As Lar mentioned here, I spent the past week freezing my butt off and having fun in the Northeast (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and NYC to be exact). New York was especially brutal. Thank goodness my cousin let me borrow her coat. My whimpy, good-enough-for-Atlanta-winter wool coat just didn’t cut it in 30mph winds.

Outfit details: Genn’s Gap coat (thanks Genn!), scarf was a gift from Italy, faux Channel bag from Baghaus and Lar’s Frye boots (thanks Lar!).

I was really looking forward to the warmer weather back home only to find out that it’s been equally as cold down south all week. It’s snowing in ATL at the moment, which just doesn’t seem right. To get my mind off this dreary, cold weather, I’ll focus on a couple of things that make me happy to be back home:

This Friday, Esperanza is hosting a showing of Eddie Murphy’s stand-up comedy movie Delirious. Tickets get you into the movie AND the open bar at Midtown Art Cinema (behind Trader Joe’s). While Lar and I aren’t huge Eddie Murphy fans, we are huge Esperanza fans – they support the Atlanta Zoo for goodness sakes!

Next month at Jeffrey Atlanta, Amy Flurry and Nikki Salk’s paper headpieces are going on display. I first heard about this on Refinery 29 and today it was featured Atlanta’s Daily Candy today. I can’t wait to go check it out. Jeffrey Atlanta is waaaay out of my price range, so Lar and I usually don’t venture over there, but I think this Paper Cut Project is about to change all that.

Photos courtesy of Refinery 29. Pretty nifty, no?

So all in all, despite the nasty weather, it’s great to be back home. I’d show you more outfit pics from my trip, but they all consist of this same coat, scarf and hat:

H&M hat and coat.

Some of you may have heard that we like (okay, love) Lady Gaga. For example here, here and here. And this past Monday night we got to see her live at the Fox Theater downtown – woot! Needless to say, the Haus of Gaga put on an amazing show.

Photo courtesy of the AJC.

I wasn’t crazy about the openers, but Gaga’s two-hour long show didn’t disappoint.

The outfit above was one of my favorites. To sum up her wardrobe: cone bras, sequins, light-up blazers, lots of skin, leotards and a giant feather collar. Her dancers were awesome and Lar and I loved her performance art videoes in between songs.

Me, Matt and Lar.

Lar and I forgot our camera so we didn’t take outfit photos, but rest assured we wore plenty of glitter and shiny bobbles. It was fun seeing other Lady Gaga fans all dressed up. We saw a couple of Bad Romance-inspired crown heads and two girls totally rocking the leotard with fishnets look.

Nate, Lar and Mike.

After the concert we headed over to Blakes in midtown and ended the night with a trip to Waffle House. All in all, a perfect Gaga-licious night.

(All other photos courtsey of Nate the Great)

We hope you all are having a wonderful holidays- we wish we could celebrate with you all (one big AsianCajun holiday party- one year this will have to happen ;)).

Cath and I donned our ugly Christmas sweaters just for you (and Becs’ party over at Style with Benefits). Cath’s talented bf Troy Cono, took these photos, thus sacrificing his eyes to the delight of our puffy-paint, doily-decorated Christmas funfest of sweatshirt wear! Both sweaters are from Clothing Warehouse in Atlanta. Cath and I paired the sweaters with black platforms (thigh-highs for me) and leggings. 

p.s. Do you see the built-in collar on my sweater (psst- I’m on the right)? Sold!

If you need some more AsianCajun reading during your Holiday break, head on over to June Shin’s blog for our interview complete with baby pictures. While you’re at it, check out June’s gorgeous jewelry too- a little post-holiday shopping for yourself. Thanks for featuring us, June!

And a shout out to the beautiful B a la Moda as well. Have you guys seen her blog? This lovely lady from Madrid, Spain has the best suggestions for how to wear tricky trends- all on video (with English subtitles for those of us that didn’t do as well in Spanish class as we wanted). Thanks for the award, B!!! We are honored!

