A month ago...

We were invited to TOUS x GALA event, in the heart of New York. An special event to present the new TOUS collection designed by Gala Gonzalez. 

We arrived to the place, The Gary’s Loft, the decoration was very sophisticated and each detail was under control. There were balloons with TOUS on it.

There were three areas; the first one were you could enjoy the best Catalan wines, cava and cocktails by Anna de Codorniu and Raimat. 

The second area were we could observe the capsule collection Gala for Tous with the presence of the “it girl” and designer Gala Gonzalez and Rosa Tous, who were there. The collection composed by earrings, bracelets, necklace and rings has the perfect fusion between the nature and the materials as ruby, emerald or diamond. We were totally in love, so elegant with a modern touch.

The third area The photocall where you could take frame pictures and wear Tous elements as sunglasses, bears or bags. After you could pick your picture and keep with you to remember the event.

Also it was a fantastic catering, the food was spectacular made it by a Spanish restaurant too. Tous wanted to keep the Spanish essence with the food, drinks and the guests. Some celebrities, bloggers and fashion media assisted the event too. 

We enjoyed the afternoon; we have such nice time. It was time to leave, we picked up the gift bag, it contained Rosa perfume by Tous, a bracelet and the catalog with Tous for Gala collection. It was a cute present and we really appreciate it!!

Thank you Tous for let us enjoy your event Gala x Tous.

In the 86th Street with 5 avenue there is one of the most famous museums in New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art as known as MET.

This Museum has amazing exhibitions and is the largest art museum in the United States. The MET has art pieces from classical antiquity and Ancient Egypt, paintings and sculptures from nearly all the European masters, and an extensive collection of American and modern art.

In the temporal exhibitions spot, right now there is one called “China through the looking glass”. It is an amazing exhibition where you can see how the Chinese culture influenced fashion through the time and it became as an inspiration reference around the world. 

The exhibition features more than 140 examples of haute couture and avant-garde ready-to-wear alongside Chinese art. There are amazing art dresses by Valentino, Channel, Yves Saint Laurent, Dior, Cavalli or Tom Ford. Around three galleries of the museum; Chinese Galleries, Egyptian Galleries and the Anna Wintour Costume Center you can submerge in a bubble and feel like you are travelling through the time. The music, decoration, projections, and distribution make you lose track of time. 

If you have a chance you can’t miss the oportunity to enjoy the art in all the ways, because fashion is an art too. Remember that and visit the museums!!

PHD

One of the best views in New York are from here. It is an elegant rooftop where you can enjoy the sunset with delicious cocktails or enjoy the New York nightlife with amazing DJs. It is located in the Dream Hotel upper level, in the meatpacking district neighborhood (16^th street and 9^th avenue). It is a cool rooftop because is half covered and half uncovered. You can relax in the coaches outside enjoying the fresh air of the summer. 

LE BAIN

Do you know the standard hotel? Well, Le Bain is its rooftop, one of the most famous in NYC because of the Djs, the swimming pool and the creperie. It has two different levels, the “grass” one, which is covered and the uncovered where you can enjoy the Highline and the Hudson river’s view. It is located in the meatpacking district(13^th Street and 10^th avenue). As a plus is a penthouse discothèque during the nights and their drinks are amazing. You can relax or you can party, it is up to you! 

THE REFINERY

The refinery rooftop is located in the Refinery Hotel (38^th and 6^th avenue) in midtown. It is a lounge  where you can enjoy a really good afterwork with delicious cocktails and food. There are cinematic views and you can enjoy them from each of the three areas: an indoor area with seating, an outdoor terrace, and an indoor-outdoor patio with an amazing glass roof. You can enjoy live Jazz performance or Djs sessions too. It has one of the best Empire State Building views and NYC skyline. Highly recommended.

GALLOW GREEN

In the McKittrick Hotel, home of Sleep no more, you can find a garden rooftop, a charmed place to have a date. The lights and the vegetation make it so romantic with the wood banks. They have brunch’s menus and a variety of great cocktails as mimosas or bellinis. You can enjoy the music of a great Jazz band in live and relax in the middle of NYC. Gallow Green is located in the Chelsea District (27^th and 11^th avenue). 

