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Have Need Want Luxury tee style

October 19, 2023 in General Fashion tagged bay area designers / casual style / fall 2023 / holiday gift ideas / outfits by Bay Area Fashionista

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Wearing: silver hoop earrings / printed tee c/o Have Need Want Luxury (Bay Area Designer!) / silver bracelet / gold nail polish / black belt / jeans (old, similar here) / satchel / black boots /

How much fun is this tee! My friend Laura from Have Need Want, and Have Need Want Luxury, has designed a fun line of tee-shirts, and I am here for them!

The collection features several light-hearted sayings, and they are available in multiple colors. Love that!

These tees are super fun to pair with jeans, shorts, a denim skirt, and any casual bottom to create a fun, daytime look. In addition to styling these tees ourselves, they will make fabulous gifts this upcoming holiday season! Love!

I am having fun wearing this tee for daily activities. People are quick to stop me and pay me a compliment! It’s so much fun! Since I am a huge fan of designer handbags, I went with this fabulous tee which lists some of the designers I love. In addition, I did take high school French, so there’s that. haha

Since this tee lists a few fabulous designers, I decided to pair mine with a comfortable pair of straight leg jeans and my favorite Givenchy handbag. I mean, it is called out in the tee, so I had to pair them together!

Shop printed tee’s from Have Need Want Luxury online:

In addition to these fun, printed tee’s, Laura’s handbag resale shop is booming! Check it out HaveNeedWantLuxury.com. She has a ton of fabulous bags in stock! Love!

In case you are new here, I met Laura close to ten years ago at fashion week while catching a cab to the Zimmerman fashion show. Once we started talking, we realized we were both from the same area! We have been friends ever since! Love!

Hopefully you love her printed tees as much as I do. I love wearing mine!

Shop my printed tee outfit online:

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

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Fall day in Capitola

October 17, 2023 in General Fashion tagged fall 2023 / lifestyle / outfits by Bay Area Fashionista

How yummy do those tacos look! They were definitely delicious! Last week I ventured over the hill to have a fabulous lunch with my friend Laura from Have-Need-Want. The weather in Silicon Valley was in the 90’s, so I mistakenly thought it would be much cooler in Laura’s neck of the woods, I was wrong! Yikes! It was 90 degrees in Capitola too! I give “second summer” permission to go away! haha

Despite the warm temperatures, we enjoyed a relaxing lunch at a window seat overlooking the sea at Margaritaville. I hadn’t been there in years, so it was a treat to enjoy their delicious chips and guacamole, as well as tasty tacos. Yum! It was also fabulous to be able to catch up with Laura. In case you are new around here, I met Laura close to ten years ago while attending fashion week in New York. We shared a taxi to a show! Once we entered the taxi, we found out we were both from California and lived roughly a half hour from each other! How fun was that! We became instant friends. Love!

wearing: double stud earrings (sold out, also love these) / button tee / black belt / black shoulder bag / navy nail polish / jeans (sold out, similar here) / sneakers /

Since I knew we would be walking around and window shopping after lunch, I wore my comfy sneakers paired with these soft, beige jeans and this fun tee that has buttons on the shoulders. I love an elevated tee! Speaking of elevated tee’s, Laura started a tee-shirt shop in addition to her blog, and handbag business. Check out some of her designs below.

Her tee’s will make amazing gifts this upcoming holiday season. They are also super fun to wear on casual days. I definitely have one coming my way soon! Love them!

Speaking of Laura’s new tee-shirt shop, her resale shop is booming! I am so happy for her business venture! If you are looking for hard to find, designer handbags, check out her shop at HaveNeedWantLuxury.com.

She has a curated collection of designer bags, including Louis Vuitton. That is her Louis Vuitton bag pictured above. I mean, I had to take the opportunity to snap a picture of her bag. You know I love handbags!

All-in-all it was so nice to be able to get away for a few hours and spend some quality time with Laura catching up, window shopping, and enjoying the ocean. Capitola is a really beautiful place, and if you have never been, I highly recommend stopping by for a visit. Love it!

Shop my casual fall outfit online:

What are some of your favorite local spots to relax?

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO

Cathy

Perfect black nail polish for Halloween

October 16, 2023 in Beauty / Nail Polish tagged dior / halloween by Bay Area Fashionista

Halloween is fast approaching, and maybe this is your favorite holiday for dressing up and having fun! If you are looking for a vampy hue to grace your nails, you have come to the right place. Dior has the perfect black nail polish for Halloween.

There are so many new nail polish colors from Dior now that they have revamped their formula! Dior Pied-de-Poule nail polish is a deep, dark black polish which is ideal for the Halloween season; or any time of the year if you are a black nail polish fan!

Sometimes dark nail polish colors can be streaky, and not apply as well as they should. This is not the case with Dior Pied-de-Poule nail polish. I tested it out with one base coat, and two coats of color. Voila! It has the perfect color saturation and looks like a solid black, cream nail polish. Love that!

So, if you are looking for the perfect black nail polish for Halloween, then Dior Pied-de-Poule might be the one for you!

Here are a few of my favorite Dior nail polish colors from their new, reformulated collection:

Stay tuned! In a few weeks I will have the holiday collection for you.

Thanks for stopping by, and have fun dressing up on Halloween!

XOXO

Cathy

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