Geo Punk Princess

February 18, 2011

Get the Look..

Geo Punk Princess - Get the Look

 

Kimberly Ovitz, Camden Dress, $575

THAKOON, Ruffle Side Tank, $325

Bensoni, Boyfriend Jacket, $735

Genevieve Jones, Harvest Moon Safety Pin Earrings, $275

Fallon, Fishbone Bib, $395

Behind the Label: Honorine Jewels

February 16, 2011

Fanny Boucher is a French designer with a subcontinental soul. Boucher has lived in her adopted hometown of Jaipur, Rajasthan?s famed Pink City, since 2005. She launched Honorine in 2008. Her line references classic European design and the intensity of the colors and culture that could only come from her current location. The result is delicate and bold, modern and ancient. Boucher, who trained with local goldsmiths and sources gemstones from Jaipur?s Johari Bazaar, aims to ?reflect the wonderful rainbow? she sees in the garb of the local women and the chaotic cityscapes of everyday India.

Fanny Boucher is a French designer with a subcontinental soul. Boucher has lived in her adopted hometown of Jaipur, Rajasthan?s famed Pink City, since 2005. She launched Honorine in 2008.  Her line references classic European design and the intensity of the colors and culture that could only come from her current location. The result is delicate and bold, modern and ancient. Boucher, who trained with local goldsmiths and sources gemstones from Jaipur?s Johari Bazaar, aims to ?reflect the wonderful rainbow? she sees in the garb of the local women and the chaotic cityscapes of everyday India.

Name: Honorine Jewels
Residence: Paris and Jaipur, India
Style: Contemporary Maharajah Glamour
Wear to: Bombay's Taj Mahal Palace Hotel pool with a bikini, or Sunday Brunch in Soho with jeans

Shop Honorine Jewels.

 

Globe-Trotter: Genevieve Jones

February 16, 2011

Genevieve Jones is a designer, artist and member of the fashion elite. Her jewelry and accessories line is an eclectic, unique collection inspired by her vast world travels, innate creativity and a love of vintage that translates into timeless style. Genevieve has lived in New York, Louisiana, London and India, produces her line in Thailand, and has traveled nearly everywhere else. L-atitude caught up with her to find out about...

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Globetrotter: Melissa Biggs Bradley

February 07, 2011

Beginning with a safari at age twelve that led to periods of study abroad in France, Melissa Biggs Bradley has always been filled with the spirit of wanderlust. After serving as one of the founding editors of the Town & Country Travel edition where she earned a nomination for Notable Travel Writing, Melissa founded Indagare.com as a way to share her passion for travel and desire to navigate the globe...

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Color me Red

February 07, 2011

Florists stock up on red roses and bakeries display their freshest cakes, cookies and chocolates. All over, Mumbai restaurants set the mood for cozy candle light dinners. However cliche as it might sound, love is in the air. Florists stock up on red roses and bakeries display their freshest cakes, cookies and chocolates. All over, Mumbai restaurants set the mood for cozy candle light dinners.  However cliche as it might...

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Bangles and Bracelets

February 04, 2011

Though bangles and tennis bracelets will always have a special place in jewelry collections of women around the world, a lasting trend from childhood has become the chosen way to accessorize a wrist. Layers of friendship bracelets, charm bracelets, and simple silver chains are decorating the arms of editors, models, and It girls all over from New York to Paris. Though bangles and tennis bracelets will always have a special...

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Chinese New Year

January 31, 2011

To welcome in the New Year, the streets of Hong Kong transform into Chinese New Year buzz, full of red, gold, and orange to signify happiness and wealth. Red and pink ceramic rabbits pop up in the shop windows to toast 2011 as the year of the rabbit, bright signs stating ?Gung hay fat choy? (meaning ?May you become prosperous? in Cantonese) are painted on billboards, pink and gold lanterns...

