Fashion Week Pics

Fashion Week Newbie Here. This is my first season attending fashion shows. I admit I was a bit starstruck at times and just loved people watching! A little recap:

Day 1 (Thurs): Not FW related, but went to lunch in Chelsea with my friend. She spotted Blair from GG. How did I miss that?? Started with the Jen Kao Show at Milk Studios. Sexy and young. Saw Jen Kao backstage. Girl is Hot! Girl crush. Ended up at Asia Society for Tokyo Fashion Event. Tired at 10:30. Need to drink more coffee tomorrow!

Day 2 (Friday): Stopped by Nary Manivong in Chelsea. Saw Tommy Hilfiger, but thought he was Ralph Lauren (Fashion oops, did I mention that I'm new at this?). Ally Hilfiger was the stylist for the collection. My friend (Thanks Ayano!) invited me to go with her to Costello Tagliapietra at Milk Studios. My first time attending a show and I'm ecstatic. Standing room only. Realize I'm standing next to Lani from SugarRockCatwalk.com. Cool! Sophisticated, muted colors, great construction! Snapped a pic of Andre Leon Talley who was at show. Went to Midtown to Couture Fashion Show at Waldorf Astoria. Liking the German Designer Moro Moru - colorful and very Parisian. Loving the feathers and flowers in the hair. FNO is crazy! Patty Smyth. Spotted Karl Lagerfeld exiting a limo and entering into Chanel. People going wild and one girl at the door looks teary eyed!!!

Day 3 (Saturday): Vivienne Tam show at Lincoln Center, Serena Williams was backstage. Also saw Kendra Wilkinson with her entourage. Heard Wonder Girls was around, but missed them! Then off to Milk Studio for Altuzarra. Standing outside I see a young girl with a bob wearing glasses. I ask her for a photo and she politely agrees. Then I realize that she's Tavi!

Friday Finds

My friend told me about the International Inspirations accessories sample sale, so I decided to stop by the last Friday night. Everything was priced from $2 for hair accessories to $5 for rings, bracelets, and necklaces. There were some items that were from their black label for $10. Unfortunately it was the last day of the sale, and I arrived when it was closing so I didn't have much time to browse, but did see a lot of interesting and fun items. I had seen one of my friends wear hot pink feather earrings - she wears them on one ear and it looked so cool! When I saw these red ones, I couldn't resist! And of course, what girl doesn't like to have a rock on their hand?

Random Summer Pictures

I can't believe it's already the end of July. The summer's almost over. Boohoo! Some random photos from my summer so far.

Burmese New Year Festival - People splashing each other with water to wash away bad luck!

Shaved Ice with Grass Jelly, Peanut crumbs, wintermelon candy, rose syrup not sure what the green syrup is.

Craigslist Findings

Ah Craigslist, such an awesome site! Although, at times the listings can be a hit or miss, it's still so useful and even entertaining (ever read the missed connections sections?). My friend, who knows my penchant for vintage clothing, forwarded me a post by a women giving away some of her clothing in exchange for a bottle of wine. She listed that there were some big name designers and mentioned some Levi's & F21 skinny jeans in my size. I figured, heck why not? So I exchanged a few emails with her, and dropped by her apartment. I handed her an inexpensive bottle of sauvignon and I received a white plastic Key Food bag stuffed with clothing. "There's a really nice dress, but you'll probably have to take it in. You're so tiny!" she said apologetically.

Oh shoot, is any of the clothing going to fit me? I resisted the urge to rip open the bag in front of her. When I got home, I inventoried my goodies. There were no skinny jeans! Disappointment. Bloomingdale's brown silk and cashmere, fringed scarf. Ok, not my color, but not bad. Giant Banana yellow shirt with rainbow collar that looks like it could fit three of me in there - hmm. Medium Banana Replublic Button shirt...argh...getting worse. So much for "designer" clothing. Where is that dress? Ahh...what's this I see? A pretty white dress by Floreat? I fear that it will look like a sack on me. But lo and behold, it fits like a glove. Awesomeness! Now to google the retail price...hehe. Krasna Dress from Anthropologie - retail price $188. Cool.

So it was a typical Craigslist experience- a bit of misrepresentation, some weird junk, but luckily I was able to find a little treasure :)

Fatty Crab

Went out last week with my friend to try Fatty Crab on Hudson Street. We were seated very quickly, but the wait to order food was a bit long. Perhaps it was because it was early Saturday, but they only had one waiter? We ordered the Pickled Watermelon and Crispy Pork Salad. It was really different and quite delectable and refreshing. The watermelon cubes were flavored with some herb (sorry for the non-description, couldn't place the flavor, should have asked the waiter!). The pork was really delicious. Crispy on the outside, and fatty, melty lard in the center. I usually don't enjoy fatty pork, but this was melt-in-your-mouth delicious. We also ordered soft shell crab - it was good but not amazing, and a duck dish. The roasted duck was decent, but the sauce that was drizzled on the rice was way too sweet. I thought the restaurant was a bit overpriced, but I'd definitely recommend the salad!

Myanmar - Land of Pagodas

I just came back from a 2 week whirlwind trip through Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Myanmar. It was exhausting but amazing. One of my favorite memories from my travels were the pagodas in Myanmar. The most spectacular one that I visited, Schwe Dagon, was located in Yangon. Keep in mind that traveling in Myanmar is not for the faint of heart. It was steaming hot, dusty and grimy. By mid morning, I would be soaked in sweat. What made it worse was that I  had to wear a sarong most of the time (it's a conservative country where women wearing shorts or dresses stood out like a sore thumb).  When I wiped my face at the end of the day, there would be a layer of soot on my face (I broke out like crazy right after my visit). I usually wound up taking 2 showers a day.  But getting to see the gorgeous pagodas was totally worth it for me.

Native Burmese have free admission to the pagodas. But I was obviously a foreigner and included in the admission price - the ticket office lent me a sarong to cover up my gams.

This Pagoda was about an hour outside of Yangon. I believe it was the Kayauktan Pagoda, which is actually in the middle of a lake. Top (actually a short dress) bought in Krabi, Thailand, Thrifted Sarong from Housing Works. Steve Madden Sunglasses. 

Fun at Carnival

I'm going on vacation - woot! And my vacation started today at Carnival to check out a fashion show fwith a group of Asian fashion designers with the theme circus. Unfortunately I missed a lot of it but was able to catch Cheng-Huai Chuang's clothes which were amazing. I also loved the atmosphere in Carnival because I love street fairs. It really looked like a carnival inside with carnival games such as shooting water guns to make water balloons pop. Really fun!