230 FIFTH 

230 FIFTH is the New York's largest outdoors and one of the most famous Rooftops. Two sections compose it: Garden section is uncovered and Penthouse Lounge in the second level, where you can enjoy the magnificent food, it is covered. The garden section has umbrellas, tables and chairs to enjoy the afternoons or the nights with some music and unbelievable views and good cocktails. It is situated in the heart of NYC (27^th and 5^th avenue). You can miss it!

Sunday 10 am. Amazing and sunny day to start the journey in Brighton Beach near Coney Island. Después de tomar un café empezamos a la acción. The outfits of John, Bruno and Rubén are from Guiëm, colorful designs with minimalism details.  

Adriana and Elena wear Yaninna and Bhava shoes with Red&Rouge and Nusk designs. Amazing mix and match for a spring day.

The day was crazy...a lot of changes of clothing but the result is perfect. Mix all designs MADE IN SPAIN with the "touch" make it trendy and cool. Beach, sun, friends...the perfect match for the cookbook of this year. 

Thursday 9am in Finantial District. Oxana, Belén, Rafi  and Katharina, four girls with four different styles but always elegant and sophisticated.  Celia Valverde designs for working women mix with colorful designs from Sueños de Lucía. Urban style with the details of Yaninna luxury shoes and Red&Rouge turbans. 

So soon LOOKBOOK AVAILABLE.

Once the weekend arrives you have more options to do different plans to enjoy this season!

SATURDAY

Wake up! Weekend is finally here and in the big apple there are cool plans to do.

DOWNTOWN

You can start the day walking for the Soho, Nolita and Little Italy streets. You can do some shopping to get ready for the spring and warm days. Enjoy the views; there are charm boutiques where you can purchase that clothing that is going to be the star in your closet this season.

BIG DADDYS

After a walk, there is no better way to charge batteries that eating at BIG DADDYS

Do you know the essence of an American dinner with hamburgers and delicious milkshakes? This restaurant is that kind of but the decoration is really cool and different. It is located in the east side, so close to Union Square in the 18^th street with Park Avenue. 

BLISS SPA

After that the next stop is the Bliss spa, in the Midtown west, where you can get a treatment for your skin, to relax your body and your mind. Also setting up for the fresh clothing, skirts and shorts!

MADISON SQUARE PARK AND SHAKE SHACK

This plan is follow by a walk in the Madison Square Park, sometimes and if you are lucky, there is live music played by young bands. You have the choice to take one of the most famous hot dogs in the city by Shake Shack. There are nice lights around the Restaurant and you can enjoy the views of the Empire State Building.

THE BOX

Of course to make a round Saturday it is a must have to get a drink in the box, an amazing club with a really cool performance. There is a place to chill out and enjoy the New York nightlife.

SUNDAY

CHELSEA MARKET

After sleep and have a great Saturday it is time to enjoy another spring day!

Chelsea is the first stop. The Chelsea Market has some alternative designer stores where you can complete your spring outfit. There is really peculiar decoration, it has style and is one of our favorite places!

THAI RESTAURANT

Have a lunch there too. Do you like Thai Food? There is a good restaurant where enjoy the typical plates. If you don’t like Asian food no worries, there is a extended offer of different restaurants: Mexican, American, Italian… You can choose. 

THE HIGHLINE 

We are in Chelsea; the Highline is the perfect place to go after your lunch. You can walk a little and you can feel the fresh air in your face, it is very rewarding. Enjoy the amazing views and relax a bit in the cool wood chairs.

MAGNOLIA BAKERY

Time to eat something sweet. Magnolia Bakery cupcakes are a good choice. They taste delicious and you can feel like in Sex in the city, right?

