i've been working the day and night away in chicago this week so haven't had too much time to explore. last night my friend mona and i went for dinner at the bedford to be followed by dessert at the dreamy violet hour. on the way, we stumbled upon a lovely little shop called asrai garden in wicker park. it is filled with the most wonderful flowers, curios and perfumes imaginable and they almost had to drag us out at closing. with lines such as côté bastide, lauren zindel and patch nyc this is the perfect little spot to get a gift or something for yourself. i'll be dreaming of this sweet little mother of pearl hand stitched by tamar mogendorff for a while!
