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[Fashion/Adventure] Engagement Shoot

So things have been pretty quiet over at the to look for: Style front. I know, I know, I'm lame. And honestly, I can't promise anything about regularity because of all the wedding planning ups and downs! But I couldn't help but share some of the engagement photos. Only because the pictures look goooooood. At least in my opinion. Thanks to Michael Ying for the photography session!

Thessa Outfit 1 Dress: Anthropologie New York New York Dress/ Shoes: Tahari Thessa Outfit 2 Dress: Anthropologie / Shoes: Frye Thessa Outfit 3: Top: Bears Jersey/ Bottoms: Lotus Premium Denim Love Jeans/ Shoes: Top Shop

We did 3 outfits to represent the formal, less formal and casual aspects of our life. It was really important to me to get a photo journalistic photographer, which means that we were captured in more or less everyday life instead of cheesy posed shots. The locations were in the downtown San Jose area including the San Jose Tech Museum and one of our favorite bars, Original Gravity. I think Michael did a fabulous job!

Where have you/would you wanted to take your engagement photos? Share in the comments, I'd love to know!

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Uniqlo Store Openings: Valley Fair, CA and Atlantic Terminal NY

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am super excited about the Uniqlo store that opened at the Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara, CA this past Friday! There's one opening in the Atlantic Terminal Mall in NY this weekend too, so we're covered on either coast.

There are a ton of promotions going on this weekend, so I highly recommend you check it out. The first 300 customers each day receive a limited edition Uniqlo tote and the first 1000 get a free HeatTech product if they spend over $50. HeatTech products are amazing -- they wick away moisture and feel soft against the skin!

If that doesn't drum up enough excitement, here's the inside scoop on the Valley Fair Mall location.

It may be because I don't have kids yet, but I love kids sections in clothing stores. They have miniature versions of big people clothes and it's just so cute I could scream! Check out the Ultra Light Jackets and the Fleece shown above.

Starting from the top left: Men's Fleece 14.90/Top Right: Womens Ultra Light Down Jackets 49.90/Middle Left: Leggings Pants (these are amazing and have back pockets!) $14.90/ Middle Right: More Leggings Pants on mannequins/Bottom: Mens Socks (so. many. colors.)

They also had amazing deals on cashmere sweaters at 49.90, Flannel shirts at 19.90 and basic Cotton Teels for 7.90.

Online prices will vary. Prices are mostly in store only, so get going!

The Thursday night event itself was super posh! Customer service was stellar and the food and drink were incredibly delicious.

Pictures Starting from the Top: Wine spread for the event/Row 2, Left: Chestnut and Potato Croquettes/Row2, Right: Some sort of sashimi (mmmm)/Row 3: My fiance and friend (people kept singing that one annoying fox song all night bc of my sweater)/Row 4: Pic with bloggers Kelsey and Deanna

All in all, an amazing night! I came away with an Ultra Light Down jacket (I travel so much and it fits in a pouch. A POUCH), a pair of Leggings Pants and some HeatTech products in preparation for snowboarding season!

Only a day and a half left of opening weekend promotions, but Uniqlo brick and mortar are here to stay!

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[Fashion] OOTD: All Dressed Up With Somewhere to Go

Outfit Details
Top: J Crew
Blazer: Bought on sale in Japan
Skirt: Bought in Italy
Shoes: Anthropologie
Belt: Anthropologie
Necklace: WorkPlayDate
Bracelet: Stella and Dot

Sometimes outfits just come together. Have you ever bought something so long ago that trends finally catch up with it? I bought this skirt 10 years ago (no, literally, 10 years ago) while I was studying abroad in Italy. I've always loved it, but felt it was too fashion forward to wear anywhere normal and too casual to wear to formal occasions. But, year after year, I could never bear to purge it. Well, high-low hems AND military wear are in style, and I just happened to have had a fashion show to go to on this day. Sometimes you just have to wait a decade for that perfect storm to hit. Patience comes to those who wait.

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iFabbo Social Media Conference Recap

Outfit Details: Top: Madewell via Crossroads Trading Company/Tank: Yummie Tummie/Pants: Urbana Outfitters/Shoes: Target

This past Saturday was the iFabbo Social Media Conference. I have to say, it was a fantastic event! They brought together a wide array of new brands (BooHoo.com! Dermalogica! Becca Cosmetics! Lotus Premium Denim), engaging speakers (Tracy Sun from Poshmark! Marlena Stell from Makeup Geek! Christina Martinez from Luvocracy! Susan Yara from New Beauty Magazine! Annemarie Frank from HSN!) and super fun fellow bloggers -- all of whom made the whole thing super duper fun.

