day to night in kansas city: fash flood x lasertron

Posted on 14. Nov, 2011 by Princess Lasertron.

Here’s another post brought to you by my friend Sarah Lorsung Tvrdik of Fash Flood where she shares style inspiration, hair and makeup tutorials, and images from her fantastically beautiful life. She agreed to unleash her styling expertise on some of her favorite pieces from our 2011 dress collection. Last month she showed how to style our Nicole Dress for a formal event, and this time around she is sharing how to create a more casual look with the same dress. Remember that you can order each of our dresses in your own favorite color!

Hello Lasertron readers! I’m back again wearing the Nicole dress for an easy day-to-night look.

I recently wore this dress for a day trip to Kansas City, Missouri for my second wedding anniversary. Have you ever had one of those trips when you weren’t sure what to pack because of the quickly transitioning weather? That was definitely this trip. When I packed it was bright and sunny in Omaha and barely cold at all. In Kansas City it was chilly, overcast and even a little rainy.

For this casual daytime look, I paired the Nicole dress with a sunny vintage sweater cape, swirly purple Missoni for Target tights and camel colored Leifsdottir flats. I didn’t initially plan on the wearing the tights, but I had to out of necessity since it was freezing!

This look turned out great for my day trip because I was able to wear the dress for both the daytime -when we went shopping and drank a million cups of coffee, and for dinner -I just threw on a dressier vintage beaded cardigan and heels and was good to go. In my previous post, I wore this dress with a petticoat, but this time I wore the dress alone and the skirt still had plenty of volume.

A little about our trip; we went to one of our favorite restaurants in Kansas City, the Blue Bird Bistro (lots of vegetarian/vegan options) and then ran into a Día de los Muertos themed exhibit around the corner from the restaurant. For anyone unfamiliar, November 2^nd is Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead. You can read more about the history of this day here.

Nevertheless, I’m not sure exactly what this place was, as it was closed for the day but it seemed like some sort of cultural center. I loved all the traditional, multi-colored flags and had to sneak into their courtyard for a few photos. There was even a Día de los Muertos Steve Jobs shrine in the courtyard (not pictured, we thought it would be a little weird to pose by it).

All in all, this dress was great for traveling and kept me from stopping back at our hotel to re-do my entire look to go from day to night. Visit the shop at Princess Lasertron to read more about the Nicole dress!

Until next time,
Sarah of fashflood.com

P.S. Like this style? Read about another stop on our trip on my blog.

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emerald city: fash flood x lasertron

Posted on 10. Oct, 2011 by Princess Lasertron.

This post was written for me by my friend Sarah Lorsung Tvrdik, purveyor of style and beauty at her style blog Fash Flood. She’s truly a local fashion plate and a longtime inspiration to me since we first met in 2005 when our boyfriends (now husbands) were roommates! She introduced me to MAC cosmetics, my beloved hair dresser Rebecca, the worship of Miu Miu footwear and the show Mad Men. I owe her so much, and even more after she agreed to unleash her styling expertise on some of her favorite pieces from our 2011 dress collection. She first took home our Nicole dress in Emerald Green, which is beautiful on her. Remember that you can order each of our dresses in your own favorite color! Here is the first in a series of Fash Flood x Lasertron posts written by Sarah–The Emerald City!

Named after one of my favorite local models, the vivid, emerald green frock known as the “Nicole” dress is my pick for the first of many Fash Flood x Princess Lasertron posts to come. (Note of Bias: This *might* have a little something to do with being a redhead)

For this series, I’ll be demonstrating how to dress each piece ‘up’ for formal events and how to dress it ‘down’ for everyday use. This dress was the perfect choice to begin with because of its saturated hue (a HUGE fall trend) and fabric; being made in 100% cotton makes anything more versatile, and I was excited to find that you can even wash this dress at home–on gentle, of course.

I paired the Nicole dress with a few of my favorite vintage accessories (All of my vintage accessories are my “favorite”, btw) like this magenta satin sash from Coriander on Etsy, black and white hat and gloves, white cat eye shades and glittering Christian Louboutins (my wedding shoes, eek!).

I’m also wearing a crinoline made by Princess Lasertron underneath the skirt to add volume. And let me tell you, once you go crinoline, you can’t go back. I want to wear this sucker under every skirt I own. Such a great versatile item that I can’t believe I lived without.

Hair was kept simple in an off to the side braid, which seems to be a newish trend in the bridal world; favoring simplicity over the hard-headed up-do’s of the past. At my own wedding, a few of my bridesmaids chose braids or side ponytails which I loved.

To finish this look I mixed MAC’s ‘Girl About Town” with “Impassioned” lipsticks and added a little lime green shadow (MAC’s “Bitter”) and finished it off with a dramatic cat eye liner (Lancôme Art Liner in “Noir”) and Lancôme’s Doll Lashes mascara.

This look is perfect for any non-traditional bridesmaid, to wear to your own bridal shower or even to attend the formal wedding of a close friend or relative. Did I mention this dress has pockets? You don’t even need a clutch, just tuck your favorite lipstick in the pocket and dance your pretty little heart out.

Thanks again to Megan and the Princess Lasertron team for letting me try out this lovely dress. I’ll see all of you lovely readers next time, when I use this dress for a casual look. In the meantime, you can check out my blog at fashflood.com.

xo, Fash Flood

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princess lasertron + rock n roll bride on KMTV’s morning blend

Posted on 29. Aug, 2011 by Princess Lasertron.