A few of you inquired about our cutie Boo Radley in the post below. He’s actually our parents’ new addition to the family (we would steal him away but our landlord doesn’t allow pups in our apartment- le sigh). You can read about him in this post and see him with his hair shorn – he’s looking a bit more handsome now. I’ve always said I like a man in a hat:

Another happy, happy holidays to you all!!!

xoxo,

Lar & Cath

The ultra-talented designers over at Epidemik Coalition have wowed us with their t-shirt design in the past. They’ve recently expanded their design know-how to luxurious silk scarves. Check out their shop We Are the Process here.

They asked that we show you a few ways to wear these beautiful scarves, and we gladly obliged (you guys already know how much I love silky drape-y things).

Look how gorgeous and large this thing is- it’s practically eating Cath. And just $35? A great prezie for yourself or a friend.

A classic, and probably the way we will usually wear this mega scarf.

I did the more expected triangle fold tied around my neck (fold in half, corner to corner and knot under top layer in front or back of neck):

I love how Cath has her’s just draped around her neck so that it peaks out of the bottom of her blazer:

Wearing your scarf out at night? Cath wrapped it around her American Apparel dress and accessorized with red.

This is a diluted version of the bunny ears/oversized bows inspired by the Louis Vuitton Fall 09 runway (see here). I took the Frenchiness a step further with a stripped tee from H&M and a skirt from AA.

Come summer I hope to use it as a sarong-like top. In the meantime, Cath and I came up with some other. errr. awesomely creative ways to wear the mega scarf:

Ladies and gents (I like a man in a scarf- even if it’s silk) alike, how would you wear the mega scarf?

Get thee to a Target! Rodarte is here! Cath and I had our early Sunday (Dec. 20) morning line-waiting technique ready to go, but we headed to Target this evening for some Christmas shopping and we stumbled into nearly the whole Rodarte for Target collection!

How is it possible that the Edgewood Target in Atlanta got a “preview” of the Rodarte collection? Officially only a few places (New York and San Fran, I think) were supposed to get a preview. I imagine our Southern style preview wasn’t exactly official, but we we’re still giddy that it happened- inadvertently or no!

I think we spent a total of 30 minutes in a family size dressing room and tried on everything available. Here are some of our favs (Cath had less luck, so it’s just me in these pics. The only thing she purchased was the see-through mustard cardi- a bit tricky to photograph).

The blue dress above looks a lot more flattering in person. It’s super girly (I love, love a swirly skirt), so I’d probably toughen it up with some pleather and more black for the winter. 

Ooo this kimono dress! I wanted to buy it to just hang it on my wall! I think I looked a little too much like I was wearing pajamas. If it were an actual robe or if I had extra cash to spend on impractical wall hangings, I totally would have bought it. 

I did get this! I love how it’s not super-tight, so I don’t feel too Casino-y. Tight + animal print is a tricky line to walk. Some ladies can pull it off, but especially with my big hair I can look the wrong side of va-va-voomy.

Have any of you guys seen the Rodarte stuff in your Targets? Maybe this is yet another stellar aspect of the deep South, lack of long queues for designer lines. Now if only H&M would get Sonia Rykiel intimates- le swoon. 

Ladies, let us know what you pick up! Gents, are you fans of Rodarte? I’m always curious what the fellas have to say about the things that make us go crazy.

Boo Radley:

Ever since my parents moved down to Atlanta, I’ve been trying to convince them to get a dog (I’d love to get one of my own, but I can’t afford it and my landlord doesn’t allow pets – boo). So finally after much hemming and hawing, Lar and I took our parents to the Atlanta Pet Rescue last weekend.

That’s where we discovered this little guy. He’s a Shih Tzu mixed in with a few other things, which makes him part Chinese, just like us!

He’s very gentle, not a yapper and has a sweet temperament, so I thought “Boo” Radley was a fitting name. He’s a little rough-looking around the edges because when he was rescued his fur was all matted. Plus, he’s a couple of pounds under weight and he has a slight under bite. I think he’s perfect.

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We are absolutely floored and flattered by the wonderful people at 944 Magazine to include us in their 09 List of people to know in Atlanta. Do you remember that photo shoot we coyly alluded to a little while back? That’s what the shoot was for!

