Soho

This whole week I have a dear friend visiting us here in Brooklyn. We met during the first week of our freshman year of college at Skidmore, and each being art majors from Philadelphia, we became fast friends. After college we both moved to NYC where she got into fashion, most recently she has been working for 7 For All Mankind based out in LA for years. So, it is always a treat when we visit each other, now often with babies in tow!

Yesterday we spent most of the day walking around in Soho, shopping and having lunch, at a yummy cafe that we used to frequent when we lived in Manhattan. We went to the Bloomingdales on Broadway and had some smokey eye make-up done, something that I haven't done for years! There I discovered that this is my new favorite eye liner, seriously good stuff by Laura Mercier, it will be taking me into fall and beyond.
Next stop was Callalilai where I was loving not only the gorgeous fabrics but also the transporting hand painted walls of their flagship store...

Then it was on to AllSaints, a British company with a huge flagship store in Soho with more stunning decor...

They have really flattering long cardigans and I am seriously considering these boots for fall...

But somehow I can't bring myself to start buying cool weather clothes yet, maybe because it is still so beastly hot and humid here!

The window shopping was so inspiring, and we had such fun just wandering around the cobbled Soho streets. We both have so many memories here, and Soho has changed so much from the art district that it was in the late 1990's when we moved here. I had my first after college job here then, right on Broadway at a non-profit gallery called Thread Waxing Space. Where I mostly did mailings and answered phones!
It is fun in Soho to see how over-the-top some stores go with their decor to attract shoppers, it is always interesting and inspiring, and there is such a deer theme going on these days everywhere...

We also visited the Calypso outlet store, a stop that I never miss when I am in Soho. It is the Calypso tropical chic aesthetic but all discounted, I have gotten so many amazing pieces there over the years. All in all we had a fun, exhausting, day spent with friends. One of those days that reminds me to appreciate this amazing city in a whole new way.