So tell me please; how do you spend your last day in New York after a 3 month long absolutely fantastic adventure? I’ll tell you; You borrow, buy or rent a bike – and then you just start driving ‘into the blue’, without any citymap or plans where to go. That’s what I did, and it was beautiful! I got to see streets and areas that I had not seen before – which got me thinking about why I didn’t buy a bike in the first place when i arrived. Well – easy question, those money is in my closet – and with no regrets! Kisses and goodbye to N.Y.

This is how you celebrate summer in N.Y., when you can’t go swimming in the harbor! Who can blame them?

I’m wearing silk Alexander W. top, Levi’s vintage shorts, H&M bikini top and L.G.R. sunglasses.

Meatpacking district

Hudson River Park

The High Line – the new city park that I’ve been writing about while staying in N.Y.

Diana Von Furstenberg showroom and boutique, made by WORK architects

Fotoshoot in meat packing – Cool heels for a wedding dress!

Yesterday i went to help a friend of mine at a fotoshoot for MOSCOT Eyewear. I met Kenny Moscot through another friend, Jacob Kilsgaard, who also design and produce eyewear. Moscot eyewear was founded by family patriarch Hyman Moscot, who arrived from Eastern Europe via Ellis Island in 1899 and began selling ready-made eyeglasses from a pushcart on Orchard Street, in Lower East Side. Hyman’s son Sol opened with time a shop on it’s current location on Orchard Street. Today, Kenny Moscot and his brother Harvey Moscot, has two stores in Manhatten. Here you can find frames of the vintage-inspired Originals collection, precisely replicate styles from the MOSCOT archives from the 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, including glass lenses in the sunglasses. Their clientele includes celebrities such as Johnny Depp, Renee Zelwegger, SJP and Mary-Kate Olsen.

Above you see this great picture of Kenny and Harvey´s grandmother, just arrived home from vacation, fashionable in Moscot sunglasses.

Me getting makeup on for the shoot.

Later on in the midtown store I got these very nice sunglasses – the all-time classic Lemtosh model (col. blonde)

The MOSCOT store in 14th street and 6th avenue.

I got these fantastic pants from MARNI (a well deserved birthday gift from my self;) in an outlet city called ‘Woodbury common premium outlets‘ outside New York. They fit perfect with boots, sandals, highheels ect. and for ones in a life time i’ve bought something that’s not grey or black!! And i’m not the only one who loves them. Every time i put them on, people on the street askes me where i’ve bought them, including the whole Marc Jacobs store staff…! /Lise

New York’s bohemian borough Williamsburg, is a neighborhood one subway stop from Manhattan. The first artists moved to Williamsburg in the 1970s, drawn by the low rents, large spaces available and convenient transportation. This continued through the 1980s and increased significantly in the 1990s as earlier destinations such as SoHo and the East Village became gentrified.

Along with the arty people of Williamsburg, comes the great vintage shop; Beacon’  Closet on 11. street. It’s vintage clothing for reasonable prices clothing and a truly amazing atmosphere that makes it distinct. The music, the attitude and the funkiness of the clothing selection are just something to behold even if you are not really looking for anything specific, you will see something to purchase. I got my Dr. Martins boots for only 30 dollars!

The other day i went to see Dia:Beacon, a museum for the Dia Art Foundation’s collection of art from the 1960s to the present. The museum, which opened in 2003, is situated on the banks of the Hudson River in Beacon, 1,5 hour north from New York. The museum is a former Nabisco box-printing facility that was renovated by Dia with artist Robert Irwin and architect OpenOffice.

Dia Art Foundation is a non-profit organization that initiates, supports, presents, and preserves art projects. With the 22.000 m² of exhibition space, each gallery is designed specifically for the art it contains. This includes Andy Warhol’s 1978–79 multipart work Shadows;Richard Serra’s monumental steel sculptures Torqued Ellipses; Imi Knoebel’s 24 Colors-for Blinky, 1977; Zoe Leonard; You see I am here after all, 2008; Fred Sandback’s ’string pieces’ and others. My favorite was Sol LeWitt’s Drawing Series…

I’m wearing a topshop skirt, vintage shirt and jacket, L.G.R. sunglasses and Givenchy bag.

