Beyonce + Jay-Z + Baby makes 3!

Beyonce may not have walked away with any moonmen last night at the MTV Video Music Awards, but she certainly gets the award for Best Pregnancy Announcement! Congrats to them!

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Ankar in the Press!

We love what we are seeing from Ankar this season...Check out the cover of SMART Magazine!

 

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3 Months at King

My first day at The King Collective was on May 24. Today is August 24 and it's my last. Before meeting anyone at King, I talked to Katarina, Megan, and Keri on the phone. Just the way they talked about The King Collective made me want to meet them immediately. I was so excited to work here mostly because I hadn't ever experienced a work environment in any way similar to this one.

 It doesn't feel like 3 months because working here was not really a routine. We came in every day not knowing what to expect. New projects flew in, suddenly there was an event to prepare for, all kinds of people would come in to try on clothes from our sample sale... The craziness never stopped. I remember the first party Ursula and I went to with Megan. She introduced us to all these people we thought we would probably never see again. It turned out they were all a part of this world that we were getting ourselves into. We saw a lot of familiar faces at almost every event and the more parties we went to, the more people began to recognize us, allowing us to build amazing relationships.

It wasn't only at parties that you make connections though. Even running small errands, like going to fabric stores or to deliver clothes were great ways to meet people in the industry. I learned that knowing people makes your life so much easier, and that even when you are asked to do something really small, it will build up to something important that you helped create. I am thankful we were given the opportunity to help build a small part of an incredible company. Here are some memories from my time here.

 Ursula had her eyes on Richie's poofy skirt since her first day at King

 We were trying to make it seem like we were looking at each other for our blog page, but we both looked the same way so it didn't work out. 

 Trying stuff on to advertise the sample sale. This was right after having enormous "The Counter" burgers...mmmm

 Our first adventure to Limelight marketplace!

 Dancing with Belly at Zelda's birthday party. I got to know this little girl very well this summer and I must say I will miss her so much. 

 Taking photo's at Zelda's!

 This summer was full of cupcakes! I'm glad the King staff likes to eat the best stuff. Katti said, "we're probably the most unhealthy group in the fashion industry" but life is short, and cupcakes and burgers are wonderful. 

 The intern group grows!

 Tom Mendes gave us this Polaroid. I have it in my wallet.

 More sample sale stuff. We loved taking a break from our computers and indulging in Ivana Helsinki designs. 

 Katarina with the list for Jason Tanzer's party.

 My crackle King nail

 Spin party at the W hotel

We loved when Isabella came to the office

Thank you so much for everything Megan, Keri, Katarina, Joey, Dana, Ursula, Sam, and Katrina!

Love,

Ariel

Earthquake Hits New York with Devastating Results

This afternoon an earthquake hit the East Coast, and was felt both from Washington D.C. all the way up to Boston. The results were truly alarming...:

Picture from http://jmckinley.posterous.com/dc-earthquake-devastation

But on a serious note:

For all of the New Yorkers running out of buildings and just standing in the streets: we know that this is a rarity here in Manhattan, but standing underneath glass skyscrapers is NOT the best place to be after an earthquake!  You're more likely to get hit by shattered glass falling from broken windows than having a building implode around you. 

So, now you know... everyone standing on Fashion Avenue - take your Starbucks and move your well-heeled feet inside.

xo /KING

Do You Want to Be a Part of New York Fashion Week?

Do you want to be a part of the action during NYFW?  Come volunteer with The King Collective and get an insider's look at the collections, the runway shows, and the parties!  Please email your resume to resumes@thekingcollective.com and let us know why you would like to be a part of the KING team this season!

DKNY PR Girl

For those of you who have been living under a Twitter rock, @DKNY is one of the top Twitterers in the fashion world...her tweets are informative, but more importantly, hysterical.  And, for anyone working in the fashion industry - you know that she hits the nail on the head with every 140 characters.

For those posts that simply cannot be put into such short terms, she created DKNY PR GIRL.  A blog filled with the ins and outs of the fashion world.  

Her "So You're Going to Mercedes Benz Fashion Week" post is so spot on - we would love to have this list inserted into the invites being sent out this week.

Screenshots courtesy of @DKNY

If you aren't already following her, start now.  

You're welcome.

SJP featured in VOGUE - Rebel Romance

We all miss those days where there was a new Sex and the City episode coming, and admit it, we still watch them over and over again whenever it's a rainy day or we don't feel like getting out of bed. That's why when features like this one come out, we can't help but indulge in a little Carrie Bradshaw/Big lust. 

INTERIOR—"VOGUE" OFFICES—DAY—SUMMER

Carrie is with Enid (60), her stunning, icy "Vogue" editor.
ENID: We're putting together our annual "Age Issue"—and we'd like you to do 40.
CARRIE: Great. Who am I interviewing?
ENID: No. You. You are 40. I want you to be featured in the magazine as the 40-year-old—and here's the brilliant twist—bride.

Ankar Has Arrived

Be on the lookout for Ankar Sweden Products in New York City very soon!

Kikoy scarves

Unique furniture fabric belts, pocket squares made from fine Italian fabrics, and cashmere sweaters. 

Last Night's Event: Khirma's Beautiful Handbags at the LOOKBOOKS Lounge

 Peach, Cherry and Lemon Infused Vodka drinks, courtesy of Vlada

 Vita Coco, coconut water!

 Wanderlust came to browse through and take a few snapshots, I would check out their blog soon for their Trunk Show photography!

 Abigail poses for me while in the background, Scott is taking a picture of Emily.