He Loves Me...

... He Loves Me Not. Betsey Johnson Fall 2011 NYFW at Lincoln Center on Feb. 14th, Valentine's Day


By far my favorite Betsey show everrrrrrr. and not just cuz i got to hang out with Gala Darling backstage (!) and walk the second half of the show, Pink Patch (!!!). but just cuz the clothes were soo totally on point, so totally me (harem pants, crazy mesh, studs & fur)



Everything from her hilarious make-up lessons at work, listening to her make sure we have enough (cases and cases) of champagne backstage, to watching her dance to 'short-dick man' with Pat Fields in the show finale, only make me love Betsey the lady & the brand all the more. as much as I bitch about work... I'm so lucky she's my boss!






Most of my pics are from Pink Patch (her new lower priced, diffusion line) since that's where I had to spend the majority of time backstage, but you can see the entire collection (Black Tag & Pink Patch) here or watch the livestream w/ Teen Vogue's Andrew Bevan backstage here.

fringey

Betsey Johnson fringe tunic, American Apparel shiny leggings, Margiela boots via Yoox, owl ring: gift from a friend in New Orleans
funky fringe top, shiny leggings and my BIRTHDAY boots =D probably the nicest & most expensive things that I own so I'm fancy huh

NYFW started yesterday and our show is Monday night (which you should watch live here) which means work's been swamped with doing cute little things like this in addition the regular 4 jobs I do.

Tess Giberson

This past Fashion Week I got to help out at Tess Giberson's SS2011 Presentation down in Chelsea. Soft leather details, a monochromatic palette, perfect layering, delicate but quirkly jewelry. Also really love how she worked in sheer gingham to lighten it up for spring. I would wear every one of these outfits all day everyday -the epitome of effortless chic.




didn't bring my camera... these iphone photos don't do justice to the details

House of Organic

Through a family friend, I had the privilege to attend the House of Organic presentation of their Fall 2010 collection a couple weeks ago. The design collective presented outfits created a combined mix of their pieces from a handful of designers and artists who all carefully and fairly crafted their clothing out of organic and renewable materials.
I was struck by the simple sophistication of many of these items, in particular a classy but subtly quirky wool coat (unfortunately I didn't get a good photo) and these stunning yet delicate hand-painted pieces a la photos above.




Knowing that these pieces were carefully constructed, adjusted, and perfected individually (and for a large part, by hand) made me really miss this intimate, creative part of sewing and crafting. I've grown up oil painting, crocheting, and scrapbooking -all extremely hands-on activities, and while Photoshop is bomb diggs and all a lot of times it just doesn't feel intimate enough... I don't connect strongly with what I'm creating.

Basically, what I'm trying to say is I wish I could have hauled my sewing machine and painting easel across the country.
...oh well, I'll figure something out soon enough.

BJ backstage

backstage photos of hair/make-up/models/inspiration/photographers/general chaos before Betsey Johnson's "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" Fall 2010 Show.




This was the first 'real' fashion show I've ever watched, and even though I was technically "working" aka tweeting and trying to snap photos over rows of heads and sandwiched in between all these tall people, it was still so soo much fun. The energy was unreal, the entire show was fun & upbeat, and the McQueen tribute at the end was really touching. It was so cool to see these looks that have been sitting around our showroom, tweaked again and again, finally shown off on the runway.


On another unrelated note- listening to hyphy right now that i haven't heard in foreverrrrrr. Good thing my roommate here went to Cal too and is familiar with the soil where them rappers be gettin' they lingo from. or else she'd probably think I'm strange. hehe. oh bay area I miss you.

Chictopia10 Social Influence Summit

I tweeted for Wikifashion during the Chictopia10 Summit but now I'm finally blogging about it! It was great -albeit the stop & go shuffle with the many furniture rearrangements... but really, such a cool (and a little surreal at first!) experience to meet other bloggers in real life.
There were insightful discussions and panels presented on the future of blogging, bloggers working with companies, and social media in general. It was really interesting for me too, since I felt like I was sort of on both sides of the fence (1. with this blog, and 2. my position as work covering social media/web marketing for Betsey Johnson)



taghrid & liz // Alexandra Grecco // Corvous Noir reconstructed vintage jewelry // Triskaidekaphobia jewelry line by 66Sick girls // JCheikh

These male models for JCheikh were quite a hit ;) We got to see 5 great presentations by emerging designers at the end of the conference. My favorite was probably the the 66Sick girls jewelry line -so subtley edgy yet sophisticated, and see those harnesses they're wearing?? ::drool::

outfit (wet seal sweater, thrifted sequin blouse, H&M aladdin pants, tights, knee highs, Payless boots) // conference tote bag

I was only briefly at the afterparty and missed all photo ops =( I really enjoyed the conference though! It was a great opportunity and I'm glad I got to attend. I learned a lot & met a bunch of great people and fellow bloggers, so thanks Chictopia!

a whirlwind

dimsum -happy chinese new year! // betsey johnson after party // scattered makeup counter backstage

This past weekend has been all sorts of hectic between trying to coordinate my time between hanging out with my family while they're in town and fashion events. Had an early early breakfast with my family before they left for the airport, and then a full day at work (day after our own after-party, blah). All this commotion did make me almost completely forget about Valentine's Day though, thankfully too, since I really miss the boyfriend and haven't been able to see him in months. =(
I'll do legit posts on the Chictopia10 Summit and the Betsey Johnson fashion show later, but for now I need to attend to emails, pick up my room, SLEEP, etc.

nyfw - let it begin!

New York Fashion Week! ahh so many little things to get done, a million things running through my head. running up and down the streets, trying not to slip on slush and salt. and in heels? you must be kidding me.

...that doesn't make sense.

Anywho, this weekend's going to be busy busy busy, but I'm definitely excited! I'll be at Chictopia10 on Saturday and tweeting for Wikifashion (@Wikifashion). And then Sunday evening I'll be tweeting at the Betsey Johnson show for work! (@xobetseyjohnson).
Stay tuned for photos and posts! =)
Plus, my family planned this weekend to come out to New York since it coincided well with my sisters' school schedules and other appts, etc... too bad it's like the worst weekend for me to squeeze time in to hang out with them. Oh well, c'est la vie, right? Hopefully we'll still be able to hang out a lot, I miss them!


RIP McQueen

living life like a video

selfmade lace+chiffon skirt, UO tank, long cardi and tights: Uniqlo, Penny loves Kenny oxfords, men's vest from a Taiwan boutique, fake glasses

So along the lines of my weird poses - here's a couple more. Still not completely satisfied with this outfit, I think it's a little too matchy-matchy colorwise, but what else are you gonna do when you're running out of time in the morning?
It was one of those days where all your conceptual outfits don't really work out in real life. womp womp.
But it was definitely a glasses day.



On another note: I'll be attending the Chictopia10 summit during NYFW! I was kind of on the fence about it at first, for a handful of random, rather irrelevant reasons, but hey, I've moved to New York so I might as well right?!? =) I'm very excited to go; I've never had a chance to meet any bloggers in real life... and during NYFW none the less!
(I've actually planned on going for a while now... I always announce important things on my twitter, and then forget to on here... gotta get better at that)