1. Homewares - NYC
Sherman Antiques - NOT ikea, where I spent most of the weekend. Normally I’m quite partial to an Ikea venture but in NY its a ferry ride away in Brooklyn and Henry and I were sucked into the vortex that is Ikea for 5 count em 5 hours. HID-E-OUS.....No my favourite homewares store is definitely Sherman Antiques on Bedford Street Greenwich Village. She always has the most to-die-for vintage furniture pieces and original antiques, many of them from interesting industrial former lives like 1950s bleachers benches from the Yankee Stadium or old iron turnstiles. She currently has a whole bunch of old broadway stage lights on lamp stands. Not cheap but oh so much fun to look.
1. Homewares - Melbourne
Metisse - Shop 8, 540 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road, Olinda
Metisse specialises in vintage and antique French wares and European homewares. The owner has a terrifc eye and expertise in trawling little villages in France sourcing fantastic treasures in unlikely places. One of my favourites and well worth a visit to the hills for this gem.
2. Fashion - NYC
So Isabel Marant is opening her first NY store on my street so I’m a little bit excited about that and I’m sure come the summer that will be my answer, but in the meantime (and in reality) my favourite shop has to be one that I can afford. So my latest addiction is MADEWELL – a recently revamped brand by JCrew people and its made well ;) Awesome styles, nicely worn in jeans, best t-shirt shapes, good colours, great knits and boots and really well selected vintage pieces. And Alexa Chung has just designed a FW2010 line for them which is pretty hot right now.
2. Fashion- Melbourne
This is an interesting one - I could easily rattle off a number of fantastic boutiques in Melbourne and talented designer labels - however the reality is I dont shop at these places regularly. Quite simply because I can not afford to and manage to pay a mortgage and eat every month. Where I with out fail have always been able to juggle my consumer urge with reasonable prices is Kinki Gerlinki. A Melbourne based business with unique, small-run designs in interesting and quality fabrics. I bought the below dress for work and I absolutely love it. The best thing is it translates between Summer/Winter just by a little creative layering.
3. Shoes - NYCBest shoes...erm... those on sale? No really. So many but Saks shoe floor is a shoe heaven. Sale time it is BEYOND. An entire floor of amazing shoes, all of in size sections (so helpful!) and most of which are amazing, and some of which are reduced to prices I can actually afford. Its ridiculously exciting.
3. Shoes - Melbourne
It will come as no surprise to those who know that me but I like shoes. I mean Imelda Marcos like shoes. At the top end of the realm I would cite Luisa as my favourite shoe shop (they also have a great warehouse outlet in Murrrumbeena) and at the more realistic end I would honestly have to say that the last 2 pairs of shoes I have bought have been from none other than Nine West. I have the below ankle boots on layby and for price/quality/look (my 3 point shoe check list) they tick all the boxes.
4. Deli - NYC The most memorable one I have visited so far in NY is Katz Deli on the Lower East Side, made famous by that scene in When Harry Met Sally. They still do the most amazing pastrami on rye. Its massive. People queue for like ever.
4. Deli - Melbourne
Bec is going to blow me out of the water on this one and dazzle us with pictures of amazing pastrami sandwiches and succulent pork products but I would counter how was the service hey!! Minimum wage = minimum service. Worth a try anyway.
The truth is I don't shop at one deli - I shop 3 stalls in a row at Queen Vic Market that meet all my deli needs 1. The French Shop - Shop 1-2 in the Dairy Produce Hall for cheese/stuffed olives/pate 2. The Pasta Shop - Shop 3-4 for fresh pasta of course and 3. The Polish Shop - Shop 5 for delicious double smoked bacon and pastrami.
5. Cake Shop - NYC
Balthazar on Spring Street’s pistacchio donuts are pretty good, as are the pecan tarts at Once Upon A Tart (Leah’s you’d love it and fit right in) I even heard about a ‘custom design your own cheesecake and have it sent to a friend’ website.... but the original in this case really is the best. For cakes, or at least cupcakes in NY you can’t go past Magnolia on Bleecker Street. SJP ate them on SATC, they make the frosting in the window so you can watch and drool, and there is always a queue. Always. So you know they’re good.
5. Cake Shop- Melbourne
In my humble opinion the best cake shop in Melbourne is Dolcetti located at 223 Victoria Street, West Melbourne. Equisite handmade Italian cakes and sweets make it difficult to decide on just the one but this week - in the name of research only - and after much oohing and aahing I settled on a butterscotch cheesecake with hard toffee pieces crumbled on top. Smooth, creamy and 10,000 calories delicious - I strongly suggest a detour next time you are going to the Vic Market.
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