We did it! We celebrated The Touch of Spain Afterwork party and we going to explain all the details. 

The first thing that we choose was the place, The Roger Smith hotel was perfect for the location for an after work party and we save the date, May 13th. 

After a week promoting the event, the day finally arrived. We started to set up at 11 am, we had a lot of details to take care about, and we wanted that everything was as perfect as we designed. 

The Roger Smith Hotel Bar, the Lily’s, was empty, we had a lot of work to do. Gloria, Katharina and me created the Beiñ touch with all the Spanish designers: there were some clothing hanged in the ceiling, the information of the designers was in the table, there were two racks with the collections, the shoes and accessories were around the whole room and the pictures of the shooting to show the people all our work.

The featuring brands were: Guiem, Traka Barraka, Ecoology, Aiby Craft, Red and Rouge, Sueños de Lucia, Celia Valverde, Stigma NYC, Yaninna Luxury Shoes y Bhava Studio.

Isa designed a cool video, that you can see here of the making of from the shooting, which was reproducing all time, the photo buzz with the Spanish complements to take pictures was in a corner, ready for the pictures. We create a little space where you could decorate and paint your own ecologic bag, a funny activity to complete the after work party.

Finally at 2pm finally we were done, a long morning decorating and working hard to make The Touch of Spain party perfect.

The press and VIP guests started to arrive at 3, we offered some cupcakes and sparkling wine, they look delicious. We were ready!

We explain everybody all the details about Beiñ, about the designers, about our future projects…

Two of the designers, Francisca from Bhava Studio and Pedro Juan from Stigma NYC came to let people now more details about them and their brands. We were so glad about that and also took pictures and videos about the event.

The happy hour that we offer was so good, sangria, beer and wine! At 5 pm we opened the doors for the public and it was a total success.

We received some visits like Paula Rey and her assistant, the photograph, and John and Oxana, two of our models with the outfits of the designers, he was wearing Guiem and her Sueños de Lucia. Also Gustavo from Idea Catalyst came to enjoy and Kelly Hoey with Celia Valverde outfit, she was incredible! Here some pics of the event

After a long day selling, explaining and showing The Touch of Spain to everybody in New York, we could say that we did a good job. Thanks to the assistants to come and let us have a nice afternoon.

We will have more events coming soon, keep tune in!

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!

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.

It is 12:30 in the morning and there is a lot of noise...

I’m waiting my friends in the corner of 16st with 7 ave. We are going to have brunch, our Sunday’s tradition, eat, drink and get energy to have a good week. Finally my friends arrive and we get inside to Cafeteria. It is a 7/24 restaurant where you can see Chelsea’s essence; stylish people, chic food and New york views.

Cafeteria is always crowded because is very popular for the fashion new Yorkers and one of the must have restaurants for this 2015. In the bar there are busy barman preparing cool cocktails. The appearance is very important and so chic with original details. When we sit, the waiter just comes to take note of our command. I don’t check the menu because I know perfectly what I want; smoke salmon with benedict eggs, my favorite.

After eat we still talking, in Spain is called "sobremesa". Finally we order some waffles, they’re delicious. It is already dark, how fast the time goes when you feel good, right? We decide to take a walk, we are so close to the Chelsea market and Meatpacking stores too. This area is one of my favorite in NY.

If we check Chelsea’s Street style for this 2015 winter we can see that long coats are the winner. Also high boots, black and White colors combination and cream are popular too with black totes. The sport outfit is trendy this year; buttons shirts, jeans and sneakers with a leather jacket are the perfect combination. This year keep warm and be fashion is not impossible.