Fit2wear: March 2012

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Events in New York City

Hey Y'all,
There has been so much excitemnt going on in the City. I attended a few events which I was really excited about so here's a recap.
I was eager to catch Steve Aoki's infamous cake throwing concert at Roseland Ballroom. Combined with Datsik (performing at my Coachella event) and other special guests, I never stopped jumping around. An added bonus is I must've burned 1,000 calories that night. You wanna talk about exercising? Steve Aoki's in my workout playlist now and I don't stop until he stops.

Kipling celebrated their 25th anniversary this year. I have been in love with Kipling for 17 years and I have the bag to prove it (Now how old would that make me? Uh, yeah let's continue on shall we?). Being at this event had me reminiscing about the first time I bought my bag. I remember going into a luggage store on 8 Ave btw 55-56 Streets (which is no longer there). These bags will last you forever!

Thre.ad iPhone App launched an event that was held at Caravan Stylist Studio, which is a great place to have such an event. You feel like you're a celebrity. Thre.ad app is created to share and view street styles, Fashionistas love. The event had you create your own goody bag! Picking from jewelry by Charlotte Rusee, O.P.I lotions, Nail Rock wraps, etc. I tried on some the beautiful dresses they had on display and they were gorgeous. This was one of my favorite nights so far.

For more information please visit the following sites:

http://steveaoki.com/

http://www.kipling-usa.com/home/index.jsp

http://thre.ad/

Photography by Hassan Heyward

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Jason Wuuuu-here did the time go?

Hey Y'all,

This post was created after the event due to purchasing, ordering, returning and reordering, which I believe some of you ladies will understand.

So, on top of Superbowl mania, The Jason Wu line at Target was released on February 5^th and I had the opportunity to view both events.

I arrived at the Target store around 8:10am which is pretty late only to find most of the items off the rack. We were all just standing around waiting for the discarded items to come back from the fitting room. As some of you know when it’s a free for all and no system is in place, individuals can grab as many items as they want, which is what happened here.

As articles of clothing came back everyone was quick to snatch them up regardless if they were the right size (It’s like when you drop food into a fish tank and they all swarm up to the spot where the food was dropped, which is pretty amusing to witness so long as everyone keeps they’re cool).

I managed to grab the blouse with Tie in blush dots in a medium and the short sleeve tee with tie in cream in a small, only one fit.

I stood around for a bit to see if anymore items became available particularly the poplin dress in navy. I spoke to the manager who was also working as crowd control at the Wu section who said that they didn’t expect such a turn up, about 5 people stayed overnight and there were 60 people by the time the store open. They usually have a system where you cannot purchase more than two of the same item but that didn’t happen this time. He told me they grabbed huge bulks and headed to the fitting room. To no avail I decided to head home and get ready for the Championship game. I split my time between watching the game and viewing the Target website on my smart phone (obsess much? YES!)

Because items were also sold online I revisited the site for a couple of days. Everyone knows the lucky ones who were able to order items must’ve ordered multiple sizes (since you’re never sure if the items run true to size) and would be returning the unwanted items. I was able to order my poplin dress in navy and the sleeveless pleated shift dress in navy dots with black belt. After waiting for what felt like a month, my items had finally trickled in one by one.

First was the poplin dress, the only item I really wanted from the line but it turned out it didn’t fit my body type the right way, so I sent it back. The next was the pleated shift dress which was cute. Once I tried it on I fell in love with it, the dress fit my body perfectly and was very light and comfortable.

After a nice obsessive hunt for the Wu collection I was pretty happy with my purchases. This just goes to show you that even if you don’t stay overnight for an affordable collaboration there are still opportunities to get your hands on them and of course NY won the Superbowl, it was a win win situation.

Marni for H&M

Hey Y'all,
I'm sure if you love fashion you haven't stopped hearing about Marni's collaboration with H&M since Versace's collab came out.
I wasn't sure if I would make the event because I had been out the night before. In fact, I saw a few fashionistas at an event carrying a Marni bag from a preview. Nevertheless, my fashion alarm clock had awakened me at 6:30am and by 7:15am I was waiting on line for my wristband.

I went to the same H&M store for the Versace event and judging by where I was positioned on the line I knew I would get a wristband.

By the time my time slot began many of the items were already gone. The dangerous spiky necklaces were nowhere to be found. What I really wanted was the famous silk dress (Beige/Pattern) they advertised continually. I found a top I had not seen before and those chunky bracelets. The 2 piece white bracelets reminded me of dominoes--which I scored, Can you say "Capi Qu!"

The whole process took me 1 hour and 5 minutes. Let's look at the breakdown, shall we?

-7:15a-7:45a Waiting for wristband 30mins.
-7:45a-8:50a My coffee break -65mins.
-8:50a-9:05a Wait to shop +15mins.
-9:05a-9:12a Shopping + 7mins.
-9:12a-9:25a Fitting Room
and Check Out +13mins.
Total time 1hr. and 5mins.

Now let's be honest. How long does it take fashionistas to go shopping? I'll tell you now I average 3 hours, which is why I usually shop alone (No reason to have people huffing and puffing breathing down your neck, it messes your whole artsy style up).

I love that H&M is so organized when it comes to collaborations. It's a great experience and that's saying a lot about a fashion frenzy for 15 minutes with 29 other people.
Here are a few helpful hints:

-First, go for accessories: they are small, easy to grab, with no need to check sizes.
-If accessories are gone feel free to grab the display ones, most of the time they sell everything except the mannequins. It's not like when your doing normal shopping and they say you can't remove the clothes off the doll.
-If a certain item in your size isn't there don't fret. Remember, after each time slot employees are replenishing from the back. Buyers are trying on clothing and what doesn't fit is going back on the floor. But you must be ready to grab whatever comes back in the 15 minute allotment you have.
Good luck, ladies!

Photography by Hassan Heyward

Audrey Grace Pop-Up Boutique

Hey Y'all,
If you're the type of lady who loves the 1960's then this is the place to shop. I went to the opening of the Audrey Grace pop-up boutique located at the Highline Loft. The Loft is located on 508 West 26 Street in Manhattan and the boutique is originally based out of Jackson, Mississippi.

The event was presented by the Small Girls PR company run by two women who are, yes, you guessed it...small (Which I love because I'm only 5'1"). As you may have guessed it is inspired by Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly, they are two of the greatest style icons to date. The clothing is flirty and feminine, giving women the chance to step back into a great fashion decade without having to be on a hit show like "MADMEN." I have often wished I was born at an earlier time to witness the early fashion trends but now, I thank the fashion gods for having brought back such great style.