Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Chloe Dao for Nuo at Zappos.com

Hi everyone,

Happy Holidays!

This season I am excited to let you guys know my electronic accessories are at Zappos now!! I love them. I have gotten a lot of my shoes there b/c of free shipping and of course, they have shoes for my tiny feet, size 5.

I love how they have video presentations for all their products. So they have inspired me to do so with my bags and luggage for Nuo.


Enjoy the video!



My bags and luggage are also available at Staples and Lot 8 if you want to touch and feel them for yourself. For online stores, shop at ShopNuo.com, Ebags.com, and of course, Staples.com. These are great gifts for the Fashionistas in your life. Stylish but not too trendy.

Happy Holidays!

Love,
Chloe

Friday, December 9, 2011

Spring 2011 Trunk Show

Happy Holidays!



I hope to see everyone at my trunk show tomorrow at Lot 8, from 12-6pm. I will be there to help you with the collection.


Enjoy the video,




Love Life,
Love Fashion,
Love,

Chloe

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Worlds AIDS Day denim jacket

Good afternoon!

I'm blogging today to let you all know about a little side project for Worlds AIDS Day, December 1st I have been working on. I was asked by Cesar Galindo to take an ordinary denim jacket and turn it into my own design. The challenge was to take the XL jacket from Salvation Army and design something that was sleek and feminine. Most of the time people just add embellishments and call it a day, I wanted to add details that I love like interesting lines and seams.

Here is a behind the scenes video from start to finish. Please bid on this jacket at the lunching all the profit goes to charity!



Thursday, November 17, 2011

Designer Workshop, Nov 19th


Hi Everyone,

It is kind of apropos I am writing this blog today about the Designer Workshop b/c today I spoke to 32 Fashion/ Merchandising students from H.C.C. textile class. They had a field trip at my design studio. I thought it was just going to be about fabrics but it turned into a Q&A session about the fashion industry and my work history.

So if you were ever curious about the fashion industry and always wanted to asked me questions too, here is your chance. I am part of the group of panelists hosted by F.G.I. Houston and at the Art Institute of Houston at the Designer Workshop this Sat. from 10am-12:30 p.m. there will be experts for each category: Design/Production, Marketing/Branding, Retail/Buying, and Finance. I will be in Design /Production. You will get a 30 minute session with each group.

For more info go to www. fgihouston.com

I wish I had something like this to go to when I was starting off.

Here is the invite and a little video of me talking about it.

I hope to see everyone there.







Love Life,
Love Fashion,
Love,
Chloe Dao

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Fall 2011 Photo Shoot with Cody Bess

Hi,

Fall is finally here!!! Yippeee! As I am writing this, the cold front is coming here to Houston. It will probably last for 3 days but I will take it any time over this heat in November.

It always feels more like the holidays are here when it is cold outside. We are always looking forward to and hoping for a real winter here.

Since it is going to be cold outside tomorrow, enjoy the behind the scene Fall 2011 Photo Shoot with Cody Bess.






If you like any dresses and do not live in Houston you can finally go to my website www. chloedao.com. It is finally back up and running thanks to Dimitry Chamy at www. 2urn.com. He has been amazing to work with. He does everything from brand identity to website development. He is pretty much redesigning my brand and logo for me.

He and I are still tweaking things so bare with us for the slight changes in the future, but I'm so happy Dimitry got it up and running.
I hope you like the new logo, slightly different but still very me.

We will be adding more designs to the website soon.

Love Life,
Love Fashion,
Love,

Chloe

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

P0sing 101 by Marc Harvey

Hi,

I am so sorry I have not posted for awhile but I have been doing so much catching work since the fashion show.

I decided to keep you entertained with this behind the scene clipsof Marc " Working It " at my Fall 2009 photo shoot. Beside the modeling and hilarity, he was the makeup artist and hair stylist extraordinaire on the shoot. This makes me smile and laugh still to this day. Good old fashion fun.






Enjoy,

Love Life,
Love Fashion,
Love,
Chloe Dao

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Spring 2012 Runway Pictures

Hi,

I am still editing the video version of Spring 2012 Runway. For now, enjoy the pictures. You know a collection is good when you do not hate it by the end of the process.


I still love this collection. . It is Bold and Beautiful. Thank you, Jay Marroquin for the pictures. Visit his website at www.jaymarroquin.com


Tell me what you think?




