Bonne Année!!

Unbelievable, it has been a year since my last post...

Another year in NY, another year...




I feel like writing again, and would like to start on this first day of the year by sending you some wishes...

May this year bring you happiness, you never know what's round the corner, what's coming for you! Hope this year will be full of adventures for you!


Bonne Année!!

Flo

Fashion teaser!

Two other French expats have created a really cool project... And I thought I should make you guess what it is.
They have been kind enough to involve me in their adventure, but before I tell you how, well... Let's see if you can guess!


A French store in NY? No...


The launch of a clothing line... No, you are very cold...


These photos are the only clue I will give you today!

So what do you think?

The answer in 2009!!

So... Summer love!

Are you ready for more New York looks?

So... cool.


Yes because I am rarely in a cute black dress and boots to take the ferry, so I love her style just for that!

So... Happy!


I want the same kind of hat... Click on the photo for more details of her dress, very vintage.

Fashion, yes, 100% NY looks, smiles, laughter and complicity, and above all styles that go together.

So do you think that people with similar styles are meant to be together? Or opposite attracts?

PS: Apparently, thanks to one of my viewers, turns out the guy on the 2nd photo is Jon Kortajarena, an International Spanish Top Model.

So... Sweet

Wandering in Nolita at the week end is one of my favourite hobbies. I discovered the vintage store Sweet Tater a few months ago and I just can't get enough!! If you are looking for vintage boots (fall is just around the corner, seriously!) this is the place to look for.

The store is located on 280 Mulberry street, and if you ever venture there don't forget to check the NYC Market. This little market is a gold mine for costume jewellery, tee shirts and other accessories. Don't spend to much though, and save some for your shopping spree in Sweet Tater...


I will let you be the judge of the potential damage to your credit card...
If there is a heaven for vintage boots, this is the right address!


Not convinced yet? And what if I show you this?


Or even that...



Ok I stop, I think you are probably convinced by now.

You might say that with the 30 degrees outside I would be better off looking for gladiator sandals but with a summer dress, a pair of camel boots will be perfect for September.

And who needs an excuse to shop anyway...?

So... Yellow

With the temperature rising to 35 degrees in New York, everyone was out in their summer clothes today and I had to report some of the fashion I saw in Manhattan.

I have to say I really like this look, as I am a huge fan of yellow clothes and natural leather...

So when I see the two combined together I have to take a photo of it!



I was out strolling in Bleecker street when I saw this girl and her mother. She looks casual and cool with just the right touch of fashion sense thanks to her oversized bag.
A pair of gladiator sandals and this outfit would have been perfect!


So for those who object to yellow, are you convinced now?

Look at the stars,
Look how they shine for you,
And everything you do,
Yeah they were all Yellow

Coldplay (en concert à New York le 23 Juin)

2008 will be vintage for sure!

The Vintage fair is on again next week end! I am warning you a week before, and showing you what happened at the last one, in February...

Are you ready? Let's enter the wonderful kingdom of Vintage!

The doors opened at 1pm on Friday and the venue filled up very quickly.
Needless to say time flew by and I didn't have time to take that many photos.
Sorry no famous people to report this time... Oh yes, Chloe Sevigny, but I didn't dare to bother her, she was enjoying her shopping, and in that kind of encounter you act like everyone else, as if you didn't recognize her.. And then you talk about her for an hour after she is gone!

So for those who did not come, as usual loads of accessoiries, clutches, belts, boots, hard to make up your mind!




Everybody is looking for that something special, the little treasure you long for. I wanted a clutch, and I found that one, for 20$ I could not say no!


But other came for a coat, a jacket, jewellery or even a prom dress!


I also checked out the Wedding dresses exhibition... A small selection, sweet but I could not have got married in one of them, not my style!



But above all, the most interesting about those fairs is the variety of people attending.

As always, the designers looking for inspiration
Models or actresses... Ok only Chloe, but that counts!
Owners of other vintage stores from LA, London & Paris
Mothers and daughters.
Girlfriends, often out in pairs... Beware of the one who likes something but whose friend adds at the last minute "is this really you?", while trying on the very same thing and admiring herself in the mirror!
Girls just wandering, and whose outfits I wanted, such as the one of this Japanese girl.


Or this New Yorker in a Tibi coat and a vintage dress.


