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Posted in Fashion, Pop Culture, Television on Feb 22nd, 2010
Apparently, someone had the bright idea to televise Fashion’s Night Out come September.
As Variety says, CBS will air “a one-hour special Sept. 15 that covers the fashion industry’s second-annual event, which will have taken place five days prior. Telecast will include preparations made for Fashion’s Night Out, an initiative that began last year as an [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Fashion, Pop Culture on Feb 10th, 2010
I never really understood what that meant: “ or BUST!” Every time I say it, I can’t help but remember the opening credits of Perfect Strangers when Balki Bartokomous was sitting in the back of a horse-drawn wagon and he had a box that said “America or Burst”.
Nonetheless, I am headed off to New York [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Fashion, Film, Movies, Music, Pop Culture, Television, Video on Feb 7th, 2010
What to watch on the runway…
It’s that time of year again – it’s time for FASHION WEEK in New York! Starting Feb. 11, smokey eyes and nude lips will invade Bryant Park as designers send their Fall 2010 collections down a runway like a log ride; telling the masses of fashion junkies what they should [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Designers, Entertainment, Fashion, Pop Culture, Television on Sep 17th, 2009
If you combine Fashion Week with some of the cast members from Glee, then there are TONS of Asian Americans to add to the tally:
Jenna Ushkowitz: The stuttering singer from Glee who has an affinity for a Hot Topic-like clothing.
Iqbal Theba: The blunt and funny principal in Glee
Harry Shum Jr.: Based on his resume on [...]
Posted in Fashion, Pop Culture, Random on Sep 16th, 2009
Gas X and New York Fashion Week go hand in hand. I don’t know why, they just do.
While in New York, my friend had little gas problem after we ate at a soup dumpling house. In an attempt to alleviate said gas, she scoured the shelves at Duane Reade for some sort of gas [...]
Posted in Fashion, New York Fashion Week on Sep 11th, 2009
I arrived in New York for Fashion Week yesterday and was welcomed by rain and traffic.
And lucky for me, it was Fashion’s Night Out…or not. As I was walking around checking out the scene, I was thinking, “Maybe fashion should’ve stayed in for the night.”
Did this really “stimulate the economy?” It was fun and [...]