Oh man! I wish that you'd been there today! But oh well, you will most definitely enjoy yourself at the NY Hermes. It was my first time, too, and it was a wonderful, wonderful shopping experience. I just literally walked right in and within five seconds asked for Kellys and Birkins (oh, and the fuschia ostrich plume) and
voila!
So, shopmom -- GO GET 'EM! (but yes, please do save some goodies for us, okay?
Tell you what: if you get them to leave a 30 fuschia chevre birkin for me, I'll write you an entire series of Captain Jacques!!
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When you're tired of walking (I discovered today that it takes only 15 minutes to walk between the Christian Louboutin (b/w 74th and 75th on the east side of Madison) and Hermes!), there are loads of fabulous places to eat. (I'd pick the 7th floor cafe at BG or La Goulue, a bit further up Madison from Hermes)
But above all, ENJOY! HAVE A SAFE AND LOVELY TRIP!!