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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas at Santana Row

April 21, 2015 in Bay Area Fashion / General Fashion / Home / Jewelry / Shopping tagged anthropologie / beau bijou / happy mothers day / Holiday Gift Guide 2015 / holiday gift ideas / lou and grey / santana row / spring 2015 by Bay Area Fashionista

Mother’s Day 2015 is fast approaching, this means it is time to not only buy the ideal gift for Mom, but plan the entire day! Why not spend Mother Day 2015 at Santana Row! You can start the day off with a fabulous Mother’s Day brunch. I highly recommend LB Steak, Left Bank, and Village California Bistro. They have amazing brunch menus for Mother’s Day and the food is always fabulous.

After brunch, why not take a stroll around Santana Row for some shopping, and then enjoy dessert at Cocola. They have an amazing array of sweet treats as well as coffee, tea, and yummy hot cocoa. All of that eating, shopping, and walking can be tiring. This means it is time to treat Mom to something special and relaxing! Why not book a relaxing spa day at Burke Williams!

No Mother’s Day is complete without a fabulous dinner after a relaxing day at the spa. Why not treat Mom to a beautiful dinner at Sino, Straits, or Blowfish Sushi! These three restaurants are personal favorite’s of mine. They offer chic decor, and delicious cuisine. Love that!

Visit SantanaRow.com for restaurant contact information, or OpenTable.com to make both brunch and dinner reservations on Mother’s Day. Santana Row is a hot destination for Mother’s Day (of course!) so you will want to ensure you have a table. 😉

Of course, no Mother’s Day is complete without a beautiful gift! There are so many fabulous gifts for Mother’s Day throughout Santana Row, it is difficult to narrow down the choices! So, to make life a little bit easier, I have picked out a few fabulous gifts from retailers at Santana Row to make Mom’s day as special as can be. Everything pictured below is currently on store shelves at Santana Row.

Beau Bijou

Beau Bijou is jam-packed with beautiful, unique jewelry Mom will cherish a lifetime. There are plenty of designs made with semi-precious stones, and precious stones which will make Mom extremely happy.

For more information, please visit Beau Bijou at Santana Row or call 408.261.3434

Lou & Grey

Lou & Grey is a fabulous shop which has everything Mom will want for Mother’s Day. The store is filled with beautiful jewelry, bath products, candles, books, and clothing.

For more information, please visit Lou & Grey at Santana Row, or online here, or call 408.260.9124

Anthropologie

Anthropologie is already Moms favorite store! She has probably nicknamed it “Anthro.” Why not get her something she will love from the store she always gravitates towards at the Row! Anthropologie is filled with fabulous outfits, accessories, home decor, books, and more!

For more information, please visit Anthropologie at Santana Row, online at anthropologie.com, or call 408.249.0436

100% Pure

Mom works hard, doesn’t she deserve a little pampering? 100% Pure is a fabulous way to pamper Mom on Mother’s Day. The store is filled with bath products, body products, cosmetics, and everything Mom needs for her home spa. They even have gift sets already made up to help make your gift buying decision simple. Love that!

For more information, please visit 100% Pure at Santana Row, online at 100percentpure.com, or call 408.244.7873

There you have it! Santana Row has everything you need to make Mother’s Day special for Mom.

Still not sure what to buy Mom for Mother’s Day? Don’t worry, Santana Row will save the day! You can visit the concierge at Santana Row and buy a gift card for Mom. She will love being able to buy something she really wants; or she can use the gift card to dine out on the Row.

For more information about Santana Row, please visit SantanaRow.com.

Happy shopping, and Happy Mother’s Day!

*Sponsored by Santana Row. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Academy of Art University fall 2015 New York Fashion Week

April 1, 2015 in Bay Area Fashion / General Fashion / Local Designers / Men's Fashion tagged academy of art university / bay area designers / fall 2015 / new york fashion week / san francisco designers / winter 2016 by Bay Area Fashionista

Photos: Cathy OBrien/Bay Area Fashionista 2015©

The Academy of Art University showed their fall / winter 2015 /2016 collection during New York Fashion Week on Saturday, February 14, 2015 in The Theater at Lincoln Center. There were fifteen designers who presented ten collections; four of which were collaborations between Fashion Design and Textile Design students at AAU. On the runway, we viewed eight womenswear collections, one mixed menswear/womenswear collection, and one menswear collection.

