Mel's Shopping Diary
Pradaaaah Partay
Comments: 19 | March 20, 2008BLUE BLOODS 3: REVELATIONS IS OUT DECEMBER 23, 2008!
Last night Mike and I were invited to the Prada store for a party. I was pretty psyched because while we used to do this thing so often in New York, that I actually SAID to my husband that “I was so tired of the glamour and the going-out” that I was ready to leave the city, thinking that, oh OF COURSE we would still have our frenetic social life in Los Angeles just, you know, “toned down"---only to realize that living in the “burbs” which is what I call L.A. - it’s a suburb of New York, the glamour and the beautiful people are something I SORELY MISS and I can’t even imagine what led me to say such a thing five years ago. Me? Tired of glamour? AS IF!
Anyway, it was faaaahbulous. The Prada store in Beverly Hills is kind more like a cool architectural experience than a store. There are these huge steps that lead to the second floor in the front and back of the store, and then you’re kind of precariously balanced in the middle, and then all the clothes and stuff are shoved to the side. It was cool to sit on the steps and just people-watch. We saw Nicky Hilton arrive, and I just realized that I have been seeing Nicky in parties since she was fifteen! I remember when she shot to fame and the New York Times party pages by wearing a white Oxford shirt and a tiny Dolce and Gabbanna sequined miniskirt. She was adorable then and she’s just simply STUNNING. Some people are just made for the spotlight. She is so tall and blonde and slim, and her hair was purrrfect. Her makeup was divine. I mean, I love seeing pretty girls and she is just one of those girls you just look at and sigh. Anyway, she was wearing a short white mini-dress that was NOT at all poufy for bubble-y. It was kind of slouchy and sexy, and it sparkled, and opaque black tights and those insane Christian Louboutin spiked platforms in white! I have been lusting about the black version and now I think I might have to buy white because Nicky made them look so good.
We also saw Nicole Richie looking SO pretty, her hair was pulled back and she had two braids that were threaded into the bun and she looked gorgeous. SO tan and her hair color was as caramel-y delicious as her skin. She was wearing a sexy-floaty sleeveless black dress and very cool kind of gladiator-y black sandals. I thought we’d see more celebs but after those two all we saw was “Cojo” - you know, Steven Cojocaru, the fashion guy from E! or Access Hollywood. Oh yeah we also saw Isaiah Washington from Grey’s Anatomy, and we kind of sniffed since we don’t think gay jokes are funny at all. Anyway, he looked shorter than he is on TV.
It was fun to be back in the fashion-swim and see all the outfits. A lot of people were wearing the new blossoms--lots of spring-y yellow flowers (have you bought YOUR yellow dress yet??) and lots of handsome guys in sleek Prada suits (my hubby included). I wore my go-to Marni silk dress and Marni acid-yellow and pink and green coat, which is kind of fashion-laide, you know jolie-laide, except in fashion. It’s too cool to be ugly yet not quite pretty, which is why I like it. We did a few laps and chatted with some stylists that I knew and then we went home to to the baby.
And this morning had breakfast with the awesome Jenny Han, author of Shug, who’s in LA for the Buffy reunion. I never watched Buffy, so I couldn’t share in the enthusiasm, but I love a fellow fan-girl. Jenny was so cute and I loved her outfit- a printed top, gray vest, over shorts, and a short trenchcoat over it. We gossiped a little about authors and how LA is different from New York and I hope I made a new recruit. I’m always trying to get people to move here!
Allright, I think this will be the last post in awhile. I’m trying to power through to finish Revelations by next week. The wolves are at the door, arrrgh!
xoxo
Mel
Your Comments
On March 20, 2008 at 2:44 pm, katlin had this to say:
i love your blue blood series it is so exciting and i cant wait for renevations.
On March 20, 2008 at 3:26 pm, Madeleine had this to say:
holy crap! i’m like so happy (and a little jeloues)that you got to go to a Prada Party.And i’m like totally extastic about REVELATIONS.
Can’t wait for your next post.
On March 20, 2008 at 3:27 pm, Tegan had this to say:
OMG im so happy that there is a date! i can not fliping wait!
