April 2013 - LAFashionsnob.com

Connected Fashion Festival at The Well- Los Angeles

Apr 24 2013

Another cool fashion event that I was in town for was the Connected Fashion Festival at The Well in downtown LA. Trendy Angelenos near-and-far migrated to The Well– a hip clothing store and salon hybrid one sunny afternoon for a day of shopping (for Coachella) in this mini block party. The event boasted several local designers and indie brands such as: 80s Purple, Penelope’s Vintage, Deandri, Dimepiece, Motel Rocks, Rojas, Blaque Market, The Cobrasnake, Drifter, Ksubi, Natalia + Benson, Niki the Unicorn, Y-R-U and others. There was also a Jarritos truck (complete with a masked Urban Luchador), a DJ and a line-up of bands.

The event wasn’t as big as I had hoped, but I was happy to have connected with local brands, casually shop and catch up with brands that I’ve known for a few years now, like Rojas. Designer Freddie Rojas offered fun new products such as chic bustier tops in vintage-inspired fabrics and trendy floral crowns. Blogger and vintage shop owner Chanelle Laurence had a booth set up full of vintage goodies. Her friend and fellow blogger- Jasmine of Glitter on the Ceiling was also there helping at the booth. Jasmine, if you are reading this, it was a pleasure meeting you!

The event was a huge success and I left feeling very inspired for when I am able to attend Coachella or another fun music festival. Check out ConnectedFest.com for additional information and to stay in the loop for future events.

Glitter Boutique's 1 Year Anniversary Celebration

Apr 18 2013

The small village of Claremont was THE place to be during one lovely evening in April. Glitter Lifestyle Boutique was celebrating its one year anniversary- which included sips and bites provided by Culinary Bliss Catering (LOVED the egg and avocade sandwich), tunes, discounts, shopping and LA based brand Shawl Dawls was on hand to provide demos of their chic shawls (which can be worn 15+ ways). You can read all about Glitter Boutique HERE. But since then, it has moved into another space in the same building. The decor was still feminine and creative. Young girls and women can still shop for apparel that suits their needs, whether it be for work, school, play, etc. Folks can also shop for accessories and lifestyle products (like cute printed scarves, scented candles, cell phone covers,quote necklaces, etc) as well. The shop now has an online store too, which is convenient if you’re not local. You can also check out their blog for updates and style inspiration! Cheers to Myisha for another successful year and many more to come! “I was so grateful for the love and support that was shown and that I encourage people to continue to support small business,” Myisha said.

Glitter Lifestyle Boutique is located 206 W. Bonita Avenue K-2 {Upstairs}. Their hours are: Tues and Sat: 11:00 am – 5:00 pm.

LA Blogger Bazaar

Apr 14 2013

My trip to LA has been full of adventures so far…one of them was being able to hit up the Blogger Bazaar- which invited guests to shop the closets of some of LA’s top fashion bloggers. The bloggers that participated were Shea Marie of Peace, Love Shea; Aimee Song of Song of Style; Wendy Nguyen of Wendy’s Lookbook; Natalie Alcala of Racked LA; Julie Sariñana of Sincerely Jules; Liz Cherkasova of Late Afternoon and Chriselle Lim of Chriselle Factor. There were also a few local brands that had pop-up booths there, including: Lovers + Friends; Kova & T; Love, Zooey and Clare Vivier. The blogger bazaar was held in an open warehouse/design space owned by Westin Mitchell Group and boasted an abundance of designer and name brand clothing and accessories. I got there a couple hours into the bazaar, but I didn’t even get in for probably another hour because of the long line of fans waiting to get in and trying to find parking…in DTLA… Everyone was required to pay a $1 entrance fee, which 100% of that went to charity. Fifty percent of the sales the girls made went to Dress for Success- who’s mission is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Besides shopping, NCLA was on hand to provide free manis and there was a bar stocked with Pabst Blue Ribbon and other fun concoctions, while Guelaguetza provided light bites. I enjoyed meeting the Julie, Wendy, Aimee and Liz and miss Natalie- it was great seeing you again! I scored a beautiful Gypsy Junkies lace maxi dress from Liz, which I’m so excited to wear during warmer weather. I also had fun checking out the Lovers + Friends, Kova & T and Love, Zooey booths. Thank you ladies for having a fun event while I was in town. It was great meeting you all!

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