I had been out the night prior in Williamsburg for dinner with my dear friends Adrian and Emerald. They own the gallery Olsen Gruin that you see me posting about all the time on Orchard Street and are two incredibly special friends of mine. As I basically hijacked the entire dinner to talk about myself and a few stories that were taking over my mind’s existence (which I cannot tell you, because they may end up being screenplays someday), I looked at my calendar to see what my Monday had in store and quickly realized that I had eight meetings over the span of thirteen hours on the books. That’s an insane Monday morning, even for me...
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Bethany is my best friend. We share secrets, finish each other's sentences, and occasionally do something naughty- like split a McChicken and fries at McDonalds. On this particular day, we attended the baby shower of our friend Emma and spent the rest of the day doing what we do best- running around the West Village taking photos, sitting at a cafe working for a number of hours glued to our screens, and then getting massages together at our favorite local Chinese massage parlor on 8th street (found here, in my New York City Guide)...
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My friend has been trying to find a new perfume lately. It got me thinking about how perfumes and other scents have a way of defining your character and explaining where you are in life. A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I was exhausted and found myself a bit lost with too many things taking control of my mind. Sometimes we reveal the most when are lost and the least like ourselves...
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The best thing about New York City, is the fact that you can be casually walking down the street and someone will hand you a bouquet of white flowers, just because. I created my City Guides, because I really truly love finding the best of the best everywhere I go. This doesn’t mean that restaurants have to have a Michelin Star, shops have to be the most expensive, and bars have to be the most exclusive; rather, I look for things that have character, are interesting, and provide me with unique experiences. New York is my favorite city on the planet, so naturally my New York City Guide is my favorite...
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To educate myself means avoiding the greatest danger of any creative: to enclose oneself in an ivory tower. Lately, I've found myself being railed into a buzzing hive of people. I feel like I am constantly swinging from one thing to the next, without any time for myself. Not that this is in any way negative, it's actually been quite wonderful, I just keep waking up every morning feeling a little burnt out...
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For as long as I can remember, I have always been the girl that everyone comes to for fashion advice. For the past twelve years, I have been a collector of magazines- both design and editorial- that transform me into a different universe; one that is filled with life, beauty, and perfectly crafted design. I would have heart palpitations at the end of each month, knowing that it wouldn't be long before my magazines, which were around fifteen per month, would pour in and I would get to burry my eyes in them for hours upon end, consuming and being consumed...
Read moreBlack and White and Red All Over
At the last moment, I decided that I should have a birthday party, since you only turn 27 once. Throughout the week, my two girlfriends kept suggesting things to do and places to go. I wanted a place that we could socialize and dance, and a place that people would actually be able to get into. Saturday nights in New York can sometimes prove to be challenging with strict doors and frankly, a lot of it comes down to a matter of luck or who you know...
Read moreThe Magic Number 27 for 2017
I always hear people talking about their magic number that they feel comfortable spending on themselves before they have they really have to justify it. Naturally, this number can also be different once you have a family or a child to care for, but generally speaking, the number varies with the category of purchase- for instance, clothes and shoes are much lower than say a piece of jewelry. That's why most women like to receive jewelry from their partners or from their husbands and on special occasions like holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries...
Read moreYou are that woman
“You are that woman. I was with Hillary last night, that’s in Clinton, and she is that woman too.” That is how my dinner started with Mr. Tom Meredith, the former CFO of Dell. He asked me to tell him about myself and to tell him my story. He said that someone’s story is their most important asset...
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Not long ago, I used to own a few clothing boutiques. We used to have a very personalized touch to fashion, which was far beyond the items that we sold in our store. I couldn't count the number of times that that level of personalization led us to making house-calls for clients at all hours during the night. Frankly, why wouldn't we?...
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