I'm not a Redditor, so I'm going to knowingly do this wrong. Here's the TL;DL key take away of the conference:

Be authentic and use your voice on your blog. Actually engage your users and, of course, keep creating content!

And you know, while this sounds like "duh" advice, it was amazing how consistently these different speakers and brands with wildly different backgrounds drove this message home.

From Right to Left: 1. Plaid dress from BooHoo.com/ 2. Trying on Google Glass/ 3. BooHoo Display/ 4. My Skin Map from Dermalogica/ 5. The "Future of Fashion and Beauty" Panelists/ 6. Close up of my outfit pants and shoes (hehe)

And for those that are still interested, here's the highlights:

Bloggers are better en masse. It's significantly better to band together to work with brands than to try to step on each other. No YouTube trolling! (On a related note, anyone want to band together with me? :D)
Quality readers are better than quantity of readers. How often do your readers engage? Can you motivate them to do things? This is what makes brands notice you.
Personality and Authenticity is extremely important. There's something endearing about being a liiiiittle bit weird with your content.
On taking pictures on your phone vs. a DLSR: Sometimes the best camera is the camera that you have.
You can get Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop on Creative Cloud for 9.99 a month - yay tools!
As a blogger, disclose all relationships with brands. It can be something as simple as getting swag from a store -- ensure it's clear that you were given something to avoid legal trouble.
One way to get more following is to jump on a social media platform in its infancy. Many of the big bloggers and vloggers got their start when YouTube, Pinterest, and Instagram were just starting.
Engage with others - Find a community with the same interests as you! Reply to every single on of your comments. Comment on other blogs!

Honestly, there were tons more good tidbits, but this is what I took away. Apparently iFabbo is replaying the conference on Spreecast if you missed it. Check it out here.

Thanks to all the fantastic people that put this together -- it was a great learning experience!

Did you go to the iFabbo Social Media Conference? What did you learn? Share in the comments?

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Polkapendence Day

Independence Day is a fantastic day to remember our freedoms and what a blessing it is to have them. It's also a great day to kick back, have a barbeque and enjoy the dead of summer! And to beat the head, there's nothing like an easy shorts and tank combination. Thinking I'm going to wear something like this tomorrow.

Polkapendence Day by thessachan featuring ballet shoes

I love a good polka dot. (Could you tell?) Throw in some neutral cognac accessories, a sun hat, sunglasses and a dash of red lipstick and you're set! Time to eat some grilled food, watch some fireworks and hit the malls for limited hours!

How do you dress for independence day? Do you go with the full Americana theme? Dress the way you always do? Purposely go against the grain? Share in the comments!

Happy 4th of July everyone! Thanks for stopping by!

OOTD: You Spin Me Round

Outfit Details

Dress: StyleMint Broadway Dress
Cardigan: French Connection
Shoes: Anthropologie Primped and Pebbled Boots
Scarf: TopShop
Belt: Anthropologie Double Vision Belt
Sunglasses: Stunners

These pictures were taken the day before Valentine's Day outside of a gas station. Yes, a gas station. Because there's nothing like making your fiancee multi-task pumping gas in the car and taking outfit photos. Takes grunge fashion to the next level. Well, not really. But a girl can pretend right?

I know I've waxed poetic (well not poetic really, but whatever) about how weird it is to take outfit pictures in public sometimes. I have to resist the urge to pick up my camera and run flailing my camera and tripod behind me if someone even opens a door in line of sight of me self photo taking. I don't know what it was about that day, but I had no problem spinning in circles near the gas pump as he took pictures of me. Maybe it was because he was making me giggle the whole time and I didn't realize other people thought I was being weird. Or maybe spinning makes me so dizzy I can't see the stares. Who knows? But you know what? I'll go with it.

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Travel Report: Harry Potter WB Studio Tour

As I alluded to in my last post, we went to Europe for 15 days in December. It was so amazing -- I haven't been able to take an overseas trip in 5 years! After moving to California, my traveling money was redirected to trips home to Chicago, so this is been a long time coming.

First stop! The Harry Potter WB Studio Tour. We are MAJOR fans of the Harry Potter series both in book and move form. This was a fan dream come true. Unfortunately, we only had an hour and half there due to delays in finding my bag after landing in London and our schedule train to Paris that night. Super sad face. But it was still absolutely worth it. Abso-freaking-lutely.