Bellissima, NYC streetstyle

I admit, sometimes I do have bits and peaces of prejudice in me. Like that day when we stopped in a cafe in Soho, right next to a shop selling Italian furniture and homeware. The lady selling the stuff was this beautiful, graceful woman of Asian descent. I couldn't help it,  I kept staring at her... You would kind of expect her to be in Chinatown, selling smelly fish or strange vegetables, dressed down, with her long hair up, simply in a different place and life. But there she was - beautifully aging and styled out of her cultural context. I mean, I do not know anything about her life history, but just seeing her for a short time, it got all these images running in my head. I love surprises like this :-)

Tone in tone in tone, NYC streetstyle

Mr. Eclectic, NYC streetstyle

I think this outfit is a good example that it is all about how you wear your clothes. I dare to say that this ensemble could look strange on oh so many guys, but this guy makes it all work for him - with his attitude, huge smile and confident energy, that I could feel meters away on the street. So I guess it is not about the clothes you wear, but how you wear them. It really is your personality what makes other people turn around when you pass them by. The trick is to make clothes help your personality come out and shine. Sounds simple, but let me wish us all good luck with that :-)

Dena, Bratislava streetstyle

This beautiful and sweet girl is Dena from Cyprus, but she lives and studies medicine in Bratislava. I think you can see if people are from a country with a lot of sunshine, they seem to carry that sun, its warmth and passion inside them wherever they go. Her dress is H&M, but from Vienna. Now, I don't know who decides which collections go to which market, but I need to have a word with that person... Anyway, notice the subtle, but perfect detail of pairing the tassels of the dress with the moccasins?

New York moments

When in New York, do what New Yorkers do :-)

Williamsburg couple on their way to the local waterfront

Beacon's closet vintage and thrift shop in Williamsburg - the biggest and fanciest playground for girls I've ever seen, with goodies organized and displayed by colour!

 

 

 

cafe front in Soho

Traveling in style

Central Park chill out

What's the time, square?

 

 

5th avenue window shopping

and a different kind of shopping at Hell's Kitchen street market

a local Tonbo stopped by to say Hi :-)

 Hi there! :-)

somewhere on a Brooklyn street

stormwatching

 

I salute you, the city that never sleeps!

The New York couple, NYC streetstyle

This couple was so cute for posing together, they also seemed like such nice people. To me they look almost like from a contemporary painting :-)
At the same time they were representing everything I noticed on the streets of New York - guys with simple cuts and lines, strong facial hair and rolled up trousers, girls with tattoos (which in this case look like the continuing of the dress) and heavy boots in summer. Visually, I adore the idea, the pairing of the opposites - light dress and heavy boots, short skirt and tall boots.... and for the pictures that's all that matters :-)

Just got back from a weekend in magical Banská Štiavnica (will show and tell later...), feeling like a newborn :-) Wishing you all a great new week full of inspiration!

Tonbogirl for EVA magazine! ENGL/SVK

Proof No 2 that miracles do happen :-)
I am very honored and delighted to introduce you this double spread put together from my Bratislava streetstyle pictures that you can find in the Slovak fashion magazine, EVA! This really is a dream come true, I can't even tell you how much so!!! I know that's too many exclamation marks, can't help it! Sorry! :-)
At the same time I feel very humbled and thankful - to YOU ALL wonderful and stylish people reading this blog or blogging yourselves. And YOU ALL wonderful and stylish people on the pictures - thank you for the inspiration! Because you all are inspiring - now as proved and printed out by EVA. So BIG congrats to you all! Now run and grab you copy on the news stands while they have them! :-)

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Dôkaz číslo 2 o tom, že zázraky sa dejú :-)
S taaakouto radosťou a tichou úctou vám predstavujem dvojstranu streetstyle fotiek z ulíc Bratislavy, ktorá práve vyšla v novom čísle EVY! Som asi tak v štrnástom nebi!!! A píšem príliš veľa výkričníkov, ja viem! Nemôžem si pomôcť! :-)
Zároveň s tou radosťou cítim aj veľký rešpekt a vďaku - voči VÁM, všetkým úžasným čitateľom a blogerom. A VÁM, všetkým úžasným ľuďom na fotkách - ďakujem za inšpiráciu! Pretože o tom to je a teraz to máte aj čierne na bielom v EVE, ha! Takže GRATULUJEM! A teraz šup šup pre nové číslo EVY, kým ešte je :-)