TAO

To finish a perfect and complete weekend you can go to TAO, one of the most famous restaurants in the city. Sushi is their specialty; the place is huge and really fancy. After your dinner you can enjoy in the bar a drink and finally go home to rest. Monday is another week where you can enjoy some of the plans that we wrote in the past post.

ENJOY THE SPRING DAYS!

8 questions to know Yaninna and its designer.

1. What profession you would take if you were not a designer? 
Psychologist.  

  2. What made you decided to be a designer?

  The taste for harmonization of the female mark with elegance, originality and style, transported to accessories    that give them an unique   refinement.  

3  What do you love most about fashion?

The colors, the shapes and the fact that they can convert pieces or accessories in art.  

4. Who is your style icon?

While designer, Manolo Blahnik, while model/image, Grace Kelly .

5. What is the most inspiring place for you?

The place is indifferent to me, provided that i’m inspired. 

6. Do you have a specific research process when you start designing new pieces?

No, I haven’t.  

7. What is the radio when you're working?

I prefer silence.  

8. What was the highlight of your career so far?

I started recently, since now, the most exciting was the receptivity of the general public and in particular Momad.

Where is the spring?

It is officially Spring. The temperature and the cloudy day don’t say the same. In New York everybody wants to wear fresh clothes and lay down in central park with a book in your hands. But the truth is that during those winter days people look for do plans in a different way.

We are going to recommend some plans during working days 

Monday

To start the week the best you can do is go to the shop to the Farmer’s market at Union Square. The best places for buy fresh fruit and vegetables, an alternative choice instead the classic grocery store, even the day is not the best, you can breath some fresh air and get your fridge full with healthy food.

Tuesday

Do some running or Yoga in Central Park or Bryant Park. You can schedule in your calendar the next May 19^th, where the new Bryant Park Yoga Season will return again. So meanwhile the good time arrives you can walk and see how the leaves turn to green or how the Spring is coming, a little bit slow but is on its way.

Wednesday

In the middle of the week, a good choice is to go with your friends to have dinner to Bagatelle, a French restaurant situated in the heart of Meatpacking. It is an amazing place; very light, sophisticated and elegant. You can feel the touch of spring in the food, the decoration. Really recommended place before you can do picnics in the parks.

Thursday

To look fabulous for the weekend you can go to do your manicure and pedicure. The nails need to be colored with a light and spring color for the sunny days. One of my favorite places is the Essie Nail Saloon also known as the Samuel Shriqui Salon. It is situated in the Upper East Side, so you can buy some clothes or just walk after the service. There you can relax and choose between the amazing Essie colors to be fashion this spring.

Friday

Friday is one of our favorite days of the week. Time to relax and get ready to receive the spring in the best Spa in the city, Aire Ancient Baths. Here you can relax your mind and your body, get a massage and prepare yourself for the Spring fashion clothing, the colors and the sun.

How does N.u.s.k start?

N.u.s.k is the result my wises that are offer fashion without lose quality and style respecting the environment.

After several years working in different international brands such as Hoss Intropia or Sita Murt, I decided to create my own collection. The idea of create a fashion brand based on " slow fashion", I think is the better way to live fashion.

How do you define the firm?

Atemporal eco chic Made in Spain

What is the philosophy of the brand?

N.u.s.k offers clothes created by a process based on slow fashion concept, the objective is create a brand with style 

The quality is a must and it is for that I use eco materials or recycled. The manufacture is local Made in Spain as the materials, we produce in spanish ateliers. The sustainability is fashion, is my way of thinking and it is for that you can see in my collection atemporal clothes going away the "fast fashion". You buy what you need, is better buy more quality and less quantity.

What are the influences of the brand?

Nowadays there is a high saturation of fashion and you can find a lot of different fashion brands. For me when I created my own firm the most important thing was create a firm with criteria and classy. The challenge was make an ethic brand for real women that love and enjoy fashion.

The inspiration of my designs came from different concepts: discover the world, the urban thinking, the nature from the traditions to the contemporanean time. Every small detail makes my designs different. 

Celebrity crush?

