Then, we took one of those double-decker tour buses around the city. My husband had never been to NYC and wanted to see as much as possible and it was just too hot to do it on foot. And you get to see the Vogue skirt in action. 
We traded photo shoots with another couple while we waited to leave from Battery Park. The next part of the tour took us through Brooklyn where we got to stop for ice cream and a nice photo in a quiet, older neighborhood. 
Amazingly I don't look nearly as hot and droopy as I felt. The cotton skirt was a great idea. It has pockets and was a cool as anything could be at 106 degrees in Central park. Ok, this picture is Madison Park, but whatever. 
It's still pretty interesting, no? The kid is asking the guy how he got the piano to the park. The answer was ...... The only fabric shopping I got to do was a quick run through the part of the fashion district while my husband cooled off in a local bar. But I really was just too hot to really get into it much. And a lot of the smaller store aren't air conditioned very well. I did find Paron's and rummaged through the annex and found these 3 fabrics.
All are Italian: silk & cotton, rayon and cotton, and wool (from left to right). Prices were good and cuts were generous. The two bottom "things" are some novelty elastics from one of the trim stores. Just fun. And finally, just to cool us all off after trudging through the scorching sun for hours:
NYC is the best, I want to visit it again soon! Too bad the heat was so obnoxious. You look lovely in your skirt!
ReplyDeleteI have to ask. How did he get the piano to the park? Is it a real piano? (I've never been to NYC.)
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