So the spring party season here in Shanghai kicked off with a big bang last week when Kylie Minogue came out to Shanghai and performed at the H&M party. Let the leeching begin! Mike and Lydia and I arrived around 8:30, just in time to brush by a celebrity or two as we headed straight for the scallops and caviar. Yes, we party-sites have not lost our touch after a cold, hard winter without any superfluous fashions shows and grand openings.
The theme that runs through my head every time I go to one of these things, asides from “where is that hors d’oeuvre guy,” is “wow, Shanghai just keeps getting bigger and bigger.” I never would have imagined such a huge party thrown for a mass-market retailer here in Shanghai just a year ago, which is a testament to how mass-market China has indeed become. If it were me running the show, the only event I would ever celebrate in this fashion is the opening of a decent burrito joint. Wait, wasn’t that party last week?!
Looks like YouTube’s got the video of Kylie’s meager 7 minute performance. What with all the ostensibly fashion gators surrounding me during the show, I wasn’t able to get a decent picture of the singer, but I did end up with some pretty good resolutions on the security dude trying to keep the crowd back. Side note: I always love the fact that there are old Chinese dudes acting as security at almost every venue here in Shanghai, regardless of how glamorous the event. Anyway, here’s the video and some more personal pics of my dear friends at the first of many more events to come.
I’m the one in the sunglasses on Kylie’s right
Mike and Bei Bei, the wonderful keys to our freeloading lives
Bonnie and Luce after a few glasses of Mumm
Just to give you an idea of how over-the-top this thing was
Also:
1) How did we all end up referring to her as “Kylie,” as if we were actually on a first-name basis? The only famous person I ever refer to by their first name is “Peniswrinkle” for Dick Cheney. I’m a little embarrassed about this myself.
2) More pics here on Shanghaiist. Post by me, pics by the other contributors who attended.