It is always thrilling to watch the Academy of Art University runway show at New York Fashion Week. These talented and creative students are learning and expanding on their creativity right here in the San Francisco Bay Area. To be able to see what current students and recent graduates are designing, is nothing short of amazing. This is the future of the fashion industry!

The fall 2015 collection from the Academy of Art University featured cutting-edge silhouettes, outstanding textures, and a fresh take on how to use textiles in fashion. The sweaters you see in the photos above are actually woven with strips of leather; not yarn. You can see a better view of the textiles in the IMG Fashion video below.

According to Simon Ungless, Executive Director of the school of Fashion, “This group of designers focused on transformation. They used fabric manipulation and printing techniques to change the inherent qualities of textiles to create new textures and surface qualities. There is a focus back to the body and wearability in silhouette, which the designers have utilized advanced tailoring techniques to achieve.”

The Academy of Art University designers who presented their work at New York Fashion Week for fall 2015 included; Emmanuelle Ciara Jones, Ghazaleh Khalifeh, Christian Willman, Xiaowei Liu, Stella Xingyu Hu, Han Tang, Tam Nguyen, Erin A.F. Milosevich, Paulina Susana Romero Valdez, Kevin C. Smith, Andrea Nyberg, Ozanhan Kayaoglu, Farnaz Golnam, Xue Yang, and Oom Terdpravat.

To learn more about the Academy of Art University, please visit AcademyArt.edu.

To view Academy of Art University’s fall 2015 collection from the runway at new York Fashion Week, please watch the IMG Fashion video below.

Spring style for men with Dockers

March 18, 2015 in Bay Area Fashion / General Fashion / Men's Fashion tagged dockers / men / mens outfits / spring 2015 by Bay Area Fashionista

Pictured on Rob: Sunglasses: Oakley / Shirt: Brooks Brothers / Belt: Prada / Pants: c/o Docker’s / Shoes: Salvatore Ferragamo

Spring is here, this means men are looking for comfortable pants they can wear to work, as well as on the weekends. Docker’s makes the most amazing men’s pants. I wish there were pants like this for women! Docker’s are made from high quality, cotton canvas which stands the test of time. The fabric is strong and can be washed over, and over, and over again without showing wear. Love that!

Here in Silicon Valley, our temperatures hover between 50 degrees in the winter, and low eighties in the summer. This moderate climate allows men to seek out a singular wardrobe. Docker’s are perfect for this temperature range since they are thick enough to keep legs warm in the cool weather, yet the natural fibers allow skin to breath in the summer heat; making them ideal to wear all year long.

Men in Silicon Valley tend to wear casual clothing to work. Northern California is not a part of the country filled with blazers, suits, and the like. Most industries, except finance, wear California Casual dress to work. This means you will see men wearing khaki’s and jeans to work on a daily basis. Although jeans are acceptable, they do not always look polished, and are not acceptable when giving a presentation, or meeting with clients. The best pants men can wear to work are cotton twill pants, but not any type of cotton twill pants, only the type of cotton twill pants Docker’s make!

Docker’s pants offer a structured style and the sleek fabric always look polished. On the flip side, they are as comfortable as a pair of jeans, so men do not need to sacrifice style for comfort. Love that! A pair of Docker’s can take a man from the board room, to a meeting with a VC, to a coffee shop meeting, and the out to dinner with his family. Docker’s = perfection.

My husband is a huge fan of Docker’s. His entire pants wardrobe is Docker’s. He has pairs which are so old, we cannot remember when we purchased them! You cannot tell they are several, if not ten, years old because they wash and wear so well. The quality is impeccable. When my husband wears Docker’s, he always looks polished, professional, and ready to take Silicon Valley by storm; and here in the Valley, it is all about confidence. If Docker’s give you confidence, then get ready for the next big IPO 😉

For spring 2015, men will look amazing wearing Docker’s with golf shirt, polo shirt, and thin dress shirts. They will also be able to wear their Docker’s the weekend with short sleeve shirts, tee-shirts, and more! Docker’s can be found online at Dockers.com

A few of Rob’s favorite Docker’s for spring; or any season!

Since we love Docker’s so much, we have partnered with Docker’s to give one pair of Docker’s pants to one lucky winner! You can win them yourself, or the lucky man in your life. Please use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter to win a fabulous pair of Docker’s khaki’s for spring 2015! Thank you for your support, and good luck!

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