Another fashion show! Lucky me. This time it was at a mustache party for my favorite local designer boutique, Cuffs Urban Apparel. Lacadia is the sweetest and most talented girl!
My hair was pretty insane at first, but thanks to the mercifully taming wind it ended up a tad bit more demure and went well with my awesome secretary outfit (with handpainted indianhead screenprint by Pretty Trashy). Later on in the evening, we all got accosted by an overzealous blush brush.
It was a really fun night- the tunes were bumpy and the DRINKS WERE STIFF.
More cool shots and bar scene photos here.
SACRAMENTANS:
If you like things like, I dunno, dancing your face off and drinking bubbly and/or burny things which improve your dance moves, and if you are someone who is anyone, then you must attend HELL WEEK. It’s pretty much a citywide summer kick-off party which will melt your mind and it starts TODAY.
See you there.
Here it is, hands down our most colorful post to date…
I got to do another fashion show for a neon-themed party at Momo Lounge on Thursday night. The clothes were provided by a rad vintage shop called Bows & Arrows (L &17th) and included the most kitsch late 80′s / early 90′s flourescent confections I’d ever laid eyes on. The outfits were styled by the Trisha Rhomberg- designer of local reconstructed vintage line, the amazing Pretty Trashy (15% discount with code PAINFULLYHIP). Our hair and makeup was donated by GS Hair and was inspired by early 90′s rave. We looked a bit crazygonuts and the blacklights made us all glowy.
Afterwards, the ferocious HOTTUB brought things to a nice rolling boil:
However, I missed them this time because I had tickets to see one of my favorite folk rock bands, Vetiver, right downstairs from the party- where things were rather sedate but also equally mesmerizing albeit in a much more subtle, close your eyes and soak up the ridiculous acoustics kinda way. So even though there were all of 40 people in attendance, the stunning melodies were not wasted on us. Wow, what a show…
nothing makes me feel better on a rainy day than watching The Perfect Ones eat runway. repeatedly and thoroughly. but seriously though, modelling is HARD. here’s a great video of the entertaining humiliation from my favorite canadian fashion reporter, Jeanne Beker and her show, FT Fashion Television!
well, i shouldn’t say NOTHING makes me feel better than model humiliation. a good DISCOUNT is right up there:
the gorgeous Fabricio over there at Waterloo is offering all of you beautiful hipsters a 10% discount (coupon code: PAINFULLYHIP) AND a buy 3, get one FREE offer on his badass t-shirts and shortshorts! Hallelujah!
also, happy birthday to ambika! everybody take advantage of her new age AND her talent by purchasing her already sensationally-priced pretty things on Etsy for 15% off (today only) with coupon code BIRTHDAY!
ah! i think i see a sucker hole forming in the sky already!
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Amber
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