All these encounters make the day fly by, and it is difficult to find time to talk to other sellers, like Molly & Maureen...


They have a store in the Lower East Village and were a lot of fun during those two days: they changed their outfits every two hours and gave us a nice vintage fashion show!

I am afraid that's it! I could go on and on but would end up boring you! So here is my last photo...



For those who want to see the previous fairs in October and November, check it out here and there.

Have a good week, more to come!

And for those who want to go to the next one, all the info can be found here.

One year already...

That's it, I have celebrated my one year anniversary in NY last December.
I am already in my second year.
On 17th December 2006 I was moving to Manhattan, and a new adventure was starting. It was amazing and tough but also a bit chaotic at the beginning. What a journey!
I won't bore you and sum up the whole year, so I leave you some photos to look at instead.

The working world!... And the encounter of the cubicle -office, the feeling of being Melanie Griffith in Working Girl (without the shoulder pads!!)


A few weeks later, less grey...


Winter, the snow, Central Park, the cold, the cold, and did I mention it gets cold, very cold and for a few months. No need to have a sping wardrobe, you go from winter to summer in just a few days!


But summer lasts about 6 months, and the sun shines most days and therefore you just don't complain... In fact you do because it is unbearably hot in August and next year you will buy more sandals, oh and also because of the humidity! Well you start to love AC, like every American!


NY it is also...
Skyscrapers...



Townhouses


And some billboards


NY, or I should says Manhattan, an island of 59 km2 and 1,537,195 people


New York it is all this and many other things, I will post more photos soon!

According to E.B.White, there are three New York; the first one, the one of the man or woman born here. They take the city as it is for what it is, and accept its size and its noise as a normal and inevitable thing
Then there is the one of the suburbian, he works in NY but that's it, he leaves it every evening. And finally there is the NY of the emigrant who comes searching for something.
Three cities, the best one being the last one, where passion and purpose meet.



What about you are you tempted?

So...Vintage

At least once a week I come accross a style I like, or which makes me wonder, and in any case, which reflects the diversity of the New Yorkers outfits. Therefore I have decided to share those Manhattanite looks with you, with some photos taken randomly as I wander in NY.

This week I start with this young woman...


I love the tone on tone, the softness of the colours of the coat and the gloves, along with the contrast of the bag. Her whole outfit is vintage, found in NY and... In Korea!

Do you like it?

Next time I am going to show you some of the Fashion week looks and also some from the Vintage fair I attended in February.
Hopefully there will be a lot more of "So... Something" to come!

2008 at last!

I wish you a Happy New Year!




Best Wishes to you all ♥♥♥

Neimo rocks NY!!

Are you wondering whether or not I can't spell, or just, what I am talking about?... No I am not talking about Nemo (even though he is a cutie too) but Neimo (pronounce Nay-mo), four French guys who remind me of the Strokes, and who will give you an adrenaline rush on stage with their fab energy.

The reason why I am mentionning them now is because they are playing in NY. We saw them last night at the Club Midway, in the Lower East and we had a great time. The venue was very small but the sound was good, and the show was pure indie rock!
They are playing again tomorrow, on New Year's eve at the Knitting Factory and then back to Paris for a showcase on 4th January. All the details are on their my space, along with their last album (let me know what you think).

I didn't take my camera with me, well I didn't want to look like a groupie & a tourist but here are a few photos from the net.

The stage at the Midway.


The Neimo Boys!


There are four boys, Bruno (who sings in a perfect English), Camille (who must be the son of Slash, they have the same hair!) Matthieu and Alexis. They remind me of bands like Blur and the Smiths but also the Strokes and Phoenix.
Alright, I am not going to lie about this, I am also very proud that they are French and playing in NY!



So did you know them? Do you like their music?

Oh I almost forgot, my Fashion de-brief! So a lot of... Skinny jeans, and more... Skinny jeans! The dress code was skinny jeans (!), white repettos (very Serge Gainsbourg), vintage boots, tee-shirt, waistcoat, a few cute vintage dresses and of course the compulsory black leather jacket! Yes whether or not it is 6 degrees outside, you will not come with your coat, it will have to be a cute leather jacket and well if you get a cold not our problem!!
And the cherry on the cake, they asked for our I.D at the entrance, you have to be above 21. At the eve of 2008 it is a real boost to be asked for your I.D... Ok I know it is the law in the US, but one can dream right!?

