The Other Side of New York

My New York trip was not only about the shopping of course. I explored the city's many neighborhoods by walking around using my online search as a guide and also through its classic double-decker hop-on/hop-off guided bus tour. Very touristic I know but I actually enjoyed it. Here are some bits and pieces of what caught my attention...

I'm glad that my hotel was just steps away from the Modern Museum of Art. Amazing amazing work. The place just fuels creativity and positive energy.

I loved the European architecture of the above building on the Upper East Side, can you imagine the rent over there? As for the building shown below, well this is where John Lennon's wife Yoko Ono currently lives, an 18 bedroom apartment (Yes! one eight!).

We passed by the Apollo Theater in Harlem which is famous for launching the careers of artists such as Billie Holiday, James Brown, The Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, and Lauryn Hill to name a few.

The photo of the building above in Harlem is the Malcolm Shabazz Mosque, by architect Sabbath Brown, who converted the building from a Casino to a mosque named after Malcom X back in the 60's. From a Casino to a Mosque?! Very radical and ironic..

If you ever go to NY, you have to visit the iconic Guggenheim Museum shown in the above and below photos. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. They say the building caused a lot of commotion because it looks like a toilet. Frankly? I didn't see the resemblance. Anyhow, I was glad I got to see Kandinsky's paintings which were on display at the museum at that time.

Inside the Guggenheim, the gallery forms a huge spiral from the main level up to the top of the building. Paintings are displayed along the walls of the spiral. And there is this huge skylight to allow some natural light inside.

I think tomorrow is my final NYC post! Phew!

Altuzarra or Aquazzura?

That is the question. It took me a whole season to finally tell these two brands apart, and this season, there's no mistake, each brand is now engraved in my fashion database like a personalized Tiffany's pen. And this Resort 2015 season, I'm head over heels with their flats, on display now at AlOthman Boutique . Altuzarra's version comes in a tonal-gray water snake and are decorated with beige shells, red beads and silver sequins. Aquazzura's lace-up sandals come in a beautiful shade of apple green, and will work with white or bright colored casual summer outfit. After much thought and sole-searching, I have decided to go for the Altuzarra sandals. They're safely stored in my closet, waiting for the dust and the cold to go away. Which pair would you go for?

Magical Mode

As anyone who regularly reads Confashions may know, there are some designers I’ve been obsessed with for quite some time: one is the genius Erdem , the other is Nicholas Kirkwood , and Pierre Hardy . And because their designs are somehow easily accessible online and offline, I had the pleasure of featuring some of their creations and showing them the love they deserve. That said, there is one designer I’ve been particularly smitten with for quite some time. He has always been on the top of my favorite designers list ever since I was introduced to his designs by my fabulous fellow fashionisto Adnan Z Manjal a couple of years back : Saudi designer Mohammed Ashi . I always wished I featured him more. I couldn’t because his pieces are very exclusive and as far as I know not stocked anywhere here. This clearly isn't just another post on my obvious love for Mohammed Ashi’s designs or the quality of his clothes as I have done that previously. Ashi simply deserves his very own epic p...

To New Beginnings...

"What did this Corona crisis teach you?" my friend asked. My first thought was thing crisis has opened my eyes on the simple pleasures of life. My priorities have changed. And I feel every day is a new beginning. First of all, it made me realize how much I miss blogging. How simple and mentally satisfying it was to jolt down my thoughts on a field that I was very passionate about. I have to admit that I'm not as passionate now. Don't get me wrong, I still like fashion, but it's now on the bottom of my priorities list. I would like to blog about other things too that I feel much related to. I recently discovered that I do enjoy cooking. For the longest time, cooking to me was a nightmare. This corona crisis has taught us that we can look forward to a new day with new possibilities to contribute or to help another, or to simply approach things differently, and most importantly to make the most of each day we have and share that goodness with others.

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