You know when you’ve got friends throw you a surprise party at 80, in a room packed to capacity…you’ve pretty much done it all. That can be said for the legendary fashion and style architect Patricia Field! The Academy Award nominated style icon walked into a swanky downtown NYC speakeasy, Fig.19 to what would be her surprise 80th birthday party. The energy that permeated through the room was highly contagious! The vibration of the cheers from well wishers was quite an experience in itself. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Ms. Pat a few yrs ago where I captured her cover image for Shoeholics magazine. Prior to that, we had partied together in Paris at a Dior haute couture event. Those were quite memorable times I shall forever cherish. She’s a dynamite fun to be with! Happy birthday darling. Cheers to many more decades!

Peruse the video footage and images below.😉

Where else would you venture out on a beautiful spring day with your family, casually out on errands only to run into a block party unexpectedly? Only in NYC! What I thought would be a quick dash out on errands with my 4 yr old, turned into an all afternoon jamming and grinding to hit tunes being spun by the newly minted Academy Awarding winning Quest Love! Military personnel could be seen sweating it off in a heated dance off with civilians, while onlookers clapped and cheered on. It was indeed a beautiful sight to behold. Gosh! I’ve missed seeing this lively side of New York since the pandemic railroaded our lifestyles for over 2 yrs now. Besides dancing, families indulged in games and many interactive activities across the elaborate concert size stage set up next to the Flatiron building. There was something for just about everyone to participate in. It felt and looked good to see everyone enjoying themselves like old times. Special thanks to all the servicemen and women who have sacrificed so much for our freedom. We’re very grateful. RIP. 🙏

Have a look at the images & video footage below.

Kenny Kenny, the artist extraordinaire’s opening ceremony body of work at the swanky Calligaris Chelsea luxury furniture showroom brought out the who’s who of the New York City art and night life. The collection titled “The Tenant in the Tenement” rightfully so, celebrated the larger than life artist. His work hung along the walls, perfectly matched with the luxurious furnishings in the showroom while his patrons and friends alike, drinks in hand, cheered merrily, all well dressed for the occasion. Guest included Lynn Yaeger, Mickey Bookman, Michael Musto and so many others I couldn’t picture, simply because it was that much fun and I was easily distracted. It could easily have been a scene from The Great Gatsby! The ongoing pandemic seemed like a thing of the past to the dazzling revelers, not a mask in sight! It’s safe to say…we’re all over Ms. Rona! New York City’s night life is roaring back with a vengeance! Fun was indeed had by all. Cheers NY! Welcome back!

Are you in love with Van Gogh as much as I am? I had the pleasure of getting to know his work upclose at a museum in Amsterdam few yrs ago. However, to experience the immersive version here in NY…priceless! My kids couldn’t get enough of it. It was hard to get them to leave! Bring a small picnic mat if you can, and loose yourself in the virtual play of digital imagery of his body of work. Watch his world famous paintings literally come to life right before your eyes. It’s therapeutic for the soul, to say the least. You’ll thank me later! I hope this little snippet video and images from my camera phone will give you a glimpse of it, hopefully enough to encourage you to check it out before it departs NY for good. ❤💃🏽😉

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Sb6uqhKyjxw

NYC came roaring back to life on Halloween night with revelers decked out in several homemade costumes to show off talents the pandemic prevented them from doing last year. The event almost didn’t happen due to the fact that the city granted the organizers a permit with only a few weeks to prepare. This normally would have been set in motion at least a year in advance.

One would have expected a low turn out due to the ongoing vaccine and facemask mandate. That didn’t stop the usually jaded New Yorkers from coming out to show off and show out! This happens to be my 4 year old daughter’s favorite holiday, and of course, she made sure to catch a glimpse of every costume in sight. She was in paradise! Peruse the images below captured with my mobile. I hope you like them.
Happy Halloween!

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Covid be damned! New Yorkers and tourist swamped New York City today with a vengeance to make up for the cancelled festivities last year due to the pandemic. Nothing was held back, revelers partied like it was 1980 without a care in the world. It didn’t matter if you came with friends you’ve known for eons or friends you just met today. Everyone embraced and loved one another…sans covid. I too met my fellow doll art curator Robert for the first time after months of communication via instagram. It felt like meeting my long lost brother from my father’s mistress. 🙂 A total sweetheart. We had a chance to do some doll artistry together using the Pride fest revelers as our backdrop. In other words, our dolls took part in the festivities with onlookers bemused by it all.

The festivities included food, drinks and lots of music of various genres. It felt more like a huge outdoor club! People wanted to dance and feel the sun after months of lockdown and restrictions! It felt sooo good!

Need I mention the cops were very patient and friendly as well? No one felt threatened! It’s a great day in America! Onward we go…to a new beginning. Happy Pride!!!

Photos taken with my samsung camera phone…unedited.

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As corona virus brought the world to its knees in 2020, so is the case for Times Square. The crossroad of the world was not spared, not even while exiting what has become a miserable year for billions of humans worldwide. Ms. Rona has humbled us all. Life as we know it is now almost a memory. Social distance has become the norm. Times Square became a forbidden path for any gathering, especially on New Year’s Eve to watch the crystal ball drop. The crossroads is now barricaded up to prevent any kind of gathering besides the press and performers. The entertainment tonight is to be anchored by Jennifer Lopez and televised for the world to see. That ought to draw in good ratings for the network, I suppose.

Could this actually be the new way of life on Times Square during New Year’s eve going forward? We can only hope and pray for a better 2021. Happy New Year!

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It’s Juneteenth! A sacred day to many Black Americans and completely new knowledge to the mainstream. Like the Tulsa Race Massacre, Juneteenth is hardly emphasized in school curriculum along with many other white washed horrific history of America. Juneteenth marks the day slaves in America were emancipated from their bondage on June 19, 1865.

History is meant to be told as it is but not in the US where the truth is hard to swallow much less accepted as the reality now engrained in our society. One can never hide smoke where there’s fire. The truth will always come to light…no matter how many centuries spent to cover it up. Alas! Here we are, Juneteenth is now front and center on the heels of many slain unarmed black men with George Floyd being the last straw much like Rosa Park was for segregation decades ago. Thousands of law abiding citizens took to the streets in NYC to press on for racial justice. We can only hope that we are on to a turning point of racial justice that will benefit our kids and their kids if not us their parents. This is precisely why I take part in these peaceful protest, to be on the right side of history.

Be sure to watch the videos below, especially the first one where you’ll be schooled on past riots by Africans in the 1700 before slavery was finally abolished in the 1840s. I definitely learnt a lot today.

Happy Juneteenth! Free at last, free at last…are we? Hmm…

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I’ve been dying to join a peaceful protest since the uprise for justice sparked by the senseless killing of George Floyd but couldn’t because I’ve got to mind my 2 babies at home while hubby works. That changed the moment I heard thousands of protesters chanting past our building. Hubby popped in for lunch and with that I was out in a flash to join the protest. I was able to interview the police chief in charge of monitoring the peaceful protest as well as an African American police officer to get their point of views. The day was rather eventful and it left me feeling slightly more hopeful for my kids’ future in the US. As a woman of color living the nightmare daily in the states, like everyone else in my position I often worry about the safety of my kids. I pray George’s demise will be a lesson, a step in the right direction for equality and accountability.
The experience left me very emotional and a bit hopeful. I did this for my kid’s future and all of those unfairly treated by corrupt justice!

Please view the interview & protest videos below and accompanying images taken with my camera phone.

Stay safe everyone!

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