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  Living in a peaceful suburb in Connecticut, I always get psyched up visiting boisterously beautiful NYC - especially during Fashion Week when the swanky city gets even swankier. I have attended NYFW in Global Fashion Collective for the last few seasons. Yet, I am fascinated every time I attend and witness talented designers from around the globe,  and most importantly, each designer brings a bit of their country, culture, and art to NYFW. I am always in awe and amazed by Global Fashion Collective's knack for finding such one-of-a-kind designers. NAOKO TOSA  Sound of Ikebana This season unfolds with Nakaotosa,  Sound of Ikebana, the unexpected yet exciting opening where an art piece comes on the digital screen, and the model comes wearing the same design as if art comes into life. The brain behind the brand is a Professor of  Kyoto University, a new media artist, and The NY Museum of Modern Art Collection artist; her runway show at NYFW showcased a ready-to-wear collection, &q

  The home of world-renowned institutes Harvard and MIT and its intriguing history, Boston makes an irresistible destination for any travelers or history buff. Here are many neighborhoods steeped in history that will take you through the time gone by, Beacon Hill is such a bonafide destination with a European feel that takes you back to revolutionary times yet a sheer blend of cosmopolitan city neighborhoods. It is filled with homes with stately architecture with Victorian style, one-of-a-kind boutique antique stores, and cozy coffee shops on narrow winding streets with gas-lit lamps that make you visit this charming and sought-after historic neighborhood in any season. Beacon Hill is home to many influential personalities including William Blaxton original owner of Beacon Hill, an early English settler in New England and the 1st European settler of Boston and Rhode Island, Renowned poet Robert Frost , Nathaniel Hawthorne Academy Award-nominated actress Uma Thurman and many more.