All That and Dimsum

Our dearest little dumplings,

We cordially invite you to the Korrupt dance party that we're hosting tonight with the likes of the lovely Jules Kim of Bijules, TasteNYC, Roxy and Justine D -- just to name a few. Mike Simonetti of genius label, Italians Do It Better, will be at the audio helm to keep your happy feet moving all night. $10 admission.

Here's the best part though...it's at 88 Palace -- a real-deal and very theatrical dimsum banquet hall. Just the change of pace needed on a weekend Manhattan night. It's on the second floor of a chinese mini-mall to add to the adventure of getting there. Go to 88 East Broadway @ Forsythe, underneath the bridge.

xx,
Kiki & Lala

My Little Twin Stars

So last night, Lala went out to meet a friend for drinks.  The friend has only known her as her American persona, but was intrigued by her true identity as a coquette and her partnership with Kiki.  

"So which one's Kiki, and which one's Lala?" he inquired.

The answer:

Kiki, left -- Lala, right

* just remember, Kiki has an irresistable head of curls that match her name:  kinky!

Love is in the air..and so are Les Coquettes!

*click me!


Hello, Lovelies...

Today, Tuesday, 24 June 2008...Les Coquettes are hijacking and guest-hosting/DJ'ing Jamal Ali's Blue Label Show on EVR.

Love is in the air from 2 - 4pm. Tune in...it's contagious!

And feel free to come down for a visit at the studio (1st Ave @ 1st Street, next to Lil' Frankie's) or text or AIM us, so that we can dedicate a love song to you...


xx,
Lala

Coming up...

snookums,

here's a sneak-peek at what Les Coquettes have coming up.  more deets to follow:

Tue.  24 June '08 -- Lala (Gabby) guest hosts/DJ's on EastVillageRadio's Blue Label show, so tune in:  www.eastvillageradio.com -- Tuesday, 2-4pm.

Fri.  27 June '08 -- Les Coquettes and friends DJ/host a summer reggae/brazilian and more set at Coco 66 in Greenpoint, Bk!  Keeping it buck for the BK!

Sat.  28 June '08 -- Les Coquettes guest host with the amazingly talented Jules Kim of Bijules at the Korrupt Dance party.  You dimsum, You lose some!  ;)

July '08 

Thu. 10 July '08 -- the monthly at our home, Riv. 105, at the Hotel on Rivington.  

     -- Les Coquettes DJ the launch for luxury jeans line, Adwa.  Date to come...      

                             

Kiki's Flirty 30

*click on image, silly-Billy!

Lovers & Friends,

On the 22nd of June in 1978,
L'histoire d'amour went from good to great,
For that's when Kiki made her charming debut
As an infant destined to give the sweetest taboo.

This Saturday - beneath the moon and stars -
We'd like to invite you to SubMercer Bar
For an amorous Kiki will turn the big 30
And celebrate 3 decades of being ever so flirty!


Love, or what you will...
Kiki & Lala
(Taneka & Gabby)

Les Coquettes
with a surprise DJ
@
The SubMercer
1471/2 Mercer Street
(btw. Houston & Prince)
Saturday
21 June 2008
11pm

*Just mention our names at the door.

Cool It Now

*click on image, silly-billy!*

Hello darlings,

Perhaps you didn't know this,
but these, in fact, were (purportedly) the original lyrics:

"Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky and Mike
If I love coquettes who cares who you like!"
-- New Edition (sans permission)

Although we love the summer heat,
We invite you inside for our monthly treat.

Tonight - Tonight at Riv. 105
Lies our sweet sea of love
So come take a dive!

Cool it now...


xx,
Kiki & Lala

Les Coquettes
with special guest: Luke "Bakey Boy"
@
RIV 105
(Hotel on Rivington, Rivington & Essex - right of main entrance)
THURSDAY
(TONIGHT!!)
12 JUNE 2008
22:30
*resident DJ Benjamin*

Bravo, Google!

I, Lala, just had to applaud Google for appropriating Diego Velazquez's Las Meninas painting yesterday for its default logo. The Spanish painters have always been my favourites, from El Greco (yes, I think the Spanish can claim him) to Zurbaran to Velazquez to GOYA to Picasso, Miro, etc. The Spanish hall was always a must in the Louvre for me.

I was disappointed that I had failed to do a screengrab of the appropriation yesterday while at work, but thanks to the wonders of the internet, someone else had of course. Moreover, some blogged about it. I read some disapproving criticisms that Google had wrongly opted to celebrate the artist's birthday over a memorial tribute to D-day, but it's not like the remembrance and significance of the liberating military operation wasn't recognised by countless others or suddenly eclipsed by Google's homage to Velazquez. (Why do people always think it's either-or?)

How wonderful that both events can be commemorated on the same day, simultaneously. It only makes the day more significant!

Bravo, Google!