Celebrating VD & the Grammys the Glam Vita Way!!!



Couple's Catwalk! Valentine's "Barbie & Ken" model lingerie by Karla Giselle and Andrew Christian during a Grammy afterparty in Hollywood, Feb. 13th.

Oh, helloooo my dears!!! It's been a hot minute since my last post and I do apologize for the slackness, howevs, I assure you that I've been incognito for good reason (my future!) and NO ONE has missed Glam Vita more than me!!!! Now before I get into just where the bleep I've been the past few weeks, I'd like to direct your attention to the hot models in lingerie above (and below, for that matter). And, no, I haven't been abducted by a semi-nudist colony and forced to forgo my blogging prowess to prance in my undies -- these here are some snaps (taken by moi!) of a super hot lingerie fashion show thrown by the party peoples at F.A.M.E. LA in honor of the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards/Valentine's Day and a whole bunch of other sponsors. But who cares about them?? On to the fashion!!

True Blood's Natasha Alam poses
for GirleeCat on the red carpet.

So yeah, said lingerie show went down at Level Three nightclub inside the Kodak Theater complex in Hollywood in honor of this year's non-Belieber Grammys. And while there was a bit of action on the red carpet with Grammy hopefuls, newbies and unknowns, etc., most of the red carpet buzz was for the lovely blond on the right who happens to be the newest star of HBO's True Blood!! Her name is Natasha Alam and not only does she play Eric Northman’s (Alexander Skarsgard) newest love interest on the hit vampire softcore porn tv show, she's also a Playboy playmate!! Wooooot!!

Hot vampire chics aside, the lingerie show was completely en pointe in style, presentation and art direction, albeit running really late. (Never cut into a glamorista's beauty sleep before the Monday morning rush, hmpff!!) But once the show was on, it was ON!! Boooyy did them models put it on us!!! Check out the hot bods styles on display by designers Karla Giselle, Andrew Christian, Style by Sterling and Dulcenea Lingerie:

 

Holy Crotch, Batman!!! I don't know if the male models were stuffin' or fluffin' before the show, but I'll just keep it clean & talk about homeboy's, uh, tie. Yeah, the tie is by Style by Sterling.. ;-p



Normally I'm not a fan of the bleached blond look, but
it totally works here with the baby pink lace. Love this set!!!



Ol' girl looks like she could use an In-N-Out burger (or 20!),
but the black set she's flossin' is super sexaay!!

Obligatory corset shot!! Love the choice of colors and fabrics here.



Yummy!!! The undies are Andrew Christian & the tie is S-by-S again..



Beautiful set!! This color works so well with her skin tone!!
Too bad it looks like she she just caught a wiff of Charlie Sheen's
breath after a long night of hookers, 8-balls and booze!!



Gobble THIS!!!

All hail Hello Kitty-inspired art!!! It's so fun to soak in all the cool details of this painting!! MEOW!! (On display via Japan-LA Small Gift LA Art Show)

Happy Thanksgiving holiday weekend every booty!!! Hope you're all basking in in the lethargic glory of this most trytophan-tastic of American traditions!! And while this might be a time for leftovers, shopping and football for most, here at Glam Vita we like to use this time to reflect on all the stoked events that have been happening as of late!! (And by "we" I mean me and my new avatar that I had illustrated for my blog header, above - check her!) Anywho, so back to the latest happenings around G-Cat's LA!!
First up: The Hello Kitty Prom in Santa Monica -- yaaayyy!!! So this here was one of my favorite recent events cuz as some of you may know, I'm kind of an authority of Hello Kitty... Seriously, I am! Just go to Hello Kitty's Wikipedia page and scroll to the bottom to see my 2003 article about Hello Kitty for Toy Directory Magazine listed as the 3rd citation Reference source for the wikipedia page..mmhmm, I told you so! Anywho, now that you know I'm legit in the kitty arts, it's not hard to imagine that I was an invited guest (ahem!) to the prom, which was held as part of Sanrio's 50th Anniversary festival at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica last Saturday. And yes, it was every bit the pepto-bismal-pink-cartoon-kitty-freak-fest one might imagine it to be!! And amplifying the overt girlyness of it all?? That's right folks - it was an 80's themed Hello Kitty Prom, complete with an 80's cover band - hooty-hoooo!!! Here are some pix for a clear idea of what exactly goes down at a Hello Kitty 80's-themed prom:

Awesome people watching!!! I think she said her name is Raque and she was definitely in the 80's HK spirit!!

My prom pic with my date Satomi and Hello Kitty herself!! Peace, y'all!! =-)



More people watching!!





A wide array of Sanrio-inspired art!! This one was a fave because it shows how women, namely Japanese women, grow up with HK from childhood to adulthood and still consider HK the shizz for this bizz!!!
Below is another awesome piece by Ms. Kiko!!

No Hello Kitty prom night would be complete without a pink kitty chariot!! Behold Satomi behind the wheel of the HK hybrid!! =-p



Girl Crush Strikes @ LA Fashion Week!!

Kelly Nishimoto pairs up for a pic w/moi!!

So, last week I covered one of the final events of LA Fashion Week for Socal.com - the Kelly Nishimoto fashion show at the W Hotel, Hollywood. [Click HERE to see]
Who's Kelly Nishimoto you ask? Aside from being the gorgeous specimen in the pink fur on the left, she is one of LA's hottest young clothing designers on the scene today, and more recently, my new girl crush!!
Now before some of you go ape sh*t with the girl-in-black & pink-on-girl-in-black & pink fantasies (you know who you are), I say girl crush because she's beautiful, talented and making her mark - 3 things that instantly make me admire her and also want to braid her hair in the bath while discussing our love of 80's synth-pop and shopping at Mood. (Stop balking!!)
Anywho, her sh*t's not just hot because she's worn by the likes of Gwen Stefani, Paris Hilton and Dave Navarro. (Don't act surprised - you know he gets down like that!!) No my pretties, K-Nish (as I'm calling her now that we're besties we've met) is the sh*t because her designs embody what most LA women are looking for in an outfit: fun, flattering and feminine. Oh yeah, and if you're ballin' on a budget like moi, her stuff is actually affordable!! Scroll down for her latest contribution to girly-fied fabulousness, the Easy Glamour collection:

Is it a maxi dress? Is it formal wear? BOTH, b*tches!!

Love this look!! Very reminiscent of Michael C.'s
"Effortless Dress" from season 8's Project Runway.



Ok, not so down with the knickers,
but LOVE the bustier & leggings!!

 


Satin & slouch!! This look is soft, pretty and chic, just like its designer!!

  


Swap the ankle boots for some stiletto mules and I'd rock this outfit AS IS!!



K, nevermind the Grace-Jones-on-qualudes
lookin model, the metallic front-slit skirt is SEXAY!!