HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Im a little late on the holiday wishings, but today is New Years and in the good spirit of the new year, I wish everyone a happy holidays! If you are starting a new years resolution, wether to eat healthier, save more money or to be a little more glamourous everyday, stick to it!! Mine happens to be to blog more, so expect more blog posts in the near future!

On to the main point of the post, one of the most exciting things about the holidays in New York are the Bergdorf Goodman windows. From all of the years from my memory and pictures, my fathers jewelry was showcased in the BG holiday windows. We used to visit the windows the night it opened and take turns posing in front of the windows!

In this mornings NYT, Bill Cunnigham had his usual street spotting page, but was inspired by the Under the Sea BG window. He had the BG window as his main inspiration, which I also pictured below.

NYT page of street fashion and inspiration from the BG 'Under the Sea' windows 

 My favorite window was the 'Under the Sea' window on 5th ave. It is decorated with gorgeous fish mosaics, coral reefs, and 20 pieces of Dweck jewelry (I literally stood there for 10 minutes counting over and over again!)

 Most of the SD pieces were from the archives, and some were new, on sale now. My father did a lot of bronze and silver starfish with precious stones in the middle, like aquamarine. Many of the pieces included coral, sea shells, mother-of-pearl and other precious materials from the bottom of the ocean.

Click here to find out where you have seen this necklace before!!

This is also a piece you've seen before!

 As children we always used to take turns taking pictures of each other posing in front of our father's name, we looked forward to it each year!!

 Another window was inspired by wood, and the window was filled with prop animals and some jewelry. (sorry about the glare, but it was really beautiful!)

The mannequin wore a SD wood bead necklace and bronze tiger eye cuff.

 This was another beautiful window, entirely decorated with copper and birds of all shapes and sizes. The entire floor was covered with pennies and the walls were copper bird wings! But one of the most spectacular pieces was the vintage SD birdcage necklace. Its so fun to try on, but it literally weighs 10 pounds!

 The mannequin holds the birdcage necklace and wears a bronze smoky quartz cuff

Have you seen the windows..which was your favorite? If you answered no and your in the area, go see them!! The windows are easy to find because of the massive crowds in front all taking pictures! 

I also wish everyone a wonderful, successful, happy and healthy new year!!! 

xo, Caroline

NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU

Today is the 10th anniversary of September 11th, 2001, but instead of writing about the horror and grieve of the day, I would like to post something more uplifting. New York has always been a place of hope and dreams. Although some have been destroyed that fateful day, the city was never disheartened, and now 10 years later, we are stronger and safer.

On a lighter note, the city just celebrated the third annual Fashions Night Out, on Thursday night, September 8th. The initiative which began only in New York and after the recession, has grown and was celebrated by thousands all around the world. I spent the night with my father and brother Ralph, like I did in the past. We walked along 5th avenue, and went into many shops along the way. Some highlights include, meeting the creator of Hello Kitty in Sephora, trying on heels in Miu Miu, seeing the crowd surrounding Nicki Minaj outside YSL and sadly, missing Rachel Zoe by mere minutes inside Bloomingdales. Never the less, it was a fabulous night filled with high spirits about fashion, fun and most importantly New York.

The iconic BG

One of the things Bergdorf Goodman is known for, besides their amazing shoe salon on 2, is their iconic windows. Each season they put on dazzling spectacles inside their 5th ave windows. From memory, the windows have referenced everything from children stories (princess and the pea, red riding hood) to Marie Antoinette (filled with hundreds of French Patisserie) and everything beyond boundaries and imagination. Each year they continue to inspire me, its like a real-life 'I Spy'!


For Fashions Night Out, Bergdorf had real performers inside the windows. One window was a woman talking to taxidermy animals, another was men cutting down trees in a forest, and another was a 50's band performing from inside, but my favorite window was of two french maids decorating the window with hundreds of tiny doll clothes. So adorable!!

One of the several cheeky windows at BG.
These girls were inside the window for hours decorating and hanging up doll clothes!

THE shoes of the season. MUST HAVE ASAP

My father with Roopal Patel and Ken Downing of Neiman Marcus.
Standing in Bergdorfs by the SD counter

Standing in front of Theory on Madison with the FNO window. My outfit breakdown below

Skirt: Pleasure Doing Business. Sweater: Topshop. Jacket: Gap.
Flats: Rock and Republic. Tote bag. BookMarc (from MJ)

 And now the jewelry....

Stephen Dweck coral bead necklace, mix of SD rings,
 mix of SD bronze and turquoise bracelets, Casio watch

The best picture of the night...

Me and my brother Ralph tweeting/facebooking in style

Did you celebrated FNO in NYC or anywhere else around the world. I would LOVE to know, and until then I cant wait for next year!

BERGDORFS, NYC

I have the earliest memories of Sundays in NYC with my family. Many times my father would drop by Bergdorf Goodman and visit his counter of jewelry. After we chatted with a few of the sales people, I would run up the escalator to the second floor where I would oogle over the shoes that fill the floor, which I believe began my obsession with collecting beautiful shoes. Many years later I still do the same and I enjoy it even more when I buy!


If you've never been, here's what the counter looks like, but up close its more beautiful.

The counter at Bergdorf

The very precious and beautiful rings that
were in the Bergdorf accessories book

My very glamorous Dries Van Noten pumps that I got at 30% off.
Stunning, comfortable and on-sale!!

Speaking of, this past weekend I spent the rainy days reading Bergdorf Blondes by Plum Sykes. The book was adorable and extremely chic, but not your typical chic-lit. Next up, Debutante Divorcee, also by Sykes.

TEEN VOGUE FEB. COVER

As I was 'attempting' to clean my room (in particular my never-ending pile of magazine rips outs), I came across a recent Teen Vogue spread that Im very proud of. In mid November, we shot Lucy Hale for the cover of the February Teen Vogue issue. My boss/mentor, Sarah Kuhn suggested that I go to my father's showroom and pick out some pieces for the shoot. After a very exciting hour of feeling like a real editor, I was very pleased with my 20 piece pull. The next day Sarah pulled 20 more pieces and I became even more positive that Dweck pieces were going to be shot!! When the many boxes returned from the shoot in LA, I came across these beautiful photos. Only a few of the photos made it into the magazine but never the less they were gorgeous. As I visited the art department to check out the final images, I was so pleased with the photos. Not only were several pieces of Dweck were shot, the stunning butterfly pendant was shot. The one of a kind butterfly necklace was from my pull and I was so proud that it was shot as the opening photo. There's a beautiful Dweck piece in each photo, have fun playing I spy!

 The fashion editor, Lawren Howel's inspiration was a mixture of spice market/leopard/Tony Duquette, and it definitely shows!!

Heres the bronze and multi- gem butterfly pendant.. truly one of a kind!!! For more one of a kind pieces, check out Bergdorf's collection HERE!!!