We spent an afternoon shooting at Space in Midtown with the 944 Mag peeps, Jesse and Hannah from Whynatte, fellow blogger Nikki from Fashion Gatherer, and Chad and Caren from Caren West PR. Cath and I felt nervous in front of the camera (since when have my hands seemed so unnecessary? where do you put those things?!), but the photographer, Shane Durrance and his crew were awesome. I wish you could see some of the outtakes. They had me pulling Cath’s hair and smacking her on the back of the head (I think I left a bruise with my owl ring- sorry, Cath!).

944 Magazine (known as “the bible for trendsetters”) is actually new to the Atlanta area. They run editions in cities around the nation, including San Francisco, Miami, Detroit, LA, Phoenix, Orange County and Las Vegas. Local metro-Atlantans can pick up the premiere issue around town (see full list here), and everyone else can take a look at the mag on-line: it’s gorgeous and free!

Thank you to Isoul and everyone at 944 Magazine for this honor! We love you!

We love you too, readers! Go get yourselves a copy and let us know what you think!

In honor of Fashion Over Atlanta, Lar and I headed over to Kaleidoscope Boutique tonight to check out their new stuff. Camille, the owner of the store, was there even though she’s nine months pregnant (her due date is next week!). Since the store just got in a bunch of new stuff, Camille asked us to play dress up and try on a few items.

Trying on flirty dresses and military jackets is tough work, but someone’s got to do it. So Lar and I eagerly graciously agreed. And of course we took some pics to share with you all!

Lar ended up getting this leopard print dress because we both loved the draping so much. Isn’t the red dress gorgeous? It’s one size fits all (Camille wore the purple version of that dress to her baby shower) and the jersey is draped perfectly. I think Lar is already counting down the days until her next paycheck so she can buy it.

I’m all about the print and cut of the halter dress on Lar above. It would look great with some nude-colored, strappy heels. The military dress is totally my style. I think I could get away with wearing it at work under a cardi or blazer.

I loved, loved, loved this purple wrap dress. The shinny material had a lot of stretch in it, so it was really comfortable AND the dress has pockets. I can’t tell you how much I love dresses with pockets. I was wearing my Payless booties tonight, but I would probably pair this dress with more ladylike shoes. On the right I’m wearing a military jacket over a really cute, Swedish-looking sweater dress.

I loved this silk Milly dress (left photo), but it was slightly too big for me. It’s hard to see the actual colors of the dress in the photo, but the pattern looks great and not too busy in person. On the right I’m wearing a Tuelle sweater dress/cardi set, which I would totally buy for work and wear with my cream, platform Mary Janes.

I will not spend money and save up for this dress. I will not spend money and save up for this dress. I will not

A close-up of the dress Lar got. Even though the pattern makes it look a little crazy, it’s actually a really versatile piece. She can dress it down with a boyfriend blazer and boots or dress it up with lace black tights and 10-inch McQueen Alien heels – Lady Gaga style FTW!

Sure, New York has its Fashion’s Night Out, but Atlanta has a 4-evening fashion event known as Fashion Over Atlanta. Boutiques around the city are celebrating fashion with trunk shows, live music, bourbon tastings and personal styling opportunities, from November 12 to 15.

Lar and I are super excited (like the local shop owners in the photo below) because some of our favorite Atlanta/Decatur clothing boutiques are participating: Boogaloos, Evolve, Kaleidoscope, Squash Blossom, Meringue and Jac . For a full list of participating shops, click here.

There’s even an awesome t-shirt involved designed by Pecan Pie Couture (which we’ve gushed about previously here and here). See? Even Mara Davis of Dave FM loves hers.

Lar and I are planning to hit the town Friday evening to show our love for local boutiques. Hopefully we’ll see you out there!

Update: Daily Candy Atlanta has a great rundown of Fashion Over Atlanta events today and a sweet photo of Clint Zeagler wearing the FOA tee with tulle skirt. Nicely played Clint, nicely played.