the color of my toes

i currently live in new york, ny.

i like to eat, shop, travel, talk, read, and sleep. not necessarily in that order, but sleep is always last.

my current interests include photography, red things, a certain shade of green, food, j.crew, gossip girl, danish design, and the east village. i also like to read blogs (see my shared posts here).

places i want to visit soon: ireland, florence (again), denmark (again), egypt, and morocco. places i am visiting soon: chicago, zurich, and... spain (again).

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The best red velvet cake from Cake Man Raven. Good thing it’s in Fort Greene.The best red velvet cake from Cake Man Raven. Good thing it’s in Fort Greene.

The best red velvet cake from Cake Man Raven. Good thing it’s in Fort Greene.

I love gingko trees and the shape of their leaves, esp when yellow. Not a coincidence that I bought gingko earrings.I love gingko trees and the shape of their leaves, esp when yellow. Not a coincidence that I bought gingko earrings.

I love gingko trees and the shape of their leaves, esp when yellow. Not a coincidence that I bought gingko earrings.

Waiting while O was in a dressing room. Thakoon’s Target collection is one of my favorite Target designer collabs to date. Thakoon shirt dress + Clare Vivier’s la Tropezienne.Waiting while O was in a dressing room. Thakoon’s Target collection is one of my favorite Target designer collabs to date. Thakoon shirt dress + Clare Vivier’s la Tropezienne.

Waiting while O was in a dressing room. Thakoon’s Target collection is one of my favorite Target designer collabs to date. Thakoon shirt dress + Clare Vivier’s la Tropezienne.

Does anyone still read this? Quite literally, the color of my toes. In my Peter Zumthor designed Selva Stucco Red room at Therme Vals. Unplanned coincidence. I think the color might be OPI Russian Red.Does anyone still read this? Quite literally, the color of my toes. In my Peter Zumthor designed Selva Stucco Red room at Therme Vals. Unplanned coincidence. I think the color might be OPI Russian Red.

Does anyone still read this?

Quite literally, the color of my toes. In my Peter Zumthor designed Selva Stucco Red room at Therme Vals. Unplanned coincidence. I think the color might be OPI Russian Red.

One of the things I love most about vacation is tea time. At the Royal Cafe (next to the Royal Copenhagen flagship store) in Copenhagen.One of the things I love most about vacation is tea time. At the Royal Cafe (next to the Royal Copenhagen flagship store) in Copenhagen.

One of the things I love most about vacation is tea time. At the Royal Cafe (next to the Royal Copenhagen flagship store) in Copenhagen.

This just made me want to go to Istanbul even more. So beautiful.

J: Guess what my reader is currently at.

Me: 0?

J: 360

Me: How could you let yourself go like that.

I’m glad I was too busy to shop in Tokyo… some observations from my 8 hour stroll:

- Pou Dou Dou at Laforet Harajuku. I’d forgotten my PDD mission until I saw a girl walk by with a PDD bag… I think I did an excellent job of finding the shop, considering it was in a random shopping center in a forest of buildings, and the store directory was all Japanese. Blackberry is so useless here. TONs of scarve shopping today. PDD is one of those lines I love to gawk at but would probably only wear a few pieces from it because it’s not really my style and/or it’s too expensive (same goes for Steven Alan, APC, Comptoir des Cotonniers, cos), unless I find it on sale (read: Taipei, Shanghai, HK). Spotted a gorgeous scarf at PDD’s sister, pas de calais, but it was over $100 and made in India. No thanks!
- Tsumori Chisato in Aoyama. Walked by it last night, but I was with my coworker. Always thought it was unique, colorful, and fun. Love Love Love now. For those of you who are thinking, but TC is way too colorful for you… I would wear color if it was TC. There was one gorgeous silk print top, but it was in my “reach” range. Acquired something small. Saw some lovely scarves as well but I hate when they don’t list the price.
- Uniqlo. Was on the way home and wanted to pick up a pair of colored specs for J. Turns out the Steven Alan collection just arrived. Picked up a piece, did not like the rest. I thought the fit was strange - overall short and boxy. Not sure if the fit is different from the US collection? And it sounds ridiculous, but when you try on clothes here, you have 1) to take your shoes off to enter the room and 2) wear this ridiculous semi-sheer mask over your face so that your makeup (they wear a lot here) won’t smudge on the clothes.
- There was a shop in the basement of Laforet that had lovely knit jewelry. But it was way too pricey and I think there was a woman arguing with the shopkeeper. Scary (they are really nonconfrontational here). I did a quick Etsy search… this is an untapped market here!
- Service is very friendly here. People never breath down your neck or give you attitude like in the US. And I love the bewildered response I get when I tell them I can’t understand Japanese (Nihongo wakarimasen). They really barely speak English.

Tea Time at Sadaharu Aoki patisserie in Tokyo Midtown. I love how they brought out a hourglass to indicate when my tea would be ready to drink, and that they allowed photos in the cafe. Unlike another Parisian patisserie in Tokyo.Tea Time at Sadaharu Aoki patisserie in Tokyo Midtown. I love how they brought out a hourglass to indicate when my tea would be ready to drink, and that they allowed photos in the cafe. Unlike another Parisian patisserie in Tokyo.

Tea Time at Sadaharu Aoki patisserie in Tokyo Midtown. I love how they brought out a hourglass to indicate when my tea would be ready to drink, and that they allowed photos in the cafe. Unlike another Parisian patisserie in Tokyo.

The new AO building (Kinokuniya is in the basement). Liked the clouds. Looks like it’s going to storm…The new AO building (Kinokuniya is in the basement). Liked the clouds. Looks like it’s going to storm…

The new AO building (Kinokuniya is in the basement). Liked the clouds. Looks like it’s going to storm…