I was invited to the big SJP visit for the launch of the new Halston Heritage line at The Bay. It was a lot of fun and it gave me the chance to wear a few vintage Halston Pieces from my own personal archives - you know me - any excuse to throw on some sequins or a maxi and I am there!
I was the date of my gorgeous friend Nathalie Atkinson and she is the bestest of dates - making sure I met everyone and generally being the perfect partner in crime!
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Getting ready in the hotel room - I am wearing a vintage sequin
Halston dress as a coat over a black jersey vintage
Halston dress. I carried a
Halston vintage snakeskin clutch (you can see it in one of the pictures below) and the shoes are ages ago
Miu Miu's. When I saw the pics from the event I actually wished I had gone with a different shoe but
c'est la vie.
This is a shot of Sarah Jessica Parker with the big wigs of the evening. That is Bonnie
Tahkhar in the sequin jacket on the far right. She is the nicest woman I have ever met! She actually dragged me through the crowd to meet Sarah Jessica Parker and I was moments from a big meet and greet but
SJP was being interviewed and then the next moment she was gone. Honestly, it was a bigger thrill for me to meet Bonnie (not that you are not lovely Sarah Jessica) but I had read about Bonnie and Tamara Mellon (Bonnie is one of the originals form Jimmy
Choo) and it her story is fascinating. I was quite enamored to be in her presence and wanted to drag her off with a couple of martinis and spend a few hours learning all her business secrets! Local business powerhouse, Bonnie Brooks, the new CEO of The Bay and the woman responsible for the huge fashion transformation The Bay has taken, is on her right. I have a funny story about accidentally asking Bonnie to hold my drink before I realized who she was (innocently BTW - it was moments before I was to be
photo'd with
SJP and I have learned that photographers hate when you have a drink in your hand and I was flustered and panicked).
Soooo, I might have accidentally stuck my society shod foot in my non-society little butt, hence ruining my chances of getting
Shrimpton Couture into The Room forever. Let's just hope she really did have the sense of humor she seemed to have when we shared a laugh about it later. And if not, then, oh well. I am what I am.
SO instead of meeting her this is my own best shot of the night of her
les terrible
Here's a proper media snapshot of
SJP looking gorgeous to make up for the above
The brilliant Flare editor Lisa
Tant. I love this picture of them.
Lisa you look amazing here!
Another gratuitous
SJP shot for her fans
This was the thrill of my evening right here - this my little vintage
fashionistas is moi with the fabulous Wayne Clark! I almost passed out when Nat introduced me. I have a few of his pieces from the 1970s
on the site right now. Do I look like a gushing teenage fan? Yep I do and its OK! I was beyond thrilled! He is still designing and his line is in The Room now and its gorgeous! So if you are a fan you know where to go now - to me or to The Room!. But come to me first of course *wink*
After the big cocktail
shing-ding at The Bay, Nathalie and I scooted to the after event for a few minutes. I really just went so I could change and wear another
Halston piece. For this I wore a chocolate one shoulder
Halston spiral cut gown, a black 1970s Yves Ste Laurent cape,
YSL Tribute sandals and I borrowed one of
Anita Quansah's spectacular pieces! Nathalie looked downtown cool in rolled jeans, the coolest brogues and a fantastic vintage gold coat that I wanted to steal right off her that night and take home with me! (This is another of those wonderful blurry
Iphone shots My Guy is so well known for)
A very dark photo in the club. I so loved this
neckpiece!
it got scooped up just after this though. So it is now with its proper girl.
It was a terrific evening and I think the new
Halston Heritage line will do well. Especially with so many piece of it in the new
SATC movie debuting this summer. I love
Halston so I am fine with having a whole new crop of girls becoming fans.
I will say now and forever though, the originals from Mr.
Halston himself, will always be the pieces that make my heart sing.
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PS there was a bit of press from the event and being new blood I made the cut!
This is one of the pieces
I ended up with a picture in the Globe & Mail,
The Toronto Star & was in the Toronto Life party pages!