“Coney Island is not just a place, it has a spirit that lives within those who have been embraced by its love.” Coney Island truly is for lovers! There is an intoxicating magic in the air that inspires great love! Scientists have studied this delightful phenomenon for centuries but no explanation can be found! Millions…
In January I took and inspiration trip to California and fell in love with the state! I also fell even MORE in love with Moxi Roller Skates!! My relationship with California got off to a rocky start! Years ago, I visited during fashion week to help a friend show her collection. I was dismayed by…
Calling all Coney Island Lovebirds! Send us your Coney Island Love Story!!! Did you fall in love in Coney Island? Is it your special romantic date place? Did your grandparents meet in Coney Island? Did your parents get married in CI? Please send Lola Star your photo/story and we will feature your love in our…
Charlie’s obsession with mermaids led him to discover the Lola Star Boutique when he was just four years old! He has been a regular customer ever since! This is a photo of Charlie, from his younger days, modeling his favorite Mermaid Day tee at our Boardwalk Boutique: Charlie began his research into the world of…
This is so incredible. It totally blew my mind! I adore Arcade Fire! This video for their amazing song “Wilderness Downtown” which utalizes “Choreographed windows, interactive flocking, custom rendered maps, real-time compositing, procedural drawing, 3D canvas rendering” makes me love them even more!! After you watch the video using your address type in this address…
Lola has been collecting Tara McPherson’s art for almost a decade! Her sexy, mysterious visions fill almost every room of Lola’s home! We are so thrilled to be selling Tara’s gorgeous art at out Soho Boutique!! One of Lola’s goals with her new boutique was to bring you amazing, affordable art! You can have one…
Pink Time Capsul of 80s Madness!! We are so thrilled to be selling the strange, bazaar and super pink “Pink-o-llage” creations of Joe Giordano! He created this series of “Pink-o-llage” colages in the 80s as an expression of “Anti Art” because “hardly anything was pink back in those days.” Joe stated “the only things that…
The hour passed and the sun began to set. Still these two visitors from London Egland sat at the picnic tables at Ruby’s this afternoon, enthralled in their sketching! Cleo and Robert spent this sunny seaside afternoon working on most delightful travel journal. The book of colorful sketches they were creating documents their travels and…
I can’t begin to tell you how happy it makes me that Coney Island actually has a “Dance Commander”!! I would gamble that no other geographic location in the world has a Dance Commander. And the fact that he also has an official uniform makes me thrilled beyond belief! And this Dance Commander is no…
The Lucien family lit up the Lola Star Boutique with their stunning patterns and colors the moment they walked through the door! Music and event planner, Elsen Lucien usually rocks Luxembourg with his amazing electronic global music parties! Today, however, he was rockin’ Coney Island with his amazingly stylish family! Their colorful outfits seemed to…
Mermaid Hawley is one of the most fabulous mermaids in the sparkling sea! She painted this beautiful mural on the gate of the Lola Star Souvenir Boutique on the boardwalk! Now only is she an amazing artist and a fabulous lady but she has incredible style! She is rockin’ a drop dead gorgeous outfit on…
You know it’s going to be a magical day when you see the Dazzling Dress Up Man and his Rainbow poodle! Dresses in full glitter, ruffle regalia, he only appears to strut his stuff on the streets of NYC on the sunniest, most colorful days! This day-glow duo often grace the Coney Island boardwalk with…
Last night my super debonaire date took me see the amazing ! We loved it! Don’t miss this hilarious, gravity defying, awe-inspiring juggling show! They are in New York, unil March 7th! The brothers juggle all sorts of odd objects while a continuous banter of funny jokes make your stomach hurt with laughter! They create…
Chinatown is one of the most inspiring places in New York City! I have taken many inspiration seeking adventures to it’s bright mysterious streets. Today we celebrated the beginning of the Year of the Tiger at New York’s Chinese New Year Parade!! Sparkling tinsel danced in the sunny winter sky! Colorful fireworks burst across…
The Valentines Day windows at the Bebe store in Soho are breathtaking! They are saturated with color, enchantment and Coney Island imagery!! Lush textures, carnival imagery, carousel horses…. amazing! While I began my business, I designed windows for Barney’s New York, Urban Outfitters and a few other stores! It was an incredibly fun job! I…
Experience the thrill of Coney Island and the pleasure of Victorian Toy Theater with Magic, Music and Mermaids on a winter afternoon in the warm and cozy Historic Chapel at Green-Wood! Coney Island–Now, Then & Forever, is an exciting multi-media show that celebrates the history and legends of Coney Island at Green-Wood. Combining music, Victorian…
No one knows how to throw a party quite like the Coney Island Polar Bears! And the New Year’s Day Polar Bear Swim is absolutely the BEST New Year’s party in the entire universe!! For most, the new year begins at midnight. However, Coney Island lovers believe the New Year dosen’t begin until that exhilerating…
Who dosen’t love a hot pirate who make puppets and rocks out to super sexy jams on his keyboard? Well I sure do! Don’t miss my man, Raja Azar, perform his Pirate Puppet Rock Opera at the Public January 11th! “Jollyship the Whiz-Bang is considered by many to be the greatest pirate puppet rock show…
Check out this art exhibit of Coney Island images by one of our lovely Save Coney Island volunteers, Eric March at Park Slope Gallery. The show will feature oil paintings, watercolors, prints, and drawings of Coney Island. Eric’s beautiful art celebrates the small businesses, handcrafted signs, free-wheeling crowds, and creative spirit that defines Coney Island….