A little Wonder! press.....

I'm so proud - see the article below:

Mother-to-be takes registry matters into her own hands - PhotoGallery - Chicago Sun-Times

It's the first of what will hopefully be a lot of great press on Wonder! as we get closer to opening in October.

If you HAVEN'T done so, be sure to 'Like' Wonder on Facebook so you can follow our progress.......

It's a happy happy Anniversary, to us, to us!

Tomorrow marks 7 years for Joe and I.  7 YEARS!!!!  It has flown.  I remember my honeymoon like it was yesterday.  

Here's a quick (and I mean quick) walk down the past 7 yrs.....

Our Wedding Day - August 14, 2004 - Chicago

Griffin Giovanni born April 2008

Griffin & Daddy, 8 months old

Griffin at 1 year

Gemma Grace, born July 2010

My kiddos on my birthday this year, June 2011

Gemma at 8 months

Joe and I on my birthday, June 2011

Happy Anniversary Honey!  We've done good!

Here's to another year of the ups and downs (but mostly ups) of life........

Love you!

New Lulu Favorites

Fueled with a gift card from my June birthday, I went into Lululemon a couple of weeks ago determined to find some new workout shorts.  As usual, Lulu did not disappoint.  

My new favs are called the Strength and Tone Short, and I loved them so much I got them in two colors.  At $48, they are not cheap if you're used to getting your workout gear at say, Target (which I frequent as well), but they are well worth it ladies!

They don't ride up, they have some undies on the inside, and they don't pinch around the waist which is usually my issue with any kind of stretchy workout gear.  I hate pinchy fabrics that squish out the very fat that you're trying to get rid of!  

only couture for my little girl.......

No, this post isn't going to be as obnoxious as you think judging by the title, but........it is about Couture Clips.  

Searching high and low for my favorite little girls' accessories for Wonder, I came across Couture Clips.  The company was started by a couple of Moms (sisters-in-law, actually), who couldn't find cute and high quality hair bows and accessories for their daughters.  I met these two Moms at the Couture Clips booth in NY (for market) and they couldn't be any nicer.  I had a great time with them picking out bows, clips, headbands, and even crocheted baby hats for Wonder!

Here are some of my favorites (and you can be sure to find these in Wonder this Fall - and online!):

'Chooze' a new shoe

One of the best things about being a buyer is finding a new line that you really believe in and putting your dollars behind it.  For me at Wonder, one of these lines is Chooze shoes.

I first found Chooze through their PR firm in LA, Bollare.  The owner and founder of Bollare is a good friend from my days at Shopbop (that's where she got her start in PR!), and she sent us some samples.

You'll notice with Chooze shoes the left shoe is never quite the same as the right.  Maybe it's a different fabric altogether, maybe the print is the same but the background color is different, whatever!  For a kid - how much fun is that?  Kids love wearing two different socks and if they could, two different shoes - so here's the answer to their prayers.

Chooze is also all about giving back.  How?  CHOOZE is a Good Returns company.  At the end of each year, CHOOZE invests 100% of profits in anti-poverty programs.  These programs provide training, support, education, and loans to women so they can start their own businesses and lift themselves out of extreme poverty.  Loans are paid back at the end of the year and they start the cycle again.  Cool, right?


Here are some of my favorites from the Fall line we'll be debuting at Wonder!

Sequin Number

Last night I broke out a rather 'old' cardigan that has been in my closet for at least 5 years.  It's a sequin-y cropped sweater from Marc by Marc Jacobs that I got at Bop - when it went all the way to 70% off.  Turns out people were scared of this AMAZING color - it's a bit gold, a bit rusty, I don't really have a word for it.  Anyway, I am SO glad that people were scared of it because it's become something that has stood the test of time in my closet and whenever I break it out, it's a huge hit!  So I thought I'd share.......pardon the I Phone pics:

This shows you how it looked out to dinner in a dimly lit restaurant - love the muted sparkle

And here we are in bright light.  Still cute if I don't say so myself!

I paired it with some short navy shorts from J. Crew, some old linen & gold sparkle wedges by Mossimo from Target, and a white tank.  Since the cardigan is the main piece, I took it easy with the accessories and just wore gold hoops and my 'G' alphabet necklace from Gorjana, and of course piled on some leather wrap bracelets from Gorjana too.  

Finally - not that I'm a hairstylist or something, but I've found that when you're wearing sequins, it's so much going on that pulling your hair back is the way to go.  So a simple high bun is my favorite choice.

Hope you've been inspired to pull out your sequins for the summer!

Good Morning New York!

Here for business for the first time in two years, I am excited to be back.  I love to explore cities, and although I have been to New York countless times, unless you live here it's hard to say you really 'know' it.  This time I am staying in Bryant Park, and I can't wait to take a walk around the neighborhood when I'm done with work today.

One cool thing I found out about Bryant Park in the summer is that they have an outdoor summer film festival. It's on Monday nights, and tonight they're showing Cool Hand Luke.  

Tonight I have dinner plans with a vendor at Eataly, which I have been wanting to eat at ever since I heard about it's opening almost a year ago!  It's owned by Mario Batali and Lidia Bastianich most notably (there are others), and it's a market you can shop as well as encompassing 12+ restaurants within.  

Here's a little info and to learn more go to EatalyNy.com:

“We cook what we sell and we sell what we cook.”

Eataly is more than a supermarket with restaurants. It is an energetic marketplace, an opportunity totaste and take home the products of artisans who till, knead and press to bring you the highest quality products at fair price. We have assembled the absolute best Italian producers from every region under one roof and the absolute best chefs to cook their wares; Eataly is the heartbeat of Italy. We want to challenge the idea that quality products are accessible only to a select few. We’ve done it in Italy:Torino, Bologna, Milano, Pinerolo, Asti, Genova and Japan: Tokyo, Daikanyama, Mitsukoshi &Gransta, now it’s time to take New York. Our new New York address does not mean we are only about importing. Our bread is made with New York flour, our gelato is whipped up with local dairy and our meat, produce and fish are almost always American. Grazie, America!

You should also look on their Facebook page to learn more.....Oh I CANNOT wait!  

http://www.facebook.com/EatalyNYC