UNDERGROUND THE RETURN OF THE STYLE SERIES

OH HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!  One of my favorite UG parties are back!  I love spending #thirstythursdays at the UG Style Series parties.  Watching the fun runway show then partying it up right after.  Best ever!  Each one just gets better and better.  My faves are when they ask locals to walk the runway too!  Hey UG.... HINT HINT TICKLE TICKLE.  I wonder how they will set up the runway in their new space.  Hmmmmm...  Are you curious too?  Then you should come to one or ALL of the Style Series events.  Imma be at the AllSaints one FO SHO!  Friggin' LOVE AllSaints!  So come see what your fall wardrobe should look like this year.  Then meet me at the bar for a drink!  =D

STYLE SERIES RETURNS TO UNDERGROUND SEPTEMBER 2013

CHICAGO – August 2013 –The Underground (56 W Illinois), known for its hugely successful style showcases in the past, is taking its Style Series to new heights every Thursday this September.

Kicking off on Thursday, August 29 at 10pm, guests will experience an array of national and local style brands for men and women through this fashion showcase. Past Style Series partners include high profile brands such as Furla, NARS, Adidas and more.

Each week, highly curated looks will take center stage as The Underground is transformed into Chicago’s fashion mecca. September Style Series brands include:

·         Thursday, August 29

o    Macy’s Chicago Fashion Incubator - The Underground is proud to host Macy’s Fashion Incubator’s first runway show outside of the tents of Chicago Fashion Focus Week. The incubator provides six emerging Chicago-based designers with mentoring, resources and business acumen to launch their careers in fashion. Music will be provided by DJ Jessica Who and will set the stage for SplashMagazine’s 1 year anniversary.

·         Thursday, September 5

o    Archer Townsend – Archer Townsend is an up-and-coming contemporary knitwear line designer for the girl who doesn’t need a cocktail dress to be fabulous! Celebrate the launch of the Fall ’13 collection full of chic dresses and separates that transition perfectly from day to night. Music by DJ Irie will set the mood for the show.

·         Thursday, September 12

o    AllSaints – The Underground welcomes AllSaints for their first Chicago runway show courtesy of their Michigan Avenue flagship store. The show will feature the British brand’s signature new looks for fall as well as a special live musical performance and sponsored by Michigan Avenue Magazine.

·         Thursday, September 19

o    Chicago Curated – Hosted by Marco Foster, Chicago Curated features three up-and-coming local designers, including Sebastian Grey and Gentleman’s Cooperative. Proceeds from the event will benefit Charity 4 Life, a charity committed to providing resources to rehabilitate street kids worldwide.

·         Thursday, September 26

o    Azza – Chicago born designer, Azeeza Khan, has been labeled a “Rising Star Designer” by Vogue and has received high praise from outlets such as Wall Street Journal, Marie Claire, Glamour and Elle. She will be closing out the September Style Series with looks that are not-to-be-missed. 

Style Series sponsors includes Yacht Club Vodka, Blowtique, Ford Models Chicago, Beau Joie, Peroni and Santa Margherita.

Style Series is a highly curated fashion experience where guests see the latest looks in an intimate, high-energy space. Precisely integrated, local and national brands gain access to Chicago’s elite, while showcasing their newest looks. Style Series also spotlights up-and-coming local designers and everything that Chicago has to offer in fashion and style.

Through The Underground, brands have an outlet where they can display their offerings in a unique nightclub venue where they can influence and interact with consumers.

