Born in Singapore and raised in Nepal, Prabal Gurung moved to NYC in 1999, where he attended Parsons School of Design and interned for Donna Karan. After working for Cynthia Rowley and then Bill Blass, he launched his own label. I was lucky enough to attend his show last weekend and it was definitely the…
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Fashion’s Night Out
Manolo Blahnik Last Thursday was Fashion’s Night Out, where the stores stay open late and have DJs, free drinks & nibbles and celebrities. I started off my night at Manolo Blahnik then headed to 5th Ave and Madison Ave. I had a great time walking around and taking photos and who doesn’t like free drinks?!…
Kicking Off New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week officially started this past Wednesday and runs until the 13th. I have been very lucky to be able to attend some shows thanks to my wonderful boss whom I’m interning for. It really is a dream for me, to be in New York and getting to experience fashion week up close….
The Last Swim of Summer
Jones Beach I’m a water baby. Always have been, always will be. This past weekend here in the States was Labor Day weekend, which also signals the official end of Summer. Being from New Zealand, where we are so spoiled with beaches everywhere and many within close driving distance to our homes (I live 2…
Sand Paintings
Joe Mangrum and one of his sand paintings I was lucky enough to stumble across Brooklyn artist, Joe Mangrum, in Union Square last weekend. He was creating one of his amazing ‘Sand Paintings’. He first started using colored sand as a medium in 2006 and, since 2009, has now made over 500 sand paintings. His…
Cold Spring day trip
Cold Spring Last week I decided to get out of the city and searched online for ‘day trips from NYC without a car’. I randomly picked Cold Spring, which is just over an hour north of the city on the train. It was the perfect opportunity to spend a day shooting pictures and sampling new…
Concrete jungle where dreams are made
Brooklyn bridge New York’s tallest residential building, designed by Frank Gehry Lower Manhattan