Monthly Archives: April 2010

Spring fashion show

A couple of images from our 2nd annual spring fashion show at the Don Vicente Inn… a great event which raised money for The American Cancer Society.

The root of spring trends

I was blown away by these beautiful photos taken by my mom on her recent trips to Cuba and Kenya… It was also funny how the way these natives adorn themselves is much like the styles seen on many of the Spring 2010 runways. Of course we all have heard, imitation is the sincerest form [...]

Lookbook-May 2010

pile it on…

Big jewelry makes our hearts go pitter patter and as far as we are concerned, the bigger the better! Adorn yourself like Cleopatra!! Just a few ideas for you…

great new restaurant: the refinery, Tampa, fl

One of the perks of working in retail is that we gather lots of information throughout the day… Granted at times we feel like hairdressers, or unqualified psycologists, but many times we have had the pleasure of being first to hear the buzz about new local hotspots. Such was the case with new Tampa restaurant, [...]

So exciting- check out our credit on vogue.com

Just wanted to share the link to our first credit on vogue.com…(hopefully first and not last, if any Vogue staff is reading this!) This is also exciting because Aussie-import, Camilla & Marc caught our eye at market last year and this is our first season carrying the label. Their swimwear is fun and innovative with [...]

Spring fashion show-April 22, 2010

Join us for FASHION FUSION 2010! The 2nd Annual Spring Fashion Show and silent auction will be held Thursday, April 22nd, 6:30- 10pm at the beautiful Don Vicente Inn in Ybor City (1915 N. Ave. Republica de Cuba)* Call or email us to get your ticket!! (813-254-5740 or penelope.t@mac.com) Tickets are $40 pre-sale through April [...]

Cargo pants are taking over the world…

Usually when a trend starts popping up in every nook and cranny and Forever 21, I get to the point where I can’t even stand to look at it, no matter how “classic” I took it to be on its rise into popularity. For some reason though, this military onslaught of clothing we are now [...]

Sort of obsessed… The Postcard Inn, St. Pete Beach, FL

I recently was down at St. Pete Beach, as my mom and sister were in town and we were looking for something different to do. We had decided to stay the night and I was in charge of booking a room… my criteria was that it had to be on the beach and I was [...]