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Trendy And Tipsy: Where Boho Chic Meets Vintage Cool

I first learned about Trendy And Tipsy at the DaisyMae PR #Popshop & Industry Party earlier this year (post here), and I immediately loved their mix of current Boho Chic trends with various types of vintage clothing. I was invited last month to their storefront grand opening in Pacific Beach, and got to hang out with a couple of my fellow San Diego Style Bloggers. The best part of the night (other than the shopping): I won a raffle prize, which included a $25 gift certificate! Below is a pictorial recap of the event. Have a great weekend, cheers!

Look, Duran Duran was in my dressing room!

So lovely to see Kali of In Spades and Tiffany of Glitz and Glam by Tiff!

Can you believe I won? I bought that Metallica rock t-shirt/vintage flannel, along with another shirt with my gift card, AND received an extra 20% off for the grand opening)!

The goodie bag I won along with the gift certificate from the raffle. It’s always fun to win!

Sparkle & Shine in Chanel from Chairish

Sparkle & Shine in Chanel from Chairish by any2ndnow featuring chain handle handbags

Since it’s that time of year for holiday posts, I’ve got a few fun ones coming up, including this one I did for the site Chairish. Chairish is a curated site for design lovers to buy and sell vintage items such as furniture, decor, and even jewelry and accessories. They’ve asked a few bloggers to come up with a style board featuring items from their jewelry section under the themes of “Sparkle and Shine”, “Silver and Gold” or “Old and New”. Since I’ve recently purchased a vintage Chanel necklace, I created a style board focusing on how I would style some of their beautiful Chanel pieces for a night out under the theme “Sparkle and Shine”. My outfit would be simple and all black, but with texture. The dress is black, but with a subtle pattern, the shoes are patent leather, then I topped it off with a faux fur stole for a more luxurious feel. This will allow any of the pieces pictured to shine. Although a black Chanel bag is classic, a pink or cream one are great style alternatives. Thank you Chairish for this fun challenge!

Issa circle skirt
stylebop.com

Christian Louboutin high heel pumps
$665 – net-a-porter.com

Chanel chain handle handbag
chairish.com

Chanel bag
chairish.com

Chanel black jewelry
chairish.com

Chanel bracelet bangle
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Chanel jewelry
chairish.com

Chanel pendant
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Chanel wide bracelet
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Chanel pre owned jewelry
chairish.com

Chanel cross jewelry
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Chanel pearl jewelry set
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Chanel earrings
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Chanel chain brooch
chairish.com

Ariella black shawl
$65 – johnlewis.com

Vegas Style Vintage

Here are a few shots of what my husband and I wore to Matt Goss’ show at Caesars Palace last week (original post here). How handsome does Deon look? We felt the velvet jacket, bow tie and fedora was a must to compliment my lovely little vintage inspired dress. We’re so glad we chose to do it up right because the venue really called for it. I believe in the same philosophy as Matt, where it’s impossible to overdress for any event, which is why I wanted to really play the part of what it would be like to go out on a night on the town in old Las Vegas. Judging by the compliments paid to us by Matt himself after his show, I think we made the right choice!

The picture of my nails on the right is what Matt stated he saw on Twitter on the night of show we attended (nail color, “My Private Jet” by OPI)!

Outfit: “Bobbie” dress c/o Voodoo Vixen; Restricted shoes; ASOS Scallop Clutch Bag (sold out); Topshop necklace; Kate Spade bracelet; Karl Lagerfeld watch; rings by Suki Bijoux and Hannah Lois Designs; Lookmatic glasses; “Wicked” Velvetine by Limecrime (sold out)

I’m sorry, but I had to include one more picture of Matt for good measure…enjoy!

(Please note: The last photo was scanned from the double frame we received when we purchased the top photo from the show.)

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.

Designer Vault Vintage Chanel Trunk Show 11/20/2014

Last year, I attended Designer Vault’s “Vintage Designer Trunk” show, which featured so many wonderful vintage designer items, including the most Chanel I’ve ever seen in one place at one time (original post here). It was a lovely event, where a percentage of the sales went to benefit Promises2Kids.

