Oui! I did have have fun!

What a better event for The Sun Queen to cover than at a French market? After-all, the inspiration for this blog was King Lois XIV of France. ;).  

The event took place at the Janet Pomeroy Center in San Francisco. 

 

There were quite a lot of amazing vendors including those who sold French candies, French styled bags, French food and of course, French desserts. 

^Model wearing the official Sun Queen crown

Everything was beautiful even then way the shoes were placed on the ground. 

Spectator Fashion! The lovely lady said she bought all of her adornments from Neiman Marcus and that her husband bought his pants from Italy. Aren't they dressed divinely? 

Overall, the fashion show was both fun and exciting! 

bɔn‿ivɛːʁ a.k.a Bon Iver

Bon Iver played at Freeborn Hall at UC Davis on Tuesday April 12th. I must say, although I do appreciate his music...he puts on a fantastic show (so for those of you who are totally gaga about his recordings...this show was a special treat!)

I was mesmerized by the little lights they had on individual stands.  They would alternate colors to echo the psychedelic backgrounds projected onto the hanging material. 

Crowd fashion was fun to look at. 

When I approached this guy I said "Hi. I really like your mustache. Can I photograph it?" He said "yea", pinched the ends and began to twitch it. ^_^ There was a lot of facial hair at the Bon Iver concert. Lots of beards. 

I had Mr. Vernon sign to "The Sun Queen" ;) (front of ticket). I also had the violinist sign (back). He wrote "owner and lover" because I let these wildly starstruck groupies use my pen to have him sign their stuff (owner of pen)....but whats awesome is I got to keep the pen he touched ;P!

Me and these two pretty chicas united over the ever so talented Justin V. 

He was signing some pretty kooky stuff like this girls crochet needles. He also signed some body parts,  random pieces of paper and a beer can case. 

Overall, it was a superb show and especially after getting signatures it was definitely worth $40.

-♔

I walked towards the light

A couple of months ago after working late night (about 11pm) at the bar...it was pitch black and I saw light flashes coming above the surrounding buildings a couple of streets down. 

I imagined it was dragons. 

To my dismay, it wasn't dragons...However, I wasn't too disappointed when I saw what was going on and today I brought my camera to capture the magic. 

^using fire fans

A group of about 20+ guys and dolls gather downtown and practice using their:

 fire sticks

 fire hoolahoops

 fire nun chucks

 fire swords
fire whips

fire fans

aaaaand

fire flails

YES. It's all true. The reflection of fire was in my eyes for a glorious hour. 

I decided to make a gif because as I was watching them, I wished I could slow it down to take it all in...so I actually did slow it down. :) (I LOVED THOSE FANS!!)

It was so beautiful to see people light each-others "weapon of choice".  

It was also quite beautiful the way that even as the fire was dying, they stayed with their "weapon" till they end and kept twirling until it went out. 

It was a performance fit for a queen. 

On the Roof of America

Song to listen to as you scroll: 

When I saw this "sun" of a gun, I could not resist shooting some photos of him. To me, this look is superb. This easy going look hits all the right notes. Why? It's because this guy...knows how to accessorize. 

The Blues Brothers button added a touch of iconic cool.  

His hairstyle (which I consider an accessory) was a relaxed pompadour quietly pulling his style into a past era. 

His earthy colored shoes were a neutral yet smart choice letting the other accessories (such as the ones below) do the talking.   

The hardware that he added to his outfit were in fact the nuts and bolts that really made this look fuse together. 

While I didn't ask him too many questions, I did inquire about his rings. Smiling, he said some of them used to belong to his grandmother while others he bought on his own. 

When you first glance at the featured King, his look is holistically solid. But what makes it work really well are the little details. It's amazing how although his outfit is saturated with accessories, it doesn't look overdone or cheesy...it looks supreme. 

May we all strive to look as effortless as he!

-♕

Exhibition Expedition

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ARTifact is a brand new public gallery in Davis that...is...well they (founders Kris and Dennis) say it best when they say it is:

"The legitimate love child of Kris Rosa and Dennis Brovald. An attempt to unearth local talent and rid the surrounding area of blandness."

...it was just that.

Artist extraordinaire Miss Kate Alloway 

Alloway and her work

minglin'

chick chick chicken! by local artist

wonderfully dapper attendee

♕ In the middle of genius founders Dennis (left) and Kris (right)

The apple looked good enough to snatch from the paper

I love the punny name "ARTifact" because not only does it make me grin but it also lives up to its name in that when you visit, you feel like you are unearthing a side of Davis that hasn't been explored. Can't wait until the next art expedition!

Depiction of Bowie by Kris Rosa

Double Triple Quadruple Take

Tonight was Sacramento Fashion Week's appreciation party and industry mixer at Lounge ON20. To me, what makes a good party is great food, great people and great fashion....which means tonight was AHmazing.

 Noted King of couture Vasily Vein graced us with his awesome presence at the event. He also brought the ever so lovely Alyesya Corsetti in one of his jaw dropping gowns. 

humble wearing Vein

dainty lacy Rorschach test

genius never fails

♕-B. Rex

Two Against Two

I. AM. SO. EXCITED FOR THE LONE RANGER WITH JOHNNY DEPP AS TONTO. Words cannot describe my joy so I took these photos to show my gigglyness and anxiounesssss.

 

I already loved the TV show (1949-1957) and I have the dvds to prove it. However, I may just like the new one more...I am a sucker for anything with Johnny Depp. 

I adore the Lone Ranger's over the top chivalrousness and cheesy sayings. I also like how tonto isn't so tonto.  Maybe I will dress up for the premier. 

After-all, you only live once!

Down The Rabbit Hole

What I like most about Old Sacramento is that each and every store is jammed packed with STUFF. You want sweets? They have entire stores full of candy barrels after candy barrels. Or for some reason you love Mardi Gras 365 days a year there IS a store dedicated to obsessions like that.  However neither of these things are what tickled me pink on my trip to Sacramento; rather, I was infatuated Brooks Novelty Antiques and Records. 

Just as the sign above says, you have to go downstairs (and let me tell you, I didn't carefully go down the stairs, I gleefully ran).  

The blinking light for the "open" sign seemed to be winking at me. ...it was very convincing.  

Picture ^ of my dad conversing (which any conversation in this store is automatically more cool than another other conversation). 

I am 100% positive I am going back.  Not only do they have amazing rare records I want to gawk at again, but they have wonderfully colorful PINBALL machines. 

Although it was such a narrow store, they maximized their space by  placing objects on objects and product all over the walls and ceilings. This dousing of vintage products made me wonderfully nostalgic and no photos do it justice. Can't wait until my next visit.

See you there?

- ♕ (BREX)