November 13, 2009

Winter Shoes

in: Christian Louboutin, gucci, Gucci Devendra, louboutin, winter shoes, women winter shoes

There are two pairs of shoes this winter I’m drooling over. One is this amazing pair of Gucci boots called Devendra and the other pair is this most romantic shoe by Christian Louboutin. Elegant flats yet so simple and classy.

These awesome Love flats are sold exclusively by net-a-porter. Designing them, Louboutin got inspired by Princess Diana, he said he "always wanted her to have love at her feet."

*sigh*

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November 9, 2009

New York Christmas Shopping - Bryant Park

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in: Bryant Park, bryant Park market, christmas shopping, max brenner chocolate, new york shopping, unique christmas gifts, unique holiday gifts

So after 4 days of setting up we opened the Lucid New York booth in Bryant Park for business on Friday. These were very very tough days and the whole thing wouldn’t have been possible without the awesome people helping me.

Mind you, we managed to change this

into this!

The set-up could be compared to a house move. Anyway these days are over and now we are ready to sell all the beautiful jewelry! The booth is located right by 42nd street and 5th avenue, behind the Public Library and across from the Max Brenner chocolate booth… yeah that’s going to be tough. We’ll be here everyday from 10am-9pm until January 3rd.

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November 8, 2009

Birthday Party

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in: birthday party, DVF dresses, handmade jewelry, nurse bettie, veneiros birthday cake

What an amazing birthday weekend! Surrounded by awesome friends, great cake and at a cozy place celebrating my birthday!

Veneiros Birthday Cake

awesome friends

The Lower East Side place Nurse Bettie was such an amazing birthday place pick - cozy, comfortable atmosphere with a touch of craziness - that’s exactly how I wanted my birthday party to be!

my birthday dress by DVF

long leaf silver necklace by Lucid New York

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November 3, 2009

Bryant Park Holiday Booth Day One

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in: bryant Park market, christmas gift ideas, holiday gifts, holiday shopping

It’s my fifth year selling Lucid New York at the Bryant Park Holiday Market. We have a double - 12 by 20 booth right behind the Public Library in NYC. Today was the first official set-up day. The set-up will continue through tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday. We’re opening the location on Friday, November 6th. Today was my painting day. I usually just hire someone to help doing it but this year I kind of started liking this whole painting idea so I did it myself.

The paint is the same color as my sweater, I guess I just really like the "very berry."

Tomorrow I’ll have a van and two helpers to bring everything from the storage, put the flooring, hang the chandeliers, put up the shelves, etc.

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November 2, 2009

Halloween Costumes by Ken Tanabe

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in: costumes for halloween, halloween costume ideas, Halloween Costumes, handmade halloween costumes, ken tanabe

I have a friend who every year creates work of art Halloween costumes. They’re all so original! Ken Tanabe is a designer, animator and an art director. Check out his amazing costume ideas from the most recent to 2004.

2009 Halloween costume. Materials: Bought: 20 feet of clear vinyl tubing ($5), 500 purple zip ties ($30 for bag of 1000), one yard of purple shirting fabric ($10). Already owned: black turleneck, black jeans, black Fessura shoes, one coat hanger, steel wire, scissors.

2008 Halloween costume. Materials: Free of charge: 5 FedEx shipping tubes (free), 2 large FedEx shipping boxes (free). Bought: 2 cans of Montana Gold spray paint (2 x $10), black costume gloves ($6.50). Already owned: black turleneck, black jeans, assorted small bolts, nuts, and washers, X-acto knife.

Ken, my friend Thomas and I at the last year’s Halloween parade

2007 Halloween costume. Materials: Bought: Dryer hoses (2 x $9.99), pipe insulation ($2.48), hanging wire ($2.29), yellow spray paint ($3.27), foamcore boards ($12.49). Already owned: black pants and turtleneck, duct tape, wire coat hangers, Puma Mihara Yasuhiro sneakers.

2005 Halloween costume. Materials: Bought: plastic tubing ($1.99), paint roller tray ($1.35), red gloves ($5.00), red spray paint ($2.99), assorted small screws, bolts, and washers ($3.96). Already owned: painter’s coveralls, plastic colander, vegetable steamer, bicycle safety light, electrical tape, white Japan-only Adidas shoes. Donated: red duct tape.

2004 Halloween costume. "Death of the VHS Videotape Format." One of five finalists in the NYC Halloween Parade costume contest. Materials: 63 used VHS videotapes (rescued before disposal), black duct tape ($5.50), one sheet of white foam board ($1.50), white acrylic paint ($1.75), medium paint brush ($2.00), clear red plastic (donated by a friend).

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November 2, 2009