LISBOA // Atira-te ao Rio
Yes, we were drawn to this river’s delicious eatery.We have all seen the Someone Feed Phil episode in Lisbon when he dines at Ponto Final, a restaurant bordering the Tagus river (literally: you sit along the river on a stone walkway) across from Lisbon with a view of...
LISBON / Solar do Castelo Hotel
We quite literally stumbled upon this heritage hotel in the center of Lisbon's historic Castelo district while, go figure, we were aimlessly wandering around the grounds of the majestic Castelo, which are adjacent to this very special boutique hotel. So...
MOMENT OF / Mystery Hair Cream?
LISBON / Time Out Market
Time Out magazine has somehow created this market in the center of Lisbon where local butchers, grocers, curators, and vendors of all stuff artistic can come together and offer their services and products under one good looking and well designed roof, called "Time...
LISBON / Champanheria Do Largo
There are far too many places to eat in Lisbon, and eat well at that. It makes it truly difficult to discern and commit to a restaurant, on a daily basis, because even though you know you will eat well -- the possibility of eating even better always gets to...
MOMENT OF / Color
MOMENT OF / sparkle PART
LISBON / Portas Do Sol
At a stone's throw from the majestic Castelo de S Jorge, and with jaw-dropping views of the Tagus River and surrounding Lisbon architecture, the Portas do Sol Café and Restaurant is perched high an mighty and with lots of room to spare. Upon entering the vast...
LISBON / Este Bar Café
Since this was literally the first bar that we visited a mere hour or two after landing in Lisbon, I may have a bit of an 'imprinting' bias when it comes to Este. Or maybe it's because it reminds us of one of our nostalgic, all-time faves from our old Ossington...
PARIS / Les Idiots
The Oberkampf - Menilmontant area in Paris' 11th arrondissement is for sure up-and-coming. Remnants of the past (old barber shops, cobblers, and seamstresses) mingle with the new vigils of hipster-dom (dive bars, vintage shops, and ethnic grocery stores) producing an...
NOSEY / exhibit by TAKASHI MURAKAMI
Remember those multi-color Vuitton bags with pandas and flowers from a few years back? A year after the announcement by Louis Vuitton they they have ended its relationship with the renowned master-mind behind them, Takahashi Murakami, the Japan-born artist has...
OBSESSED / cross body by KARL LAGERFELD
The Karl collection nearly came to an end a few years ago when he announced he would stop producing it. But the editors got up in arms and luckily, he decided to continue. I want almost everything in the Karl Lagerfeld store in the Marais on rue Vieille du...
UNDERWEAR / by MARIEYAT
London based MARIEYAT creates pieces that seamlessly blur the lines between intimates and apparel. Combining cottons and silks with athletic touches, unusual cuts, and sexy accessories like garter belts and knee high socks, the collection is ethically produced...
PARIS / Café St Régis
A trip to Paris is never the same without a wine or two at the Café St Régis. Located on the tip of the Ile Saint Louis on a 5-way corner which is prime for people watching, le CSR is a classic favorite for both locals & tourists. In the afternoon, the terrace...
MOMENT OF / bronze
ART / retrospective SACHA GOLDBERGER
At the Gare d'Austerlitz is a jaw-dropping exhibition of some of the work by Dutch photographer, Sacha Goldberger, has done for the station over the years. The collection of 10 ft high portraits displays our favorite super heroes posing ominously, as brought to...
PARIS / LE DOME DU MARAIS
Located in what was once a pawnshop in 1777, Le Dôme du Marais is an elegant nook in the center of the bustling street of Rue des Francs Bourgeois. A dark hallway filled with eccentric curiosities leads you from the street to an intimate dining room garnished...
NOSEY / the 1st ever MALE COVERGIRL
In early September, 2016, a young makeup artist and YouTuber, James Charles, shared his 'flawless ' senior high school photos on Twitter. Nearly 100k likes and 40k retweets later, this 17 year-old is going to experience another viral moment with yesterday's...
MOMENT OF / bedazzled EYE SHADOW
Vivienne Westwood / Red Label / SS15
PARIS FASHION WEEK / 3 New Designers I Discovered
Paris SS/17 Fashion Week is now over (yay!). I was blown away by the sheer variety of creativity that's happening right now -- so many prints, new technology, colors, and embroidery. There was also quite the dichotomy between what was going down the...
OBSESSED / Chanel LED BAG
Chanel's SS/17 "This is technology" collection is fresh off the runway and took its technology theme all the way, and then some. Chanel robots, a data center as the backdrop, twinkling LED tweeds, plastic mits -- all synch'ed harmoniously together in this highly...