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Clutch for a Cause!
08.31.11
If there’s one luxe handbag on your want list, make it a one-of-a-kind Judith Leiber minaudière to benefit Festival of Children Foundation, an OC-based nonprofit that’s improving the lives of children. The iconic American luxury brand created the limited edition bag, with all proceeds from tickets sales benefiting Festival of Children Foundation. You could be the lucky winner of the special Swarosvki crystal clutch featuring the Festival of Children’s carousel horse logo, but you need to purchase an opportunity ticket. (Only 100 tickets will be sold at $100 each for this rare luxe handbag.)
The bag will debut at Festival of Children Foundation’s private opening night party Thursday at South Coast Plaza. Tickets to win the bag will be available through September in the Judith Leiber boutique at South Coast Plaza until all tickets are sold. The winner will be chosen on September 29.
Level 1, in the Nordstrom wing at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. 714.549.7177.
Just a Doll
08.30.11
Greer's OC recently sat down with Debbie Askew to chat about Doll Boutique for Riviera Orange County | Modern Luxury.
At the former Lola Rouge in Costa Mesa, Askew branched out from her sister, Sandy Askew Johnson, and from their co-owned Lola Rouge concept (still going strong at Fashion Island) and opened her own Doll Boutique in May.
Doll is a fresh look, gone are the black and reds, and in are the whites and yellows. And it carries a mix of affordable apparel lines, few high-end ones, new home decor and gift room and much more.
Read more at Riviera Orange County | Modern Luxury (starts on page 88).
BuildaSofa!
08.29.11
Want to design your own sofa? Check out the new BuildASofa at the Market Place in Irvine that’s celebrating by offering 20% off everything during Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-5. And you can receive free delivery Sept. 3 in Orange and LA counties.
BuildASofa offers quality, custom designed furniture at a reasonable price by working with in-house designers, and all furniture is made locally so orders are ready in just a few weeks.
The showroom boasts nearly 200 styles of sofas and sectionals including modern, classic and transitional, as well as chairs and barstools, chaise lounges and more. Choose from more than 1,500 fabrics, as well as details such as nail heads, skirting, tufting, piping and more.
Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
At the Market Place at 13268 Jamboree Road, off Bryan in Irvine. 714.508.2414.
Vintage Inspired
08.26.11
At Briana Rene, one of the newest boutiques that just opened at the OC Mart Mix in Costa Mesa, expect to find vintage inspired lingerie, handmade jewelry and unusual designers that you’re not going to find everywhere else.
Owner and designer Briana Ellison has been designing jewelry (earrings, leather pieces and necklaces) for several years, and just started a lingerie line that includes “bloomer bottoms”--sort of a boy short, yet super feminine and fuller cut.
She also carries a Pretense t-shirt line made in Costa Mesa from organic cottons and dyes; as well as a men’s wear line for women called Maison Scotch from Amsterdam with intricate details that you don’t see often; vintage inspired Dirty Dolls lingerie with 1940’s high-waisted panties and more; and J.P. Mattes bags made from recycled saris.
Open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
3313 Hyland Ave. in Costa Mesa. 949.290.4829.
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