Fashion. Music. Family. Life.
Make the most of the middle of your week! emma jane would like to extend an invitation to Any Second Now readers to a fashionably fun evening. They will be hosting a F.A.V. Event (fashion art vino & beer) tonight (October 23rd) from 7-10 p.m. at their La Jolla store location. Enjoy fashion, art, local craft beer and wine tastings to beats by DJ Seth Collins. Live paintings and pieces by will be on display by featured artists Annie Hardy, Rob Piper and Alex Avila.
Cheers!
Here is the final post of my Fashion Week San Diego experience, the trunk show. I really had a great time because it was a very relaxed vibe, and we got to meet many of the designers. They announced the winning designers of #FWSD, and we got to partake in the celebration with several champagne toasts. I also met up with a few of my blogger buddies at the show, and not only left with goodies courtesy of the #FWSD VIP gift bag, but I also made a purchase from Dexter Simmons, who will appear in the reality show Styled to Rock later this week. I took pictures galore, but here are the highlights. Hope you had a great weekend!
Hats and shirts by Dexter Simmons, including the one I purchased (photo courtesy of Dexter’s Instagram).
The man himself, Dexter Simmons! He is such a nice guy, and it was nice to know he is definitely influenced by music in his designs. I wish I could have met Cecilia Aragon and Andre Soriano (who is from San Diego). I will definitely be watching them this Friday on “Styled to Rock“!
Designer Lauren Cram of Victrola Designs; designers Otilia Mendez and Denise Munoz of Diestra Brand and a beautiful gown from Ashley Raymond.
Pieces from WM Couture Designs and Noia by Evelyne. So pretty up close!
Gorgeous jewelry by Yuwei Designs.
Runway models from A’doreus
Vanessa of Fashion Mixtape and I with A’doreus designer Sharlene Estrella Borromeo. In front of us is a table with wrapping paper made in the same print as that on the dresses in her runway show. Quite lovely up close!
The #FWSD Advisory Panel, including announcer Jeff Krapf.
Toasting the winners of #FWSD: 3rd place, Greenpacha; 2nd Place, WishNow; 1st place, RHCreation. They are seen with sales and marketing director of #FWSD Rhiannon Marquis and Allison Andrews, director and founder of #FWSD.
Cheers! Celebrating with Laura of Laura Neuzeth and Alessandra of Alessandra Gonzalez. Photobomb by the Peroni Italy poster gal!
Greenpacha, Hats for a Better World
Dresses from WishNow Designs. The detailing was exquisite!
Richard Henderson and Timothy McGee of RHCREATION.
The Naughty Monkey Shoes display. I had no idea they were based in San Diego! I would love to tour their facility someday. They provided shoes for the runway shows, and designers even got to design their own shoes!
With Kendall of The Fishbowl by Kendall and Laura (photo taken by Alessandra).
My outfit: Oasap dress; GUNAS purse from Modavanti; Steve Madden shoe boots; Honeybadger glasses from BonLook
In order to wrap up all of the runway shows and make way for the final Fashion Week San Diego post, I decided to post my favorites of the remaining designers of runway show day three. It was quite a whirlwind of fabulous fashion, and I am so honored and happy to have been a part of it all. Thank you #FWSD, enjoy!
Designer Lauren Cram of Victrola Designs
Designer Evelyne Aguilar of Noia
Designer MarAlonzo
Designer Danh Ta
Designer Sameerah Yasmeen Corporal of SYC Collection
Princess of Punk, designer Zandra Rhodes (whose studio is in Del Mar), was present at Fashion Week San Diego. Very exciting!
Because of the heavy amount of pictures for day three of runway shows for Fashion Week San Diego, I’ll split the posts again into two parts. While I definitely had favorites from each designer’s collections, I did have favorite overall designers. Part one will again include my favorite designers of the evening, and I will post the rest of the designers on either Friday or Saturday (depending on how long it will take to edit the pictures). I will close my coverage of #FWSD on Monday with a post about the trunk show. Enjoy!
