recently returned from a holiday to new york..
the first trip to new york had to be nothing short of amazing! the expectations were high and the outfits outrageous.. afterall every girl and her gay friend imagines herself as a carrie..and i'm no exception. the outfits had to go through a rigorous selection process to make it into the suitcase, to ensure the high level of fabulousness was maintained at all times.
weeeell.. let me tell you! the city was everything i imagined it to be and more. my clothes were far less impressed.. a couple of "carrie" outfits didnt even make it out of the suitcase as i felt i would stand out too much in the darkness of the new york streets. literally. everyone was wearing black. head to ankles. the louboutins were the pinnacle of the otherwise all-black outfit.
new york was in autumn - granted, yet somehow i expected a little more colour on the dressing front. although, i must admit that toward the end of my trip i embraced the concept of "the new black".
the marc jacobs store... interestingly there is still only one store in the whole of new york which is pretty amazing considering the size of the company. i like it that mj keeps the 'boutique' feel to the brand. couple of doors down is what i labelled the 'cheap mj' store which was an absolute lifesaver for purchasing gifts for those friends who just should not be getting the 'big-apple' keyring as a souvenir.
one thing that i found interesting (or didnt find because i wasnt looking in the right places) is the seeming lack of the smaller labels. it is something that i also noticed about some countries in europe. whilst australia offers quite a wide range of clothing starting from the very 'public' brands such as supre right through to the small brands such as stylestalker (yet still at a reasonable price), new york seemed to be very polarised in that sense. the big brands like zara and h&m on one end and the couture on the other end with nothing in the middle for someone who is looking for a unique style but cant necessarily afford it...
xx M
