Pageantry & Crazy Fashion Week!

Original Post date: Sunday February 17, 2013

Hey guys!

So this past weekend I had a great first experience at Couture Fashion week! Yes, a real fashion show in New York City.  Might not be mind blowing to you, but to me it had me on cloud nine.  May I first say, that never in my life have I attended a big Fashion show in my home town nor in any other state. So this was a big deal for two reasons: 1) One of my close friends was modeling in it & 2) IT WAS HOSTED IN NEW YORK! 

Maybe some of you guys don't know, but I have been a pageant gal since I was 14 years old.  Last year I had the opportunity to compete in the Ethnic World Internationals with the title of Miss Dominican Republic 2012.  I did not win but I was a finalist and met wonderful people that have inspired me in so many ways.  As a pageant queen, one must attend events to do appearances, promoting their title/ platform, and volunteering. So since I have been so busy with school I knew this was a perfect time to do an appearance! And thank God I did :)

I got two free seats to attend and went in with a friend.  We got their early and got to have some backstage action! I got to meet wonderful make up artists, assistants, and the PRESS. Since I was presented as a pageant queen, many people came up to me and asked to take pictures with me/ of me and handed me their business cards.  

My seating was on the second row, but two nice ladies invited me to sit up front! Then the couple next to me decided to leave early and gave me the seats for my friend to join me.In other words the view was amazing. 

Enough blabbing about what happened, lets get to the fashion side.  Couture Fashion Week was presenting Fall 2013 trends (I know we are barely in Spring!). There was tons of designers like Lourdes Atencio, Kristen Costa, and Ariel Cedno, but the trend that I fell in love with would definitely have to be the creamy lace and and the different shades of brown.  The way it was put together was very beautiful.  These were mostly all dresses, more or so evening gowns or special occasion dresses. Below is a few pictures that I snapped in motion.

What are your thoughts on these pieces?  Are they Fall enough for the runway or they should be darker?  I am really interested in your opinions please do comment! Even though I am new to this runway world would love to hear ideas!  



Peace&love,

Alba

Look into my eyes..not the Ground

Hey Guys!



So sorry I haven't written to you guys in a week, to me it feels like years! lol.. still trying to make this fit into my schedule since I have no wi-fi at home :(  ! Anyways hope you guys ended the month of January very well, and have started February on a great start! 


Todays topic is going to be one that has came to mind almost everyday while I ride the subway here in New York. Lets be honest here, when you get on the train or bus what do you automatically do?  Look for a seat, find one, sit down, and take out you're phone, book, or magazine? I mean we all do it, or just go to sleep because you woke up either too early or its late from coming out of work. For me, riding the subway is time for me to get an inspirational or spiritual awakening to start off my day in a positive mood. (Most of the times or read). But as an actress and as a normal human being I love to observe people.  I mean we all are so different.  Not just shape, size, and color.  But in the way that we all behave of course.  


People rarely look at each other on the subway. Why?  My personal opinion is the feeling when you make eye contact with someone.  The possibilities of what they might think just because you were looking at them.  Do they think I think they are cute? Or do they think I want to fight them, or if they are being annoying and they need to stop talking so much, or walking up and down the train cart like they own the place?  

See what I mean? the possibilities are so very endless. When we feel some type of discomfort we automatically look down and try to go into our own worlds so that no one can bother us.  It's just natural instinct. 

But what most of us are forgetting and cutting off is the exciting world that surrounds us.  Everyday you can discover something new just by watching someones reaction. I don't mean on the creeper status either guys! I mean nowadays technology takes away from our daily interacting physically, and our moment to just be in the moment and not in our "busy social life".  That can only be fun to a certain extent.  For me after a while, I get headaches from looking down on my iPhone for so  long and my neck starts hurting. And lets face it the train seats are not very comfortable!  I get so aggravated myself because even if I dont have service underground I'm still looking for something to do or find because I think I am bored.  But boredom is simply a choice of wanting to do something interesting. And if you guys don't believe me here is the definition I pulled out from google: 

bored  

/bôrd/

Adjective Feeling weary because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one's current activity

I mean who am I to tell you what to do on your spare time traveling from place to place right?  I just want to suggest to you all, that technology is not the only thing that is fun.  Remember when you were a kid?  You actually rode a bike? or went to the park, colored in a coloring book, went sledding, played board games, actually cared about carrying cool conversations with friends. I mean sheesh there is so much more to humanity than just going on Facebook or Twitter all the time when you are "bored"  All you gotta do is look up and discover. Try it some time!

Peace& love,

Alba