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TOPSHOP/TOPMAN Grand Opening & Launch Party Recap!

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

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!

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

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

I’m taking the hubby here soon!

The shoe wall. Glorious, isn’t it?

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

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

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!

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

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

THE LAUNCH PARTY AT MONIKER WAREHOUSE

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

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.

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!

Post by Fashion Valley Mall

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

Eye to Eye

A quick little outfit post of what I wore to the recent San Diego Style Bloggers Beauty Blogger Workshop at Bellus Academy in Poway (my post will be up soon, but check out the awesome recap on the SDSB blog here). I kept my outfit simple so that my favorite pieces would stand out: the shirt, the bracelet and the purse. Everything else was in the color scheme of dark grey and nude as a base for those pieces I wanted to highlight.

The shirt I’m wearing is from Wardrobe Ritual, designed by Ashley Wright, who’s brand I discovered on Instagram. She takes upcycled and vintage clothing and adds an artistic edge to them, making each garment a piece of wearable art (this is one of two shirts I have from her line). My new Kate Spade glasses bangle has shown up again because I can’t get enough of it. But my newest vintage acquisition is the fab vintage Céline clutch purse (which I got on eBay in fantastic condition). I also put in a close up of my awesome nude heels because I got them for a fantastic price at Marshall’s.

Outfit – Wardrobe Ritual shirt (men’s size small); Madewell Denim Leggings; Aldo belt; Céline vintage clutch purse; Kate Spade Goreski Glasses Bangle; Sam Edelman shoes; Rings by Wendy Brandes and Suki Bijoux; Karl Lagerfeld Pyramid Stud watch; Lookmatic “Tippi” Glasses

Simple. Femme. Boho. Edgy: Royalie Boutique Opens in Oceanside

Earlier this month, I attended the grand opening of ROYALIE Boutique in Oceanside (which I posted about on the San Diego Style Bloggers site here). I originally met Alison Choi when she had a space in the Vixen Pop-Up Boutique at Flower Hill Promenade last year (original post here). How wonderful to see her space and website evolve into her very own boutique, which is as stylish and adorable as she is! Guests for the evening were treated to live music, craft cocktails and yummy food. In the picture above, I had one of the special drinks made for the evening called a “Blueberry Royalie” from Melange. Not to be left out, Dominic (who insisted on accompanying me to my “blogger thingie”) had a wonderful virgin lemonade craft creation, which he loved (his exact words were “Mama, this is YUMMY!”). I want to thank Jordanne from Julep Marketing, and another big congratulations to Alison on the lovely boutique (which I will be patronizing in the near future). Cheers and have a great weekend!

How beautiful is this sitting/photo-op area for guests to enjoy? Very chic!

I love the Curiocity Catering food truck, who provided light bites for the evening!

A few shots from inside the boutique. So quaint and stylish.

Love this outfit! I’m going back to see if that sweater is still there…

Dominic wanted in on my selfie. This is the jacket that appears in my most recent outfit post (here).

With Alison Choi, owner of ROYALIE. Congratulations again on your fabulous new boutique!

This Orchid's Turned to Black

It’s been awhile since I’ve done an outfit post! I wanted to end this week with one, because it will lead well into several catch up posts of fab fashion events I’ve attended recently. My company has just approved casual dress at work, which is nice because I can really experiment with my wardrobe, mixing up the extremely casual with my regular office wear. So this “dressy sweatshirt” trend will fall nicely into all of my upcoming wardrobe plans. It’s the easiest to elevate up with fab shoes and a sparkly purse, then dress it down a bit with jeans and great sneakers. This orchid sweatshirt by Altuzarra for Target is one of my favorites, especially paired with the ankle boots from the same line. Other than my deep adoration for the Furla Candy Bag I recently won from Duty Free City, I am completely obsessed with lip products from Lime Crime makeup. I’ve already bought the Velvetine matte lipstains in “Salem”, “Wicked” and “Red Velvet” (not pictured below), and one of the Unicorn lipsticks in “Coquette”. Of all of the lip products I’ve tried in the past, Lime Crime’s lipsticks and lipstains give me the best and longest lasting coverage ever. Have a great weekend, cheers!

