An update of shorts

Get it? Not sorts, but shorts, since, I'm writing agendas in a very short manner? Okay, shut up.


1. Went to Diesel show today - Will update later with in depth report and pictures
2. Will be meeting tomorrow with a couple of people behind the Tokyo fashion show going on this Friday to discuss some . . . issues
3. Going to Anna Sui Party
4. Going to Fashion Week party
5. Going to help with translations for famous lolita model from Japan
6. Tokyo Fashion Show PR-ing (or sorts)
7. Meet and Greet tie up for said lolita model
8. A LOT OF HOMEWORK


Okay, wish me luck on this madness!

チャオ！元気？

Ciao! How are you? <------What I wrote in the title

Yesterday I wrote I wake up on opposite sides of the bed. I really do wake up with my feet under my pillow. I think this is a sign I need to find ways to sleep better if I'm moving around in the middle of the night.

Anyway, this morning I ate this!

Plain yogurt, banana, Fuji apple, pear, and chunks of energy! I want to say this is chocolate almond but I'm probably wrong. Either way, it had chocolate in it.
Yesterday I stocked up, and now I only have 5. I . . . need to learn self control.

On Monday, I hung out with my friend Christina by selling clothes at Beacon's Closet and then going to Soho to shop.

Everyone should know my love for Anna Sui by now, but I try not to go to the shop TOO often because I always end up buying something. Well, Christina and I had time to kill so of course, I said "Let's Go!" 10 minutes later, I come out with a fukubukuro (lucky pack, or what they labeled as mystery pack). The packs are basically bags/boxes filled with stuff worth more than what you pay but the catch is, you have no idea what's in them.

There are 4 different kinds at the Anna Sui in Soho:
1. $100 pack - comes with a cool sequined tote bag, jewelry box, make-up (I believe they said the lip gloss kit and some eye shadow?), brushes, etc.
2. $75 pack - jewelry box, make-up (lip stick, eye stuff?)
3. $45 pack - Clutch, lip stick, eye shadow
4. $35 pack - eye shadow and eye glitter

I got the $45 box (one of the shop girls told me she thought that was most worth it in terms of usage).

Très bon!
I am definitely liking my pack. Mainly because I've been wanting lip stick from Anna Sui, and not only that but I got a cute color that's not overkill red or purple hue. The clutch and the eye color are also lovely and adorable. Since the eye color and the lip color together are around $40 retail, and I got a clutch, I say I like the deal. Some may not risk it because you don't know what you're getting, but if you generally like Anna Sui, it'll be fun to get and see what you got.
Also, this $45 is the only one with the black and purple box, and IT IS THE BEST BOX EVER. I know that sounds strange but this box is lined with black velvet! And it's so roomy that I'm putting in a bunch of my other Anna Sui things. It's wonderful!

I wonder if you guys also bought nice things recently? Happy shopping!


*EDIT: I changed the banner by the way! I was bored again with the last banner, so I decided to make this one more simple and chic. Hope you like!

Marc and Lorenzo, Emma Watson, and Amazon

I wake up every morning sleeping in a different direction than what I started out with.

Why hello, this is Aya.

Several things made me happy today.

1. Marc and Lorenzo's engagement party!
Okay, so rumors had it they got married but those rumors were broken by a source close to the couple who says they're still engaged. BUT WHO CARES WHEN THE CAKE IS BASED OFF OF DAISY AND A-TOP IT IS A SHIRTLESS MARC AND TUXED LO LOOKING HAPPY?
And anyone who knows me knows I love the scent Daisy, so yeah, pretty giddy.
Picture found right HERE

2. THE BURBERRY CAMPAIGN (I gotta stop being obnoxious with my caps)

So much youth in one ad campaign! And yet, how they manage to be such lovely adults, I do not know. I just thought it was a British thing . . .
Well, Emma Watson has done it again (you know, the look flawless and windblown in a major ad campaign thing). And this time alongside her brother Alex Watson (in picture above). The campaign also features George Craig, Matt Gilmour, and Max Hurd.

