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Last night I celebrated Fashion’s Night Out on New York City’s very fashionable 5th Avenue. First I went to Gucci, the line was short compared to some of the other boutiques and I heard they would be serving champagne! There appeared to be no giveaways, only a photo-op with 3 models in front of a Gucci customized Fiat 500. Three flutes of prosecco later, I moved on to the next location.

Tiffany’s lured people in to see their new 70’s inspired jewelry line by having 2 gorgeous male models hand out treats on a stick, which appeared to look like oreo cookies, but tasted more expensive. The inside of Tiffany’s was outfitted like a scene from Studio 54, with discoballs, disco music and models in retro dress. Much of the crowd was there in anticipation for a performance by Leighton Meester (of Gossip Girl) and Check in the Dark later that evening. Not much excitement other than a few disco hits.

A quick tour of Louis Vuitton revealed an on the spot personalized hand-painting service for hard sided luggage and non-alcoholic beverages being served. That’s all.

Bergdorf Goodman took much of the attention away from the other shops on 5th Avenue with their elaborate live window show and a list of events taking place inside of the store. Greeters handed out cans of Sofia Mini, a sparkling white wine in a can produced by the Francis Ford Coppola Winery. A server told me that they are great for soccer moms hiding an alcoholism problem, because they look like a soft drink in a cute pink can which comes with a mini straw. I headed upstairs to view the doggie fashion show, which featured adorable pooches wearing the best designers with their famous designer owners leading them down the catwalk.

Once the doggy fashion show ended, I attempted to head back to Tiffany’s for the performance by Leighton Meister. The place was packed and it appeared that I may have been once of the last people allowed to the 3rd floor for the appearance because they were at capacity. When she show didn’t promptly start at 8pm, I bailed. The crowd was getting cramped, hot and restless plus I didn’t know how long I’d be hanging around to see a girl who can’t sing attempt to sing live. I am glad that I left, because on my way home I passed by Bergdorf Goodman a second time and there was Ronnie Spector in the window doing a performance. I got there just at the end of her singing Amy Winehouse’s “Black in Black”. Mrs. Spector then began to sing her epic hit “Be My Baby” which was a hit song for her when she was a member of The Ronettes in the 1960’s. I would say that was an amazing consolation prize for having missed the Gossip Girl performance.

I was a little disappointed in this years Fashion Night Out. I wanted more of a spectacle, more drama. With the exception of a few fashionable ladies who passed me on the street, there wasn’t much fashion happening on New York Cities most fashionable avenue.

(pics to follow soon)

Summer is a verb. Hope you’re enjoying yours. See you soon.

When faced with this photo, I can’t give a damn about the happy royalty about to start a life together, just like the rest of the world, I can only look at this brilliant child. This is supposed to be the stuff fairy tales are made of. At some point in this little girls life, someone read her a bedtime story that ended with the girl kissing a Prince and living happily ever after. This baby could not give less of a fuck than she does right this very second. She just wishes you would all shut the fuck up. Maybe it was the jets. Maybe she’s a tiny hater, mad that she’s not the one marrying a Prince. Whatever the case, your heart goes out to this baby. Baby Grace, you rock.

It’s been a long time, I shouldn’t have left you, without a blog entry to read through

But I’m finally back, with a new hard drive! (Don’t forget to back-up!) I haven’t just upgraded my hardware, I’ve upgraded my foot wear. This week I got my first pair of Nike+ sneakers. Simply running is no longer enough. In the year 2011, we track our runs distance, pace, time and calories burned via a small chip inside of our sneaker. We then download the information to the internet where we can see progress and send the information to our friends via Twitter and Facebook to remind them of how fat and lazy they are. Isn’t technology amazing? The sensor in my sneaker sends the information to my iPod while I run, and a voice periodically comes on over my music to let me know how I’m doing. After my iPod sends the information to the Nike+ website, I can then set goals and see how I’m measuring up. Just as I’m loving my new toy, I find out about a new app; Nike+ GPS. With the GPS app I can link Nike+ to my iPhone and it will map the route I ran, or let me play a game of tag with friends. Once the game of tag is initiated, the person who runs the shortest distance is ‘it’ and it’s broadcast via the Nike+ site. Obviously not for the faint of heart or easily embarrassed. For now, I’m going to follow one of the pre-set schedules to go from winter couch potato to spring athlete-in-training.

Aside from all of this technology, my new sneakers are amazing. They have the perfect amount of cushion to take the shock off of my knees, plus they’re cute. I don’t really mind looking like a walking Nike ad if the outfit is cute. I don’t know about anyone else, but I like having pretty workout gear. If the outfit looks right, you just might wear it more often, and since you’re all dressed up for a run, you might as well go running! A dirty white tee and some cut off sweats might cut it over at Lucille Roberts, but no one’s going to wear that on the street. When I was a little girl, I had this Barbie workout album called “Looking Good, Feeling Great”. Yes, a vinyl record. The kind that plays with a needle. Anyway, it’s good to remember that those two things go hand in hand. When you look good, you feel great. So remember who you’re working out for. You’re not just trying to impress an ex-lover, you’re not just trying to make those bitches at the high-school reunion jealous, you’re not just trying to fit into your old bikini for summer, you’re trying to do ALL of those things! And those things will make you feel GREAT! Barbie has taught several generations of women that “Looking Good” and “Feeling Great” go hand in hand. But the power is in your hands, and it’s also in the NIke+ sneaker. Just do it.

The Mayan calendar predicts 2012 as the end of days; perhaps that was Karl Lagerfeld’s inspiration for the Chanel fall/winter 2011 ready-to-wear collection. Mr. Lagerfeld wants his ladies to be dressed to the nines for the apocalypse. The background is the volcanic, scorched earth, and the fashion is goth-chic. Lagerfeld’s collection is less ladies-who-lunch and more edgy fashionista. Chanel tweed suits paired with denim shows Lagerfeld keeping with the tradition of Chanel, but reinterpreting it for today.

Here are a few of my favorite looks.

Pictures courtesy of Chanel.com