Miami from the Bright Side!
12 years ago by
And now, let’s take a look at the bright side of Miami.
- You can buy the best stupid souvenirs ever. Sunglasses in the shape of a cocktail glass? Check. Magnets in the shape of vintage surfboards? Check. Delicious coconut treats that you will never eat because you bought it for the cool design of the box ? Check. Tee-shirts that read Kiss My Abs ? NO WAY !
- People are very welcoming ! They like their city and they want to show it to you. In the picture, Maria who I met on the yoga class where I burnt my abs, invited me for lunch at her place to meet with all her friends, bam, just like that.
- You can eat very good crab. Or so I’ve heard.
- For the young ladies of my generation (meaning who’s daddys spent hours watching Miami Vice when they were young) the city reminds you of great memories AND you can send stupid postcards to your dad who will look at them with a happy tear in his eye.
- You can go ruin yourself at the Webster, THE Miami store. Pretend your blue shirt colored your white jeans and you have nothing to wear.
- You can have an amazing massage by a Greek god named Ben at the Standard Spa. He will stretch you in a very specific way, by pulling on your foot in one way and on you neck in one other way. You have the feeling you body is going to break in two parts, but he is still pulling. “Heeeeey hooooo my body’s gonna break in two parts !” but he is still pulling. Aaaaaaaah !!! You get out of there, you’re 3cms taller.
So if you do the math, it’s like you lost 2 kilos, right ?
- The city is pretty amazing. The Art Deco buildings are beautiful and a lot of them still loo, vintage… Colors are crazy, and there are palm trees all over. And me, I love palm trees !!!
- And the best for the end…
People are super welcoming !
Pharrell Williams, whom I am a fan since his first album, lives in Miami and loves our blogs (!!!). He saw we were around and so he invited us to spend the afternoon at his studio.
It was one of the most inspiring afternoons of my life. We literally dived into his world, he made us listen to his new tracks, showed us how he works (at that moment he was recording a new talent he found on Internet), we talked about fashion and also danced like crazy with him (yes in the middle of the afternoon) on one of his news tracks that’s going to be a HIT.
Ok now I have to go, back to real life !!! Bonjour, New York !
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Such a wonderful shot!
This post will be my guide for my next trip to Miami
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Bah alors, tu vois, c’est plutôt cool Miami ! ;)
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I love that picture! White shirt+Beach Hair is the best!
Bisou de Montréal,
Gaby Lang
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The Art Deco in Miami is so inspiring. Minimal elegance, i.e. everything that we love in fashion. Must go again soon!
Elisa Eymery
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What a wonderful shot! Thanks for the beautiful insight into the great time you had in Miami :-)
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Ça fait rêver, j’espère bien y aller un jour ;) !
Makes me long for summer. It’s spring in Stockholm but still too cold..
Kiss my abs.. Hahaha LOL
Lots of love from
LYWM
Well I’m yet to visit but your post on the positives of Miami (aside from you feeling sick), is inspiring. Now I know what to look for when I finally make it out there. I used to live in Orlando, but that’s not as exciting (Unless you like Disney World, which is where I worked).
Lovely new friend by the way! You always manage to find the chic-est people~
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OMG!! I´m going to Miami next month! My sister lives there and she´s having a baby! <3 Can´t wait to meet this lovely city you just described. Kiss Kiss!
… Vous avez dansé dans le studio de Pharell Williams, à Miami, sur un futur Hit et tu dis ça le + naturellement du monde… :-)
Et ma mère qui s’est mis en tête qu’on y aille faire un tour avant le début de mon master en septembre… Ok, merci Garance, maintenant j’ai encore plus envie d’y aller ; )
Sans parler de l’après midi avec Pharell, dont juste le nom me fait un peu beaucoup rêver!
lovely photo!!!!!!!
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Génial !! So fresh !
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Pharell Williams!!!!! J suis trop jalouse!!!
je reviens de Miami mais j ai pas eu la chance de le rencontrer!! Sur un malentendu ça aurait été sympa…
T as bien fait de rester un peu plus longtemps…
Profite bien et encore bravo pour les “Pardon My French”….
