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Last week Jason Wu and Target celebrated the Jason Wu for Target collection launch at Skylight Soho New York with a private shopping event before it arrives in stores on February 5th, as well as performances by French dance-pop group Yelle and DJ Harley Viera-Newton. At the event I spotted designer Jason Wu, Blake Lively, Chloe Moretz, Jaime King and Tyson Beckford. And one of the best things was the Ladurée macarons station, it’s so yum! The shopping area was cray, everyone including celebrities were trying to get a piece from the collection! Not all the pieces were available that night, I picked up the Trench Coat in both colors (black and navy), the Long-Sleeved Blouse (blush) and Dot-Printed Shirt Dress (cream), there are a few other things that I wanted that weren’t available so I’ll be buying on Target.com when it releases. Super cute and fun event! Will you be shopping the collection when it launches on February 5th? Check out the full lookbook and prices here. More pics from the event after the jump…
On the start of Chinese New Year, Hennessy and Origami invited friends and family to dinner to celebrate the Year of the Dragon at Buddakan. We also got a front row seat to see the traditional Lion Dance performance by Luen Hing, haven’t seen that for a min! The dinner was cray, I think it was like a 10-course meal or something, I didn’t even have room for dessert but it was all really yummy. I had an amazing time that night! Many thanks to Jen @ Hennessy, Kevin @ Origami and a big shout-out to Team Epiphany, I didn’t forget you guys
I finally got around to editing the rest of my Valencia trip photos from November 2011 (lazy me), seems like a long time but it was just a couple of months ago. On the last day of my trip, it was another full day of activities. Early in the morning I was invited to the City of Arts and Sciences, the architecture of the place was simply amazing, even just from the outside. I had a guided tour around the Science Museum Príncipe Felipe, Hemisfèric (Imax Dome, Planetarium), Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (Opera House), Agora, Umbracle and Oceanographic. My favorite part was the Oceanogràfic, it is the largest aquarium in Europe, pretty amazing! After the long tour, I had lunch at the Restaurante Submarino at L’Oceanografic (inside Oceanographic). It was a great scene, I ate my Lobster Paella underground, surrounded by marine life behind the glass. It felt like I was inside a big aquarium, loved it. Then onto Bioparc, one of the best zoos I’ve been to so far. Most of the animals are not enclosed in glass or cages, they seem to be able to run freely in a big space like their natural habitats. I felt the closeness to the animals, I think this is the closest I’ve seen some of the animals. Really a must go if you’re in Valencia. After the zoo, I had some time to kill before dinner. So sat down at Valor for some hot chocolate and churros. I was seriously pooped by the time all this was done but I had a dinner to attend to, VLC made a really good choice and invited me to Seu Xerea by Stephen Anderson. I really enjoyed the food there, it was really good. Defnitely the best meal I’ve had in Valencia. I had a good time in Valencia, it was a different experience from my other trips, although small but very interesting. > Valencia 2011 Day 1 – Arrival
On day 2 of my Valencia trip back in November, I had a personal tour guide take me around the historical town. My tour guide Sandra, told me that Valencia is also known as flower city, throughout the city there are orange trees and decorations all over. From my hotel we walked for about 3 hours to some of the most famous places: Cathedral and Miguelete Tower, Central Market and La Lonja (Silk Exchange Market). And of course shopping areas, the Golden Mile which is the most expensive shops, luxury shopping lined with shops like Louis Vuitton, Ferragamo, Carolina Hererra and Hermes; and Calle Colon which is filled with high street brands like Zara (a million of them), Uterque, Mango, H&M, Blanco, Bershka, Muji, Foot Locker, etc. Lunch was organized by VLC at the Palace Fesol restaurant, the restaurants start getting busy around 2pm when shops closes for lunch. I find it pretty hard to communicate in Valencia, not much people can speak or understand English so I guess body language is the universal language. They chose Valencian Paella (no rabbit) for me again lol, the food came out quick and service was efficient. After lunch, I took the Valencia Bus Turistic for an hour tour, my feet was tired so I had to sit and rest. It was pretty cool. I wanted to stay around for dinner so went to went across the street from my hotel to La Nicoletta. The food was pretty good there. I was seriously beat after the long day! > Valencia 2011 Day 1 – Arrival
Two weeks ago I was invited to Miu Miu Musings V, The Dawn of the Modern Woman, which took place at the Miu Miu 57th street store in NYC. Miu Miu Musings V was hosted by Shala Monroque and moderated by André Leon Talley and writer Sam Wasson. I swear I can listen to André Leon Talley talk all day, he’s so funny. I was quite surprised to see Solange Knowles at the event, it was my first time seeing here there, she’s actually really down to earth. Great event as always. After Miu Miu Musings, I joined Miu Miu for dinner at The Monkey Bar. The restaurant is really cute and the food was great too, def will go back! h&m ombré faux fur coat, zara silk shirt, theyskens’ theory leather pants, acne acatoma wedge, miu miu mini matelassé clutch (courtesy of miu miu), holbrooke ring (courtesy of s.berry)
I’m a bit backlogged as you can see but better late than never! After Amsterdam, the second leg of my Europe trip was to Valencia, Spain. I was invited by Valencia Tourism (VLC) to visit and it was my first time there. I’ve been to Barcelona twice and Valencia is just about 1.5 hours away by fast train. The flight from Amsterdam to Valencia was quite brutal since there were no direct flights, I got up at the crack of dawn to make my Iberia flight which turned out to be a nightmare. Iberia flight attendants were super rude and there were little to no service at all. I was quite disappointed and never want to take Iberia again if I had a choice. After I arrived in Valencia, I checked into Hotel Vincci Palace, the hotel was pretty cute and modern. I was also happy that the hotel was in the city center, walkable from almost everywhere, especially food and shopping! I was beat by the time I got in so I decided to get some rest before dinner. Dinner was organized by VLC as well, I went to Ocho y Medio which was about a 5-10 minute walk from my hotel. Valencia is a county known for rice, paella is the most famous. The typical Valencian paella is made with chicken, rabbit and snails, that was what I had for dinner minus the rabbit along with patata bravas. The Valencian paella was pretty different from what I’ve ever had, the presentation can be intimidating but don’t worry it’s not that much rice it just looks wide but it’s not deep ha! After dinner, I took a short stroll and headed back to the hotel quickly since day 2 would be very long! Stay tuned for more posts on my Valencia trip… > Valencia 2011 Day 2 – Tour of the city
Shot these images last month as the skyline turned purple, how amazing is it? Wish the skyline can be beautiful like that night all the time, can’t get enough. I’m trying to get better from my cold and cough, so please bear with me if you’ve emailed me, I’ll be slowly responding to them. And yes, I’m still obsessed with my Versace for H&M leather jacket, I wear it all the time. This one is extra special because it’s a sample and the actual one for sale is different from the one I’m wearing. Which do you like better this one or the one released? (hint the sleeve studding is different) outfit: versace for h&m leather jacket *sample* (courtesy of versace), h&m black dress + opaque tights, theyskens’ theory ombré wedge, celine luggage mini tote, |
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