These are my thoughts on fashion, style, cheating, and understanding myself in 2010. Although I’ve always had a sense of style, I haven’t always followed fashion. Until this year I didn’t know many of the names of well-known designers much less the latest and greatest. I’ve had to learn a…
Yigal Azrouel–The guy who understands how to drape a girl.
I recently sat down with clothing designer Yigal Azrouel at a trunk show in La Jolla benefiting the Ronald McDonald House. He was showing his pre-spring (2010) and fall 2011 collections The charming Azrouel is no newbie to fashion. He launched his women’s wear line in 1998. He opened his…
Pink Lagoon
Pink Lagoon boutique in Solana beach can also be called a Wardrobe and Styling Boutique. Owner Jenny Levitz is a styling maven and has honed the skill for helping customers find their look. Pink Lagoon is a girl’s oasis. The owner herself and her staff are all not only approachable, but…
Three cool new books and a Q & A with Makeup Maven Bobbi Brown.
Re-knowned makeup artist Bobbi Brown has a new book out just in time for the holidays. If you’re unsure what to get for the teen girl in your life, this just might be your first stop. Beauty Rules offers tips for teens on how to look and feel beautiful both…
Bixby and Ball
Located in the first house built on Cedros Avenue in Solana Beach in 1924, the Bixby and Ball gift and bedding boutique is adorable. Owners Betsy Bracken and Melissa Anderson are best friends and hopefully after opening the store, things will stay that way. Anderson’s background is in interior design…
Tootsies great shoes and even better prices.
Tootsies in La Jolla goes by the motto “Affordable and Adorable”, filling a much-needed void in the posh neighborhood by offering shoes and accessories at phenomenal prices. Sisters Joan Lofgren and MT Zaninovich, both born and bred in San Diego, opened the store not as a franchise, but a “friend-chise”. All of…