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Shopping for spring 2013 with Spiegel

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March is the perfect month for spring shopping. The weather is starting to show signs of warming up, the blossoms are starting to bloom and online shops are stocking the latest styles for the spring season. Not only that, Paris Fashion Week ended yesterday, giving shoppers a glimpse of what is to come for the upcoming fall 2013 season. This makes shopping for spring easy since shoppers will know which styles and colors will last through the year and which ones are done when the sun sets in the summer. Fabulous!

Spiegel is an iconic shopping catalog which has been in business since 1912. Many of us remember the catalog arriving in the mail and we remember flipping through it just like a glossy fashion magazine. When the Internet rolled around, Spiegel moved to a more online presence, offering the same fabulous fashions to shoppers from the comfort of our own homes.

This is the perfect time to shop for spring from Spiegel. The online shop not only has a beautiful, on-trend spring collection arriving as we speak, the fall/winter collection is on sale; which means we can snap up some cool weather bargains which reflect the fall 2013 trends we just saw on the runways! Love that!

Here are our current picks from Spiegel! These looks are on-trend for spring, and can easily take you into fall 2013. Love that!

For more fabulous looks from Spiegel please visit their website at Spiegel.com. Happy shopping, and stay fabulous 

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Hot online shop features Bay Area designers and raises funds for HIV/AIDS

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There is a hot shop online called Kreeya.com and it offers more than just fabulous designers from the Bay Area; the website offers a way to help raise money for HIV/AIDS through shopping. Fabulous! Kreeya.com is featuring bracelets from Until There’s A Cure, which raises funds and awareness for HIV/AIDS through sales of its bracelets. The proceeds from the bracelets go directly to fund prevention education, patient care services and HIV/AIDS vaccine development. 

In addition to the Until There’s A Cure bracelets, Kreeya.com features local designers and brands such as Culture Consumer, Dominique Ansari, FluffyCo, Frock Los Angeles, Gold & Citrus, Josie Adele, Kathleen van der Spek, Miranda Caroligne, Nooworks, Peasants & Travelers, RED Haute Jewelry, Revelation by ME, SAAKO Design and Zoe Hong.

The online shop offers apparel, jewelry and accessories which are unique and on-trend. To learn more about Kreeya.com, please visit Kreeya.com. Happy shopping and stay fabulous 

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Until There’s A Cure “African Art” bracelet for $50 on Kreeya.com. This cuff is perfect for fall’s upcoming cuff trend, which is hot off the runway!
Photo courtesy of Kreeya.com

Exclusive interview with Bunny Fayne of Circle & Square

 in Bay Area Fashion / General Fashion / Handbags / Jewelry / Local Designers / Shopping  tagged circle and square sf / interviews / online shops by

Bunny Fayne is the founder of Circle & Square; which happens to be one of the hottest boutiques in San Francisco. Circle & Square, which is located on tony Presidio street in San Francisco, offers new and emerging designers which are highly sought after by celebrities and Fashionistas alike.  Circle & Square also happens to have been the winner of the 2011 Bay List “Women’s Accessories” category! Bunny took the time to talk to me and share with our readers her inspiration and forward-thinking vision.

Cathy: What inspired you to open a shop dedicated to new designers?

Bunny: In no particular order…A respectable fear of failure. The desire to use whatever gift I have for seeing unique ways to interpret individual style. The breaking of rules is a very liberating thing, it allows you to make mistakes…the talent… comes in knowing which ones to use. And lastly… I’m a little crazy.

Cathy: What do you feel the must-have trend for summer is this year?

Bunny: Lace, Patchwork Designs, Chokers, Bibs, Big Earrings, Cuffs, Clutches, Shoulder Bags,Gemstones, Jewelry with Quotes, Retro to Minimalist.

Cathy: What have you found to be the hottest selling style this season for jewelry and for handbags?

Bunny: In Handbags: Fringe, Tribal, Stripes, Bucket Bags. In Jewelry: Drop Earrings, Bold Cocktail Rings, Statement Necklaces, anything with Feathers….Birds Beware!

Cathy: Is there one color that customers are flocking to this season?

Bunny: We live in San Francisco so Black Rules…but vivid jewel tones: Emerald, Rubies, Amethyst, Sapphire, going from water colors to desert. Metallic is Huge.

Cathy: What types of items do you have in-store that are not featured online?

Bunny: Prive Cashmere Vests, they are “Haut Eco” since they are parts of previously committed elements that are redesigned and Neckpieces made of 100% Egyptian Cotton, miniature curios, woven together to create a beautiful Necklace – Did I mention Pearls?

Cathy: How do you find so many amazing emerging designers?

Bunny: Various and sundry sources i.e. Fashion Indie, SFIndie, trade magazines such as Accessories, WWD, Schools, The Academy of Art, Fidm, going to student shows and constantly asking and reading everything pertinent to it! Always searching and listening. And of course, Bay Area Fashionista!

Cathy: Do you have designers that are high in demand from your customers?

Bunny: Without question: Susana Speidel, Adriana Castro, Aki Kano, Dareen Hakim, Jeanine Payer and David Heston.

Cathy: Do you have anything you would like people to know about Circle and Square that I haven’t touched on?

Bunny: I have such a warm spot in my heart for this Store…it takes on the personality traits of each person who shares that love for it. If the Store were a person…it would be described as possessing great Flair, Intelligence, Character, Charm, Independence, Style, but mostly… a Sense of Humor. We laugh a lot around here. “Living your Passion is what makes you Authentic”.

Circle & Square has a website where shoppers can find some of the latest and hottest items of the season. Shoppers can also order over the phone if an item they are looking for is in-store and not online. To learn more about Circle & Square, please visit circleandsquaresf.com. 

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Photo: Bunny Fayne-Founder of Circle & Square

Photo courtesy of Circle & Square