Summer in NYC
For my pilot
entry, I decided to dedicate it to my one month rendezvous in NYC. Lots of
things happened in there – met up with friends and family whom I haven’t seen
in years, visited new places, did a lot of shopping and most importantly I got
engaged! But I won’t share the engagement here yet since that requires a lot of
details, feelings, photos and videos, and I am honestly still overwhelmed with
the whole experience J
There’s a reason
for that NYC cliché: “concrete jungle where dreams are made off” (tell me you
didn’t sing that last line right there). I haven’t been to a city with a higher
concentration of sidewalk artists and street performers. I haven’t been to a
city with a more diverse racial mix. And I haven’t been to a city where you
could experience more independent designers, high-street fashion and high-end
classics within the span of a kilometre.
I went through a
self-inflicted shopping ban for 2 months before I left for NYC. Like all
self-inflicted bans, there were exemptions. Like when there was an office party
and I needed a dress, or when an item was at 80% off (come on!) and on my
birthday (puhlease). But I was quite strict on myself on that last one, only
allowing myself a birthday dress (Double whammy since Mango was having a 50%
off sale at that time). Needless to say I was just itching to shop!
For this
particular trip, I left on the 19th of June and vowed that I would
only start swiping the card when the 4th of July drew near, since I knew
there would be a lot of sales by then. True enough, H&M slashed their
already discounted items by 50%, Uniqlo’s jeans were all less than $10 and I
don’t think I need to even mention Zara. It was the first time I got introduced to
Century 21 Department Store where I went gaga over DVF wrap dresses and Rebecca
Minkoff bags
My friend from
Canada and I also planned to go to Woodbury Common Outlets to purchase Kate
Spade, Tory Burch and my guilty pleasure, Gap. I was only able to buy 2 items
from Woodbury though – a Burberry Trench Coat and a pair of Bass shoes for
Vince which unfortunately didn’t fit him.
Still feeling
quite a bit deprived of outlet shopping, I managed to coerce and bribe my
NYC-based girlfriend and her boyfriend to drive us to Atlantic City for more.
That experience was more successful and I was able to buy gifts for my sister,
niece, sister-in-law, a few things
for myself and another pair of Bass shoes for Vince (which fit perfectly this
time). I also went thrifting and vintage hunting around Soho and Chelsea. My
favourite amongst the thrifting places was Buffalo Exchange because of the
selection and price.
Alongside wonderful
memories, I’m also bringing back two pieces of luggage full of clothes and
shoes which I am wearing one day at a time.
Here are some
photos from the trip:
(Click on the photos to see the clearer image)
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| Dress - Zara | Shoes - Payless| Bag - Chanel | Necklace - H&M |
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| Dress - Zara | Shoes - Nine West | Necklace - Lovisa | Bag - Chanel |
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| Undershirt - Forever 21 | Blazer - H&M | Shorts - Zara | Shoes - Payless | Bag - Rebecca Minkoff | Necklace- Mikimoto |
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| Dress - Zara | Shoes - Payless | Bag - Chanel | Eyewear - Rayban | Watch - Rolex |
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| Shirt - Uniqlo | Skirt - MDS Collections | Shoes - Nine West| Bag - Rebecca Minkoff | Necklace - Century 21 |
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| Top - Express | Runners - Zara | Shoes - Payless| Bag - Rebecca Minkoff |
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| Top - Nastygal | Overalls - Unbranded | Shoes - Payless |
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