Love Life,
Love Fashion,
Love,
Chloe

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

My Dancing Queen, my niece Lauren Chauv

Hi,

While I'm waiting to get my videos and pictures of my fashion show together for y'all, I will keep you entertained with my very funny and always entertaining niece, Lauren Chauv.

She used to work with me everyday until she had to go to school. All of us missed her here at the studio.

One of my favorite memories of Lauren is when I was in a meeting with Ty from www. ShopNuo.com. He drove from Austin for this meeting so it was important. We were sitting at the conference table, across from each other and going over design details, when at the corner of my eye, I saw a moving blanket, slowly creeping toward the table.

Lauren was underneath the blanket. She thought she was invisible and started to very smoothly crawl passed Ty, underneath the table and me. I was slightly embarrassed but more entertained than anything. I miss those days. She still makes me laugh just not everyday like she used too.

So enjoy this video, I hope she makes you smile too.



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Love Life,
Love Fashion,
Love,
Chloe Dao


Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Fitting with Runway models, Spring 2012



Hi,

The show is over and I am very happy. Everyone loved it. I will continued posting video of the

making of it and more behind the scene.


We fitted the models on Sunday Oct. 9th.

We only had 13 models to fit but sometime when you get 3 0r for at once it gets to be a bit

overwhelming. Thank goodness, we have a big team and I was wondering if we needed
everyone with us but it turns out we did.

Here is the behind scene footages. Enjoy.








Love Life,
Love Fashion,
Love,
Chloe Dao

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Music for Spring 2012, DJ Little Martin

Hi,

Tomorrow is the show and I am still working on the music for my collection. I have been searching for the right songs for about 2 weeks. It has been quite difficult.

I am very lucky to work with DJ Little Martin. He alway gives me history lesson on music. If you ever need a DJ he is the best b/c he is so knowledgable. Best of all, he just wants to make his clients happy.

I have finally decide on the music today. We shot this video about 9 days ago. I have changed the music direction a few times already.

Music is done , now the show is complete.

Enjoy this video, see how confused I was.





For tickets:

www.Fashionhouston.net

Love Life,
Love Fashion,
Love,

Chloe

Monday, October 10, 2011

Styling Spring 2012 with Elaine Turner

Hi,

I love styling my collection b/c I know the end is near. This year I am so very lucky to have Elaine Turner gorgeous bags and shoes to complete and compliment my looks.

Enjoy this video of us styling.

I have to get back to work in the collection. I have 2 days left before the show.

For tickets:






Go to www. Fashionhouston.net


If you can not make it to the show, we are throwing an "After Party" come by and see the collection up close at Venue. Hope to see you at the Wortham or at Venue.





Love Life,
Love Fashion,
Love,
Chloe Dao


Friday, October 7, 2011

Spring 2012, First Fitting w/ Erica

Hi,

Today this blog is about the first fitting of the Spring 2012 collection. I do all my first fittings on my fit model, Erica. I do that b/c it lets me see if the fit is right. Most of all I get to really see if I like the design or not. A great model makes your design better than you could imagine.

Being a small company, I need to design a collection that can translate well on the runway into a sellable collection. It is always a dance of compromises. I love designing wearable clothes but sometimes I would love to just go crazy and make very time consuming haute couture pieces.

In this video, you will see me trying to sell some of the designs to my team b/c they think it will not do well on the floor. It is not all about just being creative in fashion it is about being creative and being able to sell. It is a daily struggle but a smart designer, understands the challenges in order to "make it work".

You saw in earlier video of me starting to drape the Binny dress, well she is back in and not happy.

Enjoy,



For tickets for my show:

http://www.fashionhouston.net/



Love Life,
Love Fashion,
Love,
Chloe

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Spring 2012 sketches and Naming Them

Good morning,

Sorry, I could not post yesterday. I actually had to go out last night to show my support for a friend. It was a nice break from constantly working on this collection. I really needed that. It is coming up soon to the deadline, Oct 12th........!!!!!

Holey Moley ( did I spell that right?)


One of the fun and frustrating things about creating a new collection is naming the new designs. They are all my babies, I see them as my children. So when I name them I have to find the right name that suits their personalities. Believe me, they all have personalities. It is not easy b/c I am a very bias Mom. I sound a little crazy here but I acknowledge it.