Diane Kruger

Key moments of the brand?

N.u.s.k is a emerging brand so now every time is a key moment for me. In commercial terms I participated in  CIFF Copenhagen  and 080 Barcelona and they were very important moments for the brand.

What does USA mean to N.u.s.k?

USA is a market that give special important to eco fashion and has a huge market for slow fashion brands. For me is a chance. 

And work with Beiñ?

It means the opportunity to open and explore a new market. I feel Beiñ as a common project. 

Colorful, sun, happiness and good mood are the messages that Guiëm wants to trasmit with his spring/summer collection.

We met him in a typical underground area in Madrid, Malasaña. This place is amazing to get new ideas and see new trends.

We said hello and he started speaking about his new collection...

This is a collection very different of the others because the designs are more simple and easy to wear. The whole collection is based on sweaters and T-shirts grey and white. And as a good new this collection is UNISEX so women can wear it too.

Geometric lines and pastel colors are the protagonists of the collection. I wanted to create funny, comfortable and atemporal clothes.

Also I wanted to play with the "twin" concept is when you can combine your clothes with your couple, friends...

We saw the designs and we love them and the UNISEX concept is amazing but we want to know a little bit more...

With this collection I want to transmit the spring touch, hacines  good weather...is the time to do what you want and enjoy everyday. Spring is the time to be different and be free and my designs say it.  

We touched the designs and what kind of materials do you use?

Cotton is the protagonist as in the other collection, but I have used in some of them polyster to make the clothes lightest and with best fall.

And what is your favorite design?

I love sweaters of Love and Hate, they are my favorites. I think this creation reflects perfectly the love/hate relationship we have. 

And now we want to know more about future plans for the brand, what are the following steps?

The idea is continue looking for new sales points in USA, Europe and Spain. I trulla think that you can make it real when you have a good distribution network.  

When you talk with him is really nice..."good mood" and you can see it in his designs but how is the client of Guiëm?

I think they value the originality and creativity, they like to wear what they are. People that feel in a good mood all time and they always see the positive

part of the things. I would like this will be the essence of Guiëm and the people that wear it. 

And for ending... as a Made In Spain deisgner we want to know what have been the best moment for the brand? 

The best moment is when you see and hear good thing about the brand and when the costumer starts to feel the brand. 

If you think in Spain, the first thing you can imagine is the sun and the really cool food you can enjoy in this country. 

New York, the big city is the perfect place to find the second best restaurant of other countries and from Spain you could find a lot of typical restaurants to go and have a really nice experience. But, you are not only to enjoy tapas and drinks is more than this... flamenco, people and the background of everything.

Today we are going to explore some famous spanish restaurants in NYC, pure Made in Spain.

Andanada 141, located in the Upper West Side. http://www.andanada141.com

Every Tuesday you can go and enjoy flamenco show from 7pm to 9 pm while you can eat amazing seafood as shrimps or calamari. The best way to have a 10 night is taste some wines from La Rioja or the best sangria in the big apple.

Socarrat, located in Nolita, Chelsea and East Village. http://socarratrestaurants.com

Socarrat is the main restaurant of the group and it is known for the fabulous paellas, but also there is a small bar near to Socarrat Nolita where you can ejoy chocolate with churros, this is a typical brunch is Spain that you can eat for breakfast or after lunch. We have visited these places several times with our MADE IN SPAIN designs. You can get the outfit in www.beinfashionspain.com 

Casa Mono, located in Soho NYC, http://casamononyc.com

Casa Mono or Bar Jamón you can choose if you would like to enjoy tapas or a full dinner. The wines you can find here are amazing wines from Spain. Jamón Ibérico is the best plate you can taste here. Every week are different events of wine tasting and food from Spain, keep update what is going on in their web.

Sevilla Restaurant, located in Charles St http://www.sevillarestaurantandbar.com/welcome.html

Here you can experience the traditional flavors of Spain. Spanish cuisine is centuries of traditional cooking and hundreds of regional recipes from Pulpo from Galicia to chicken from Extremadura. If you are looking to celebrate a private dinning this is your place.

