Lara (right) with fellow bloggers Christine and Erika at Dots Style & Beats Launch Party
On Wednesday, November 7th, Dots Fashion and The King Collective held the launch party for Styles & Beats. Hosted by Rocco Leo Gaglioti from Fashion News Live, and beats provided by DJ Reni Lane, the fashion and music event featured “fashion face-offs”, where guests put their styling skills to the test using Dots apparel and accessories.
Style & Beats host Rocco with Gen Art Co-founder, Ian Gerard
Held at 2 Great Jones, the store carried a mix of fashionable finds and labels at all different price points (Dots winning the most affordable vote). I stumbled upon the below (non-Dots) vintage, orange necklace ($79). Guest of a Guest extensively covered the event (check out more of their pictures HERE) and I woke up to
Lara with actor Bryan Greenberg at the Casio Edifice Black Label launch party on 11/4/10. Photo credit: Casio/ John Nunez.
After announcing their partnership with actor and musician Bryan Greenberg (star of HBO’s “How To Make It In America”) at a recent press conference, Casio celebrated the official launch of their new men’s watch line, Edifice Black Label.
The collection is comprised of six styles ranging in price from $150 to $500. Sleek and functional, these water resistant, multifunction metal analog watches are equipped with stopwatch capabilities, LSI-controlled hand movements, world time, daily alarms, solar power and multi-layered dials.
Actor Bryan Greenberg showing off his Edifice Black Label watch. Photo credit: Casio/ John Nunez.
Hosted at the Tourneau TimeMachine store in NYC, I caught up with Bryan Greenberg for a chat about his latest endeavor. Our conversation went
Diane von Furstenberg will re-enter the beauty biz this fall with the launch of a women’s fragrance through her partnership with ID Beauty. The collection will also eventually include a makeup and skin care line.
DVF previously launched a fragrance and color line in the 70s but sold it to British pharmaceutical giant Beecham Group Ltd. in 1983.
I, for one hope this time the fragrance is wearing a wrap-dress (in my size).
Monday (20th) – I attended the Swarovski Elements ‘22 Ways to Say Black’ charity auction. Hosted at Phillips de Pury, I registered for a paddle and partook in the auction, although I came home empty handed. The event raised over $100,000 to benefit breast cancer research. Guests in attendance included Halle Berry, Julianna Margulies, and Sofia Vergara.
Welcome to Coterie
Tuesday (21st) – The first day of the Fashion Coterie Sole Commerce show at Jacob Javitt center! I spent the day at the Chocolat Blu booth lusting over these shoes! I have to wait til Spring 2011 to add them to my collection. That should give me enough time to decide which color I want.
Chocolat blu Dallas Shoe ($120). Launches Spring 2011
That evening I took my first Pole Dancing class (Intro to Pole Dancing, taught by Bonnie Fischer) at NY Pole. I’m not one for working out (I try, I just get bored), and I’m incredibly shy, so walking into the small studio, I was a little nervous. However, my friend and I had a blast! It was so fun, and we both felt so comfortable that it wasn’t scary at all. It was such a great workout and the time flew by. I even learned a thing or two;)
My new Hermes Silk Jersey Scarf (36"x36")
Wednesday (22nd) – I was a bad girl and joined my cousin at the Hermes sample sale. Meet my new friend (above). Love my scarf, but I’m officially cut off.
Lara & Erika at the Casio Baby-G & Hellz Release Party
That evening the lovely Erika (from Shoes, Shirts, and Other Sh!t) and I attended the Baby-G & Hellz Collaboration Release Party featuring DJ Elle at 1Oak. Creating two signature watches, L.A. based designer Hellz and Casio Baby-G watches featured 80’s pop fashion homage to the NYC streets. What do you think of them? Better than the poor excuse of a drink 1Oak served up? Agreed. What can I say 1Oak if you’re not offering an open bar and are going to charge $18 a drink, put some alcohol in it.
Hellz and Casio Baby-G watches ($89)
Thursday (23rd) – Back to the Coterie show, this time to hang out with former Project Runway contestant, Daniel Feld and model his new line, Kymerah. I WANT IT ALL! I will post more about the line shortly.
By now some of my avid readers have probably noticed I have thing for ping pong. Unlike most table tennis players, the obsession doesn’t come from a table in my basement or game room in my college dorm, but from a few friends.