Since then, they’ve been put on the Coco Chanel map due to Miley Cyrus and Refinery 29 (click the link for their blog post). So it’s no surprise that this year, Designer Vault will present another vintage trunk show, but will feature all Chanel clothing, handbags and jewelry, where 10% of the sales will again benefit Promises2Kids.

Promises2Kids annually provides over 3,300 current and former foster youth in San Diego County with the tools, opportunities, and guidance they need to address the circumstances that brought them into foster care, overcome the difficulties of their past, and grow into healthy, happy and successful adults.

All of the details are below on how you can RSVP, and I’ll be in attendance so I hope to see you there!

Who: Designer Vault

What: Vintage Chanel Trunk Show

Where: The Cresta

6005 Avenida Cresta

La Jolla, CA 92037

When: Thursday, November 20, 2014

VIP Reception, 4:30p-6p

General Reception, 6p-8pm

RSVP: Via Facebook invite here or email Sandra Taylor at [email protected]

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.

A Sea of Chanel: Designer Vault’s Vintage Designer Trunk Show

Picture #2 on the right was a display made of real shoes that was later auctioned during the public sale.

A couple of Saturdays ago, I was invited to attend a VIP viewing of Designer Vault’s Vintage Designer Trunk Show, prior to opening to the public (Designer Vault is a luxury consignment e-boutique). The event took place at The Headquarters at Seaport District (right next to Seaport Village on the waterfront in Downtown San Diego), in a creative meeting space called preFAB. I have never been surrounded by so much Chanel in my entire life, except for maybe visiting the Chanel store at the Wynn hotel in Las Vegas. Celebrity stylists Daniel Musto and local stylist Dean Hall (of Hall & Saks) were on hand to help create the perfect look for patrons, and a percentage of the sales went towards Promises2Kids. I had a great time window shopping all of the beautiful designer treasures, as well as hanging out with stylists, fashionistas and fellow San Diego Style Bloggers. One of the highlights of the day was finally meeting Cindy Matalucci of The Pulse, her “interview style” marketing company. Thank you to Andrea Landis with Designer Vault for the invite! There are quite a few pictures to get through, but it is SO worth it because Chanel is so lovely to behold. Enjoy!

Designer Vault Owner Christina Samoylov, with celebrity stylist, Daniel Musto.

Although there were many other designers to choose from to fit your haute couture needs, my senses were working overtime because of all of the Chanel. The following pictures are of my favorite pieces.

The purses above are all mini, and completely adorable.

This patterned houndstooth Chanel in tweed was so incredibly stunning up close.

I could not stop coming back to this beautiful vintage tote in navy blue caviar leather. Someday!

Another lovely, but this time in navy patent leather with silver hardware…

I had to carry it because it was just too beautiful (and it matched my outfit)!

Maria of Savvynista looking absolutely fabulous in a gorgeous Chanel coat.

With the lovely Cindy of The Pulse. I was so excited to finally meet her!

Maria, Cindy, Daniel with Vanessa of Vanessa Balli.

With local stylist Dean Hall of Hall & Saks. So awesome to meet him as well!

With Abigail of The Fabulous Life of a Natural Disaster. Between myself, Abigail and Cindy, it truly was a furry vest kind of day!

This Chanel burlap briefcase goes wonderfully with Abigail’s outfit!

With Heidi of A Fashion Statement.

My poor boys! We planned to spend the day together after the trunk show, and I ended up staying the entire length of the VIP showing. They were troopers waiting for me to finish up, and we finally headed out for lunch and some fun at Seaport Village next door. I love them!