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Globetrotter: Star Von Bunny

January 31, 2011

Star Von Bunny is a model, actress and all-around celebrity plush rabbit who garnered media buzz and rave reviews when she told all in her memoirs, Star Von Bunny: A Model Tale (HarperEntertainment). Star took a moment away from her busy schedule to give us a behind-the-scenes look at her fabulous life: Star Von Bunny is a model, actress and all-around celebrity plush rabbit who garnered media buzz and rave...

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New York: Ping Pong Hits New York

January 26, 2011

When it comes to the kind of games you?ll find in bars, the most common offenders are probably pool, darts and maybe an arcade game or two. These pub favorites have come to be a fixture in bars throughout the country for decades. But New York has never been a city to settle for whatever it is that everyone has.

When it comes to the kind of games you?ll find in bars, the most common offenders are probably pool, darts and maybe an arcade game or two. These pub favorites have come to be a fixture in bars throughout the country for decades. But New York has never been a city to settle for whatever it is that everyone has. Every now and then, the ante for a night at the bar needs to be upped ? past sipping a craft beer or specialty cocktail to actually having something to do in the process. A few years ago, it was bowling, as sleek bar-and-alley hybrids like Lucky Strike sprang up. Inevitably though, there?s a new kid in town?ping pong, thanks mostly to one very popular spot called SPiN.

 

Maybe in part because of backing by Susan Sarandon, and her frequent presence, SPiN quickly grabbed the spotlight as a new must-hit lounge. Now, the bar that looks a lot like a gym draws a dense crowd of scenesters, tastemakers and overall fun-seekers every night. For $10 to $20 per half hour, depending on time of day, you and your friends can take over one of the vibrantly hued tables and sip cocktails typically unaffiliated with table tennis. You can even nosh on food provided by Ducks Eatery, with a menu of mouthwatering sandwiches and salads to fill you up without weighing you down come game time.

 

If you still need more ping pong after you check out SPiN, head to the West Village for Fat Cat, likened to a cool basement or rec room for adults that features tons of games, live music (jazz) and, of course, drinks. For a $3 cover, you?ll enter a cave-like setting jammed with ping pong and other bar staples like pool and foosball ? plus board games like Scrabble. You?ll definitely lose track of time as Fat Cat whisks you back to childhood ? except that this time, you can drink.

 

While SPiN and Fat Cat are major destinations for ping pong, now, the trend is just beginning to break out. Keep an eye out for more and more bars breaking out the ping pong tables to keep up with the competition and keep you entertained.

 

SPiN is located at 48 East 23^rd street at Park Avenue South.

 

Fat Cat is located at 75 Christopher Street at Seventh Avenue South.

Hong Kong: City Sweets

January 24, 2011

There are numerous sweet shops scattered throughout the city that carry a plethora of savory and sweet treats, most dating back to the 1930s-1950s. Nougat, plum, orange and ginger candied prunes, and sesame/almond varieties are perhaps the most common ingredients and flavors.

There are numerous sweet shops scattered throughout the city that carry a plethora of savory and sweet treats, most dating back to the 1930s-1950s.  Nougat, plum, orange and ginger candied prunes, and sesame/almond varieties are perhaps the most common ingredients and flavors.  Not only are these candies nostalgic, as most locals have fond memories of eating the sweets as children, but their packaging and design is quite extraordinary. 

 

Orange Jelly sticks (which are made of a jelly substance, soft and sweet, yet despite the name do not have much orange taste) and Smith Nougat (peanuts, egg white, sugar) are still made locally in Kwun Tong, Kowloon. White Rabbit may have the most fascinating history, with its routes from mainland China.  Originally positioned as a healthy sweet (7 nougat candies = one cup of milk), the original packaging had a drawing of Mickey Mouse on the label.  In the 1950s, the packaging was seemed as a symbol for worshipping foreign countries, so the current art deco design was developed. Is still the top selling sweet in China and the packaging has become synonymous worldwide. 

 

Chan Yee Jai, originating 70 years ago, is perhaps the most famous sweet shop in Hong Kong.  Located between Sheung Wan and Central, in addition to carrying the above sweets, it also includes lemon dried ginger, almond cookies and other sumptuous treats.

 

Chan Yee Jai located at 176 Queen?s Road Central, Central