A Stumble Down Madsion Ave

It was a relaxing weekend and much needed, as the Mistress and team were on the run last week. Every year we take a week and do the city by window shopping and visiting the showrooms to take a peak at the latest merchandise, and to see how they are merchandising their boutiques. Our store carries most of the merchandise of the places we visit, so we try to keep their image brand right, and carry their image through to our store. Plus there are also meetings we tend to to keep abreast of the latest trends. Luckily, I stayed with the Lad in New Jersey, so it cut down on my commuting back and forth each day. But I always miss my own place. It was nice to get home. Good ole Casa du Borghese, always so loyal, it just sits and waits for me to return. Some of the sites from the week...

The elegant Ralph Lauren.....




Some high class dames Buster would love to lunch with....and those were fur coats!!!!



The Tory Burch showroom.




I absolutley love the facade of the entrance of the chic apartment house, which was was designed by Gilbert Brown, who followed suit with Andrew Carnegie, who began the four-year long construction of his brick Georgian mansion in 1899, far north of the established Millionaire’s Mile, and the affluent took notice. In seeking open air, garden space, and a view of Central Park, Carnegie initiated a trend of building in the area which would become known as Carnegie Hill. Mansions and luxury apartment buildings began replacing squatters’ shacks, farmhouses and tenement buildings as the wealthy moved north. Gilbert Brown, recognizing the trend and the opportunity, quickly purchased the large lot of land at the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and 90th Street where he would build an elegant and exclusive apartment building.



Hermes's new location of all mens collections.



A stop at what reminded me of heavenly white....Lanvin.




Eton of Sweden's had a great selections of men's wear and some unique ways to merchandise the men's furnishings.






Up next was Burberry......





Burberry was a lovely stop to make. Our point person gave us the grand tour of their fairly new showroom, and it is quite stunning. Set up very haberdasher if you will, which I love. The way things are laid out always gets me, and romances me to investigate everything. And then the whole week got to me and my wallet. A beautiful trench coat called my name, it whispered sweet nothings to me........





.....so it went home to the casa with me.What sold me on the trench were two things. First I always needed a grown-up proper trench, after all, I'm almost, err, I'm not stupid, I'm not revealing, but I did need a good trench and the shoulder detail always gets me, as it gives me more shoulder. Now it was a small investment, but since paying off my car, Andora, and becoming her Mistress, I have been banking the funds like I was still making a car payment, so I decided to reward myself and take the plunge!

And if you read of any streakers, flashing persons, I swear it isn't me! Tootles!