What's the Buzz?

So it was tonight that my favorite Fifth Avenue department store, Takashimaya, had its annual post-work party for vendors. I am not a vendor. But, my friend is. Would I go? Well, sure.

It was all champagne and platters of cut-up pieces of seasoned meat and fish on the sixth floor where the delicate, exotic blooms are displayed. I was the only one in the crowded room sporting a fluffy zip-up colored ... cream. Everyone else was clad in black and gray thigh-high jumpers and silk ties.

It's easy to get wrapped up in your daily routine and stick like glue to the computer screen in your office. Too easy.

A mentor of mine used to say that the best editors have their fingers firmly placed on the pulse at all times. They step out of their offices and take to the streets. They open their eyes, and ears, and shake hands, engage in conversations, maybe even eavesdrop a tad. Because bright ideas that radiate heat aren't typically found hidden beneath the keyboard.

Don't take your finger off that pulse and catch this event at Takashimaya:

The Gurhan Trunk Show: December 13, from 11:00am to 6:00pm, when the award-winning master goldsmith Gurhan Orhan presents his holiday jewelry collection.

See you there.

YGAT