A Ride of "ew"

So while having the best time in my life at the Diane Von Furstenburg fashion show, my mom said we had to leave a little bit early to "beat the crowd" outside.

Of course I did not want to leave but I definitely was not going to stay alone so... I got up and walked outside with my mom to give the Valet our ticket.

Well my mom was most definitely NOT the first one to think of this. There was already a huge line outside. But my mom asked the people at the front of the line if we could "cut them in line" because I was tired and needed to get to bed.

Of course everyone was nice and said "NO Problem."

My mom even found her keychain and handed it to one of the guys and spoke spanish to him. I guess she told him to please hurry up! It looked like we were gonna get our car super fast.

WRONG! Now all of the "EW" began to happen. Be sure to sit tight in your seats.

First, the Valet men were all sweaty.

Next, OMG they were so unorganized, I cant even tell you.

Then, I hear people complainning "Valet, where is my car?"

Then, I hear people freaking out, "My car was towed."

I saw that NOBODY has left. There are more and more people outside.

My mom starts asking the Valet "Where is my car?"

It seems like a long time since we left the fashion show.

Then , a lady named Amanda was freaking out. "You need to figure this out. I have so many celebrities standing here. And you MUST get this lady and her daighter their car. They have been standing here for over an hour."

Crazy. The cars were not coming. The Valet LOST the cars. They did not know where they were parked. Keys were GONE. Some cars were TOWED. OMG! What if my mom's car was gone?

I wanted to call my papa and have him pick us up but my mom kept telling me not to worry.

I was just wanted to go home.

Then a super nice girl named Diliney, who were had met inside, offered to drive us around the neighborhood to find our car. My mom said ok and we got in her car and drove around for awhile - looking for our car. We even went to a parking lot that the valet said our car must be parked at. It was super far away. Our car was NOT there.

We drove back to the Valet and saw police cars.

The police men offered to drive us around to find our car. I felt so SCARED but my mom said we were "as safe as can be."

The "EW" got even "EWer".

I was sooo disgusted to get into the HARD SEATS!!!

Then I was even more disgusted to hear that I was sitting in a ROBBER seat!!!

EWWWWWW!!!!!

MY mom wa sitting in the drunk seat and the policemen said they had just caught a drunk person last night who sat in that VERY SEAT.....

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok now i think i am scaring you ,well this will be a very good lesson. I have one last thing to say:

"DO NOT EVERRRRR GET INTO THE BACKSEAT OF A POLICE CAR!

NEVER EVER EVERRR!!!

EcoDiva of the week!

I am so happy that I am featured as an "EcoDiva of the Week" on

http://ecodivastv.com/Blog/wordpress/?cat=4 !

Speaking of week, I had a very crazy week - school, the holiday, and sewing of course! So sorry but that is why I have been a little outta touch!

Today is the beginning of a new and exciting week as well. I get to go to a charity fashion show featuring Diane Von Furstenburg because I donated a dress. Hopefully someone will love it and buy it for lots of money so that I can be part of helping people not get cancer. (BTW I do know who is DVF ! I have even been to her store in Paris... and I have the collector's barbie of her - not that I have barbie's but that will be another story - another time.)

Back to "EcoDiva"... You must check it out! One of the creator's is actually a lady named, Taryn. She is super cool and actually is one of my "fashion" teachers. Although she is super busy with lots of different jobs, she makes time to help me learn lots of different things about fashion design - there is so much more to it than just sewing. One of the funnest things she taught me was to cut up fashion magazines and paste pictures on posterboards to create "story" and "color" boards. I love working with Taryn because she totally "gets me" and encourages me to "repurpose" and create whatever I feel like because no matter what, it will work!

I love the name "EcoDiva"

ciao for now!
Cecilia

ONE THING ON MY MIND

One thing on my mind!

It was finally a bit colder today! I mean, it was kinda gloomy. Do not get me wrong! I was not sad at all about this weather. Finally I was at school not burning up! I had a good day at school but I must admit I had one thing on my mind.

Even though it is still kinda hot, I have winter on my mind. I cut up some old black sweaters and skirts and made an amazing dress! Sweaters that do not fit my brother anymore and some very ugly skirts from my mom's giveaway bag.

Polka dots and stripes rock! The crocheted flower from my grandma rocks it even more!

I have named it "La Fleur" ...

What do you think?

ciao for now, Cecilia

THE MEETING

Amazing!!!
I had a great 1st day of fifth grade and an AMAZING meeting ...

Project Runway people... first of all, their office so "fetch" !!!

we sat on couches instead of those "long and straight" conference tables...

Chips Ahoy cookies and bottles of cold water!

