Monday, November 13, 2006

New York! New York!

We love the Fall here at SY Design. With the colder weather comes some of our favorite things... pumpkin pie, anticipation of getting up to the mountain for the first time, and our annual trip to New York for trend research! There is no place like the Big Apple to see what is the latest and greatest in fashion. We love to get out of the office and explore New York and be inspired for our upcoming projects. New momma Kim sadly had to skip this year to be with little Bella, so Meghan forged ahead solo to scope out what is new and hot in NYC.

We are still working on lots of dog products here at SY, so it was great to check out some cute dog and toy shops while in New York. Meghan got to visit Trixie and Peanut, an oh-so exclusive dog boutique just north of Union Square. This store has everything you don't need but still must have for your spoiled pooch. You can buy a leather jacket for Fido, as well as a dog bed shaped like a Ferrari.

Another must-see shop for toys is Kid Robot in Soho. They have the ultimate in collectible vinyl toys and other fun goodies.

A highlight of the trip was the grand opening on the 30,000 sq foot Uniqlo store in Soho. Meghan even witnessed mayor Bloomberg officially open the store. Uniqlo is like the Gap of Japan, there are over 700 of them in Tokyo alone! They had some nice items and offer well designed clothing at very low prices. Check out the view from the third floor, those are all cashmere sweaters on the wall.

And here is a glimpse of how many people were at the opening, this view shows about 1/2 of the first floor...and all three floors were packed!

The Burton store was great again this year. You can find everything Burton makes here, merchandised to perfection. Featured in the store this year was the iDiom line and some very swanky wool pieces made for the mountain. Their store windows rocked this year!


As you know, New York is the 'City That Never Sleeps' and there is never a shortage of things to do after the sun goes down...Meghan got to finally fulfill a personal goal, seeing a play on Broadway! Going to see Monty Python's Spamalot was a no-brainer choice, since Monty Python and the Holy Grail is one of her favorite movies. Spamalot was great, they even managed to re-create the scene from the movie when the Black Night gets all of his limbs cut off and keeps fighting declaring 'tis but a scratch wound!' Here is Meghan doing her best french soldier impression while taunting the British pig-dogs.

Without question the weirdest moment of the trip was at a little bar in the West Village. There was a guy lying under the bar ASKING for people to step on him. He had a friend who was standing on top of him drinking a beer. According to the friend him name is Kevin Carpet and is just that, a human carpet. He apparently has a fetish for being stepped on by strangers. The friend also said he has a myspace page, but we are too scared to look...Meghan bravely does a 'Captain Morgan' pose and then runs away from this nut!

Apart from the great shopping and crazy nightlife, the weather in New York was truly amazing. Here is a parting shot from Central Park...