HUNGRY 4 FASHION

♥♥♥Jay-Z, Beyonce, John Mayer, Coldplay and Kanye All Performing on One Stage!!♥♥♥

It was the biggest most star studded event of the year and I was there! The New Year's Eve concert kicking off the grand opening of the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas was off the chain!!  The concert started out with an amazing performance from Coldplay. Their set list included all their big hits,"Clocks," "Fix You," and "Viva la Vida." Jay-Z brought in the New Year with special guest Kanye. Jay-Z also performed while John Mayer played guitar to "99 Problems."  Then brought out another special guest and wifey, Beyonce, and performed "Forever Young." After that, Beyonce performed "Halo" while Chris Martin played piano!!  WTF? I'm glad I don't have a heart condition, because I definitely would've passed out. What an amazing night :)

The guests of the intimate affair included, Gwyneth Paltrow, Alex Rodriguez and Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Rihan na, Mark Wahlberg, Jeremy Piven, Kirsten Dunst, Kellan Lutz, Blake Lively, Florence + the Machine, Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery, Justin Bartha and Ashley Olsen, Charlotte and Samantha Ronson, Whitney Port, Marc Salling, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan, Kristin Davis, Lance Bass, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Taraji Henson, Brandy, Sugar Ray Leonard, Armie Hammer, Jessica Szohr, Mel B, BJ Novak, Dr. Dre, Emmy Rossum, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Busta Rhymes, Forest and Keisha Whitaker, Haylie Duff, Nick Zano, James Marsden, Olivia Munn, Ben Folds, Selita Ebanks, Bonnie Somerville, Cheryl Hines, Rachael Harris, Christina Milian, Teri Polo, Giada de Laurentiis, Gail Simmons, Shiri Appleby, Gayle King, Aziz Ansari, Abigail Spencer, Rachael Taylor, Chris Matthews, Aaron Paul, Timothy Olyphant, Lisa Ling, Ben Lyons, Wilm er Valderrama, Jackie Warner and Colin Cowie. 

 

Check out the videos below!!

All dressed up :)

 

80's Prom Party

Last night was filled with bright colors, big hair, eccentric make up, balloons, and spiked punch! That's right!  It was an 80's prom party!  It's sad that I didn't even have to buy anything for this party.  I just opened my closet! I do LOVE 80's fashion. 

Our official prom picture. Gotta love tinsel.   

Marla, the hostess of the party, and Yours Truly.

I'm thinking about wearing my bangs like this everyday.  What do you think?

The Prom King and Queen candidates.  I'm not sure how K-Fed and Lindsay Lohan got nominated?

Prom King and Queen, Kenneth and Julie!  They're a cute couple!

It was cool that almost everyone dressed up!

The prom Queen Julie and I. 

Time Lapse of the Second Look of My Photo Shoot

Here's a really cool time lapse of the second location (and second look) of my photo shoot from yesterday.   

 

Photo Shoot

I apologize for being MIA for a day.  I needed a creative fix, so I planned an impromptu photo shoot.  It's another dress from Design Archives and it's just too cute to sit in a closet!  

A behind the scenes shot in the alley.

Wanna go for a ride in my Lincoln?  LOL

The final product.  What do you think?

Vintage Shopping in Greensboro

I was in need of another vintage clothing shopping fix.  I have already hit up all of the stores here in Winston Salem, which didn't take long because there's only a few.  So, I decided to make the schlep out to Greensboro. It's only a trek because I still haven't figured out the highway system here yet. There's a highway 40 E business and a highway 40 E regular. I usually take the wrong highway 85% of the time. I'm glad I got out of town though because I found one of the best vintage shops!  Design Archives is well organized and has a lot to choose from.  As soon as I walked in I was greeted by Kit, who is the owner, and her two dogs Bebe and Bogie.  Kit was very friendly and suggestive, but not in a pushy salesperson "I work on commission" sort of way. Not only did Design Archives have a lot of clothes, they also have a ton of accessories!  From handbags to jewelry, shoes, scarves, sunglasses, belts, etc.  They even have a men's section! Overall the variety is excellent and the prices are a good deal . It was definitely worth the schlep! 

Don't live in North Carolina? Don't fret Design Archives is online too:

Website for Design Archives     

     

The entrance to Design Archives.

 

The doggie greeters/sales associates.

 

 

Me looking through the racks of clothes.

 

A cute summer dress.

 

Just a few of the many handbags.

 

Me trying on a '50's dress.

 

The inside of the store.

 

Me trying on a short jumpsuit.

 

Jean Harlow's Dress?

I planned on checking out a few vintage shops today.  The first one I drove to was called Puttin' on the Ritz.  I thought I was at the wrong address at first because it was just one of the many houses on a street in a quiet neighborhood.  I walked up to the front door of the house and saw a sign stating "knock please".  So, I knocked a few times and waited.  No answer.  I knocked again, waited a few minutes and finally a vibrant man with flowing hair answered the door and invited me in.  He introduced himself as Hans, one of the owners of the shop.  The shop (house?)  was filled with vintage clothing dating from as far back as the Victorian Era. Hans knows everything about vintage clothing and fashion.  He was so intriguing that I ended up spending 4 hours in his shop!  I didn't quite make it to the other vintage shops.  Oops! But, it was worth it.  I felt like a little girl again playing dress up in my grandmother's closet.  Only if my grandmother was Marilyn Monroe!  Speaking of starlets, Hans showed me this box with a beautiful cream colored lace dress in it.  He opened it and casually said "this used to be Jean Harlow's dress, want to try.." and before he could finish asking I grabbed the dress and ran to the dressing room.  It was amazing!  A perfect fit!  Who knew I could find pieces of old Hollywood all the way out here?  I will definitely go back!

The Puttin' on the Ritz Shop

Jean Harlow's Dress

Can you really have too many pairs of vintage sunglasses?

Vintage Sunglasses and Bangs

Didn't get much sleep last night.  My puppy was crazy and decided it was time to play when I was ready to sleep.  I woke up to the 6 am train and it's horn happy conductor.  Sigh.  I finally got my bangs trimmed.  It's such a relief to not have hair in my eyes.  The hair salon was cool with it's exposed brick walls and Vargas Pin Up pictures everywhere.  A cool girl named Tamara cut my bangs.  She was from upper state New York and I couldn't quite figure out why she was in this small town.  But, she did a great job.

I also picked up a cool hat and some sunglasses from the vintage shop next door.  The store was called Hello Betty. The store owner was cool but the store was way unorganized and you really had to dig to look for anything.  

Well, I'm off to grab a late lunch.