Welcome to the Vortex

I'm aware I often come across as easy-to-excite, but by no means let that detract from how genuinely ballz-to-ze-wall *jazzed* up I feel about hosting the After Party to the "Welcome to the Vortex" event at the Lawndale Art Center next Thursday, April 12 (deets below). The fundraising event "takes its inspiration from Yayoi Kusama and David Bowie, James Turrell and Anish Kapoor, whose work crosses several genres and plays with scale, light, and color to disrupt our sense of normalcy." But you don't have to be artsy to appreciate a night of not-the-usual fun in Houston, especially when the dress code is "Glam/Illusions Attire". Think cocktails + costumes + cool art + food trucks + fun crowds you'll actually want to small talk with = me thinks it's a good idea to buy a ticket. 

I'm operating off the assumption (aka I'm convinced) that it's not only still cool to go #ham on a #schoolnight, but that being the host of the after party (whether it be for prom, a fundraising event, or otherwise) still gets you a years-worth supply of street cred, at the very least . Which is why together with my cousin Alice Johnson and her fiancé Nick Adair, my husband and I are pre-ttay pre-ttay pumped to be hosting the 9-11 pm, less expensive ticket option. Gone be the days of why-am-I/is-Houston-so-boring-sometimes? and HELLO to who-is-that-beautiful-sequined-feather-bomb-in-the-bright-red-wig?! 

See. You. There. 

Eye Earrings - Jennifer Loiselle// Le Freak Clutch - Sarah's Bag// Lips & Eye Clutch - Poppy Lissiman// Pom Pom Earrings - Tuleste

Alice Johnson & Nick Adair and Natalie & Jamey Steen invite you to the

Welcome to the Vortex After Party. Enjoy cocktails and DJ Sun from 9-11 PM. 

Limited tickets available. Purchase here!

 

Scary Times Ahead

Stating the obvious here: Halloween is a few sleeps away. Also just around the corner for me are plenty of work deadlines, a move to a new house, a handful of birthdays for my near and dears, and weekend travels to weddings and the like for the rest of the upcoming month. Scary busy times, indeed.

So please forgive my loss of momentum on posts - I promise the bloggy-blog is still on my to-do list - but the list just doesn't seem to stop growing lately. What will never stop growing, however, is my pash-un for fash-un and my love of costume. Here are a few contenders for my second-favorite holiday: 

Star Earrings - Mercedes Salazar// Purple Boots - Zara// Silver Ball Drop Earrings - Rebecca De Ravenel// Pink Poodle Earrings - 77th Jewelry// Custom Neck Tie - Abbie Walsh// Golden Girl Record Bag - Sarah's Bag

Q: Cheap & Easy Costume Ideas? A: Bada Bing, Bada Bang

It's October!!! My favorite month of the year, which just so happens to be followed by my third and second favorite months of the year. It is officially time to get in the holiday state-of-mind, which is an all-around glorious state of mind. How the calendar has such an effect on my endorphins is beyond me, but so are most of the mechanics behind my hormonal fracases. 

I never understood those people - yes, they're out there and apologies if you're one of them - who claim they don't "do" Halloween. You don't "do" dressing up and candy? You don't "do" the two things that make up my entire essence and being? That is some real bogus hocus pocus that yo no comprendo. But if you're tempted to be a Halloween-Scrooge for reasons related to "ermergawd I'm not spending that on an itchy tacky costume I'll wear once in my life," then perhaps H&M and Katy Perry Collections can lure you over to the dark, sugar-infested side (my side) with these three easy costume ideas. 

Mummy Slip-Ons - Katy Perry Collection