Hi chickadees!
I thought you might like to hear about how I spent my Fashion's Night Out this year. This was personally my first year actually roaming about though FNO has been going on for a few years now. I had planned to go last year circumstances being what they were, I did not. Anyway, I wasn't really excited by many of the offerings this year except for one...karaoke at Alexis Bittar.
I haven't talked about Alexis Bittar on this blog very much but I haunt the website quite a lot. His designs give me tons of ideas for DIY projects I'm probably never going to get around to and I love his aesthetic. Fluid, organic shapes, a mix of semi-precious gems and jewelry minerals, and inspiration from nature. It is so my style. I just kind of wish the prices were a little lower and the pieces weren't so big. I have nothing against big jewelry, but I can't wear it. Especially heavy earrings.
UPDATE: Here is a quick post with the earrings I purchased.
http://smartandsarcasticwithdashesofinsanity.blogspot.com/2012/09/alexis-bittar-earrings.html
I thought you might like to hear about how I spent my Fashion's Night Out this year. This was personally my first year actually roaming about though FNO has been going on for a few years now. I had planned to go last year circumstances being what they were, I did not. Anyway, I wasn't really excited by many of the offerings this year except for one...karaoke at Alexis Bittar.
I haven't talked about Alexis Bittar on this blog very much but I haunt the website quite a lot. His designs give me tons of ideas for DIY projects I'm probably never going to get around to and I love his aesthetic. Fluid, organic shapes, a mix of semi-precious gems and jewelry minerals, and inspiration from nature. It is so my style. I just kind of wish the prices were a little lower and the pieces weren't so big. I have nothing against big jewelry, but I can't wear it. Especially heavy earrings.
I set out for the night around 7pm. I brought an umbrella, convinced it was going to rain, but I really should have brought a bottle of water instead what with the heat. Long story short, I was in line for quite a while, occasionally snapping my sneak-attack pictures of partygoers until I chatted with Bridget Everett who was running the event and moved to the head of the line. I did a vaguely squeaky, dehydrated and belty rendition of "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" by the incomparable Dusty Springfield. Not to sound like an American Idol contestant, but I was having an off day. I really should have brought that bottle of water to save people the anguish. But regardless, as promised, at the end I got a $50 giftcard which I am going to put towards getting a pair of earrings very soon. I'll show you them in a later post if you're interested.
UPDATE: Here is a quick post with the earrings I purchased.
http://smartandsarcasticwithdashesofinsanity.blogspot.com/2012/09/alexis-bittar-earrings.html
If you didn't want to brave the crush of people inside, you could watch the karaoke performances through the window.
Bridget Everett rocking a great dress and some amazing Alexis Bittar jewelry. Behind her is the guy who ran the karaoke machine.
I definitely recommend stopping by the store. I've been in a few times before. They have beautiful displays.
A lovely girl I met at the event who did a killer rendition of Empire State of Mind. I was amazed at how good almost all of the performers were. Lyndsay designs her own jewlery, including that striking necklace. You can find her work at her etsy shop.