OMG how gorgeous! The picture is great, so fresh and spontaneous…! And she has also an amazing smile!! love her scarf!
xoxo
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Non mais Pharrell Williams, quoi !!! et en plus à Miami…
J’ai fait une escale prolongée l’année dernière à miami entre deux avions et j’ai craqué sur un top “I was in Miami, bitch”, oui, oui *_* Bon, même pour dormir, c’est un peu dur à assumer… mais c’est l’effet Miami !
ralalal la chance =D
Et le bronzage lol
xxx
Anne
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Comment passer d’un article où on avait envie de te plaindre d’avoir les vacances de la loose à un article où on a envie de t’étriper d’avoir des vacances trop cool :)
Lucky youu!! I dreamm to go to Miami!!
But NYC isn’t bad either ;)
xx
Lucie
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Amazing Garance, you make me dream !
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What happy people who live in the rays of the sun almost all the whole year!!!
After taking a look at this pic, I almost ran over a swiming suit and the sun lotion..but quickly came to my senses… I live in Moscow…and yesterday and today it is snowing and raining at the same time :)
Garance -you are the perfect! It ‘s a pleasure to see and read u here!
Nata,Moscow,rolling in snow :)
Bon on dirait que ça va mieux.
Est-ce qu’on verra des photos de votre après-midi musical?
Il me tarde de pouvoir retourner à Miami car je n’ai pas eu le temps de bien visiter la première fois.
Bon retour à NY.
Love the color of her scarf!!!
Kisses
Silvia
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Sounds like a great finish to your trip. I’m in awe about your trip to hangout with Pharrell, SO COOL! Have a safe flight home.
xoxo
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J’adore ton blog Garance!! <3
ah bah ca va bien mieux, good new !!!!
Funny and interesting post. I laughed a lot : ) I want to go to Miami:)
Kisses:)
LV
The Stylistbook | Street Fashion Blog
I can’t believe you two wound up hanging out with Pharrell! Did you take any fantastic photos of his insanely cool house? I’ve seen some snapshots in magazines, and that man has such an eye for design! I’m a beginning designer myself and I’d love to know what motivates and inspires him!
Ahhh so jealous!
What a great shot! So bright & happy; truly makes you want to pack your bags and head for MIA!
J’adore cet photo!!!! amazing!
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Great to see the bright side and hope you feel better. I use to seat next to my dad with my sister to watch Miami Vice. Don’t get me started!
So maybe you just needed a dancing session with Pharrell Williams to feel better !!
Have a safe journey back home
Xx
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I love this shot! So fresh! I am so in love with Panama hats! I can’t wait for the summer!
J’adore ton blog et la photo :) super!
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Putain Pharell Williams qui VOUS invite parce qu’il lit vos blogs, c’est carrément la classe ultime. Wahou!
In my opinion this is the most perfect outfit of all time. The white shirt, denim cut-offs, turquoise scarf…I want!
P.S. Love your blog Garance:)
ohhhhhhhh pharrell !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on peut avoir des photos ???????????
Nice shot!
Giada
http://giadascarnival.blogspot.com
J’ adore cette photo!!
I will be almost in Miami ,I can’t wait, Paris it’s very nice and a little warm right now, but I desperatly need sun & fun mood :-)) Have a nice trip to back in New York Garance and thank’s for this post, I’m really in love with Miami <3
ciao bella !
Cool photo!
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Oh la vache pharell Williams :o j’en reviens pas là… Bon sinon la photo m’inspire et me donne envie d’aller boire un mojito sur la plage. Elle est canon cette fille :)
Miami is like Las Vegas – the “best” and the “worst” of everything!
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nooooooon Pharrell je suis trop jalouse! (les photos pleaaaase)
Sounds like you’re having a blast my dear! Keep these updates coming!
xoxo
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sounds hilarious and fabulous at the same time! I haven’t been to miami in forever!
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Very nice photo. I am another lover of the scarf, color size etc. and white shirt, sandals, hat, shorts
everything.
Ça donne super envie d’y aller ! Je veux un résumé adresse par adresse pour pouvoir en profiter au max si j’y vais ;)
xx.
Ouhhh, moi dès qu’on parle de crabe, j’ai les papilles qui gigotent (si tant est qu’elles puissent le faire).
