Kanon Organic Vodka: Posts tagged ConnieWang

October 28, 2011
How Friends of Kanon Get Into the Halloween Spirit

This weekend is full of Halloween activites for us, from Los Angeles’ Tim Burton party at the LACMA to celebrating with LoveCat magazine in New York. We can’t think of anything better than a weekend full of costumes, cocktails, and copious amounts of spooky fun. We know we’re not alone when it comes to a good time, so we asked a few of our favorite FOKs to give us the scoop on their Halloween plans...and the memories from the holiday that still haunt them to this day. From amazing costumes past and present to childhood traditions, read on to see what gets them in the spirit.

Krystal Simpson (See above)

1. Which places in LA throw the best Halloween parties?

Anywhere in West Hollywood, but I feel like that applies to all fun holiday celebration situations. But no matter where you are geographically, Halloween is always best spent in costume with good friends and strong drinks.

2. What do you plan on dressing up as this year?

Freddie Mercury, circa 1986. I feel like I've been waiting a lifetime to dress up as Freddie! I've been holding out for the right yellow jacket.

3. Do you have any embarrassing Halloween costumes from the past?

If your costume is not embarrassing, then it's no good! I think my favorite one from the past is between Keith Richards and Michael Jackson; it's really fun to dress up as a boy.

CONTINUE READING HOW FRIENDS OF KANON GET INTO THE HALLOWEEN SPIRIT.
September 7, 2011
The Kanon-Approved #FNO Guide

When you live in a city as big as NYC, it can be hard to keep track of your friends, or in our case, our FOKs. And when it comes to a night like Fashion’s Night Out, it can be pretty near impossible with swarms of well-dressed people taking over the streets of nearly every neighborhood in Manhattan. So we’re making it easy for you and rounding up what some of our favorite FOKs are doing so you can best navigate through the city streets. Even better? We’re also letting you know where we’ll be hanging out too, so stop by, have a Kanon cocktail, and cheers to FNO!

Connie Wang, Refinery29

Where: Poppy store, 281 Mott Street
What: Lauren Moffatt's FNO event. From their invite: "Beers, Brats, Bands, Boys." What's not to love?
What You're Most Looking Forward To: Seeing so many people drunk on the street! It's like NYC's primer to Halloween.

Kelly Framel, The Glamourai

Stop #1, 7-8 PM:
Where: Coach, 595 Madison Avenue
What: I'll be joining six other online editors to celebrate the relaunch of Coach's Classic Duffle
What You're Most Looking Forward To: Swilling champagne with my friends Leandra Medine and Natalie Joos!

Stop #2, 8:30-11 PM:
Where: Mackage, 123 Mercer Street
What: I'll be styling guests to have their portraits taken in the onsite photobooth
What You're Most Looking Forward To: Getting to play dress-up with my readers and friends!

Pamela Love

Where: Opening Ceremony at The Ace Hotel, 1190-1192 Broadway
What: OC always has a killer street fair!
What You're Most Looking Forward To: Amazing food and cool finds

CONTINUE READING THE KANON-APPROVED #FNO GUIDE.
June 27, 2011
The Party of the Year: Swedish Midsummer Overtakes NYC
Binki Shapiro and Adam Green
Something very surreal happens when you've been waiting for a particular moment for an entire year and that moment finally comes. Such was the case this past Friday afternoon, stretching into evening– and it can pretty much be summed up into one word: Midsummer. If you follow our blog, Facebook, or Twitter account, then you've inevitably heard us drop this word a lot recently. But what does it really mean? Well, if Friday's festivities were any indication, Midsummer is all about fun–which, when you break it down from our perspectives encompasses a lot of cocktail drinking, good music, friends and floral headpieces.

The ominous skies threatening to rain on our parade didn't seem to dissuade a great looking crowd from getting their hair a little wet. Our favorite Swede blogger Elin Kling hung out with us all night (sporting her DIY floral crown from Ovando Flowers), along with our other friends and FOKs, Kelly Framel of The Glamourai, Scott Lipps, The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. and Fabrizio Moretti, FOK photog Bronques, Connie Wang from Refinery29, Magnus Berger, and more.

Lydia Kellam of The Swede Beat followed by Zara Zachrisson and May Kwok helped us get the party started on the DJ table with some classic Swedish jams– think "Heartbeats," by The Knife and "All That She Wants," by Ace of Base. We didn't even need to be our usual three cocktails deep to start moving on the dance floor. And just when we didn't think it could get any better, newly formed duo Binki Shapiro and Adam Green took the stage. By the time their set was over and The Misshapes had taken over the DJ table to finish off the night's tunes, the entire party had relocated to the dance floor. We learned a few new moves that we'll be whipping out at our next event, no question. If you were lucky enough to join us in Friday's festivities, then relive it in the pictures above– and if you weren't there, well, here's a taste of Midsummer. Also, check out all the rest of the polaroids from the night on our Facebook page.

Skål!

PS- we're continuing the Midsummer party over on our Facebook page for the next month. Click here to enter our Midsummer competition to win amazing prizes like an iPad, Elie Tahari dress, 3.1 Phillip Lim bag and more.

Photos by Brandon Isralsky
May 2, 2011
Kanon FOKs On Their Ultimate Party Essentials
Not to toot our own horn or anything, but we think we've got this party thing pretty nailed by now. We've figured out just what makes one worthwhile, whether it's a playlist to die over, a guest list to envy, or key cocktails to lubricate the social setting. That's not to say though, that we're opposed to doing some research on how to make the next event even better.

And for this, who better to ask than our FOKs, who range from DJs to editors to social media and party experts. We asked a few key members of the Kanon family to fill us in on what they consider party essentials. Turn up their recommended music picks and let the good times roll, because now you're in the know too.

Connie Wang, Global editor for Refinery29

Party games: a do or a don’t?

A huge don't. I find that extreme, drunken, competitive concentration always leads to hysteria on my part, and that's not a good look.

Best party theme you'd most like to attend or throw yourself?

Literary villians was a good one. The costumes ranged from Moby Dick to Lolita.

What would be in your ideal goody bag?

A vitamin water, a DVD of some cheesy sitcom, and an Extra-Strength Advil

CONTINUE READING KANON FOKS ON THEIR ULTIMATE PARTY ESSENTIALS.
July 6, 2010
FOK Guest Blogger: Connie of Refinery 29
Me!
Connie Wang from one of our favorite blogs, Refinery 29, showed up to our big 4th of July party armed with a rad outfit and a camera. While everyone else was busy doing "Kanon-balls" into the pool (Get it? Ha.) and swigging our special 4th of July cocktails like there was no tomorrow, Connie was trend-spotting stripes, Staerk bathing suits, and making friends with all the cutest puppies roaming the party. She did better than us, that's for sure. Check out her awesome pics above and her take on the party here.
FÖK: Connie Wang
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