New York, to that tall skyline I come...

Of All days we picked today to reconvene and have lunch. The city is spectacular this time of year. Autumn in New York is magnificent. Unless it happens to be raining monsoon-like rains! I'm braced with my raincoat (Kenneth Cole black with silver faux fur collar) and my black boots (Nine West but look fancy designerish) and my collapsible Burberry umbrella that I will keep wrapped in a plastic shopping bag inside my black patent leather bag for safekeeping when not in use.) I'm ready with plenty of green in my wallet to keep this girl dry. Ordinarily public transportation is not even a fleeting thought but I really don't want the rain to mess with my hair so this girl will be cabbing it today. In my bag I have my iPhone, my dog-eared copy of  Up at the Villa by Somerset Maughm, my agenda (I prefer paper to iPhone for this) a few pens, lipstick, lip-gloss, some make up for touch-up, a few mints to suck on, a bottle of water, some Kleenex and my sunglasses just in case I'll need them. That last item is wishful thinking, I know!

Where am I going you want to know? Well, I'll be headed to Fred's Restaurant at Barney's.


And I've been pondering over the menu, wondering what on earth I will have... everything looks so good!





It all looks marvelous, does it not? I'll most likely be getting a salad...perhaps the Nicoise...

Who will I be joining? I'll be joining the same group of lovely ladies I lunched with a Bergdorf's last Spring. Liz Lange and her sister Jane Wagman of Shopafrolic will be there, as will Stacy of Quintessence, PR Guru and Ridgely's Rader blogger Ridgely Brode, this time we have the pleasure of being joined by stylist Kelley Moore, PR maven Ruth of the Fashion Office... do I have everyone? Have I unintentionally left someone out? Forgive me, please, if I have! I must be off now to wash my hair and check my train schedules. I'll be taking plenty of pictures and if you're a Tweeter I'll be Tweeting out some pictures as well! Look for my Tweets starting at Noonish!

Have a great Thursday and to my East Coast friends, please stay dry!


Jessica