Andy Warhol’s 1978–79 multipart work Shadows

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This drop-dead gorgeous spot is for sure one of my favorites in LES ! (Lower East Side). Every time I go there I litterally start reconsidering my economy! It’s a beautiful mix of art objects, clothes and unusual interior design elements. It’s a place where design, art and architecture all meet together – in simple surroundings, but again with a lot to discover because of the many unique pieces of shoes, jewelry, art and clothes. The list of great designers in this shop is not to be missed! - VENA CAVA, FALIERO SARTI, BERNARD WILLHELM, RACHEL COMEY, HUSSEIN CHALAYAN, ISABEL MARANT and JEREMY LAING are just a few of them. The shop MARYAM NASSIR ZADEH can be found at 123 Norfolk Street, N.Y. 10002. – See website to get more inspiration, or even better – purchase to update your closet!  / Lise

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Agyness Deyn is wearing a Betsey Johnson knit, Vaudeville jeans and Vivienne Westwood boots! Her dogs names are Lola og Violet.

It’s no news that dogs have become fashion statements internationally – in that regard no difference from popular tendencies like hats, jewels, or whatever ‘fresh’ accessory we start hunting in the joy of always be looking good. Well, my question would then be; Can a dog really make you look good? Has it really got the accessory potential, like when we use a month rent for a new bag – thinking it will save our life – because it WILL make us look better? In New York the dog industry is bigger than the baby industry – which i think says a lot! “Bitch Newyork” presents the best of dog fashion each season – selling custom size clothes, pet perfumes, designer dog jewelry, and luxury carriers. Though I’ve never been ‘in a relationship’ with a dog – probably the reason why I don’t get the fashion of it in the first place – I did meet an absolutely ‘great’ one at a party a week ago in Williamsburg. It was named FITZ – which came very appropriate with the size that made me think that it could actually ‘fit’ me very well. I still think that a dog should not relate to being an fashion item – I mean who wears the same hat for 12 years anyway?!  /Lise

Shopping in LES (Lower East side) of New York, is like being in a dream world of vintage shops. If you have ever spent anytime at the lower east side wandering around the intimate streets – it must have been striking to you, how “backyardy” so many of the boutique facades are. Sure there are beautiful awnings indicating the store’s name, exciting window displays and little benches outside – inviting you to stay for a moment, but like all other treasures you have to look real close to find the X.

Remember Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie – who discovered a wardrobe in Professor Digory Kirke’s house that lead to the magical land of Narnia? I kind of found that wardrobe, a segret treasure at 161 Rivington street, NY. Just like the C. S. Lewis’s story, customers become kings and queens of these newfound vintage fashion items.

The owners of Narnia really have an eye and pick out very original pieces that have current relevance – given an example of that – my new long black Rick Owens skirt! On top of this – NARNIA is one of Erin Wasson’s (NY Fashion World’s favorite darling, model, designer and muse) favorite spots to shop! I suggest you drop by on your next trip to N.Y…

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A few days ago – when I was wandering around my nabourhood (Lower East side), looking for those fine vintage shops that New York has plenty of – I suddenly bumped into a Chanel photo session in Orchard Street! And it was NOT just a normal photo session – it was Karl Lagerfeld himself, shooting it!!!

As a, proud to admit, sucker for CHANEL – just like every other fashionista all over the World, I guess – this was a beautiful moment! People from the cafe’s and the shops in Orchard Street, were standing outside, quietly entertained by the big green crane – lifting Karl up in the air – shooting the two models standing on the black characteristic ‘new yorkish’ fire escape stairs. The models even had time to smile at me, while getting these photos you’ll see above.

Coco Chanel’s story is amazing and besides of being a pioneering designer, inspired by menswear fashions and the pursuit of expensive simplicity, she clearly also became a role model for many women, historically. She was the only person in this field to be named on Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century .

Some years ago I got a stunning black Chanel Boucle jacket, which literally made me start hunting Chanel items. And now – in New York - I have found a Chanel vintage summer jacket too! Wearing it makes me feel great…and as I recall – that’s why she started designing in the first place – to make clothing that feels great…

New York New York… Visiting the City to do a project about the High Line (Meatpacking district) – makes you aware of the non-existing possibility of living here, without getting inspired by the New York people! It’s like…they just have that extra character, no matter what they wear – but like they were all playing an important role in the New York Masqarade. Extra charisma and self-awareness…I don’t know – I suppose Danes have that to – however not in the same way. Maybe it’s a part of living in ’Land Of The Free’… In New York, art, design and architecture manifest’s in it’s own way – and sometimes randomly, with a brilliant outcome. It’s an honor to guest-blog for my beautiful friend Fiona – so take care and enjoy my meetings with New York…

I am wearing Chanel jacket, American apparel sweat, Acne jeans and Doctor Martins boots and then I have my Jane Jacobs book in the hand.