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Rock T-Shirt of the Week: Erasure Tomorrow's World

Here is my first outfit of my feature “Rock T-Shirt of the Week”, which my husband snapped of me while we were on our mini-vacation in last week.  Our hotel was situated in Old Town Irvine, and it was nice to do an outfit post in a different location.  Originally, I had thought about bringing more than one outfit just to shoot around town, but that was not the point of the vacation (our son definitely did not want to wait around while mommy posed in random stairwells).  This just made me all the more excited to take pictures in new places during my London and Paris trip next month with Janice!

Speaking of Janice, this is the t-shirt I bought at the Erasure show she took me to as a surprise Christmas present last year (post here).  This was the third time I had seen Erasure in concert:  the first was when they opened up for Duran Duran and the second was during their tour supporting The Innocents album (both shows were in the 80’s).  I’m usually one to stick to black t-shirts, so this one was a nice departure as it’s grey with bright colors.  I dressed it up a bit with a long stretchy skirt, girly heels and a bright little purse. 

Outfit – Erasure t-shirt; H&M skirt; Cotton On sweater; Poetic License shoes; Mini MAC c/o Rebecca Minkoff; Coach sunnies; Wendy Brandes rings

Weekend in Pictures: The LAB

As I mentioned in my “Anniversaries” post last Monday, my husband had a golf tournament last Sunday, so we decided to turn it into a mini-get-away by staying up in the Irvine area for the whole weekend.  Saturday was spent being lazy, sleeping in, lounging by the pool and having a late dinner.  On Sunday while Deon played in the golf tournament at the Oak Creek Golf Club, Dominic and I went shopping and then spent the rest of the time at Boomers (a mini-golf amusement park) in the Costa Mesa area close by.

Rather than hit up South Coast Plaza, one of my favorite malls, I decided to shop on a smaller scale at a place called The LAB nearby.  It has been quite a long time since I had been to The LAB, and I was happy to know that it was still there and just as quirky as I remember it.  This is what Space 15 Twenty reminded me of when I went shopping in LA last June (original post here).  The CAMP, which is right across the street from The LAB is also similar.

The LAB, also known as “The Anti-Mall”, stands for “Little American Business” and caters to more indie stores (the only “big” chain store would be Urban Outfitters).  The set up and design appeals to the visual artist in me:  great use of alternative spaces for boutiques and lots of visual eye-candy in the form of random sculptures throughout the area.  Even Dominic enjoyed looking and interacting with all of the art and chose to sport a funky pair of sunnies he found a store called popKiller (he asked me to buy them because they were green).

My favorite store there was an awesome jewelry boutique called The Shangri-La.  I chatted with the owner, Karen Hsiang and will feature her boutique on this Friday’s post.  When I get back from London, I’m going back to The LAB with some friends to spend a little more time in the shops and to try out the restaurants.  Happy shopping!