On March 21, 2008 at 12:10 pm, Jenn had this to say:
you can do it!!! the sooner you finish it, the sooner we will all leave you lots of loving praise telling you how amazing it was. and then begging on hands and knees for the next ones.
On March 21, 2008 at 1:58 pm, Jessica W. had this to say:
All i can say is.......
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
I wanna go to a Prada Party it sounds fun
On March 22, 2008 at 2:17 pm, Stephanie had this to say:
FINALLY!!
THERES A DATE FOR THE NEXT BOOK! IM SO EXCITED CANT WAIT TO GET MY HANDS ON IT AND READ IT! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! AND IM JEALOUS OF YOU AND YOUR AWESOME DAY AT THE PRADA PARTY! I WISH I HAD GONE! WELL CANT WAIT!
On March 22, 2008 at 4:27 pm, Lauren had this to say:
Oh my gosh!! I can’t believe you met Jenny Han!I love Shug!
Oh yeah...I’m aslo sooooooooo excited for book 3!(Go Schuyler!)
(ugh I hate typing on my iPod! The keys on the keyboard are WAY to small. )
Anyway,I’m so excited!!!
-Lauren 
On March 23, 2008 at 10:32 pm, Paola had this to say:
Cool! I wish I could go to one… anyway, I’m a new reader of the Au Pairs and I love it! I first read your first peice of work in 21 Proms. later i found out youre filipino! i am too! i want to be a writer someday too!
Love your stories and youre the best!
Paola
On March 24, 2008 at 3:26 am, Jethro Clarke had this to say:
Cool party, sounded fun. And hurray! The date for the third book of the Blue Bloods series has been set! But alas, I’ll have to be patient. I’ll last but only because it’s worth it.
On March 24, 2008 at 1:03 pm, Morgan had this to say:
wow! the party sounded soooo fun!(I can’t wait for the third Blue Bloods book, I am like totally in love with the series! the characters are awesome and the story line is great!)
On March 24, 2008 at 10:31 pm, arrie had this to say:
can’t wait for it but while I am , I am so exicted that I found the ashley’s jealous out already at Barnes and noble today im onlya few pages in but i love it<3
On March 25, 2008 at 11:25 am, deltay had this to say:
Ooh! So excited for December of this year now--I know what I want pre-ordered for Christmas! haha
Best of luck on that endeavour; trying to finish Revelations by next week. Hope the wolves don’t get you! :0
The party sounds like it was awesome...all those celebrities and fameous people…
On March 25, 2008 at 11:29 am, Isabella had this to say:
Prada… that reminds me of the movie The Devil Wears Prada. ‘twas a good movie. The party sounded like so much fun; lucky you!
~Issy
On March 25, 2008 at 1:38 pm, jassy had this to say:
you are sooooooooooooooooooooo LUCKY!! i wish i could go to a party like that and meet(or at least see) all those famous people! and i hope that you do get done with revalations this week!! I CANT WAIT FOR IT!!! =]
On March 25, 2008 at 1:40 pm, isabella had this to say:
your really lucky. i wish i couldve been there… well i hope you do finish this week. i love your books!
~Bella~
On March 25, 2008 at 4:57 pm, Krista had this to say:
Ahh i cant wait for the 3 book in the Blue Bloods series to come out!! I love ur books so much!! I hope i can write as amazing as u do someday. But no one will ever beat ur vampire series! lol.
On March 29, 2008 at 10:58 am, Jessica had this to say:
OMG i soooooo cant wait for REVELATIONS i bet it will be awesome!!!! i already wrote the date of when it is comin out on my calender(i know i am a major geek)LOL
but i sooooooo cant wait and hope u get it done!!!!
luvs ya,
Jess<333
On March 29, 2008 at 2:44 pm, Isabella had this to say:
Ahaha, omg that’s so cool, someone else named Isabella! and it’s funny that I signed it ~Issy and you signed it ~Bella
On March 20, 2008 at 1:55 pm, Janice had this to say:
awesome so excited for Revalations