Weekend Rewind: February 12-14th, 2010--PT. 1

This Weekend Rewind is going to be a Two Parter!

first part tonight-The EVENTS

second part-next post-The OUTFITS

Let me preface for any of my new readers-there was a huge, I mean HUGE amount of fashion bloggers all over NYC this weekend.

If you're unaware of it all, well there was a blog conference organized by Chictopia. Needless to say we all just HAD to attend.

Although let me tell you, I enjoyed all the time together OUTSIDE the conference best!

(Actual conference,ummmmmm not so much! Let's just say I dozed off SEVERAL times!)

After seeing the below, you'll know exactly why our FREE TIME together was much more exciting than the poor acoutics and a ill-advised seating arrangements @ Chictopia 10.

Friday: February 12, 2010

Mel and I had been discussing for over a month where we should attempt a blogger meet-up. I went with my trusty, please everybody, fave bar about town-THREE OF CUPS.

I'll be the first to admit I was more than delighted by the turnout

(actually, I had all but given up on having anyone other than myself, Mel, and our out-of-town friend, Christina being there. Clearly.....I was mistaken! But that's a good thing.)

Merl from ClydesRebirth and Christina from SecondSkin

Mel from Idee_geniale (of course) testing out red hair courtesty of Merl.

(Oh and can I just tell you that not only does ClydesRebirth have some of the most beautiful and fun jewelry EVER-check it on her blog....but her personality is amazing! This girl is top-notch fun. Love her!)

And then out of nowhere, the youngest rock star known to man popped up on the scene.

(seriously, don't know where he came from or why his parents let him act like this in public. Pretty certain had this been me and my parents when I was 8, well I'm not sure...we were never allowed to leave the table and ever do something rambunctious in a restaurant to begin with. But, I'm not gonna lie--he was entertaining!!)

And out came my inner groupie!

And after the performance, he left a rich man. I gave him a dollar!

(but only after asking for change from the bartender firstly. Haha, I know....class act Nickie!

C'mon I was not about to give that lil' punk my $10!)

Saturday: February 13, 2010

Saturday morning came about much too soon after all of my fun on Friday.

Yet, I was not about to miss a chance to have a little blogger brunch with girls from some of my favorite blog reads.

I mean DELIGHTFULLY TACKY--HELLOOOOO!

(I'm a geek w/a few really FAVE FAVE reads obviously)

She's such a fun girl w/great style.

And they were all super nice...since I have to admit I was a little shy about the brunch knowing that really I was only invited because I was tagging along with Mel. But everyone was very sweet and great to talk with, so it turned out just swell!

(You all know what I'm talking about right? You know like when you were friends with the popular girl in high school but not really any of her friends. Haha! Yeah, that's how I felt going into it! In the end I'm happy--and I felt kinda cool when everyone seemed to enjoy my suggestion of going to the legendary Economy Candy Store afterwards and they had to rely on my navigation skills to get us to said Candy Store.)

I didn't manage to get everyone in attendance on camera in my little random shots, but if you're curious to know it was Me, Idee_Geniale, Second Skin, Selective Potential, Delightfully Tacky, Blonde Bedhead, Orchid Grey, and Jen Loves Kev

oh, Oh , yep....Mel and I AGAIN!

By now my Weekend Rewinds should just be called "What Mel and Nickie did this Weekend"

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After the blogger breakfast, it was onward to the Chictopia 10 conference....where I didn't feel the need to ever pull my camera out of my bag. Sorry readers.

I just wasn't feeling it, oh UNTIL THE LAST SEGMENT. I have to admit the fashion show(s) were the highlight of the day!

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Saturday Night:

The Chictopia 10 After party...

Kim from Crowded Closet (you might remember Mel and I met those ladies a few weeks back)

-is it me, or does Kim have the most flawless skin EVER?

By the time I arrived, about an hour and a half late (fashionably late of course), people were already on the dancefloor. Showgirl Godzilla (my new long lost friend...can't wait to hang out again) and I decided it's because they were from out of town :)

Just kidding ladies!

Dancing is fine by me....I was born to dance.

Just wasn't born to dance at swanky hotels like the Tribeca Grand.

I'm much more of a dive bar and jukebox kinda girl. I barely know Lady Gaga songs, let alone whatever else they were playing last night. So yeah....not my thing.

(So pretty much a half hour after my arrival I bolted back home and ended the night with Apollo Ono and some speedskating Olympic style--LOSER!

-me, not Apollo Ono)

Blonde Bedhead and Delightfully Tacky had no problem cut'n the rug though!

Awesome.

And my trio...Mel, me, and Christina.

I feel like I'm standing between two sisters, aaaah. Or maybe 3 sisters, only if that were the case I'd be the milkman's baby by the looks of this! haha

So there you have it. My crazy Blog-O-Mania weekend!