If you are wondering why the sketches are all flat instead of croquis. I just like it that way and it is much more understandable when you start draping the pattern to see a clear outlined drawing. I do first sketches on croquis. Then my assistants turn the sketches to flats so that they can photoshop prints on it and have a very precise placement of seams for pattern work.

Enjoy this video,





For tickets for Spring 2012 collection:

www.Fashionhouston.net

Love life,
Love Fashion,
Love,
Chloe

Monday, October 3, 2011

Draping 2012 and Being a smart business woman.

Good Day everyone,


I get a lot of praises for being a smart business woman.

So this video really tells you how I became so successful.. :)

Please excuse my messy design studio but it is what it is.

My collection is almost done. I am working on 4 more pieces. I am excited to style my collection with Elaine Turner accessories today. That is the fun part. I will post that video later this week.

Remember to get tickets for the show at:

www.fashionhouston.net




Love Life,
Love Fashion,
Love,
Chloe Dao

Spring 2011, Sneak Peaks, First day

Good morning,

It is midnight, Monday morning and I am writing this blog. I am very excited about this blog b/c I am really opening my world to you. From today on, I will be posting behind the scene video blogs of the making of Spring 2012 collection. I have always loved the "behind the scene" of anything creative and I thought why not share my process. I always love watching and seeing how other designers work. I am nosy like everyone else.

I get a lot of questions about how do I start a collection? So here is all the good, the bad and the ugly. I am keeping it "real."


Follow me through this collection and I hope you learn a lot of what it takes to create a collection in 4 weeks.


I will be showing this collection at the Wortham Center, Oct 12th. We are partnering up with Elaine Turner and styling my collection with her shoes and bags.


Here is the links.for tickets:

http://www.fashionhouston.net/index.php




Love Life,
Love Fashion,

Love,

Chloe



Monday, September 12, 2011

Spring 2012 Inspiration Board

Good afternoon everyone!

As promised here is my spring 2012 inspiration board. It is very 60's Mod, bright colors, and bold prints. Very on trend with what is happening at New York Fashion Week.

Stay tuned for behind the scenes pictures and sketches for the upcoming collection.

Bye!


Thursday, September 8, 2011

NYC trip 2

Hi,

OMG! I can not believe it has been that long since my last post. I have been busy working on Fall production and time just flew by and I forgot I have not updated.

Well, here it part2 of NYC trip. Here are some silly pictures. Jessica and Sasha are my two assistants and it was Jessica first time in NYC. So we definitely needed to take her to Time Square. It was crowded and chaotic but truly NY.

We went fabric shopping for Spring 2012 collection. I will post the inspiration board for that next week.

Enjoy the pictures and thank for sticking around for my very belated blog.















Love life,
Love Fashion,
Love,
Chloe

Monday, August 15, 2011

NYC , Alexander Mcqueen

Hello friends,

I finally have a moment to breathe and reflect on my trip to NYC.

One of the main reasons to go on this trip was to see the Alexander McQueen Exhibition before it was closed.








Anyone who is a designer or loves fashion mourned the death of this great designer. For me at least, I will always be sadden by his death b/c he was so young and talented.

I truly love his work and am always in awe of it. There are very few designers that can take you to a different place, mind set and emotion. McQueen takes you beyond the normal realm. When looking at his work, I know that he is touched by a Higher Being. There is a spiritualism to his designs, it is dark and beautiful and most of all thoughtful. There is always a story or history lesson being told. It is never a collection about colors,style or trend. It is an education.

His fashion shows, were not your typical show. It was pure theater, a full production. I so regret missing his only show in NYC. I had the invite but NYC was under a hurricane warning, it was very apropos, a night for a McQueen show.I was working as an assistant to a great buyer. We were going to all the fashions shows and showrooms during Fashion Week from 8 am-10 pm everyday. It was all very exciting the first few days and then it became exhausting. Sadly McQueen's show was the end of Fashion Week and btw the hurricane warning and fashion fatigue I missed the show.

But there is a slightly happier note, I was in the same room and 3 ft away from him at the Miguel Androver show earlier that week. Miquel and McQueen were friends and he was there to show his support. McQueen was already the darling of the fashion world then. I wanted to approach him just to say I love his work but everyone there was playing it cool and I did not have the nerve. He was just sitting there across from me and so normal and calm.It was enough for me just to be in the same room with him.


