For my part, I had a corn and lobster bisque that was divine. This was hands down the best brunch I've ever had (and not just because I paired it with a few glasses of champagne!)

Unfortunately, the Whitney Biennial was a bit underwhelming, although of course there were some pieces that stood out--most memorably, the Bruce High Quality Foundation’s video/ambulance/ installation We Like America and America Likes Us, which referenced a Joseph Beuys performance where he flew to New York, took that ambulance to a gallery where he co-habitated with a live coyote for 3 days (before re-boarding the ambulance and returning to the airport at the performance's conclusion). This make of ambulance was also used in the movie Ghostbusters, clips of which were projected on the windshield along with documentation of Beuy's performance and random images of America. Intriguing.

After the Museum visit we headed to Brooklyn. My best friend had a party in her apartment in the heart of Williamsburg and it didn't end until the wee hours of Sunday morning. When we woke up the next day, we found that the weather was unseasonably warm. With the sun shining and the sky blue, we had no choice but to bump our flight reservations back a few hours. We ended our get-away drinking mimoas OUTSIDE - at an adorable restaurant with an outdoor patio. Afterward we walked around Williamsburg shopping and drinking and talking and laughing. An incredible trip all around. Now it's back to the grind....untill next time. 

Xoxo NYC.