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Monkeying Around at Kipling’s Fashion Valley Grand Opening!

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I took my family to the grand opening of Kipling’s first full price retail location in the San Diego area at Fashion Valley.  As I’ve mention previously, my mum is a big fan of Kipling, and really only carries their brand of crossbody bags, totes, and backpacks.  After getting to know the company, I can see why!

Our tale is a fun one that dates back to 1987, when three designer pals in Antwerp, Belgium stumbled upon a happy accident on a loom and discovered crinkled nylon fabric … and voila! A world of bright and colorful bags and accessories were born. Playfully dubbed Kipling, after the clever little spirit of the monkeys in Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book, our story came to life and has been an inspiration around the world ever since. – From the official Kipling Website

The new store is bright, colorful and fun just like their bags!  I know my mum loves the utility of Kipling’s purses in their signature crinkle nylon.  She never has to worry about her purses getting wet or having stuck zippers, and is never lacking for easy style.

It was a change of pace for me to bring more than just my hubby or son to an event, but it made for a fun late afternoon with my family.  Be sure to visit Kipling’s newest location at Fashion Valley, cheers!

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IMG_7197My favorites: The metallics

IMG_7228No detail was spared!  How cute are the decorative elements on the tables?

IMG_7201Dominic and Mei-Lin are enjoying the sounds of the DJ

IMG_7231Grabbed a quick picture with one of my blogger buddies, Vanessa of Fashion Mixtape!

IMG_7233It was fun bringing my family to an event, and of course my mum couldn’t leave without purchasing a new Kipling backpack (which earned her the free gift with purchase)!

IMG_7592My new little pouch c/o Kipling is so cute!

Make Happy: Kipling Opens at Fashion Valley August 7th!

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Kipling and it’s adorable little monkey has been a long time favorite of my mum.  Her loyalty to the brand is admirable, so I’m sure she will be happy to know that Kipling will be opening it’s very first full priced retail store in San Diego at Fashion Valley!  In fact, Kipling is holding a lovely little soiree that you are all invited to this Friday from 5pm-8pm with a live DJ, sips, bites and a free Kipling tote if you spend $150 in-store that night (while supplies last).

I’ll be there with my family, so be sure to stop by!

Kendall + Kylie for Topshop

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Earlier this month, I got the chance to see the Kendall + Kylie for Topshop collection in a private setting with sips and sweets at Topshop in Fashion Valley, thanks to stylist Sierra!  Although I couldn’t purchase anything (see why with my post here), it was fun to see the collection and try on that really great romper.  Maybe my hubby will be sweet and buy it for me?  Here’s hoping!

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Caught in the background: You can see me, Dominic and my hubby’s arm!

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Dominic, patiently waiting (my hubby behind me in this picture)…

IMG_5923 (2) (1280x1280)That romper.  So. Want. It!

IMG_5924 (2) (1280x1280)Loved it even better on…and yes, the shoes and hat are also Topshop, previous purchases of course!

Fashionably Late: March 2015 Events Part 2

Here is part two of events I attended in March of this year.  It truly has been so busy with lovely events and activities, and I feel blessed to be able to attend what I can.  An April post is coming soon, cheers!


Blo Bar (March 19, 2015)

My best friend, Janice, also attended this event and took these great pictures!

20150319_204137 (2) (1280x853)Blo Bar Collage 1Janice received a complimentary manicure, but caught a great picture of Laura’s (of the blog Laura Neuzeth) blow-out.  She looks amazing!

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Carlsbad Village Faire VIP Media Only Spring Pre-Party at Gaia Gelato & Wysh Boutique (March 21, 2015)

IMG_5015 (2) (1280x1280)Gaia Gelato Collage 1IMG_4992 (2) (1127x960)A quick selfie inside Gaia Gelato with Heather of The Stylish Bisou!

Gaia Gelato Collage 2Gaia Gelato Collage 3Every. Single. Thing was YUMMY!

IMG_4995 (2) (1280x1280)Chloe waited patiently outside for Heather.  She’s the most stylish pug I know!

Wysh Boutique Collage 1Wysh Boutique Collage 2Carlsbad 3.2015 Photo by Cindy Matalucci (2) (762x680)Final picture with Cindy of The Pulse SD and Heather (courtesy of Cindy’s Twitter page). 

IMG_5061 (2) (1280x1280)Our goodie bag for the day (those mini croissants were delish).  Thank you Delicious Buzz for the invite to a wonderful event!


