charity


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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Save the date! The 2014 Santana Row Beauty Bash is coming. . .

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The 2014 Santana Row Beauty Bash will happen May 7 from 6pm to 9pm. This exciting event features wine, food, a swag bag, hair & makeup demos plus personalized consultations with stylists located throughout the Row! Yours truly will be one of those stylists!

Stay tuned for details, and which stores will have a Stylist stationed inside!

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at SantanaRow.com or at the concierge. 50% of the proceeds will be donated to charity organization Dress for Success. If you bring a woman’s accessory to donate to the charity, your ticket price will be reduced to $15! Hope to see you there!

To see a recap of last years’ Beauty Bash at Santana Row, please click here.


C Wonder Santana Row

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C Wonder officially opened their doors at Santana Row and the store is nothing short of fabulous! The store is filled with beautiful gift items for the upcoming holiday season, a large amount of monogrammed jewelry, accessories, home goods and more; as well as beautiful clothing! If you are local to the San Francisco Bay Area, please visit the store soon! You will love it! Also, if you can make it to Santana Row on November 1, 2013, C Wonder will be having a grand opening celebration all day long! You will not want to miss it. Details here.

In order to kick off their grand opening, C Wonder hosted the Junior League of San Jose last night and offered a portion of all sales as a donation. As a member of the Junior League of San Jose I was honored that C Wonder hosted the event and supports the work the league does in the community. Many thanks!

To learn more about C Wonder, please visit their website at cwonder.com.

To learn more about the Junior League of San Jose, please visit jlsj.org.

A few of my favorite items from C Wonder: