Milly's S/S 2011 Collection Party at BG

Last night was the Milly Handbag and Jewelry luncheon at Bergdorf Goodman, and I bought my favorite photographer, Vanessa Kowalski, with me. Milly's clothes were phenomenal, the handbags were to die for, and even the little kiddies clothes were too cute. Seeing the clothes on the runway does not justify them. Here are a few highlights from the night! 

Could you die for those purses and that dress?

 

 Need these for a shoot ASAP

Those colors are so this Spring

Love this dress for springtime!

A bag from Milly's S/S 2011 collection. So cute!

Kiddies clothes! Adorbs!!

After we left I played with this beauty.

Photo credit: Vanessa Kowalski, VanessaKowalski.com

My new favorite...

Stacie and I went to the Paper Mag party last night, and I ended up carrying my favorite bag--the Nicole Lee "Shelly" doctor bag. It's faux fur (I'm a vegetarian, I wouldn't wear real!), and it carries anything and everything. It's not too big or in the way like most bags that carry everything are. It's cute, goes with just about anything, and come with a shoulder strap.

It took me a while to post this because when I get a new product I like to try it out. I've been carrying it for a few weeks now, and I love taking it into the city with me because I can fit spare shoes and spare clothes in there...and still have room for my makeup and camera. I love it! It's from their Fall 2010 collection, and is currently on sale for the Halloween holiday. Click here to see more or to purchase the purse.

As for the party, it was wonderful! There was an Ipad raffle, cocktails, and some hors d'oeuvres. Besides the fact that my phone broke yesterday, it was a great night.

Nothing screams I'm from the Middle East like crystallized camels and skulls

Two weeks ago Jimmy Crystal showed its Autumn/Winter 2011/2012 trends inspired by Swarovski Elements. I showed up half an hour fashionably late (I have a good excuse), but didn't miss a single thing! The rooms were filled with fabulous people and crystals, and near the end Stephanie Carcache performed (I didn't stay that long, I had a meeting afterward). Here are some pictures I took throughout the night.

Love that Louis! Love you for pulling a great Kanye!

Photo Courtesy of Guest of a Guest

Me standing next to a wedding dress. The rain was bad to my hair that night, I should have kept it up in a bun...lesson learned. Shawl, blue dress, black shirt, earrings: Forever 21. Shoes, belt: Calvin Klein (oh, Costa..). Glasses: Marc Jacobs.

I so regret not putting my hair up. I'm going to have nightmares now.

Crystallized feathers...love it!!

Here are the five collections for F/W 2010:

It was a great night, I loved the fashion! I love Jimmy Crystal, they are so great with customer service and their clients. Wendy always responds to my emails...that's not something I take for granted! Look around you, if you see anything (your blinds??) that you feel is a bit lackluster, shoot them an email for a quote. I totally want to get my I-pad decked out (when I get an I-pad, that is). Click here to contact them.

FNO with Alex

Midtown is only beautiful from a rooftop, but on Friday night it was spectacular. Heel laden ladies (and some gentlemen) owned the streets of Manhattan as the whole industry came out to support fashion. I was able to catch a glimpse of Simon Doonan and Francisco Costa (literally 10 minutes after I said to Alex, "if there was one person I could meet tonight and end the night with that, it would be Francisco Costa"). I always thought he was so tall, I never imagined he would be my height (5'7 1/2). I say that with love*

I brought my good friend Alex into the city with me for moral support (and because every woman MUST have her best gay friend in tow at ALL TIMES).

We made our way to Barney's and Bergdorf's (where the line to get into the building was about 500 people long). This year's FNO, as opposed to last year's, felt like an event. Last year when they first introduced Fashion's Night Out, it was more of a shopping incentive to see your favorite celebrities and designers. This year, with their obviously more advanced marketing methods, they transformed it into a world wide event.

After we went to our favorite stores uptown, we met up with my good friend, Stacie (a celebrity makeup artist, see here), who was working at an event at Touch, the Shop Addicts Fashion's Night Out 2010 Fashion Binge. They had a fashion show, DJ, and Loren Ridigner (Kim K's BFF, and who's cosmetic company, Motives, was sponsoring the event) and Sammy from the Jersey Shore made an appearance.

Guests drank from the open bar and people danced downstairs as the quieter guests enjoyed the VIP suites upstairs on the balconies overlooking the dance floor.

We didn't end up going downtown to SoHo or the Meatpacking District because we were soo tired (Fashion Week is exhausting, y'all!), but overall it was a great night with great company and friends.

Shop Addicts: FASHION BINGE & Shop for a Cause

Proceeds from the night went to Could You?, a non-profit organization that helps empower and sponsor young girls and women to pursue an education in Mozambique, Africa. See more here.

Alex, Stacie, and myself.

I'm wearing a Tahari dress, the handle of my red purse as my belt, a wooden cross from Armenia, a pomegranate necklace from Armenia, yellow necklace from Russia, wooden bracelet from Armenia, glasses from F21, and boots from Spring Shoes. My red purse is from NY and Company (how fitting, right). My cardigan is Sugarlips, one of my favorite brands! They have the best silk tanks.

On Alex: Pants and Cardigan: H&M. Blue top: Urban Outfitters

Dee Rivera, the CEO of Shop Addicts, and Stacie Ford

Loren Ridinger and Sammie Sweetheart. Sammie, you could have worn something else girl, that outfit is too plain for an event like this!!

The Rest of the Night

Before the Shop Addicts event, Alex and I made our way to Alice and Olivia, and took a picture of the crowd outside of Bergdorf's.

Would love to wear that hourglass and gold chain as a necklace...it was just for decoration.