Brooklyn-based studio, +fliffa, customizes IKEA furniture.
You tell them the IKEA piece you'd like customized. They buy it from Brooklyn IKEA and doctor it up. They ship to you in original box (saves on shipping costs). You assemble your unique, hand-painted IKEA original at home.
Walking DJ's Ditch (we have no idea what its real name is), a fab North Valley acequia, ranks high on my list of good stuff.
I jumped the gun, kids.
Andre's party at Imbibe is also a PARADE VIEWING BASH on the Imbibe rooftop! Watch the floats roll by in style, dahling. I've chosen this location as my parade viewing point for the last two years, and it's been five-star fabulous. Cocktails, festivities, comfort, shade. Highly recommend.
Doors open at 10 a.m. Get there early for primo spots.
Stay for the after-party, as that's when my crew will roll in. Be sure and give us insanely loud props as we float by on the Local iQ Fabü float! We'll be hollering back at ya'!
Pride is almost here! So excited! Total family weekend!
The über-fabulous Joan Rivers is 78 today. Happy birthday, you saucy dame.
Don't forget: Albuquerque Gay Pride weekend is in just a few days.
Please come to the fab parade Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. The Local iQ float rules!
Andre Jackson is hosting a post-parade cocktail party at Imbibe. This promises to be both bossy and scandalous. Starts immediately after the parade. All are welcome. We'll be there. Cheers!
We're spending the evening and overnight at Tribal Splash.
Sunday, perhaps croquet...? It is, after all, that time of year.
Sheli, this pic is so awesome. Thank you.
Albuquerque Wallowfire nights. Red skies. Ashes fall like snow.
Are you KIDDING me?!?
Custom Hermès Vans, courtesy of style expert, Robert Verdi, who took some of his old Hermès silk scarves and asked Vans to customize his kicks.
These. Shoes. Are. To. DIE. For.
This is far too fabulous for a Tuesday. I quit! These shoes are the living END!
Click here for pics of several more Verdi Vans designs.
Via SneakerFreaker
Certainly, you've heard about the latest political sex scandal involving Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY).
Naturally, the Donald has an opinion, and it's not pretty. Check it out.
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New York City was in a fashion frenzy for last night's Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion Awards. Anderson Cooper hosted the event at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.
Womenswear Designer of the Year: Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler
Menswear Designer of the Year: Michael Bastian
Accessory Designer of the Year: Alexander Wang
The Swarovski Award for emerging talents went to Prabal Gurung for Womenswear, Robert Geller for Menswear and Eddie Borgo for Accessory Design.
Special honors included a Fashion Icon Award for Lady Gaga and a Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award for Marc Jacobs.
Gaga said she knew she'd truly arrived on the fashion scene when she received a text message from Anna Wintour that she would be honored by the CFDA.
Apparently, however, Gaga thought the text was from a friend named Anna, and she replied with "Yes, bitch, we did it!."
The Vogue editor's reply: "How lovely."
The devil wins... again.
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Last weekend's Hollywood Slutwalk was a huge success. Click here for pics.
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The wildfire haze is so thick, you can't see the mountains... crazy. However, it no longer smells like a roaring campfire outside, so Miss Poppins and I decided to go for a walk. Good hair day. Wavy pigtails.
Mary is begging for it. Such pleading, walk-loving eyes.
Nearly did a cartwheel right in the middle of Ridgecrest when we came upon my favorite tree in full bloom: the Mimosa!
This lovely Mimosa---in all its pink, puffy-blossomed splendor--earns five stars and the esteemed title of Tree of the Day.
Prince. Rogers. Nelson.
I'm just going to shut-up riiiiiight now, or else there's gonna be a SLEW of adoration. Paragraphs upon paragraphs!
But first, this: Prince, you are otherworldly, sir. A bona fide genius. Happy 53rd birthday.
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I am. In a huge way.
This is likely because it again smells like Camp Wallowfire outside. That Arizona wildfire is kicking our air quality's ass ova' hurr.
The Wallow Fire (named after Bear Wallow Wilderness, near where the fire is thought to have started) has now advanced to third place in the Arizona's Largest Wildfire contest. It is zero percent contained.
If the fire is affecting your area, here's some info you might want to know, courtesy of KASA Fox 2:
There will be patio ashes in the morning, fo sho.
Hola, Fabulista.
Just a note of thanks for being a part of my world. Readership is up-up-up... hitting new highs daily.
The new site will be ready for us in a day or two. Soon, you'll see some Fabü tested and approved businesses appearing on the new site, as well. Let's be especially lovely to them.
As the new site development progresses, please drop me a line and let me know your feedback. You'll find an "email me" button on the new site. Commenting should also be easier. If not, holla.
Yours,
Police arrested a man in South Memphis on Saturday after he allegedly threatened the host of a child’s birthday party with a gun because his children didn’t get any cake or ice cream.
Harsh! Click here to read the full story.
Now enjoy THIS. If it's stuck in my head, I may as well drill it into yours. Misery loves company, dahling.
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The clip's title says it all: Angry Man With No Arms Destroys Hotel Lobby. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoGfEc2iTgE&feature=player_embedded#at=58]
Dude is PISSED!
