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HISTORY OF FASHION at the St. Petersburg Museum of History TONIGHT! Get your tickets here and see you there!

Fashion Flashback- A History of Fashion

I have been super busy lately planning a really fun event at the St. Petersburg Museum of History for Fashion Week Tampa Bay. Since we have so many fabulous garments in our archive, I thought it would be really fun to display them all! Join us to see these fabulous clothes and grab a cocktail or two! And check out the new collection from WORTH New York. Hope to see you there!

Free Clothing

You did not read the headline wrong! Sears Outlet is offering one piece of FREE clothing, including items from their LLBean line, to its Shop Your Way Rewards members every TUESDAY from now until the end of the year- no purchase necessary! To become a member, just click here, enter your e-mail address, and go shop! Or, just sign up at the Sears Outlet store near you.

Be sure that the Sears Outlet near you has clothing... for all you readers in Tampa Bay, Florida, the store at 5251 110th Avenue North (off US Highway 19) in Pinellas Park is the place to go! The offer does not apply to outerwear (like coats) or leather (belts/shoes), but to everything else. Some savvy shoppers found L.L.Bean cashmere sweaters for $99 that they got for free!

I went in yesterday (Tuesday) with my Rewards card, and walked out with a pretty jersey dress that would look super cute with boots or leggings.

 The original price:

Receipt after my Rewards card was scanned:

I know this is CRAZY to be giving away a free article of clothing, but if you look around at all the deals they have, most clothing is $4, $5, and $7 anyway, so you really should be buying more than one item! If you find two shirts for $5 each, with one free from your Rewards card, it really comes out to $2.50 a shirt, or Buy One Get One Free. I just had about 2 minutes and was testing out the program, so I didn't have time to look for anything else. But I am going back every week to get something else and look for more Christmas presents too! My husband said that he is going to do it with some co-workers who are adopting a family for the holidays, because their money will go further to buy clothing for all the family. Be sure to check out the selection in your area every TUESDAY... maybe I will see you there!

Sears and Sears Outlet did not pay me or compensate me for this review. I guess they did give me free clothes, but it is available to everyone, and I am just spreading the word!

13 More Days...

Until the Missoni for Target line is in stores. FINALLY, there is a collaboration that is swoon worthy, between the women's wear and the home decor, I am loving all Missoni brought to the table... literally! Check out some of my favorites:

 All images are courtesy of the Fashionista. For the entire lookbook, check out their website, or the Target preview here.

If You Missed Us Saturday Night....

You missed an amazing time for the Bloggers Unite at MISRED Outfitters! It is great to meet so many talented and FUN bloggers! I had a crazy Saturday where I was a leadership event all day, and ran home to change for Bloggers Unite, so I apologize for looking a little frazzled (and apparently giddy upon the point of exhaustion in the blogger pic below). Since this event was for FASHION bloggers, I guess I should tell you that I wore a vintage polka dot silk top, white linen Theory pants, thrifted gold belt, and tons of vintage gold and red jewelry to the event.

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The AMAZING Sara Stonecipher, owner of MISRED Outfitters, had us highlighted in her shop's entrance. Since I ran out of the house, I totally forgot my camera, so these pics are borrowed from some of the fabulous bloggers featured:

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(via Samantha's Garments)

 It was such a pleasure to meet Samy of Samantha's Garments, Marybeth and her sister of Jade and Willow, Laura of Artfully Artista, Priscilla of Rush Our Fashion (who came all the way from Jacksonville!), Andrea of Window Shopping Diva, and Kristen of BonBon Rose Girls.

Of course, I can't forget the incredible host Jennifer Rand of Belle de Couture, and the fabulous sisters Rebekah and Rachel of Eugenia Woods, whom I did not have a chance to talk to before I had to leave. We all managed to get a shot of everyone before I made a mad dash to my third event of the day! These fashionistas stuck around for the 600 Block's AFTER DARK event and fashion show (click here to watch), which was styled by Sara of MISRED Outfitters.

(via Eugenia Woods)

 Also featured was the lovely Erin Griffin of The Yummy Kind who made the most AMAZING cupcakes, which were all vegan. My favorites were her Red Velvet and Key Lime Coconut. You should check out her site for cooking classes and recipes. 

And of course in good Hostess fashion, I provided an appetizer and beverages. I brought with me this recipe, which I have named "The Starter" (another post about that soon), some Margarita Punch, and infused water (recipe to come!). Thanks to all those who came out to meet us!

Bloggers Unite & Hostess Tip #4

My good friend Sara, owner of MISRED Outfitters, my FAVORITE vintage store in our area, asked me to be a part of her Bloggers Unite event this Saturday night, which is being hosted by another great blogger, Jennifer Rand of Belle de Couture. Sara included me because I am not only a local blogger, but I am actually really into fashion, vintage clothing (half of my closet is either vintage or from thrift stores, believe it or not!), and fashion blogs. Besides Jennifer's blog, I read daily the posts of Kelly, Leandra, Jane, Judy, and more! Vintage clothing can be fun and classic, PERFECT for any event, and vintage clothing for all occasions can be found at local thrift and resale boutiques in your area. And with that comes my next hostess tip...

HOSTESS TIP #4: Part of being a hostess is presenting yourself in attire that fits your event. As the hostess, opening the door when guests to arrive and closing it behind them when they leave are your guests' FIRST AND LAST IMPRESSIONS OF YOUR PARTY! It is ALWAYS important to think about what you are wearing just as much as it is the little details of the party. If you look put together and festive, your event will be fun to guests, no matter what little details are off, or problems that arise along the way. Trust me!

Anyway, if you are local, I hope you will come downtown for this great event! I've posted the info below:

I am contributing some yummy appetizers and punch to the event. Check back here for the recipes and pictures of the event!