Posts Tagged ‘nyc’

LAX to MPD

Thursday, February 4th, 2010
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{MPD at night via Sporkist}

Paisley Petunia is just mad about New York City. We love everything about the city and feel like we have the best of both worlds when we visit NYC and then come home to LA. With New York Fashion Week just around the corner the city is getting glam and while sadly, we won’t be able to make it east for FW this year we still like to keep tabs on all the fashion and fabulousness.

J and I usually stay at the W Union Square but we also love the Gansevoort Hotel in the Meatpacking District. It’s such a posh place you can’t help but feel cool when you’re there. I had the good fortune to spend some time in Brooklyn for work a while back and S visited Highline Park this past summer (click here if you missed it) and lord knows we have both eaten our way through alot of yummy in bewteen.  Here is what we’d be doing if we were in NYC right now.

EAT: Breakfast at MPD staple Pastis. The brioche french toast is heaven and Sunday brunch here is a tradition.

SHOP: We love ScoopNYC for a perfectly edited mix of some of our fav designers. I love Rag and Bone and Alice + Olivia and this is a great one stop shop for some of the coolest pieces. Plus, Scoop Kids and Scoop Men are right there so you can tick those gifts off your list all at once.

EAT (again): at 5Ninth. I adore their french dip and the leafy green patio area is a little urban oasis.

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WANDER: White Columns Gallery. A beautiful edgy space featuring local and underrepresented artists.

COCKTAIL: Gansevoort Hotel. No trip to the MPD is complete without a rooftop cocktail at the Gansevoort Hotel. The late night scene is a little much for me but a pre-dinner cocktail here is perfect.

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PRIMP: Red Market Salon. A truly unique concept of an evening salon with rotating art installations, DJs spinning and a dossier of rockstar stylists to make sure you are appropriately glammed before your big night out. If you are in the neighborhood this Friday check out the invite below for an exclusive event. RSVP to the email address on the invite (note: space is limited so hurry up!)

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EAT (again): Perilla. We love Top Chef and winner Harold Dieterle has done a lovely job with this nook of a restaurant.

With that busy of a day it’s likely we’ll be spending at least part of the next morning sleeping peacefully before waking up and starting it all over again. It might be the city that never sleeps but a girl needs her beauty rest. I will be in NY again this spring so if anyone has something outstanding or unknown I should try let me know.

 

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“the first railroad fragrance”

Friday, November 20th, 2009

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Ah, how I love the High Line! I was lucky to be in New York last June for the grand opening. You can see my photos here.

Big news today for foliage, fragrance and freight train lovers alike. After creating iconic perfumes based on 40 neighborhoods around NYC, Laurice Rahme, the founder of Bond No. 9, elevated her game by producing a scent based on herbs and flowers growing in the High Line.

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A sprinkly day on the tracks at The Highline

The perfumery’s “goal was to not only capture the prairie wildness of the foliage’s stark beauty, but also the gritty urban poetry of the site, with steel rails snaking through the grass, the Hudson River waterfront, the dour colors of the old industrial buildings nearby and even the rows of huge hooks left over from the meatpacking days.”

Sounds lovely, doesn’t it?

And as a sweet bonus, 4% of the volume will be donated to the Friends of the High Line, the nonprofit that maintains and protects the urban refuge. The fragrance will launch in March 2010.

Bond No. 9 New York — Eau de Parfum 11202009 80407 PM

Bond No. 9

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Fashion’s Night Out

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

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You might have heard of Fashion’s Night Outa global celebration of fashion this Thursday, September 10, 2009. In an initiative to promote retail, restore consumer confidence, and celebrate fashion, U.S. and international editions of Vogue are coordinating evening extravaganzas in their respective world fashion capitals. You can read an article on Anna Wintour’s feelings behind FNO here.

Basically, the brands + designers are planning special events + appearances at their stores to promote shopping and to kick off the first night of New York Fashion Week. And although it is focused in NYC, check out the website for events near you!

On a charitable note, there is a citywide Clothing Drive, encouraging New Yorkers and visitors to donate new and/or gently used clothing. The donations will be given to the NYC AIDS Fund, and distributed to approximately 17 AIDS-related charities throughout New York City’s five boroughs. If you are not in NY, consider donating to your local AIDS charity.

Here are a list of some fun events to check out:

  • NYC: List of all (over 700!) participating Designers & Retailers
  • NYC: Anna Wintour t-shirt signing at Macy’s Queens location
  • West Hollywood: 3.1 Phillip Lim releasing five new designs based on pieces from his archive
  • Melrose/Robertson/Beverly Hills: 27 events at Fred SegalTrina Turk, and Maxfield, Neiman Marcus and many more
  • Santa Monica: TOMS Shoes + Trovata host family reunion event, come dressed up + enjoy photo booths + enter to win a $1,000 shopping spree
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    Happy Shopping!

