{new york 1: 797 madison avenue}
Monday 19th September, 2011
by Roséline
. . . last week’s very quick trip to nyc was filled with lunch dates and shows, events and soirées, and with a million photographs and so much to tell you, perhaps best to break things up into a few posts so as not to overwhelm . . . first stop was very early last monday morning: mimosas to celebrate the opening of the new flagship tory burch boutique on 797 madison avenue . . .
. . . and there were beautiful brass staircases against rich hardwood floors, floral wallpaper and patterned carpets . . .
. . . and after many emails, skype chats, and nearly a year of her writing for {this is glamorous}, it was wonderful to finally meet laily, in person, and on snow leopard patterned floor coverings . . .
{p.s.} so much more after the jump xo
. . . the store was an absolute pleasure to browse through — five floors of rich colours & textures, gold and mirrors, with no detail left to chance, and every room feeling like a jewel box . . .
above: a gilded coffee service
above: tory with architect & interior designer, daniel romualdez
above: textures & patterns in a dressing room — silk cushions on a velvet bench, grass cloth walls trimmed in gold, and madeleine castaing floor coverings . . .
above: made of ultra-soft suede, the 797 satchel [a favourite] was designed in celebration of the new manhattan boutique
. . . afterward, we [laily & i] stopped by the new ladurée at 864 madison avenue for a few delightfully delectable macarons, and then it was a café down the street, for an early lunch and a latte, and ran into pierce brosnan, who also happened to be stopping in — quite a perfect way to begin the day . . .
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aww, thanks so much, felicity — so lovely of you to say — and it was nice to finally meet laily in person after all this time — it’s our turn next — somewhere in the middle? perhaps paris? :)
xoxo
So glad you and Laily got to meet! You both look beautiful:-)
Oh how wonderful, loving the photo’s … Tory Burch is amazing!
xxx DJ
a gift wrapped life — so sweet, sande! thank you & happy you’re enjoying the shots x
a lovely being — :) yes, and she was so lovely! & there’s more — the next day was the show . . .
audrey — you must! & happy you like the iphone photos :)
britt & paulette — thank you xx
Just maybe the most fabulous banister EVER.
how didn’t I see it before… just as I expected… everything coincides. thank you!
Wow, so beautiful!!!!
Loved this post! So happy you enjoyed NYC!
xo
OMG! Love the mirror armoire, the leopard rug, and the wallpaper in the 3rd. Very chic! Great post!
Very beautiful images, can’t wait to see the store myself someday! I love all the colourful designs by Tory Burch, lovely to see that the store is exactly her style, very upper-east side.
Have a lovely week. x
How absolutely fabulous!
Love the floor and the handbags and the shoes and maybe everything in this post! lol
Great for you to meet this new designer boutique, but I’m not familiar with Tory Burch!!?(Sorry). So I have to check it out. I like the pictures with your iphone!
Have a great week!
Audrey
Oh it’s so lovely to see you for a change, you are as elegant as your blog.
That shop would make a wonderful home
oh my! a visit to the new tory burch boutique? AND you got to meet Tory?! I’m so envious : )
x fallon
karlita — yes, in the lace dress :)
and thank you also, for your always lovely & thoughtful comments here everyday, and happy you were able to have a glimpse of the store from a different perspective
also, now that we’ve ‘met’, you may like this page, if you haven’t already seen: http://bit.ly/r6CZ2o
xo
Looks like a wonderfully exciting week for you Rosalie! And your photos are wonderful, it is great when you take us along. XO
All the detailing is beautiful and the bag is utterly gorgeous. :)
Ada
I understood you were the one in lace dress! it’s a pleasure to finally know the voice behind one of my favorite blogs!.. when I saw the title of the post I thought.. oh, I am going to see again the Tory_Madison store.. but I loved seeing totally different pictures.. usually from your beautiful perspective.. plus laily and you in there! pleasure to meet you both
I am literally DYING over that stair railing…and the leopard flooring- heaven!!
leopard patterned floor! wow.
Nicole