Bergdorf's

Quite easily the best department store in NYC, it oozes upper east side cool in a way no other department store had achieved. Well apart from Barney's but thats for another post.

Every floor was reminded me a little of Harrod's in London with its l

ow ceilings and golden accent lighting and delicately intricate paneling on the walls. Its basically 7 floors of bliss beginning on the high ceilinged 1st floor of opulent jewellery and acessories. 

However, the favourite was the 2nd floor which showcased what i believe to be the best shoe collection in any department store in the city. I'm a terrible shoe fetishist so i get pretty particular about what i want to see  and trust me, Bergdorf's most definitely delivered

We arrived in January which meant we came at the tail end of the sale period but i was pleasantly surprised to still see a vast array of Pierre Hardy, Balmain, Tabitha Simmons, Alaia and not to mention an insane amount of Christian Louboutins on sale at 60% off

Next couple of floors were the pretty basic high end labels eg Prada, Gucci, D&G. Beautiful to look at but hard to justify the price. For this area, i do believe Barney's had a much more exciting selection. 

But then we arrived on the 5th floor or otherwise known as 5F. Its a mecca for the younger designer crowd complete with a vintage rack from 'What comes around, Goes around', a carefully edited jewellery cabinet, a good selection of cheaper but equally as awesome shoes, and not to mention a yoghurt bar

The place was littered with 3.1 Phillip Lim and Alexander Wang but it also boasted Alice + Olivia, Theory, Adam, Elizabeth and James, Vince, Herve Leger and M by Missoni.

Being an Australian and being completely deprived of the likes of Phillip Lim and Alexander Wang in Perth, I got slightly excited at the huge selection available for me to finger whilst sighing in delight.

In the words of my sister 'I've died so many times in this place today'

PS the yoghurt bar is nothing compared to Forty Carrots in Bloomingdales. I may not be Bloomies' biggest fan, but i do LOVE THEIR YOGHURT. more on that later

The next part of our Bergdorf's adventure landed us in BG, the luxurious little tea spot on the top floor overlooking Central Park. This tiny little shop however lacks in space in a way that ensures that there is very little space between tables and you can easily eavesdrop on your neighbours. The high tea is priced at $36 per person and provides you a sampler of exotic finger sandwiches, chocolate, small tarts and of course a scone with jam and cream. Yes... just one scone per person. Tad stingy i think....

 

The highlight for me was what followed the bill. After we paid, the waiter came around and gave us each a miniature vanilla macaroon...

I knew when i first looked at it that i might even rival the likes of Laduree and Fauchon in Paris. One bite confirmed my beliefs! You can see from its shiny sheen that it was going to be a PERFECT meringue crisp with enough room in the middle of each round for air to ensure that perfect crunch. the filling was perfectly sweet without being too sweet and i was really quite sad to see it disappear. I will stop now.

Happy Shopping,

Nila xx