How nice to be guided by him with taste, class, and a platinum flying blue status about the right places, the nice shops, and the very best shopping cities? Voicì Amayzine’s Black Book. Print it out and keep it!

Favorite city

For me, that's Lowlands, a world of its own.

Finest restaurant

I don't eat in Amsterdam very often, as I mainly work and live in New York. But when I'm in Amsterdam, I like to go to the tapas bar La Cubanita. In New York, I enjoy eating at La Cenita & Molé. My two favorite little Mexican places.

Relaxation

In my free time, I try to do as many normal things as possible, since my ‘normal’ life is already very hectic. So what do I do? Yoga, watching movies, massages, reading and writing books. Wonderful.

Favorite department store

Barney’s in NY & Galeries Lafayette in Paris. Besides all the glass slippers they sell, mainly because their windows are so beautifully decorated at Christmas.

Best vacation destination?

White beaches, blue seas, and palm trees. It doesn't matter where. (Coincidentally, I'm flying to such a place again tomorrow: Jamaica! Woohoo!)

Clothing store

Zara, Brandy Melville, Allsaints, and Barney’s. The last one doesn't make my bank account very happy.

Beauty

Acacia Spa in New York. Chinese ladies who give the best massages ever on this.

Online shopping

www.thenewblackstore.nl my own webshop! (Instagram @thenewblack_nl)

lingerie

From all kinds of cities around the world. I don't have one special store for it. When I travel to new cities and come across small cozy lingerie shops, I always buy something nice.

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