For Fashion Week This Year…

…AuH2O won’t be putting on a “regular” fashion show like I usually do during Fashion Week. This year, I’m participating in Gallatin’s first ever Eco-Fashion Week. (Gallatin is the make-up-your-own-major college at NYU where I went to school.) There will be several events, and the full schedule can be found here: http://www.nyu.edu/gallatin/news/2009/12/ecofashion.html. Flier below:

AuH2O will be participating in the following events, all held at the NYU Gallatin School, located at 1 Washington Place, New York, NY, 10003.

Monday, January 25

Opening Night
“Eco Chic: Art Representation & Green Living” panel discussion
5:30 – 8 p.m. (FREE and open to the public- I’ll be speaking about my work and “area of expertise” hehe)

Wednesday, January 27

Workshop
“Up-cycling for Accessories”
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Please RSVP (only open to the current NYU community- I’ll be teaching how to sew a recycled tote bag)

“Haute Eco-uture” Fashion Show
Featuring designs by Gallatin students and alumni
6:30 p.m. (FREE and open to the public)

Here are some photos for a preview, shot by the very talented Rebecca Yale at Greenhouse. This is just a taste, AuH2O will show 15 looks total:

Photo credit: Rebecca Yale, http://RebeccaYale.com

Photo credit: Rebecca Yale, http://RebeccaYale.com

Photo credit: Rebecca Yale, http://RebeccaYale.com

Photo credit: Rebecca Yale, http://RebeccaYale.com

Photo credit: Rebecca Yale, http://RebeccaYale.com

Hope you can make it to one of the events! Go to http://www.nyu.edu/gallatin/news/2009/12/ecofashion.html for the full schedule!

Intern for my award-winning writer friend!

Friends of AuH2O! Since I’ve had such great interns in the past, I told my friend I’d help him find one for this coming semester. Internships are great real-life experience, and my friend is very established (and an all around cool person), so check out this post and pass on to anyone you think may be interested!

Internship with award-winning writer

Award-winning writer of fiction, nonfiction, and humor (published by McSweeney’s, The New York Times, New York magazine, Wine Spectator, Men’s Health, Agni, ARTnews, The Threepenny Review, and many others) seeking an intern.  The work will include some combination of:
-background research for a novel, a nonfiction book, and/or a screenplay;
-article pitches to magazines
-keeping a finger on the pulse of which publications are new and hot
-help with applications for fellowships/residencies at artists’ colonies

I want you to enjoy the work you’re doing and feel comfortable being creative in how you approach it.  A couple of other things to keep in mind: my office is in the Village; this is an unpaid position, but I cook good lunches.
Please send me a resume, and tell me briefly 1.) why you think you would be good in this position and 2.) why you think you would have fun doing it.  Also, let me know if you have a blog, website, or social-networking page that would give me a greater sense of your personality.

reply to:
writemeupwritemedown@gmail.com

Shop-NYC Tours Video on AuH2O

A friend of mine, Natasha Malinsky, owns a shopping tours business, Shop-NYC, where she takes customers on tours of the best shopping in the city. Of course, AuH2O is one of her stops!  She hosts a web series so people can watch videos of all the different stores and decide where they want to go most. Here’s the video on AuH2O:

Recognize Natasha from somewhere? That’s because she was recently on VH1’s “Tough Love,” so she’s a reality TV survivor, and that’s fun and cool.

You can watch all of her web videos on other great stores in Manhattan on her Youtube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/nlm5844. Check her website for more info on tours- an especially good thing to do when friends come to town and they want to shop and you have to work: Shop-NYCtours.com. She takes you to the best stores in the city where you get exclusive discounts from all the boutiques. There’s even a special “recessionista” tour for the tough times.

Watch, and shop!