Ayé, une ville de plus à ma liste des “Villes-à-visiter-quand-j’aurais-l’argent/le-temps/l’argent/l’argent/plus-peur-de-l’avion”.
Ca envoye du rêve Euméwicain la!
Bonne journée!
Lionel,
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Nice picture!
Garance, I’m sorry but I have to say, maybe people there are only so welcoming because you and Scott are such blogosphere superstars! Not sure the rest of us internet plebians would have the same experience =/ Anyway, glad you had some great moments despite the chaos!
I’m glad that your fever was only the result of disillusionment with the image of Miami ;)))
I am just lying in my bed sick with chicken pox, which is not funny. And even I know the mood of street fashion in Miami, because I just googled it ;)))
I am glad that you managed to do so, however, great picture! As seen on your post everywhere are true fashion oasis! I’m glad to read you :D
Greetings from Berlin
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Miami c’est cooooool !!!!
Le soleil, la mer bleu et le shopping!!! PERFECT!!!
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Ah bon, parce que Pharell Williams fait encore de la musique? … bon ok, suis méchante là. Disons que j’ étais une fan de ces premiers albums ( surtout quand il produisait avec Chad Hugo, N.E.R.D !!!), pfff, ses albums étaient des bombes! Bref, je suis un peu dans le désamour là, depuis ces dernières productions qui n’étaient pas terribles… (Pharell si tu lis mon commentaire, sans rancune hein! ;)
Bref, je sors cet intermède “critique musicale” ;)
Contente que tu es passé du bon temps à Miami, ah lala, quelle chance!
Bises Garance!
G.
Your real life : New York… Mine : Toulouse, France. I think yours is quite better currently. By the way, I love your blog and I read it every day! :)
Wow!
Je ne laisse jamais de commentaires (timidité, maque de temps, peur d’avoir l’air stupide…) mais la je suis obligée!
J’ai vécu 1an et demi à Miami et j’adore cette ville, elle me manque tellement, grace a tes derniers post j’y suis retournée le temps de quelques minutes!
Après je suis dans l’obligation de manifester ma jalousie profonde!!!!! J’adore Pharell Williams et j’imagine l’après midi que tu as du passer, quelle chance!!!!
Je ne te suis pas depuis trés longtemps mais j’adore la façon que tu as de t’exprimer et tes illustartions sont juste SUBLIMES! bravo tu as un talent et un gout de dingue!!!! (jvoulai ressortir mon vocabulaire d’ado mais je vais éviter lol)
Merci pour tous ces voyages au coeur du reve, de la mode et de Miami!
Maria
amazing sandals xx
love dawn
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Plus ça va, plus ta vie ressemble à un rêve. Profites! Miami, malgré ses vices, reste une ville incroyable, si loin de notre paris ou de new york! Je suis contente que tu ai finalement réussi à l’apprécier! Et pas besoin d’être une blogeuse reconnue pour être bien accueilli à Miami, les gens là bas sont tellement sympas et souriants! :)
so, after all… I guess Miami is a place to go, isn’t it?
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Invitée par Pharrell Williams ? Really ?? Garance, là, vraiment, c’est la classe internationale !!
comme quoi, ça valait le coup de positiver !! et “Pharell” sur le gateau ! tellement Miami LUCKY YOU : suis jalouse ^^ ;)
Enfin, ravie de voir 1 look qui résume bien la coolitude de Miami !
Bisous !
Wow, she looks like the real Madison from movie Splash
Garance,
And I just had this feeling about Miami: you can buy the wish things sold out in NYC. Bal Harbour Shops has everything listed on Vogue!! ;-)
Kiss from Brazil!! Love your blog! Larissa
La chaaaaance pour Pharell !!!!!
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Sooo cool about Pharell W!! Doesnt suprise me that he likes your blogs he has good taste!!
I am originally from Paris and I just moved to nyc, I have created my own little world on tumblr, I would lovee to have people going and seeing it:
http://babylon-dream.tumblr.com/
Hope you are all good and happy!!
xx
Parissa
On dirait Carrie Bradshaw :)
Pharell ?? Un studio??? lol !!
Tu as pris une photo j’esperes :-)
Great style, such a beauty!!!! I love you
Gorgeous photo!!!