3. Amazon surfing. I believe I have never done this before (I'll usually look on ebay), but I gotta say Amazon has pretty much everything. I'm pretty sure if I never wanted to step out of my house, I could rely on Amazon for everything.
What got me really excited though was Dolly Girl's Bonjour L'Amour by Anna Sui. Seriously, you know how I said Daisy is one of my favs? Well, this one is THE ONE. Actually, to be more precise, the one that got away.
Long story short, when it released, I went crazy. Loved it, wanted it. Kept going to the store to check it out. I was also broke severely and was saving money for it. Well, I thought I could take my time (and so I did). Bad choice. REALLY bad choice. When I finally had enough money for it, it was gone and I was devastated. Since then, I've been keeping my eyes peeled for it.
Well, it was on Strawberry Net for a while but I never bought perfume over the internet and had to do a lot of thinking. Now though, I might as well buy it off Amazon because I may be getting a gift card and Amazon is known for being amazing all around. Which means I may finally be getting my dream fragrance!

So, if I end up doing so, I'll let ya guys know. TTFN - Tata for now!

Anna Sui Release Party

Okay, so this is ##3 from the post I made before this. Excuse the fact that I am super duper sleepy right now, and therefore will talk like someone who is vulnerable to laughing gas.

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On Thursday this week, I was supposed to go to volunteer as a dresser at the Stella Zotis show (remember Stella, that cool rocker chick from Project Runway Season 5?) Well, I don't know exactly what happened but there was no show. Luckily, however, I had the invite to the Anna Sui party on me, so I proceeded to head over there after meeting some friends who were also going.

The party was for the launch of the new fragrance "Rock Me". Not as fruity as some of her other scents, but more floral, with a sort of maturity to it.

I arrived, headed inside, and saw a group of people all mingling, obviously invited to the party as well.

I started to browse. It was maybe only 45 minutes or so into the party when I turned around and saw this woman who looked SO GOSH DARN FAMILIAR from the back, and people were taking pictures with her. I turned to my friend and said, "You know, that looks like Anna Sui from the back . . . " So of course we scuttled to where the crowd was staring at this familiar woman, and LO AND BEHOLD, it was indeed ANNA SUI.

I proceeded to freak out because I

1. I LOVE ANNA SUI
2. I purposefully try to avoid going to that store too often so as not to break my bank
3. I LOVE HER
4. She's Anna Sui

So I whipped out my camera and waited until all was clear to ask for a picture with her. She was very nice and said yes, so we took a picture. THAT copy I'm going to keep on my computer to squee about, however I supply you with pictures of Anna and random strangers I didn't know.

(darn, looking at these pictures really makes me realize I need a better camera)

After my little moment of bliss, I then went around snapping pictures of fabulously dressed people and one of myself with adorable bartenders who I swear weren't real bartenders (because a. they were too cute and b. they were just pouring out bubbly and fruits).

(more scribbling ensues . . .)

Around the time all this picture taking was done, it was more than halfway into the party, and I saw that Anna was still around the store talking to people. So I did the final thing I could think of and mustered all my strength to ask for an autograph on my invitation as memorabilia.


She's too fabulous guys! And now I know why I was meant to become her fan . . . (drama queen moment).

The rest of the night I was near the front of the store looking at fragrances and checking out nail polish. Decided to get one in 005, the gold glittery-shimmery-goodness-in-a-bottle one. I was ecstatic when the store person came back and told me it was the last bottle (woot for lucky happenings!) And I have to say . . . I have it on now, and apart from the fact that it smells like roses (as does all her fabulous body/cosmetic merch), it really is gorgeous and you can put it on top of any color really. I currently have it on top of a copper polish made by Sally Hansen called "Lucky Penny".

So yes, thus was my Thursday, an amazing party full of good times and good people and Anna Sui! My last wonderful happening was just when I was paying, one of the staff girls I know hugged me at the counter and told me she was happy I came.

That was my thought [x] a billion.

I got kissed by a fly today

Because I was wearing candy flavored lip gloss and obviously, flies must be attracted to that, hence the smooch from the fly. My, what a wonderful way to start my day.

So I'm totally not looking at Anna Sui boots on Japanese auction sites right now. And I'm totally not swooning over them and obsessing over them and wanting to buy them. And I'm totally not going to look at other stuff on Japanese auctions because they're way cheaper than ebay. Of course not.

Speaking of Anna, saw a gorgeous dress at the Buffalo Exchange here for $48 and it was quite great condition. But me being the cheapo that I am, I lingered over it for 2 days and decided not to get it. And now I'm re-thinking my decision. If it's still there tomorrow, I may just go back (unless someone here convinces me otherwise). God I need to go through some Anna Sui shopping therapy.

