Thursday, July 15, 2010

David Dixon Fashion Show at Ultra



ME & THE BARTENDER






Last night was the David Dixon fashion show at Ultra Patio. It was also a party to celebrate the launch of the "Industry Insider Magazine."

The show started with the special guest performance by ROCHESTER AKA JUICE singing some rap by himself, and then the models came on to the catwalk one by one in dazzling pieces. He sang throughout the entire fashion show as the background music for the fashion.

The dresses were mostly covered in black. They were very chic/hip/glamorous. It is the only DD designs I've seen so far in addition to the Barbie Collection at LGFW back in March. I especially liked the dress with the pockets. It looked really cool with the model comming out with her hands in the pockets of the dress. I think the pieces shown last night are probably a part of the collection he will be showing at a fashion week next season. I hope the models didn't feel too hot literally in the dresses as it was a lot of fabric for the hot summer weather.

There was a lot of people, but I still managed to get a pretty good view standing right in front of the catwalk and a little to the right side.

There were many fashion industry people of course. I recognized a few faces; a few photographers and a model or two. I recognized the girl with the cool mohawk hair whom I remember from FAT Alternative Fashion Week, but I didn't talk to her. I didn't talk to many people actually. I kinda just relaxed a bit. Other times I think I talk to much and kinda scare people, haha! I most talked to the photographers, especially the girl whom I met at LGFW. It was interesting to find out what they planned to do with their footage and where to submit them, etc...

There was a guy whom I thought I recognized. I thought he was the guy who did my hair a few days ago at the other party I attended. It was quite funny. Then he told me he designs handbags, etc... I thought he was joking coz I seriously thought he was the hair stylist guy. Good thing I asked him what his brand's name is. When I went home I kinda googled it and seems pretty cool. So I think I learned something. Check out Nella Bella. I think it's very cool that all the products are manmade and vegan. How SeXy is that?? & it's Canadian/he's Canadian.

As for the designer himself, I think I probably saw him but didn't know it. I was standing across from him at a viewable distance, but I didn't notice where he was standing until I later saw someone post a photo of him at the event.

My Fuze martini was half spilt coz some random guy bumped right into me & it got all over my shirt & skirt, sigh! He just said a very quick sorry, then turned around & left. People should watch where they are going and not be so pushy. I hate it when people don't watch where they are going especially if they walk backwards. Obviously they can't see where they are going when walking backwards unless they have eyes on the back of their head. This time I tried the pommergranate one with vodka this time. I've drank Fuze juice & Fuze martinis several times before. You can get the Fuze juice at the supermarket or even Shopper's Drugmart, & maybe Walmart. It's a natural health product because it contains some ingredients that are good for you; Chromium, Vitamin C, Garcina Cambogia Rind Extract, etc... It also helps increase your metabolism.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Flirty Girl's Night Out-A Pink Carpet Soiree




















It was Flirty Girl Fitness' 4th Flirty Girl Night Out party although they had other similar, but slightly smaller scaled parties which I think were co-ed. It was my 2nd time attending Flirty Girls Nite Out. I think they have one of these about every four months now. The general price went up by a tiny bit ($5 more from last time). That's quite expensive to pay at the door which is $10 more than buying the ticket online prior. I suppose it was to offset some extra costs somwhere, maybe to provide more giftbags. I did notice some slight improvements such as having more appetizers. They had meatballs and cream chese on bread and some other stuff. Previously I think they only had crackers with dip. The food was sponsored, and the male servers are from Eligible Inc. which is a dating service. Actually there was slightly more swag in the giftbag this time too. However, if the price goes up again next time, that would really suck so they'd better not. But having attended twice and also some other similar events, I might not attend next time unless I can get a free tix. haha! I'm just saying that right now since I've attended two recently. But then a few months from now I'll probably be bored and want some more pampering, lol. It all depends if I'll be free on the next date. Maybe I'll sign up for some classes, get a punch card for several dropin classes for yoga, boxing, belly dancing, etc... just to get 2 free party tix offer. I always wanted to take some classes there, but somehow never got around to it yet. Hopefully I will soon.

