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Manolo Blahnik Sample Sale 2007

So, I just realized today that this time around is the time of .... Bi Annual Manolo Blahnik Sample Sale in NY.

It never came across on my mind recently .... then I tried to search for the story of the people who went there:

Here are some of them:

http://flypaper.bluefly.com/archives/2007/10/manolo_madness.html

http://www.papermag.com/blogs/2007/10/scenes_from_the_manolo_blahnik.php

Ugg

My Ugg came, yesterday from Zappos.


However, I'm not satisfied with the quality .... the sol is not padded enough and it is MADE IN CHINA !! :(.
Well yeah sort of guess it before, since I saw it at the store on the weekend.

I decided to return it and buy the Ultra tall one.

It's a bit more expensive but there's around $40 after the price match things. i I believe the ultra tall one is MADE IN NEW ZEALAND. It's also more comfortable as well...

I guess it's worth it unless the winter is warm this year....you know because of the global warming >.<.

MAC Heirlooms Collection quality

So, I went to look for the brush over the weekend and as expected the quality isn't as good as those regular brushes.
Decided not to buy ....

MAC Heirlooms Collection

For this upcoming holiday season, MAC has Heirlooms brushes collection.




Tempted to buy but I heard that it's quality is not as good as their regular brush. These brushes are more of mass production than their regular brush.

Hmm... I need to see it myself perhaps this weekend.

Ugg boots @ Shoes.com

Lately, I've been eager to get a new boot. I want an Ugg !!!!
But as you know the price is crazy !! Even most stores don't want to give the discount, even if they do have the discount actually.
Then I know that Shoes.com has a coupon called Luckybreaks7 for 25% off, valid until October 31, 2007. Unfortunately, I was too late and it doesn't apply for Ugg anymore now :(.

So, few days later, I got a news that if you go to: www.shoes.com/visadm07, they'll have 15% off and it's applied for UGG !!!!!! (Even it says not on the notation under the banner).
Well, I guess it's system glitch again so I took that opportunity and price match it w/ zappos to save several bucks again !!

Thanks to whoever sharing this information w/ us :)

Smoky Eyes - for Asian girls

Lately, I've been addicted to the make up thing..especially smoky eyes.
I realized that Asian women has different eyes than others, I mean others has eye lids but some asian not.

So, it's kinda difficult to apply the eyeshadow.

Here is some of the favorite:

Japanese Fashion Online

I found a new website to shop for Japanese/Korean fashion style online - in the U.S.
In my opinion, most of their stuff are good ... in terms of style, not sure about the quality though.
The price is a bit steep but I think it's around the same if you shop at Korea/Japan.
The website is called Yesstyle.com
I think it's part of Yesasia.com - the site that sell CD/VCD/DVD of Asian entertainment (mostly).

Eye Liner

Today, I tried Chanel's liquid eye liner. It's not that good on me ... I mean it's too watery, not dry quickly and you really need steady hand to apply it.
So, I decided to pass on it.

Then I tried Chanel's eye liner pencil. It's called Stylo Yeux Waterproof, long lasting eye liner. It's really good. I love it more than my lancome eye liner.

Haven't tried it to make smokey eyes yet though ....

I was going to buy it but it sold out :(. So this Chanel's SA introduce me to Giorgio Armani eyeliner.

It's called Maestro Eye liner...OMG, it's really great. Haven't try it on my eyes yet but I love it more than Chanel liquid Eye liner. It should be fine..at least I hope so. I asked them to shipped it on me so I'll get it soon and will post the review about it here.

Shopping Experience

Today I went to Saks Fifth Avenue at Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL. Purchased some items from Bobbie brown, however didn't get gift at all. It dissappointed me but the thing that make me don't want to go there again is the SA attitude in that counter.

Her initial is MYA and she does have attitude. She's not nice, not helpful and don't have respect towards her customer at all.

It sort of pissed me off until now !!! I don't want to make my purchase over there again !!! One of the lady at Giorgio Armani also has little bit attitude but she's still okay compare with Mya at Bobbie Brown.

On the other hand though, Jovita at NARS is such a sweet person. There's also this lady at Chanel who's quiet tall....she's SUPER. I love her a lot !! Thanks guys, you made my day ...

This is just my ramble of today's shopping experience at Saks.

Winter is on its way

It's been cold for the past few days and we will need a pair of boots soon.