Since, I missed the opportunity to show my respect and admiration for his work to him personally and missed his show, I was not going to miss his exhibition at Metropolitan Museum.

It was a mad house b/c we went to see it 3 days before the closing. But it was so worth it to see the clothes and accessories so completely up close and personal.





Long line....




Jessica

I love and respect McQueen even more after listening to the stories told by Sarah Burton, Phillip Tracey and so many that have worked with him. I did not realized the extent of his talent. McQueen can cut a perfect jacket without a pattern, he cut it straight from the fabric by his pure knowledge. That is skill. You must bow to that.

McQueen is a master of his craft and a true artist. I was very fortunate to view his work in person.


Here is a great link from the Metropolitan Museum on the exhibition. You will feel as if you have been transported to this great designers exhibition. There are great videos and pictures. Enjoy and be awed and inspired.



http://blog.metmuseum.org/alexandermcqueen/



Side story, I saw Narciso Rodriquez at the exhibition. I was not going to miss this chance to tell him how much I love his work. He was surrounded by his team and I was a bit intimidated at first. But I went up to him, reach out my hand and said,"I love your work." Some of his team members gave me the up and down inspection and I tried to hide my feet. I was not feeling completely fashion perfect b/c I had busted nails, they were chipping and in desperate need of a pedicure. I become a bit insecure and quickly walked away. I really wanted to ask to take a picture with him and say more but my insecurity over my stupid feet got the best of me. What I really wanted to say was,"Hi,I am Chloe Dao from PR I truly love your work and always wish you were one of the judges on my season." But I didn't, I was a little disappointed with myself about it but glad I said something. I guess one step at a time with nice polished toes, next time.


Love Life,Love Fashion,

Love,

Chloe

Friday, July 15, 2011

Model Search

Hello to all my lovely friends,


I have been watching Bravo's " Million Dollar Decorator's and now I want to talk like Martyn Lawrence Bullard. "Life is deeeliciousss darling". How does that sound? Love it. I watch the show and think, "OMG, I want to live in that world. It's so glamorous."

People think the same of Fashion designers, don't you know we are always looking undeniably chic. I wish. I do confess, I can glam it up when I have to but in my daily life, if I look presentable and not homeless I am please with myself. This is the tragic pitfall of working from home/design studio. Laziness creeps up on you and the next thing you know, it is acceptable to work in your pajamas. Hugh Hefner was ahead of his time, I tell you.

I need to stop digressing and write about the model search contest we are having. I am looking for a model to be the face of my Spring 2012 collection, debuting in Oct. The winner will also receives a photo shoot with photographer Cody Bess, scholarship to Mayo-Hill School for Modeling and Acting, one year contract with Neal Hamil Modeling Agency, and $400 gift certificate from Elementwo cosmetics.

Here is the info:

Fresh Face of Spring - Chloe Dao Modeling Contest from cody bess on Vimeo.



Photo shoots are the one time when it is truly glamorous to be in fashion. I love photo shoots because you see the transformation of the model. A great model is a chameleon. Once she steps in front of the camera there is this moment when you know she has it or not. Witnessing a great model at work is truly like watching a performance. I really do not know how to describe it, it's kind of magical. There is so much beauty in it. The way she moves that flows but always beautiful. I guess the word I am looking for is, "lyrical". It is smooth and dreamy.


I get tons of emails and messages asking me how I choose my models. I usually work with an agency but some times I do my own casting. Well, for all those who think they have it. I This is the contest for you. I am looking for the new fresh face. I am very excited to see the submission. Good luck ladies!

Love life,
Love Fashion,
Love,
Chloe

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

My inspiration, Bill Cunningham, documentary

Hi Everyone,

If you guys know anything about me is that movies have played a very important role in my life. Dead Poet Society really did change my life. I was afraid to follow my dream in college until I watched that movie. I always wanted to be a fashion designer but thought it was a very unrealistic dream/fantasy. So I went the safe route and majored in Business and went to the University of Houston like most of my sisters. It was easy to transition from high school to college with my sisters and friends. There was no risk or adventure. I was comfortable.

I did well at UH but I was also very miserable and bored. I started skipping accounting classes and study only the night before the test. That is the best and worst thing about a big university you do not have to attend classes and still pass. If you knew me in high school, I was a total nerd, fashionably always but still a nerd at heart. My parents were crazy enough to allow me to skip the whole family U.S. naturalization b/c I wanted perfect attendance. My family used to joke that I was the only alien in the house and I was going to be sent back to Laos. What the hell was I thinking?