The thing is, I really wished they had makeover services that would last past the night like brow shaping services eg. waxing, threading or tweezing. Manicures are okay, but how about pedicures? They definitely should have mini facials and a digital photo booth where you can take & upload a foto of your new makeover. So if you forget your camera and don't go to the afterparty, at least you'd have a good reason to get all madeup for. To offset more costs they could let in a few more vendors too. But then it does seem a little crowded already. Just some suggestions in my opinion.

Last time I was there I arrived late & didn't get any pampering after waiting in line for several hours, but I did sip a few drinks, watched a few performances and chatted with some fab girls and the swag bag at the end kinda made up for it so I didn't complain. This time I was smarter and I lined up right when the whole thing started. Well, I was late 10 minutes to lineup for the pampering because I was walking around and talking to people and went to the toilet. So I ended up getting my nails filed & coloured by Spa Treatment, a nice quick hair updo by Blo, and an eye makeup application by Sephora, etc... I had wanted some sexy curls, but the guy from Blo wanted to do something else so I let him.

I didn't really watch much of the dance shows, but they were amazing of course, especially the one to the "All The Single Ladies" Beyonce song towards the end. I missed watching the fashion show in full view because I was lining up. All I saw were the heads of the models, but I saw all the photos after. I did see more of the dancing as there were slightly less people crowding around the performance area. The fashion show was 3/4ths to the end of the party and many people were tired of lining up and fled the lines to see the fashion show.

The fashion show was by Joy Couture & United Front. It was my first time hearing about United Front, but I've been to several of Joy's fashion shows before & she always have nice stuff. I love her dresses. United Front displayed some tshirts which had nice/cool logos but it'd be more interesting if they did something with the fabric. It looked a bit too simple. The fashion show was a bit short, but it's always like that b/c it's just a small part of the whole event. But overall the show was ok.

I think that this time it was organized a bit better than last time as they had guys handing out drinks while we were lining up for the pampering. Last time we had to get the drinks ourselves at the bar and we had to lineup for that too. So what some of us girls did was send a girl to grab a few drinks back and then got back into line. Complimentary drinks are always good because you don't want to spend a fortune when you get thirsty especially when you already have to pay an entry fee to get in.

The hand/arm massage from Arbon was a bit short because you had to choose between getting your hands done or your arms, but not both. I think they did that to save time and be more fair to let more girls get their turn. But I really liked the gel they used on my hands. I don't know what was in it, but it smelled really good. I think Aveda was there to do arm treatments too, but I didn't get to check that out. It was so little time, too many people. Pink Petals jewelry was there as a vendor. They have some nice stuff too and I see them at almost every event I go to.

The Sephora line was very long and I didn't think I would make it to the front by the end of the event, but luckily I did and got my eyes madeup. They didn't do a full makeup application probably to save time also. Last time they did do full makeup applications by some other company which I can't remember since it was several months ago. Well I think it's better to be fair and let more people get a turn to get pampered.

All that pampering only lasts one night. The manicure may last a few days more. But it still feels good to get pampered and it was good being surrounded by other fabulous girls as well. There was an afterparty at a nightclub near by. This time it was at Dolce Social Ballroom & last time at Century Room. I skipped the afterparty and headed to another club Tryst where the Playboy Golf Casting was held, but I didn't stay long and went home to get some beauty sleep.

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Frugal Fashion Week 2010









FFW 2010 is comming up next weekend from Thurs July 22-Sun July 25.

Save with Frugal Fashion Week with My FFW 2010 All Access Pass which is now only $35, down from $55 previously! The Special Gala held at the Bata Shoe Museum is already $25, so you'll save a great deal. Sale of the pass ends on July 22 which is the openning day of FFW.

This is still a relatively new event as this is only in its second year thus far. So bring your friends, especially the gal pals for the first pampering event at Kiehl's and help spread the word of Frugal Fabulousness! Get pampered, sip, shop and relax while watching a few fashion shows. I think that this festival will gain more popularity each year as more people learn about it. It is mid summer when many people are on vacation and out of town too, but I think it's great to have FFW during the summer since there doesn't seem to be as many major fashion related events at this time, although there are always mini fashion shows happenning all the time.