Found this white boot with button on it is pretty but surely it's not recommended to wear during snow storm :P.


credit image: lj

Lagerfeld Confidential

Read news on MSN that Karl got new movie called Lagerfeld confidential....yeah it's Karl Lagerfeld who designs Chanel.

It'll be release later this month.....

For complete article go here:

http://movies.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=278555&silentchk=1&

Top Spots for VIP Shopping

As some of you might know, for luxury brand such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, etc, they have VIP customer in their store.

VIP Customer gets special treatment, they got special invitation to some of their event. They might got a gift, champagne, etc when they visit the store.

It's not only about how much the customers spend in that store but also about the relationship between the customers and the sales assistant.

For those who love to do VIP Shoppings, there're some top spots such as:

1. Barney's NY
2. Bergdorf Goodman, NY
3. Neiman Marcus, Dalas
4. Van Cleef & Arpels, Bal Harbour, Fla
5. Harvey Nichols, London
6. Kaviar & Kind, LA
7. Rene Caovilla, Milan, Italy
8. Printemps, Paris
9. Prada, Tokyo
10. Joyce, Hong Kong

list source: Forbes.com

Nina Ricci & Louis Vuitton SS 08 Paris

Have been busy with all this roller coaster these past few days so no chance to update this blog at all.

Nina Ricci collection for SS 08 has a theme of girls coming back from a ball who you would find on the side of the street in the early morning.

No wonder most of its collection are so hot chic...cool and beautiful. Make me wants to buy one of those dresses ....
While on the other hand, Louis Vuitton has some colourful collection.

Isn't it more like rainbow colors all over the place? Well yeah it's true that it's spring but still too colorful for an expensive handbag and RTW item.

However, Marc Jacobs still has neat bag for this SS 08 though.
Just personal opinion...I love the color, love the make up but it's too much money to spend on colorful and expensive item like that.

image sources: getty

Karl Lagerfeld SS08

Paris fashion week is here and Karl Lagerfeld shows us his collection.
I lie if I said that I don't like his collection at all.....
I totally love it !!


The way he chose the color and the model, it's totally great. I think his collection is entertaining for our eyes :).

The make up - oh I totally LOVE it. It's not too strong but also not too mellow as well, just about right. You know what I mean?

I think short skirt and asymmetrical model is back.

Great job Karl !!







Here is review from Wall Street Journal

Karl Lagerfeld, at 74 years old, is a fashion multi-tasker.
In addition to designing several collections a year for Chanel, where he has worked for 25 years, he also is the longtime creative director of LVMH’s Fendi label.




Today, unveiling the collection for the third and smaller brand he designs — the Karl Lagerfeld collection — he sought inspiration from the 1980s club scene.
He presented a collection of angular tailored jackets and tight one-shouldered mini-dresses in bright colors against a backdrop of a neon rainbow. Models wore chunky lucite accessories, like drop earrings shaped like a triangle, and spiked headbands.
“Karl’s girl has a bit of sweetness with an ‘S&M’ edge,” says Ann Watson, fashion director at Henri Bendel in New York.
Mr. Lagerfeld’s label has struggled to craft a distinct identity in the marketplace, underscoring the difficulty—no matter how famous the designer—of developing a brand from scratch, as opposed to drawing on the long history of an established label.
Tommy Hilfiger Corp., which bought the Karl Lagerfeld brand in 2005 for about $30 million, threw an elaborate fashion show in New York last year to fete the launch of the collection of $150 T-shirts and $400 sweaters in the U.S. It was then discontinued after one disappointing season. (Mr. Lagerfeld himself remarked to Women’s Wear Daily that the collection was too expensive.)
Tommy Hilfiger was bought by private-equity fund Apax Partners last year. Following the acquisition, Mr. Lagerfeld’s brand took a backseat to Apax’s plans to overhaul the Hilfiger label. Fred Gehring, chief executive of Tommy Hilfiger, attended the Lagerfeld show but declined to answer questions backstage.
A Hilfiger spokeswoman said that relaunching the brand in the U.S. for the Spring 2008 season remains “a possibility.”
Representatives from Neiman Marcus, Henri Bendel and Bergdorf Goodman were all at the show, though it remains to be seen if they will buy the collection.

image courtesy: many sources

Saks Beauty Event

So okay here is the deal, I need new make up !! Yeah I need some Bobbi Brown and may be little bit of Chanel eye liner and Shu Uemura eyeshadow again? :).