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    The Best $30 to Spend in My Town….NYC Edition.

    Friday, June 12th, 2009
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    {diana photo by naomi}

    Hello from NYC!

    I just wrapped up a big conference at the United Nations for my day job: www.incentive2innovate.com and now have some time to play in NYC. It’s true what those myriad of t-shirts and other touristy gifts say….I heart NY. And if you know Naomi (and husband Josh) you definitely know that they heart NY, too. And now without further ado, is the  Rockstar Diaries’ ultimate guide to the best things in NYC on $30 a day.

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    {diana photo by naomi}

    {diana photo by naomi}

    I am so excited that Stephanie asked me to share how I’d spend $30 in a day in New York City! While my husband and I just moved away from NYC a few months ago {we live in DC now}, we will never forget all the fun we had over the years taking advantage of that glorious city {and all that glorious food}.

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    {diana photo by naomi}

    There are so many exceptional restaurants and museums and shops in NYC, and many are reasonably priced. But I decided to share with you a few of my all time favorite things, which make any summer day beyond lovely.

    {doughnut plant, lower east side}

    {doughnut plant, lower east side}

    To start out, try a Creme Brulee doughnut at the Doughnut Plant on the lower east side. Hands down, the best doughnuts we’ve ever had. {around $3.00}
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    {photo by husband}

    If you like art, head over to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the upper east side. They have some great exhibits going on this summer like The Model as the Muse . {Suggested donation, $5.00}
    {grimaldi's pizza, brooklyn}

    {grimaldi's pizza, brooklyn}

    We love walking {or biking} across the Brooklyn Bridge and having the #1 rated best pizza in NYC at Grimaldi’s . Share a whole 18″ pie {$14.00}.

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    {shake shack}

    And for dessert, split a hand spun shake or custard in Madison Square Park at the Shake Shack . {$5.25}

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    Your Lovely Guest Blogger:
    {naomi of rockstar diaries}

    {naomi of rockstar diaries}

    Naomi, thank you SO much for sharing your tips on a most lovely day in – getting the most delicious food (and an art experience, too) in Manhattan. My favorite thing to do while in NYC is to walk around and eat, so I am taking your recommendation and dining at Shake Shack tonight for the very first time with my lovely hosts, Megan and John, and Aaron.
    Can.Not.Wait.
    You guys know your burgers (follow their blog as they hunt for the best burger ever in NYC and now in their new home of Washington, DC), so I know I am in for a real treat.
    Rockstar Diaries, we look forward to following your adventures as you explore DC and all its hidden gems. And thank you for sharing the beautiful photos taken with your Diana camera!
    xoxo
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    In a New York Minute…err Month?

    Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

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    i recently got to spend 5 days in manhattan. oops, bad blogger here. i confess, my trip was a month ago – ages in the blogging world, but I just never got my stuff together for this post. apologies. but do you still want to see the pictures? I really really wanted to share, so here goes. and I am lucky to be going back in 4 weeks and politely request your recommendations for the best, the hidden, the secret, the out-of-the-way, the only-in-new-york. please leave a comment below or email me at s@paisleypetunia . com

    man, i love this city. it’s everything everyone says it is, better than in the movies, more wild than your imagination… and it has a very special place in my heart. 

    my favorite things to do there are: walk and eat. and shop, too, but that is usually just a natural progression from walking by cute little storefronts and Barney’s.

     

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    after arriving on the redeye and napping, I set off to the Lower East Side for brunch at the Rivington Hotel with my lovely hosts, the sisters D. now there are many things that NY does right – Pizza, Bagels, Pedestrians  - and brunch is right up among them. i love these brunch deals – for as little as $15 you get coffee or tea, mimosa or bloody mary (or two!) and an entree. such a score in a city known for its riches. 

     

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    our walk started by checking out the Top Shop store just 2 days after its opening. Lines around the corner and down the block…I waited till Monday, no lines.

     

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    {welcome to ny, topshop}

    after lots of walking and vintage perusing (note: vintage in the Lower East Side is exorbitantly expensive. dang.), we munched on delicious sesame pancake sandwiches and dumplings and bubble tea at Vanessa’s Dumpling House. it’s so good I had to post it twice!

     

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    weather was chilly so I got to wear my new thrifted wool cape with gold buttons. 

     

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    and now some sightings on the street. i am not much of a photog, but I love the sights of the city. 

     

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    {cigar boxes $5}

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    this day was sunny & warm – a walk through TriBeCa with cute Chloe the dog (and a stop at the dogpark). 

     

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    and last but not least – a rainy day treat to myself – solo lunch at Balthazar. saddled up to the bar with the NYT, sipped a blueberry champagne cocktail and inhaled an amazing warm goat cheese & carmelized onion tart, followed by cappuccino and pain au chocolat for a treat later. 

     

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    cannot wait to visit again! so what should be on my absolutely-have-to-do-list for next month’s visit? do share… 

     

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