25

Oct

These…

…were MADE to be worn during Magic City Classic festivities.  You can’t go wrong this season with Jessica Simpson’s ‘Essas’ booties ($149), featuring leopard print and a fashionable black leather cap toe; these shoes will take you from the game to afterhours activities on the town whether you’re rocking black and old gold or maroon and white. If animal print is too much of a statement for you, rock the more subtle black or burgundy versions. Be careful though; these 5″ heels are not for novices.  Please don’t break them out without sufficient practice.

Feel free to revisit our list of Magic City Classic Fashion Don’ts if you need a refresher!

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24

Oct

It’s time to Shop, Save and Share!

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This year the Junior League Shop Save & and Share (SSS) card is back with more savings, benefits, and partnerships than ever before.

“This fundraiser is really a win-win for everyone,” states Valerie Ramsbacher, President of the Junior League of Birmingham. “The League raises money that supports over 35 community projects. Card buyers receive discounts from their favorite retailers and restaurants, who in turn benefit from sales related to the Shop Save & Share card.”

From October 24-November 4 cardholders can enjoy a 20% shopping discount at over 500 retailers, restaurants, and on services throughout the local community including Pepper Place, Trussville, Mountain Brook, Homewood, Vestavia, Hoover, the 280 corridor, Alabaster, and online vendors.  Simply purchase a Shop, Save & Share card for a $40 donation to the Junior League of Birmingham and start saving while supporting our community.  

The Outlet Shops of Grand River will be hosting a “Sip and Savor” kick-off party for the fundraiser on Thursday, October 25 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. which is open to the public with the purchase of a Shop, Save & Share card. There will be fashion shows featuring the latest in fall fashions showcasing stores from The Outlet Shops of Grand River. There will also be several food demonstrations, including one by Chef Randall Baldwin of Dyron’s Low Country featuring the best in Alabama-grown fall produce, as well as appetizers and drinks for attendees.

“A major contributing factor to the success of this fundraiser is the support of our generous sponsors.  Their support can claim that,” states Amanda Saint, SSS Chair.

To purchase your Shop, Save & Share card or review a complete list of participating merchants please visit www.jlbonline.com or www.shopsaveshare.net.

Want a chance to win a Shop, Save and Share card? Same Chic Different Day is giving one away! Here’s how to enter the giveaway: leave an “I want to Shop, Save & Share!”comment under this post!  And there are FOUR more fabulous ways get in on the good stuff:

  • Follow SCDD on Facebook or Twitter @SameChicSouth.
  • Subscribe to  SCDD (by scrolling to the end of this page, entering your email address and clicking “Sign me up!”)
  • Share this giveaway post via your blog, Facebook or Twitter account. 

NOTE: For each additional entry, a separate comment should be left on this post (“I followed SCDD on Facebook”…etc).  ONE winner will be selected at random from all qualified entries.  Please use a valid email address when posting comments, as that is how the winner will be contacted.  Enter by 5 PM CDT on Friday, October 26.   All decisions final.

Special thanks to Holly Lollar!

***This giveaway is now closed.  The winner will be announced on Monday, October 29.  Thanks!***

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23

Oct

Fashion faceoff: Demi vs. Genevieve

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Demi Moore and socialite Genevieve Jones stepped out in similar looks by Oscar de la Renta recently. Ms. Moore wore a longer version with Jimmy Choo peep toes, a bright Judith Leiber clutch and her signature mane, while Ms. Jones styled her minidress with ethereal hair and a shoulder bag.  The embellished tulle dress features lace, beading, jewels and sequins, retails for $5290 and has a matching jacket. 

Who wore it best?

Looking for a similar party dress with all the wow factor but minus the hefty price tag during Magic City Classic?  Check out this embellished cami dress by Victoria’s Secret, or – if you’d like to be a little more covered up = their luxurious cashmere sweater and pencil skirt.  In fact, check out Vicky’s entire Angel Guide to Party Dressing; whether you plan to make an appearance at a chic soiree or will be wobbling at a local nightspot, you’re sure to find something.

Images via Craig Barritt/WireImage.com and The YB

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17

Oct

Fab freebie from Ebony!

I heart Ebony. I really do.  Not only because I (sort of) got my start in print there, grew up flipping through the copies on my parents’ coffee table, and stopped at the Fashion Fair counter for my first compact, but I’m really loving Ebony after its recent redesign. What’s even more fabulous?

Not only is the legendary magazine offering scholarships during next weekend’s Magic City Classic, it’s also offering a free, year-long subscription in honor of the Classic!  Get yours now by clicking HERE.

And Amy DuBois Barnett: if you’re reading this: hire me!

 Image via Ebony.com

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26

Sep

Shake your shimmy….

Birmingham’s Red Mountain Theatre. The Color Purple. September 27-October 14. Starring Myiesha Duff as Celie, Erika Evans as Sofia, and Caprenia Anthony as Shug Avery.  Tickets are $30-35 (unless you’re a senior, a student or are purchasing group tickets).

Go. Period.

According to the RMTC website, there will be a “talk back” session after each Friday night show, and a “Sunday supper add-on” before the Sunday matinee performances.

In Alice Walker’s powerful novel, a marginalized and abused Black woman eventually reclaims and asserts her emotional and economic independence (as a clothing designer and businesswoman!), and redefines her notion of God. Here’s one of my favorite clips from the 1985 Steven Spielberg film (and the only clip I can post without my mother having a fit), because of the song lyrics and Shug’s FABULOUS, blingtastic outfit (I need a headdress in my life!):

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21

Sep

Want a chance to shop with Sara Evans?

