it’s little, it’s cute, it’s filled with some very nice stuff. marc and max lingerie has all the big names, maybe not super fancy, but what you’d expect from a high quality shop: vibrant red slips from cosabella as well as items from simone perele and elle macpherson. the colors are deep, in gorgeous jewel tones, and the materials silky smooth. all in all, very nice.
in addition to the big shots, marc and max lingerie has been using an in-house designer from project runway, ricky lizalde. his things are especially appealing, really nice detailing, and he’s been doing the shops displays too. marc and max lingerie carries a small amount of jewelry including pieces by a local designer. for such a small store, they have a surprisingly good selection. a nice addition to what is now a chain-filled street (poor bleeker!). marc and max lingerie, 342 bleeker street near 10th street, manhattan, new york, .
with two small and darling kids and one lovely husband who all occasionally need some amount of tending to as well as a full-time job, this blog is an excuse for me to explore the streets of new york, with a focus on brooklyn -- my home -- and manhattan, for those great little finds that seem to appear randomly on all sorts of blocks around new york but are sometimes hidden from plain view. i gravitate toward small, beautiful, independent places with interesting things, fantastic and friendly service and mostly affordable stuff (or at least an excellent value) and food that is extremely tasty, reasonable and in a great space -- though taste will trump design every time. to help put all these ideas in one place, i also will provide a series of new york mini-guides. in each of these, i will highlight something fun to do and then give some food, shop and doing suggestions nearby. these mini-guides, soon to be accompanied by mini-maps, will help to fill an afternoon -- where to pick up a snack, what shops to check out nearby and is there a really sweet little park along the way for a much needed rest. and i am always looking for ideas -- so if you have any suggestions for where to eat and shop or what to do please let me know. . you can also follow me on twitter at cherrypatter.
and for those of you more interested in the photos, i have absolutely no photography training and while i have been picking up a few tidbits here and there, mostly i think the credit for the photos goes to my lovely camera. it is a canon rebel xti, and the lens i use most of the time is the 50 mm 1:1:8. i also have a 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 for longer views.
Excited that modern Chinese takeout spot (whatever that really means) might have a soft opening tomorrow in Gowanus next to fav 4&20 bbirds