Love MIAMI!!!
xxx
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South Beach est too much, écoeurante comme un gros cupcake.. Mais le Miami cool existe! Il est à Wynwood, par ici:
http://vimeo.com/38541760
Ah, mais il y avait une suite à ces aventures à Miami… et quelle suite!?!
Oh… Tu me donnes envie de partir en vacances!
I love how you met such a stylish new friend at Yoga! Love her look. She seems delightful.
Peter @ http://low–couture.blogspot.com
This hat makes me happy!!
Excellent post abut Miami…finally you wrote good and right things about my city ( because now is my city, it’s where a I live now!) …and what a fabulous coincidence I met Maria in a special exhibition about YSL at Keni Valenti Gallery, you can see the photos here http://www.angelesalmuna.com/2012/03/ysl-keni-valenti-gallery-opening-event.html , she is wonderful, full of energy and beautiful…good for you that you met wonderful people in Miami, but you didn’t meet me…so next time let me know and you will have a fabulous dinner at home with some of my crazy and fabulous friends!
Kisses Garance, you are SUPERBE!
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Pharrell williams?! No way!!! Your life is simply amazing, I can tell you!
Cool!
Tu es toujours a Miami? Ce serait bien de se voir j habite a Miami maintenant, j aimerai de montrer ma nouvelle collection de maillots, let me know!
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ooooh … I am going there tomorrow. She looks perfectly chic for the beach.
OOHHH!! maria is my cousin!!!!!
congratulations for your photo, is very pretty ! and excellent post!
Wohooo! I was feeling pretty bad for you (no sleep, fever, then getting burnt while doing yoga, etc.) but this makes up for all that!
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Je suis pas Pharell Williams mais moi aussi j’adore ton blog!
Merci pour ton post. J’ai vraiment bien aimé , très intéressant, marrant. La photo est splendide….Comme d’hab, quoi, mais merci quand-même …
Bisous
definitely looks like there was a bright side to your trip. and a very good one indeed! good going friend.
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Thank you so much Garance!!! absolutely LOVE the picture -It was the most relaxed and fun photo shoot ever! I couldn’t stop laughing.. And spending time with you talking about life, yoga and fashion was the best part of it.
Besos desde Miami!!
I’am german living in the tropical and I am happy every single day for the palmtrees! Can understand you excitement indeed. Love your blog! XXX Patty
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GORGEOUS shot! She looks genuinely happy!
LOVE the sandals!! Who makes them?? Please tell me!
love your blog too garance!
T’es la p’tite Frenchie qui monte Garance :)
La série Miami vice a duré de 1984 à 1990, donc ça correspond plus à ton enfance et à ton adolescence qu’à celle de ton père. Eh oui, le temps passe.
All of your Miami posts (except for the being ill part) make me want to go and visit family in FL and thaw my Pacific Northwest bones!! Hope there is more!!
Alexis C.
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I love how this picture captures the essence of effortless beauty.
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super cool that you met Pharell ! I’m a big fan of his music aswell.
Funny post :)
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Have fun!!!
Mariaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!Jajajajajajaja I can’t believe it’s you!!!!!!
Here I am having breakfast at home in Seville, and here you are! in Garance blog’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Besos!!!!!!!!!!!
Great! Miami sounds great in ur post!! thank you!
Have a nice day!!!xxx
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hey, Garance!! Pharell, encore un qui a succombé à ton sourire!!
Bientôt tu feras des courses de caddie avec la queen mother!!
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sous-titre: “A fond pour Garance!!”
That’s very fresh! Can’t wait already for a warm weather!
Garance, tu me fait rêver <3
Merci
Mariaaaaa! I can’t believe it’s you!!!
I was having breakfast at home and here you are!
Besos desde Sevilla!!!!!!
La chance que tu as ! Tu mérties d’avoir une vie aussi trépidante :)
J’ai repris l’une de tes illustrations à la main, je l’ai postée sur mon blog :
http://wordsandshapes.blogspot.com/
Tu es mon inspiration ! Bonne continuation Garance :)
J’aime beaucoup les chaussures de ton amie Maria … si, à l’occasion, elle peut me donner le nom de la marque.
Très beau look, très belle photo … comme d’habitude.
Par contre, Miami fait partie des villes que j’ai moyennement appréciées … peut être devrais je y retourner pour changer d’avis.
