Blogger Nation

Aimee of Song of Style-- Queen of mix & match

Marley Simone-- She made that skirt! I die.

Chris and Tessa of the Tiny Tie Rant and Couture Lust-- my buddies waiting in line for hair help

Color Me Mine

Vivi! More DC representation woot woot- she's definitely one of my favorite bloggers to run into!

The Man Repeller-- she was ambushed by fans

Fashion Steele NYC- She's been popping up on NYFW streetstyle blogs everywhere

Rachel et Nicole-- two stylish sisters

Ashley and her amazing hardware!

Former Model One of Each- So pretty!

This was my favorite 'do from the KMS hair booth

Andrea, Telena, and I (right before I went for my second complimentary Magnum ice cream bar)

AHHHHH! I think this was foreshadowing for Monstrous Missoni Tuesday

All photos by La Petite Marmoset, except for this next one I borrowed from Vivi:

Simon, my hair savior

Forget Prozac-- if you're ever in need of a pick-me-up, go to a blogger meeting! This is typically how an interaction goes:

Blogger 1: Ohmygosh, I love your dress

Blogger 2: No, I love your dress!

Blogger 1: Can I take a picture of you?

Blogger 2: Only if I can take a picture of you!

(snap photos, repeat until all possible compliments have been given, exchange contact info)

The Independent Fashion Blogger Conference was everything I dreamed it would be and more-- aside from getting enough new contact business cards to tile my bathroom, I also learned great tips and got a swag bag that included: a ceramic hair straightener, Butter nail polish, and an Urban Decay makeup palette (oh yea, and a Luna S'mores bar, which I ate within 1 minute of receiving). KMS was on site styling hair for free all day to boot--- all the rain-soaked bloggers were happy to take advantage of the service. 

Great girls, amazing style inspiration, and free chocolate ice cream bars-- What more could you want in a "business" trip?

NYC in Cellphone Photos

See last post

Giant Missoni for Target doll at the IFB conference

Power panel: Natalie, Annie, Aimee, Kristina, Ari, and Coco

This girl studded her own jeans--sick!

Coco Rocha

Brown rice bowl with edamame and salmon at Chelsea Market!

Carrie Bradshaw's house--- I'm covering the No Trespassing sign so I don't look like a creeper

I want everything from Aldo's Fall 11' Collection

Hummus that I got as an excuse to use free WiFi

Fashion Night Out in SoHo = mob of aggressive shoppers

Fendi

 Trying on new Chanel lipstick at Bloomingdale's at 11:30 at night

 Leo, aka my hotel

Say hello to my little furry friend

Mecca

Falafel wrap---went back to the same place the next day to use WiFi!

 "At laaast, my luggage has come aloooong..."-- Reunited with my long lost bag!

More photos from the IFB conference and Lincoln Center to come soon!

"There's a hole in my sweater, dear Liza dear Liza..."

Photos by Sebastian Marin

Parka- Zara, Sweater Dress- Stylestalker, Boots- from the 90s, Bag- Thrifted Banana Republic, Jewelry- Forever21

This is my post from Wednesday- Didn't have consistent Wifi!

These photos are from early yesterday--- I am currently sitting at the IFB conference at Milk Studio in NYC still wearing the exact same outfit (we'll come back to that in a moment).

Acquired these beautifully ugly 90's chunky climbing boots thanks to Sebastian's girlfriend--- she saved a treasure trove of vintage leather shoes from a family member's donating spree and directed them my way (This led to me sketchily rifling through a big black plastic bag in Sebastian's trunk in broad daylight). The sweater/dress/knit thing is reminiscent of a Sneed from the Lorax (anyone remember that Dr. Seuss book?)-- I swear it feels like wearing my favorite childhood blanket.

So why am I still wearing the Sneed more than 24hrs later like a hobo?  I took the DC-NY china town bus last night (first and last time I will do this)-- it got a flat 40 minutes away from Penn Station, but somehow it took another 3 hours to fix. When we finally arrived at 2am I was in zombie mode and wandered off the bus with everything I brought... except for my stowed away luggage with all my clothes (Ahh!). It wasn't until I got to the place I was staying that I realized my load was significantly lighter (I still can't believe I did this).  The luggage is scheduled to arrive tomorrow at 11am, so until then, I'm hobo-ing it out.

UPDATE: It's Friday and I finally got my luggage this morning--- just in time for my last hours here. Oh well, it was an excuse to do a little extra shopping at NYC's Fashion Night Out!

Also, if you're in the area tomorrow, make sure to stop by the DC convention center for CW's Fashion Beauty and Lifestyle Expo--- La Petite Marmoset Vintage will have a booth there! On the bus ride home I'll be formulating a plan for getting past Nigel Barker's security guards :)