Splendora Newsletter, November 18, 2005
| Since we know that next Friday you'll all be recovering on the couch due to copious amounts of turkey and stuffing consumption, imagine that today's Style Forecast is like a Betty & Veronica Double Digest; it's a special pre-holiday double issue featuring gobs of gratifying gossip and Splendora's Holiday Guide for '05. Gobble, gobble! |
| SPLENDORA HOLIDAY SHOPPING MISSION  Check out what the busy bees at Splendora are buzzing about this holiday season. All of the gifts we picked are available online so you can shop in your PJs and avoid mall parking & long lines. Shop the Holiday Guide |
| THE JENGAR FASHION RADAR  According to the Jennifer Garner fashion wire, schlump is the new black if you're a gestating gal trekking through the streets of WeHo. While Hollywood style mavens like Kate Hudson, Heidi Klum, and Denise Richards were seen decked out in glam maternity duds throughout their pregnancies, Garner chooses to forgo fashion and fully embrace her L.L. Bean-ness. Corduroy trousers, grandma cardigans, black men's socks with trainers, and roomy cargo pants are some of Jen's favorite accouterments for her near daily trips to Starbucks with Benny-Boy. Sure, Jen looks like she collided with a Beantown suburb (emphasis on SUBurban) soccer mom's closet, but her blasé attitude toward style is refreshing considering the inordinate amount of effort that the Muffy's and Buffy's of the world dedicate to their pregnancy wardrobes. She is just the kind of girl you would bring home for Thanksgiving - appliqued turkey sweater and all. Cheers to our favorite arbiter of frump, a girl who's as sweet as pumpkin pie.
*Photos courtesy of www.j-garner.org Jenny from the cul-de-sac |
| COKED UP  Everyone goes back to the basics at some point in their career. But come rain or shine, scandal or not, Kate keeps it all Coke, all the time. Since rehab release Kate has been keeping a low-pro outside of Londontown. But from this photo it's plain to see that Kate still digs the Coca and she's not afraid flaunt it. What better way to beat your craving for blow than to replace it with an almost equally addicting beverage injected with delicious, caramel-laden goodness? It's legal, and was rumored to have been spiked with the magic white powder in the past, after all. If the cola company was smart, they would pick the beautiful and damned model for a new campaign–she could use some work. Can't you just hear Kate slurring, "Coke is it!"? Music to the model's ears.
*Photo courtesy of JJB |
| OPERATION OLSEN  Paging Dr. Simpson, paging Dr. Simpson...we need your expertise on this matter. We've got a set of twins on the red carpet that refuses to dress differently. You're an expert in this area, we know you've dealt with this painful affliction with your sister too. Identity crisis is a tough case that needs to be operated on with steady, nimble, manicured, unencumbered (take that pear ring off already) hands. Dr. Simpson, we need you. Hurry to the OR in your wedge heels STAT. Mirror image |
| SALES & SAUCY HAPPENINGS  SAN FRANCISCO
HEATH CERAMICS Sample Sale
Dress your holiday table right and get down to Heath's annual sale of vintage, new, and samples of custom Heath Ceramics tableware. Shop for special Holiday gift sets, stocking stuffers, factory seconds of complete tableware sets, as well as vintage custom tiles, one of a kind tile experiments, prototypes, samples and a large inventory of overstock tile. The Annual Sample Sale is from November 19–30. Heath is located at: 400 Gate Five Road, Sausalito, CA, 415.332.3732 or Heath Ceramics.
LOS ANGELES
DESIGNER Sample Sale
Unlike most sample sales that are lickety-split, this one lasts for a whole month. Some of the merchandise is on consignment and some of it consists of one-off samples from designers. Expect to see clothing and accessories from heavyweights like Chloe, Balenciaga, Zac Posen and more. Most of the pieces are priced at wholesale or less and new pieces arrive every few days. The Designer Sample Sale is located at: The Sunset Marquis, 1200 Alta Loma Rd., Villa 1 North, 213.840.1664.
NEW YORK
EMPORIO ARMANI & VOTO LATINO
Here's an offer that will help you shop for the holiday season with a clear conscience. Through 20th, Emporio Armani will donate 15% of all proceeds from purchases at their 57th & Madison outpost to Voto Latino. Voto Latino, an amazing organization championed by the fabulous Rosario Dawson, is dedicated to getting out the young Latino-American vote. Just mention Voto Lation at the register to receive your discount. Emporio Armani is located at: 601 Madison Ave., near 57th St., 212.317.0800. More Amazing Happenings |
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