Diva In Deep Thought: new york

Friday, June 24, 2011

FFFWeek: Kmart Blogger Brunch

My first “real” job was at Kmart. I worked there and I hated it. It was stay at home moms and their snidely kids with attitudes who felt us cashiers could do nothing right. I also had a manager there that I thought had a secret partnership with the devil (seriously… she was evil). So a few months back you may recall that I started wearing Kmart when the LYS line came out. I fell in love with their maxis and their moto dress. I somehow thought that would be it. Oh to be so wrong…

At the blogger luncheon I found that it was only the beginning… They showed us what what currently in store, and what was soon to come in fall (in pictures… we saw them live on the catwalk during the finale). I wanted to be in Kmart while at the brunch… I loved my Kmart LYS Maxi… Below you will see pictures of the fashions to come… and some other pictures I took.

Jorge Ramon was the MC of the event and he was FAB-U-LUS!!! I heart him!!!

2 Bloggers arrived wearing one of the dresses that was in the fashion show… uh oh!!

The Design team behind the Kmart Fashion LYS line… Also my new besties!!!

Me and Monique from Curves and Chaos

Me with Sarah from Queen Sized Flava

Me with Bella Styles and Marie Denee

Me with Glen from Full Figure Plus (love love love him… so super nice)

Me and Stiletto Siren

After we left that event we walked outside the hotel to times square to shop at Forever21 and then we hailed a cab to hit Kmart (sorry no pics). Then we went to rest before the finale event.

Me and Gaëlle-Vanessa of Les Pitreries de Vanoue trying to hail a cab!! (Notice I switched into flipflops)

Me and my roomies in the cab

Thursday, June 23, 2011

FFFWeek: Shopping With Friends

I missed the shopping soiree that was hosted by Marie Denee. As did my other 2 of my other roommates. So we went to Brooklyn on our own. Because a trip into NY is not a trip if you don’t venture into re/dress nyc… before I left for New York Lucie Lu sent me this dress to wear during my events. I felt like it was the perfect dress to wear during my city travels.

We left our hotel and first had some breakfast at a diner up the street from our hotel called Tick Tock Diner NY. We went because Karen from Curvy Canadian has a thing for diners. I must admit… I really enjoyed myself. I ordered french toast with bananas… yummmooooo!!!

During the weekend we called Karen, Snow White. Because she’s pale and she would wear red lips and is beautiful like a princess… Don’t you agree…

We got the waiter to take our picture Karen, Sarah (QueenSized Flava), and myself.

We took the subway to Brooklyn… what is funny is it seemed like every time we got ready to take a subway there was drama. We were trying to buy tickets and then this guy tells another guy from India he needs to go back to his country. It was bad because it was clearly a racist comment… but the man who said it also had an accent. As though English was not his first language. So after this incident, we of course remembered him because it was rather irrational that he would tell someone to return to their country. Now the line to buy tickets was ridiculously long. Well, imagine our surprise when “Señor Racist” comes and jumps in front of us in line by saying the guy at the window was his cousin. Did I forget to mention that it was 1000º in the subway and we were sweating and stifled? The guy in line behind us about lost it and I thought there was going to be a fight in the subway. But Señor Racist was all bark and no bite… but the guy in line behind us was a step away from stomping him into the dirt… lmao. Anyway we got on our train and headed to the greatest shopping destination.

I think we were in the shop for hours and hours. But it was amazing. We ended staying until an event they were hosting at 6pm. It was a preview of Sweetooth Couture because they would be walking the runway during the finale. I wasn’t sure it was my style… but what the hell. I love her. I want everything she makes now. I also saw two ladies that I remember from Fashionista! on livejournal and I’m just sick that the photo came out so blurry

Sarah in a Sweetooth Couture dress she tried on and bought.

Sarah and Rachel, the designer of Sweetooth Couture, were fighting over this skirt… it was going to debut at the finale event and we wanted it then. I ordered one though!!