San Diego Latino Film Festival Runway Show at Fashion Valley (March 21, 2015)

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IMG_5056 (2) (1280x1280)Noelle of Curator PR with Heather & Chloe of The Stylish Bisou, who I got to see earlier that same day!

IMG_1505 (2) (1280x959)A group picture with bloggers, models and stylists

IMG_5058 (2) (1280x1280)I brought my hubby to this event!

IMG_5062 (2) (1280x1280)Check out the awesome goodie bag!  Thank you Simon Malls, Fashion Valley and Curator PR!


Bare Elegance (March 24, 2015)

I am a part of Elite Networking, which is a referral group for women to connect with each other and our businesses.  We meet monthly, and in March, our meet up was at the salon/shop, Bare Elegance in La Jolla.

Bare Elegance Collage 1Bare Elegance Collage 2Bare Elegance Collage 3Cindy said the chocolates on the right were made at Dallman Chocolates.  They were so delicious!

At Bare Elegance Photo by Cindy Matalucci (2)With Cindy of The Pulse SD and founder of the Elite Networking group (picture courtesy of her Facebook page).  Also, I’m wearing a Jennafer Grace (local designer) blouse!

Fashionably Late

Any Second Now has evolved into more of a lifestyle blog, but fashion is one of my passions.  I want and will continue to make sure I incorporate fashion and style in this blog, as much as I do all of my other activities.  Here a brief recap of some fashion events I attended last year that I didn’t get the chance to do a full blog post on, and then stay tuned for more fashion posts, including events and outfits.  Cheers!


VANESSA BALLI’S EXCLUSIVE A-LIST EVENT (at Aldo on 5/29/2014)

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With the beautiful Vanessa Balli herself!


THE CUSP EVENT (at Neiman Marcus on 9/20/2014)

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Kimberly Cunningham & Alex Yanez hosting

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San Diego Style Bloggers, from Left to right: Ashley Lopez (Array of Style), Heidi (The Altered Style), Vanessa Barnes (Fashion Mixtape), Brandee Joyner (The Kurvy Life), Moi, Tanya Rivas (La Bella Tanchi), Bianca Vaccarini (The In Between Girls), Vanessa Balli (Vanessa Balli)


FALL FASHION IN THE VALLEY (9/24/2014)

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With Maria Van Losch (Savvynista) & Laura (Laura Neuzeth)

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Those boots were to die for! (All Saints)

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Yoga performance by Arco Yoga, presented by Lululemon

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Bloggers from Left to Right: Heidi (The Altered Style), Tiffany Williams (Glitz and Glam), Nihan Gorkem (Style With Nihan), Maria Van Losch (Savvynista), Moi, Laura (Laura Neuzeth), Bianca Rose (B Rose)

(Photo courtesy of Fashion Valley’s Facebook Page)


FASHION WEEK SAN DIEGO (10/3/2014, 10/4/2014 & 10/5/2014)

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With my cousin, Regi (10/3/2014)

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With my best friend Janice (10/4/2014)

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FWSD 2014 Top Designer Winner, A’Doreus (Trunk Show 10/5/2014)

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Angie from 55,000 Dresses

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Designer Victoria Roberts of Wish Now Designs with one of her models

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Designer Dahn Ta


WEARABLES WORKSHOP (Presented by FWSD 11/16/2014)

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Jack Young from Qualcomm

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Daniel Obodovski, The Silent Intelligence

FWSD Wearables 2014 Collage

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This workshop discussed wearable technology and it’s growing presence in the fashion industry.

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The FWSD Wearables Workshop panelists


VINTAGE CHANEL TRUNK SHOW (Presented by Designer Vault 11/20/2014)

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This fantastic vintage Chanel trunk show was presented by Designer Vault, and benefited the charity Promises2Kids.

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Electric violinist, Jennifer Spingola, provided the music for the evening.

IMG_4238 (2) (1280x1280)Having fun with Vanessa Balli!

Simon Youth Foundation Seeks Applicants for Scholarships!

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I love sharing opportunities like this on my blog.  I applied and received a grant for my first year in college, which helped me get books, supplies and helped me pay for tuition.  Fashion Valley Mall and Las Americas Premium Outlets are Simon Properties right here in San Diego, so if you know a student who is ready to take their education to the next level, have them apply!

This May, one student from every community that is home to a Simon property (www.simon.com) is eligible to receive a one-time scholarship award up to $1,500. In addition, 10 designated Simon, Mills and Premium Outlets centers will grant an Award of Excellence – a $2,500 scholarship that is renewable for up to three years.