Williamsburg is one of the most modern and alternative neighbourhood in Brooklyn because a lot of artists moved here. It has really good communication with the subway and buses, so that makes it a perfect place for all the art lovers and people with their own style. 

Bedford Avenue is one of the most important streets and we can see the lifestyle of Williamsburg; bicycles in the street, fresh flowers in the stores, graffiti everywhere or commercial stores are mixing here. The buildings look so similar to the Soho ones, old constructions, fire escapes in front of the street but still keeping the New Yorker style.

Walking around we find Soot and Tusk, a cute store for emergent and sustainable designers. They have a extend clothing and accessories collections for women and men and the store has a modern style with metallically pieces as furniture.

In the hangers of this place in the middle of Williamsburg there are Guiem and Ecoology, two ecologic and made in Spain Designers. In one hand Guiem’s collection gets some colour for dress alternative guys who want have style. On the other hand Ecoology makes you fall in love with their designs, they make you look fabulous and invite you to take the life slower and enjoy more of the little things.

Williamsburg became in a fashion’s referent in New York. We hope that Ecoology and Guiem get a reference too because they are in the best place to do it! 

Also you can shop their designs in our ONLINE SHOP

One of the most important points for the fashion inspiration in New York is the East Village. If you walk around the streets You can see upcoming trends, like a catwalk with the next season clothes. 

 

Stigma NYC by Pedro Juan is a new concept in women’s contemporary clothing that can easily translate from day to evening wear, appealing to the young woman of today.

Our clothes will take you on a journey from the retro mod style of the 60's to the clean futuristic lines of today. I draw my inspiration from pop art, rock & roll, and NYC's striking architecture to create clothes that appeal to sophisticated women with cutting edge style.  Stigma NYC delivers versatile garments that are hand-crafted in New York City using superior quality fabrics that reflect the essence of active city life.

Pedro Juan, was born in Medellin Colombia based in NYC, has worked in the Fashion Industry at companies including Jill Stuart, Jones New York and Polo Ralph Lauren and today he is the founder and creative director of Stigma NYC.

Interview with Pedro Juan

What profession would you take on if you weren’t a designer?

Fashion Stylist for magazines

I always like art and drawing. When I was seven I learn how draw figurines and I find out a way to incorporate art into the human body with a specific aesthetic and style.

What do you love most about fashion?

Self-expression in the design process

Who is your style icon?

Twiggy and Jane Birkin

Whats the most inspiring place for you?

London during the late sixties

Do you have a specific research process when you start designing new pieces?

Yes first I chose a team or subject. Then I research fabrics and textures, draw the different silhouettes and start developing the patterns

What's on the radio when you're working?

Nothing I like silence while I work

What has been the highlight moment of your career so far?

I have different moments, one when I won the scholarship to come to study to United States, then when I graduated and when I showed the collection in Paris and open my own brand

Manhattan is a mystery box. If you walk around the streets you can discover an incredible city that you ever have imagined.

The streets are crowded and there are a lot of tourists who come to celebrate Christmas. There are a lot of taxis going around the streets. The American ‘flags are in the front of the buildings, they fusion with the environment. There are Starbucks with long lines in each corner and the traffic lights seem that never are going to change into green to cross. Welcome to New York.

Each neighborhood has a soul, the Garment District or more popular as Fashion District  is the heart of the fashion in New York and the United States. Here the clothes are designed and manufactured (a third part of clothes in the United States)

The Garment District is the pure fashion: streets, stores or buildings. In this district are some of the most world famous and recognized designers. They have their stores open to the public like Óscar de la Renta, Donna Karan or Clavin Klein.

In this place everybody feed. Restaurants and hotels coexist giving style to the neighborhood. The Empire State Building, Macy’s(the most popular stores in the city) and one of the most famous public station, Penn Station. All them are in the Fashion District. 

