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Friday, September 10, 2010

FashionNightOut1.

Yesterday was the start of FNO for me. Karelle Levy landed at Kaight around noon. We were so excited to see her and endure her positive energy. She came in all smiles and was so excited to show us her new spring/summer collection 11'. I was taken back by the organic being that these garments were producing. All of Karelle's pieces are made out of strictly knits. When we first saw some of the pieces some had some snags and pulls here and there. I asked will it snag anymore than it already has? She then replied.. "that's the beauty of it. Every piece is like a living creature." All of the snags are organic which makes it even more beautiful to watch the pieces fad and become more beautiful with age.
I am so excited to go into work today sporting my beautiful Krel2Go dress. I was able to pick my fabric and the style of the dress I wanted and then 5 minutes of pinning and 19 minutes of sewing and 1 min of posing for a Polaroid. All that in 25 min and I had myself a one of a kind beautiful knit dress. Thanks Karelle, you are amazing and I love everything about what you do! Well gotta get ready for Fashion Night Out...More to come tomorrow.. Stay tuned!

Day 1 of Fashion Night Out!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

QuickieCouture.

Fashions Night Out is Friday and it's shaping up not only to be a great party, but also an opportunity to express ourselves through our collective love of fashion. It's the dreamiest of dreamy opportunities to play dress up, as this night is all about showcasing personal style and spirit. That's why we've enlisted Karelle Levy of Krelwear to help! Known for her tubular knits that are convertible and interchangeable, Karelle will be on-hand at Kaight to design a one-of-a-kind FNO outfit on the spot, as part of her Krel2Go tour. Dubbed "Quickie Couture," these hand-knit pieces are fashioned from Karelle's collection of fun, colorful knits. KREL2Go has popped up at the Standard Hotel in Miami and New York and is a must-stop on FNO. While you wait, sip Prosecco and listen to tunes by one of our fave local djs!

What: KREL2Go/FNO Pre-Part

Where: Kaight - 83 Orchard St.

Time: Thurs., Sept. 9, 12 -7 p.m. & Fri., Sept. 10, 3 - 10 p.m

Sunday, September 5, 2010

SamanthaFall10'.

Just the other day I had the pleasure of seeing the adorable Samantha Pleet. She came into the store to drop of her Fall 10' collection. I wrote about this collection way back when I only saw it through images of a lookbook. Now I am actually able to hold them, feel the textures and fabric in my little paw. I was blown away then and I am blown away now. So many intricate details its impossible not to call her designs "art". For most of the pieces they are all made out of organic wool which was sourced from Vermont. Samantha told me that she was able to get every last bit of the organic wool, with that being said she unfortunately wasn't able to finish production on one style. Crazy right? Even though we were unable to get that one size medium in one style we still were able to get an x-small, small and large. So have no fear the style is here! It's always great seeing Samantha.. she is just as sweet as she looks! Now.. for mine and your enjoyment here are some of the pieces we got in from Samantha here at Kaight.

Samantha's FAVORITE piece from her collection! (above)

Here's a short about Samantha that was on Style Caster.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

R.I.P.FatBeats.

It's the end of an era. Fat Beats has been around since 1994 and has been a second home us since 2006. There were many events that had taken place over the years here at the one and only Fat Beats. Fat Beats was "The last stop for Hip-Hop" with technology growing, illegal downloading and even legal downloading it has taken a huge hit on the record store. Customers weren't coming in as much as they used to, with the exception of the true hip-hop heads. The in-stores weren't as packed as they used to be, until last week. Ever since the world was actually out to the media it was pure chaos. People who said Fat Beats was a home to them started coming out of the wood works but if it TRULY was your second home where were YOU the past couple of years and supporting these artist and the fat beats name? If you are a true fat beats fan, why is the store closing down? It pisses me off because I know how much blood sweat and tears went into the store. The Brown Bag Allstars were the ones running it with Eclipse. I saw the hard work, determination, and love for hip-hop through them. They all were a part of holding the store up for little to nothing pay, but it wasn't about the money for them. It was about being a part of the biggest place in hip-hop, the love they had for music. Which is truly admirable. It will be hard to say goodbye to Fat Beats for the last time today. Last night we had a little pow wow reminiscing our favorite memories of the beats in the last couple of years. The Christmas parties, the in-stores, watching the Halloween parade from the windows, practices, meetings, video-shoots, the first dates, the friendships, the romances, and in all this we have hip-hop to thank.

The love we all share for one common ground.. HIP-HOP!

Thank you Fat Beats for the memories.. You will be missed!