The Life Of Mr And Mrs Ng: September Happenings

If today's weather is any indication, Spring has most definitely sprung in Sydney with clear blue skies and a top temperature today of 27 - very nice indeed! Just my luck though that I am currently experiencing a horribly sore throat which is usually the first stage of a full blown cold for me, ugh. But on to less depressing things.

Firstly, exactly one year ago today I was in New York with my mum and sister and had just chosen my wedding dress from the Vera Wang boutique on Madison Avenue in New York. I still remember the day after Mr Ng and I got engaged I had asked them if they would go with me to New York to look for a dress and seven months later there they were with me in the store helping me make my decision. Was such an awesome and surreal day, sometimes I find it hard to believe that it ever happened. And I find it even harder to believe that at the end of next month I will be traveling back to collect not one but two dresses after having decided back in April that it would be nice to get a second dress from there as well. I just hope this trip will be as great as last year's one.

Next up, I managed to go to the Vogue Fashion's Night Out in the city this year after having missed out on it last year and wow was it fun!

According to Wikifashion, FNO began in 2009 in New York as a means to encourage consumers to shop and support the fashion industry during the tough economic climate. The event has now spread to 27 cities across the US and 15 countries worldwide and it has been dubbed the biggest fashion event in history.

According to the official brochure, FNO is designed to 'add a huge dose of fun and entertainment to your shopping experience' and it was basically one big party in the city with most stores offering special items or discounts for one night only. But the highlight had to be the free drinks and nibblies being offered pretty much everywhere you turned!

Drink no.1

Drink no.2

Drink no.3

Drink no.4

A very yummy Alice in Wonderland looking cupcake

It was also fun spotting the designers and celebrities out and about:

Kit Willow Podgornik (in black), creator of Willow

a pregnant Collette Dinnigan

Camilla Franks, creator of Camilla, showing shoppers how it's done

Ruby Rose DJ-ing on Pitt Street mall

And the damage for the night? Nothing too bad much to Mr Ng's relief. Just some Dermalogica products to help relieve my stressed-out skin and a couple bottles of denim-inspired Chanel nail polishes which were created exclusively for FNO and were available only for the night:

(my mum bought Blue Steel while I bagged Blue Rebel).

Looking forward to next year's event, although I'd love to be able to experience it in another city (Hong Kong perhaps? ;)

Next up, Mr Ng took me out to a great dinner at Kenji - part of the Opera Kitchen group - where the view definitely does not disappoint:

I'm not sure if it's because Mr Ng is friends with the manager there but all our dishes were prepared by the head chef Kenji Nishinakagawa, previously from Koi, and one of the great things about this place besides the view is that diners are actually able to see him work his magic in the restaurant's open kitchen.

fresh oysters special of the day