SO TODAY, I went over to the Metropolitan Pavilion for the Sara Shepherd of London fashion show. I had to get there 3 hours before the show so I could help out and be ready to dress the models quickly.

Most of us were in pairs, so my partner and I got assigned Uliana Tikhova (@ right) as our model. She was SUPER SWEET, and I didn't know she was pretty well known! Just checked her stats online right now actually, and I am so in love with the line-up of designers she's worked for. She was pretty quiet at first, but she is just super likeable.

Best moment was when she looked at my shoes and said "I like your shoes! They look vintage," which pretty much made my shoes model-approved and me a happy happy camper.

Can't really go into details of what went down now since I'm waiting on a few pictures from my friends. But it will come fully sooner or later. Here's a sneak peek picture though.


Oops, I turned into a rabbit. It wasn't supposed to happen today . . . (naaw, I just looked tired hence my scribbling)

Fashion's Night Out

This post is delayed due to classes and overall not being able to get on a computer since then, so here is everything including lovely photos, a recap of EVERYTHING I experienced that night, and just overall, a super long post.

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The day started out as it always does, except that I was dying to get out because you-know-why.

After getting out of class at 5 p.m., I managed to make my way over to Korea Town to get my fix of some kimchi rice for dinner, and headed over to 5th Ave where I would be meeting my friend. She was on line at Aldo trading in shoes for a sweet $50 gift card, so I decided to do what I've been having dreams about for the past few weeks:

Seeing Zac Posen

My choicest set of pictures of him and le model (who was by the way was adorable)

So here's the tragic story that I must share about seeing Zac Posen:

I was happily snapping away pictures of him and his fabulous rhinestone laurels/tiara, when my friend arrived. She needed to use the bathoom, so off we went in search of one in the ever-so-crowded department store that is Bergdorf Goodman. After taking care of business and coming out again, Zac was out of the window and my friend was on the phone. Being the shifty eye-d girl that I am, I started to look around. That's when I actually had a 10 second heart attack.

ZAC WAS OUTTA THE WINDOWS AND ON THE STREETS. TAKING PICTURES.

I was dying and naturally had to go over, so off we did. I took my camera out, set it up, and waited for my moment to jump in and ask. All of a sudden, a random man starts asking questions, so away those 10 seconds went. And then suddenly, a woman who was with him (Zac) says "we have to go" and there I am, yelling "wait" only to say hello to his back walking away.

I ended up tearing for the next 20 minutes.

I got over it though because a. I had to, but b. I was still glad I at least got to see him and be about half a foot away from that fabulosity.

So the rest of the night included going downtown to Soho and in and outta shops. Oh, but before that, we went inside a Cole Haan where we had the most orgasmic cupcake with a chocolate center, followed by an orgasmically soft leather bag designed by Maria Sharapova. Oh, and the staff at 5 ave. Cole Haan are just super friendly, and I was overall a happy camper there.
But back to going downtown, more pictures:

Parties were everywhere, people were everywhere, and the streets were covered in ice chips and cars that couldn't move. It was pretty amazing.
The 5th random crowd picture (counting from the left and down) was a result of the whole neighborhood wanting to grab pictures of Rihanna in front of Intermix. The last picture is a cookie I grabbed at Topshop from Eleni's (which reminds me I have not visited their store in Chelsea Market for a while), which I gave half of to my mother the next day.

I would say the longest I stayed in a store was at Anna Sui, because if anyone knows me, they know I LOVE Anna Sui, her clothes, accessories, store, and store staff. I was planning to buy more there, but decided since it was already getting late, I'd opt for their conditioning lotion (which so glad they re-stocked, along with some of their other bath things because I am OBSESSED) and some sparkling blue tights.

The right is an invitation I got to their release of their new fragrance "Rock Me." Tragedy story number 2 is thus: I'm attending a show (the better phrase would be I'm dressing models backstage) and it happens to be the same day and time frame as the release party. So of course, I'm going to have to miss it. And I love Anna's fragrances so naturally this is a big blow for me. This also means I need to go on a quest to find someone to give this invitation to.


The rest of the night ended with drizzling rain, some more ice on streets, passing by the Prada party, and discussing more fashion on the train with my friend. Ending with some intense fangirling of Zac Posen on the phone with my friend over at Boston, hugging my blanket while we talked about his perfect eyebrows and sweaty charming awkwardness.