Sunday, April 11, 2010
Give me Liberty in NYC!
Finding this ad in the paper created a personal quest in NYC: find the premier of the Liberty of London products for Target! Find it we did and it was like walking into the Alice in Wonderland ride at Disneyland. All your senses were engaged from the zillions of fresh potted flowers, to flower images projected and rotating onto everything, great displays, racks and racks of clothes, and everywhere frenzied shoppers! Unfortunately it had opened the day before so lots of sizes and styles were sold out but, just the experience was priceless and photos do not do it justice. The only disappointment was that alot of the clothes were polyester and Liberty London is all about beautiful cotton.
FIT in NYC
While in Manhatten we chanced upon FIT. I headed straight to the bookstore and there were FABULOUS books galore!! But alas, I was just beginning my trip so I would be foolish to fill my suitcase with books:( SO I settled for one wonderful little book called the Dictionary of Fashion written by Christian Dior in the 40s. It is a delightful little pink book.
After the bookstore we went to The Museum at FIT and saw two interesting exhibits; 'A History of Delman Shoes' with ads, commercials and lots of actual shoes from the 1930s to the 50s. Also 'Night & Day' which covered 250 years of fashion and the evolution of the rules that have governed fashion. No photos were allowed but, I did sneak a couple when the guards weren't looking!
HALLO BERLIN!!!
So I finally arrived in Berlin to visit my wonderful kid. She is having an amazing experience and I had an amazing time in Berlin sharing a little slice of it with her :)
Not Just a Pretty Picture
Berlin is a place wherever you look it makes an impression. Either it's old, it's new, it's bold and nothing is bolder than the murals all over this city. And the murals are NOT pretty pictures, they are visual statements loud and clear.
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