Casa del Shai

We boogied, we shimmied, and we conquered the dirty 30s! Last thursday was a rockin Boogie Nights bday party and I am still reeling from the hangover. We had so much fun that night despite the consistent crashes and lagatronic occasions. Big shoutouts to those who came and partied with me. 39 avatars, 15 hours of non-stop chatter was one for the records.. the parcel was teaming with beautiful people.

As expected, we had folks strutting in 70s Boogie Nights gear. Haver Cole stole the show as Amber Waves. Sol Columbia muffled us with her huge afro and moo Money had her camera rollin. Kyushu was, by far, the reigning Dirk Diggler. Seeing lots of Travolta suits on the dance floor were enough to make my day.

Everyone rocked the shiny disco ball chim and lined up coke for snorting. At one point i thought I saw a copybot copymachine rezzed out on the corner..hmm..i might be hallucinating with all the coke flowing. The after hours party evolved into another Truth or Truth Game (<3 Saeya) that rocked the socks of those who stayed. Thank you guys for giving me the time of my digital life. I hope you guys enjoyed yourselves as well. Thanks to Rance Alva, Novi Gadsby and Push Skolnick for spinning tunages. Till the next Casa del Shai cocktail affair.. Much luv and mixxed kahluas. Hooo!

PS: I crashed ten million times and werent able to snap pics. Anyone who took party pics, do send them over so i can post it here. xoxoxoxo

Alright, ill fess up. I’ve just turned the big three-oh. Tis a fine 12:01am and im kissing my Smirnoff ice with glee. Its not a big feeling, afterall this time of knockin around and procrastinating on how to celebrate my birthday. It has finally seeped in.. Always imagined it to be a fireworks affair. God knows how I sludged through my 20′s with so much effort. So if you would like to share this special day with me, come be at my party at the Casa del Shai, Deco on the 18th of January 6pm SLT. We are doing Boogie Nights so come as your favorite 70s character. Get down tonight, Dirk Diggler.

Casa del Shai welcomes 2007 with Disco Fever. The new Shai Clubwear Line shines, shimmers and glitters with three new outfits to celebrate this season’s festivities.

First off we have the Stone Slinky Dress. This minidress is a bombshell, wrapped with lame ribbon around the neck, and slides down your hips with a flexible 2 prim skirt. The back drapes low and is perfect for those who like fabulous exits. Comes in 5 colors: Vermillion, Indigo Viridian, Gold and Silverstone

Second is the Snakeskin Diva Dress in copper. Wrap yourselves in snakeskin and love its shaking 2 prim skirt. This minidress has a sexy cutaway back, accentuated with golden trimmings. It also comes with the mod gold prim diva belt.

Third and final is the Solid Gold Bodysuit. A scintillating romper with one strap over the shoulder, this number shimmers in style and is cinched with a flexi Gold Belt. Live out that dream to be part of the famed 80s dance group with this bodysuit now.
All rockin’ at the Casa Del Shai, Deimos.

Time to Shine 2007!

I am so excited. I can’t keep myself from squeeling. This new year is gonna be a blast. 2006 was an eye opener, a chance to rediscover new horizons. I am quite thankful for all that was shared especially the love (DGL). 2007 will be the year to reach for the stars with all the lessons learned and the ideals realized. As Irene Cara belted out: “Take your passions and make it happen.”  The heavens will be dancing to disco . John Travolta will be my partner, while I click my platform heels and he eats my sunglasses. The new fashion is to be yourself, the kid from the 80s, the one who rocked billy jean and spun around in lighted dance floors. This new year, Gold is the new black.

Does this mean your playlist show your true colors? I did a shuffle on the itunes  and with each item, wrote the name of the song being played. I know trivialities are fun. You are what you listen to.

My Life as Smashing House Party

Opening Credits:
Lost You Somewhere – Chicane (DJ Tiesto Mix)

Waking Up:
The Rest of Me – Late Night Alumni (Beach House)

First Day At School/Work:
Born Slippy Nuxx – Underworld (Paul Oakenfold Mix)

Falling In Love:
Can’t Get Enough  – StoneBridge (Beach House)

Breaking Up:
If You Want Me To Stay – Sly and the Family Stone

Prom:
Sweet Religion – Imogen Heap

Life’s Ok:
Rise – Bonnie Bailey (Beach House)

Driving:
Felicidade – Astrud Gilberto (Compact Jazz)

Flashback:
Couldn’t Sleep – Milosh (Meme)

Getting Back Together:
Like It or Not – Madonna (Confessions On a Dance Floor) *rolls eyes

Wedding Scene:
Make Me Dance All Night (Eric Kupper Mix)

Birth of Child:
Goodnight and Go – Imogen Heap

Final Battle:
Flying Away (Sisco Lounge Mix)  – Moony

Death Scene:
Strange Little Girl – Tori Amos

Funeral Song:
This is Your Life – Moony (Beach House)

End Credits:
Beautiful – Mandalay (The Best of Cafe del Mar)

Okay back to the sewing machine, *cracks her own bullwhip.

Apologies for not releasing anything, dear ones. Delays are the stuff of my life this past week. There have been a lot of doors opening for the Casa that I simply could not resist. The Shai-lettes have come to take over the world. We are crawling the grid in little bite size pieces at these exciting locations:

Lalique Square, Amicita, Imogen, Manhunt Mall, D2K, Sc Designs and soon at the Bayside beach.

Also, the new Casa del Shai store build is coming along dandy. As promised, I am hoping to launch the Fall/Winter Collection for Guys and Girls by this week with it. And just a little teaser to whet your appetites, I am excited to release a fully handpainted pair of jeans too. Shhh..

I must confess. I’ve been overwhelmed by the support and well wishes from the highly regarded fashion scene. In the past few weeks, I was spell bound to create more, to spin more threads and bring you better designs. The buzz here is that I’m falling for Fall, a spiralling head-first nosedive into the rich hues of nature.

Up and coming on my end, hopefully by the end of the week, will be a few of my autumn/winter collection with a new store design by my friend Aemilia Case. And once again, I am most grateful for the responses and reviews. A toast to all you pixels out there. Cheers!

Here’s to another piece of literature I am about to send out to all you avatars and pixels. This is an update blog for the Shai Shopaholics who are continuing to bless me with their great support . Thank you!

I am rekindling my love affair with the written word. But this time its all about the clothes I have designed and “handcrafted” with my lola’s touch. I may be coy and tease you with upcoming releases. Or maybe bore you with my idiosyncracies as struggling builder. Dont you fret, I will pepper this with lots of fashion images so my prose wont clog your arteries.

Also, I hope to catch you at the Casa’s newly installed campfire to hear more swashbuckling stories about this wonderful world of second life.