Neimo, the new record Modern Incidental, comes out in Spring 08 butin the meanwhile you can listen to it on their site.

Merry Christmas

So that's it, have you opened all your presents? I can't wait to see a summary on all the blogs I follow...
Enjoy this very special day,


I wish you all a very merry Christmas,
Best wishes from the big Apple!!

A job in NY

The other day I was walking on 57th when I had a weird encounter... This lady and her 11 dogs, yes ELEVEN!

Let me reassure you straight away, they don't belong to her, her job is to take them out. But what do their owners do? Well they are busy being "working girls" or "it-girls" shopping on and getting their hair done.

In a city like NY, it costs about 15 to 20$ for a daily walk so your beloved doggy to get some fresh air.



Pretty impressing, right?
I have to say most of the dogwalkers I meet are walking an average of 4 to 5 dogs, but the more dogs you take out the more money you make!!

So are you tempted by that job?

My pleated kingdom!!

Some mornings, I get up and already I am annoyed...
Those days I always take a walk at lunch time, and wander in the 5th Avenue shops.

Friday lunch time, I decide to go to my Swedish friend. And there, in 5 secondes, my mood changed as I met a little kingdom of pleats. I smiled and I left with a new dress, the same one I missed in a cream colour this summer and that our nice Swedish friend has decided to redo in different colour. I let you decide if you like it or not...

Have a look at the "fitting room" shot...


This morning I tried it on to make sure I still liked it -yes because sometimes a dress that I thought was perfect suddenly turns out horrible in front of my mirror. Don't ask me why or how, I still can't explain that phenomena, even though it happens a lot to me!!
Here is the object of my affliction (and I just couldn't wait for the -25% in HM to buy it!!)

After the more casual version with the boots, here is a more evening dressy proposal with patent pumps and a patent clutch (sorry the flash makes the dress much lighter than what it is)...


And now all I need is a big long necklace like this one...


The dress comes in aubergine but also in yellow and green. I went for the aubergine. But I know from a reliable source it will come out in black (my source, the French Glamour, December issue), so I will hunt for it as I really want that one!!
Yes indeed I am not sure about the aubergine. Always a doubt!!



So I guess that's all for today, let me know what you think!

PS: if you see a 34 in black, grab it for me!!i

Don't miss out on this...

Are you ready for some good news?
While all my Parisian friends are having fun with many sample sales, we in NY also have a few good deals. Well first of all, sale started early here (not until January in Europe) and my favourite Swedish friend has decided to treat us to -25% for a few days in December... So get your agendas out and make sure you come with your voucher!


Register here

I will make sure I give you more good deals next week, enjoy!

Welcome to the Vintage Kingdom

I don't believe I have told you that my neighbour, an adorable woman, has a vintage store downtown. And a few weeks ago thanks to her I was told there was a Vintage fair gathering most of the best Vintage stores in the state. She sliped an invite under my door so i decided to check it out.


I discovered a good hundred of boutiques and the best of their collections. I wandered for about 1h30 minutes between the stall, looked at clothes but also observed the customers, some in head to toe Vintage, other like me just looking for that special item, a few excentrics (and one drag queen), some with Park Avenue written on their forehead were buying fur coats, and of course many journalists and a few models searching for the rare pieces such as Lily Cole.


The stalls were all different, and there was something to please every taste. Some had some amazing antics and vintage pieces such as delicious sequins dresses, YSL pumps in croc (I am still thinking about them) and a few unique items from Poiret and other designers -my neighbour shop was filled with amazing dresses and attracted the attention of Miss Cole for a while. There were also shops with more recent things, army jackets etc.


As always when I got out shopping I had decided I wanted a pair of boots (I always have to have an obsession) so I focussed on that and that only!... Until I ended up in front of Ms Ladybag stall and her handbag collection, and there I stayed, hypnotised... Some might say to me that an It bag is passe but an It Vintage bag that's not the same right??


The Chanel ones were calling me, begging me to touch them, to try them on... So I gave in... I did it... Oh no, I only tried because I had decided to watch out and not spend.


Ok I admit to writing down her email and phone, and she, Mrs Adrienne Astrologo (yes it is her name!!) will be at the next one in two weeks time. And well it will be Christmas soon so my hubby will get desesperate to find a present...



So I left empty handed, with a happy credit card and buzzing with ideas!