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Red Horse Head on West 50th Street

Red Horse Head Citizen M Hotel
All Photos By Gail

The thing about being an Art Lover in NYC is that you don’t even have to go to a museum or gallery to see art, because art is literally everywhere. Geoffrey and I were walking East on West 50th Street on our way to MOMA and we passed this crazy Red Horse Head. We just had to stop and admire it, because it was part of an even larger, street-exposed display of sculptures and plants and very interesting things that you see below.
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Junk Food Underpants

Me Undies Fast Food Design
All Photos By Gail

Recently, Anne and I went to this Beauty Event Thing, which we (wrongly) assumed was some kind of Cosmetics Product Tradeshow, but which turned out to be a convention center full of little girls standing in long lines to buy makeup. Plus, lots of Tweeting. It was basically ridiculous. Two grown women with real lives had absolutely no business being there except as a means to score free product to write about on our blogs, which was much easier said than done.

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FAO Schwartz Easter Peeps Displays!

Chick Peeps Sign
All Photos By Gail

In anticipation of rampant Easter-inspired Sugar Worship, Peep Domination has taken over FAO Schwartz’ Flagship Toy Store on Fifth Avenue and 58th Street.

Wall of Plush Peeps
Wall of Peeps

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Fashion Circus Window Display

Fashion Circus Window Display
All Photos By Gail
This was certainly a fun store to walk by on a recent trip home from an appointment. Rootstein is a world leader in the design and manufacture of artistic mannequins. The British company, started by Adel Rootstein in the 1950s has recently been acquired by Italian mannequin manufacturer Bonaveri. Photographed at Rootstein Display Mannequins, located on West 19th Street, NYC.

Fashion Circus Window Display

Fashion Circus Window Display

Historic Merry Go Round at Griffith Park

Griffith Park Merry Go Round with Sue
Look How Excited Sue is to Ride the Merry Go Round! (All Photos By Gail)

Now that the snow and frigid cold are kicking off the New Year here in Manhattan, I am looking back fondly at my recent week long holiday trip to Southern California, where I enjoyed clear blue skies, bright sun and warm temperatures each and every day! California!
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