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Style Fashion Week – Los Angeles – Part 1

Our Closet – Prep for the Week The first evening & following day in L.A. were fairly relaxed. We visited L.A. Live the first evening for food & entertainment. We sat outside at Wolfgang Puck for dinner, reveling in the 75 degree weather we were experiencing at 8 o’clock at night…it was after all, pouring rain and 50 in Seattle. The first full day consisted of a walk around the Fashion District and a visit to the Cooper Design Space to go through the spring tradeshow where buyers come to buy for next season. It made me want to own a boutique so I could go through and pick out all these wonderful items. We also stumbled upon the Alice + Olivia showroom by accident. Talk about a dream come true. I love that brand and being able to just browse for a moment was a dream come true. It got way too hot so we made our way back to the hotel to prepare for a model fitting and the first fashion show of our week. Stay tuned for a post dedicated to our evening event. It was truly inspiring.…

October 28, 2012
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playing catch up – part 2

It’s funny how you can grow up in a place and still find new places. I went to Spokane to see family and relax. That led to an impromptu visit to a family friend’s lake cabin on Pend Oreille Lake. We took a boat ride on the lake, and it completed summer for me. I established a life goal then as well: boat & lake cabin. The next weekend after that trip we visited Orondo, and it was mid cherry harvest. Finally got see the boyfriend’s family operation. You don’t really realize (or I didn’t anyway) how many pounds upon pounds, probably tons, of cherries come out of an orchard until you see a bin. Just one. I’ve never seen so many cherries! I’ve been back and forth across the state a number of times just this summer. Another trip is coming up & another trip to Portland is coming too!…

August 7, 2012
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Adventures in Omaha – It’s Better Than You Think

I’m sure there are parts of the midwest that just aren’t enjoyable. Omaha is not one of those places. Perhaps it is the lack of sunshine in my life, the West Coast is incredibly gloomy, and Omaha is incredibly sunny and warm and I was looking forward to that, and for my family, including my grandma, who we call báka (grandma in serbo-croatian), to all be in one place. My brother graduated from his first four years of college (he will be continuing on in the medical field), and it was overall a fantastic weekend. Omaha is actually full of some incredibly unique boutiques, and I found some amazing pieces of art, jewelry and clothing. The Old Market area is my favorite part of the city. Old brick streets, shops and restaurants with the “old midwest” kind of feel to them.   I went into a local art shop, Curbside Clothing, that has been around for only a year and completely fell in love with all this artist’s work. His name is Gerard Pefung. I love the elephants.   Fashion snags from Omaha:   I bought 2 rings from a local artist, I love how unique the wire handwrapped rings…

May 24, 2012