Just after Christmas, Curvatude and I hosted an awesome night of shopping at vive la femme boutique and violette shoe salon, called Dazzle Til Dawn. I loved seeing so many beautiful curvy women trying on clothes that made them feel sexy and gorgeous! Here’s a few pics from the night-all courtesy of Kriss Abigail Photography. View the full gallery here.

We split our time between the two stores, trying on clothes at vive and adorable shoes and jewelry at violette. Also, we had Toni Van Schoyck on hand with a display of awesome Gigi Hill bags and purses, and Shayna Shapiro was there from NARS cosmetics to give the girls complimentary cat-eyes or smoky eyes. Oh…and did I mention that Lush Cosmetics provided amazing little goody bags to all of our attendees? And of course, Kriss Abigail was our official photographer for the evening.

It was a fun, glamorous night, and I met some incredible women!

My NYE was so good, it took two weeks to get over it and write this post! lol. It was the absolute perfect time to debut my first designer dress!!! I’ve been raving about Shavonne Dorsey for a while now, and I’m so happy that I now own one of her pieces! This is the Sasha Dress in Black. Don’t you love it???

Outfit Breakdown: Sasha Dress in black– Shavonne Dorsey; Jewelry — Forever 21 and Jewelmint and violette; Free Press platform suede heels in blue — TJ Maxx.

And what adds the right amount of drama to this LBD? A feather capelet, of course! lol. This amazing piece is from Forever 21 and I can’t get enough of it! I have a whole other post coming that’s a love song for this feather cape!

I had multiple stops on my NYE adventure, but I ended up ringing in the New Year at The Metropolis Ball at Flat Iron in Wicker Park. It had a rockin’ band and the place was packed!

 I hope you all had a fun, safe, and exciting night out…and that 2012 has been kind to you so far!

xoxo

Take this Kiyonna Burlesque Lace Dress, add your curves, and watch the world fall at your feet!! lol. No really. You want to kill it at a friend’s wedding? Do you want to go out dancing and have a line of men waiting for your attention? Do you want to make your ex-boyfriend/husband rue the day you left him? BUY THIS DRESS and flaunt it!!

I’ve had the privilege to meet this amazing young man, Omar Villalobos, at several events around the city. He is one of the most sincere, sweet, talented designers I’ve encountered in my life. Oh, and did I mention TALENTED? At 22, he and his design partner, Gordana Rusic, have been chosen to show their F/W2012 line, GOCA, at NYFW. That is amazing!

As two college students, however, they need help raising the cash needed to get to NYC and everything associated with the event. I don’t have a ton of cash, but I think it’s important to help make dreams come true. Think of it as putting a deposit into your karma bank account. They are a talented team and I sincerely hope they will raise the money they need!

Let’s all contribute…even $5 or $10 will help! Come on, let’s send GOCA to fashion week! There’s only a day left to make a donation, so do it now!

I’m soooo behind on my posts! Before Christmas, I attended a fabulous event called “Putting on the Glitz: A Mad Men Holiday Party and Fashion Show.” It showcased some amazing designs from Crescendo Apparel, curated styles from Cinnamon Boutique, and ridiculously chic handbags from My DreamBag Boutique.

It was a Mad Men theme, so of course everyone looked fabulous! Here are some pics from that night.

Here I am with my donation for Toys for Tots! So cute!

Handsome Marines were at the door to accept the donations! CUTE!

Cha’rron of CChicChicago was on the front row next to me!

And on my other side, Kathryn McKetchnie, Founder and President of Crescendo Apparel.

 Here are some of my favorite designs from Crescendo Apparel. I love the hand muffs all of the models are carrying!!

The team at Cinnamon Boutique hand selected these awesome pieces.

And, many gorgeous bags were on display from My DreamBag Boutique.

Love love love these Kelly Bags in bright red and orange!!!

The creative team at Crescendo Apparel.

Nikeya Young and CChicChicago rockin’ the leopard print!

Rosemary Fanti did a wonderful portrait of me!

Must steal bags!!!!

I scored this amazing fur-trimmed dress from Karen Kane at vive la femme boutique, and this was the perfect place to debut it! I paired it with fishnets, an updo, red lipstick, and simple jewelry and I was ready to celebrate the season-Mad Men style!