Weekend Roundup: Things New and Old

I haven't done a roundup, especially a weekend one, in quite some time now. The truth is, the last couple of months have not been a time in my life that I have had any desire to document (Yay 2012!). But as spring is springing and the weather is warming up, the cloud has started to lift off myself and my little group of friends and what is underneath is something that's getting good.

So yeah, let me tell you about my weekend: It started early as my time working Fashion Month (oh was it a doozy) ended on Wednesday and then the next morning my two friends, Sunny and Scott, on a whim (if you can even use the word whim for a couple who have been together for ten years and have a now one-year-old) decided to tie the knot on the first birthday of that beautiful said daughter Sophia. It couldn't have been a more perfect day, 75 degrees in March with clear blue skies and the sweet smell of spring (and wedding flowers) in the air. We celebrated with a lovely picnic on the water in Dumbo, a cupcake for the not-so-baby-any-more little girl and lots of cheese and meat for us — and a ride on the Carousel for all. 

What a day it was, but lucky for me, when the tired mom and newlywed wanted to go to bed, a dear friend of mine had just arrived into town from Chicago so the fun didn't have to end. After over two years of not seeing each other, we had a late night of many things, that may have rivaled the ones of the past. And still, somehow we made it to the Empire State Building the next day — something I haven't done in all seven (minus a year and half in Berlin) years of living in NYC. 

The rest of the weekend continued in such fun fashion with a long solo walk through the city, a night with Mare, a flower surprise, an early evening in hunting attire, a birthday dinner for the visiting Chicagoan at my favorite restaurant, birthday drinks, Sunday brunch at the newlyweds, a bike ride, an afternoon in the park and a farewell dinner. So fun... It's good to be back, New York.   

Random Sunday

NEW YORK CITY—Writers Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso and publisher Barney Rosset in Washington Square Park, 1957.

GIRLS: The Real Sex and the City?

The hilarious seeming new show Girls appears to be the little more Brooklyn, little more realistic, version of our fave SATC (yes I admit it, still). I'm pretty excited to watch it, also pretty excited I am not in that stage of my life anymore. Or am I? Eeek.  

Anyway, with this and Mad Men on its way home, maybe I can really start living up to that watching more TV goal.

Not So Mellow Yellow

 

What a pleasantly surprising little yellow number on the streets of Paris — even more surprisingly worn by Leigh Lezark, who is usually clad in black. Wonder if I could pull a suit like this off, and where to? I really want it with shorts though. Surprise, surprise.

Photo Mr. Newton via Bazaar. 

Random Sunday

PARIS—Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty at the premiere of Bonnie and Clyde, 1968.

We Can be Glamorous Too

All day I look at photos of glamorous people from my little computer and put them on the Internet for more people to see. Just realized I never put my photos from New Year's Eve on the blog. Here's one of Mary, me and Sunny. We can be a little glamorous at times too...

Do you remember when I got that leopard coat? Do you remember when I got that leather dress?

So Cool at Balmain

Oh Paris.... Can this be my new uniform?

Finally!

This is the best news I have heard in months and months. March 25th cannot come soon enough.

Perfection at the Oscars

These two blew Brad and Angie out of the water. That belted gown is amazing and David Beckham is, well, David Beckham.

Love Ever After

"We met when we lived in China. I was on vacation in another town and we only saw each other for three days. We lived very far apart and so, when I returned home, we sent letters. At that time we didn't even have a telephone! We wrote letters each week but it took about 20 days for our letters to reach each other. We did this for five years." -Jin Lin Chen, March 15, 2011.

One might say I love love, one can certainly say I love old folks. So it's no wonder why I fell for the Love Ever After project.

Perfection at Burberry Prorsum

Totally fell for this this front row beauty in head-to-toe Burberry at the show on Monday. Loving the combo of the retro-inspired dress and totally modern platforms. I would wear this, everyday. Why are Brits so cool? And why am I such an anglophile?

Photo via HB.