New York,
We Love You
“The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world.” F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous line from “The Great Gatsby” captures all the magic of New York. As an ode to the city we call home, we’re sharing some treasured spots—and our dream outfits for each.
Noguchi Museum
In the heart of Long Island City, Queens, lies famous works by Japanese American artist Isamu Noguchi. Comprised of a red brick building, concrete pavilion, and a sculpture garden replete with birch trees and blossoms, the museum is a poetic blend of the industrial and the natural worlds—and a lesser-known place of refuge. An early disciple of Constantin Brancusi, Noguchi embraced the Romanian sculptor’s forms and philosophy. With the goal of creating art that could be used for public and social spaces, he created the pieces he’s primarily known for today: furniture as well as sculptures that resemble natural landscapes—many of which reside in the Noguchi Museum.
Bemelmans
New York doesn’t get any more “uptown classic” than this glamorous bar at the Carlyle Hotel, first opened in 1947. World-class jazz, delicious cocktails, and exceptionally tasty bar snacks aside, it’s the walls, which bear whimsical illustrations of French schoolgirl Madeline and Central Park, that really capture its unique spirit. The murals are the handiwork of famed illustrator Ludwig Bemelmans, creator of the Madeline books, and are his only surviving commission visible to the public. Bemelmans agreed to paint the walls in exchange for free rooms at the hotel and ended up living there for an 18-month stretch with his family—so the story goes. Don’t forget to look up: the ceiling is 24K gold leaf.