nyc holiday post #5: fairy's new year's eve

Dear fairies,

Finally, I'm able to share with you all about what I did for New Years.
New Years Eve, I wanted to check out some vintage stores I did some research on to add to my fairy wardrobe, so we left as soon as we could that morning.

First stop was East Village area. This is a part of New York City where there are just lots of lovely vintage and antique stores. Apparently St. Marks Place is a great place to look as well. We went to Metropolis, which was probably the best 60s-80s vintage store with lots of nice 80s street clothing. There were also tons of great retro graphic shirts with bands and even from movies like Batman Returns. Again, the clothing here is pretty pricey, with not much under $35, but it's definitely worth a look if you've got the money to buy real treasures at this store. Definitely a good place to buy more edgy 80s fairy kei pieces.

Next was AuH2O Goldwater Thriftique. This was, as its name suggested, a nice little thrift boutique with a nice selection of interesting pieces at good prices. While a lot of the clothing and accessories weren't necessarily vintage, each piece in this store was obviously chosen with care.
Also, bonus for this store is that there are permanent $5 and $10 racks. Upon arrival, I looked through the $5 rack outside the shop to find a cute Mickey and Minnie Mouse sweater, which I immediately decided to buy. I liked some of the other things on the $10 rack, but decided to go with a pair of pink 80s clip-on earrings on sale for $1. Great to take a look if you are looking for a good buy ^_^

On the way back to the apartment, we grabbed a bite to eat and looked around a bit. There was a comics store called Forbidden Planet that we decided to go into. It's a cool place to stop in. They have lots of fun little comic-y things like shirts, knick-knacks, figures, even cooking aprons, and, of course, comics and manga. It's a fun place to stop in if you're in the area. There are quite a few comic stores in New York City.

We also passed by a huge two-story costume shop, New York Costumes, which had Halloween costumes, Christmas costumes, costume props and accessories, makeup, magic tricks, Halloween decorations, and more. They had a George Clooney Batman statue, which I thought was just the coolest (would be cooler if it was Michael Keaton). This is definitely the place to stop if you're looking for a complete costume for Halloween. It's also cool just to go in to look at all the stuff they have. While the prices aren't exactly cheap here, they have a great selection. It's the Halloween super-store.

Right before we went onto the subway, we stopped by one of the few vendors which carried a good selection of Disney DVDs. We decided to buy Aladdin since it won't be on Blu-Ray anytime soon. When we got back to the apartment, we watched Aladdin and the nice documentary on the special features disc. I love watching these special features. It really shows the hard work, effort, and passion that goes into making these films. These classic Disney films aren't just "kid" films, but cross generation and gender lines. They are made to be for everyone to enjoy. Of course, after listening to the animation artists, I was inspired to sketch a costume design in my sketchbook ^_^

Later that night, we met with one of Andrew's friend's brother and we went out to a few interesting bars. The first was a karaoke bar where Andrew sang Under the Sea. He sang it in perfect Sebastian style and the whole bar joined in on the song. Good times.

We then went to a bar called Pieces. It's a gay bar which has a free coat check and usually holds great events like karaoke, costume contests, drag shows, movie showings, etc. There's even a little dance floor which is fun. Not that I'd eat them (germ-a-phobic), but instead of nuts to snack on at the bar, they have M&Ms, which I thought was cool.

Next, we went across the street to the historic Stonewall Inn where, in 1969, patrons of the bar started the gay pride movement. It's a great place to visit to be a part of history. They have a dance floor in the second floor and great people. They had the New York City New Year's Eve ball drop celebration on TV and we had the countdown and a drink with free noise makers at Stonewall Inn. After that, I was exhausted when we got back to the apartment...

 

What I Wore

Bow: made by me

Popples Shirt: from Retro Magic Store

Skirt: Offbrand

Scarf: thrifted offbrand

Tights: Forever 21

Legwarmers: Offbrand

Shoes: Creative Recreation

That's all for now. I'll be posting what fun things I did New Year's Day~ Stay tuned for more outfit posts, the Harry Potter exhibition, and more!

~Sparkling Ga Eul

Faith, Trust and Fairy Kei Dust