The Fashionista Lab

Remember my dream birthday suit? Yeah, that didn’t happen. Instead, I wore this. Today I turn 29 on the 29th, so over the weekend I had a “golden birthday” party. I love what I got to wear, and I loved seeing all my guests arrive in gold! And for those that didn’t dress festively, I [...]

 One of my favorite events in the entire month of April is the annual fashion-forward fundraiser, Discarded to Divine. Presented by the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco (SVDP-SF), the seventh annual Discarded to Divine Gala auctioned off 120 one-of-a-kind fashions, accessories, and home décor items made with textiles reclaimed from discarded garments. [...]

My birthday is coming up and I’m excited to have two parties this year: a joint birthday bash tomorrow night, and a day in Sonoma with some friends on my actual birthday (next Sunday). For my birthday outfit this year I’ve been obsessing (truly obsessing) over statement jewelry. I can’t get enough! In order to [...]

Now that Christmas/Hanukkah/the yearly gift-giving binge has passed, it’s time to think about celebrating New Year’s Eve. And more importantly – what to wear on New Year’s Eve! Here are some helpful Do’s and Don’t that should help guide you as you plan your outfit most hyped night of the year. Do wear something shiny: glitter, [...]

I’m still here! Sorry for the radio silence this week. I’ve been working hard on several projects that are all being released in the next few days: Sunday: Blog Redesign! I’ve talked about this on and off for a while, and I made preliminary changes a couple of months ago, but in three days the Fashionista [...]