The meeting was REALLY good ! They made me feel so comfortable - I felt like I was just hanging out with people who already "get me" .

I think they liked my clothes and my idea of "repurposing" and "being green" !

I hope something will happen with me and them because I really loved the vibe.
BTW ...

as I was leaving, guess what they gave me?

they were so nice they even gave me the special "reserved for the crew" Project Runway bag!!!
What could be better for me?

It is going to be my school bag! How cool!

Let's keep our fingers crossed !

ciao for now,

Cecilia

p.s.

Thank you to all of you on my blog for all your support!!!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxo

Back to school

Today! 09/09/09

What a great way to start the school year! 9 / 9 / 9 ! LUCKY NUMBERS !
The first day of school. On my first day of fifth grade, I get to think about the end of the day because at 4 pm I will be meeting the producers of Project Runway! Is there any better way to start off my year? gotta go, CIAO FOR NOW !
Wish me luck!

what will you wear ?

First Day of School Outfit , dilema...

DO NOT
EVEN TRY TO PRETEND THAT
ALL OF YOU
HAVEN'T BEEN THINKING ABOUT
YOUR "FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL OUTFIT" !

I KNOW I HAVE BEEN!

BUT IT IS SOOOOOO HOT HERE IN LOS ANGELES!

HOW COULD WE POSSIBLY EVEN THINK ABOUT WEARING ANY OF THOSE GREAT "FALL OUTFITS" ?????

IT IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING ABLE TO WEAR THOSE CUTE PEA COATS AND UGGS !

I am going to wear my super cute cut off jean shorts - of course they are my super cute skinny jeans from last year that got too short!

Since I am not allowed to wear flip flops ( not in high school yet!), i will my patent black flats or maybe my black high top converse!

On top, a great lace (but not see through, of course) sleeveless top tucked into my shorts!

depending on my mood (at 7am), a long strand of pearls or maybe a long buddha necklace.
of course some bracelets to add to my "never take off" bracelet...



HAVE A GREAT DAY !!!! HAVE A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR !!!

WHAT WILL YOU WEAR ?

COOL FOR SCHOOL !

super HOT "Caliente" back to school looks that will make you COOL for school !

"CLASSY" BUT NOT TOO PREPPY:

mix it up :

plaid

flannel

lace

denim

zippers !

ANY KIND OF JEANS WORK !

skinny, straight, it doesn't matter as long as they look good on you

dark are always good

not bootleg - bootleg is over !

NO UGG'S YET:

flip flops - if they let you- but make sure your toes look good...

my mom hates chipped polish! she says it looks cheap.

colored vans are cute

or flats of course!

NO HIGH HEELS - that just looks silly for school and can't be comfy !

A MUST FOR THE 7 AM WAKE UP:

high wasted shorts with any color fab blouse

tucked in of course!

your little brother's blazer!

put it over anything and look super cute !

GLAM IT UP WITH SOME GREAT long NECKLACES AND BRACELETS!

chokers are WAY over!

just stay true to your look and you will look great!

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ! AND STAY COOL !

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU ARE WEARING!

TWO NEW DRESSES for Jasmine and Mariah

Jasmine and Mariah are my new friends! I made them each a blue dress to wear to school!

Can you imagine not having something new to wear?

There are over 90,000 homeless people sleeping on the streets in Los Angleles.

Many kids are lucky to be in sheltors instead of on the street!

Jasmine and Mariah are two little girls who could have been on the street but were lucky enough to get a spot at Los Angeles Family Housing .

Since I know how nice it is to have a new dress to wear, I decided to make them each a dress to wear on their first day of school.

I know I can't help every child feel better but this is something I COULD do !

I feel sad but to think some kids do not get new dresses to wear.

I wanted Jasmine and Mariah to have a new dress to wear on their first day of school.

So, VOILA ! I took some tops that do not fit me anymore and I "repurposed" them into a dress for each of them.

They look so cute in them ! Good thing they fit them perfectly!

Since they are supposed to wear blue to school, I used different blue fabrics.

While I was hanging out with them, I also learned that blue is Mariah's (the little sister) favorite color. I made her a picture with her name written in BLUE! And her big sister, Jasmine, loves purple and hearts!

Something we all take for granted! A new dress!

These two little girls, Jasmine and Mariah, do not. They were so appreciative. Even though they were a little bit shy, I knew from the look in they eyes that they were happy with their "new" dresses. I mean, they were ALREADY wearing their new dress!

Jasmine, the big sister, hugged me and said thank you !

It really is easy to make someone else feel good!

I hope they have a great first day of school !

ciao for now, I gotta go figure out what I am going to wear on MY first day of 5th grade!

Welcome

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Keep coming back and WIN!!!!

