Deconstructed

New Year. New Blog.

Happy New Years Everyone!!!

So I'm back to blogging. It's one of many new years resolutions-and yes before you say anything I AM going to keep my resolutions! lol So no need to doubt me ;)

For those of you who are new to the blog- WELCOME! 

Here is a little bit about myself...

I am a 25 year old free spirit with a love for dance, creating, fashion and imagination.

I absolutely love to travel. I have lived in the midwest, NYC, Los Angeles, Paris, Germany, Holland, England and Scotland.

I have a puppy named Noodle... she's the best little puppy!

I shop too much. I have what some may call an addiction to magazines... I call it a strong interest.

I teach dance & choreograph for a living.

I also started a few businesses with my mom... 

KDOTTIE DESIGNS- our mother company. Currently we are creating our beloved Malibu Hair Ties- headbands and hair ties. Check it out and visit our website here.

KDOTTIE PHOTOGRAPHY- I have a small photography business. I love to photograph in natural light with a twist. I absolutely love to capture real life instead of posed photos. You can check out some work on the Kdottie Photography Website here.

We have a few more adventures but we'll save that for another post. 

I hope everyone had a rockin' new years eve and cheers to a fabulous twentyeleven. 

Please check back often! I will be trying my best to post everyday or every other day!! Don't forget to comment ;)

-AK-

One Amazing Month

 

(my dorm)

HAPPY THURSDAY ;) 

The reason I moved over to Paris, France was to attend the Paris Fashion Institute. 

It truly was a one-of-a-kind experience and a beautiful month! We learned and experienced soooo much in a month its hard to explain it in words...so here are some pics ;)

Premere Vision expo that we attended in Paris. The newest in fabrics, colors, trends... amazing ;)

Having a little pre-party before going out for Stacey's birthday!!!! 

Here we are at "SHOWCASE"- a club underneath a bridge by the Eiffel Tower!

For our end of the seminar presentation, our class started a new brand and had to present everything about "Editorials"- our brand. We designed the collection, made a marketing, advertising and PR strategy, and presented it to all of our professors. Afterwards, we had a little party and said our Goodbyes... 

Molly, Me, and Valarie 

Giving my section of our presentation- talking about the advertising of our brand and design of our scarves ;)

I miss these girls so so so much- we are in tears when we took this pic bc we had to say "so long for now" ;( Nicole, Me, & valarie.

Stephanie and Molly

Su-Mei and Emily

Me & Jeanine 

Stephanie, Valarie, Joan, and Su-Mei

Stephanie, Valarie, Joan, Diane, and Su-Mei 

 

Su-Mei and Lyssa Horne

XOXO- ak -XOXO

J'adore Paris

Bonjour Bloggers! Happy Tuesday-

So we are continuing are trip around Paris ;) Lets talk about something I love... 

FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Ok I know I bitched for 2 months about how I was tired of Ham & Cheese sandwiches over there- but truly- I MISS THEM!! What else do I miss??

NUTELLA CREPES!!! Oh Sweet Jesus they are good! There is a crepe stand on the opposite corner of Les Deux Magots ...BEST CREPES!! lol So yes of course we had to take several pics of mom and I eating these yummy treats!

Here are some of the PFI ladies and I eating dinner one night. I dunno if I was really really hungry or maybe it was just the good company- but that dinner was DE-LISH!!  We bought a couple of roasted chickens and some sides and had a lovely dinner at the dorms! I miss these girls so much!!!!

What are some other things I miss about Paris?

Quality Metro Rides

Hermes Scarf Purchasing 

The Fashion History that IS Paris

Full Blown Orchestras in the metro station

The Best Cappuccinos EVER

My Little Dorm 

 

Impromptu Photo Shoots with GORGEOUS scenery lol

More Paris tomorrow ;)

xoxo-ak

Vogue Night Out Paris Style

Yes Yes I know...

I have been less then stellar about updating... Blame it on the bad internet in Europe, the chaos that is traveling, or life getting in the way... But why don't we focus on the good? I"M BACK! ;)

And yes I know what your thinking... we've heard this before... but honestly I can say I"M BACK for good! But we do have A LOT of catching up to do... So for the next week or so I will be recapping my time living in Paris (attending the Paris Fashion Institute), and the 3 week European Vacation. After we get through all that, I'll resume with daily blogs about Fashion, Life, Entertainment, Dance, etc...Look forward to a re-vamping of this blog ;)

LETS get back to September 10, 2009- VOGUE'S NIGHT OUT in PARIS, FRANCE!

What a fabulous evening it was! Walking from Chanel to Prada to Balenciaga...

Drinking champagne, eating macaroons, looking at fabulous clothing, and of course- PEOPLE WATCHING...

Obviously, Paris' Version of VNO was not as big as New York's VNO... But it was definitely a wonderful evening. The best part? Getting all dressed up with your good friends before hand!

(me, valarie, alice, and nicole)

And its never a good night out in Paris without some amazing Metro Photos!!!

(Stacey and I)

(yup if you squint, you'll see a guy in green with a microphone... he was serenading us -karaoke style-to a little josh groban... in broken english...with backup singers... to say the least it was AMAZING lol)

And how about this little sight that we randomly ran into?.... yup the first time I saw it in person!!

Come back tomorrow for more about my Paris trip ;)

xoxo-ak-xoxo