xoxo,

DOS

OUTLET SHOP TIL YOU DROP

So I know you've probably heard of YOLO.  But have you heard of FOMO?  That's pretty much how I feel at an outlet mall.  What is FOMO you ask?  It's the smooshed hashtag of "Fear Of Missing Out".  Things like sales and discount shopping gets me super stressed because of FOMO.  I always think I'm going to regret it and I never want to miss out on a great deal.  So I knew I was totally screwed when I decided to go to the Fashion Outlets of Chicago.  It's a new outlet mall in one of the closer burbs in Chicagoland.  I gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised.  The place is shiny and new and wasn't jam packed.  I'm sure it was a different story during opening week.  I did find it funny that some of the "high end" stores made you wait in line to get inside to avoid crowding the store but then once inside, the customer service was kinda poo.  I must have waited forever for someone to get back to me if a shoe was available in my size.  Sorry but isn't that just a quick looksee on the computer?  Overall I didn't get anything earth shattering, just some staple pieces.  We made Papa DOS get some funky stuff at the All Saints store though.  One of them being a shirt with a roaring tiger graphic.  Totally ups his street cred.  And he loved it because he's the year of the tiger on the Chinese calendar.  My tiger style beat your monkey style.  WOPAH!!  It was also fun cruising the mall with my baby sis.  Since she's about 5 inches taller than me, I had to whoop out my super high wedges to get up to her eye level.  Hehehe.  I honestly don't know how she got so much taller than me.  She got the height, the darker skin tone, and bigger boobs.  Effing wench.  I love her to death tho.  I rarely see her even though she goes to school in the city.  I guess she just needs me for my ID.  We are 10 years apart in age but only 1 year apart in maturity levels, me being closer to her age on that spectrum.  =D  So was it worth the trip to the burbies to shop this outlet?  Yea kinda.  The Vince store had some great stuff and so did the Barney's store.  All Saints was meh on the womens side but the mens side had some nice stuff.  Coach had a great sale going on.  Extra 30% off errrrythang.  

Can you see the height difference?  Lmao.

Tee - Wilfred (Aritzia)  |  Skirt - Bardot  |  Shoes - Steve Madden  |  Bag - Givenchy  |  Accessories - NastyGal, Hermes

Reminder:  Please enter my ASOS Giveaway from my previous post!

xoxo,

DOS

DRUNK ON ASOS - CROP TOPPING, STATEMENT JACKET, DROP FLARE SKIRT, AND AN ASOS GIVEAWAY!

MEOW!  Hey guys.  Sorry for the long break from the blog!  I unfortunately became the victim of the dreaded summer head cold.  This past week or so has been full of stuffy noses, endless piles of tissues, Vick's vapor rub, and just all around no cuteness.  Luckily after a week of grossness, I am back!  And just to show how much I appreciate your patience and blog love, I am back with a GIVEAWAY!!  BEEEEE DOH BEEE DOH BEEEE DOH!

Thanks to ASOS, you now have a chance to win a $200 gift voucher to ASOS.com!  Woot!  ASOS is always my first stop when I want to find something stylish but I don't want to break my bank, so $200 can go a pretty long way!  Being an avid online shopper, I happen to find a lot of my most interesting pieces from ASOS which is why I love them so much!  And when they came out with their ASOS Petite line, it totally made my life!  And hellooooooo... they have shoes too!  Talk about one stop shop!  More reasons to love ASOS?  The ordering and shipping process is so easy!  Even returns are so simple and they update you each step of the way via email.  I often order multiple sizes just in case, then return what didn't fit.  Easy peasy.

So here I am decked out from head to toe in some of my favorite ASOS brand pieces.  I am so obsessed with this flare skirt!  The texture of it is so pretty don't you think?  Well now you have a chance to win this look or whatever look you want from their site.  So how do you win?  Well....

$200 ASOS VOUCHER GIVEAWAY RULES

You must follow @DrunkOnShoes and @ASOS_US via Twitter and tweet this --->

"#DOSxASOS Giveaway!  http://www.drunkonshoes.com  @DrunkOnShoes and @ASOS_US rox my sox!"

AND

Leave a comment on the blog post with your twitter handle and a link to what you would buy if you won!  =D

You can tweet this once a day for the next 14 days for a maximum of 14 entries.

Giveaway will close Sunday, September 1st at 11:59PM CST.  Winner will be chosen at random and announced on the blog and on Twitter on Monday, September 2nd.  Voucher code will be sent via email which makes this giveaway open worldwide or to anywhere ASOS.com ships to.  And this is not just for the ladies.  ASOS also carries menswear y'all!  So to my fellas who secretly or openly love my blog, here's your chance to get a piece of the action from yours truly and ASOS.

THANKS TO ASOS

Jacket  |  Crop Top  |  Drop Flare Skirt  |  Shoes  |  Clutch  |  Necklace

Photos by The Hubster <3

xoxo,
DOS

PUFF SLEEVES AND SHORT FILMS

Happy Monday everyone!  I hope you all had a great weekend!  For all those that got to go to Lollapalooza this year, I hatechu!  I am still getting photo updates on Facebook about it.  Sigh.  Oh well.  I at least got to attend an amazing wedding this weekend at the Knickerbocker Hotel in Chicago.  I have never been inside that hotel and have never experienced a wedding there.  All I have to say is, the floor lights up!  No I'm not talking about them bringing in a floor that lights up, the original floor is made that way.  It was like a glowing beacon enchanting you through out the night and calling you to it so you can shimmy shimmy shake and get your groove on.  