Outfit – Altuzarra for Target orchid sweatshirt and ankle boots; Sans Souci jacket through a gift certificate c/o Royalie; Madewell denim leggings; Furla Candy Bag won from Duty Free City; BonLook Keiko sunnies in Roxy Noir; Kate Spade Goreski Glasses Bangle; Karl Lagerfeld pyramid stud watch; Rings by Wendy Brandes and Suki Bijoux; Lime Crime “Salem” Velvetine lipstain (“Wicked” Velevtine & “Coquette” Unicorn Lipstick also pictured below)

(Post title from “Crime & Passion” by Duran Duran, All outfit photos by Rholnna Jiao.)

Photos From the lululemon athletica Grand Opening at Fashion Valley

With Dominic in school, I’m finding myself busier than ever, so I’ll be posting several catch up posts. Here are some photos from the lululemon athletica grand opening at Fashion Valley a couple of weeks ago, which included a lovely brunch at True Food Kitchen. After the fantastic meal, we were treated to a sneak peek of the new store, which was full of fashionable ways to get you moving.

Thank you Fashion Valley, lululemon and True Food Kitchen for a lovely morning!

My morning began with a Honeydew Mint Soda and coffee with Stevia at True Food Kitchen. Refreshing!

Everything at the Day Breaker Brunch was fantastic!

Music for the day was provided by Juice Box, follow them on Facebook!

The new lululemon athletica store

Love the messages all around the store. Very inspirational.

Lots of clothing for any activity, from sporty…

to fashionable!

With Eva (California Pix and Eva Davidova Art). She’s so lovely and tall, she had to scrunch down to take a picture with me…notice she’s in Converse and I’m in a heeled boot!

#SDStyleBloggers represent #thesweatlife! (with Tanya of La Bella Tanchi and Eva)

Neiman Marcus Fall Trends 2014 Brunch

A couple of weeks ago, bloggers were invited to a return brunch to preview Neiman Marcus’ Fall Trends for 2014 (I attended last year’s event, post here). Styled once again by Alex Yanez, we were treated to a wonderful selection of outfits sure to inspire fashionistas everywhere. A nice surprise for this show was the inclusion of menswear. Rather than a narrative, I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves, which will feature my favorites. Thank you again Neiman Marcus for another fantastic preview event!

Top Picture – Our lovely seating area for noshing & viewing the fall trends.

Collage – a #selfie with Vanessa of Fashion Mixtape along with goodies & our tasty brunch (a breakfast quiche, yogurt with figs & nuts, and Mimosas)!

Third picture – The models with Alex Yanez of Neiman Marcus.

GLOBAL CHIC

GREENS

OUTGOING OUTERWEAR

KNIT DRESSING

GRAY MATTERS

MENSWEAR:

Patterned Pants; The Blues; Sports Stars

Outgoing Outerwear; Gray Matters

San Diego Style Bloggers: I'm a New Contributor!

I’ve got some exciting news to share: I’m officially a new contributor to the San Diego Style Bloggers blog! I’m their Event Posting Contributor, and one of three Event Coverage Contributors. My first two event posts have been uploaded, and I’m so excited and honored to be able to contribute to this site, dedicated to bringing together San Diego’s personal style, fashion, beauty and lifestyle bloggers.

Thanks to the wonderful ladies of the San Diego Style Bloggers for having me as part of their team. Cheers!

Pop!

While in Palm Springs, I was able to sneak in an outfit post of a very casual summer outfit. Although it was a little too warm to keep the hat and sweater on all day there in Palm Springs, it was still a great comfy outfit to wear while traveling home to San Diego after a wonderful weekend. Besides, there’s no point in covering up such an awesome t-shirt, right? The combination of my cute little tee and fantastic clutch (which converts to a cross-body with an add-on strap) made everything…pop!

Outfit – H&M hat; Fossil sunnies (my hubby’s); Choose Your Own Short Phrase Ladies Notebook Paper Graphic© – T-Shirt c/o 9th & Elm; Forever 21 shorts (very old); Cotton On cardigan; PopJunki bag by BagJunki (bought with an add-on strap); “Berici” shoes by Aldo; Timex Originals Classic Round watch c/o Timex; Vintage Scooter Necklace c/o Lavishy; London Tube Cuff c/o Designhype; Hashtag & @ sign rings by Wendy Brandes (from the “Swear Rings” set); Cosmic Spiral Ring from Emerging Thoughts (sold out); Cassette Tape 4s iPhone cover from eBay

(Thank you BagJunki for featuring my picture on your Instagram and Tumblr!)