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I know you guys are older but I promise I will give great fashion tips...
I have got A LOT to say!

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Ciao for now,
Cecilia

how it all began...

Ever since I can remember I always wanted to wear EXACTLY what I wanted to - even if everyone else didn't think it matched!

I also always wanted to wear my mom's or my sister's clothes - even if they were too big for me.

I will never forget the day that I took my sister's new dress and "altered" it... Or should I say:
"CUT" it up?

I loved that pink and yellow tie dyed tube top dress. It was sooooo grown up! I wanted it.

While noone was looking, I grabbed the sissors from the kitchen drawer. Then I hid under the kitchen table with the sissors and pink and yellow dress.

It just needed a little re sizing to fit me!

I quickly cut the bottom off so it wouldn't be too long anymore for me.
Then I slipped it on!
It was perfect in length!
But it was still way too big . Sooooooo...I took the ponytail holder out of my hair and I used it to cinch the dress in. Perfect!

As I was admiring myself in my new dress, I got busted! BUSTED!!!

My mom and sister freaked out. I am sure you can use your imagination and figure out what happened!

But what you may not know, though, is that I think that
was the very moment I realized if I just had a sewing machine,
I could learn to sew
and make exactly what I want to wear.

That's what I got for my 6th birthday! A singer sewing machine.
And the rest is history.

ciao for now,
Cecilia

meeting, the day of...

My manager - she totally gets it ! Me and the concept! Not only is she talented but she is a total fashionista like me , so fab and gorgeous and very pregnant. Her name is Pilar. She is a very successful manager and she thinks I have something! And she is not my mom or dad! Can you believe it!
Well, Pilar is the one who is setting up these meetings for me. I guess she really believes in me . She drove to Beverly Hills to introduce us to some agents when it was 108 degrees outside. And she is almost 9 months pregnant. My mom says it takes a pregnant lady longer to cool down than someone like me! Her feet were very swolen but she had a smile on her face! As we got onto the elevator, to go up to the beautiful offices, Pilar told me to "hit it outta the park" when we met with these people.

meeting with prouducers

MEETING WITH THE PRODUCERS OF PROJECT RUNWAY!

My amazing manager did it!
When we first met, I told her that Project Runway is my absolute favorite of all time TV show.
I watch every episode and get inspired every week!
I want to be on Project Runway!

Pilar said, well "It is tough. You know, sometimes, even the adults cry. It is hard."

The only reason why I would cry is out of happiness and excitement !

My dream is coming true! Finally my life is becoming normal! I get to meet the producers of Project Runway next week! I get to actually talk to people who will understand me! I love fashion. I dream about the next best outfit to wear. Every morning I wake up wanting to sew!

Ahhhhh PARIS

CHANEL CHANEL CHANEL...I LOVE COCO

I don't know if it is a coincidence but both of our initials are CC

At a very young age

Whether I was knitting or sewing I alway wanted to be a Fashion Designer...

summer challenge

I woke up this morning and what do you think the first thing I did was??????

Yep ! I turned on last night's episode of Project Runway!

OMG ! I am so glad that Mitchel got out. He has not proven himself to deserve to stay on. Not even close. I mean what was that awful shorts and tank top he made last week? Even I know better than that for a pregnant lady! In fact I made a dress - inspired from last week's "pregnant challenge" for Pilar. She is about to have her baby any minute! I think it might have won the challenge because it is just tight enough to show a cute tummy !!!!!! I can't wait to give it to her!

Now, back to the "summer challenge"...
As I was watching the episode I kept thinking to myself how I could be making a winning design in a flash!

That is exactly what I did! Yep ! That's right!
I made a black and white tube top bathing suit and of course the "avant garde" piece as well.
What do you think?
Fabulous or what?
I think I will wear it this weekend to the beach!

WOWWWWWWWW

My own website where I can actually show my designs and collections!!!!!!

Please go see them

http://www.ceciliacassini.com/

THE RIGHT SHOES

Today when I went shopping at the Americana I was planning on coming home with only one leopard pair of flats. Instead I came home with 4 pairs of all different colored shoes and not 1 was a leopard design.I told my mom i had to get more than 1 pair of shoes because what if the pair I get is totally not right for my AMAZING hand picked out outfit for THE BIG DAY!!!!! OO sorry totally getting into my excited mode.....You know that THE BIG DAY is my BIG MEETING with producers and agents for my collection!!!!!!! OMGGG I am sooooo excited and I will like totally tell you about how THE BIG DAY WENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OOO SO SORRY dugh i was suppoes to say MY MEETINGGGGG!!!!! SO UNTIL TUES CHOWWW FOR NOWWW!!!