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My schedule is an interesting mix from attending my fashion, music and social media events. In addition, there are those who I hang out within and outside of these worlds or I'm always referred to someone that I must meet. Who knows when it actually happens and I find that I only see some people at set events or I'm always making promises. These events are always fun but after 3 or 4 hours it's over and I know that it'll be another Fashion Week, brunch meet up etc before I can hang out again!

It was over Christmas that I began creating Style Pod. I loved the idea of those in fashion, beauty and social media coming together. I'm not going to lie, it was the success of Jason Keath's Social Fresh Cruise where attendees cruised while they attended seminars to discuss social media and social good! I love that he's doing his second annual trip and I do plan on attending! That being said, I wanted to do the same thing for our industry during October! Bringing together those who are bloggers, stylists or anyone that has an interest in beauty, fashion and social media was key! In addition, we will also have a few seminars that look at how social is used within this area! I knew that I wanted to bring in Jeannine Morris of Beauty Sweet Spot who shares her passion for beauty online and is also a personality on CBS and was on E's Red Carpet show at the Emmys! Karen Robinovitz was also someone that I knew had to be apart of this Style Pod! As the Creatrix of Purple Lab NYC, Karen is a fabulous mentor in showing how to launch a cosmetic brand; moreover, launching it online! Together we will present interesting seminars on style and social media.

As much as I love learning how others use the space to present their sites and brands, I enjoy meeting people and getting to know them! What better way to do this then to be on a 4 night cruise that leaves Ft Lauderdale, sails to Key West and continues to Cozumel! The night before we leave on this voyage on Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas, we will have a Bon Voyage party for those that will be in the Ft Lauderdale/Miami area. Not only will this party include those going on the trip, but various social/traditional medias as well! With so many details about this trip, check out Cruise Deals.com which is our fabulous partner in working with us to put this trip together in Oct of this year! With limited spots available, there is a dedicated team working on creating a fabulous trip that I hope that we can do every year! More details will follow! Reserve your spot with a low deposit to secure your space for you and your friends!

I'm always on the go but check out what my Little Luxuries are via Spa Week Daily Blog ~ 01.19.10

We love Q Models Agency and were recently included as a part of the Q Models Blog - Ready, Set Blog

Kimmie was recently posted about on Version Femina Magazine's Blog (it's like Allure) by Beauty Editor Rivka Valerie Nahmias read the French or English version ~ 01.11.2010

FFP (Food - Emily, Fashion - Kimmie, Philanthropy - Niki) and our dear friend Elizabeth hit Shecky's Holiday Girl's Night Out in NYC ~ 12.17.09

It was a great kick off to the holiday season for Kitten Lounge, which was featured in Coach's Holiday Blog a Day Campaign on 12.09.09 with 29 other blogs. Within this program, Kitten Lounge was placed on Coach's page Nov 20th - Dec 19th. In addition to styling 3 bags from the holiday collection, Kitten Lounge gave a bag away on Dec 24th as apart of the campaign! To see the actual post, click here and this was a great opportunity to partner with a fun brand!

Kitten Lounge appears on Village Tea Co ~ 12.2009

Wired Pop Up Store Launch Party (L-R) ~ Sonali Pitch Control PR, Emily Cavalier - Mouth of the Border, Walt - For Orchestra, Damien Basile - Social Media Strategist & Kimmie - Kitten Lounge @ Meat Packing District, NYC 11.20.09

Kitten Lounge has appeared on Jeannine Morris ~ 11.2009

Kitten Lounge appears on Brulee ~ 11.2009

Kitten Lounge appears in India Times with its coverage of SWAC, Breast Cancer and Purple Lab NYC.

This summer Kimmie taped an episode of To Be a Star where aspiring models had the opportunity to work with various mentors in the industry such as Nicole Miller, Coco Mitchell, etc. Kimmie appeared during an entire episode as a Style Mentor (she also Produced the episode) and showed the girls the importance of styling themselves not only for events and their day to day but as a way to establish themselves as a brand. Above is the trailer (she appears at 2:07) and the show launches in Jan with her episode airing in Feb.

Kitten Lounge appears on Swiss Affaire ~ 09.23.09

Kitten Lounge appears on Quaker City Mercantile ~ 09.23.09







09.22.09 ~ Blogger Mixer @ Coterie NYC

Janine Weil Ltd is a Multiline Showroom in NYC who will be presenting two of her lines - Eva Varro and Sledge USA. Bloggers and stylists will enjoy sipping beverages in order to learn about the line and to see Angelina and Creda of To Be a Star modeling the line. RSVP at Kimmie@Sikara.com

Kimmie's 30th Birthday Party @ Sutra, NYC with cookies from Tasty Morsels Bakery - Tasty Morsels Bakery ~ 09.12.09

(L-R) Oz Sultan, Christina Coster, Kimmie Smith, Crystal Horton, Brett Petersel, Niki D'Alonzo & Damien Basile at Black Card Circle VIP Launch NYC Event ~ 09.09.09

Kitten Lounge as Seen In Koh Gen Do

Kimmie appears in Chicago to Coranado - Twitter's First Soap Opera ~ 09.08.09

Kimmie @ ENK Shows in Las Vegas with Casey Kent, New Media Marketing & PR Coordinator of Hudson Jeans ~ 08.31.09

Kimmie appears as a co-host on Aronado's StartUp Lucky as they interview Crystal Horton, founder and cookie baker of Tasty Morsels Bakery ~ 08.28.09

Kimmie at Indie Collective event in Chicago with Objet's d'Envy's Kirsten Goede ~ 06.24.09

Kimmie & Crystal Horton, founder of Tasty Morsels Bakery at Bust Craftacular at the Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY ~ 05.16.09

Kimmie & Crystal Horton, founder of Tasty Morsels Bakery at Brooklyn's Cancer Society's Pink & Black Tie Gala hosted by Stacy London; she contributed her cookies to the Gift Bag ~ 05.07.09

Kimmie at The Rainbow Room at a New Years Event ~ 01.09.09


Kitten Lounge appears in Yes to Carrots ~ 12.2008

Kitten Lounge appears on JoonBug ~ 12.2008

Brands, Bands and Fans reached out again to have me comment on EMI's new project and of course I was happy to oblige! ~ 10.18.2008



We love when we get love from others! Check out the nice things that Frankie Biggz said about Kimmie & Kitten Lounge! ~ 10.11.08




See the article @ Food Channel ~ 09.12.08



Brands, Bands and Fans wanted me to make a comment about an interesting line and I love talking about how music and fashion go together. ~ 07.11.08

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