FTC Disclosure: I received product and was asked to review the product in return. Although I did receive product, the opinions in this post are strictly my own.

Between The Black & White

I’m a big fan of anything with a vintage feel, and I guess I was inspired by The Great Gatsby when I put this outfit together. Although my hat is really a simple beanie, the large crochet flower just reminds me girls in flapper dresses and my shoes are a nod to gentleman wearing spats. I kept my outfit from feeling too much like a costume by wearing jeans and keeping the colors limited to black and white with accents of silver.

Outfit: Cotton On shirt (old); Converse for Target lace trimmed tank top (old); Aldo hat (old); Madewell legging jeans in artic blue; Restricted “Showcase” wedge brogues (from DSW, but are still available on Modcloth, called Pie Contest Wedges in Cookies & Cream); Lookmatic “Tippi” glasses; Vintage Scooter Necklace c/o Lavishy; Watch c/o Timex

(Stay tuned for a contest to win a gold version of the Vintage Scooter Necklace from Lavishy!)

(Post title is a lyric from the Depeche Mode song Alone. Photos by Rholnna Jiao.)

Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial (the Lavishy necklace).

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

San Diego Style Bloggers Meet Up at C Wonder

Two Saturdays ago, I took Dominic with me to a San Diego Style Bloggers meet up at C Wonder in Fashion Valley. I had been to C Wonder before, but never all the way in the store, which was quite deep. It’s bright, clean and bursting with fantastic ideas for gifts, from clothing to accessories to home goods at amazing prices. I love all of the possibilities for personalization, down to actual monograming! It was an early morning meet up, right when the mall opened at 10:00 am. We were treated to croissants, fresh fruit and sparkling drinks to help make for a very lively event. As usual, I loved meeting up with my favorite San Diego Style Bloggers, and also meeting new and upcoming bloggers. Plus, I had a mini-haul because of the awesome sale they had going on that day. If you’re a current blogger or just thinking about blogging, be sure to join the San Diego Style Bloggers for networking, making friends and meeting up at awesome events like this. Hope you had a great weekend!

Beautiful and bright, a perfect place for SD Style Bloggers to meet up!

Yummy food and drinks. Tanya of La Bella Tanchi caught my attempt at a candid!

Paulina of Lil Bits of Chic (and one of the founders of San Diego Style Bloggers) listening intently to the story of C Wonder. C Wonder was started by J. Christopher Burch, ex-husband to Tory Burch and aims to be a one stop shop for everything a woman needs for herself, her home, and gifting. It has been hailed by The New Yorker as “the World’s Fair of retail” and by Architectural Digest as “the next generation of shopping”.

Tuyaymya of White Tee Black Dress, Karla of Karla Vargas, and Eva of The Fashion Fairytale, all listening to C Wonder story.

With upcoming blogger, Joann (sorry if I spelled your name wrong!). She wanted to check out the event and find out how to get started with a blog. We all pretty much said, “Just do it!” I know, how very Nike of us!

Bloggers all posing pretty. I think Bianca of The In Between Girls is in all of these shots, intentional or not! She cracks me up!

Photo 1 – This is going to become some kind of photo tradition with Laura of Laura Neuzeth and Bianca (courtesy of Bianca). Our first one was at my little Madewell event (picture seen here). Photo 2 – Adrienne of Pretty Chouette, Bianca of Just Ask B, Paulina and Sara of Sara’s Sweet Style.

A bevy of iPhone pictures! Clockwise from top left to right: Photo 1 – The BEST selfie ever, courtesy of Bianca; Photo 2 – With Jennifer of Malcriada, my favorite rocker-chick-blogger (we have the same musical taste); Photo 3 – The whole group of us, courtesy of Sadai of Sadai Ayala; and with Laura, another stylish blogger with great taste in music.

Dominic was such my little trooper! He did so well while mama was meeting and greeting with fellow bloggers!

Uh-oh…my mini-haul! Naughty me bought some things before Easter. The items: Portable Printed Speaker; Hashtag earrings; Printed Cork Zip Top Pouch; Mini Nylon Easy Tote in Navy

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