Simon Youth Foundation Community Scholarships are awarded through the Simon Youth Scholarships program and in partnership with local Simon properties. The application period for the 2015 Simon Youth Community Scholarship Program is December 1, 2014 – February 25, 2015.

Any student who will be graduating in the class of 2015 and lives within 50 miles of a Simon property, including Fashion Valley and Las Americas Premium Outlets in San Diego, is eligible. The program will award a one-time scholarship of up to $1,500 for each designated center to students who plan to enroll in an accredited college, university, vocational or technical school.

Applications also can be downloaded at the SYF website at: http://programs.applyists.com/syf/.

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See Santa by Appointment at The Simon Photo Experience at Fashion Valley!

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Over the weekend, my hubby and I took Dominic to the Fashion Valley Mall to have lunch, make a stop at the Lego store (we always go there first), and to take in the sites of the season.  It’s that time of year when places like Fashion Valley Mall are completely decked out in their holiday finest and seeing such gorgeous seasonal décor makes for a lovely shopping experience.  There’s so much to look at and I know Dominic loves it as much as we do.

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As we made our way to have Dominic’s traditional Christmas photo taken with Santa, we found the line had grown!  I guess we took a little too long enjoying the walk around the mall.  Thank goodness there is a new feature at the Simon® Santa Photo Experience where you can now make an appointment and avoid the line.  Click on http://simon.noerrsanta.com, and you can reserve your magical moment with St. Nick (I set our new appointment for Dominic for this coming Saturday)!  I’ll be sure to post our boy’s picture with Santa later this month.

Check out another fun feature through Noerr Programs:

The Noerr Programs, providers of the Simon Santa Photo Experience, will be sharing the heart of Santa online this holiday season through  “BeMerrySanta®”, where families can keep up with Santa’s daily musings on his Facebook page at facebook.com/BeMerrySanta, on Twitter @BeMerrySanta or Instagram at BeMerrySanta. Parents can also share their child’s good deed with Santa by going to his Magical Badge Generator at simon.bemerrysanta.com. After their child creates their badge, they can show Santa on a mobile device or print out their child’s customized badge. He will merrily reward each child for their kind act with a very special chocolate treat from Lindt, while supplies last.

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Want to make a date with Santa for your little one?  Here are the remaining dates and times for Santa’s appearances at Fashion Valley.  Keep in mind, Santa does take occasional breaks throughout his stay:

12/10/2014, 10:00am – 8:30pm

12/11/2014, 10:00am – 8:30pm

12/12/2014, 10:00am – 9:00pm

12/13/2014, 10:00am – 9:00pm

12/14/2014, 11:00am – 8:00pm

12/15/2014, 10:00am – 9:00pm

12/16/2014, 10:00am – 9:00pm

12/17/2014, 10:00am – 9:00pm

12/18/2014, 10:00am – 9:00pm

12/19/2014, 9:00am – 9:00pm

12/20/2014, 9:00am – 9:00pm

12/21/2014, 9:00 – 8:00pm

12/22/2014, 9:00am – 9:00pm

12/23/2014, 9:00am – 9:00pm

12/24/2014, 8:00am – 6:00pm

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For your shopping convenience, here are the special holiday hours for Fashion Valley:

12/08 – 12/13/2014:  10am – 10pm (Holiday Hours)

12/14/2014:  11am – 8pm (Holiday Hours)

12/15 – 12/23/2014:  8am – 10pm (Holiday Hours)

12/24/2014:  8am – 6pm (Christmas Eve)

12/25/2014:  Closed (Christmas Day)

12/26/2014:  8am – 9pm (Holiday Hours)

12/31/2014:  10am – 6pm (New Year’s Eve)

FTC Disclosure:  I received a gift card as a courtesy to enjoy the Simon® Santa Photo Experience, but not as compensation for this post.  Although I did receive a gift card, the opinions in this post are strictly my own.

Fashion Valley Helps Shoppers Pay It Forward by "Spreading The Love"

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This is so exciting, and feel good at the same time!  On Saturday December 6, head over to Fashion Valley Mall where the “Simon Spreads Love” campaign will take flight. Fashion Valley management teams will be surprising randomly selected shoppers with gift cards: one card to keep, and one card to give away to a fellow shopper!  What a wonderful way to start off this season of giving, cheers!

TOPSHOP/TOPMAN Grand Opening & Launch Party Recap!

