Nickname: Fai Chui (organic evolving flower petals)
What to wear: Vivienne Tam always
What NOT to wear: Grandma?s underwear
What to shoe: Z-Coil?s
What to handbag: Chinese take-out bag
Must have accessory: Hair bands
Favorite Designer(s): Street people and indigenous tribal costumes
Fashion Security Blanket: My boyfriend
Shower Routine: Seaweed bath @ midnight
Secret Beauty Weapon: Red lips
What to see (movie): Microcosmos
Favorite Bad Movie: Valley of the Dolls
What to listen to (CD): Vive la fete
A Song you never tire of: Imagine by John Lennon
What to eat: Organic
Where to eat it: Any place Jean-Georges
If calories were no object, what
would you be eating right now?: Nobu Bento Box
What to drive: I don?t drive
Cell Phone Ringtone: Bird song
How do you sign off on email?: Double Happiness
Downtime To Do List: Sleep
Cats or Dogs?: Both
Morning Person or Night Owl?: Anytime, all the time
Dream Vacation: Tidy up my office
Who Would be Your Dream Best Friend (real or fictional): Buddha
What Part Would You Like (in a movie already made): Kung Fu Heroine
Fantasy Celebrity Godparents: Adam & Eve
Most Thrilling Famous Person Meeting: Everybody
Crush of the moment?: My boyfriend
Latest Obsession: Jude Law

You may think that you have been to a real sample sale in the past, but we guarantee that SF has never experienced anything like the mega sample sale/shopping extravaganza that is Billion Dollar Babes. BDB is rolling its racks into our sample sale neglected town on Saturday, October 16th. Plan to blow your mid-month paycheck on the wholesale-and-below-priced fashion finds on BDB's top clothing and accessories designers including: Catherine Malandrino, Plein Sud, Rebecca Taylor, Petro Zillia, Tiffany Alana, Jessica Elliot Jewelry, Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent, YA YA, and more. It's the best. It's a shopping fantasy. It's Billion Dollar Babes, ladies. Tell the girlfriends you love because they won't forgive you if you keep this one a secret!

WHEN: Saturday October 16, 2004, 8am-6pm
RSVP: Mandatory
HOW: Simply RSVP on Splendora.com to get your invitation. Must show at the door for special gift and to be entered into Splendora's grand prize getaway drawing.

RSVP on Splendora.com

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Instead of a yawn worthy book browsing errand experience a fabulous day of glamour and beauty tips with the authors of The Fashionista Files. To celebrate the launch of their new book, the are hosting book readings complete with chic pink ticket prizes that will be tucked into random books sold. Remember Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's "I got the golden ticket"? Well these fashionistas are planting pink tickets, which will yield prizes like Nicky Hilton handbags, Kabbalah red string, and L.A.M.B. bags by Gwen Stefani.

Reading schedule: 10/1, 7pm, @ Barnes & Noble, Walnut Creek, 1149 W. Main Street, 925.947.0373 & 10/2, 4pm, @ Borders Mission Bay, San Francisco, 200 King Street, 415.357.9931.

SAN FRANCISCO
Lift Your Heart With Art: A benefit for Bay Kids
?Lift Your Heart With Art? a benefit for BayKids, an organization giving kids with life threatening illnesses a chance to express themselves through the art of filmmaking during their hospital treatments, will be held at Gallery Carla. Expect an evening of fine wine, champagne, fabulous desserts, and an auction for a painting by award winning artist Robert Burridge. Ticket donation is $50 per person, call 415.561.6262 or go to www.baykids.org to purchase in advance. Event is on 10/9, 7:30-10:30 pm at Gallery Carla, 535 Powell St.

Arouse Your Curiosity: A Planned Parenthood Event
Attend this all important benefit/fashion show where you'll have the opportunity to
play the haughtiest new party game, Sex Smarts, while you chat and swig cocktails...all for a good cause of course! Event is on 10/14, 8-Midnight & tix are $30.Click here for more details.

NEW YORK
Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show/Sale
Vintage hounds, this is the show for you. Instead of going from shop to shop digging around for wares from decades past, you can get all of your goods in one place. Also, there will be a specialty vintage dry cleaner and seamstress on site. Admission price is $20. Sale is Friday & Saturday at:Metropolitan Pavilion. 125 W. 18th St., 518.434.4312

LOS ANGELES
Fred Segal & Ron Herman Sale
Both of these LA bastions of style go on sale this Saturday, October 2. Lines like the loved Marc Jacobs, Chloe, and Tracy Reese will all be close to 50% off. Fred is located at: 500 Broadway, 310.458.8100 & Ron is located at: 8100 Melrose Ave., 323.651.4129

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