Omaha Fashion Week was a riotous success–I’m eager to finish editing photos and invite you behind the scenes of all the excitement. Kat from Rock N’ Roll Bride, her charming husband Cuthbert Gareth, and Mondo Guerra all came and joined our crew. I need a few days to recover, so I’m going up to the lake to finish working on our new dress website so we can launch that this week and get these beauties into your closets!!

The morning after my runway show, Kat and I went on Morning Blend, a local morning TV show.

Kat wore the hot pink crinoline I made for her dress–I love how she paired it with a simple t-shirt and boots. It’s a piece that you can wear so many ways and she made it fit her style exactly.

Here’s also a preview of a photoshoot we did with Daniel Muller and Esoteric Velvet. I can’t wait to see the rest of the set–all I need to say is that we set a guitar on fire!

Photo by Daniel Muller

xo
meg

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A book giveaway for you! Sharing: Radvent journal Dec. 19

Posted on 20. Dec, 2010 by Princess Lasertron.

Photo by Nick, Programmerman

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The value of the time and knowledge my friends have shared with me is worth more than I could ever afford to pay them in my life. So much of my happiness and personal growth was catalyzed by the gifts people have shared with me. Like when my photographer friend helped me take some pictures of my products for free. Or when my friend Rachel showed me how to make pom poms out of coffee filters. Or when my friend Eric takes me for pizza even though he doesn’t eat any. When my mom makes cookies for my parties.

Share your favorite Radvent prompt with a friend and talk about your responses together.

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Writer and Rad Woman Wendy Townley has been following along with Radvent this year and has shared a few of the prompts on her personal blog. I saw her today at a party and we sat together and talked with a few of our friends about this project and what we have gotten out of it. It’s easy to say that you will write every day, but it’s so hard to think of good post ideas on your own after a while. It’s great to write every day, but what if you have nothing to say?

And even if you don’t write. We don’t all make time to every day (this entry is late). Even then, I like to have a question or a suggestion to roll around in my mind as I’m waiting in traffic, brushing my teeth, walking to get coffee, rinsing my hair in the shower…and hopefully if nothing else, that is what you can take from a journaling project like this.

Wendy has shared a lot of laughs and hugs with me, and she also offered to share a free copy of her book with one of you!

My friend Wendy offered to give away a free signed copy of her book Nerdy Thirty to one of my readers this week, and to win, just leave a comment on this post. As always, it’s open to international readers and the winner will be chosen Friday (Happy Christmas Eve to you!). I’ll even throw in a felt-covered journal and a few other goodies from my stash here at CAMP.

Photo by Steve Gordon Jr. …And peep the cover designed by my bff Downs Design!

Nerdy Thirty is a slim, easy-to-read little volume full of humorous essays that recall Wendy’s personal experiences with painful awkwardness and nerdiness from her childhood up until the big three-oh. She is one of my personal role models as a woman who doesn’t ask for credit, doesn’t show off or brag–she is just amazingly accomplished and successful on her own and is a shining example of a person in control of her own destiny! She doesn’t ask for permission or check to make sure it’s okay with the crowd before she moves onto reaching her next goal and I love that. As I read her book, I feel myself nodding and smiling at her stories–some of which are so familiar to me. I think every person can see themselves somewhere in Wendy’s essays and laugh along, feeling kindred spirits in the nerdy masses.

Comment to enter the giveaway for a copy of Nerdy Thirty by Wendy Townley and some goodies thrown in from me!

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Click on the thumbnail below to download a printable .pdf of today’s radvent journaling prompt! Or check out the graphic on Flickr.

Are you writing your own radvent responses in your journal or blog? Feel free to share the link–they are awesome sources of inspiration for everyone!

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favorite places: Birdhouse Collectible in North Downtown!

Posted on 08. Nov, 2010 by Princess Lasertron.

For months now I have been so excited about the opening of Birdhouse Collectible, the amazing new interior design shop full of one-of-a-kind pieces to style, furnish, and decorate your space. Curated by Jessica McKay, the coolest interior designer in Omaha, Birdhouse Collectible is the perfect source for affordable and original pieces hand-picked by Jessica and her expert design team.

The Birdhouse Collectible team goes to market in different cities to find vendors. Most of the furniture is found at auctions or through estate sales, and they are the only place to find handmade pieces by local furniture designer Peter Cales (who created beautiful meeting tables at both CAMP and Birdhouse!). They also contact small vendors scouted on Etsy and through other blogs.

The aesthetic at Birdhouse is a mix of shabby chic, Anthro, rustic log cabin, and upcycled vintage–truly eclectic and easy to integrate into your own aesthetic.

Every time I visit, Jessica has rearranged or redecorated the showroom in a new and interesting way that inspires me to experiment with my own spaces in my home. There’s always new inventory coming in, whether it’s a vintage reupholstered
swivel chair or a collection of lab glass-inspired vases.

One of Jessica’s strengths as an interior designer is creating spaces that truly reflect the personal style of her clients. Visiting Birdhouse Collectible is like shopping with your own personal stylist–I always leave with something that is within my budget and perfect for my space, and plenty of ideas and inspiration for my next furniture arrangement or color scheme.

Follow Birdhouse Collectible on twitter and add Jessica’s blog to your reader–she is always talking about tips for your space, sharing super inspirational photos of homes she has redesigned, and giving readers a peek into the design business. I love it!

The Birdhouse Collectible showroom is open Saturdays from noon-6pm in the Mastercraft Building at 1111 N 13th St!

Go find something special here. It’s my favorite place to buy things for my home, hostess gifts, and browse for inspiration.

xo
meg

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