However, I don't just want to spend money like that and don't get anything back in return. Yeah cash back or gift is good for me....

Then I found out that Saks Fifth Avenue will have Beauty Event on October 4 - 13, 2007. I thought wow this is great.
If you spend $100 in any cosmetic at Saks, you'll get Saks bag which includes:

Black Bag, Trish McEvoy Eyeshadow, BaseMolton Brown Shower Gel, Lancome Eye Cream, Fekkai Technician Color Mask, Estee Lauder Perfectinist Mascara, Annik Goutal Vial, Bond #9 Saks Fifth Avenue Vial, Dolce & Gabanna Vial.

Then if you spend certain amount of money on specific brand you'll get some gifts as well.
Here is the detail:

Bobbi Brown:
w/$100
Pink Collection
Mini ofPink Summer Pot Rouge
Black Everything Mascara
Golden Beige/Pink Bouquet Split Pan Shimmer Gloss

Laura Mercier:
w/$85
Makeup Bag includes
Full Size Ambrosia Lip Pencil
Mini Loose Transluscent Powder
Deluxe Hydrating Primer
Deluxe Brow Gel
Mini Almond Coconut Body Scrub

Anthousa:
w/$85
Signature Scented Votive Candle

Bliss:
w/$100
Bliss BagVanilla and Bergamot Body Buff
Vanilla and Bergamot Shower Gel
High Intensity Hand Cream
Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Mask

CellCosmet:
w/$350White Leather Bag
Deluxe sizes of Ultra Vital
Ultra Cell
Activator Gel
Cream Cleanser
Cellmen Face

Chanel:
w/$175
Black Signature Bag w/ White Trim
Mini Inimitable Mascara
Beaute Initiale Cream
#5 Velvet Body Cream

Clarins:
w/ $100
Your Choice of
Full size Water Comfort Cleanser or Water Purify Cleanser
Head Ban

Cle De Peau:
w/$300
Cosmetic Pouch
La Creme
Cleansing Cream
Anti Age Spot Serum
Lipstick

Clinique:
w/$50
White & Silver Satin Floral Wristlet
Fresh Bloom All Over Color Compact
Limited Edition Shades of Camelia
Blush Brush
Long Last Lipstick in Sugared Maple

and much more !!!

Online shopping

Hey there,

Sorry for not updating this site a few days no.
Have been busy helping for one of the biggest EVENT in my city.

Aniway, recently I found this site for those of you who love to shop online.

Alterdolly.com

It's an ebay seller who sell kawaii dress but in very cheap price. I think it is based in Singapore.

A million girl would kill for this chance

While I surf on the web today, in one of the forum, I found this story.

Thanks to Cicciolina

From The Times
July 10, 2006
A million girls would kill for this chance
An ex-intern at Vogue, tells her story
Amy Oliver

The most ridiculous thing I had to do during my three-month internship at American Vogue was to order a blacked-out company limo to chauffeur a plate of cold turkey sausages about a mile to the Hermès showroom. My boss, fashion assistant to one of the more prestigious editors and furiously feisty to boot, thought nothing of spending close to $100 ferrying sausages, or anything else for that matter, around Manhattan.
There was no pay, the work was menial in the extreme and yet a million girls would kill for the chance. Yes, what follows is my very own version of The Devil Wears Prada, Lauren Weisberger’s fictionalised account of one girl’s baptism of fire working for an American glossy, and now a film starring Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep.

The internship, advertised on a University of London website, was based in New York. I nearly fell off my chair with excitement when I saw it and stayed up all night preparing my CV. “Can you fly out for an interview?” asked one of the fashion assistants who phoned a couple of days later. I remember booking my flight right then, even though the magazine had politely refused to pay. I flew out a week later with a gargantuan suitcase full of potential interview outfits that I’d agonised over, having fobbed my boss off with the original “emergency family wedding in New York” story.

The weather was stifling on the day of the interview so I plumped for a little black dress from H&M and prayed that they wouldn’t mind it wasn’t Prada. I sat in Vogue’s Times Square offices for what seemed like an age, looking at the impeccably groomed women who clip-clopped through reception. The fashion assistant who eventually emerged, looked me up and down. “Interning at Vogue is a privilege,” she said. “A million girls would kill for the chance.” Ten minutes later, after a depressingly short interview, I was walking out of the building. I returned to England with a heavy heart, thinking that I’d flown thousands of miles for nothing.

