When it comes to purchasing a memorable item on my travels, I generally find myself hunting housewares. Crystal in Prague, blankets in Cozumel, art in Fiji and now, pottery in Tel Aviv. Here are my chic finds at the Nachlat Benyamin Market. I fell in love with this teapot and matching mugs by artist Ramon Mendesono. Now, when I drink a cup of tea in the morning, I will think of Tel Aviv.....
What do you do with a free day in Tel Aviv? Go shopping of course. My new friend Sara, the lovely and talented Fashion Editor of Elle Mexico, and I headed to the Nachlat Benyamin Street. The local market or shuk, which is held there every Tuesday and Friday along with the Carmel Shuk, was the perfect place to shop for arts and crafts, jewelry, clothes, furniture, housewares and souvenirs. Here are some of the colorfully chic items I spotted.
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Jerusalem. 11.24.2011
The only way to describe Jerusalem is to see the city.
While visiting Israel for Tel Aviv Fashion Week, I had the opportunity to visit Jerusalem along with the other international journalists invited there to cover the event. It's an area of the world that always seemed fascinating, but hadn't topped my list of places to visit - until now. And on Thanksgiving Day in America, it seemed almost surreal and an incredibly fitting day to be there. What I found was a city steeped in history, yet poised for modernity with its architecure, spiritual views and yes, fashion. While walking through its ancient streets, I discovered its treasures. Here are images from the day including views of the Jerusalem rooftops, the Arab shuk, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Jewish Quarter, the Wailing Wall and the Mamilla Hotel and Shopping Center. More images after the break.
I hope you enjoy it.
XOXO
- Norma Jayne
More, more, more images after the break.
One of the best parts of visiting Israel for Tel Aviv Fashion Week, was a day trip to Jerusalem coordinated by the show organizers and Ministry of Tourism. There we visited the sites including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Wailing Wall and the local market or shuk. My vintage blazer was a perfect choice to wear for the day. Its bold colors and ethnic print seemed to suit the neighborhood as captured by my new friend Gabriele Dirvanauskas's iphone. A special treat? One of the local delicacies - fresh fruit juice. Pomegranate, orange and grapefruit. Delish!
Tal Shiry and Sami Zeibak in Threeasfour
What were they wearing at Tel Aviv Fashion Week?
From ethnic prints to bold colors and vintage finds – it was an eclectic mix. I always enjoy visiting other countries if for no other reason than to see what people are wearing. I've never visited the Middle East before and it was quite exciting to see Israeli designers on the runway and scout the local fashion scene. Many attendees favored local designers including Nethanel Zikri, Alembika, Galit Levi and ‘70s era Maskit. Dresses, skirts and moto jackets topped the list along with artsy necklaces and colorful embellishments and plenty of shades. Here are a few of the best looks I captured at the historic HaTachana train station in Tel Aviv. For more.... go to my home base at ApparelNews.net.
Tamar Karavan in Alembika
Guest in Nethanel Zikri dress, Keren Wolf earrings and bag, Zara heels.
Model Amit Machtinger and friend. She’s in Maskit vintage and Paula Bianco necklace.
Designer/actress Dorit Bar Or in her own design.
Stylist Rony Ilan
Sami Zeibak in Juliet dress, Ruby Star necklace and Ralph Lauren sunglasses. Dana Friman wears Cynthia Vincent clothing, Nori Tamy necklace and a Maison Martin Margiela hat
Michal Shapira in Galit Levi dress, Dori Csengeri earrings and Custo Barcelona jacket
Actress Inbar Lavi in Nathanel Zikri
Gabriele Dirvanauskas and Poppy Dinsey, photo courtesy of Styleite
Ishtar
I've just returned from Tel Aviv....
I was there covering its first ever fashion week - or at least the first in over 30 years. As Fashion Editor for Apparel News, I was invited to cover this historic occasion along with journalists from around the world including England, Italy, Russia, Mexico and the US. It was an international event and that's exactly what was on the runway. Like the city of Tel Aviv, its fashion was not only modern, but infused with culture. Organizers brought in the big-guns - that is Roberto Cavalli - to create a high profile fashion debut. The Italian designer showed his Spring 2012 collection to help kick start the Nov. 21 to 23 run of the event at HaTachana, Tel Aviv's historic train station. Israeli designers ranged from established names such as Gideon Oberson of Gottex fame to upcoming talents from the renowned Shenkar College of Engineering and Design whose alumnae include the one-and-only Alber Elbaz. Top names on the runway included Sasson Kedem, Yaniv Persy, Yossef, Alembika, Dorit Bar Or, Ishtar, Israel Ohayon and Project Runway Israel's Alon Livne. Here are a couple of highlights from the week. For more, go to my home base at ApparelNews.net.....I'll be posting coverage throughout the week.
Ido Recanati
Gideon and Karen Oberson, photo by Avi Valdman
