Happy Friday darlings! The calendar says it’s officially summer, and we’re ready for sundresses, sandals and SUNSHINE! And in the spirit of the season, here are SCDD’s top picks from C. Wonder , which opens this fall at the Summit!
Hello darlings! Toss some sequins y’all…we’ve almost made it to the weekend, and we’re keeping it short and CHIC around the blog today to inform you of not one, but TWO haute happenings today!
Birmingham Magazine has released its 2013 Beautiful People issue, and yours truly was honored to serve as a judge! Check out the list HERE, and head over to the big bash today! Swag bags for the first 200 people, as well as great food, music and serious mingling are involved; RSVP by clicking HERE.
And if that’s not enough fabulosity for you, Love and Hip Hop NYC cast member Rashidah Ali is bringing her bombshell style to Birmingham tonight! See her live and in person at the Vault Lounge, and be sure to catch my exclusive interview with her HERE.
Rashidah Ali
Xoxo, Alexis
Browse fashion, accessories, jewelry, home decor and cuisine from Southern designers at Aldridge Gardens on Tuesday, May 14, from 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM. Meet over 15 regional designers and shop with special discounts throughout the trunk show. This FREE (!) event will include complimentary parking at the Gardens as well as door prizes and giveaways throughout the day.
Vendors include Lissa Mar’s “Hampton’s-style clothing made in the South,” Moo Moo Design’s “new earrings, necklaces and bracelets made out of horn and bone,” Hot to Trot Boutique’s “horse show handbags, vintage Versace/Chanel button jewelry created in a newly renovated 1964 airstream trailer,” and Emily G’s “new “curry” ketchup, pepper vinegar, apple pie jam and more!”
See you there!
Haute off the Press:
Everybody needs a little personal style advice and the designer Eileen Fisher has a solution: She is sending the company’s style mavens—known as “Tipsters”–on the road. On Thursday, May 9, Belk’s Summit location in Birmingham will host an EILEEN FISHER Tipster Event at 11:00 am, complete with a fashion show and personal style advice from Tipsters, Gaetan Karr and Maryanne Morella. This event will benefit GirlSpring.
“I find our Tipsters endlessly fascinating,” says Fisher, “because they’re so creative in the ways they put the clothes together.”
For the May 9 event, Belk has selected EILEEN FISHER Tipster Gaetan Karr, who works as one of the company’s personal shoppers. “I’ve been in retail for 50 years,” says Karr. “I used to shop the collections in Paris and Milan. Over the years I’ve learned a few things. One of them is how to be edgy–with the wisdom of age.”
Gaetan’s co-tipster, Maryanne Morella, is a Regional Merchandise Manager for the brand’s wholesale department stores, and traveling light throughout the country is a top priority. Her carry on is always ready to go and inside, one would find her wardrobe staples: a simple black dress, a lightweight cardigan, and her signature style silver hoop earrings. “Maxi, midi or anywhere between, I love the simplicity of our dresses as the staple of my wardrobe. I personalize them with big, bold bangles and chunky necklaces to add fun and dimension.”
Shoppers who attend the Tipster Event will not only get great fashion advice, they will also have a chance to help a good cause. EILEEN FISHER will donate 5% of the event day sales to GirlSpring, a non-profit organization that provides access to reliable information and positive role models to girls and young women so they can make sound decisions and good choices.
To RSVP for this event, please call 205-968-4200 ext. 305.
Shop chic with Southern Designer Collections as they present the 2nd Annual “Made in the South” Traveling Trunk Show! Browse fashion, accessories, jewelry, home decor and cuisine from Southern designers at Aldridge Gardens on Tuesday, May 14, from 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM. Meet over 15 designers and shop with special discounts throughout the trunk show. This FREE (!) event will include complimentary parking at the Gardens as well as door prizes and giveaways throughout the day.
Vendors include Lissa Mar’s “Hampton’s-style clothing made in the South,” Moo Moo Designs “new earrings, necklaces and bracelets made out of horn and bone,” Hot to Trot Boutique’s “horse show handbags, vintage Versace/Chanel button jewelry created in a newly renovated 1964 airstream trailer,” and Emily G’s “new “curry” ketchup, pepper vinegar, apple pie jam and more!”
Come on out and browse at this one day only event; your summer wardrobe will thank you! There’s something for everyone at this show, and you will be supporting regional designers.
See you there!
Aldridge Gardens is located at 3530 Lorna Road, Hoover, AL 35216
Special thanks to Southern Designer Collections for sponsoring this post. Want more info? Click HERE.
Images courtesy of Southern Designer Collections
I had a fabulous time hosting the Belk Fashion Show during the Birmingham Business journal’s Women’s Summit this past Friday at the Wynfrey Hotel! The models were Belk’s store associates, and they did an amazing job showcasing looks from Trina Turk, Plenty by Tracy Reese, Sunny Leigh, Vince Camuto and more. If you’re looking for on-trend attire that is appropriate for work and play this Spring, Belk has it!
Like my outfit? I’m wearing an antique white and hot orange Bar III Spring Collection peplum dress from Macy’s and Manolo Blahnik stilettos with a fuchsia rattan clutch (similar here, here and here). I thought I’d try some color-blocking to accent my (new) red hair!
Same Chic Different Day 