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Style to Inspire: The Stylist LA

Posted on May 21, 2012 by vmacandcheese

So I’m a bit of a proud mama hen when it comes to today’s Style to Inspire feature. I first met Emily, founder of the popular dress borrowing company The Stylist LA when she was one of my freshman residents in a dormitory in college. Yes, I was an RA. Are you shocked? It’s okay, I am too. As with most of my residents from my single year of being the fun police, we lost touch, but have recently reconnected via the blog and Twitter world. Since launching in 2009, Emily’s company has seen exponential growth, and she currently outfits every type of client imaginable — from college gals to your favorite reality celebrities (remember Emily the epidemiologist from Ben’s season on the most recent Bachelor? The Stylist LA loaned her that flirty purple number you saw on The Women Tell All!).

The dresses that she stocks? Freaking amazing. And the service isn’t just for southern California based gals…the dresses can be shipped anywhere! Be sure to check out The Stylist LA, and read on for more about Emily, how she got started in the fashion business, and a few pieces she’s coveting right now.

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Style to Inspire: Amy Kuschel

Posted on May 10, 2012 by vmacandcheese

Oh, am I excited for today’s Style to Inspire. So excited in fact, that instead of waiting to share this with you on the regular Style to Inspire day of Monday, I couldn’t help but publish this right away! You guys are in for a treat. Let me introduce you to the fabulous Amy Kuschel, bridal designer extraordinaire — and, as it so happens, the designer of my own wedding gown. This week, Amy was kind enough to welcome me into her design studio, which (conveniently enough!) is located directly upstairs from the salon where brides stop in to browse her gorgeous selections of gowns. It is so special to me that my own dress will be made right here in SF, and I consider it an honor to be able to feature Amy here today. Read on to learn about how she got started in the business, what inspires her, where she thinks the wedding industry will be in five years, and her favorite restaurant in SF (which happens to to be one of my faves too)! (more…)

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Style to Inspire: Kate Jordan

Posted on April 9, 2012 by vmacandcheese

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Behold the power of the internet! After I talked about her in this post and featured her amazing work here, Kate emailed me to say thanks and so began a back and forth conversation with one of the coolest ladies I’ve met in a while. Kate, who just moved from Philadelphia (her home was featured on Design*Sponge late last year!) to New York, also recently went through another major change. She left her senior styling position with Anthropologie to go freelance full time. I’m pretty sure that was a good call. A really good call. She’s so freaking talented! Read more about how she got started in prop styling and where she’s headed, right after the jump. (more…)