I loved the model on the left. She WERKED it on the runway! The patterns on dresses in this collection are also available on wrapping paper and stationery. A’doreus designer Sharlene Estrella Borromeo (on the right in black) currently works for Zandra Rhodes, and is also grew up with some of my cousins. I hope I can chat with her more in the future.
Two of my favorite dresses from this collection.
This dress was so dramatic and stunning in person. I took several pictures of this design.
Ashley Raymond designer Ashley Ann Barno, with an adorable future runway model!
Yuwei Designs. Beautiful, bold and powerful jewelry.
Yuwei designer Yuwei Lee
I had so many favorites from this collection. Check out the polka dot print layered in the skirt, and that beautiful ombre dress. Lovely!
More fantastic polka dots, both subtle and bold.
I saw both of these up close at the trunk show. The detailing in the skirts are breathtaking.
WM Couture designer Wendy McMillan
WishNow, winner of most innovative designs and second runner-up of FWSD.
These designs closed the show, and in such a fun way, because the models danced and shimmied down the runway. The dresses were not only so pretty, but each piece had exquisite detailing. Loved this collection!
WishNow designer Victoria Roberts, who also worked with Zandra Rhodes.
My outfit – Made for Impulse dress; Jump from Paper bag; Miista shoes; London Undergroud cuff c/o designhype; rings by Suki Bijoux; Lucky Brand glasses; handmade 45 RPM adapter earrings (post here). Photo taken by Laura of Laura Neuzeth
As promised, here are the rest of the designers for day two of runway shows from Fashion Week San Diego. There was so much good stuff, so I’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves. Next up, day three of runway shows, so stay tuned!
Love, Charles designers, Jenna McKown and Kimberly Dooley
My favorite piece of the collection. Futuristic yet wearable!
Designer Maegan Stracy
K.A. Designs
Loved these pieces. The kimono/batwing sleeves are fantastic.
K.A. Designs designer, Keisha Audrey Sakata
How cute are those balloons? Made for a very festive runway!
Dos Caras Swimwear designers Aida Soria and Syncletica Maestas
GREENPACHA, Hats for a better world
The last outfit and hat had such a wonderful retro feel.
Greenpacha’s designer, Florencia Gomez Gerbi
Jodi Kodesh from KNSD and Jeff Krapf
I’m quickly recapping part one of the day two runway shows from Fashion Week San Diego by featuring two of my favorite designers of that night: Diestra, and the winning designer of #FWSD 2013, RHCREATION. Both were extreme opposites of each other with their color palettes. Diestra presented a wonderful black and white collection, while RHCREATION’s designs were bursting with color. Not only did I love the structure of Diestra’s clothing, but their musically bold graphics really made my retro-lovin’ heart skip a beat. But my breath was taken away by the lovely bold colors, beautiful prints and flowing fabrics of RHCREATION. As the winning designers of #FWSD, RHCREATION won a very impressive business package, which included designing a pair of shoes for Naughty Monkey (based in San Diego, by the way) for their runway show that could possibly go into production, and a trip to ModCloth, who will review their line to possibly include in a future production. SO exciting!
My fellow bloggers and I had much better seats for this night of runway shows, which allowed me to capture all of the fashions for the night without obstruction. In addition to the runway pictures, I’ve got some random shots of the night, such as my outfit picture with Vanessa of Fashion Mixtape. I also included a couple of pictures of the Doggie Fashion Show with #FWSD’s director and founder, Allison Andrews. Stay tuned next week for part two of day two of the #FWSD runway shows, which will include the rest of the designers presented that night. Have a great weekend!
Diestra Brand’s graphics. How fantastic are the cassette tape and turntable images?
My favorite looks of the night by Diestra. That white babydoll dress is to die for!
Designers Otilia Mendez and Denise Munoz of Diestra Brand
The yellow of the second dress was stunning in person.
These prints were so gorgeous.
Richard Henderson and Timothy McGee of RHCREATION.
