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Honolulu Chinese-American Chamber of Commerce Narcissus Festival Organizers, 1950s

Photo credit: Brenda Lo Collection. Click to enlarge. 

Winner's dress by Brenda Lo. Also dress to winner's left. 

Brenda Lo Cheongsam Dress, 1950s

Photo credit: Brenda Lo Collection. Click to enlarge. 

Brenda Lo Cheongsam Dress, 1950s

Photo credit: Brenda Lo Collection. Click to enlarge.

Contestant #1.

Brenda Lo Cheongsam Dress, 1950s

Photo Credit: Brenda Lo Collection. Click to enlarge.

Contestant #8. 

More Brenda Lo Cheongsam Dresses

Photo credit: Brenda Lo Collection

More cheongsam dresses from a 1950s Narcissus Festival Beauty Contest in Honolulu. Most if not all were designed by Brenda Lo. Click to enlarge.

More Cheongsam Dresses by Brenda Lo for Narcissus Festival, Honolulu 1950s

 Photo credit: Brenda Lo Collection

Jeff Koons Easter Egg at Rockefeller Center

Photo: Jim Nolan

Jeff Koons has the best spot of many artists displaying their Easter egg creations here. Eventually they will be auctioned off and the money donated to protect elephants. In addition, there are 260 eggs hidden around the city. You can "collect" them with this app. By doing so, you may  win one of three Fabergé Eggs. Good luck! 

Charlie Brown at 2014 MoCCA Arts Fest

Photo credit: Isabella Bannerman

Isabella took this shot of the Charlie Brown Macy's Thankgiving Parade balloon at MoCCA this weekend, where she shared a table with other cartoonists and sold a bunch of books. The Arts Fest is held at the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Avenue in NYC, which explains how the round-headed kid could fit.