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Monday, May 17, 2021

Grand Bazaar Opening June 6, 2021

Happy Monday everyone! Wonderful news to report that the fantastic Grand Bazaar on the Upper West Side is reopening June 6th. This awesome market has indoor and outdoor vendors but I believe they will be just starting with the outdoor for now, they do have a very big space for the vendors. The market donates 100% of it's proceeds to local public schools, which it has done since it's inception founded as the Green Flea in 1982. The name changed to Grand Bazaar in 2016.

This was actually one of the last places I visited when in the city February 2020 before everything locked down. Little did I know at the time, I would not be back wandering around the best city in the world for over a year!

You can find a wonderful array of items here - vintage jewelry, handbags, local artists and designers. On a gorgeous weather day on a Sunday, it is the perfect place to be. Here are some of the cool items I have seen while visiting the Grand Bazaar.

Just love these coats !!

They normally have food but not sure when that will be back this year

These were quite heavenly

Gorgeous handbags as I do collect them you know

New or vintage usually catch my eye

Vintage Jewelry to blow your mind

I purchased one of the initial necklaces for $15 and have been seeing almost the same item on Nordstrom website for much more money

I wanted these glasses in the worst way but wasn't sure I could get them home in one piece

Be sure to add this fantastic place on your NYC to do list !! A great way to spend a lazy Sunday in the city!

GRAND BAZAAR

EVERY SUNDAY, YEAR ROUND

100 WEST 77TH STREET AT COLUMBUS AVE

10AM TO 5:30PM

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Happy Valentine's Day

What an adorable Valentine's Day card from possibly the 1920's.

I personally prefer to celebrate Galentine's Day, a nonofficial holiday, is celebrated as a day for "ladies celebrating ladies".

Here is some history about these wonderful cards from The History Channel:

In addition to the United States, Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France and Australia. In Great Britain, Valentine’s Day began to be popularly celebrated around the 17th century. By the middle of the 18th, it was common for friends and lovers of all social classes to exchange small tokens of affection or handwritten notes, and by 1900 printed cards began to replace written letters due to improvements in printing technology. Ready-made cards were an easy way for people to express their emotions in a time when direct expression of one’s feelings was discouraged. Cheaper postage rates also contributed to an increase in the popularity of sending Valentine’s Day greetings.

Americans probably began exchanging hand-made valentines in the early 1700s. In the 1840s, Esther A. Howland began selling the first mass-produced valentines in America. Howland, known as the “Mother of the Valentine,” made elaborate creations with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures known as “scrap.” Today, according to the Greeting Card Association, an estimated 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are sent each year, making Valentine’s Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year. (An estimated 2.6 billion cards are sent for Christmas.) Women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines.

I hope you have a wonderful day with your loved ones!

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10 Best Costume Shops in NYC

I can't say Halloween is my favorite holiday. When I was little, my Mom actually made all my costumes and they were pretty cool. She had quite a knack for doing things like that. I never did well in Singer Sewing School, just wasn't my thing. I would be more happy to purchase something, but not a plastic get-up from some basic store. Something unique, cool and maybe even classy! In New York City, there are so many options and even the vintage shops are a great place to get some neat apparel and accessories. The Manhattan Vintage Show is held the end of October, great place for guys and gals to find some very cool costumes!! Actually, any of the vintage shops in Chelsea or Soho would be a perfect spot to pick up some items for a very unique costume.

In no particular order, here is my top 10 list :

Spirit Halloween
Ricky's Halloween Pop Up
Screaming Mimi's
Abracadabra Superstore
Patricia Field
Early Halloween
Trash and Vaudeville
Frank Bee Costume
New York Costumes
Manhattan Vintage Show

What was your favorite costume as a child? Mine was a princess, of course! My Dad made my wand and crown with cardboard covered with tin foil. My parents were pretty crafty folks!!

Making Maisel Marvelous Exhibit The Paley Center for Media

Is there anyone not watching The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon? Well, if you are not, you are missing one heck of a show. It takes place in the best city in the world (NYC), an Upper West Side housewife (Rachel Brosnahan) with impeccable fashion sense in the 1950's (best era I think) loves being funny. She finds herself doing stand-up after her husband leaves her, and gains a very skilled manager named Susie (aka Alex Borstein from Family Guy & MADtv). It's first season began November 2017, and after hearing so much about it, I decided to check it out. I fell completely in love along with everyone else. Midge's (the housewife) father is the fantastic actor Tony Shaloub (Monk) and her mother is Marin Hinkle (Two & a Half Men).

The show is just so different on so many levels. The writing is fantastic and the comedy is golden. Then there is the fabulous era of the 1950's in New York City, the vibe - the cars - the home decor - the shopping - the music - the FASHION -

This past Saturday, the Paley Center opened a FREE exhibit about the show. I never stand in lines for anything but I stood for this, only about 25 minutes or so, on a very HOT day in August (I never visit in August) in New York City. It did not disappoint. If you are a fan of this show, and you can get to this exhibit, do so. You will have a smile on your face from the time you walk in until the time you leave. It is truly MARVELOUS!

My first time here, as I say, so much to do in this city and never enough time

The line to get in of dedicated fans, some who were dressed in vintage styles which was so darn cool

The Arthritis Telethon where Midge does her comedy bit is the first part of sets you see. It is done with so much detail.

You can pose here and show up on the telethon tv - not my cup of tea but many did and it was fun

The fashion. Costume designer Donna Zakowska who is from Brooklyn, is a pure genius.

Zakowska said she leads a crew of at least 25 people on set to dress the principal players and the extras in hundreds of costume changes. She pays strict attention to detail, even for day players, who often wear 1950′s outfits found in vintage stores or the internet. But most of the clothes worn by the principal characters are designed by Zakowska. One of the most important accessories on the show is the underwear, which has to be tight and supportive to pull off these amazing looks.

Pearls and a little black dress are classic and timeless

Colors are used for each character depending on their storyline, brights for happy and darks for sad times. Color has a big tie to emotions.

I loved that the show was playing in the background and we had great 50's music to listen to as well while going through the exhibit.

Rose's apartment in Paris which is such a most wonderful episode of culture, and fashion.

You can sit in the chair and get your photo taken.

The switchboard where Midge is sent to after working the cosmetics counter. You can sit here and take a photo, there were actual people talking in the headphones. Brilliant!

Fabulous Elizabeth Arden make up counter where Midge gets her first job. I would love to know where they found all these vintage pieces! Everyone was in LOVE!