Shouts out to Lamb Chop

This is the yard sale that never ends.  It just goes on and on my friends.  Some bloggers started selling stuff and then came down the rain.  So those bloggers set another date to have the sale again.  This is the yard sale that never ends.  It just goes on and on my friends.  Some bloggers started selling stuff and then came down the rain.  So those bloggers set another date to havethe sale again.  This is the yard sale that never ends…

It only took a year and a half and me to fully gestate and birth a baby to reorganize the fumbled attempt at yard sale-age of last year, but we’re doing it!  For real this time!

Come out, hang out, and buy stuff!

UPDATE:  There will also be a sample sale featuring Brook & Lyn jewelry.  Yep.  WEST COAST SAMPLE SALE.  Get up on it!!!

Photo via thenewlb/@xdwebsolutions

A couple of weekends ago, I crashed the Blogging While Brown conference in L.A.  I was kind of sad that I didn’t get to formally document this outfit because it was the best I’ve done in a long time.  I’m glad someone was able to get a candid.  This one happens to be of me and my luvah Dr. Goddess doing the stanky legg after the awards presentation.  Yep.  The stanky legg…

Today, as I sat fighting off a cold and struggled to construct coherent sentences, I was reminded that I’ve completely (and unintentionally!)  overlooked a wonderful group of folks and have yet to post about them on these pages.  Shameful.  Just shameful.

In an effort to get back in my luvah Kelsi’s good graces, I thought I’d share a bit of information about Two Point Oh! L.A. – an organization she founded to foster a feeling of community among the L.A. blogger set.  How she manages to keep us all abreast of L.A. fashion happenings while throwing lavish monthly networking events and setting up photo shoots is a mystery; one cloaked in secrecy and probably lots and lots of coffee.  Either that, or she’s made of magic.

I’m willing to wager that it’s the latter.  If you hear her tell any one of her life’s stories, you would agree.

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Now that you’ve been introduced, I’d like to invite you all out to Two Point Oh!’s latest fête, The First Annual Snowball:

Not only is it a chance to schmooze with some of your favorite (and favorite-to-be) bloggazzz, it’s a chance to glam up, give back, and have a lot of fun in the process. There’s nary a better way to kick off the holiday season.   ;D

Sound good? Good! Get your tickets HERE.

USC Fashion Industry Association presents The Faces of Fashion Blogging

Somehow, I ended up on a panel at my alma mater along with a few other folks you might recognize.  If you’re in the area, stop by!

Photo via this site.

Dudeguy and I are gallivanting up and down the Oregon coast at present, so I may be a little sluggish at getting comments posted/answered.  I’m trying to get back to nature and ish, so I’m not hovering over my computer as usual.

I will be answering all of your questions in a separate post when I get back.  I wouldn’t send you guys on a fruitless journey to the center of my mind.  ;D

Oh…and of course, I left my camera in L.A.

*WHOMP*

If you haven’t been here before, imagine LOTS of trees, several species of birds that I’ve only seen on the Discovery channel and lots of wild blackberries everywhere.  Imagine Twin Peaks, only larger and less freaky with more rain.  And seals.

Yep.  That’s about right.

Last Thursday, I and many others from the L.A. fashion blogger scene attended the launch of Brian Lichtenberg’s collaboration with SkynForever 21 atop the Beverly Center.

Imagine this, but with more people, hors d’ ouevres, loud music, and a mini-bar.  Photo jacked from Forever 21.

In true Alicia form, I grabbed a fistful of mini cupcakes and s’mores tarts (shouts out to Duck Duck Mousse) and a cup of Stella.  With vitals secured and wonderment in my eyes (due to tons of well dressed people/glitter/caution tape tees), it was time to celebrate the line and that so many of my favorite folks were hanging out in one place. 

FACE! FACE! FACE!!!  MOI, Nik the Moptop Maven, and Lori of His Hers Chicago.  Jacked from The Moptop Maven.

There was a table full of DIY action, great music courtesy of DJ Lindsay Luv, and pretty people everywhere.  LOTS of great shoes…

Yeah, that should have been followed by a picture, but in another true Alicia form, I forgot my camera.  Gotta love that.

