New York City Guide
with Ariana Tapsell
Where do you always head within your first 24 hours in NYC?
Straight to a walk downtown usually SoHo, a coffee in hand just to soak in the New York energy.
What are your favourite shopping destinations?
How does your style shift when you’re in NYC?
My style doesn’t change too drastically. New York and Melbourne have that same cooler-season feel. In NYC, I definitely lean more into great outerwear layered over something comfortable enough to walk the city in all day (and more comfortable shoes) but with a strong coat or tailored jacket that still makes the whole look feel polished. I also love bringing out my bigger fur coats in New York, which I don’t wear nearly as much in Melbourne.
Where do you go for creative inspiration in the city?
Who would you take on your perfect NYC day and where would you go?
Of course my friend Millie again. If I could roll all our favourite moments into one perfect NYC day, it would start at Hotel Chelsea with coffee and breakfast at Café Chelsea, followed by a morning in Central Park riding e-bikes, paddle boating and ticking off all the iconic spots. From there, we’d head to the Upper East Side for a wander, a coffee, some shopping and a gallery stop at Levy Gorvy Dayan, before spending the afternoon in SoHo with bagels at Sadelle’s and plenty of shopping. We’d finish with dinner at Via Carota in the West Village and martinis somewhere that feels quintessentially old New York, like The Nines.