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Last week, my British shopping dreams came true in my hometown: I had the pleasure and privilege of attending some lovely events related to the TOPSHOP/TOPMAN grand opening at Fashion Valley Mall!  A very lucky few of us were able to attend a press preview event the night before, where we got the chance to tour and shop this beautiful space before the grand opening.  Upon entering the store, I felt like there was something special happening.  Even though I’ve been to the New York and Las Vegas locations, in addition to two locations in London (Oxford Circus and Knightsbridge), there was just something wonderful about having a location in San Diego.  I guess I feel like there is a tiny bit of London that I could visit whenever I wanted to, right in my own backyard.  I’ve captured everything in pictures and split them up between the different events.  Thank you to Noelle and Chris of Fashion Valley, and to Camille and Marisa of TOPSHOP/TOPMAN for allowing me to attend these wonderful events for the grand opening of one of my all time favorite shops.  Cheers!


THE PREVIEW NIGHT

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It was nice to walk around while the store was nearly empty, as I’m sure I’ll never get to see it like that again!

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A section called “Jersey”, which houses all of their basics.

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Yes it does!  I think that will be my next sweatshirt…

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I’m taking the hubby here soon!

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The shoe wall.  Glorious, isn’t it?

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The TOPSHOP Stylist section.  It’s an adorable area!

IMG_4011 (2)Thank you to stylist Sierra for helping me out for the evening and making me feel special.  And yes, I bought that poncho!

TOPSHOP Opening day haul 2014

A couple of mini-hauls: Picture 1 – Our gift bag from TOPSHOP; Picture 2 – My purchases for the evening, which was an adorable necklace, a hat, and the poncho I tried on in the picture above.


THE GRAND OPENING!

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The outdoors DJ for the day, greeting the shoppers who came in droves for the opening!

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People who made purchases were treated to an exclusive TOPSHOP screen printed shirt (while supplies lasted)!


THE LAUNCH PARTY AT MONIKER WAREHOUSE

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So sad that I missed Cold War Kids…but I had to get home early to finish Halloween costumes for the family!

Devendra Banhart Collage

We saw so many fellow bloggers that night.  It was lovely (as always) to hang out again with Laura of the blog Laura Neuzeth, and especially to help her capture her meeting one of her favorite musical artists, Devendra Banhart.

Cy and Janice Topshop Collage

I brought my BFF Janice as my “+1” for the evening, and here are a couple of snapshots from our PHHHOTO videos (I’m wearing that hat I bought at the preview night).  One of the videos is below.  Such a fun camera!

Here’s a full video from TOPSHOP’s official You Tube channel of the San Diego store grand opening!

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(From Fashion Valley Mall’s Facebook page, thank you for the love!  Click the link above to see the actual post on Facebook.)

TOPSHOP/TOPMAN Opening October 30th at Fashion Valley!

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Alright kids, it’s finally happening (and I’m SO excited):  TOPSHOP/TOPMAN is opening in San Diego at Fashion Valley Mall on October 30, 2014!  They’re having a fab grand opening soiree, and all the details are below.  See you there!

TOPSHOP/TOPMAN launch the brand’s first store in San Diego, California, to open at Fashion Valley

TOPSHOP/TOPMAN is proud to announce the opening of their first store in San Diego, California on October 30th, 2014. The 17,500 square foot store will be located in the beautiful outdoor Fashion Valley in Mission Valley.

TOPSHOP will encompass 8,500 square feet of the first floor. This floor will feature the brand’s premium lines, mainline collections, denim, accessories, TOPSHOP beauty and petite. A bright interior of whites and pastels will accentuate the product.

TOPMAN will occupy the basement floor in a 5,000 square foot space. The curated products will include a sophisticated range of suits and smart wear, denim in various fits, the TOPMAN mainline range and footwear. Sleek dark wood interiors, LED lights and tinted windows set TOPMAN apart from its feminine upstairs counterpart. 

The basement will also house key TOPSHOP products such as shoes, lingerie, maternity and swimwear. The TOPSHOP/TOPMAN stylist service is also housed on this level.

Celebrate TOPSHOP & TOPMAN in their stylish new store.

Opening October 30th at 11:00am.

Exclusive Giveaways available for the first 100 customers through the door.

  • First 10 people receive tickets to the VIP Party and $100 Topshop Topman Gift Card.
  • Next 50 people receive a $50 Topshop Topman Gift Card.
  • Next 40 people receive priority T-Shirt Printing.

Pick a Print

Live T-shirt printing with six exclusive prints.

In a Spin

Local DJ’s on the decks.

Stylish Snaps

Get snapped in our pop-up booth and share with your friends.

Grab a Gift

Receive a free gift when you spend $70*

*Available while stocks last.