With SPiN Owners Franck Raharinosy and Jonathan Bricklin at SPiN Hollywood Opening Party
Once upon a time these friends, filmmakers Jonathan Bricklin, Franck Raharinosy and Bill Mack all lived together in fabulous loft in TriBeCa and bought a ping pong table. They started playing, didn’t stop, friends would come over, more tables we’re bought, more friends would come over and eventually they started throwing a weekly party/tournaments named Naked Ping Pong. While no one was actually naked, the parties attracted everyone and anyone from jocks to hipsters to nerds, artists to celebrities and everything in between; creating a diverse environment that was effortlessly fun. In those days I didn’t play, but I wasn’t the only one, and it didn’t matter. The mix of great people and music in such a social atmosphere made it still one rockin’ party.
With all the press they we’re receiving and popularity of the parties they decided to take their idea to the next level. Together with investors Susan Sarandon and Andrew Gordon they opened SPiN New York; a 13,000 square foot table-tennis social club complete with a gourmet restaurant, Ducks Eatery and bar.
I suppose it was only a matter of time when the singer of the hit debut single ‘Tik Tok’ would strike a watch deal. Ke$ha, brand ambassador and the face of Baby-G woman’s Casio watches rocked the Manhattan Club last night after the Casio press conference at their ‘Shock the World’ event which revealed her latest ad.
Ke$ha’s latest ad for Baby-G
Khloe Kardashian’s husband, LA Lakers Lamar Odom, and actor Bryan Greenberg, and skateboarder STEVIE WILLIAMS also presented as brand ambassadors for Casio. Also in attendance was Khloe Kardashian, Wendy Williams, Jake Pavelaka, Danielle Staub, and
Pretty Connected caught up with Dancing with the Stars host, Brooke Burke to get the skinny on her gorgeous locks as she kicked off the Wella Professionals Color Discovery Tour.
Pretty Connected (PC): What’s most important to you when it comes to your hair?
Brooke Burke (BB): I think healthy hair is probably the most important. I do a lot of conditioners and deep conditioners, glosses, and get regular haircuts. I don’t stray too much from natural browns so I use the Wella Professionals hair color line in the salon, to keep my hair healthy and shiny.
PC: What hair product can you not live without?
BB: I like spray glosses since my hair is pretty curly and gets frizzy. I also use coconut oil in a jar, which you can get at most health food stores; it’s really cheap, all natural and it’s the best. I put it on my ends and it’s great!
PC: What’s your beauty secret?
BB: Less in more, especially in the summertime. For me, it’s really about sunscreens, and maybe
In big news this morning, Lindsay Lohan showed up to court Tuesday afternoon wearing all black and what seemed like a regular multicolored manicure. After closer inspection celebrity blog WWTDD noticed she had adorned the words ‘F_ CK U’ (I’ll let you fill in the blank) onto one of her nails. So while her mouth was saying, “I don’t want you to think I don’t respect you and your terms” to the court, her middle finger was expressing something completely different.
I bet the judge feels incredibly vindicated for giving Lohan a 90-day jail sentence (three times what the prosecutors were seeking). Talk about a beauty statement!
Happy 4th of July! Enjoy the day and all the sales, events, and contests being held in celebration. Here’s just a few of the happenings:
Hey New York, She & Him is playing a FREE show at The Beach at Governor’s Island today! Doors open at 12pm, show starts at 4pm (get there by 3:30pm –that’s when they are distributing wristbands). Hopefully I pull it together and make it. I’m a fan of Zooey Deschanel, she was the cutest in Elf.
Unique Vintage clothing is offering 20% off their entire site until July 5th with code ‘happy 4th’ at checkout.
Talika is holding a Love Your Lashes. Visit their facebook page from now until July 31st and receive a FREE Lipocils Expert, their new natural lash booster. After using the product for 28 days, entrants are required to submit a video between July 18th and August 31st that documents
Wella Professionals is partnering with “Dancing With The Stars” host, Brooke Burke and top NYC salons to kick-off their first ever 8 city Color Discovery Tour. On June 21 and 22nd, Wella will be taking over the South Street Seaport to educate women about haircolor.
Brooke Burke, will be sharing the secrets behind her haircolor in a special presentation on June 21st at 10am. Once inside Wella’s mobile salon, women will receive a free consultation with colorists from top salons like Mark Garrison and Arrojo Studio and a coupon for a discounted color service at a participating salon.
When: Monday, June 21st – June 22nd
Time: 10 am – 6 pm
Where: South Street Seaport – Pier 17, 19 Fulton Street, NYC
Wella Professionals will be making stops all summer long in Philadelphia, Washington DC, Miami, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco and Los Angeles. For more information visit their Facebook page HERE