My outfit details: Aqua vest (Bloomingdale’s, but similar here); The Limited Perfect Tee (currently only $10!); Buffalo Jeans from JC Penney; unknown brand suede over the knee boots (from eBay, only $40!); Topshop purse; Suki Bijoux necklace; London Underground cuff c/o Designhype; Eva glasses in Sepia Kiss c/o BonLook

Vintage Designer Trunk Show This Saturday (12/14/2013) at The Headquarters at Seaport District

Here’s fun shopping and styling event from Designer Vault happening on Saturday December 14, 2013 at The Headquarters (in Seaport Village), for a good cause.

If you go, let me know how it went by leaving your comment here, cheers!

Electric Lemonade: Hot Place, Cool Vintage

As part of our Las Vegas adventures last weekend, I decided to seek out vintage stores in and around town. I convinced my husband to take me to a store I discovered called Electric Lemonade, which led to the discovery of the Las Vegas Arts District (aka 18b). When I think of Vegas, I definitely think of the nightlife and shows as it relates to what’s available on The Strip. Since I’ve been married to a Las Vegas native for the last 6 years, I’ve definitely come to know Vegas as an actual town with schools and family life. Now that I’ve stumbled upon 18b, I feel I’ve discovered a cool little secret that not many people know about. More about 18b in a later post, I promise!

Although, I have to admit it was quite hot inside because their air conditioning broke, Electric Lemonade is a cool spot for vintage (I love the marshmallow/pill couch). When it’s a bit cooler, I’ll go back because while I love to try things on, it was just too hot to try everything I would have liked to. However, my husband did find a couple of cool things. Dig if you will the awesome pattern of that floral shirt. He said that he wants to wear it with my linen fedora and shorts, for a truly tropical vintage vacay look. The best story is behind that Buddy Holly shirt. Deon found it when I was trying on clothing. I heard him telling the two people working in the store about how he saw the show in London when he was in high school. He showed me the shirt, and of course I had to add it to my vintage t-shirt collection.

Below are some pictures we took while walking towards an event called “First Friday“, which looks to be like a street fair. Although we wanted to and we did try, we didn’t stay out too long because it was just way too hot. But I’ll be sure to do another blog post about the Arts District and First Friday…when it’s cooler!

A flier showing stores in a section of 18b called “Antique Alley”.

Two more very cute vintage stores: The Gypsy Den and Glam Factory Vintage.

Art is everywhere!

LV Arts District Collage 2

Love this adorable storage unit. So happy!

Wedding Outfit Remixed

I wore this outfit to a wedding last October (post here), but remixed it and wore it to work before I wore it to CJ’s wedding (original post here). I really played up the burgundy of my dress by doing the “matchy-matchy” thing with my shoes, purse and glasses. But it really worked well together because they were slightly different shades of burgundy, and I was sure to break everything up with black.

Outfit – Kirna Zabete for Target dress; Nordstrom cardigan (old); Express belt; Talbots shoes; Michael Kors watch; Wendy Brandes genie necklace; Vintage purse from Bad Madge & Company; iSee glasses from GlassesUSA; Rings by Suki Bijoux; Earrings by Momotique and bracelet made by Amy Butzen, both gifts from my best friend Janice; Maybelline Color Show Fashion Prints Nail Stickers in Sapphire Jewels; Haircut by Jazzie at Deb-N-Hair

Isn’t my boy handsome? *proud Mama*

You've Got it Made

This outfit includes a couple of handmade items: the vintage purse I re-worked by adding pom poms from Monday’s post, and a scarf that I knitted myself. Also included in this outfit are pieces made by the talented Suki of Suki Bijoux. In the detail picture below, you can see the vintage purse necklace, the “Recoil” ring and typewriter ring. Lately, I have been wearing her pieces mixed in with my favorite ones, like the @ ring by Wendy Brandes. Pieces like these handmade items give character to an otherwise simple California winter outfit.

Outfit – H&M jacket, sweater and jeans; Tod’s suede boots; Honeybadger glasses by BonLook; Wendy Brandes ring; vintage purse necklace, custom-made “Recoil” ring and “C” typewriter ring by Suki Bijoux; handmade knitted scarf and pom pom purse

Photos by Rholnna Jiao

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