Well Dressed Midwest VIP Blogger Lounge/#stlfw

If last week's Blogger Lounge is any indication of how #stlfw is going to go, I am in for an amazing week!  Held at Scape American Bistro, one of the prettiest restaurants in the Central West End, we were treated to cocktails, amazing food, flash tattoos (obsessed), and of course amazing company!  I've been out of the St. Louis social scene for so long (thanks to a tiny human who likes to be at home) so I was so excited to see these girls again; you've never met such a stylish and vivacious group.  Brands who attended got to network with an amazing group of bloggers - myself notwithstanding - all brought together by Well Dressed Midwest founder and host of the event, Lindsay Pattan.  I can't wait to see and hear more about what this new organization does for the bloggers and businesses in our region!  

stl fashion week/style in the loop

Say hello to my husband, smiling at a fashion show.  Never thought you'd see the day?  

Well truth be told, Style In the Loop was so fun, it wasn't hard to keep him grinning.  Also, there may have been beer.  

Darrell was pretty into playing photographer all day, and snapped these awesome pics of some U City Loop landmarks.  The statue is Chuck Berry, a St. Louis native, and his restaurant of choice, Blueberry Hill.  He still plays shows there in the "Duck Room" venue, from time to time.  

I'm a bad blogger and didn't take any outfit pics, but Darrell got sneaky while I was chatting with some friends we ran into!  

I wore: wedges-steve madden, suede shorts-forever 21, tee-anthropologie, hat-asos, bag-billabong.  

This cute puppy was in the Project Runway show Saturday night, so now he's an STL Fashion week celebrity.  

We were lucky enough to see looks from some of St. Louis' most talented designers.  Check out their STL fashion week profiles here!  

I'm already looking forward to tomorrow's events.   

If you haven't yet, make sure to get your tickets to Project Design: STL's Emerging Designer Contest!  

stl fashion week/project runway at the fox

As if it wasn't exciting enough to get to see a special presentation of the current collections from several Project Runway designers, it was the icing on the cake that the show took place at the Fox theatre.  

It's an insanely gorgeous theatre.  This is just the Lobby!  

But let's back it up - I was excited to get dressed up for one of the definite highlights of the week.  This might be a dorky thing to admit, but anytime I'm getting dressed for an event where pictures will be taken, I take a selfie AND make my husband snap a pic of the outfit before I leave!  Wisdom from Cher Horowitz.  Then I have no regrets the next day when the pics are posted on Facebook or Instagram.  

On display in the lobby were the incredible clothes by Scarlett Designs!  

I have to say, the runway show may have been the real focus of the evening, but the designs by Scarlett were my very favorite.  These clothes look like they were worn by socialites in 1950s Havana.  So glamorous, but still collectively wearable.  Not to mention the models were styled to perfection.  

My gorgeous friends Lisa & Logan!  Seriously though, how amazing is Logan's jacket?  It's actually a vintage military coat.  

Alive Magazine did an amazing job.  The theatre was really transformed!  

I took one second to snap a quick picture with my fellow bloggers Kate, Danica & Emily & Julia before the show started...

and then the models started out from behind the stage!  The show was gorgeous, and every designer certainly had their own perspective.  The collections moved from dark to light, with the first from Michael Drummond being distinctively gothic.  Joshua McKinley's mix of leopard & houndstooth felt sort of like fashion Prozac!  It was an unexpected combination I really loved.  Laura Kathleen, a St. Louis native, presented the final collection which had a sophisticated palette of gold & black.  I was focusing more on experiencing the show than taking photos, but make sure to check out Alive Magazine this afternoon for full coverage of the best looks from the show.   

If you haven't yet, make sure to get your tickets for Style In the Loop this afternoon.  It's supposed to be gorgeous weather, and if the previous shows have been any indication, it will not disappoint!  

  

stl fashion week day 3/indulge at plaza frontenac

I have to say, last night I felt truly impressed by the style community in St. Louis.  The dummies who once put St. Louis on this list would've been eating their words had they seen the crowd last night!  Guests of the show really stepped it up - I snapped the shoes above right when I walked in.  Anybody want to ID them for me?  

Myself notwithstanding, St. Louis definitely has some gorgeous bloggers!  

     top pic - Rose a la Mode in a darling black dress & crystal necklace.  bottom pic -  Oh, Julia Ann has the most stunning red hair, Style Everyday in a charming magenta skirt.  

My date for the night, Logan, was nice enough to snap a few outfit pics for me.    

wearing: pants-jcrew, top-forever21, mongolian lamb vest-ebay, pumps-kate spade, bag & bangle-jcrew

The show was beautiful.  I had to take a few pics of this Pace Farias dress, which had amazing movement. 

Gorgeous looks from Juicy Couture, BCBG, and Ann Taylor!  

Best of all, the evening benefited St Louis Cardinal Glennon's children's hospital, with 100% of the proceeds supporting their efforts to never turn away any child for treatment - even if they can't afford to pay.  

This evening, I'm off to the Fabulous Fox for the Project Runway fashion show!  I've definitely been looking forward to it, as it's sure to be a gorgeous show and it's always a treat to go to the Fox.  If you haven't yet, be sure to get your tickets here!  

kicking off stlfw

First of all, I just want to say that I totally understand that for most of you, these posts about St. Louis Fashion Week could stay or go.  SO.  My promise to you is that I will continue to post about universal subjects just as often this coming week, and then there will be some additional posts about St. Louis Fashion Week sprinkled in!  

First things first - we headed off to 13th & Washington to do a little promotion for all the big STL Fashion Week events.  This was, of course, made a little more fun by our sponsor Skinnygirl (hey thanks Bethenny!) We sent out invites, chatted, and exchanged Instagram & Twitter follows. I was probably excited to a silly level at getting to take home a few hair ties like these from Daisy Clover Boutique.  They make the absolute bounciest pony tails, and they had the best patterns.  

Also, have you gotten your tickets yet?  Come on, get on it!  You can get them here.  

Then, we headed over to Urban Chestnut Brewery, where we just got one beer and hung out for a bit before our next stop.  This is my adorable friend Joanna - she must've gotten 5 comments last night about that hat reminding people of Breaking Bad.  I'm in a race to finish the whole thing soon since EVERYONE is talking about it, and I'm tired of being on spoiler-watch!  

Then on to the big event - the Fashion Soiree @ Palladium.  This was a fashion show for a lot of the local St. Louis boutiques, and I was generously given tickets by the stylist of the show.  

The event space was REALLY gorgeous - honestly, my expectations were blown away.  

Before the show we snapped a few pics of my outfit, and I scoped out the best place to catch show.  We didn't have seats, but luckily spotted my friend Sutton who cast the models for the show, and nabbed two next to her.  

It was really fun and we had a great time watching the show.  It definitely inspired me to check out more local shops - I'm such an internet shopping freak, but now I'll have to pop around to Paisley Boutique & Esther.  The clothes were gorgeous.  

More to come, I'm attending a show it seems every day until next weekend, and if last night was any indication it is going to be a fun & exciting week in St. Louis!  

my outfit details, if you care: top-francescas, skirt-express, jacket-banana republic, shoes-forever 21  

giveaway - free tickets to the st. louis fashion blog awards!

Happy Monday everyone!  I'm thrilled to say that the generous people behind St. Louis Fashion Week have given me the opportunity to give away two tickets to the St. Louis Fashion Blog awards and Fashion Week kickoff party.  It takes place this Thursday, September 19th at the Hilton Three-Sixty.  Just vote for Light Sleeper, Heavy Dreamer HERE, and then leave a comment letting me know you voted!  I'll select a winner at random, and email the winner with the information by tomorrow night.  Today is the last day to vote!  

Of course, since not everyone can win, they've also provided me with a code to get $5 off the purchase of a ticket to the event, which you buy here, using the code SUPPORT.  

Thank you all so much, and good luck!