Heather and Marie take on NY Fashion week. The introduction to House and Thread.
Wide eyed and full of excitement we dive head first into a world every girl dreams of. With overloaded suitcases full of perfectly planned outfits and stacks of line sheets we are ready to go. This is ten years in the making, we’ve joked about, talked about and are finally making it happen. We are the perfect mix of design & fashion. Here are all the juicy details of our exciting NY trip. All the fashion, laughs, adventures, ups N downs and champagne stories.
We’ve landed in NY! Rolling our luggage as fast as we can, hop in a cab and go. We arrive at The Gem, it’s a modern boutique hotel in the heart of Chelsea. Just here for the night, tomorrow we transfer to a hotel in the lower East Side for the rest of our stay. Can’t wait to get up to our room, drop our luggage, relax and have some dinner. Giddy with excitement, the elevator can’t get to our floor fast enough. I push the key card in, door cracks open and I burst out laughing. 
At this point Marie is oblivious and thinks somethings wrong with me. I push open the door so she can get a better look and we both crack up. It’s a dark closet size room with no windows, one light, a full size bed pushed against the wall and a shower head next to the sink. The room gives us a good laugh, thank goodness it’s just one night. A quick wardrobe change and it’s onto food. Armed with a long list of great places to eat, we set out on a search for a cool place to chow down. Around the corner is The Meatball Shop, a hip little hot spot, bustling with locals. This place has city style with good ol’ country elements. The menu allows you to design your own meatball dish. The food was delicious!
Bellies full of meatballs we decide to walk it off and explore Chelsea. Marie had read about a salted caramel sundae served at ABC Kitchen, sounds good to me. ABC Kitchen requires reservations so we took a seat at the bar and stared around at how beautiful the place was. Lightly lit by candles and sparkling glass chandeliers it looked like a modern and elegant, organic french farmers market. Champagne and a salted caramel sundae was the perfect ending to our night. In a food coma we shuffle back to the hotel to rest up for our big day. 
Day two, up early we pack our bags and head to the new hotel in the Lower East Side. Outside of the Thompson Hotel we can already tell this is going to be a huge upgrade. It’s a classy NY boutique hotel with style in a great location. The porter escorts us into the elevator, swipes his key card, presses PH, and says “you are going to love your room”. Marie and I look at each other with a big smile, we can’t wait to see what he’s talking about. WOW! The view is amazing! Our room is fabulous, the windows are floor to ceiling and wrap around the room. Now we’re talking, this is the way to stay in NY. It wasn’t the Penthouse (PH was next to our room) but it felt like it to us after last nights stay.
Dropped our bags, checked our outfits and headed out. Not sure what the day will be like, a good breakfast is in order. Just down from our hotel we duck into a tiny bagel shop,Konditori for hot chocolate and bagels.
All fueled up, standing outside our hotel waiting for a cab we meet Luis Guzman- super funny comedian. I was staring at him wondering if it was Guzman or not when a car pulled up with “Guzman” written on a paper in the window. Like a fool I yell at him “I knew it was you!”, all while pointing my finger at him. As if we were long lost friends I said “Hey how are you?” He said “I’m good, good, How are you?” Realising how awkward I just was I giggle and walk away as he gets in his car. Some of Guzman’s movies: Waiting, Journey 2, Arthur & Boogie Nights.
We are ready catch a cab to the Capsule market for accessories and new designers. It’s an eclectic mix of contemporary clothing, accessories and modern, edgy jewelry. The vibe is laid back with an alternative style. Everyone is super nice and excited to meet us, some are just as new to the industry as we are. We fall in love with so many jewelry lines and meet an awesome leather bag designer- David Galan, we can’t wait to work with. This was the perfect first day for us, not structured and stuffy at all. Within a few hours we realised our bags were too heavy to carry and Marie’s feet hurt! Her gorgeous Louboutin boots were a bad idea. Armed with 5 pounds of line lists, catalogs and information we decided to call it a day. 
Too early for dinner, too late for lunch and stomachs growling, appetizers (and champagne of course) were necessary. The concierge suggested a few spots, we walked past in search of the perfect ambiance. ‘Inoteca vino e cucina had the perfect outdoor cafe table on the corner of Ludlow and Rivington, for us to sit and people watch. We ordered a couple apps, the bruschette was so tasty. The streets were busy and kept us entertained. 
Rested and ready for dinner we decided to walk the area to see what it had to offer. Passing tons of cute shops, across the street I see Beauty & Essex. I had read about a place with that name that was hidden behind a door in a pawn shop. Intrigued we went in for a closer look. At first glance it really is a pawn shop, with cases full of jewelry and guitars hanging on the walls. Marie and I look through the cases of jewelry as I say “I guess I misread the article or something”. Just then a group of well dressed women and men walk past the pawn counter and open a door. Marie says “where are they going?” The girls working in the pawn shop said “there’s a restaurant back there”. Giant smiles on our faces we rush to the doors and it kinda felt like Narnia and walking through the wardrobe. It was a cool hidden gem. The place had a gatsby glam style feel with large chandeliers and lush tufted sofas. Reservations required, we know the drill now- so we grab prime location at the bar. I swear we sat there in awe for a good two minutes. There is something so cool about secret doors and hidden places. The bartender was super friendly, he fixed us up some cocktails and suggested the perfect meal. He told us to make sure we visited the bathroom. We both thought that’s kinda weird to suggest. Come to find out there was a champagne bar in the ladies room! I think we floated out of there on a treasure hunt high. I wanted so bad to take pictures of every little detail but didn’t want to flash a camera all over this exclusive place like a tourist. I have a few pics and found some more online to share with you. It was definitely one of the highlights of our trip.
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