Tulum, Mexico I recently returned from an amazing trip to Playa del Carmen, Mexico. I spent 5 days there and visited the Mayan ruins (Chitzen Itza & Tulum), went snorkeling with the turtles and soaked up the nightlife. Playa del Carmen is 45 minutes south of Cancun, and has a distinct European flavor. The beaches…
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Enchanted Rock State Park
Located in Fredericksburg, Texas, Enchanted Rock is a huge, pink granite exfoliation dome, that rises 425 feet above ground, 1,825 feet above sea level, and covers 640 acres. It is one of the largest batholiths (underground rock formation uncovered by erosion) in the United States.
Texas Continued
Mission Concepción, San Antonio Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo, San Antonio In Zilker Park Rudy’s BBQ….a must-try if you’re in Texas! The tray full of BBQ goodness No plates here, you use kitchen paper instead! The cream corn was delicious, as was the brisket and turkey (my faves)
Thanksgiving Weekend In Texas
State Capitol I wasn’t planning on doing much for Thanksgiving. Then 2 days prior to Thanksgiving my friend asked me to go to Austin, Texas. I’d never been to Texas so I didn’t need any convincing. We packed a lot into 3 days: went hiking in several different parks, went to the Oasis for breathtaking…
Park Slope Wanderer
Park Slope is one of my favorite neighborhoods in Brooklyn. It has the brownstone buildings that I love, friendly people and an array of delicious restaurants and bars. The first time I went there, it was actually to go to a bakery (surprise surprise) I found on Yelp. Now I like to go there to…
Hurricane Sandy
People line up for coffee in the East Village Hurricane Sandy has severely affected parts of the Caribbean, Mid-Atlantic and the North-Eastern United States. The storm hit New York on Sunday night. The MTA halted all train and bus services at 7pm that night. I was staying at my friend’s apartment in the East Village,…
Feast of San Gennaro
Food festival. Italian. Pastries. I didn’t need any convincing to attend the 86th Annual Feast of San Gennaro. Running over 11 days, it is New York City’s biggest, most famous religious festival. It is to celebrate the Patron Saint of Naples and first took place in NYC in 1926, when immigrants from Naples settled along…
Leonid Gurevich show – ‘TRIBUTE’
My first fashion internship in New York was for the Russian-American couture designer Leonid Gurevich. He was busy creating a collection called ‘TRIBUTE’, dedicated to the Russian film star, singer and entertainer Lyudmila Gurchenko (1935-2011), who wore his dresses for performances and events. A lot of the work involved hand-sewing embellishments onto the dresses, jackets…
Focus On Jewelry: Erickson Beamon
The second-to-last show I attended at New York Fashion week was Erickson Beamon. The models were posing as dolls, being pushed around scaffolding on a small cart by men in suits. The jewelry was awe-inspiring and so eye-catching you couldn’t help but want more than one piece. I especially liked their use of bright colors….
Barksdale Spring/Summer 2013
Barksdale’s Spring/Summer 2013 show took place at the Cellar Bar, at the Bryant Park Hotel. The collection, named ‘Albatross’, featured prints (both colored and monochrome) and textures, along with the careful use of embellishments. Marianna Barksdale started the label in 2011 and creates both avant-garde and ready-to-wear clothing, with a focus on luxury and a…