Cute doggies for adoption! Allison Andrews of FWSD is in the second picture.
This is Marty Ornish, and she is a local clothing designer, specializing in upcycling (her website is www.marty-o.com). I just had to take pictures of this fab coat. I think I’m going to have her do up one of my old denim jackets!
I don’t think I’ve seen a collection of this many fab shoes all in one spot like this, unless I was shopping!
With Vanessa of Fashion Mixtape. We both decided, unbeknownst to each other, that we would sport rock t-shirts, and the color pink! (Photo taken by Alessandra of Alessandra Gonzalez)
My outfit – American Living jacket and Buffalo jeans from JC Penney; Psychedelic Furs t-shirt; New Look shoes from ASOS; Mini Mac c/o Rebecca Minkoff; iSee glasses from GlassesUSA; Michael Kors watch; Suki Bijoux rings
New York Fashion Week kicked off yesterday, launching a frenzy of fashion at every turn. If you are a fashion enthusiast, you know the Spring 2014 collections will be showcased during this time, but I’m ready to beat this heat and start thinking about fall!
Fashion Valley will be hosting a wonderful fall fashion event on September 19, 2013 called “Fashion in the Valley”, which will be from 6pm-8pm at the Macy’s Center Court. Enjoy some bubbly while watching fall trends from stores like Ted Baker London, Tous, The Limited, Tommy Hilfiger, Banana Republic, Stuart Weitzman, White House | Black Market and many others. Fashion Valley is also partnering with Hard Rock Hotel San Diego and Father Joe’s Villages to give back through the COMPASSION ROCKS Clothing Drive, which benefits the homeless residents of Father Joe’s Villages. This campaign kicks off on Thursday, September 12, 2013 and runs through Thursday, September 26, 2013. Donation barrels will be available at Fashion Valley and will be located at Old Navy and at the Guest Services booth throughout the duration of the clothing drive.
If you are one of the first 50 attendees who donate new or gently used clothing for the COMPASSION ROCKS Clothing Drive on the night of September 19th, you can grab a front row seat at the fashion show (one per donor)! Additionally, the first 200 attendees will be treated to swag bags filled with discounts, coupons and other Fashion Valley goodies.
I’ll be there, and I hope to see you there as well as Fashion Valley begins their season of giving back…in style!
The second event I attended last Friday was the San Diego Style Bloggers one year “blogiversary” celebration at Shimmer in the Plaza Bonita Mall. I can’t believe it’s already been a year for The San Diego Style Bloggers! I arrived a bit late as I was coming from the emma jane opening, but I still got there in time for the raffle and of course, to celebrate and party with my fellow bloggers. The San Diego Style Bloggers is such a wonderful community, and I have met and am meeting new friends at each event. In addition to the raffle and yummy treats, there was a style challenge on Instagram, where bloggers were asked to style three outfits from Shimmer’s fabulous selection (tagged with #iheartshimmer). Also, Bellus Academy was on hand to provide hair styling and manicures for everyone. It definitely was a fun way to end my evening, and I’m so proud to be a part of such a wonderful blogging community. Thank you San Diego Style Bloggers contributors (Alessandra of Alessandra Gonzalez, Paulina of Lil Bits of Chic, Jess of A Glam Diary, Tuyaymya of White Tee Black Dress and Lisa of Mona Lisa Marie) and Judy, owner of Shimmer, for a wonderful soiree. I took a bunch of pictures of the evening, and also check out the awesome vlog post of the event by Laura of Laura Neuzeth below. Hope you have a great weekend!
Group photo courtesy of Judy of Shimmer.
Eating, chatting, and social media…must be a blogger party!
Tuyaymya calling out raffle prizes.
Vanessa of Fashion Mixtape won a cute cosmetics bag.
Bloggers, taking pictures of bloggers, taking videos of bloggers.
With Judy of Shimmer. Isn’t she just so beautiful?
With Jea of Dainty Jea. We’re both BonLook Star Ambassadors, and we’re wearing…BonLook glasses! I’m wearing La Marquise and Jea is wearing the Honeybadger.