My second year at UH was when I realized I really needed to figure out what to do with my life. I was beginning to not really care about my classes. I have always prided myself on being a good student and really embracing learning. Then one day, I went to see, Dead Poet Society.

I needed something in my life to tell me it was "ok" to not follow the norm. I did not have the courage within myself to do so but Robin Willaims did. " Oh Captain, my Captain!" indeed!! I cannot accurately remember if within a few days, weeks or months after watching the movie, I dropped out of UH and enrolled in the H.C.C. Fashion Design Program. I felt so free, alive and happy about my future. Somehow Dead Poet Society gave me the courage I could not muster up myself. Silly to say but I will always be grateful to this movie b/c I would not be where I am without it, " Got to be more, Got to see more, Got to do more"

It has been many years since I watched a movie that has moved me so much but a few months ago, I watched the documentary on Bill Cunningham. Who is he? I cannot explain better than this;

The "Bill" in question is 80 + New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the Times Style section in his columns "On the Street" and "Evening Hours. "We all get dressed for Bill," says Vogue editor Anna Wintour.

For me, Bill is someone who is truly an artist, an artist in the complete and most honest degree. He does not compromise his work for monetary needs, societies approval or personal gains. He truly lives for his art. He exudes such joy b/c this man has never compromised his work. He does sacrifice daily creature comforts but he is surrounded by love and complete respect with anyone that know him or of him. I looked up to him b/c in this day and age there is so much pressure to be financially successful. Money equals success.

He is really such an inspiration. He makes me think about what I really need in life, as a person and as an artist. Doing your work should not always be about financial gain but the joy of it. Back to the basics when there was no pressure to pay the bills, staff and some time to make other people happy. I know it is a balancing act, I could never be like him but I hope to be just a little like him. Creating beautiful things and being happy I am able to live my dream and to continue to create.

I never have gone up to be Bill in person but have seen him many times at NYC Fashion week. He is a staple there. Next, I will and just thank him for being him.

So if you want to see this documentary and walk out of a theater with a big old smile on your face and have tears of pure happiness inspired by Bill, himself. Come join me this Friday, July 8tth at M.F.A.H. at 7pm. There will also be a panel discussion.

Here is the info on the panel.

Post-Screening Event July 8 Only! A panel discussion with Lynn Wyatt, founding chair of M.F.A.H. film committee; designer Chloe Dao; photographer Jay Marroquin, and Luis Soto (Mr. G), co-editor of MetroVelvet.com follows the film. Afterwards the audience is invited to a reception with refreshments generously supplied by Central Market in the museum galleries. Co sponsored by Lot 8 and Fashion Group International Houston.

Did you read Lynn Wyatt will be there to answer your questions? She is truly a fashion icon and such a dynamic lady. I feel a little unworthy to be on the same panel with her.

Here is the link for the tickets for the movie.

http://www.mfah.org/films/bill-cunningham-new-york/

If you cannot make it Friday, the movie is showing on July 15 and 22.

I hope to see you there Friday.


Love Life,

Love Fashion,

Love, Chloe

Monday, June 20, 2011

Behind the scene fitting with Jen from TLC's Little Couple

Hi everyone,

It is always kind of nice to have a moment to write a blog. It is my quiet time. If you are a fan of TLC's, " The Little Couple" you might have seen the episode where I made Jen Arnold a suit. This blog and video are about the behind the scene story.

I normally do not make suits because they are not my specialty and I get nervous when I'm out of my comfort zone.

But after hearing what she has been through looking for a perfect suit, I just had to do it for her. Jen has been wearing the same suit for 10 years because she hasn't been able to find someone to make a flattering one. The one she has now was made over 10 years ago and loves it so much that she has been trying to get someone to rub it off to make duplicates of it. The copies were not successful. Then a few years ago, she had 2 suits made by a tailor. The tailor did some very unnecessary padding that made them very masculine and she couldn't wear them. This is when it becomes very clear what the difference between a designer and a tailor and even female designers vs men designers. I could be wrong but when I design I really do think about the female body and the female psyche. Us ladies, have a lot of issues with our bodies. The best designers are the ones that silence that negative voice inside us and make us feel or see our better self. Good designs really do boost your self esteem.