It was a total surprise when I received an e-mail about a week later to say that I had got the job and could I start in January? Of course I could! I was off to live in New York to work for Vogue — you couldn’t get more glamorous than that. I arrived in January 2005 into a freezing winter. I had no friends and nowhere to live, which was both terrifying and strangely exciting. After a few nights at a horrible youth hostel in Times Square, I found an apartment share on the Upper East Side through an online roommate service and prepared for my first day at the world’s largest fashion magazine.

On Day 1, a seasoned intern took me on a tour of Vogue. Nearly all of it was open-plan, except for a smattering of offices reserved for the more senior editors. We got to the office of Anna Wintour, the Editor-in-Chief, and my guide lowered her voice as if we were in a church. “When you walk past Anna’s office, do not look in. Keep your eyes forward and walk quickly past.” “Is it really like that?” I asked as I broke the rules and peered past Wintour’s two assistants. I could see only part of the room, which was painted white and had framed fashion pictures all over the walls; it looked like a living room. “Yes it is and if you ever run into Anna don’t make eye contact, just look down and walk on.” I never knew if these were Anna Wintour’s rules or were made up by those around her to protect her.

I gathered with four interns working that day. “You know what she [our boss] keeps saying to me?” One of the senior interns replied: “A million girls would kill for this job — just like everyone did in The Devil Wears Prada” “Do you think she’s [Wintour] really that bad?” Another intern replied, “Perhaps the book isn’t really true.” Our boss, the fashion assistant from my interview, broke up the conversation, barking orders for me to go out in a car and pick up clothes from various designers’ showrooms. These would then be photographed and returned — Vogue never purchased anything. The amount of clothes and accessories called in for one shoot was staggering.

Before I knew it, one of the many company limos that waited dutifully outside the Condé Nast building had been booked and a long list of destinations was thrust into my hands. “I don’t know how to get to any of these places, it’s my second week in New York,” I stammered pathetically. “The driver will know where to go,” said the boss. I needn’t have worried; the driver whisked me to the destinations as if he had done it a million times that day — he probably had.

Flouncing out of the Chanel boutique, laden with bags of couture and stepping into a limo while New Yorkers look on might be every girl’s dream. In a blizzard, with armfuls of heavy bags, no sign of the ruddy driver and mascara running down my face, I couldn’t think of anything worse.

I managed to scramble back to the office, looking dishevelled and not at all “Vogue” and hand over my booty. “Oh it’s snowing outside?” said one assistant, looking me up and down, before announcing that she needed me to go out again. Back out I went, wishing I had a more Shackleton-esque coat. I tried to give the driver directions while trying to take instructions from the assistant on the phone telling me to go to “Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Dolce, and hurry”. I started at 9am, had no breaks and left at 8pm. I was absolutely exhausted and hoped that it hadn’t been a typical day.

It had. Day 2 was the same. This time I managed to make it to the Condé Nast cafeteria to grab lunch on my way out. Lunch was the only thing that Vogue had offered to pay for, the only drawback being that I had to pay for it first and then they would reimburse me. The place was enormous and bursting with sumptuous offerings. Sushi chefs prepared fresh sashimi, vegetables were stir-fried in front of your eyes, two salad bars groaned under the weight of scrumptious fare, desserts and cakes were plentiful and, contrary to popular myth, people were eating them. The cafeteria seemed to span acres but sitting down was forbidden. You had to eat at your desk so that you could be on call. I lost count of the times I was asked to do something or to hurry up while I was hurriedly ingesting food.

After a couple of weeks, I was allowed to do “returns”; the laborious task of sending post-shoot clothes back to the designers’ showrooms. I was constantly told off by my boss for not being fast enough: “What’s wrong with you, girl? You were so good yesterday and you’ve slowed up. If you can’t do returns properly then you shouldn’t be doing them. We rely on you to be quick and I can’t be expected to babysit you. If you don’t want to do this job there’s a million girls who do” — just the thing to lift the spirits.

Returns were done in the fashion closet, a vast walk-in wardrobe with rows of designer classics from shoes to handbags. Floor-to-ceiling cupboards exploded with knickers, bras and socks. It was like a fashionista’s sweet shop and if someone didn’t have something to wear, they would look through the rails, “borrowing” a top or dress. I heard one rumour of a famous designer who was furious when he found an article of clothing from his collection, lent for a shoot at another magazine, on eBay.

