Showing posts with label NYC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NYC. Show all posts

January 19, 2012

THE LITTLE THINGS









COMMUNITY PARKA, J. CREW CARDIGAN, MADEWELL TOP, ZARA PANTS, DEENA & OZZY FLATS

These photos are from my trip to New York (December 14-29, 2011), taken at The Boy's hometown in Long Island. The weather was warmer than usual, but this was taken on a particularly chilly and windy day - hence my face in the last photo. When packing for the trip, I almost grabbed my peacoat instead of my parka, thinking it was going to be warm - good thing I brought the warmer jacket! This parka from Aritzia has definitely gotten me through some pretty cold days in Canada!

Warm as the parka may be, the star of this post is definitely this top I picked up on sale at Madewell on 5th Ave.! I love the contrast of the comfy sweatshirt material with the fancier beaded neckline. Another favourite detail of mine is the tiny jewel in the middle of the buttons of my J. Crew cardigan. More goodies - these simple black flats (love the cut of these shoes) were such a steal - on sale for $15 at Urban Outfitters! I also marched all around SoHo on a mission to find red pants. Zara had a great selection of red pants, but none in my size! When night came around, I finally came across a location that had ONE pair of red pants in my size. It was destiny. It's really all about the little things.

November 03, 2011

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

COMMUNITY HEMP PARKA, WILFRED FAUX LEATHER LEGGINGS, STEVE MADDEN BOOTS, MARC BY MARC JACOBS BAG

With Halloween now over, I've already seen lots of stores putting up Christmas decorations! Macy's has been totally decked out in holiday cheer. It's actually so strange for me to be seeing Christmas decor in Southern California... as much as I love the sun here, it just doesn't feel right to have Christmas AND warm weather - it's always been one or the other in Toronto!

These photos are actually from last year's trip to NYC - for the past two years, I've been in NYC every holiday season to visit The Boy and his family. I don't really know what it is, but there's always something magical about being in NYC for the holidays... all the city lights, the Christmas store displays, the skating rinks, people milling about... somehow, it just feels right. It doesn't hurt that NYC winters aren't as cold as Toronto ones!

I'm currently in the midst of planning my winter travel route... if all goes well, I'll be flying from Vancouver > Toronto > NYC > Vancouver. What are your plans for this holiday season?