I made a dress and gown for Jen before the suit, so at this point I feel I understand her body pretty well. For me, she needed a suit that had no padding. Her old suit had a standard lapel which I thought was the wrong collar for her, it made her very strong shoulder line even more noticeable. She needed a soft shawl collar to balance her and add some softness to her shoulder line. Jen's body is very proportionate even though she is smaller. I needed to exaggerate certain seams to showcase her curves, so I added a back waist yoke to the jacket. A little kick in the back yoke creates a beautiful side silhouettes, much more feminine. Every seam was thought out to really give her the perfect fit.

What I really love about working with Jen is that she really appreciated all of my work. That is the best reward for me. Making clothing is a lot of work and nothing is more rewarding then someone loving what you do and really appreciating your work.

Jen, I hope you wear this suit for the next 10 years. You look great it in!!


Here are some pictures from the fitting.

Chloe








My New Summer Dresses

Good morning everyone,

Hope you all had a wonderful fathers. Now it's time to give your self a present! Now that summer is here so are fun summer dresses at Lot 8. If you went to the Italian Expo you might recognize some of the pieces from the fashion show.

Come by the store and check it out!











Monday, June 13, 2011

3D origami flower demo for the Lot 8 summer window

Good afternoon everyone!

I just wanted show y'all the new Lot 8 summer window we have been working on. I wanted to do a very bright colorful window for the store and I found this origami technique and fell in love with the flower it made. The written directions were kind of confusing but I figured it out after a few times. So I thought I would demonstrate how simple it really is and how beautiful the out come will be!



Each flower we made takes 5 pieces of paper and each half circle takes 6 flowers, so in all we folded 1440 pieces of paper! It took 5 people 150 hours to finally complete this project it was a lot of work but it turned out to beautiful!

Hope you love it as much as I do! Please leave comments I'd love to know what you think!



















Monday, May 30, 2011

Italian Expo

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to update you all on my crazy schedule. Today I'm working on my mini Resort collection for the Italian Expo that is this weekend June 3-5. It is going to be a tour of Italy from food, wine, fashion, design, tourism, art, and entertainment. Tickets are available online for $10 and at the door for $15 we also have coupons for $2 off at Lot 8 so stop by and grab one!

Sunday is when the fashion design competition will take place. I will be on a panel where we will be judging 9 designers that will be competing to win a trip to Italy for fashion week in February. I will be closing the show with my collection.

Here is a sneak peak of the line up and what we have been working on.

Here is the link to the Italian Expo, hope to see everyone there!
http://italianexpo.us/















Saturday, May 28, 2011

Mommie Series Houston

Hi everyone,

I was having dinner with my girlfriends last night and we were talking about all the pressure of the modern woman to have it all. For me, my group of close friends are in their late 30 's to early 40's. If you read this blog frequently, you know my big 40 is coming my way. Some of my friends are career women and are mothers, some are a lot like me, very career driven hoping to be mother one day. But I think we all have questions internally asking if we can do it all and have it all. I always struggle to see how I can carry on with my very busy schedule and having a a child. How do some of this women you read about do it all? How the hell do they lose all those weight when I have been trying to lose 10 lbs for 5 years and failing. I am graduating to a one piece swimsuit this year for the first time in my life. Notice, I said, " "Graduate" Positive spin for own personal ego.


I watched the Bravo show, " Pregnant in Heels" and love Rosie Pope b/c she has to deal with some very eccentric Mommie. I wish I could have some of this lady lifestyles but what if you don't.
What if you do not have the funds for a extra help? What if you don't want help and want to spend the time one on one time with your baby. What if you are like every women out there trying to juggle all this tasks just being without a kid and now you have a kid/s and feel so much more overwhelmed now. I am overwhelmed and a little tired thinking about it and writing this blog.

So many questions right, scary bc I am not even a mom yet. I think this what my boyfriends tell me not to do. I always drive myself to certain level of anxiety when all I do is think about all this things I have to accomplish and finish before I feel happy or in control but the the sad part is the " to do list' never ends.


Well, thank god, I am hosting a an event on Wednesday at Lot 8 called the Mommie Series. It is an educational event about family, health, finance and most importantly fashion baby!! It is about helping all moms in every which way possible but I think most of all it is about us, women, helping our self to be better women for our family and most of all our self. I really do not think this event is only for mothers. I am not a mom yet and I am curious to learn more how to take better care of my finance and personal growth . The clothes part I think I kind of got the hang of it. Actually, I am the speaker for the Fashion section, so that add to my "to do list" this week.

