“darling you’ve got magic in your bones, and gold in your soul.

don’t let anyone treat you like you’re ordinary”

-Billy Chapata

Happy Friday! Fashion week is officially over! I am feeling run-down, but very happy with the week. I saw some amazing shows like Jonathan Simkhai, Noon by Noor, Nicole Miller— to name a few. I’ll go more into detail in a blog post later about my week, but I loved every minute of it! I even broke my word on not going to any events… which I knew would happened. I ended up “sneaking” into the Lulu’s event after being convinced to go by a few friends. I ended up have a blast! The next night I cleared my schedule for Emily’s “surprise” (she knew about it) b-day party! We went to dinner at Blue China, then went karaoking for the rest of the night. I had SO much fun singing ABBA  songs and my karaoke go-to “Gangsta’s Paradise” by Coolio.

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“Then as it was, then again it will be,

and though the course will change sometimes, rivers always reach the sea”

—Led Zeppelin

Happy Friday!! I am on day two of fashion week, and boy is it already crazy! Yesterday I attended 4 shows — Noon by Noor, Tadashi, Pamella Roland, Nicole Miller, then went to the Intermix shopping event. I loved every single one of the shows that  I attended! I want to own every piece that is part of the Noon by Noor collection. Lots of summery light blues, feminine whites, and pink florals. Right up my alley! Pamella Roland’s dresses are like a fairytale; delicate details, fur accents, ball gowns and long trains. It was like a dream. Tadashi had ombre colors, lace detailing, and lots of shine! Nicole Miller show has fun street prints, leopard, lots of denim with feminine pink and glittery styles. Nicole Miller’s show is always SO much fun! She plays THE BEST music and the whole thing feels like a party. The Intermix event was enjoyable! Just a casual stop by, mingle, drink champagne type of event. Going into fashion week I didn’t want to attend any events at all and focus more on shows, but it seems like that promise is going to be broken.

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dress // bracelet // ring 

It has been a while since we have had a heart to heart, tell you what has been going on and how I have been feeling.Yes I give life updates during my Friday Simply Smitten series, but mostly it’s what I did, not always how I am feeling. Usually when I chat with friends it’s over drinks, but we do, however, meet for coffee. Since I do not like coffee and much prefer tea, lets talk over a cup of matcha.

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“I don’t know what lies around the bend, but I’m going to believe that the best does”

–Anne of Green Gables

Happy Friday and Labor Day weekend! Last weekend my parents were in town to celebrate my birthday. They flew in Friday afternoon where we spent most of it shopping. That evening we went uptown to The Polo Bar for dinner. Ugh it was so good!! The decor there is quintessential Ralph Lauren; lots of horses, polo decor with dark green walls and brown and tartan furniture. Very beautiful and classic. Saturday we got up early to eat brunch at BEC, then took the ferry over to Governors Island. We spent most of the day at Gov Island, riding bikes, exploring old Revolutionary/ prison forts. We stumbled upon this 1920’s jazz themed party. We watched for a while on the outskirts. They had a band playing 20’s jazz music, along with  dancers performing. Everyone was dressed up in costume and having so much fun. It was lovely to watch for a while. Later that day we went to Carousel the musical. SO GOOD! I haven’t watched the movie since I was little and forgot about the plot. I knew it was about a guy who worked at a carousel and a girl who falls in love with him. He was a bum and had a drinking problem.I also remembered domestic abuse being part of it, but forgot how it ended. During the performance I cried during the second act, but laughed at most of the parts. The dancing was phenomenal! Probably the best choreography I have ever seen on Broadway, and the best dancers. Ricky Ubeda, from So You Think You Can Dance was part of the ensemble. He is an amazing dancer, it was so lovely to see him perform in person.

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