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Jimmy Choo for H&M [yeah, you read that right!]

Bad economy? What bad economy? 
Not in NYC. Not at H&M.

Hundreds of NYers (women & men) braved the rain to get their "choos fix" today.
The first person in line at the 5th Ave store arrived at 3:00 am.
H&M staff did an amazing job with managing the crowd (and expectations) while passing out t-shirts, umbrellas and krispy kremes to keep everyone happy. They actually handed out an instruction sheet (pictured below/this was a first for me at a launch/sale).

Once inside people literally lost their minds! Grabbing for clothes, pushing people to get to what they wanted. It was madness! 
I kept wondering who are these people and why do they not have any manners? 
We're at H&M people!

Hands down the best part was the shoes (I got the black strappy ones pictured below). I really liked some of the jewelry too. The handbags were ok (nice leather/well made), but not quite my style. I expected more from the clothes: the fit was off, fabric not so great and the workmanship was eh. But, hey it's H&M/disposable clothing. 

Based on what I saw during my time at H&M, they made millions today (I would guess a million in the first two hours at the 5th Ave store today alone).
It was nice to see NY'ers out having fun and spending money.

Thanks H&M & Tara Mellon/Jimmy Choo!

Here's the whole line, http://www.hm.com/us/fashion/jimmychooforhm__jimmychoo.nhtml#/jimmychoo/

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nyc marathon, mile 14

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go marathoners!
so much energy, excitement.

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Halloween in the village

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even in the rain, 2 million ny'ers r out celebratin
biggest parade in the US!

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Don't wake it up

jen & her band bobtown playin @ spike hill
jen wrote the song & dedicated it 2 her parents (who are here)

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world exploded all around me

i had to smile!
bob schneider @ the living room.
he's amazing.

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Entertainment on the F train

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One of my fave things in ny is the live music, no matter the venue.
 
These gents were singin on the F train headin uptown. Sounded pretty good.
 
Stand by me!

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Vivienne Tam Spring Collection '10

The show was amazing!
Gorgeous prints & sequins.
He're's the finale.

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Beyonce called. She wants her song back!

OMG! Hilarious.

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Fireworks over the Hudson

It's 75 degrees out & I'm 2 blocks from my apt.
Everyone in manhattan is on the westside to see the fireworks. Westside hwy has been taken over by revelers, MJ is playin on car radios.
The energy is AMAZING!
This is why I luuvv livin in nyc.
Very raw video I shot on my iphone 2 try & capture it.
Independence day indeed!
Happy 4th everyone.

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My walk to the office

Just got my iphone3gs and I have to say the video feature is all sorts of AWESOMENESS!
 
Raw video below. Quality is quite good.
 
Need some editing skillz now. Will hit up the TED video team for tips. :-)
 
 
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