NYC, Style & a little Cannoli

Monday, June 13, 2016

The Chanel Gown at “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology”

It has been a crazy few months in New York City! I will be having so much new to show you in the coming weeks. We are finally viewing the fabulous exhibit Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology at my favorite museum, The Met !

I felt this wedding gown by Karl Lagerfeld was too gorgeous to just show a few photos. This gorgeous gown is a Renaissance-style wedding dress designed in 2014-15. Made from creamy synthetic scuba knit — which holds shape very well — it has a 20-foot train painted and printed with slightly pixelated gold foliate pattern based on a sketch by Mr. Lagerfeld. It was just a real treat to view in person. I hope you enjoy this post, and get excited, because there is more to come!

“Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology” runs through August 14, 2016 at

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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June..... the Month of Brides, Cake Couture and a Wedding Shoe

June is a very popular wedding month. I thought I would show some wonderful wedding gown windows from Saks Fifth Avenue as well as a shop in Chelsea. I am sorry I do not have the names of who made them, some are on the windows, but too many to write down.

They also have some Cake Courte with them - the cakes were made by Alice's Tea Cup which is a cute tea house in the city. They have a few locations, it is always a busy place so reservations are a good idea!!

strapless is always quite popular and look at that great cake! yummy! I love the fact the cake isn't regular white icing.....such pretty details on it

the little jacket on this one is adorable......look at all that work ....amazing......

very elegant and again stapless.....so simple ........love the pin accent .........

amazing dresses and look at the cake....what artwork.....just lovely......

this was really elegant and old fashioned with the long veil....very lacey but again "Strapless" ......

a lovely wedding shoe from the 2009 Philadelphia Flower Show

I think this is very pretty as well...they are all different really just depends on your taste and what looks good on your body.....love the cake as well ................

this was probably one of my faves, the beading on this is just amazing and love how the cake compliments the dress, almost matches it .....

I was able to get real up close of the beading....how wonderful is that.....more than likely done by hand.....I didn't do well in my singer sewing maching class my mom enrolled me into so I cannot even imagne making something like this !!!!!

this one has all what looks like roses on the bottom...so so pretty and elegant and again "strapless" ...neat cake idea as well.........

same dresses up close....ah ha Vera - we should have known...look at the beading on the one to the right!! I think any girl/woman would be a princess for a day in any one of these dresses!!!

had to do a close up of one of those cakes.....look at the draping of that fondant!! ( I watch Cake Boss and have learned many baking terms....like "dirty ice" )

a Plaza wedding would be quite amazing, don't you think?

a gorgeous dress in a shop near the Limelight Marketplace in Chelsea

a beautiful wedding cake at Martine's Chocolates in Bloomingdales on the 6th floor.....

I don't know about you but I am ready to either be in a wedding or attend one after this post......is the best part the wedding dress or the cake? I can't decide!!

Today's Words of Wisdom: Find the Meaning in Everything

Macy's Jessica Simpson Garden & A little shopping .......

One of the last sponsors of the flower show is the Jessica Simpson brand. I found myself going to many floors of Macy's and being an older department store, their escalators are probably since the store opened. They made me very nervous as they look wooden and like they will just stop dead....but they didn't ...I did need to take a photo however:

a little scary, no ?

how cute is this? Jessica is not one of my faves but had to see the garden

I loved the fake sweets...looked adorable and hey, no calories!! lovely!!

really cute display and worth my trip on the escalator!!

these handbags caught my eye....and a snap of the lens!!

gorgeous wedding dress...sorry didn't get the name of the designer

the worst place to be...the shoe floor....it is in another building and is very large..they were having sales and I needed to get out of there asap as didn't need another pair for my collection....