But in all seriousness, this is going to be a great event bc you will learn about how to handle all the things in life that comes at you and look fabulous doing it. Also, I heard the swag bags is pretty awesome.

Here is the link to the event if you are interested in attending.

http://www.mististyle.com/events

Here is the facebook link for more info on it.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=209042429135669


I hope to see you there. Please leave me comment so I can feel like someone is reading my blog.

Love Life,
Love Fashion,
Love,
Chloe Dao

Friday, May 27, 2011

2011 Think Pink Scarf

Good afternoon everyone,

Just wanted to give you all a sneak peak at the new 2011 Think Pink scarf. Please let me know what you think!

Love life, love fashion,

Love,

Chloe



Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Think Pink scarf

Good Morning!

Every year I design an original print for the Think Pink organization which benefits breast cancer research, victims, and their families. I've been thinking about ideas all weekend, so today I decided I better start putting them down on paper. This year is more pressure then ever because last year I loved the print so much I designed my sp2011 collection around it! It's kind of sad that once you do something you are so proud of you become your own worst enemy and critic. You have to come up with something even better then the last.

I have been mentally blocked because I feel the pressure and am a little scare to start. I'm really not inspired by anything yet. I am so bombarded with other thoughts.

But I can't stall anymore, I have to get this print done by end of May or it will not make the production deadline. I have no choice but to start today and give some idea to my design assistant or I will be screwed.

Maybe writing this blog will help me get motivated!

I am getting into my design mood. Which is listening to classical music and just letting myself relax. Hopefully the pressure of pleasing people will float away and I can just do something I am proud of and most of all love. I guess at the end of the day, I want to love it and push myself too. Designing prints is something I just starting doing 4 years ago. It is very freeing because there is no physical body to fit, it is limitless.

Well, wish me luck!!!

Thursday, May 19, 2011

HCC Fashion Show

Hi,


MY OH MY! How time flies! I recently went to the Houston Community College annual student fashion show. I remember when I was there, it was 1992!! I took my first fashion classes there before going to FIT in NYC. Have Mercy! I was 20 years old, that is literally 19 years ago. I feel old typing this blog, no wonder my fingers hurt.

OK, no more whining about my age, I'm celebrating the amazing designers of this class. They are so very talented. I am very impressed with their work. Talent is found everywhere not just in the big design schools. I truly believe in this day and age, you can hone in on your skill anywhere. It is about putting in the hours to learn your craft. But I do believe, more opportunities are available in the bigger fashion capitols, but honestly opportunities are all around you. You just have to seek them out and be prepared. I do not believe in luck, I believe in being ready and prepared for the right opportunities.

Enough of the lecture.

Here are some pictures of the amazing work from the HCC Fashion Design Class of 2011.
































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Chloe















Product Runway



Hola,

There is one thing most people don't know about me, I love interior design. I think it is so hard because it is a serious commitment. You have to commit to the floor once you put it down, while with clothes you can just take them off if you don't like it. I have been decorating my house now for like 3 years and I'm still not finish. Probably because I still can't commit to certain pieces and I'm afraid to make a mistake. While again with clothes I know what to wear and design but with furniture and accessories, I am a little lost. Now, I know what my customer's feel like when they're not sure if a dress is right for them or not.

Well, enough about me. This blog is really about the amazing group of interior designers, IIDA, International Interior Design Association. A shout out has to be given to Stacy Dobb and Jeannie Wu for putting the event together, a ridiculously impressive show to raised money for the Houston Furniture Bank. This was the third Product Runway I have had the opportunity to judge. I love this contest because I think every fashion designer wants to be an interior designer and vice verse. 17 different design firms had to create an original garment from soft and hard goods donated and designated from vendors. The garment had to work with a certain musical genre also. It was a challenge and plus the firm had to choose from within their team a model. There were some brave and very generous souls to work and model on the runway. I did that once for Project Runway and believe me I thought I looked like a munchkin on the runway seeming myself on TV. I never realized how bow-legging I was until then. No good at all....

Well enough about me again. Am I vain? Me? I think not.

Here are some pictures from the show. Enjoy the creativity. I think I need to be scare of them because they were pretty amazing!!













 
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