Events


Urban Air Market returns June 5 2014

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Urban Air Market returns on Thursday June 5, 2014. This free event will include shopping, art, live music and yummy food! Urban Air Market “Fern Alley” will be held from 6pm to 10pm on Fern Street between Polk and Larkin in San Francisco. The event will feature local artists, designers and more!

I hope you can make it! To learn more about Urban Air Market, please visit urbanairmarket.com


Spring 2014 Beauty Bash at Santana Row


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The Santana Row Beauty Bash took place on May 7, 2014 and it was a huge success! The event benefited local charity group “Dress for Success San Jose.” The sold-out event attracted a large crowd who enjoyed shopping discounts, appetizers, dessert, wine and champagne. Guests also received a fabulous Santana Row swag bag! Love that!

The Beauty Bash at Santana Row also offered free tips and tricks from local fashion editors, bloggers and stylists. I was one of the Guest Stylists and I was stationed at accessory boutique “Jest Jewels.” It was so much fun talking about fashion trends, ways to incorporate color trends into one’s wardrobe, and meeting so many local readers! I also connected with other local bloggers which was amazing!

If you are local to the San Francisco Bay Area, definitely check out “Jest Jewels” at Santana Row for amazing, on-trend accessories at moderate, to really affordable pricing! I found so many beautiful pieces while I was there; I need to return to shop!

To learn more about Santana Row, and to stay tuned for future events, please visit SantanaRow.com.

Photos: Cathy/Bay Area Fashionista 2014©

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


Fundraising gala

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Photo: Earrings: Swarovski (old) (also love these) / Lipstick: c/o Dolce & Gabbana “Rose” / Dress: Laundry / Bracelet: Swarovski (old) (also love this one) / Nail Polish: c/o Dolce & Gabbana “Lilac” / Handbag: Chanel (also love SAVE or SPLURGE) / Shoes: Dolce & Gabbana (old) (also love SAVE or SPLURGE)

On Saturday March 29, 2014, my husband I attended the Junior League of San Jose Fashion Show Fundraiser. This amazing charity event is close to my heart since I have worked on five past fashion show fundraisers while I was an active member of the Junior League. Now that I am a Sustainer in the league, it is fun to attend the event, donate, and enjoy the creativity of the current active members who worked hard on the event.

The fashion show fundraiser is held every other year and event chairs have been known to work over forty hours per week leading up to the event. I remember putting in long hours when I worked on the fundraiser, although not nearly as many hours as the event chairs! This years’ event had a Vegas theme and after the fashion show there were mock gambling tables and a delicious dessert buffet!

Everyone was decked out for the gala fundraiser in beautiful formal and cocktail gowns. There was a large amount of navy blue and sequin dresses in attendance! I wore navy too, so perhaps navy is the new black! 😉 Also, I am currently in a “one shoulder” phase, so I knew I wanted to wear this dress by Laundry to the event as soon as I spotted it!

My apologies for the iPhone photos. They are not as clear as the dslr photos I normally post. I wanted to share this fun event with you, and of course what I wore to it, so, I decided to post the iPhone photos. I hope you don’t mind 🙂

To learn more about the Junior League of San Jose, and the amazing work our trained volunteers and fundraisers accomplish every year, please visit jlsj.org.

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