Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays Everyone!
I'll be spending the holidays with my new family and my old family. We always look forward to cookies, good food and great conversation.
What do you look forward to during the holidays?

As for New Year's, one of my New Year's resolutions is to write on my blog more often. I've been neglecting it.

In addition to, growing my business. Check out my treats at www.cafeauchloe.com
What's your New Year's Resolution?

Holiday Dress

{via Alice + Olivia}

I love this dress! So classy and chic! Perfect for a New Year's Eve Party!

SAMPLE SALE: Christian Louboutin Sale & RM Sale

Hey All! I know I posted yesterday that the Christian Louboutin sale would occur this morning but it will not be. According to RackedNY there was a sign on the door that said -No sale.
Well, the good news is that the Rebecca Minkoff sale is in full swing today! I just returned from the Friends and Family sale and boy am I happy. They had amazing finds from one of a kinds to plenty of morning after bags. The staff is happy to help you with pricing and information. There is plenty of inventory and they are constantly restocking. So be kind ladies.
Today at 4pm begins the VIP opening and tomorrow the sale will be open to the public.Happy Shopping!

Deal: Markdowns on shoes, bags, and clothing.

When/Where: Wednesday, November 16 to Sunday, November 20. Weds—Sat 10am—7pm, Sun 11am—5pm. 
14 West 14th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves

Christian Louboutin Sample Sale

Christian Louboutin Sample Sale Returns!

When:

Tue, Nov 15 at 9:00AM - Fri, Nov 18 at 3:00PM

Where:

306 W 38th St, New York, NY 10018

Girls Night Out at RM studio

Rebecca Minkoff hosted a Girls Night Out event at her studio this week. It was a great opportunity to take a girlfriend I haven't seen in a while so the two of use ventured out to grab some cocktails and sweets. The perfectly white showroom was filled with various colored bags. We browsed around as if we were looking at artwork. Well, in a way, bags are almost like artwork.
If you twitted the event, you had a chance to win a RM bag with your initials painted on. Cool marketing idea don't you think? My lovely friend won a bag! She was the first to tweet and the first to receive her FIRST RM bag! It was a lovely fuchsia color, small chained bag. I unfortunately, do not have twitter. ::sigh:: But I had an awesome time sipping on a Skinny Girl cranberry cosmo and munching on french macarons. I also picked out a sequins dress that I am extremely eager to purchase. All in all another successful event RM team! Fab darling Fab!

Kykuit

My thoughtful friend Lisa invited me up to take a tour at Kykuit: The Rockefeller Estate this past weekend. It was absolutely amazing! It's no wonder they called it the Kykuit or "lookout." The property over looks the most spectacular views of the Hudson River. At first glance the house appears to have only 3 floors. However, we discovered that the house is actually 6 floors; 2 floors are under ground. How crazy! One of the sub-floors is the kitchen and the other is a delivery room with an underground tunnel attached. The craziest things about the property is 1- the view 2- they had an intercom in the early 1900's- there were numerous amounts of service and valet buttons around the house. They had the buttons on the door panels! I just kept imaging Mr. Rockefeller walking through the hall and thinking "hmm I'm in the mood for a cookie" pressing the service button and Voila! a cookie. haha 3- they had a central vacuum system 4- the kids had their own play house... no no I don't mean like a tree house; nope- I mean a full house with indoor and outdoor tennis courts, indoor and outdoor pools, etc, etc. Let's not forget about the amount of sculptures and pieces of artwork they had around the house. Oh and did you know the MoMA was founded by the Rockerfellers? News to me too.
I could have stayed in that house for hours just to explore all the hidden treasures.

Spotted: Kim Kardashian

Yesterday, I arrived to my writing class a bit earlier than expected, about 45 mins early. I decided to take a stroll down S. Park Avenue and see what stores are around the area. As I was approaching the Gansevoort Hotel, a slew of people spilled out of the entrance. I saw flashing lights, men running with backpacks and right away I thought, it must be the Amazing Race! I've haven't seen one episode of that show. Not one! Why in the world would I think that? Everyone stopped at the corner and as I approached, I noticed a woman dressed in all white. I thought This woman is insane to wear white after Labor Day in a city that lives in all black. Then I noticed Kourtney Kardashian! I was stunned. The woman in all white was KIM! They seemed to not be bothered by the crowd of people with camera's in their face. They looked glamorous and very LA. They are rather petite, which I didn't expect, but who would with those heels. I then panicked because guess what this girl didn't have... her CAMERA!!!! Out of all days! So, I relied on my trusty Blackberry to capture something. As I was taking a photo from the edge of the sidewalk, away from the crazy people that were surrounding them, some gentlemen behind me exclaimed, "Jennifer Lopez!" I thought of turning around and asking if he knew anything about pop culture, but you know what, she kind of did look like JLo. It was definitely an outfit that she would wear. I thought about running up to her and telling her how we were meant to be long time friends. HAHA No... I would never do that... Maybe.
I seemed to be walking in the same direction as them until they slipped into FIKA Espresso Bar. A crowd formed around the cafe so I took a quick photo through the bodyguards and walked on to my class. It was an eventful Thursday to say the least.

Packing for Europe

I received a special request from Jenny (thanks!) to create a post on my travel wardrobe.When I studied abroad, back in 2005, in Barcelona, Spain, the fashion was the first thing that I was looking forward to seeing. Coming from New York, there were some similarities; folks dressed up in the latest trends, black clothing (of course), and the shoes! I was in college at the time so my wardrobe consisted of jeans, flats and casual tops. On my recent return, I made sure to pack all the fashionable trendy outfits, aside from it being my honeymoon, I wanted to stand out as the New Yorker, not the fanny pack tourist. I made sure to pack the basics with a few cute pieces. Accessories pack well and can dress up any outfit. I made sure not to over-pack in case I wanted to bring a few things back with me (a great find-scarfs-easy to pack and a great European take away). I thought Barcelona was the best shopping place, but I didn't splurge. The Euro was too high and I could get certain items back home for less. In addition, the internet is the best place to find international pieces.

Here are some of my suggestions:

• Simple black dress (you can dress this up or down with some accessories)
• Dark Jeans (you can also dress these up or down)
• cute sneaker 
• pair of cute flats
• a couple of sweaters (depending on the time of year, but don't be fooled, Europe can get cold during the winter months. When I was there it snowed! First time in 5 years!)
• Stockings/tights
• a black blazer
• heels (black or nude)
• lots of jewelry (costume jewelry)
•  flip flops (do not walk around the city in flip flops! Big N-O)
• a Bikini or two
• makeup (my I suggest Mark Super Flip Color Kit- it has everything in it!) 
• small crossbody bag  (I recommend a crossbody because tourist=pickpocketing. Keep your eyes peeled. I used my Coach for most of the trip)
• Boots, such as these: Faux leather, Gomax, $75; piperlime.com 



{via Instyle.com}

And you know the rest (pj's, under garments, socks etc.)
Happy Travels!

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