The lovely Laura of Laura Neuzeth with the “Bloggers do it better” tank by Tuyaymya.
Eunice of Beautifully Fashioned with Paulina of Lil Bits of Chic
Lisa of Mona Lisa Marie, Eunice, Paulina & Alessandra of Alessandra Gonzalez
Vanessa, Nahomi of Nuestro Wonderland, Lisa, and Jea
I had to get this funny group picture in with our usual poses. Bloggers just wanna have fun, too!
“Bloggers do it better tank” c/o Tuyaymya of White Tee Black Dress. Gift bag of goodies c/o Shimmer.
I was doing a selfie with my new tank, when I was suddenly photo bombed by my hubby. Gotta love that man!
Vlog post by Laura. Love this! And, you can hear me say “Bloggers taking pictures of bloggers, taking pictures of bloggers”. Great job Laura!
Ever since I saw the beautiful outfits by Alex Yanez at the Fall Fashion Preview a couple of weekends ago, presented by Neiman Marcus at the Blogger Bruncheon (original post here), I have been obsessed with incorporating red into my wardrobe. I’m so happy that fall is approaching, because I intend on finding a red suit to pair with my leopard print shoes, just like the outfit in the “Red, The New Neutral” portion of the fashion show. In the meantime, I wore my red plaid pants to bring out the red of my new favorite purse: The Union Jack fringe tote from Bubbles Boutique. I love that I can either carry it, or use it as a cross-body. I wore many British items to accompany my new bag, including my London map ring and London Underground cuff. Can you tell I miss London?
I’m not sure how many of you out there remember the group Red Flag, but they began as a new wave synth-pop band back in the 80’s, originally from Liverpool, who eventually settled in San Diego. I saw them play at UCSD for free when the “Broken Heart” single was released back in 1988, but I lost track of them after that. They have since updated their sound to be darker and more electronic. I hope they tour again, because I would love to see them in concert!
Outfit – B_envied shirt (purchased at Shimmer); Tinsel Town jeans; Miista “May” ankle boots; H&M hat; Suki Bijoux necklace & rings; Michael Kors watch; Nu_G British Flag Fringe tote c/o Bubbles Boutique (my post about Bubbles Boutique here); iSee glasses c/o GlassesUSA; London Underground cuff c/o designHype
“Broken Heart” by Red Flag 12″ single is from my personal collection
This weekend was a whirlwind of events, starting on Friday with the grand opening of emma jane Boutique & Bridal in La Jolla. Prior to the public grand opening, a few special guests and bloggers were invited to take in the new space. I love the open feel of the new store and all of the lovely details, which complimented the fabulous fashion. Additionally, the La Jolla location has a separate bridal shop with pieces by Nicole Miller. I was able to snap a few pictures of the shop before the doors officially opened, but I had to leave right before the fashion show. Luckily for you, some of my fellow San Diego Style Bloggers were present, so check out their blogs for more pictures and details from the whole event (links at the end of this post).
Thank you Holly (of GlamourMash and Vertical PR) for the invite, and be sure to check out emma jane for a simply chic shopping experience!
I love beautiful dressing rooms. Isn’t this one just gorgeous?
All of the furniture and fixtures in the store are things I would put in my own home. I loved everything (especially that white cross-body bag)!
Did you know there is a section for gentlemen, called “ej for men”? Those are Hudson Jeans. I’m going to bring my hubby next time!
I spy Suki Bijoux!
Live painting by artist Annie Hardy. Love the San Diego skyline one.
At the photo op area with San Diego Style Bloggers Jade of These Days and Amber of Face It Catalog. Also present was Daniel of Seamed.
(Photo courtesy of Face It Catalog)
Our lovely gift bags filled with goodies from emma jane!
Posts about the emma jane grand opening:
La Jolla Village Welcomes emma jane Boutique – Seamed
Fashion Night Out: emma jane – Face It Catalog
oh emma jane – These Days
