Freezing on the Hottest Day in NYC

Park Avenue (west) elevation of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, New York City. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ah, a week in New York City, and I am exhausted but exhilarated at the same!  Is there really any other place in America that requires so much energy?  I doubt it. 

This week was the Fall Preview and Fashion Runway Show for Worth New York and W By Worth.  Over 500 beautiful and astute business woman literally take over the Waldorf Astoria!  The lobby has never looked so fabulous.  The rooftop bees could not be heard over the buzz of the Worth women!  A couple of interesting facts I bet you haven't heard on the hotel's website:

a) This is the coldest hotel in America!  Each conference room is colder than the other.  Wear your warmest clothes, even if there is a heat wave outside, like there was this past week!

b) There is absolutely no phone reception in the lobby area.  Consequently, the lobby is filled with angry people texting message away like mad!  Do you think they have done this intentionally? 

c) When making your hotel reservation, be sure to ask for the most uniquely-shaped rooms, because....boy, do they have them.  Ours had this most awesome dressing and make-up area and yet the bathroom itself, was quite small.

The company I work for, Worth New York, went above and beyond, for the Fall Preview 2012! We had the all-company cocktail reception, we had regional dinners, and Leadership Award meetings, and breakfasts and seminars on fit and how to grow your business and some of us even had midnight lobby bar champagne parties.......and the very best part............a full Fashion Runway Show! It was definately WORTHwhile! Thanks to the Worth staff/employees who worked so hard to make sure we had a valuable and enjoyable event...........you all are the very best in the apparel industry!

I know you are dying to see the Fall line, so here you go:
Worth New York Fall 2012 Fashion Video

Tomorrow, I will tell you about the hilarious times (crazy Indian cab drivers, being 50+ at 2 am in the Big Apple and the true definition for the "Meatpacking District") I had over the weekend in NYC with my son and daughter-in-law, but like I said, I am exhausted, so this is all you get for now!  

 Time for a nap...................zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
 

Related articles

• 'Buzzing' over the newest residents atop NYC hotels

  ---

WORTHy Wish # 2: Isn't It Rich?

This is my fall go-to outfit.  It's "berry nice"!  Actually, they call this brown color 'berry brown' and it's a wonderfully-rich hue.  I plan to wear this instead of the standard suit to the woman's luncheons I attend. I plan to wear it out to nice but casual dinners with my husband and friends.  I plan to wear it for dinner at Parent's Weekend.  I plan to wear the pieces separately, too.  The little leather jacket will look adorable with a white button down shirt and jeans.  The turtleneck with my khakis, the skirt with several shirts I already own. 

The outfit consists of three pieces.  First, you have the 'Brownie Embossed-Croco Micro Jacket made of 100% Leather.  It's perfect for Arizona.  It's lined and has a snug fit.  Sizes 0-16 and costs $ 898.00.  Next, the cute skirt: the 'Berry Brown Pleated Flip Skirt'.  The name is even cute! It's 100% Wool, unlined, fit and has a flare.  Sizes XP-XL and costs $428.  (It also comes in a very dark navy called 'New Navy' which I could really use, too, but I'm not made of money, unfortunately). Finally, the very lightweight, perfect for AZ, 'Berry Brown Skinny Turtleneck'.  It's 90% Cotton/10% Lycra, with a snug fit and running XP-XL.  It costs $98.00.  The total is $1424, about the same as any quality suit I might select from Nordstrom's or  Neiman Marcus or Saks, only with a very creative edge to it.  But, at that price, I have studied it and made sure that I really love it.  I will be wearing it a lot!  I haven't figured out what shoes to wear yet, but there's still plenty of time before I will be wearing any of this outfit.  It's supposed to be 111 degrees today!  Ouch.

Thanks to all of you who ordered yesterday's shirt (although you all chose the Orchid color instead of the teal color!). Email me at beth@emtnester.com to order today's outfit or another piece from the fall Worth Collection!

For Some of Us, It's a Wordy Wednesday

I am reminded by one of my favorite blog writers named Casey, that it's Wordless Wednesday. And she has a hysterical picture to share with us (go, but you'd better come back!). Sorry, but I am filled with words and thoughts today, so I must prescribe to a "Wordy Wednesday" instead.

I am happy to hear that Nigeria is finally going to have Mr. Goodluck Jonathan take over as the acting leader of their country today. They say, he's less corrupt then the others and gets along with most people. Personally, I think the real reason they selected him is because everyone knows he'll bring some needed GOOD LUCK to this tormented nation. After all, they did not ask Mr. Honest Mark or Mr. Happygolucky Luke , now did they?!










The United States might learn a thing or two about marketing their candidates from the Nigerians, too. "Vote for Mr. Jones.......he's less corrupt and has never been caught staring in a sex tape or taking a bribe from a bank or private company!" Sounds refreshingly honest to me.

One nice thing about getting older, is you start to see things so much clearer. The clarity can be blinding. It's always so obvious what's the right thing to do and what is very wrong. Not that older people always do the right things in life, we are just acutely aware of the correctness of the action prior to acting one way or another!

I did the right thing twice today....once in a business decision and once in a business transaction. In both decisions, I could have been financially in better shape by "doing the wrong thing", but that should not be the deciding factor in all business decisions. Right? (And, it's only a few minutes after noon!)

If I am able to fly into Baltimore next week, I will be helping my sister in her business, that is as an sales associate for Worth clothes. If you don't know the line, it's beautiful clothes that are made well and you set up a trunk show shop in your home and sell to friends individually. They are expensive but I am finding, worth every penny. I have purchased a few outfits in the past year from my sister. Every time (and I mean, every time) I wear these two outfits I get a million comments on how great the clothes look and how nice I look. It's kind of freaky. You can actually buy the clothes on line, you just have to go through a sales associate, like my sister. I would love to be able to be of more help to her, so if you check out the website and want to order some nice clothes for yourself, email June at jdavis@worthcollection.com. Tell her, Beth sent you! If you live in the Annapolis area and want to stop by to see the clothes, call June at 410-703-5680. We'd love to meet you.

Of course, even if we don't sell 100 pieces of clothing during our week, we have a blast. On good nights after some good sales, we celebrate with a good red wine. On evenings when we had several cancellations and low sales, we commensurate with a good bottle of wine. Bottom line, I get to spend a delightful week with my sister. (But the company might not like it if we aren't good little sales people, too!)

I'd like to continue our little wordy chat, but the right thing to do is to get back to my paying job and finish this website project and get it over to my favorite graphic designer this afternoon!