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Happy New Year - Some Inspiration from Me to You

Happy New Year! Whilst most are out drinking the night away, I'm at home blogging. It's actually where I'd rather be. We've gotten hold of some British comedy gold and some champagne and we'll be remaining on the couch. I've never been one for news years eve parties, I'm a bit of a new years scrooge. I spent the better part of my teens and twenties working in bars and restuarants where I'd recieve double pay for working, so I'd always rather do that than spend double drinking, and the habit stuck. Start as you mean to go on I guess!

So here I am, I'll work, watch TV, and make sure to let the new year in the front door and send the old one out the back and sing along to Auld Lang Syne on the telly. A timeless tradition.

2011 was a good year for me. It treated me well and has left me really looking forward to 2012, in which I'm only hoping (and working for) bigger and better things.

I'm going to be posting various resolutions, however vague, on the old tumblr throughout New Years Day, so stay tuned. In the meantime, I created these three posters for you featuring some of my favourite quotes (The first is Tolkien, the second Edna St Vincent Millay and the third, the ever wise, anon) The one's above are 1000 pixels wide and suitable for web use only but if you click on the links below they'll take you to big, fat printable files, if you should desire to print ;)

Click to download large "Not all who wander" print.

Click to download large "I burn my candle" print.

Click to download large "Plans" print.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Kelsi x

 

Pantone Colour of the Year 2012: Tangerine Tango

1) Dress: Chloe: Net a Porter: $375, 2) Clutch: ASOS: $36.36, 3) Nail Polish: American Apparel: $6, 4) Platform Sandals: Jeffrey Campbell: $96.95, 5) Satchel: ModCloth: $169.99, 6) Necklace: Amrita Singh: $250.

Ah orange. As a fashion colour it's one I've been trying to ignore for the best part of a year (love it as an interior colour though) - there's only certain shades I look good in (burnt orange, neon, coral, red/orange) and it's not a particularly forgiving colour on the wrong skintone. But it's seeped into the sartorial subconscious, warmed me up to it a little bit and now it's going all out by being the colour of the year.

Tangerine Tango is a fairly wearable shade of orange thanks to it's hints of red, and works very well with the Seventies trends that are still prevalent through Spring 2012. I can't say it's my favourite colour of the year, ever, last years Honeysuckle is still doing it for me...but it could be worse! Any predictions for 2013? I'd like a nice chartreuse bordering on neon, or deep navy or nice coral!

Kelsi x

Behind the Scenes of My BCBG Max Azria Cinderella Moment

You saw what I wore to the Snowball here, but how did that happen? Friends in high places? Well, yes actually. My bezzie mate, Mr Cuit, has started to work at BCBG Max Azria! Nice one!

The gorgeous dress I wore was actually pinched from the store thanks to my girth (size 10's don't fare too well in sample closets) but the other ladies who accompanied me from Two Point Oh! LA got to wear pieces from the Resort collection that hasn't even been released yet! Amazing.

Below are a few peeks from behind the scenes ;)

How stunning are these yellow dresses?

Jenny Wu and Rachael La Roche

Bethany, Peter and Baby Kylie.

Kelly Lee

Kelsi x

We Need You. Like Now-ish.

Sneak peek from our London Calling shoot for L.A Centric Magazine coming out in January!

As you know based on this article from a few weeks back - I'm working on a little (haha - it's actually massive) project to revitalise the Los Angeles fashion scene and create an infrastructure that just doesn't currently exist.

We launched a Kickstarter program a few weeks ago and we've had a very small response - great press response, lots patting us on the back and saying great job - but in terms of actual money. We've raised just over $500 (none of which has been pledged by a Los Angelian for the record) Which doesn't even get half a designer to London - let alone a full one.

It occurred to me that perhaps people aren't seeing the incentive in actually sending designers from Los Angeles to other cities - and maybe that's why people aren't pledging - what we're doing changes the game for EVERYONE working in fashion in Los Angeles - and even those who don't. Whether you're a designer, work in PR or blogger or a fashion writer, what we're doing will make your life both easier and more interesting. There will be no more whining about how New York/London/Tokyo are better. Los Angeles will be on that list - because we put it there through sheer hard work and determination.

The Los Angeles Fashion community is very insular - no one comes to see fashion week from other cities. Most of the journalists and bloggers in THIS city, don't come out and support it. There's lots of reasons why this is the case. SO by taking the designers OUT of Los Angeles we're showing them off to important people in already existing global fashion platforms who can spread the word about Los Angeles fashion. The more people that see our homegrown talent. The better.

Once word is spread we can shake off our former monikers (tacky, laidback, celebrity driven, Ed Hardy) and combined with the infrastructure we're putting in place, we'll have an actual, established, professional GLOBAL platform for fashion. And they can come to us ;)

SO PLEDGE TO SEND OUR DESIGNERS TO LONDON!

Pretty please? Every penny counts and no donation is too little (but donate over $25 and there are rewards!)

If we don't make funding - it doesn't mean it's not happening (we're fortunate enough to be pursuing other funding), but it will demonstrate, to me personally, a lack of commitment to this industry and to our community, which is wholly disappointing. If it doesn't happen it won't be our fault, it won't be the fault of the talented designers. It will be your fault. Which sounds incredibly harsh, but ultimately it's the truth. I certainly won't be interested in hearing anyone complain about the state of Los Angeles fashion week (and if I had a dollar for everytime someone did we wouldn't be having this conversation) because you had your chance to do something about it. All of you.

Kelsi x

 

Snowball 2011!

Well you've already seen what I wore to this years Two Point Oh! LA Snowball - but what did everyone else wear? And what did we get up to? The above slideshow reveals all the juicy details - look out for all the ladies dressed by BCBG Max Azria - can you spot them?

Our evening’s occasion featured a sponsored happy hour from  Clos du Bois wines with their limited edition Banana Republic bottles, cheesecake courtesy of Pacific Cheesecake and the Stylesmith signature candy bar so sweet tooth’s were suitably satisfied.

Lulu’s caused a fashion bloggers frenzy with their prize wheel, where bloggers could win discount cards, gift cards and clothing and accessories straight off the rack – the line to participate wrapped round the building, and no one left empty handed.

Crossroads Trading and Soho Beauty Cases took premiere spots in the gifting suite, gifting vintage inspired jewelry and taking orders for their beauty cases respectively.

The rest of the gifting suite was filled with take home goodies courtesy of Sarah Potempa, Essie Nails, Hautelook, Sole Society, Chocolate Sun, Sheer Cover, Suave Beauty and EDIA. The team from Pose were on hand throughout the day snapping pics of our fabulous “Posers” for their mobile app. To see our wall of Poses visit this link.

A fabulous night was had by all and it was the perfect way to close out a very successful year for Two Point Oh! LA.

For more photographs: http://bit.ly/Snowball11and Lookbook LA: http://bit.ly/Snowball11Lookbook

Kelsi x