City Guides

Flair Aoyama

Flair Aoyama

Flair Aoyama 3-14-4 Kitaaoyama, Minato-ku Tokyo, 107-0061 +81-3-5766-3467 If purple is the new black, trust Flair Aoyama to stock green.  Like its sophisticated namesake neighborhood, Flair Aoyama has... 

Dual

Dual

Dual Omotesando Planet 1F, 5-12-14 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku Tokyo, 150-0001 +81-3-5468-8635 Tucked into the maze of streets behind Harajuku’s main boulevards, Dual’s porthole windows and psychedelic... 

Dress Camp

Dress Camp

Dress Camp 5-5-1 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku Tokyo, 107-0062 +81-3-5778-3717 Diamond-paned mirrored walls and delicate Swarovski chandeliers with translucent tendrils speak of elegance and restraint.  Dress... 

boutique W

boutique W

boutique W 5-39-3 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku Tokyo, 150-0001 +81-3-5778-3433 Headless mannequins float above the floor, suspended from the double-height ceiling in this industrial loft-like space.  Like a... 

Tokyo Shopping Guide

Tokyo Shopping Guide

Tokyo Shopping Guide In Tokyo, the future is now. Glass-skinned towers pierce the sky and city-dwellers head indoors to giant biosphere-like domes to surf and ski.  Architecture, whether framed in... 

Addition Adelaide

Addition Adelaide

Addition Adelaide 1F Arrow Plaza 4-19-8 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku Tokyo, 150-0001 +81-3-5786-0158 In the 80s and 90s, the trendiest dressers garbed themselves in head to toe Armani, Versace or Prada.  These... 

Tokyo Shopping Guide – Aoyama and Omotesando

Tokyo Shopping Guide – Aoyama and Omotesando

While teens love Harajuku and fashionistas love Daikanyama, urban professionals looking to fill their wardrobes with precisely cut black suits, money no object, beeline to Aoyama and Omotesando.  Here,... 

Trina Turk’s Insider Guide to Palm Springs

Trina Turk’s Insider Guide to Palm Springs

Palm Springs is the go to destination for Angelinos looking for a bit of respite away from the hustle and bustle of LA’s tangle of freeways. The desert oasis has seen a bit of a revival in the past... 

Sweetiepie Valentine’s Fashion Confection

Sweetiepie Valentine’s Fashion Confection

As we make the countdown to Valentine’s Day I am inspired by the NYC restaurant, Sweetiepie. If you haven’t heard, Sweetiepie is the charming West Village eaterie created by of Julie Janklow. As... 

Refresh and Renew for 2009 – Stylish Spa Palm Springs Vacation Getaway

Refresh and Renew for 2009 – Stylish Spa Palm Springs Vacation Getaway

Plan your winter spa vacation getway to some where warm and glamorous. Palm Springs is the perfect location the tempuratures in the 70’s, lots of exquisite shopping and spas to refresh your soul....