shoegasm: quick and easy wardrobe updat...

every season, i realize i need some new shoes, and yet don’t have time to scour every single shoe shop for something new, a little different and hopefully affordable.   in manhattan, i often tend to go to bloomingdales in desperation (they usually have a great, pricey vast selection) or this...

auto: a mini design emporium in the meat...

i have been an auto fan since it opened in 1999, just when pastis became a sensation (and when it wasn’t a tourist destination) and really at the time that the meatpacking district had started to transform but was still really interesting and quirky (and florent was still alive).  although...

boucher: gorgeous yet affordable preciou...

well before the meatpacking district turned high-end trendy, a tiny little jewelry shop named boucher opened up on a cobblestone street offering affordable hand made necklaces, bracelets and earrings designed by laura mady and her staff.    filled with shades of greens, pinks, golds and purples,...