a peculiar night in the lower east side

i had work today as usual at the patricia field store. i’m currently interning and usually pop by 2 days a week or so, more if they need me there. it’s great because i’ve been there perhaps over a month now, and everyone’s super nice and friendly and even the scary manager is getting nicer. i’m really enjoying myself and would seriously work everyday, even if it meant doing all sorts of boring things. except of course, i’m so fucking broke i need a proper part-time job that might give me some cash. eek.

by the way i have major plans to start an etsy shop or some online business through my website and sell custom clothing that i have designed. if anyone’s interested or if you have suggestions etc, please leave comments or email me!

so. gala texted me in the early afternoon to ask if i wanted to join her for this cabaret thing-y. it’s been a while since i went to the cabaret, and she told me that the theme was alice in wonderland, which of course was a good bait. and a little funny considering how i just uploaded pictures of my accessories collection based on the queen of hearts!

i didn’t have time all day to think of an outfit and i had absolutely no idea where we were going to be honest, so there was no way i could really plan for it. i was so tired after work i basically just threw on my favorite comme des garcons tshirt that had a heart on it, and went to meet gala!

queen of hearts headpiece by me
evil heart tee by comme des garcons
uber-cute pink dress by nadine zlotogora
black skirt by junya watanabe for comme des garcons
black tights
super fantastic ribbon wristlet bag by femme sud (the other company i’m interning with)
4-finger gloves by patricia field
red and blue heels by irregular choice

upon reaching there i realized it wasn’t really cabaret and she tricked me (j/k hee hee!) because no one was really in a costume. most people were in work clothes! hahahahahah. OH WELL. i even made this super make-shift head piece that i fiddled with in the cab!! it was just basic tulle with some feathers and a queen of hearts trump card. i actually quite like it and even though it might fall apart at any moment (hey. i sewed it in the dark in a freaking nyc yellow cab! my workmanship is usually better haha!), i think i will save it for future usage!

there was some stand-up acts, some supposedly comic, but erm, overall it was just soooo peculiar. not weird, but, i was somewhat perplexed!

turns out it was dame darcy‘s birthday and some people were in little alice in wonderland outfits that were veeery cute. it was definitely an eye-opening night and a side of new york i hadn’t seen before!

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