Progress

I was afraid of trees this weekend. Specifically the trees in Central Park. I know this is morbid, but I heard someone was hurt recently from a snow laden branch crashing down on them and sustained some head injuries. Luckily, my friend used to be a park ranger who was trained to recognize the sound of creaky branches. Anyhow, I wasn't going to let the snow stop me from having a fun weekend. I put on me galoshes and went splashing about town. First stop was Central Park, where the scenery was beautiful and I made some new friends.

This guy was hilarious...and his dog was funny too.

Cute tykes. I want a pink onesie and a strawberry hat too!

We also stopped by the Guggenheim museum for the Tino Sehgal's interactive exhibit. It was interesting - basically the exhibit involved talking with different people as we walked through the guggenheim. The exhibit started off with a little girl asking us what is progress. It was nice to contemplate and our definition of process was working towards something better. We talked about the projects in our lives and I realize that I'm in a state of progress, albeit slow progress. I am trying to better myself and my life. Actually I'm in a state of exploration, which in itself, is frightening and wonderful at the same time. We ended the lovely evening at the romantic Cafe Sabarsky, a German cafe near the museum and had delicious desserts. I would say that is progress.

Viennese hot chocolate with fresh whipped cream...mmm

Rasberry Tart...yum

Lucullen Fashion Show

I was fortunate to be backstage last night at the Asian in NY Lunar New Year Event. I helped dress the models for the Lucullen Fall/Winter 2010 collection by Joyce Huang with bags from Accessoir. It was hectic and crazy. I was on my feet from 5 to 10 and didn't get to eat dinner. But I loved every moment of it! The models were so nice and the other dressers did a great job! I met the talented designer Joyce Huang who is really adorable. The dresses were exquisite with unexpected mixtures of textures. They looked so wearable as well. I would definitely love to have some of those pieces in my wardrobe!

Designer Joyce Huang

Backstage mayhem

Ayano & I
Love her hair and the grommets on her outfit!

Diane & moi.

The models looked gorgeous!

Japan Fashion Week Designer Preview in NY

I had the opportunity to be a dresser for the first time ever for Japan Fashion Week this past Thursday. It was a fun experience. The call time was 5:30pm but I arrived around 5pm. I was given a staff pass and got to witness all the backstage magic. Make up and hair people were teasing and brushing hair. Photographers were milling about taking pictures. I witnessed the doe eyed models grazing at the small table stocked with sandwiches, a veggie platter, cheese platter, and plate of brownies and cookies (which I happily partook of).

There were racks of clothing separated by designer and I was assigned to Aptform, a menswear line designed by a Greek designer based in Tokyo. I was paired with Diane, an experienced dresser, who was really helpful and nice. I helped bring some of the clothing to be steamed. Then we made sure we had all the different clothing for the 5 looks. Actually it was difficult because the pictures were dark and the clothes were mixed up. Finally our models came one by one and we helped them with their respective outfits.

The models were nice, polite, and super cute too (of course). Apparently, male models can be easier to deal with than female models sometimes, because they prefer to put on some things on by themselves. The show was actually a 2 hour presentation so we had 15 - 20 minutes in between changes and only one of the model had 2 looks. The typical runway show is a lot shorter, so the changes would be much quicker and more hectic. Perfect for a first timer like me.