Dances of Vice Burlesque Cruise, Yaffa Cafe St Mark’s Place, MediaBistro Social Curation Summit: NYC blog conference.

Posted by La Carmina on September 28, 2012

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V-fingers! Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of social media talks and panels (mainly about fashion blogging, travel, and video). Let’s flash-back to NYC, where I spoke at Mediabistro’s Social Curation Summit.

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Zebra top: gifted by Lip Service (similar to this shirt)
Pencil skirt with corset lacing: gifted by Lip Service (similar to this skirt)
Blue shoes: got them at IT store in Hong Kong

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Brookyln’s NU Hotel staff insisted on doing an impromptu photoshoot in the lobby.

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BlaBlaHospital black cat attached to an old purse.

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The date on my badge is wrong (should be July 31) but the title is right: Mistress.

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I took part in the “Artists on the Verge” panel. I gave advice on how to use social media and blogging to build an entertainment career.

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Thanks to everyone who attended; it was fun to chat with you at the wine reception.

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That evening, I met CamdenLock Clothing designer Tomomi at South Street Seaport for the Dances of Vice burlesque cruise.

In a cruel twist of fate, we Pirates were unable to find the boarding area. We ran around, searching in vain.

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Finally, we found the boat… sailing away. Missed it by minutes!

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What to do? Pose for photos on the pier.

La Carmina’s top is from Spider, Hong Kong (similar to this Lip Service shirt).

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New plan: Yaffa Cafe on St Mark’s Place.

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The 24-hour cafe is famous for its Buddha-Elvis kitsch decor.

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The Rococo-zebra prints and chocolate cake suited me quite well.

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Ever had a night that didn’t go as planned — but still ended up being fun?

If you’re traveling to New York and need advice, here are my New York posts about shops, hotels, restaurants and more.

Got questions about social media and blogs? Feel free to ask in the comments.

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20 Comments
  • Gloria

    Cool hair!

  • melane

    ♥ i love it. inspiring always to me

    • http://www.lacarmina.com/blog lacarmina

      xoxo

  • Mandii

    Amazing

  • Beverly

    I want to do my hair color like yours it’s like a candy dream!

    • http://www.lacarmina.com/blog lacarmina

      muahaha

  • HouseCat of Domesticated Goth

    My partner and I drove to Oxford (in the UK), to go to a renaissance choral music concert (I’m a nerdy Goth :P) back when we were first dating, and the car broke down, so we missed the start of the concert. The concert was held in this beautiful original (medieval) Gothic chapel. It was cold and dark out, but the light coming out through the stained glass windows was BEAUTIFUL and we could still hear the choir from outside, so we stood outside the chapel, on the pavement of the street (sidewalk, to Americans), listening to the choir sing and cuddling each other to stay warm. I was wearing a long skirt, corset and shrug, so got quite cold. Eventually I got too cold, and we went to find somewhere warm, and ended up wandering into the Chequers historical pub, which is very medieval and Gothic inside!

    • http://www.lacarmina.com/blog lacarmina

      How beautiful!! Thank you for sharing that.

  • Tutu

    I love the Yaffa Cafe! I went there once last year and the decor, as well as the food, is amazing.

  • Kieran

    Thank you for making it to nyc

    • http://www.lacarmina.com/blog lacarmina

      Loved it!

  • Gerry

    thank you SO much

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    • http://www.lacarmina.com/blog lacarmina

      xoxox

  • http://hibarisensei.wordpress.com/ Jen

    I often get worked up over things not going according to plan. However, there was one time that ended up being a lot of fun. I was supposed to go to my first steampunk meet-up with my brother and our two friends. We were late and didn’t know that the meet-up had moved due to the venue being too loud. After wandering around downtown for a bit, we wound up going to a gourmet cupcake shop and a Turkish restaurant (where my brother got props for his silver glasses).

    • http://www.lacarmina.com/blog lacarmina

      That sounds great! Sometimes, the most fun and inspiring incidents come from nowhere.

  • SHOGOxo

    Your hair looks so cool! That cafe looks awesome :)

    • http://www.lacarmina.com/blog lacarmina

      Thank you dear!

  • Xandra

    So cool

  • Sama

    Love your hair, very cute~