Taking place on Thursday, May 3rd at Webster Hall in New York City, Verizon Wireless will be celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with the 2nd Annual Visionaries Conference. The event will honor the contributions and achievements of the Asian Pacific American community. Keynote panelists Jamie Chung (actress), Joe Zee (stylist and creative director at ELLE Magazine) and Mark Munoz (MMA fighter) will share their inspirational stories with the local community. The conference will be hosted by XiXi Yang, entertainment TV personality. RSVP at verizonapahm.com – space is LIMITED!
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
7:00 PM
Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
Manhattan, New York 10003
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Audrey contributor Tamae Ishii shot some very stylish Asian Americans at New York Fashion Week last month. Here, some of our favorites and why.
This is “how to wear your cocktail dress for day” 101:
Sheer polka dot tights are hot.
Why this works: Camel-toned accessories (a staple in daytime chic), a faded denim jacket and rugged lace-up booties tone down what could have been an evening-only piece in her closet. Try something similar with your favorite cocktail dress!
Next, we have a lesson in mixing it up at night:
Plush meets hard-edged.
Why this works: The plush brown wrap takes an otherwise typical all-black evening ensemble into the current season. (That hardware-embellished bag doesn’t hurt either.) Don’t be afraid to mix it up — it’ll keep you warm at night, too.
When in doubt, go grey:
Grey leather.
Why this works: An instant update to all your outfits, leather is especially a standout in an atypical hue like grey. Pair it with the season’s pencil skirt, and you’re pretty much set.
Another shot we really liked:
Shiny slippers are so cool, but oddly enough, I think the best part of this look is that bright red chair contrasting with his geek chic look.
And of course, nothing makes a statement better than a broad smile. Work it like Joe Zee, creative director of Elle magazine …
Joe Zee, creative director of Elle magazine.
… or Kelly Choi, host of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters.
Kelly Choi.
– Tamae Ishii
Model Liu Wen in Oscar De La Renta, Spring/Summer 2011 show.
It’s an exciting time for Asian Americans in the fashion industry. At the Council of Fashion Designers of America early this year, all three awards for the best new designers of the year were awarded to Asian American men; Richard Chai for men’s wear, Jason Wu for women’s wear and Alexander Wang for accessories. The New York Times wrote an article about Asian Americans climbing the fashion industry ladder. And it just warms our hearts to see the influx in fashionable Asians at New York’s Fashion Week.
Audrey contributor Tamae Ishii scoped out the scene in NY earlier this month and brought to us a bevy of beautiful and stylish people, even writing a piece on the Oscar De La Renta show (pictured above).
Below find more of some of fashion’s fashionable elites including Kelly Choi and Joe Zee of Elle. (Click on shots for closeups).
Even though fashion week is over, you can still get your fix for fashionable Asians at Audrey’s Night Out 2010. Only two more days until show time. Buy your tickets now!
