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HOUGHTON NEW YORK FASHION WEEK AFTERPARTY, NYFW TRIBECA GRAND PARTIES. MEINTO: LOCAL, DESIGNER CLOTHING SHOP.
My NY Fashion Week coverage continues, and will for some time — I edited about 250 photos from this trip alone! Keep reading for my “glam punk opera” adventure with Yukiro. (Above shot by Louie Metzner.)
First, a shoutout to Meinto.com. The online boutique brings together small selections from local designers, making them available worldwide. I’m all about supporting indie labels, and Meinto has a great eye for unique and well-made pieces.
It’s hard to pick my favorites from more than 2500 items. For a rocker-Gothic look: fleur de lis tote, white leather jacket, grey pearl rosary necklace, open-toed studded shoes, and long black skirt.
Meinto is currently holding a contest for a $1000 shopping spree; you can enter via their Facebook. Go for it!
In New York City, Yukiro and I were hosted by the space-themed hotel, Yotel. Needless to say, it suited us to a T. We can’t wait to show you the fun video we made.
Many fashion week bashes occur at the Tribeca Grand Hotel. We went for the Houghton afterparty.
Skeleton dress: gifted by Kreepsville 666 (who also conceived the butcher knife purse; more pics soon.)
Yukiro’s flower clips: gifted by the lovely Angelica Brigade
We enjoyed cavorting with the Roma!, a glam-opera band that embraces decadence and fantastical facial hair.
What do you think of our outfits and makeup at this event? Where are your favorite places to shop online, for unique clothing?
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LA CARMINA ON TUMBLR & PINTEREST! PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, NYC BROADWAY DRAG MUSICAL, BEACON’S CLOSET.
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La Carmina is now on Tumblr and Pinterest. Will you be so kind as to add me? I’ll follow back, pinky swear.
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These sites contain brand new content: NOT recycled posts from my blog. Think of it as a visual extension of my coffin-cute world: Gothic ballgowns, Jrock hotties, dark lipsticks, nail art inspiration. Thanks to my pirate-pal Alcy for the collaboration.
I’m currently sorting through a mountain of New York Fashion Week photos. Unexpectedly, one of my favorite days was February 16th, when Yukiro and I did nothing NYFW-related.
We met up with Shien Lee, the lovely creator of Dances of Vice (who has thrilling creative projects on the horizon). We went to Williamsburg, Brooklyn to kill all the hipsters.
Or, if you can’t beat them, join them. We spent a good hour in Beacon’s Closet, the motherload of vintage shopping. Shien found a leopard one-piece, breezy black dress, and red London Fog coat. Yukiro got red and black checkered velvet trousers — score.
The three of us had spicy Thai food, followed by thick Honduran hot chocolate at City Bakery.
But the sweetest moment was winning the lottery. Yukiro and I scored front-row tickets to the drag-tacular Broadway musical — Priscilla, Queen of the Desert!
The musical, about three drag queens journeying across the Australian desert, was perfection from start to finish. We gasped at the outrageous costumes (feathered headdresses!) and bopped along to gay anthems (Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, Gloria Gaynor).
Priscilla Queen of the Desert is a must-see. Do check out the film and the Broadway cast recording.
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