A visit to the Alameda flea market is one of my favorite ways to spend a Sunday morning. During a recent trip there, I found some creative ways to reinvent unique and beautiful vintage accessories.
Sewing gloves, scarves and ties together makes a charming banner.
Creating tassels out of vintage tea cups and woolen fabric fringe is such a creative idea!
This jewel encrusted dress is a show stopper!
Whenever I take a trip, I love to bring back things from that place. While I was in Japan earlier this month, my husband Danny and I quickly popped into a bookstore. Poodle Fashion by Hitomi Kusunoki was the first thing I saw and I had to buy it! It’s a sewing book that teaches you how to make clothes for your poodle – and the photo shoots and captions are hilarious! I think my tiny poodle Ruby is going to need a fashion makeover soon. Then I can walk around with her in Harijuku, the most stylish area I visited on my latest trip to Japan.
Hello!
Last week I returned from ten days in Japan! I was there for some business meetings, but I also spent a lot of time soaking up all of the visual inspiration in the streets of Tokyo.
One day I went to the Harijuku area of Tokyo, famous for its shopping and street fashion. The girls that live in this area dress to impress – and that’s putting it very mildly. I got out my camera and took some photos of the style that stood out the most: “Lolita Fashion.”
For more information about this look, check out the Wikidepia article here.
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Jul 09, 2009
Remember when I wrote that I had a lot of summer travelling to do? It’s not over yet! That’s why I’ve been away from writing blog entries for the past couple of weeks.
I just got back from another week in New York City. Aside from business meetings, window-shopping, and museum going, my family and I wanted to complete another routine NYC stop: Veniero’s Pasticceria!
This Italian bakery has been around since 1894 - in the same family and the same location! Their cheesecake and cannolis are famous throughout the city.
My husband Danny loves their Black Forest cake (chocolate cake with rum, filled with amaretto infused cherries and whipped cream.) Danny’s step mother, who lives in NYC, is a big fan of Sfogliatelle (flaky pastry is filled with sweet ricotta cheese) and we always pick some up for her before we visit.
The funny thing is that after I hired my assistant, Katrina, I found out that her family owns Venireo’s! So this time when we went for our customary visit, we made sure to say hello to her Dad, Robert, and Uncle Angelo. They were beyond hospitable! After we introduced ourselves, they rolled out the red carpet. We were given a tour of the whole place, even into the bakery where we watched the bakers create the famous desserts. At each station Robert and Angelo gave us a taste of the process. When we sat down in the café, they piled cookies, pastries, and cakes onto plates and filled the whole table up! Unbelievably delicious. As if this wasn’t enough, we were given shopping bags filled with even more sweets before we left. We managed to eat those over the next few days, just in case you were wondering!
If you’re ever in the area, I highly highly suggest visiting Veniero’s. It’s located at 342 East 11th St. & 1st Ave. They even ship pastries all over the country! I think Danny has some plans to order a Black Forest cake soon. Check out their site at venierospastry.com.
I’m back home! The Surtex Show in New York City and the Licensing Show in Las Vegas were big successes. But my travels are not over yet; I have meetings all over the country for the rest of the summer.
I want to share with you some inspirational furniture I saw last month in NY at my favorite home department store in Manhattan: ABC Carpet & Home. This store I a must see! I took my camera inside and captured what’s new and hip in the home dec world.
I love the bold colors and textures. ABC Carpet & Home is located at 888 & 881 Broadway New York, NY. What do you think? Do you have a favorite store that inspires you?