International Playground Store Opening and The Block Magazine Party

On the 15 of April, 2010 - I had the pleasure of attending the Block Magazine party, while it was also celebrating the opening a new boutique, International Playground. The Owners, John and Virginia, concentrate on making sure that they carry new labels from Scandinavia and New York.

When i got there i could not get in ;the crowd was simply blocking the entrance, but as i made it in i realized why. Inside it was beautiful, but a bit loud and everyone was vibing with each other like they knew one another and so i joined this sea of people. I quickly found myself going around and checking out the unique merchandise that this new boutique had to offer. Next stop was to find the owners and talk to them. They were absolutely fabulous. Both polite and pleasant and fashionably dressed like they were supposed to. I was very impressed with the whole evening.


Their selection of designers is absolutely fabulous which includes collections by  Daniel Palillo, Vibe Johansson and Ravishing Mad represent Scandinavia. New York talented designers are represented by  Mary Meyer and Cut-It-Out .

There was a backyard party where you can find Mary Meyer who was custom painting t-shirts, which was definitely a unique experience to witness. A very chill and cool vibe coming from an eclectic and fashion forward group of people gathered to celebrate this opening. You can spot your neighbors from the street and those others who are interested in checking out what the new owners have to offer. It was a bit chaotic because so many people showed up but really fun and crazy. I was seeing and talking to people from every corner of fashion and style and loving every minute.

Global Runway's Night Out at Paramount Hotel, NYC April 15th. 2010 presented by IAAC

Global Runway's Night Out at Paramount Hotel, NYC April 15th. 2010 presented by IAAC (Indo-American Arts council, Inc.) www.iaac.us
The IAAC supports all the artistic disciplines in classical, fusion, folk and innovative forms influenced by the arts of India. We work cooperatively with colleagues around the United States to broaden our collective audiences and to create a network for shared information, resources and funding. Our focus is to help artists and art organizations in North America as well as to facilitate artists from India to exhibit, perform and produce their work here.

I attended the Global Runway's Night Out  and it was a great and wonderful experience of wonderful people and great culture and couture all put together. The models dazzled the ballroom with the most beautiful designed outfits and jewelry that complemented them in the most wonderful way. It was a long show but it was well worth seeing the vision of each designer presented to you one at a time. Couple of things really stood out to me from the rest was the model wearing a beautiful bridal like gown that captivated everyone's attention, also there was an amazing piece that was a made up of 3 pieces that included a small shirt, Capri pants and a long Robe to complete the outfit. Also who can ever forget the last piece of the show - a show stopper a black dress with peacock feathers in the back. It was incredible: strapless with a bustier tight top and full and heavily layered tulle bottom.  
The Designers in attendance whose designs were presented to the audience were:   

1. White+Warren : http://www.whiteandwarren.com/
2. Sachin+Babi :     http://www.ankasa.com/readytowear/
3. Ports 1961 Designer Tia Cibani :  https://www.ports1961.com/
4. Shekhar Rahate : www.shekharrahate.com/   
5. Babita Malkani :  www.babitamalkani.in/
6. Payal Singhal :     www.payalsinghal.com/ 
7. Naeem Khan  :     www.naeemkhan.com/
8. Padma Lakshmi : www.padmalakshmi.com/
9. Amrita Singh :     www.amritasingh.com/
10. Stephanie Singh : http://www.stephaniesingh.com/about.html 

The Collections featured were a rich combination of Fall 2010 looks from the New York runway, Resort 201 looks from the Mumbai runway, and Archival collections, all styled to represent the aesthetic of MISHA NICOLE : www.mishanicole.com

   I had the pleasure to talk with Jon Harari during the evening who is the President of Misha Nicole
 


Here are the pictures of the guests who attended "Global Runway's Night Out".

Here are the pictures of the Models in their beautiful designer outfits.