City lights

Sort of unplanned post, I just cannot miss the opportunity to take pictures each time we go up to the roof...it's breathtaking!

Im having the best time in NY, with frequent visits to Whole Foods store (I just love being there!) and window shopping in Barneys/Bergdorf Goodman. Still, I wish I could spend more time downtown and explore the vintage shops but the heat is making it much harder to enjoy walking around...

Speaking of Bergdorf Goodman, I didn't have the chance to visit it until this week, and it is one of the most impressive department stores/luxury retailers I have ever seen. Great selection of designers, amazing visual merchandising, great restaurant on the seventh floor...It was an outstanding (window) shopping experience, I spent 4 hours at the store and even though I didn't buy anything, I left completely satisfied and happy (I think the scallops and the chocolate mousse I ate at the restaurant have something to do with that though)...

Have a great weekend!!!

Wearing: Malene Birger skirt, Diane von Furstenberg top, Zara sandals

Zara picks

I forgot to tell you about my last trip to Zara, which raised some interesting questions...

I have to give it to this store: I can never leave empty handed...and while there's enough of competition around, I still find myself drawn to this particular one (next runner up: H&M)

Many people can't find themselves there, but once they come with me, they change their minds...and let me tell you, I have created some Zara "monsters" :))

Last trip to Zara was a family one: my mom, cousin and my brother's future wife. I went in with one thought "Limited weight: I'm only allowed to bring one suitcase to Italy", but that's not how things went down...

It started with me finding a great leopard coat (the right shade, the right size, the right shape...perfect!) then I put my eyes on this blouse, which is oh so trendy but still seems very classic somehow (I adore the sleeves) and then, just when we were walking out, my mom spotted this tweed dress (very sixties so pretty)....Of course I wasn't the only one who bought stuff, so loaded with bags we headed to another shopping spot, where we went to...Zara!

There my cousin spotted a pair of  thigh highs for me in the window...luckily there was a last pair left there, which just happened to be my size... I was very proud with my finds

Afterwards, my cousin (who lives in Moscow) raised a very interesting subject: she was very cautious about her purchases: "it can't look like it's from Zara, can't be recognizable"...

 This sounded very strange to me, since I don't really mind telling people where my clothes from, but she really cared: "Everybody goes there, shops there, but not the obvious stuff, like your leopard coat, everyone will know it's from Zara", she told me...

I have to say that her words did intrigue me, and while I still can't understand what's wrong with buying from high street stores (as long as you know your style you can buy anywhere!), I did get the point she was trying to make...

Is it really about the label? What's the difference between Zara leopard coat and Balmain's renown jacket? Everybody will recognize it as well, it just means you have more money to spend on your clothes...

I think it's not about who, but how...

What do you guys think about that?

Shirt: Zara, Pants: Honigman, Shoes: Aldo

New York New York

Only 2 days left and if I could I would stop time...This city is amazing and people who live here are very lucky, there's so much of everything!

It's kind of hard for me to tell about everything I did, so I'll let the pictures talk...:) Oh and sorry I wasn't very fashionable tourist, I gave up heels completely!!!

I loved (and photographed each time I saw one) the squirrels at the Central Park...such a lovely quiet oasis in the middle of this noisy city!!!











Little Italy and Chinatown are great, so colorful...I don't think the real Italy look as Italian as this neighborhood!!!:) Notice the stylish lady passing by on the first pic...














My new favorite thing are cheescakes: they come in different flavors and they are amazing...I love the Red Velvet from Magnolia bakery...perfection!





I promise I will post a picture of the cheescakes before I ate them, it's just not on my camera:)


Last but not least, the Topshop store I visited was every girl's dream...sequins sequins sequins...but I didn't get anything there, even though they carry everything we don't have here...Instead I did some shopping at topman for my boyfriend and his friend...But this store is totally a must!





Well, that's it...next time I will be blogging from Israel, with a proper outfit post and more photos!

Oh my!

I'm in New York and I managed to squeeze some time to do a proper post. Not that time is the problem, the problem is the internet, which is painfully slow...

Some updates: my shopping budget was thrown out of the widndow, when I decided to make myself another birthday gift at Sacks Fifth avenue and Century 21...And I managed to do all my shopping in three days!!! I say it's a good thing since now I will concentrate on museums, exhibitions, different areas I didn't discover yet etc...but I seriously hurt my bank account and I'm sure my mom will be calling me in the next few days to ask me if I have gone mad...I think I did!!! Well, it's New York and what can a girl do?





Designer goods here are soo cheap (relativley of course) ! So I bought seven (Yes, 7) pairs of shoes and also a beautiful jacket from Rick Owens (not leather, I didn't win the lottery yet, mine cost 150$), a skirt from Missoni, Adam dress, Chloe blouse, bunch of stuff from H&M, Anthropology, VS, Sephora etc...





