Woodstock Flea Market in Honor of Joe Cocker!

As I was writing this entry it just seemed so fitting to post it today! 

Joe Cocker was an icon of the 60's and so was Woodstock! He had been in the music business for many years but Woodstock made him famous everywhere. His cover of the Beatles "With a Little Help From My Friends." even became the theme song for the sitcom "The Wonder Years" another favorite of mine. RIP Joe Cocker, we will miss you. 

Woodstock seems to have retained their earthy roots! Mower's Flea Market is an amazing collection of clothing, jewelry, art and more held every weekend (except in winter) in a beautiful bucolic meadow. A favorite market of mine, I go whenever I am back in New York. It is closed for winter but will open again with the flowers and spring.

The majority of merchants sell second hand and antiques. Really amazing items. I have purchased so many things here but my favorite has to be the jewelry line Fleurs Jolies! The owner/designer has been purchasing vintage buttons from the same warehouse for thirty years. Her designs while maybe not a cheap fashion fix, are so beautiful and special, a true vintage recreation! 

http://www.mowerssaturdayfleamarket.com

 http://www.fleursjolies.net/earrings.html

Frock You Vintage Clothing and Their Huge Frocking Sales!

If you love vintage clothing like I do and you live in the San Diego area you will be excited to know that Frock You is having one of their Huge Frocking sales this weekend and 'tis the season so they are calling it: Frock The Halls! Huge Frocking Sale December 12,13,14 from 11-6pm !

Good vintage clothing is usually a little more than I want to pay so I always look forward to this sale. They invite guest vendors to display their clothing in a vintage swap meet. There are always great deals to be found. 

At one of their last sales I purchased this TSE cashmere sweater set for $8.00. Well I didn't purchase them together as I am not really into sweater sets so I purchased the cardigan for $5.00 (both pieces were $5.00 each) and at the next Huge Frocking Sale there was the sad lonely shell for $3,00, so I bought it I guess they were meant to be together! 

Frock You Vintage Clothing                  4121 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92103              See you there!

British Fashion Awards 2014

The British Fashion Awards were held Yesterday at the London Coliseum. I wish I could have been there! Growing up my only dream was to travel to London and go to Carnaby Street. It just seemed to like the greatest fashion place on earth. I just looked it up on the internet and it remains a very cool place to shop!

Anyway onto the fashion awards, Erdem won for best Women's Wear Designer, of course the line is crazy expensive but I am going to do my best to find something similar this year to post to my blog. Here is the website to drool over their clothing! https://erdem.com/shop

The Brand award went to Victoria Beckham for her global impact. Again really expensive but I do like the clean concept of her designs. 
https://www.victoriabeckham.com/shop/ready-to-wear

Preen won the Establishment Designer award for their global retail presence and strong example of British fashion.
http://preenbythorntonbregazzi.com/collections/preen-line-autumn-winter-2014

The Emerging Womenswear Designer award winner: Marques'Almeida. This dynamic duo designed a collection for Topshop that hit the stores in October. So it is nice to have a winner that is also affordable, examples are below. Their line is also on the Opening Ceremony site. Lots of denim!
http://www.topshop.com/en/tsuk/category/clothing-427/marquesalmeida-3463515
https://www.marquesalmeida.com/
https://www.openingceremony.us/products.asp?menuid=2&designerid=1363

The Alexander McQueen line took the Red Carpet Designer Award, one of my favorites and always have really amazing looks!
http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/general/photos/0,,20343671_20343679_20739315,00.html

Of course Anna Wintour received the Outstanding Achievement Award and I must say the print on her dress is reminiscent of the long Altuzarra for Target dress with the orchid print, Target rocks!

Here is the link to all of the award winners,  http://britishfashionawards.com/2014-Winners

The global fashion awards are also being held in London next year, I guess they really are still the leaders in the fashion world.

Another Great Sale Tracking Site!

Another great easy site to use is Shoptagr. With Shoptagr download their button onto your bookmark bar, then search online for your favorite items and click on the button. The site will then track your item and inform you when it’s available in your size and color. They will send an email telling you when it goes on sale. Choose from over 300 stores and online retailers from Barneys to Target!  and Ebay too!

Another Great Online Shopping Site!

Shop It To Me is like having a personal shopper. Choose from at least 900 top brands. Fill out information on your size and select designers and brands you love. You decide how often you want to receive custom-tailored sale information directly to your email inbox. 

They do limit their list to top-quality retailers. I requested daily emails and I am really happy with the information they have sent me, (I should be, it is what I asked for), great deals that I didn't have to search the internet for. 

I guess the only downside could be that you may have to act quickly as I am sure they must have a large customer base due to being named one of the "Best 50 Websites 2012".

IPhone users will be happy to know that there is an app!

http://www.shopittome.com/ 

Now for Online Shopping!

I am not a big fan of online shopping. I don't have the patience to sit and search for fashion online. I would much rather see and feel the items I am looking at. Another reason is probably due to the fact that I dislike shopping with an exact item in mind. I enjoy shopping with the freedom to come across something I may want to add to my wardrobe.

So trying to find an online site that I will enjoy using is a difficult task, but I think I found one I really like

https://www.rackituponline.com

The option I like best about this site is you can download their button to your bookmark bar on your computer and when you see an item you like online you press their button, it pops up a window that asks you the color, size and the sale price you want to be notified for, like magic!

On the Rack It Up site you can also choose women, men, kids or home categories from 103 stores. You actually pick the items you want the sale alert for, the percent or price you are looking for on sale and to put in your "closet". When the items in your closet go on sale you receive an email alert. Seems pretty easy! Maybe I'll start liking online shopping!

Now For A Fashion Site with Sales and More!

A great site that I really like is Racked. It doesn't just alert you to sales as the other sites I have blogged about but it is much more. Racked reviews all kinds of stores and covers current fashion stories as well. 

They have a section called "Where to Shop" that lists what they describe as their Essential Stores, which include lists of must go to beauty, vintage, indie and home stores. They also offer news by neighborhood for the following cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Miami. I really like their list of vintage stores in the LA area as I frequently shop at many of the stores listed. A warning here, some of the vintage stores are quite pricey but are amazing to visit anyway as the collections and quality are fabulous!

You can sign up for their weekly newsletter. Here is the link to the website: http://racked.com/

Happy Shopping!