The openning event will be The Kiehl's Uptown Beauty Boutique launch party which is to be held at Kiehl's at Yonge & Eglinton (not the one on Spadina & Queen St.). At the event, you'll get mini facials, makeovers, beauty advice, cupcakes and giftbags courtesy of Kiehl's and Teatinis by David's Tea!
I'll post some fotos of the events later after I've attended them all.

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Monday, July 12, 2010

KATWALK PRESENTS DAVID DIXON FASHION SHOW



David Dixon (can I plz call him DD? lol) does not usually show his collections outside of fashion weeks eg. LGFW, etc... Let's hope for good weather as it is an outside patio event at Ultra Supper Club on the Patio at 10pm this Wed. I suppose doors open at 10pm, but they said arrive before 11pm so i suppose the fashion show starts b/w 11pm/12am.

I was at Ultra Patio last Thurs for another event by CityVIP which was extremely hot & sunny that evening. So it's good to be there this time later in the night and getting to see the nightsky. Actually, there's tons of patio parties held there as it is a quite popular venue. I heard FastLane is also holding a networking party there tonight which unfortunately I'll have to skip. The Positive Fabulous Women's group is having a patio/rooftop party at Remy's in Yorkville tonight as well. So many great events I have to miss. Sigh....!

Here's the info stolen off facebook. LoL
KATWALK PRESENTS DAVID DIXON

To celebrate the LAUNCH OF "INDUSTRY INSIDER" MAGAZINE

SPECIAL GUEST DJ "JASON MYERS" FROM PROJECT RUNWAY

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY ROCHESTER AKA JUICE

SPONSORED BY FUZE & SMINROFF (maybe that means complimentary drinks, nah!)

MUSIC SOUNDS BY DJ FATHEM

MODELS BY AGENCY ROUGE

FOR GUEST LIST OR BOTTLE SERVICE
416 917 9498
SEAN@INK-00.COM
(I wonder if guestlist means free/discounted entry. Or it could mean that you are not allowed in at all if you are not on the list. So I'll RSVP them in advance just in case.)

OR

Edward Reyes 416 880 1341
edward@industryinsider.ca

I can't wait to David Dixon's new collection. I missed his Barbie collection show at LGFW back in April even though I had RSVP'd in advance because I stayed inside from the previous show so they couldn't check the guestlist for me. There wasn't any standing room either so I just left and took a break outside until the next show. So I did not get to see any of his fashion shows in person yet, although I did see the photos after. I hope that it won't be too too crowded this time again. As expected there'll be many of Toronto's fashion industry people attending. But you don't have to be working in Fashion to enjoy a nice fashion show.

Event Alert: FUZE-a-Pooloza



After attending a bunch of fashion shows, networking events and parties I am back to blogging. I can't believe I haven't blogged for soooo long. It was as if I had a major writter's/blogger's block. It was selfish of me not to notify you guys/gals about the previous great events that I've been to. So I hope that this post won't be too late yet. It's in a few days' time.

A fab pool party will take place this Saturday at Polson Pier which is a venue close to Cherry Beach and has a very beautiful view of the lake and Toronto skyline. It has a beautiful scenic view and atmosphere. The pool is usually open all week, but you have to pay admission. I was there last Saturday for a different event The Drinks Show but did not get to get in the pool. Unfortunately I won't be able to make it to this party myself, but want the rest of you to enjoy it. So grab your bikinis, trunks, sunblock and a pair of shades, but don't forget your wallet as there's also some cool venders with some cool products that you'll regret not checking out.

This event is organized by HeyDoYou, WhatWomenWant and FUZE, I think. I've been to some of their previous events including the Spring Trend Report fashion show party in March and the SATC girls nite out party in June, which I enjoyed very much.

Makeup Forever will be there to do free makeup applications. I love their products. A few months ago I got a free makeup app from at FAT Alternative Fashion Week and it looked really good.
Part of the proceeds will go to the Look Good Feel Better program for cancer patients. So you'll be partying, but partying for a good cause at the same time. Hey you're enjoying yourself for charity!

It would be better if the event started a bit later since I live quite far from the venue, but then I can't make it anyway so it doesn't matter to me anyway. Hope I can make it to the next one.

What more shall I say? The event will speak for itself. Enjoy!