The main reason why I did all my shopping so fast is because for the first part of my stay I'm alone...my boyfriend is sooo busy working that I only see him at nights, so I'm discovering the city by myself...there's always stuff to do or to see though...I'm not bored! The only real downside: I can't photograph myself...but We will make up for it in a next few days when he'll finish his project...




Just a sneak peak of what is lying on our hotel table...I just love the colors of M&M's :)


Tomorrow: Central Park and Soho/Nolita...and then we'll see:)

P.S: Have you noticed my latest shoe color obsession?

Light and airy

I have to admit I'm on some sort of shopping craze right now, although physically I didn't do much shopping, I put bids on some stuff on Ebay, and I did two shopping trips this month, so I should probably stop, but no...I have these shoes waiting for me at Mango..And a little package from theOutnet.com :)
Maybe it's a pre birthday craze, but my birthday is one month away...I guess I just will have to skip shopping next month...:)





This skirt was a bargain for 30 shekels (like 7$) and I just love the light and airy colors it has...I first thought to pair it with a simple white tank top and some strappy sandals, but when we took pictures, it was evening and the lighting was leaning towards pinks and warm colors, so I just went with it...




I'm actually still testing the skirt, and never wore it out (it's quite new) yet...I love how the different colors allow me to play with different tops and accessories...






The pearls are two different necklaces, first are fake pearls but they are one of the most precious jewels I own: they are my mother's wedding pearls...
The longer string are actual pearls , I received them from my mother for my 24th birthday...

Online shopping continues

Of course I couldn't stop after one vintage dress! On my online search for vintage dresses, I stumbled upon this wonderful website through Cammila's blog.

I really love their selection and passed on some wonderful items (Ungaro dress, sixties pink dress, Norma Kamali jumpsuit and amazing paisley dress) only to cut down to Hanae Mori blouse and Sonya Rykiel sweater!:)I just couldn't resist the design, and with Hanae Mori's blouse, I was looking for her clothes for a while and couldn't find something that was at the right price (many expensive and amazing items like this one, I just can't afford to buy) and of course right for me. I only hope the blouse fits, since the measurements are quite small.



If not, I will have to resale it (hope not)!
The sweater has shoulder pads by the way! It's supposed to fit like this and although I know that big shoulders are "in" right now, I'm not sure I'll be keeping them, we'll have to see.

Anyway, this (and a leather skirt I have aside at Stella) will end my shopping spree for the next couple of months, so I will have to "shop my own closet". I'm in the process of realizing all the side costs of my future studies and I don't want my student loan to get any bigger than it already is!

All the pictures are from Chi-Chi and the Greek website

Net-a-Porter

I already wrote about it on my Hebrew website so I'm sorry if some of you will have to read twice about it...
But I'm so excited! Today I received my order from Net-a-Porter and the clothes are great! And it was a bargain...I ordered Helmut Lang dress, Malene Birger skirt and Chloe flat sandals...I hope these three items will be my staples this summer...I chose not to go for the crazy heeled shoes because as much as I love them, most of the time they're just standing in my closet and I wear them only when I go out or for some special occasion...especially in the summer when all I can think of is flat sandals- as open as possible...Maybe next time I will get some crazy shoes...:)

The skirt: I love the fabric

And here are the photos from Net-a-Porter:

Can't stop...

Now it's official. I'm a shopaholic. Despite all the promises I made to myself, I just can't help myself when I'm in shops...

This time, I went to my favorite vintage shop, "Stella", to help the owner of the boutique to authenticate a Hermes bag she received from someone...After doing my homework for a whole weekend, I came to examine the bag. I have to mention that It's very hard to know what's fake If you never saw the real deal. But since it's kind of my hobby to tell what's real and what's fake (Especially on Ebay), I was ready to take the challenge. When I saw the bag, it wasn't that hard to tell that it's fake. Very well made, but fake...I asked myself, what a 6000$ or more bag should look like, and this bag didn't match my criteria, in terms of stitching and details...

Anyway, just to be sure I sent the pictures of the bag to the experts on The Purse Forum, and they proved me right...

Since I was already in the shop, I did a quick round and found a true treasures: a silk cardigan, very similar to those Thakoon showed on his runway for spring 2009...I just couldn't leave it there...And then...I found the most perfect vintage piece I've ever seen...It was a whole YSL outfit: a vest, a blouse and a skirt. The skirt and the vest are knitted and the blouse matches the color...very "school teacher" and very me...I just couldn't let it get away, and since I kind of already spent too much this month, I asked to put it aside for me, for a couple of weeks (Thank goodness the owner is very very nice)...I just can't wait to get my hands on it and to wear it...I'll post photos as soon as I buy it...

The photo:
cardigan: vintage from Stella
skirt: I made myself
The belt +tank: Castro (Israeli high street store)
shoes: Zara