Enter 104.7 WZZK and Shops of Grand River’s $1000 shopping spree giveaway by clicking HERE.  Then listen in: the winner will be announced on air on WZZK on October 1.

Do you want even more fashion fabulosity? Of course you do. So check out and the Shops of Grand River’s Fall Fashion Tailgate through November 14.  The grand prize: A $1000 shopping spree and 1 hour fashion consultation.

Image via The Outlet Shops of Grand River

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30

Aug

Shop ’til you drop at Fashion’s Night Out

If you love fashion like WE love fashion, then make room in your social calendar for Fashion’s Night Out, a night of global fabulosity initiated by Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, the city of New York and NYC & Company to promote and strengthen the fashion industry.  Designers, models, retailers, shoppers and anyone who’s anyone in the industry will unite in the name of style at events around the world on Thursday, September 6.

Celebrations are planned at several locations locally. Brookwood Village will host a fashion extravaganza consisting of a show (featuring local personalities) and exhibits during Brookwood Live.  Proceeds will benefit the Junior League of Birmingham’s community projects. 

The Summit has celebrations planned as well; Saks Fifth Avenue will present a fall fashion preview, makeovers (and goody bags!) and more.  Belk at The Summit will showcase its own fall fashion with free train cases for the first 100 guests, treats from Dylan’s Candy Bar and Magnolia Bakery and Serendipity 3’s famous frozen hot chocolate, and the chance to win a VIP trip for two to Charleston’s Fashion Week 2013.

And retailers on 18th Street in Homewood present FNO Homewood, “a fabulous block party offering food, fashion and fun”; click HERE for more information. Be sure to look for Birmingham Fashion Week‘s tents during FNO; they will be offering a chance to win a VIP package to BFW 2013.

Be prepared to party in the name of fashion from 6-9 PM at all locations, and dress to impress!

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23

Aug

Create a sweet sachet at Free People today

Before (or after) you enjoy the party at Manhattan South today, stop by Free People Birmingham. To celebrate the launch of their Intimately Free People line, the store is hosting an event in which shoppers can create their own sachets. (You remember sachets: those tiny sweet-smelling little fabric-wrapped pillows you can tuck into your unmentionables’ drawer or use to lightly scent your linen.)

Intimately Free People features soft lace, florals and prints, and three new bra silhouettes in a multitude of colors for sizes A-DD. Be sure to check out their interactive fit guide! Also, enter their current giveaway by September 7; one winner will receive a year’s worth of pieces from the Intimately Free People collection (10-15 items will be received each month).

The Sweet Sachet event begins at 5 PM, and you can find more information HERE. Free People is located at 214 Summit Boulevard, just down from Swoozie’s.

Image via FreePeople.com

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22

Aug

Manhattan South Celebrates 5th Anniversary this Thursday

Many of you have asked where I purchased those haute leopard pumps featured last week; they were an impulse buy from Manhattan South a couple of years ago.  If you haven’t checked out this lovely boutique – which “embodies the West Coast lifestyle: relaxed, carefree but totally sexy and put-together”and attracts “trendsetters of all ages” – tomorrow would be a wonderful reason to stop in and shop.  Owner Lesley DeCastro Vedel and her team are celebrating the store’s fifth anniversary from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.  The event will include giveaways, discounts, an Honesty Jewelry and She Reigns trunk show, treats to eat and drink and the musical stylings of DJ Coco.

Looking for a statement piece? Check out their gorgeous Deepa Gurnani headbands and necklaces!

Manhattan South is located at 3122 Heights Village in Cahaba Heights.

Image via Manhattan South

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16

Aug

LOFT grand opening party highlights gameday chic

LOFT’s new concept store celebrated its grand opening in Alabama last Thursday, with a fashion party at the Summit location.  Spacious and plush, with bright and attractive displays and plenty of feminine appeal, the store feels more like you’ve stepped into a luxurious and welcoming walk-in closet rather than a store.  Focusing on fashion that would be appropriate for a gameday excursion, the pieces offer a bright color palette, pleasing patterns and prints, and even options for the petite or tall physique and expectant moms.  Touches of lace, and hades of raspberry, acid green and the ever-popular leopard print will be big this fall, and whether you’re shopping for the season’s must-have cropped pant, slim-fit denim, a bright belt, a snazzy scarf, the perfect necklace or a killer pair of sunnies, you can find it at LOFT.   

Guests enjoyed catering by Jann Robinson of jann rob!nson Culinary Living, and as they shopped and could view gameday faves worn by local hosts Amy Bailey, Holley Grainger, Holly Lollar, Alesha Oni, Amanda Saint and Betsy Wall.  Ms. Oni, who is an Auburn University alum, modeled the Marisa Ankle Pants in fire glow orange and the Lurex Striped Scarf in winter coral with a cobalt blue shell.  When asked if the ensemble was something she’d wear to Jordan-Hare she noted “It is.  I thought about what I would wear to a game, but also on Fridays [to work] for Spirit Day.  [This is] something I could mix and match.”  I agree; the pieces are well-constructed and super cute. LOFT doesn’t skimp on details; you’ll find pieces featuring pleating, ruching, ruffles, sequins and even peplum accents.  My personal fave?  The Corded Dobby Striped Trench ($148).

Ten percent of total sales from the Grand Opening event benefited the Junior League of Birmingham’s Shop Save & Share initiative.  LOFT is located at the Summit, next to Rosenberger’s Trunk.  Shop online now; all full-price pants and denim are $20 off, all sale items are an extra 50% off, and you can get a $25 savings card for every $50 you spend on full-price items now through September 8.

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