Bel après midi
C’est la vie de star en fait, quoi…
Quelles ont été les autres après-midi les plus inspirantes de ta vie ?
Hi Kate!
The sandals are from an inexpensive but very stylish spanish brand called HAZEL.
xoxo
I love you! :)
Ahah, c’est sûr que ce n’est pas à Paris que des inconnus rencontrés pendant un de yoga ou de fitness t’invitent à déjeuner chez eux avec leurs amis !
Rien que le fait de sourire à quelqu’un dans la rue donne l’impression de l’agresser violemment. Et celui qui se risquerait à engager la conversation dans une boutique passerait pour un dangereux psychopathe.
@ Maria : Thank you for the good tips !
Miami is so right for this season – bright N fun- see fab beach kaftans and amazing embellished tunics http://www.bluemojito.co.uk
I’m happy to read that you had a great time after all!!
Abs by the way… 3 cm. taller?????? That’s the best thing about Miami, then. :-)
Your welcome cohiba! i’m all the time searching for new brands since i’m a buyer..
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Miiiiiiinnnnnnnce Pharell Williams, je suis trop méga jalouse, c’est mon fantasme sur pattes (pharell si tu me lis) (en français en plus).
Bon bah au moins, ton séjour ce sera amélioré :D ^^
Bisous
Love Pharrell Williams! You lucky thing, you. xoxoxo
Thanks Maria!!!
x
Very cool that Pharell gave you access to the lab! A studio is a producer’s sanctuary (at least it is for my better half). Would love to hear more about your visit! Thanks for this post–I now have a better appreciation for Miami. It’s not all yellow Lamborghinis and frozen daiquiris from Wet Willie’s… :)
wonderful shot and post hun!
I love all your photos so much!
xx
-S
Ginger and Lace
Real life? there is not such a thing.
nan mais fais vouar la photo de Pharell au studio, il est cute non ? j’aime bien aussi, sa musique et son style héhé !
sounds awesome n u met pharrell??? kyaaaaaaaaahahaha *super jealous*
:D
Trop la classe Garance ce petit aprèm avec Pharell, dis on aura des photos ou des trucs ?…
xx
I live in Miami since 1998…It is a beautiful city, sunny and warm every day of the year, but sometimes I feel that if you love fashion (like me) is a city that don’t offer you many alternatives (at list of what I like) I had the oportunity to live in NY for 1 1/2 year and Gosh I miss it so much…! But the good news is that Design Distric and Wynwood (outside Miami Beach) is a nice area where you’ll find lots of cool bars and art galeries, hence diferent people and diferent styles…I hope next time you visit MIami have the chance to go to “Art Walk”. It’s realy cool and diferent from Miami Beach lifestyle..!
I forgot…! Design District also has the BEST French Bakery in town…! You can’t miss it..!
J’aime bien comment tu dérives de “J’ai gagné trois centimètres” à “Donc j’ai perdu trois kilos”. Si c’est pas de l’optimisme made in Miami…
C’est beau quoi !
Pharrell Williams … NON MAIS PHARRELL ! <3 Quelle chance vous avez eu mon dieu.
that is so cool Garance! I’m glad your vacation turned around :)
me too the thing i find so unique about Miami is the Art Deco colorful buildings, vintage hotels (Delano, hmm! :) and palm trees :D i can’t wait to go in May.
bisous, dina
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J’adore ! Bravo Garance, comme tjs superbes photos, super papier. je suis a 100 % OK sur ton analyse et ta vision de Miami version Bright side…. d’ailleurs trop drôle nous étions au Standard, au même moment… et je me suis dit en te croisant dans le lobby : …”on dirait Garance, cette fille !” arghhh j’aurais du venir te parler !
See U next time in Miami xoxo
OH MY GOD you got to spend time with PHARRELL at HIS PLACE??!!! OH MY GOD. I’m sooo green with envy, Garance!
Dans une semaine c’est à mon tour !! Trop hâte d’y être après avoir lu ton article !
Mais je ne pense pas avoir la chance de rencontrer Pharrell Williams :(
Je prévois aussi de faire un cours de yoga sur la plage au levé du soleil. Est-ce que tu aurais un contact à me transmettre ?
Merci ;-)
joie de vivre!!