Fashion

Rough Roses Affordable Luxury Handbags

July 7, 2010
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I love handbags.  My problem is that I have a hard time branching out from my standard luxury staples.  I also don’t rotate them as much as I should.  Or match handbags to outfits. I lack variety too, probably because I should be looking at more affordable luxury handbags. Who doesn’t love a nice handbag?  A brand called Rough Roses was recently brought to my attention. It sounded familiar so I’m pretty sure I’ve seen [...]

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tenthings Jewelry – You. Will. Love. It.

April 5, 2010
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I had the pleasure of meeting Kerri of  tenthings jewelry through La Jolla Mom.  She is probably one of the most stylish people I know – Southern California, chic, casual, bohemia style.  I love reading her blog.  Her husband (a green realtor) went to La Jolla High and she runs Surf Diva’s social media, so our paths cross on occasion. I will throw in the disclaimer that her jewelry is right up my alley.  I [...]

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Removing Shoe Sale Price Stickers – Why So Difficult?

March 2, 2010
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I‘m just going to say I paid less than this sale sticker says but even if I didn’t, this is a pretty good sale price for Lanvin Ballerina Flats at Nordstrom Fashion Valley, because they rarely go on sale. I thought about blacking out the sale price and not showing the brand, but decided leaving both on emphasizes my point. I HATE it when major department stores put these next to impossible to remove sale [...]

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Moms Stay Organized With m Bretts Handbags

February 8, 2010
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I had the pleasure of first meeting Melanie Bretts through this website. She, her husband, and 3 kids have recently relocated to sunny La Jolla from Chicago. We chatted about things to do around town La Jolla with kids, schools and mom stuff. Then I found out about her cool m Bretts handbags. Melanie gave me a small size handbag with sections to try. Melanie had a custom bag with sections made for herself, in [...]

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Denim Therapy – Your Favorite Jeans Turned Maternity And Then Back Again

October 8, 2009
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We all have favorite jeans.  Some are just irreplaceable in the event of disaster.  I just suffered a major rip in mine that was not able to be repaired by a local seamstress.  I tossed them.  I would have sent them to Denim Therapy if I would have known about them.  Check out the before and after photos of jeans they’ve repaired.  Awesome. Anyway, they have a service where they take your favorite jeans and [...]

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Ordering Shoes Online

June 23, 2009
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It’s Friday afternoon and I’m on the laptop in bed keeping La Jolla Dad company.  He’s knocked out of commission lately with some severe back pain.  So I’m numbing MY pain by doing some online shoe shopping.  Havaianas were popular in Hong Kong before they ever were here in the US.  I noticed them on many a foot over there but for my lifestyle of walking all over Central, flip flops weren’t an option.  Plus [...]

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