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Jimmy Choo for H&M NYC Launch Party [November 13]

retrogurl — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:40:12 +0000

The newly revamped H&M flagship store at 51st Street and 5th Avenue in NYC was transformed into a party scene for the launch of the highly anticipated Jimmy Choo for H&M collection. This past Friday, November 13th, we were invited to the VIP shopping party to get first dibs on the limited edition collection which launched in stores on Saturday, November 14th. The new space is amazing, super glam and fabulous, nearly 500 people were invited to the party and shopped till they dropped including Christian Siriano and Michelle Tractenberg. The shoe section was barricaded off and women were let in slowly (good idea), it was a frenzy in there. Spotted Michelle Tractenberg with her friends in the shoe section with two large shopping bags and deciding on what to get next. Women were trying on piles and piles of shoes, shoes were everywhere luckily the sales worked quickly to rearrange stuff and restocked. The first things to go were the Thigh High Boots and Studded Belts, those are my two favorite pieces from the collection. It was an amazing party and the best thing is that we got to shop early, no fuss except for the sold out stuff but picked up a couple of pieces! Happy! Did you get a piece of the collection?

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Jimmy Choo’s Project PEP for Elton John Foundation Launch Party

retrogurl — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:27 +0000

Me and Brian Henke, President of Jimmy Choo

Last Wednesday, Jimmy Choo and VOGUE hosted the launch party of the Project PEP to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation at the Jimmy Choo Madison Boutique in NYC. Got to check out the Project PEP collection in person, it was pretty cool and 25% of the net sales will go to the Simelela Rape Centre in South Africa. It was a fun launch party with popping music by Alexandra Richards.

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Lucky Shops 2009 VIP Shopping Party

retrogurl — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:15:39 +0000

Didn’t get a chance to post the Lucky Shops 2009 VIP Shopping Party recap, been busy packing and getting ready for LA (there now!). Lucky Magazine invited me to my first Lucky Shops shopping experience this past Thursday, it was a bit overwhelming when I got there but after walking through it once I got the hang of it. There’s a lot of vendors there, great stuff for amazing prices at up to 75% off retail. I was so tempted to buy but am saving so held myself back, but my girl Simone bought an amazing Timeless by Naeem Khan for HSN Sequin Top for $150 which I’m envy of, seriously hotness! Tomorrow is the last day to shop if you haven’t already, to purchase tickets visit www.luckyshops.com or call 1.866.4LUCKYU.

Saturday Shop-a-thon • November 7 • 11AM – 5PM
Price: $20
Think you’ve got the stamina? Come in early and shop all day. Prices will be dropping, and we’ll be refreshing stock throughout the event (really!), so you won’t miss a thing. There’s no better way to spend a Saturday: designer deals (up to 75% off), giveaways, complimentary cocktails (from 3PM – 5PM), music and more!

Location: Metropolitan Pavilion – 125 West 18th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues), NYC

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Halloween 2009 | Gothic Vampire

retrogurl — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:21:56 +0000

Halloween was great this year, the rain passed and it wasn’t too cold out. This year I decided not to spend extra money to get a costume, so I whipped up something quite last minute from my closet. Since my friends wanted to be vampires, I decided to go with the Gothic Vampire look. I finally got to wear my COMME des GARCONS for H&M showpiece which I got last year, it’s been sitting in my closet lol. It was so perfect for my Gothic Vampire look, it was meant to be. Lanie did my makeup and I lent her my H&M clothes haha, even exchange. I’ve also gotten quite used to my vampire fangs, although talking was a bit difficult, my friends were all laughing at me when I was slurring. Fun times, loved being a vampire! How was your Halloween?

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Diesel Flash For Fun Party

retrogurl — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:45:37 +0000

Last night Diesel hosted a rave party to celebrate the launch of the Flash For Fun collection at Love with black lights, glow-in-the-dark makeup and a bunny passing out flashing accessories to enhance the party experience. It was crazy, I had lots of fun despite the sucky rainy weather out, luckily I didn’t have to wait in line to get in the club. Once I got in, I got my glow-in-the-dark false eyelashes on and went all out with the glow stick accessories. It was def the “glow-in-the-dark” tour at Love haha.

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Hello Kitty Art Show at Three Apples Exhibition

retrogurl — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:00:50 +0000

Colin Christian

It’s Hello Kitty’s 35th Anniversary and SANRIO is celebrating in a big way, collaborating with 80 popular artists to celebrate. In addition to launching a variety of special, limited edition products, SANRIO will introduce Three Apples, a multi-dimensional exhibition and celebration of all things Hello Kitty running from October 23 to November 15 at Royal/T in Culver City, CA. Royal/T is the visually stunning and playful, 10,000 square foot Japanese-inspired art exhibition space, retail store and “cosplay” maid café, located within the city’s vibrant arts community.

Three Apples, named as a nod to Hello Kitty’s weight as listed in her official bio – features an unprecedented lineup of over 80 celebrated artists, who’ve been invited to interpret their creative vision of Hello Kitty in unique, original works that will be on display and for sale. The art exhibition at Three Apples will be curated by Jamie Rivadeneira, owner of JapanLA, a Los Angeles boutique that specializes in “cute” Japanese and American products. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the artwork will benefit L.A. Works, a volunteer action center that creates and implements hands-on community service projects throughout the greater Los Angeles area.

Some of the featured artists include: Amada Visell, Colin Christian, Buff Monster, Frank Kozik, Friends With You (FWY), Gary Baseman, Huck Gee, Luke Chueh, Natalia Fabia, Ron English, Simone Legno and Tara McPherson.

This is the first time that SANRIO has produced an event for the Hello Kitty fans in North America. The exhibition as well as all events will be open to the public, free of charge and will offer something for all Hello Kitty fans, no matter their age. Limited edition prints of selected artwork will released at special events during Three Apples.

Royal/T
8910 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
310.559.6300

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Heineken Red Star Soul Tour in NYC | Estelle, Ludacris & NAS

retrogurl — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:00:53 +0000

In its fourth year Heineken Red Star Soul continues to deliver on its foundation of “Music, Recognition and Respect” by showcasing the best talents in hip-hop and R&B. Taking place in 9 cities across the county, this past Friday the Heineken Red Star Soul returns to NYC where hip-hop all started with a private concert at Gotham Hall. The invite-only crowd drank unlimited Heinekens and enjoyed musical performances by Estelle, Wale, Ludacris along with special guest NAS. Guests that were in attendance include Q-TIP, Charlie Murphy, Consequence, Mario Lopez, Tyson Beckford, Adrienne Bailon and most surprisingly Emmy Rossum (lol). The performances were popping, everyone got super excited when Ludacris brought out NAS, but as usual NAS never remembers his lyrics lol. I got some video footage for Ludacris and NAS, peep them below and enjoy!

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