CURIOUSER NEW YORK

Your fashion style definitely changes when you transport yourself from the urban NYC to the beachy Miami and New Yorkers love it. It's a perfect getaway for the New Yorkers, just a 2.5-hour flight away! And we love it when we can finally get rid of the jeans, sweaters and boots and change into our beach gear that we carefully plan for a year in advance. Kicking off summer with the Memorial Day weekend getaway to Miami Beach is a thing to do for the New Yorkers...and would you blame them?

I love, love, love my hair salon in NYC. It's not a big name spa or anything. It's a small salon - Hayden Kings - hidden on the first floor of a Flatiron district on the 17th Street between the Fifth Avenue and Avenue of America's, but getting a haircut from the owner of the salon who does haircuts/hairstyles himself - does not often happens in NYC. Here Hayden is giving me a lesson on a blow-dry. Another great thing I love about them is that they never ever push any products on you even though they do represent one of he best brands on the market right now - Living Proof .

Just a preview of my next vlog about Soho shopping. Click to see more here .

Let me introduce to you my spring obsession - the  PIPER EMBOSSED LEATHER ESPADRILLE WEDGE  from Kenneth Cole New York. They are as comfortable as they are stylish. I'm all for the combo of style+comfort. It comes with the age, I guess... Get them  here . Since the discovery took place in Soho...

The summer is finally here, and the New Yorkers know what it means - the heat in the city feels so much hotter than out and about in the open area in a less crowded and congested city, which 'breathes', while the AC is bursting out inside the subway carts, at the stores and in the offices.  Those who love New York City have to battle some of the worst 'climates' of the city, every year, but still love living in the city, or not as much when you feel the sweat running down your absolutely fabulous outfit?  How do you cope with the summer heat, when you have to accommodate both the heat of the city and the coldness of the offices? Here are some street styles and tips...

  Last weekend I've met Hal Rubenstein. For those who are interested in both fashion and film, this name wouldn't be a surprise. Not only he's the 'red carpet' celebrity-commentator, but he's also the author of a few fashion books, one of which is 100 Unforgettable Dresses - the book that he signed for me last Saturday. Hal came to the Designers & Books Fair 2012 at Fashion Institute of Technology to talk about his 100 Unforgettable Dresses book that features some of the most iconic dresses that changed the world - from Hollywood and music industry to the royal families. I couldn't get enough of his tales. Here's the review of the conversations with Hal Rubenstein. Don't forget to watch the videos!

When I was in Stockholm, I've noticed a certain trend or, rather - a style - in the way Swedish men were dressing.  While in other cities, like Paris, London and New York, you can see men wearing flamboyant and/or patterned/bright clothes, in Stockholm that was not the case at all. 

It's very hard to concentrate on any other activities in the city, when the Fashion Week takes place in NYC.