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Sunday: February 14, 2010

A Day of Rest! and Valentines' Delights (for some)

I did nothing but laundry, not even a Valentine's surprise for me :(

BF failed BIG TIME on that front! oooopsie boyfriend-way to go!

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But........ if it's Valentine's Day.......doesn't that mean it's time for my FAVE RAVE GIVEAWAY?

Yep-it's time!

Actually as I type this it's 11:40pm, so let's get this show underway.

ahem....cough cough.

AND THE WINNER IS:

HIPSTERCRITE!

Woohoo! Congratulations!

I'll contact you tomorrow and we'll get this Fave Rave Surprise underway and shipped out!

(winner was chosen @ random by having BF give me a number between 1 and the # of entries I had. His # was 17)

Weekend Rewind: January 23-24th, 2010

This weekend was actually kind of busy for me, more so than the rest of my winter weekends have been the past few months.

So busy that, well, I only managed to photograph one outfit for you the whole weekend. No worries, enough other exciting stuff happened that there's no need for a lot of outfits from me.

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First off, if you've ever wondered what it is exactly I do...or if you think I'm just being pretentious or that I'm a big fat embellisher of job titles, rest assured that's not the case!

When I claim to be a "fashion designer", that's actually-honestly-what I do for a living.

(It's awesome, not gonna lie!)

Just take a look what I came across at the 2010 SAG Awards:

(Image from www.justjared.com)

It's Sarah Hyland from "Modern Family."

--as if she's not gorgeous enough, but she looks beautiful in this Amethyst color!(I think she's looks like a younger Milla Kunis). And do you know what that is she's wearing????

Hate it or Love it, or just think its so-so....that's one of my designs I did at work!!!!

(This is so gratifying, you don't even know! I never get tired of seeing celebs in something I had a part of...and it makes my family proud. Oh, and it makes me realize that a lot of hard work, and so little sleep for those 4 years of college actually really were worth it!)

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Saturday I went and got my hair trimmed and my highlights touched up.

By the time I got home, it was time to turn around and head back out.

I found myself in a tizzy, not wanting to dress up, but not wanting to wear my usual jeans and t-shirt; so I started reaching for anything I could scramble to find (btw, my lightbulb burned out in my bedroom and BF and I were a little slow about replacing it, so I did this all in the dark).

Lots of random stuff going on here, but it was all BLACK, so I figured it would be alright (and its dark in most bars, particularly the dive bars I frequent, so who really was going to notice if it was a mish-mash of nonsense?)

Wearing:

*Black vintage velvet jacket-from vintage store in Kalamazoo, MI

*Black fringe tunic (what I believe to be the top portion of a cheap halloween costume)-Beacon's Closet

*Black mesh skirt-Forever 21

*Gray cashmere tights (soooooo warm!!)-gift from my BFF in Ohio

*Black knee-high boots-Jessica Simpson (yes you can laugh at me!)

*Silver vintage owl necklace-Thrift Store

Saturday night turned out to be a delight.

I met up with Idee_geniale of course...then we made our way to Williamsburg where we got to meet the girls behind Crowded Closet!

--Ok...of course that was totally fun! I like meeting new people, although I usually walk away completely content with the few friends I have, but these girls were so much fun, lots of comic conversation, and all-around cool ladies!

And honestly, I would love to hang out with them again--maybe when we make our way to Philly since one-half of the duo lives there (I've always needed some guidance as to where to go when I'm in that town--a history lover like myself can only look at the foundation of Ben Franklin's house, or step foot in the building where the Continental Congress met, or gawk at Betsy Ross' house on so many occasions before its time to find something. Although I'm not knockin' the US history-heck no! I'm just sayin, a change-up next time in Philadelphia might be called for).

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Sunday (today) I did not bother photographing my threads since time was of essence. And I was lacking in my attention to the clock-before I knew it we should've been on our way like 15min before we actually left.

When I say "WE", I mean BF and I. We had a family birthday lunch to get to in Staten Island.

It was AWESOME! Japanese Hibachi!!!!

--Who doesn't love a little entertainment, a little playing with food? I even caught a piece of vegetable in my mouth when it was tossed at me--and that's amazing considering I've never been able to catch in my life!

Insert my best Beavis and Butthead impersonation here (actually make that just Beavis):

"FIRE, FIRE! heh heh"

Butthead-"uuhhhh"

BF opted out of the grilling fun, instead he went with the Sushi platter. Not a bad choice, especially considering he managed to help me out with my dish quite a bit...so essentially he had the best of both worlds.

Oh...and one last thing...if you haven't stopped by Dusty Rose Vintage's blog lately--please check it out.

There's a little interview with ME....

so you can get to know me just that much more! And clearly, that will make your weekend complete! :)

Ever so...."Delightfully Tacky"

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