If you are lucky enough to live in the Bay Area in California, stop by my favorite designer Lesley Evers’ warehouse sale this week.
Shop the warehouse for samples and never seen before dresses * tunics and skirts * Past Seasons * Accessories * Slight Seconds * Plus, 20% off current season
DATES AND TIMES
Tuesday, June 8th, 10:00am-2:00pm
Wednesday, June 9th, 4:00pm-8:00pm
Thursday, June 10th, 10:00am-2:00pm
LOCATION
The Lesley Evers Warehouse (next to Peachpit Press).
1250 9th St., Berkeley CA 94710
510.526.3851
HAPPY SHOPPING!
Do you have one of those stupid voices on your GPS? Our lady sounds like a real snob when she tells us to turn left. Maybe I’d feel better if Darth Vader were guiding me along the way. Not into the Star Wars, Snoop Dogg more your style? Round and round we go, ooh.
If you are like me, you freeze your arse off at the park more often than not. The other day while trolling the aisles of Target (all alone, it was bliss), I spied this Merona reversible puffer vest. It’s listed on the site at $15.00, but I got it for $7.50!! I was so stoked! I’ve worn it pretty much around the clock since I got it. It’s all polyester, so it’s not too hot and not too puffy - otherwise you’d end up looking liked a rather charred marshmallow. I also like that it’s not just boring black. Reversible fun! The other side is red plaid; how very trendy. It even has pockets on each side. Love it.
Great gift for a park comrade, or of course, yourself.
I finally got around to buying my new Lesley Evers dresses. They are even prettier in person than online. I got the Kelsey and the Audrey. Nicely made, beautiful fabrics, designed and made in the USA. Love ‘em.
The Kelsey can be worn with a belt, over jeans, whatever. I am already planning outings just so I can wear it. I think I’ll have to wait until Spring to bust out the Audrey, so for now I’ll just have to wave at it in my closet. I think they are the first new dresses I’ve had in over two years. Yippee!
In honor of the 25th annual National Breast Cancer Awareness month, KN Karen Neuburger and Dillard’s department stores nationwide have teamed together to host Pink Parties. For each purchase of KN Karen Neuburger pajamas during the Pink Parties, KN will donate 30 minutes of research to Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The goal is to sponsor a month of breast cancer research to aid in the development of lifesaving treatments and an eventual cure for breast cancer. In addition, to help KN reach the goal of sponsoring a month of research, donations will also be accepted through their Time for Research page.
In order to raise awareness and celebrate these events, we are lucky enough to host a giveaway where our lucky readers have not one, not two, but THREE chances to win a set of KN Pink Ribbon Signature Pajamas! One lucky winner will receive the pajamas and a pair of KN Pink Ribbon chenille socks (oh how I love their socks!). Hey dads, what a great thing to win for your favorite mama! You can wrap it up and save it for the holidays!
How to enter after the jump!
Oh you know how I love to support Mama-Run-Businesses!
I saw a woman wearing the loveliest dress the other day. It looked familiar to me and I realized it was the same maker as the Audrey, a dress I’ve been coveting for months. I finally learned the brand (thank you lady wearing dress) and now I have to tell you all about it.
Lesley Evers’ dresses are incredibly well-made and just the prettiest, retro vibe-ist creations I’ve laid my eyes on in a long time. The best part is that they seem to look good on just about any figure. And for those of us who’ve had a few children…well, a dress that looks good on all of us is sadly few and far between. Evers also designs tunics and skirts. I love tunics over jeans, don’t you? The pieces are available from San Francisco to London, as well as online.
The dress pictured above is the Tilda. It’s not on the site yet, but will be available for Spring, both in the US and the UK. Gorgeous, isn’t it?
I emailed Lesley to ask a bit about her dresses and she mentioned that her business is based in Northern California. So if you happen to live anywhere near Berkeley, their office is open for shoppers on Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. There are always pieces on sale as well as seconds for great prices with great inventory. Lucky Berkeley-ites! The address is 1250 9th street, but the door is on the Gilman side of the building. The entrance is unmarked- there is an LE photo in the tinted black glass door. Their phone number 510-526-3851.
I am going to order myself a dress after I finish breast-feeding. I promise to tell you how fabulous it is.
A friend of mine just sent me a link to Modest Middles.