I was doing returns in the fashion closet one afternoon when one of Anna Wintour’s assistants raced in panic-stricken: “She’s coming in here in five minutes for a fitting — tidy up and get out!” We dropped everything, throwing discarded accessories into cupboards while wheeling out rails of clothes to make room. In the middle of this rampage, in walked Ms Wintour. Like rabbits caught in the headlights, we stopped and stared at the legendary creature and then remembered that we weren’t supposed to be making eye contact. None of us knew what to do until she said very calmly: “Guys, I need the closet for a while, thanks.” We trooped out silently, eyes to the floor.

In the office next day, one of the assistants came to me, looking worried. “I need you to take these dresses back to Dior immediately. They cost $20,000 each and are already very late. Dior is very concerned.” The dresses were stunning; off-white with hand-sewn intricate beadwork, they looked as if they would break if you touched them and they weighed an absolute ton. Suddenly, another assistant approached us like a tiger. They ignored me and began a full-blown row about the dresses. “I need those dresses, you can’t send them back.” “I have to send them back. DIOR IS CONCERNED.” “No you can’t, I NEED THEM.” It went on and on until the whole office had stopped. In the end, the assistant threw the dresses on the floor and stomped off shouting. I was left to haul them down into a car by myself. Fortunately nothing had been damaged.

After two months of what seemed like initiation, I was allowed to help out on a shoot. Stephen Meisel, the legendary fashion photographer who shot Madonna’s 1992 book, Sex, was the photographer and Tonne Goodman, Vogue’s fashion director, the editor. I was briefed about how to behave in front of Meisel. I was told not to look him in the eye and in no circumstances to talk to him. He was deemed a bit of a diva with a rep for being “difficult” . Who isn’t difficult, I thought as I headed to Chelsea Piers where the shoot was taking place. Once inside, I caught a glimpse of the great man; long dark hair and biker boots, he was a dead ringer for Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow. He looked very, very cool and I was terrified that he would notice me staring and throw a camera in my direction. In reality, all he did was settle in front of a computer and direct his assistants, who were taking the pictures. I observed the action while hanging up couture bikinis that the models literally flung at me. Everything was covered in fake tan and I wondered if the designers minded that their beloved collections came back ruined. I managed to eat my own body weight in canapés from a table that seemed to be replenished every 30 minutes and I left for the day at a very respectable six in the evening.

The magazine that thinks nothing of ferrying around poultry by-products didn’t give me a penny towards my costs — although I did know this before I started. The lunches have not so far been reimbursed and neither have the phone bills — high, thanks to assistants phoning constantly, plus in America you have to pay to receive calls.

My 11-hour first day without breaks turned out to be a typical day. The interns were often made to stay late, even if everything was done, because the editors were still working. The freebies weren’t bad, however, and I furnished my friends with all sorts of goodies.

On my last day they gave me champagne and a fabulous cashmere cardigan from Juicy Couture. I looked at the label, “press sample,” it said “please return”. I smiled and felt the incredible weight of a million girls who would kill to work at Vogue.

The Warehouse SALE

2 DAYS EVENT @ The Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza

THE LARGEST PREMIUM DENIM SAMPLE SALE

Saturday, September 29, 2007
Sunday, September 30, 2007
10 am - 4 pm

Holiday Inn Chicago - Mart Plaza
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350 E. Mart Center Dr. Chicago, IL 60654


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Brand includes:

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• Frankie B
• Diesel
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• 7 for all mankind
• True Religion
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For more information and/or RSVP go here.

Milan, NY and London fashion week

So, you've seen the some of the collection from NY and Milan fashion week in here but you don't see from London one.

Well because I think it's not worth it to put it here :p.

I think their design is okay but you can only see it with eyes. Some of them are not wearable and if I want to rate it 1 - 10, I'll rate it around 4 or 5.

While NY gives us style that are wearable and simple, Milan got more styles. I think Milan did a great job in designing clothes. Oh I LOVE MILAN fashion week !!

Now, I'm eager to see the collection from Paris.

Blumarine SS08 - Milan

These are some collections from Blumarine SS 08 - Fashionweek in Milan. I think some of their designs are unique in a way and wearable (That's what I love from Fashionweek in Milan). About the color, some of it are very bright...good for those funky type of people :).

Miss Sixty SS08

I don't know when did I start to love this brand but ever since my trip to NY recently, I'm falling in love with their style.











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