I was honored to be invited to Atom.com's series finale party for the web series, The Legend of Neil at the Downtown Independent last night. Sandeep Parikh and Tony Janning created a spectacular Season 3 filled with special effects and a conclusion that no one will be disappointed with. It is a really fitting ending to a terrific series. I cannot wait to see what Sandeep and Tony create next, it will be well worth the wait. If you missed my Web Files interview with the guys earlier this year, you can find my interview and behind the scenes look here. Be sure to head over to Atom.com to see The Legend of Neil today. Congratulations, Sandeep and Tony!
Me and creator of The Legend of Neil, Sandeep Parikh.
With Bernie Su, writer extraordinaire of Compulsions.
My partner-in-crime last night, Julie Tyler.
You might remember this DVF dress from Fashion's Night Out. I wore these Steve Madden black shoes with it.
Highlight Video: Watch me run through the store where I find an Impressionist picture frame, a very expensive goose, and those beautiful red soles all on the same floor. If you haven't been to Beverly Hills before, this Saks store is to die for, Ladies. Take a tour and enjoy the ride:
Cooper Harris: This gal is a good friend of mine who is gaining quite a bit of noteriety for her appearances in Syfy's trifecta of animal disaster movies. Come on, raise your hand, who saw Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus with Debbie Gibson and Lorenzo Lamas? I thought you did! This movie is deliciously campy, add it to your rental list if you missed it.
Marsha Collier: If anyone knows about shopping, it is ebay expert, Marsha Collier. Get a tip or two from Marsha and find out how her online shopping strategy really is savvy:
For those that were asking about my dress from this event, it was designed by Deborah Viereck, a local LA designer, with boots by Nine West.
Finally, tomorrow is the last day to enter the Web TV Prom ticket giveaway. Yes, this is geared towards my Southern California readers, but it will be a great night of charity. I can't wait to wear my prom dress!
I am actually surprised I haven't seen more posts today from some of my favorite fashion bloggers about last Friday's big event, Fashion's Night Out. The event was started by Vogue editor-in-chief and fashion guru, Anna Wintour, last year. It was fashion's own economic stimulus plan that began in NY and has now become a global shopping event in its second year. I was asked by Mingle Media TV to cover an event thrown by Girls in Tech LA at Saks Fifth Avenue on the big night. While I was excited to participate, I couldn't begin to imagine how much fun I was about to have.
The 5th floor of Saks was rocking with a DJ spinning tunes, cosmos waiting for the VIP guests, and a tableful of cupcakes waiting to be devoured. Girls in Tech LA is a terrific group of women who educate, support, and promote women in the tech industry and they sure know how to throw a party. With a 15% off coupon at Saks tucked into each of the swag bags, we all jumped at the chance to help out a great cause: Dress for Success. Saks was donating 5% of the evening's proceeds to the charity that donates professional attire and career support to women who are re-entering the workplace after unemployment. Other fun distractions included a photo booth and the Alice + Olivia Fall 2010 collection that was sitting just outside of the VIP room. Here are a few photos from the evening, video interviews to follow later this week:
Happy Friday! I am going to do a weekly and monthly wrap-up all in one for this Labor Day Weekend. Let's get started so all of you can enjoy your long weekend sooner versus later. Here we go!
For those of you who are Twilight fans, here's a blast from the past with BooBoo Stewart who plays, Seth Clearwater, in the series. I worked on an adorable series with him called Blue Dolphin Kids back in 2006-2007. BooBoo and his sister, Fivel, were so charming in this series about discovering the fun of Hawaii. I narrated and they hosted. Check out this one minute clip with all of us and see how little BooBoo looks. Cute!
Yesterday, I was shooting on location in San Diego at Streamlight Video for one of my regular clients, LawInfo. Here's a great look behind the scenes of what it is really like on set. The clothes don't fit? Call in your instant tailor: the clothespin!
The reality is much less glamorous than the illusion.....
If you are in the LA area, here are two great charity events that I will be participating in.
September 10th: Fashion's Night Out:
September 22nd: Web TV Prom:
For the September 10th event, I will be covering it for Mingle Media TV and the September 22nd event, I will be hosting the Live Stream for This Week In, so for those of you who live outside of LA, you can watch it live from your computer. They are both great events to support some terrific charitable causes. I hope to see you there!
Last but not least, here are the Top 5 posts you were reading in the month of August. If you missed them, this long weekend is the perfect time to catch up:
1. I guess you are just like me, you love your Bad TV. A lot of you were searching for Jeff Lewis of Bravo TV's Flipping Out, so thanks for coming to me as your source.
2. It's no secret that I do a lot of work in the Web TV community, so it is fitting that my round-up of Web TV news made it to the Top 5 last month.
3. The Coach Poppy Project has brought a lot of you here. The winners were announced the other day. Were you one of the winners? I wasn't. Boo!
4. Every month, this post makes the Top 5. You all want to get into Disneyland's secret Club 33. Oh, you didn't know Disneyland had a private club? Well, I got in! Take a look.
5. Anytime there is a big awards show, this post resurrects itself. I am glad it is useful to those of you sashaying down the red carpet. Here's my perspective on some Dos and Don'ts on the red carpet.
Okay, I call that a week! Have a great long weekend. Let me know what you are doing to celebrate Labor Day in the comments and remember, you have three more days to enter the Emmys Event Weekend gift basket.