Lindsey, NYC streetstyle

The beautiful Lindsey and her vintage dress that she got in one of the many shops in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I took a trip to one of the fantastic places there, will have some photos to show you :-)

Yuseff, NYC streetstyle

Tonbogirl in Emma magazine! :-) ENGL/SVK

You know what, miracles do happen! :-) If you had any doubts, here I present proof No 1:
after 4 months of blogging and about 130 posts, I am incredibly flattered and basically numb from happiness to be included in the selection of 3 Slovak fashion bloggers as done by Emma magazine (above). Really, I am afraid to even blink just in case it would all be a dream and would suddenly disappear...

So yes, that's me, nice to meet you :-) And these are my helpers: my darling Apple and my camera, and I'm sitting on my bloger's nest, the IKEA couch, wearing my summer obsession - a T by Alexander Wang maxidress. And yes, that's wine in the glass - it was the photographer's suggestion, apparently I look better in the picture with it... Well, let's not comment on that :-)))

The other two lovely girls included in the selection are accomplished bloggers that I am sure many of you might already know: Barbora Dudinska blogs as Chichi and Nikola Jančovičova as Clementine. Which makes it so much more valuable to me. Turst me, it is a feeling I dearly wish all other bloggers to experience, who put their energy, time, love and creativity into their blogs. But I honestly think in Slovakia this is only the beginning of a stronger presence of bloggers in fashion, design and lifestyle.

Well, this turned out to be the longest post ever, so let me just round up. You can find the magazine on newsstands RIGHT NOW and the online version of the article here. Sorry it is only available in Slovak, but if you have anything you would like to know, send me an e-mail, will gladly answer any reasonable questions.

And the best part? I have a proof No 2, that miracles indeed do happen :-) Coming very soon...

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Ak by ste náhodou neverili na zázraky, nech sa páči, dôkaz číslo 1 o ich existencii:
po 4 mesiacoch blogovania a asi 130 postoch sa blogu Tonbogirl dostalo pocty, radosti a štátneho sviatku: bola som zaradená medzi 3 (slovom tri) Emmou vybrané slovenské blogerky. Stále troška nechápem, zároveň sa neopísateľne teším (ale napriek tomu o tom ešte chvíľu písať budem :-) a tiež sa bojím, že sa zobudím a všetko to bude iba sen, ktorý sa lusknutím prstov rozplynie...

Takže toto tu som ja, teší ma :-) Po boku moji verní pomocníci: Mac-ko s jabĺčkom, foťák a IKEA sedačka slúžiaca ako nočný blogerský pelech. Len pre dôsledné info pre zapisovateľov: na sebe mám svoju letnú lásku, maxišaty od T by Alexander Wang. No hej, a pohár vína v ruke - za ten však môže fotograf Braňo Š., bol to jeho nápad na vylepšenie fotky... ehm :-)

Ďalšie dve ostrielané blogerky, popri ktorých som mala tú česť sa v článku ocitnúť, mnohí z vás určite poznajú: Barbora Dudinska bloguje ako Chichi a Nikola Jančovičová ako Clementine. Potešenie z dobrej spoločnosti je tak na mojej strane! A verte mi, svoje momentálne pocity z celého srdca prajem zažiť všetkým blogerom, ktorí vrážajú do blogov svoj čas, energiu, lásku a tvorivosť. Každopádne si myslím, že na Slovensku sme stále vo fáze, keď sa pre blogerov len začína otvárať väčší existenčný a vyjadrovací priestor v oblasti módy, dizajnu a lifestylu.

Keďže sa z tohto postu stáva zatiaľ historicky najdlhší na tomto blogu (aj z dôvodu a pocitu, že historicky po prvýkrát som mal chuť ho napísať aj po slovensky), rýchlo končím. Nové číslo Emmy je na stánkoch PRÁVE TERAZ, elektronickú verziu článku nájdete tu.

A najlepšie na tom celom je, že ak náhodou stále neveríte, že zázraky sa naozaj dejú, mám pre vás aj dôkaz číslo 2 :-) Už čoskoro....