Sensual Seduction(s),Fashion Week, MOMA, Last.fm

So in late November 2007 I came across Snoop Dogg's newest project, "Sensual Seduction". My initial reaction: "Who is letting this man continue to make music?". My sister hadn't seen it yet, and told me I should cut Snoop some slack; he's aging, et cet. I concurred and said "Who am I to judge?". Weeks later, I got a very panicked voicemail from my sister saying "Oh my gawd you were so right! I'm embarrassed for him! Why is this man still making music?" Granted it was very catchy, my 5 year old cousin knew about it before I did. Then again, she's the same person that taught me "Buy You a Drank". Conclusion being that whenever someone has made a major mistake in their life since then, I have referenced it as their personal "sensual seduction". I've had about 2 myself. That was completely random I know, but the song just came up on my iTunes and I decided to share. What?? Yes I downloaded it, I'm a horrible person and I need more songs for my Last.fm "ridiculous songs" tag.

So, about that Fashion Week: My Fashion Industry Marketing class got a behind the scenes tour on Thursday which was fun, but it definitely motivated me to step my game up so I'll be in the tent someday soon. The whole event was so beautifully orchestrated and I wish I could have seen more. We didn't get to go to Rebecca Taylor's show because it was in the salon or the promenade (I don't remember which), which don't have as many seats as the actual tent. I hate taking pictures, but I figured this was a once in a lifetime thing, so I took my camera just in case. Let's just say I got in 2 pictures before they Gestapo-ed my ass. That day I was kind of tired and didn't feel like flirting with the guy behind the desk (I'm certain I could have gotten into a later show), so I went to this giant magazine store with some girls from my class. I fell in love with S Publication but didn't buy it, but I bought the new Tokion. I hate buying all these magazines for class with the sole purpose of cutting them up for collages, mood boards, and croquis books. Meh, I'll get over it. That night I saw "There Will Be Blood". Great Movie. Daniel Day Lewis is such an underrated actor. And as with every P.T. Anderson film, there's the one scene where there's applause and cheering, always immediately followed by the "Oh shit" moment. I love it! I'd give the movie 3.8 out of 4. Some things weren't fully explained at the end, and I'm simply not smart enough to fill in any loose ends on my own, so for that I take away 2 tenths of a point. So turn off your Moldy Peaches, get off Juno's nutsack, and go see "Blood". Nothing against Juno, I haven't even seen it. Granted it has some of my AD favorites, whom in and of themselves should be enough motivation for me to see the movie. I just feel like this plot has been done. And I'm depressed that Michael Cera (or some other awkward nerdy-cute guy)is not gonna be singing to me any time soon.

So on to Friday morning! Pro-Ru finale runway show I got invited to. That came out really Yoda. But yes, it did occur. The event was in the tents at 9 a.m., one of the few things I would ever wake up for at that ungodly time of day. I'm not sure what I should say on the matter. I don't know anyone besides Eileen that reads this, (though I do have a lot of profile views) and some of my friends said they didn't want to know who was left. Pressure. I haven't really been keeping up with the show this season, lack of a tv being the major cause, but I heard it was down to 6 as of this week. At the runway show, they showed 5 collections to psych out the audience. So theoretically, if I tell you who showed, you'll know who gets kicked off next week. The 5 were: Myspace, Sweet P, Chris, Rami, and Jillian. Now, from what I saw, the winner should be between Rami and Sweet P. Jillian's wasn't up to her usual standard, the colors were awkward together and it didn't really tell a story to me. Myspace's stuff was all over the place, feathers and chiffon everywhere, and mostly all black with a few dashes of color. I give him a B+ for effort, but if his collection was indicative of all of his past works, he shouldn't win. It was standing room only because it was packed, but yes I did see Posh Spice. They actually tape the show in a different building than the one I have classes in. All my classes are on 13th Street. The other building, where they tape Pro-Ru is on 42nd.

So my Fashion Industry Design teacher is this crazy Romanian lady who was telling us about how they made her take cadaver labs for sculpting when she went to undergrad in Transylvania. Because she did not crack a smile to indicate some sort of jocular tone, I was genuinely terrified. But I've come to the conclusion that she's hilarious and 90% harmless. She told me I had the wrong croquis book and made me go buy a new one. Which I did, even though it was $30, because I fear her. She also told us as a class that we had to take pictures of people in good outfits, and "not so good outfits. And if you're scared, wait until they have walked past, passed you, and snap then. Snap Snap Snap!" She also encouraged us to read books and visit museums, for which I genuinely thank her. I miss being cultured and knowing about things. And wrapping up a good chunk of my grade is enough motivation to do both of those things. So Friday after the Pro-Ru finale, I went to MOMA. All I'm saying is, Whole Foods has some competition for my affections now. I wouldn't have left if I didn't have so much homework to do. From the time I got there I loved it. On the walls leading up to the bag check they had Ryan McGinness, author of Installationview and my favorite contemporary artist. DMY indeed. I will say though that I started on the wrong floor. If you ever go, start from the top and work your way down. The 5th floor has all the Picasso, Matisse, Van Gogh, Lichtenstein,-my favorites. I took tons of pictures there. I think I'm gonna have to be a real person and make a Flickr now. Ok, I have tons of stuff to do unfort. Holla!

P.S.- If you ever come to NYC, I implore you to visit Mood, the fabric store from Pro-Ru. It's an awesome store to hang out in, even if you don't want fabric (it's no Whole Foods). I got these pimp gold buttons to spruce up my coat. And they have an adorable puppy named Swatch who is a real sweetie.
P.P.S.- I'm making 2 V-Day mixes as soon as I have time, hopefully before Thursday. Hello/Goodbye style. The Hello mix will be about bubbling young love and all that sappy shit. And the Goodbye side will have all the it's over/unrequited/ "I live in a city with a 13 to 1 female to male ratio and I don't have a chance in hell of finding a boyfriend in 4 days" songs. Yes, it's kicking in...