-By Kallah Maguire, The Stylist
Now that you’ve seen all of Mary’s amazing New York Fashion Week coverage, I’m going to help you translate it into your own personal style! 6:30pm this Thursday, February 25th at the eclectic boutique EM&Co. in West Hollywood (CA) – I’ll be sharing some of the secrets about how to dress to get the kind of attention you want, and I’ll be demonstrating with three live makeovers!
The Get Up Girl’s “Girls Night Out” is hosting this fun event, and their founders Margalit and Shannon will be there to share some tips from all of their years as life and career coaches. Snacks, drinks, gift bags, and insider tips on how to take your style, life, and career to the next level are all included in this fun filled evening – So be sure to RSVP asap, oh and did I mention that the event is FREE ; )
If you can’t join us in person don’t let that stop you – we’ll be podcasting the entire event so stay tuned for that link!
Hope to see you there!
RSVP here
Image courtesy of me (it’s my wardrobe styling), and Gilbert – the most amazing photographer I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with!
UPDATE!
Huge success, the makeovers were so much fun and all of the ladies looked amazing! I’m dying to get the pictures of the before and afters up for all of you to see but it’s taking forever to get them. Promise I’ll post them as soon as they are in my hot little hands ; ) Best part of the evening – All of the makeover ladies purchased their outfits, I take that as a huge compliment!
I stopped in at 310 Rosement (one if my favorite Houston boutiques) on the way home and found a good selection of jeggings!
I’ve been sporting the same pair of Miss Sixty jeggings for the past five years because I haven’t been able to find another pair. Now that they’re a trend, you can find them in the usual places.
I picked up a pale blue pair at H&M the other day, but I have yet to see dark ones as cute as the Current/Elliott (on the left for $198) and Genetic Denim pair ($185).
They look good on my chicken legs so I hope they have my size.
Off to the dressing room!
Update: loved the Genetic denim, but they don’t have my size. Apparently they stretch a lot so my normal size would be baggy within minutes.
- by Kallah Maguire, the Stylist
Sheila – Los Angeles
I’m going to share one of my super-stylist secrets….When I bring my clients Aussie labels I’ve scooped up at this store, they beg I tell them where to find such treasures. As this is my first post, I thought I would win you over with one big swoop.
Allow me to introduce you to Sheila.
Tucked away in WeHo, across from the popular Urth Café on Melrose, you’ll find my little Sheila who never ceases to disappoint my expectations for a fabulous dress.
Sheila carries a range of styles so they make it easy to find a dress for an event, traveling, red carpet, or just looking great while you run around town. They have belts from Streets Ahead, of Sex and the City fame, cute colorful jeans by Nobody Denim, and a small selection of tops and jewelry. The dresses range from $100 – $600, but there are a lot of options for $250 and under, so you can find a dress whether or not you are splurging.
Perhaps you are wondering why I’m telling you all about dresses in the dead of Winter, just after all the holidays? Well, the early bird gets the worm, and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. You should get a jump start on finding just the right dress to impress your honey.
Sheila is having pre-Valentine’s Day sale Feb 6th – 8th where they are offering %15 off selected dresses. Since you are so special and smart for reading MTM, if you go in any time between Feb 6th and 14th you’ll get the 15% discount when you mention that that Kallah of The Emerald Scarab and MTM sent you!
Sheila
8568 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood , between Westbourne and Westmount Drives (across from Urth Cafe)
store hours: Mon – Sat 11am – 7pm, Sun 11am – 5pm
310-360-0033
sheilastyle.com
Also read her blog and follow her on Twitter @SheilaStyle
Images courtesy of Claudine from Sheila.
–By Kallah Maguire, The Stylist
Zachary Smile (Silver Lake, Los Angeles; New York)
“OMG, I love your necklace, where is it from?” “A warehouse in Canada.” “What?” “Ok maybe it’s from Zachary’s Smile, but keep that hush-hush. A lot of their jewelry is one of a kind vintage, so we don’t want everyone beating us to the stash!”
Intelligentsia coffee in hand, you round the corner from Sunset onto Santa Monica Blvd, pass the T-Mobile store, and head under the black and white striped awning into Zachary’s Smile. Once inside you’ll find their in-house line of reworked vintage classics and actual vintage jewelry and accessories. Need something for a cocktail party, or a casual get together with the girls? Zachary’s has got your back! Their price points are very reasonable for an exceptionally well cut contemporary line, and their sales are to die for (so make sure you get on their mailing list!) Now you can get your one of a kind African print mini dress ($198 – $228), vintage cowboy boots ($65- $100), and exclusively stylish necklace ($28 – $45) all under one roof. Lucky you!
Special deal that will put a smile on your face – 20% off all full priced merchandise now through the end of February at all Zachary’s Smile locations (Silver Lake, Ca, and New York.) when you mention that Kallah of The Emerald Scarab and MTM sent you!
Zachary’s Smile
Los Angeles
4014 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029, between Sanborn Ave. and Manzanita St.
(323) 668-1900
Hours: Mon – Sat 11 – 7, Sun 12 – 6
New York – Greenwich Village
9 Greenwich Avenue, New York, NY 10014
(212) 924-0604
Hours: Mon – Sat 12 – 8, Sun 12 – 7
New York – Noho
317 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012
Phone: 212-965-8248
Hours: Mon – Sat 12-8, Sun 12-7
Connect on Facebook
zacharyssmile.com
Intelligentsia Coffee
3922 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90029, between Sanborn Ave. and Hyperion Ave.
Hours: Sun – Wed 6am – 8am, Th – Sat 6am – 11pm
(323) 663-6173
On the web
Yumi Kim (corner of Ludlow and Stanton) has a beautiful array of floral tops, dresses, and jumpers. Prices $75-$200. Sample sale now $50-$125.
DIY Louboutins. Bravo Maegan!
This chick has serious style. Check out her “Completely Gratuitous Outfit Posts” here, here, and here. Not to mention she’s beautiful. With one click, you’ll see that.
(Nice find G.)
Jessie James has a really cute selection of dresses, jumpers, and accessories. I was shocked to look at the tag of the pink strapless dress by Truce (on the right) and see that it’s only $230. For this kind of quality and design, I would expect to pay at least $450.
I stopped into Loehmann’s after the gym and what do you know? They’re having a HUGE sale. I looked around, grabbed some new Adidas running shoes ($39) and then was on the hunt to find a second full price item to get 50% off. I have never heard of Romeo and Juliet Courture before, but look how fun it is. And it’s cheap. Like REALLY cheap. I absolutely would not pay the full retail price (around $130) for it, but for $25 and $39 it’s a great find. Not to mention she’s about to take off 50%. Nice! I’ll be sporting the turquoise plaid to the concert tonight.
Do we like this one??