In these streets you can find Bene Rialto, one of our temporal point of sale. It is a beautiful store with three floors just in the borderline between the Fashion District and the Fifth Avenue (it is one of the main arteries in the center of Manhattan, which gather the most exclusive and luxury brands in the world).

All that makes that the store has a lot and good advantages; first of all the location is in a obligatory point of visit, for both visitors and locals who loves the fashion. New York is the house of talented and famous designers. It powers that more people with different styles be able to walk around, see and buy the clothes collections.

The accessibility to those garments and collections is higher because you may walk and see all those little charm stores. The mix of influences and styles between these two neighborhoods give a unique style to this part of Manhattan. Also, Bene Rialto has great variety of designers. It is so important to be in a good location, because the public can be in touch with the brands and it is easier for a new people discover our brands.

Those reasons are the reason why in Bene Rialto you can find emergent designers; most of them are ecologic and they just do capsule or limited collections. Among them there are two made in Spain brands: GUIËM, a menswear brand of simple, colorful and unique clothes and Red and Rouge, a handmade turbans and hats Brand. Bene Rialto has glass doors what allow seeing the clothes. They don’t need shop front because it gives the attention to fashion and style.

And as Yves Sant Laurent said, “Fashions fade, style is eternal”. So, we hope that the made in Spain style conquers the new Yorkers because now it is part of New York. And you can find it in the Fashion District!

We live in a society without time for our hobbys. We don’t pay attention to our environment and we are always racing. For those reasons born a new initiative called SLOW, a new movement. Its objective is make enjoy the things around us, disconnect the clock and stops the speed of our daily routine. This is the only way to be owners of our time.

In fashion this movement borns as an alternative to the clothes massive production. Its characteristics are: the designers just create small and good quality collections and they only do one collection per year, they don’t work every 6 months.Why? Because the movement wants to show how the industry affects the environment and the resources.This movement unifies and represents different movements as eco, sustainable, Green and ethic.

All of our designers: Guiem, Red and Rouge, Aiby Craft and Ecoology are SLOW, it makes them special because they create in a different way.

New York the city that never sleeps even more in fashion. During the whole year there are a lot of markets and pop up stores that is a big opportunity to meet new designers and know a little bit more about their work. Specially, in these dates close to Holidays you can enjoy a lot of Christmas POP UP and MARKETS.

We have visited some of them.

CAPSULE MARKET SQUARE in the West Side where shopping is a experience. This market is a fusion between shop and flea market where the opportunities and deals where present in every stand. There were 120 different brands of vintage clothing, jewelry and specially men´s clothing. This market is focused for consumers and there were a lot of social media raffles such us a instagram´s photocall.

Next stop was  TEXTILE ARTS CENTER, near the Soho and the highlight was handmade products MADE IN USA. 

The ABLE MADE HOLIDAY, a POP UP in the Soho and different space for retailers due to the capsule collections and limited edition of every brand. The visitors could walk around the POP UP and you only see products of Able Made.

Every  POP UP y Holiday Markets offer different experiences focus in different target. But is interesting visit all of them to find the perfect Christmas Gift. 

For last a really good place to visit and find the special gift for this special person is around BRYANT PARK where our shoot was done. 

Each special day this holiday you need to look fantastic so we have selected some outfit ideas for these dates.

Christmas Eve Night with Ecoology and Red&Rouge

Christmas Day with Ecoology and Red&Rouge

New Year´s Eve with Aiby Craft

New Year´s Day with Aiby Craft

Three Wise Men Day with Guiëm

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MUSIC, FASHION AND SPANISH STYLE ARE WAITING FOR YOU.

Are you ready for Halloween?

These are some TERROR ideas to dance into the hell this weekend.

Some celebs pics that can inspire you to dress the perfect costume and get the best make up. Enjoy it!

 Leonardo DiCaprio´s Foundation Gala

50 shades of Grey´s trailer is here

Kate Moss for Stella McCartney´s collection

 Alexa Chung instagram pic from Malawi

Guiëm clothing FIB @JohnGray You can shop his designs here