Out of all the cities we will visit in a lifetime, some stain the memory
indelibly. New York is one of these cities. There is no other place that makes
one feel as inspired or alive as the city that never sleeps. For this reason,
NY seems like the fitting place to show the new collection - SS14 The
Effect of Butterflies.
We arrived in Williamsburg, Brooklyn late Saturday night and
set off to explore our neighbourhood! We didn't have too walk far to find
"Station" http://www.stationnyc.com/-
a cool yet elegant outdoor restaurant which is famous for its delightful array
of ingredients on sourdough toast like Ricotta, Blood Orange, Basil &
Apricot Marmalade. Washed down with a few glasses of thick, rich Malbec, we had
an early night ready to show at Capsule over the next few days.
Showing at Capsule was a first for us and something we hope to continue to
get our brand into the US market http://www.capsuleshow.com/
It was amazing to hear first hand feedback from buyers and to meet retailers from the Middle East, Asia and the US that we would have never
normally had the opportunity to connect with.
But a work trip to NY wouldn't be complete without giving ourselves a few
days after Capsule to further explore a city that we both love so much. The
restaurant scene is second to none and every place we visited we loved - http://www.themeatballshop.com/ for
a hearty lunch of meatballs in sweet brioche and refreshing peach sangria, Shelter for
delicious pizza and beer and http://public-nyc.com/
for cocktails and fancy dishes for our final night were our favourites.
I also got to visit the most beautiful boutique that we stock our AW13
collection in, Gabriela De La Vega http://www.gabrieladelavega.com/
& spent some time with Gabriela herself who is an amazing jewellery
designer as well as the ower of the store.
Catching up with long lost friends, shopping in the vintage stores in
Brooklyn, visiting Catbird for gorgeous jewels, picnicking in Central Park and
riding our bikes into the centre of Manhattan + over the Brooklyn Bridge were
other highlights of a lovely holiday (with a little work thrown in!)
See you again soon NYC!!!