No?

Not so much?

Neither do I, so you’ll have to trust me.  Better yet, check out Racked LA, Mondette and Style Section LA for more event coverage.  

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A hearty *soul clap* for Natalie of Fashion Intel for inviting me and to Forever 21 for putting on the event!

Rollin’ with the hoooomies in Santa Monica.  Photos from VisualAdhesive.com.

Looking at the last few photos I’ve posted of myself on here, I can confidently say that I’ve perfected my “I’m tipsy, but pulling it together for this picture” face.  I swear, I won’t have a cup in my hand the next time I slap my mug on this site. 

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And speaking of cups in hand, if you’re in Los Angeles, you’re invited to the opening of the bar at Jaragua tomorrow night.  This is dudeguy’s baby, y’all.  He’s been working very diligently at crafting custom drinks and creating a menu for this place and we would LOVE for you all to come and hang out.   How does 10 sound?  Good?  Good.  =D

I’m being serious.  COME OUT!

Making use of the open bar with a Pink Greyhound.
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duchamped blazer and shorts
AA dress
Chloe wedges
Leviticus talon ring courtesy of StantonJames.com
In God We Trust bow necklace

A couple of weeks ago, I got to flex my fashion blogger muscles while schmoozing it up in a way that surprised even me.  The lovely folks over at Hudson Jeans invited me to The Colony to fawn over drool over preview the spring styles while sipping on pink grapefruit vodka drinks (dudeguy, forgive me), rubbing elbows with Ben Taverniti and Peter Kim (WHAT?!!), catching up with and meeting more of the LA fashion pack, and eating some of the best hors d’oeuvres I’ve ever had.

Two words: lobster.ceviche.  More words: brie.and.pear.quesadillas. 

SWEET MINTY JESUS. 

Ah, but delicious mini foods aren’t the point of this post.  The point of this post is to remind people everywhere that if you run an image-based blog you should probably bring your camera out with you to document things…then again, I would have found it quite difficult to snap pictures while sipping my drank…ok, that isn’t really the point either.  I’m here to talk denim.  Glorious, glorious denim. 

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As a few of you may know, I used to slang jeans (and shamefully…Ed Hardy and Monarchy t-shirts) at a little store by the name of Metropark.  As such, I’m very, very fond of premium denim and the Hudson brand.  Being able to see the line in such an intimate setting was like going to Disneyland; experiencing the cuts, the details, the washes, the unexpected (and freakin’ sweet) non-denim pieces that were featured with the jeans…pure magic. 

I…borrowed…the top two pictures from Neekoh of Live, Love, LA.  We bonded over that jacket on the left.  That jacket is the sex and its acquisition is my next mission from God.  The tank on the right has arm holes at the top and bottom.  You know how I love multiple arm holes in my clothing.
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Bottom two pictures provided by Hudson

This season, Hudson is featuring four capsule collections.  DIY, Minimal, and Subversive rightfully catch the eye with subtle and not so subtle deviations from the denim norm (see: corset lacing and thigh high zippers above), but the OMG Cat moment of the night came when I was introduced to the Resurrection collection.  An individual pair of these jeans is a one-of-a-kind hand-sewn patchwork of archival denim and uses up to six pairs of jeans to produce.  Typical for me to favor the most expensive items in the room (each pair retails close to $1,000), but GAWD, you should have seen these jeans.  Each is truly a work of art. 

*this is where I lament further about not bringing my camera and yield to the results Google provides*

Photos of the Resurrection collection from Teacups and Couture and Brook & Lyn

SO.GOOD. 

I really, really want to go on, but I’ll save my gushing for the future and tell you to look out for Hudson’s spring line soon at Barney’s - the internets tells me that they should be stocked in the near future.  If I make it to a brick and mortar location, I’ll be sure to take plenty of pictures.  =D

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A HUGE thank you to Jessica for inviting me out, a fist-bump to Dina for being an awesome guide and lots of love to the teams at Hudson and The Colony for putting on a great event!

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