New York Visit

Another New York visit, but this time I focused on the other Louis Vuitton Boutiques that I have never been too. Of course, art and architecture go hand in hand with my "little" stores pilgrimage. I hope you all enjoy. LVoe it!!! I'll start with pics from the MoMa.

Pablo Picasso
Henri Matisse
Marc Chagall
Vincent Van Gogh
Henri Rousseau
Pablo Picasso
Frieda Kahlo
Jackson Pollack

One of my favourite artists, Gustav Klimt


Central Synagogue at Lexington Ave.
Louis Vuitton at Bloomingdale's




Grand Central Station
Louis Vuitton at Macy's
Louis Vuitton in Soho





At the East Village to see "The September Issue". Must see!







Enjoying our last day by touring the Eldridge Street Synagogue which re-opened in 2007 after a 20 year renovation. My Eole went with us too and here he is safely tucked away for the train ride home.

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My Weekend in New York City ~ Sunday

Last week's sneak peak of the Louis Vuitton Women's Fall Winter 2009-2010 was my undoing. I had to go to New York City and see for myself the collection. Of course, a little day at the museum and a matinee was always a welcome insertion in the agenda. I hope you all enjoy the pics as much I enjoy taking them. Let's start off first at the Frick Collection. Located on 1 East 70th Street, this residence turned museum was high on Jeff's itinerary, so last Sunday, we decided to digest our heavy New York brunch with art. Unfortunately, they don't allow photos to be taken inside the museum so a retaining wall and view of the garden is as far as I can take you.




Daytime jaunt with Queen Mara.




A couple of hours in the museum was enough to satiate our cultural longings. But honestly, I couldn't wait to get to 5th Ave. before our matinee started. As always, I was met with cordiality and warmth by the wonderful boys of the Maison, P & S. We chit chatted for a bit but Jeff was waiting impatiently outside in the muggy heat, so I breezed through the four floors making a mental note to come back the next day. (By the way, Jay Manuel from America's Next Top Model was there shopping) The windows displayed several shoes on a moving track much like the Speedy timeline that I featured last month. Click here.
On our way to the theatre, this loomed at the corner of 6th and 55th so it was a no brainer that I had to stop and take a photo. Can you see me in the picture? I am surrounded by LVoe!



Also, I spotted two LV's on the same sidewalk. One is a wonderful Monogram Tissé Sac Rayures but the other, was a dreadful cop-out of a Speedy. An un-authorize action shot:




"Wicked" was our choice for this visit and even though we saw it in Baltimore a couple of years ago, the Broadway experience still held its magical sway.
A quick snapshot of the curtain before it went up. Since it was a Sunday, I felt guilty that I was not able to attend Mass. Prayerfully I stepped into Saint Patrick's Cathedral to make amends. The beautiful painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe seemed to accept my humble visit-offering. An early dinner at Le Relais de Venice, a Parisian restaurant that we dined at last year when we were there, was Jeff's last surprise to our wonderful Sunday. The New York franchise had just opened in the past few months.

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My Weekend in New York City ~ Monday

The morning started early for me because I needed to leave the city by 4pm. After a light breakfast of coffee and a biscuit, I headed off to do some window shopping at Madison Ave. The city was hot, humid and gross. I was happy to be in shorts and a light cotton shirt and could not fathom how New Yorkers were taking the heat in their office attire. The hour passed by uneventfully with shop after shop that I went into.



My last stop of course was Louis Vuitton on 5th and was delighted to see that they were doing a new installation for their windows. I happily stood there as two guys were stenciling the labels of the latest residents of their moving track.





This time, I took my time in the store, seeing the most out of every collection. I saw the newly released Revelation Keepall which had absolutely magnificent leather. I saw a few men's coats that were to die for and Damier boxer shorts that was a bit pricey. Shoes were nice especially the Sprouse Leopard sneakers for men and the Heel with Pearl for women. It then dawned on me to ask for the Bunny Ears from the runway. Unfortunately, they only had the for-retail-version of it which were minute black ears on a plain headband. I wanted the mile high headpiece that was worn by Madonna! Sigh...the headband by the way was $405. I said my goodbyes to P and as I walked out, I remembered him telling me that the Sak's just opened a Women's Ready-to-Wear Department on its third floor. I braved the humidity for a few blocks of walking and this is what greeted me on the floor of Sak's entrance.

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My Weekend in New York City ~ Monday

As I pushed the heavy brass doors of the historic department store, I LVooked up to find these beauties waiting for me.





They seem to come alive as opposed to the ones I saw hanging in racks at the Maison. Each coat, each skirt, each blouse was shown to full advantage by this catwalk of mannequins. THOSE EARS!!! They were calling me!!! Sigh...I excitedly pushed the elevator button at least 10 times commanding it to come sooner. The Louis Vuitton boutique is tucked in the back of the third floor and a maze of major fashion houses surrounds it. It was luxurious with tasteful furnishings in the style of old salons of Paris. A few pieces were of interest to me such as the grey mink hat and stole that was on the window and the embroidered python Minadiere Tresor that was LVoeingly imprisoned in a case.




My visit to the Big Apple was fruitful and memorable. I had a blast even though at times the heat was practically unbearable. Excuse me for LVooking so haggard in this last pic. I just wanted to show all of you the big smile that this day has brought me. LVoe, LVoe, LVoe it!!!

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