// BRYANT PARK

// Location: 42nd & 5th Ave

I mean, just the best time of the year in this city. December 1st and New York turns into a magical land with holiday decor everywhere. My family was in town this weekend. We did everything from a basketball game in BK to drinks in a tent in Bryant Park overlooking the markets. I hope you had a good weekend! x -C

// WEEKEND VIBES #1

// Paris 

// FAV SPOT NYC #6

// Location: Freemans, East Village

The fam is in town this weekend! Couldn't be more excited to have them here. This time there's a whole crew arriving. Baby sister included! Last night my sister Tina and I enjoyed dinner at another one of my most favourite places in New York City. Freemans. It's located in a little alley way, and filled with the cutest decor. Highly recommended for a nice dinner out. Happy TGIF! x -C

// WINTER CHIC?

// New York fashion week street style

Winter chic. I mean what human can really pull that off. One minute out the door and boom frozen. It's hard to dress winter chic in New York City. I'm currently looking for the warmest boots I can find. Preferably with a rain boot on the bottom, and heavy fur stuff at the top. Here are some chic photos I took from the streets during New York Fashion Week last winter.

Pretty excited to get some street style / runway for this coming Fashion Week! Hope you're enjoying the week so far. Almost TGIF! x -C

// 6 AM

// Location: Candice Kaye Design Studio 

Good morning :) My morning usually starts quite early, depending on of course how tired I feel. I'm not a morning person. For the past little while my days have been spent at a Fashion Development Company, where my hours start at 9:30 am, and end around 8 pm ish by the time I get home (new york hours). So all my designing/ creative thinking takes place early morning, weekends, or after work!

My New York schedule has made me fall in love with my 6 am wake up sessions. My most creative moments happen then. Maybe it's because my brain is too tired to go ADD on me that I'm able to focus on just one thing. Anyway this morning was one of those. I've started to paint the christmas cards! They will be on sale at the end of this week! 

Ok, time to get ready, wwhat to wear.

Oh oh, and there are new horoscopes up! 

// CALIXTE

// Location: Harbour Sixty Steakhouse

Calixte over dinner. Shop now!

// 12.1.14

// Lately: 12.1.14

December 1st. Christmas songs, Christmas markets, warmer scarves, bigger jackets, snowed in weekends. Ah it would be my favourite month of the year if it didn't mean colder weather to follow. Here's a little sneak into my life lately. Dan, his roommate Dave, and I went to a lovely Whiskey bar down in the Lower East Side Saturday night. Copper and Oak is was called. Shelves and shelves of whiskey.

I've been getting my holiday party outfits ready featuring Farrah. So excited to get all fancy. Alright, it's time to get this day started. x -C

// NEW!

// Location: Candice Kaye Design Studio 

Hello! Good morning Sunday. It's a rather warm day in NYC, which I'm not upset about. Dan and I got back into the city yesterday. New York is so quiet. It's quite lovely. There is no better feeling than hitting a refresh button.

I've been designing again. Here are four brand spankin' new ones! Think life size wallpaper. I hope you enjoyed the weekend. x -C

// PARISIAN

Location: Paris, photos: Garance Dore 

It was Europe that inspired my whole textile surface design path. Alice Temperley [a British designer] and Paris. Ok, so maybe "Europe" was a large generalization. I would fall asleep to Coco Chanel's documentary, one because I loved her story and two because I was obsessed with learning how to speak Parisian French [I didn't get very far]. I would also lock myself in my room surrounded with books and photos and my sketch book. It was always a dream to one day have a eclectic Parisian apartment. Pretty much one that looks like this one. I love everything about the decor. 

This home belongs to Ramdane and Victoire. According to Garance, Ramdane is "pretty cool in Paris", and has all of his hands in really interesting and different projects. x -C