Whew! Been here in the Dominican Republic for about a month now..Finally went out last night after the kids miraculously feel asleep at the same time and had my first beer, Presidente! too happy :-))
ps: I've seen everyone rockin' MAC's Ruby Woo lipstick and I think its a shade that looks great on every skin tone..my sister in law gave me one for xmas and I put it on last night..woo hoo!
xo!
Gisela
Dam! Phoebe's gonna make me go broke! Now I must have a Celine item in my collection! Looking on ebay every day for a deal!
How much would you Celine lover's pay for this gently used two-tone Cabas bag? Would you pay $800?
or this brand new tote for $899?
images: ebay
OMG! give me a long silk chiffon skirt paired with a delicate printed button down and I'm yours Olivier!
images: style.com, zara.com
Pics of Poppy's place in London..courtesy of Elle en Espanol.. Figured I'd share this with you guys... loving here CL leopard kicks and monogrammed LV luggage..fun fact: her mom, Pandoran Stevens, fronts the personal shopping service at Selfridges..didn't know that..
Stocked up on mags while I'm here.. weather's nice and breezy here in D.R. but not hot enough for a resort, not just yet..so in the meantime I'll indulge myself...
I'll take some pics of anything I find marvelous and share it with you :-
xoxo!
Gisela
So I never gave a reason for my abrupt departure to the Dominican Republic on Dec 28. My 3 children including myself developed a bad case of bronchitis..Imagine having to care for 1 sick toddler and 2 sick infants while being sick yourself..talk about chaos...Immediately I called my mom who was vacationing in her native home of Dominican Republic and she quickly demanded I book my flight..and so I did. Here we are, being taken care of great doctors and we are all feeling much better, not too mention the loads of family who are pitching in to help me with the 3 young children while I recover myself.. I'm quite grateful...
I'm mostly grateful to my loving and handsome hubby who made it all happen so quickly. He took the trip with us, since I can't travel with 2 lap infants, and he escorted us to this lovely island..he was able to spend the new year with us before heading back to NYC to work, we were overjoyed!
Big Daddy & I ;-)
After all these years he still makes me blush..
Tropical drinks at sunset..
We are here indefinitely, until my mom decides to go back..I can't go back to NYC without her, she's the help I need the most and i feel like I can't do this without her.. So far, being here I've been able to sleep more than 4 hours a day and I'm thrilled about that!
I miss my siblings, maury and all my family and friends in NY, but we'll be back soon... rested and tanned! (Gosh I hope I don't miss fashion week :-((
PS: Did I mention that 2 nights ago we experienced a 5.3 magnitude earthquake! My mom took quick aciton, we evacuated the condo in minutes..I was swift in taking my carryall which contained all our passports, my beloved gf1 lumix cam, my lil' chanel and mac! oh yes, and I grabbed my kids too.. lool.. but seriously, it was a lil scary, felt exactly like the NYC mini quake we had last year..scary!
xoxo!
Gisela
Hi everyone! Greetings from the Dominican Republic! I hope everyone's off to a great and positive start to the new year! What's all this talk about 2012 and the end of the world stuff??? I haven't watched much TV in the past year and I'm kinda happy about that since it's helped me avoid the "apocalypse" bug..I choose to continue to ignore it too, I have more important things to worry about this new year..this is one of them!
That's my only lil' girl Camila a.k.a. Cami..
Taylor Tomasi Hill looking incredibly amazing in these stunning Alaia's! I'm totally obsessed with these lace ups!
Last night, cleaning up by boudoir and sifting through my jewelry...trying to find a pracitcal way to expose my accessories so that I can put them to use more often..I think i I found a way...placing them on this Vitruvian "I Love You" statue!
Found this amazing buckled gifted to me by the designer herself, Rita Tesolin..check out www.ritatesolin.com
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
Gisela
images: pocaa blogspot, vogue.uk, street peeper
I'm getting that itch again.... To do something new, something exciting and fun... Shave my sides or not? Is it too trendy? Does it scream 2010? Or is it something adventurous and spontaneous that is worth the thrill?
A spontaneous family outing while visiting auntie Nargis in Long Island last weekend..We stopped the car upon setting our eyes on this amazing gated estate!
According to the Vanderbilt Museum website, this is what they are about:
"The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum — a unique combination of mansion, marine and natural history museum, planetarium and park..Exhibition and program themes focus upon Long Island's Gold Coast Era and upon William K. Vanderbilt II's desire that his marine, natural history, and ethnographic collections promote appreciation and understanding of the marvelous diversity of life, other cultures, and scientific knowledge."
Here we are entering the grounds..Papa Abe, Mama Gisela, baby Camila on mom, older brother Jacob on hands and lil' man Izak in stroller..
Spanish-influenced architecture
Serious doorknocker
Head mounts, part of William K. Vanderbilt's museum of natural history..
The breakfast auntie Nargis prepared for us that morning..yummy!
xoxo!
Gisela
