Two of my favorite bloggers, Skip at Alex Grant and Christine at N’East Style, have an ongoing series called “Date Night” where they highlight a classic look from a classic movie. I’ve always enjoyed reading these posts and after watching Christmas movies for this past week I was inspired to my own for one of my favorites: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
I survived my NYC trip and the Snowpcalypse of Dec 2010. I had to drive in rather than fly and there was a time or two while trudging my way through Essex County, New Jersey that I didn’t think I was going to make it. I did though and as always NYC was wonderful to me.
A few quick notes:
New York pizza continues to kick ass and take names. I think it has gone so far that pizza should just come to mean the New York Neapolitan style and all other types should pick a new name. Sorry, Ohio that cracker crust garbage that is pedaled in Columbus is in no way shape or form pizza. I had originally intended to go to Arturo’s in the West Village but they were closed. A quick check of Yelp revealed Pizza Mezzaluna was just a block away. I think the coal fired oven is the secret to the tastiness.
Katzinger’s in Columbus could hold its own in New York. I’m not saying it would be the best or would necessarily stand out, but I think it could carve out a little niche.
Several stores and shops contributed to the absolute destruction of my wallet, but Jack Spade was my favorite. His SoHo shop is tiny but I think I could have spent the better part of a day in there.
I wish there was a dark, sophisticated bar like Ward III in Columbus. I’m still on the look out and I think there are some that have some elements but not all of them (Elevator, Barrel 44). I’m open to suggestions Cbusrs!
That is the only way I can think to describe the storefront of the new Barbour shop in Soho, NYC. Is that font Helvetica? I’m not an expert but I’d be shocked if it wasn’t.
My shopping list was already borderline obscene when I saw the announcement of this store on Luxist the other week but my cohort and I almost immediately added it to our list anyway. The classic Bedale and Beaufort jackets have always been favorites but I’ve never pulled the trigger. I’ve never been to a Barbour store though either.
Pray for my wallet. It won’t be safe when I visit NYC later this month.
Skip has been putting together some suggestions for Fall that are spot on. Part of me wishes we could shrug off this last gasp of warm weather and slip into a nice, brisk Fall just for the look.
I received my LL Bean Blucher Mocs as a Christmas gift in 2006. They received a lot of wear at first but I always favored my boat shoes in the end. Since leaving my well worn and much loved boat shoes in a rental car on a recent vacation, I’ve rediscovered my Bean Bluchers. Like a good ball cap and so many other classic items, they only get better with age and wear.
Prefabs homes are nothing new. A prefab home is simply one that has the major components prefabricated ahead of time away from the build site and then finally assembly takes place on the actual home site. This has been around for a long time in the form of modular or manufactured homes. I remember growing up there was always one builder who had a manufactured home display at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh. These were typically marketed as a step up from a mobile home. On the other hand, the term “prefab” implies a more modern, stylish, green, and unfortunately more expensive home.
After debating it for awhile, I finally have another watch. I like my old watch and will still wear it, but I had been eager to try out different watch bands and unfortunately my old Seiko won’t allow it. Luckily, Sandy got me a watch and an assortment of bands for my birthday last week.
The internet is a dangerous place. As I research for the new apartment, I’ve found plenty of things I never knew I needed. In looking at furniture, I find myself drawn to the classic Eames Lounge Chair in a way I never expected.
A new series on Nadsat inspired by a thread on Style Forum, “Things I never knew I needed” (but now desperately need). The first installment, decorative bottles for bathroom items:
I like a neat bathroom even though I barely claim mine as such. A neat bathroom used to mean empty to me, nothing on the counter tops, but that that’s not how people live. If you are going to have things sitting out on your counter, why not make it look nice? I don’t want to have my giant bottle of mouthwash sitting out on the counter, but it is something I reach for everyday, so why not have nice, dedicated container? Asprin, cotton swabs, vitamins, etc… there are any number of things.
The jars above are from Design Within Reach and while there are almost certainly cheaper options out there, these are the first ones I noticed. The image here is a medicine cabinet from an early time before plastic bottles or a nice hotel where even the cotton swabs have their own leaded glass jar.
Excessive? Of course. Necessary? Absolutely not. Welcome to “Things I never knew I need.”
