i love this video. mainly because it makes me long for my old stomping ground~the west village. amy merrick brought this video to my attention and i am very grateful for that! and, who doesn't love to see the sartorialist in action?! i used to see him all the time making the rounds in the west village with his giant camera and soccer player calves. the man has some seriously muscular calves!
p.s his former assistant is one of the most adorable gals in town! seriously, i have a whole girl crush post coming soon about her!
p.p.s the gentleman cutting the sart's hair, mike the barber used to cut my hair too!
oh new york. i told myself i wouldn't miss you, but who was i kidding? as soon as i got off the airplane it felt like coming home. i felt like i was seeing the city with the same bright eyes as i did when i first moved to nyc. i am kind of kicking myself for not taking more pictures, but i was too happy to think of anything other than living in the present.
here are my favorite new york moments that i am so grateful for(in no particular order)...
1. dinner at flatbush farm, thursday night with my nearest and dearest. i talk annette's ear off about my friends and she finally got to meet (almost) all of them. there was plenty of delicious food, healthy libations, and a glittery feather headpiece(thank you peter hale cooney III, you never fail to deliver).
2. drinks at little branch with chelsea, lauren, and madeleine. i can't remember that last time i have laughed so hard. we were definitely a bawdy bunch, giving the folks next to us more than an earful! this was followed by late night french fries at pomme frites, more wine, and ended with three of us cozied up in lauren's bed falling asleep to reality bites.
3. brunch at diner in williamsburg with chelsea and jamie, a delicious upscale diner that gives watercolor pencils instead of crayons to the kiddies. paper tablecloths for the waiters to write the ever-changing specials on. early morning brooklyn fashionistas in full regale.
4. my "polite new yorker" pin from gray's papaya. if you live in new york, i highly recommend getting one. it is the best conversation starter in the world! everywhere we went, folks commented on it!
5. visiting my friends sarah and ryan's AWESOME store, life curated, in williamsburg. nuzzling with nutmeg, brook farm general store's beagle. marveling at darr's treasure-filled new williamsburg outpost.
6. celebrity sightings: caroline rhea in the container store and jack mcbrayer(kenneth the page) at the today show's green room.
7. touring the west village with annette and natalie. seeing my favorite peeps: judi at cafe cluny, mohammed at casa magazines, a former client roy, and my peeps at marc jacobs' bookmarc store and maison martin margiela. if i could collectively give the west village a group hug, i totally would.
8. snagging a copy of lula. if anyone knows a source in atlanta, let me know! i can never find it anywhere but nyc...
9. attending amy merrick's awesome wreath-making class! she and her adorable sister, mischa, foraged the woodlands of maryland and brought back the most delicious smelling firs, juniper, sweetgum balls, and other holiday foliage. they even marvelously merchandised everything in trapper baskets,fishing baskets, and old wooden crates.
10. befriending cabbies. asking them how they aren't afraid to drive in new york, and how many accidents had they been in. also, announcing that i just got my license to all of them.
i miss my friends every.single.day. i am so grateful the majority of them are all corralled in the city that never sleeps. my resolution for 2011 is to travel more, and definitely to frequent NYC much, much more.
let's hear if for new york! i am taking a mini break from checking my packing list. i am stupidly excited about this trip. i know it will be a lot of hustle and bustle to prep for my boss's today show segment and i can't wait! i am ready to welcome the slushy streets and disgruntled cabbies. i'm anticipating the subway shuffle and the bumping of shoulders and bags. heck, i might even tip my cap at a pigeon!
visualize an easy breezy day of travel for natalie and me! we're preparing for icy delays, but i am optimistic for smooth sailing.
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