A HUUUUUUUUUUUUGE congratulations to two of my favorite people, Ashley and Peter!  Ashley looked sooooooooooo amazeballs thanks to the ultimate Glam Team.  Ann-Marie and Izha!  If you don't know, they were the ones responsible for making me look amazing for THE DECADE post.  We had soooooo much fun at the wedding and GOOD CALL on the Filipino DJ.  Hands down the BEST DJ I've ever heard at a wedding.  I gotta get his info because he had the guests on the dance floor pretty much all night.  Well I know I was.  Ginuwine's Pony came on and I almost lost my shit.  The first few beats of that jam is not one you easily forget.  Love some old school tracks!  YAY!  How sad that I have to say old school now.  Sigh...  Also loved seeing my boys Tum Tum and Hoang do their thang.  Can't wait to see the beautiful photos that I KNOW are going to be siiiiiiiiick!

Other notable things that happened this weekend?  I spent one day trying to do chores.  I started about 15 different things and didn't complete a single one.  I would start one thing then get distracted by another thing and then another and then another.  The day ended with me having no sheets on my bed, the ironing board and iron out in the middle of the living room, my vacuum in the hallway with the cord sprawled out everywhere, my tools spread out over the kitchen counter, my sewing machine on my dining table, half the dishes in the dishwasher and me sprawled out on my couch in defeat.  Being an adult sucks no?  

I also experienced the dreaded bouncer cold shoulder this weekend at my favorite place, Underground.  I know... sad right?  It was pandemonium outside but it was blatantly clear that these guys were not letting us in.  One bouncer definitely hammered the point home by skipping over me when I was standing right in front of him and letting in the group of six girls next to me.  Don't get me wrong, I still love my UG.  If I didn't love it, I wouldn't have waited the hour outside being pushed and shoved.  So I still love it, I just no likie those two bouncers.  Did I feel all kinds of salty?  Umm damn straight I did.  I wasted a perfectly cute ass outfit that night.  Not to mention it was opening weekend so I at least wanted to be there one of the days especially because I was at almost every preview party.  And I can full on admit, being a female and getting dolled up to then being ignored at the door makes you feel like the ugliest sack of scum on the planet.  So what's the trick to get in?  Be on the guest list and go at 9:30pm.  It's okay, you can nap on the couches downstairs until the party really begins at 11pm.  If you do get there after 11pm, don't do what I did.  Waiting patiently gets you nowhere.  Push and shove and scramble to the front.  Grab one of their arms if you can reach.  I noticed that usually worked.

Hmm what else?  OH!  I finally took the hubster to Siena Tavern.  I can't get enough of their delish nom noms there!  I have an obsession with their Kobe meat ball appetizer and the squid ink and lobster linguine pasta.  I won't lie to ya, it's pricey.  But it is worth every penny.  One thing I hate the most is restaurants that charge ridiculous prices for mediocre food.  Siena Tavern delivers on taste and freshness.  All their pastas are freshly made in house.  Okay I'm drooling now.  PapaDOS enjoyed everything too!  Other menu faves?  Kale Caesar salad and the Siena burger!  Oh and their outdoor patio section is doggie freindly!  The staff were so sweet to my Wrigleyboo!  One server even went up to him and asked if he wanted still or sparkling water.  LMAO!  Thanks to PapaDOS for treating us!

These photos were from the weekend where I played a supporting role in an upcoming short film by my dear friend Hoang Lam of Commonless.  What's my character?  "Female Coworker"  Hahaha.  I was extremely nervous because I have never acted before.  It was definitely a first, having to memorize a script and ad-lib certain lines and play off of the other actors.  It was so fun to be part of the process.  Hopefully I come off well on camera.  LOL.  If not, Hoang better cut me out of everything!  Anyway, I think I rambled long enough.  Have a great week nuggets!!

Top - Max Studio  |  Crop Top - Finders Keepers  |  Shorts - Zara  |  Shoes - YSL  |  Bag - Chanel

xoxo,

DOS