It’s a partial tank top to cover up your not so svelte breastfeeding self without getting in the way of your bra. Is it ingenious? Is it hilarious? Is it both? I don’t know about you, but I just use a large, long tank from Old Navy under my shirts and yank down the top when I need to breastfeed. Of course, the tank top is stretched out to all hell and gone, but it’s only about eight bucks and no one sees the top part anyway. My middle stays modest, as does my budget. That being said, I have to admit I’m intrigued. I just wonder if it would cut the circulation off under your bra.
There’s a patent for just about everything, isn’t there?
Jenna McCarthy is one funny mother. (No, not Jenny McCarthy, although I suppose she is funny, too.) Jenna McCarthy started her writing career in New York for the glamorous Seventeen magazine. Dude. Back in the day, I soooo wanted to work at that magazine. My inner teenager was a wee bit jealous as I read McCarthy’s bio. Anyway, McCarthy’s bicoastal career eventually led her to Santa Barbara where she became a radio talent, a mother of two, and a very, very funny writer of the book The Parent Trip: From High Heels and Parties to Highchairs and Potties.
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not a huge fan of parenting books; I have an entire bookshelf dedicated to them and they pretty much all make me feel inadequate. Not so with The Parent Trip. It’s more like reading the diary of one of your more humorous friends - a diary that spans pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and the first year of parenting. McCarthy touches on the highs and lows of pregnancy, labor, navigating the evils of a new mom’s group, breastfeeding, toys, the first vacation, you get my drift. All that crap we never thought we’d spend dozens of hours agonizing about as new mothers.
For all of you fans of Christian Siriano (of Project Runway fame), he’s teamed up with the founders of Moody Mamas for a Spring ‘09 maternity collection.
What’s the name of the collection? FIERCE, of course. The website is a little clunky, but hopefully the line will land in some posh boutique near you soon!
Hey, if you get to drop your kiddo off at school this week, why not look totally hot yourself, too. I love just about every dress Anthropologie ever comes out with. I love the vintage feel to this “Sudden Downpour” dress. Wouldn’t it look great with some red flats? Of course the trick would be to not touch your child so that you actually look put together past drop off. Oh, and be able to afford the dress as well as preschool. A girl can dream.
OK so I am totally intrigued by this company, check it out. How Fast They Grow, a mom-run company, is putting a digital twist on traditional scrapbooking. After the birth of her child four years ago, founder Cathy Bennett became disillusioned with the time-consuming nature of scrapbooking. So instead of sitting around and complaining about it like I would, she went and figured out a way to digitize the scrapbook.
How Fast They Grow allows parents to make lovely scrapbook pages on their computer in about 7 minutes and have them printed by HFTG. Just drag and drop your digital images into a cagillion different pre-designed templates, enter your own copy and boom, you’re done. You can even design and order just one printed page at a time. I like the idea of getting it done per event. Not as much pressure as sitting down with three rolls of printed pictures and no clue where to start.
I got this do-it-yourself brag book kit from Maude Asbury. OK, so I haven’t actually made it yet, but I can’t wait! You get all the fixins to make your own customized scrapbook/frame/bragbook album cover.
How cool is that? I’m basically made of all thumbs, so I am assuming my cover will be less than professional looking. Homespun is in?
Stay tuned for my review.
OK so file this under: Too Late To Use For This Father’s Day, But Cool Enough To Point Out Anyway.
My friend AJ got this custom photo notecube for her husband for Father’s Day. I think it’s a groovy idea for flossin the family at the office.
Just send ‘em one (or three) photos, up to 8” x 10”, and they will transfer the image(s) onto three sides of a notepaper cube. When ordering, you may select black & white, color or sepia. Comes in under $30.00, five cents under, but under is under.
Today I’m tired. Tired of being a Mom, tired of being pregnant, tired of my house lacking a huge spa bathtub where I can run and hide with a box of Calgon.
So I’ll take a break from Parent Stuff and talk about something seriously important: my favorite eyelash curler. It’s made by shu uemera and it is completely off the hook.
When her daughter was born, my friend Shauna got one of these hand-made charms from Tiny Tag Designs. It was one of her favorite gifts to receive and now, to give. I think it would also be a nice gift idea for Mother’s Day, which to all you Dads and Partners out there is on MAY 11TH!
That’s a Sunday.
You’ve got a month and half.
You’ve been warned.
