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Category Archives: Beauty
Meet Erin Sawyer
Meet Erin Sawyer, an inspiring woman, a former senior executive at Tesla Motors, mechanical engineer, project manager for many Fortune 500 companies, and Spring 2016 Neiman Marcus Face of Beauty.
Erin’s is an accomplished mechanical engineer, having designed diesel engine components and developed new turbocharger products. She has also served in executive leadership roles, including at Tesla Motors, where she developed their global supply chain. Many women working in male dominated tech industries feel pressure to fit in. But Erin doesn’t hide her blonde ponytail anymore, and she is not afraid to wear dresses and high heels. We met up with Erin and asked how she found success without compromising her femininity.
Erin is wearing Kamila Dmowska Caroline Dress. Photographed by William Ross in New York.
S P R I N G
THE ONLY DRESS YOU CAN WEAR 3 WAYS- Be ready for Spring with this versatile dress you can wear 3 different ways.
Molly K. is wearing Kamila Dmowska 3 Piece Flower Dress
Wear it in 3 ways, for a french look, tie it up, for a more girly look tie the bow in the middle or tie the bow behind for a modern city look. The dress is designed with an internal corset for support at the bust. Complete your look with stilettos or minimalist sandals. Continue reading
Advice From a Shopping Pro
One of California’s best Personal Shoppers just relocated to San Francisco from Los Angeles, where she was styling some of the city’s most fashionable women. Now she’s set to take over the Bay Area. Meet Danielle Seligson Klein, and get tips on shopping, the best everyday look and online purchases.
Danielle is wearing IRO jacket, Zara dress, Celine sunglasses, Givenchy bag and Saint Laurent shoes. Photographed by Nicolas Gutierrez.
A Toned Tight Summer In 3 Poses by Brenna Barry
As the countdown to summer begins, we checked in with one of California’s best yoga studios. San Francisco’s Body Temp Yoga, in the Marina District, is a mecca for hot yoga lovers. With power yoga, weights and targeted moves to sculpt your body, it’s no wonder that the women who walk in and out of the studio boast some of the city’s best bodies—after just one session, you won’t wonder why.
Brenna Barry is one of the studio’s top instructors, and she showed us three poses you can use to look great while traveling this summer. Between hectic schedules, a calendar filling up with trips, and nursing the aftereffects of margaritas and jet lag, Brenna’s literally got the moves to get you feeling balanced and beautiful.
Brenna Barry has been practicing yoga for nine years and teaching in San Francisco for the last four years. In addition to teaching at Body Temp Yoga, she teaches corporate yoga and private lessons, assists at Yoga Tree Valencia. Follow Brenna: FaceBook @ Brenna Barry Yoga, Instagram @brennabarry.
Summertime Chic is Black & White
Make them do a double take—why choose between black and white when you don’t have to?
Summer is nigh, and that can only mean one thing—beaches, cocktails and beautiful apparel. Spring Summer 2015 wields a lot of surprising trends, including a return to the clean and classic look of black and white. There’s a reason black and white is a classic combination—it’s the closest to effortless sophistication a woman can come.
Spring’s Blushing Beauty
Blushing pink. A rose in bloom. Natural grace and elegance; are we talking about the flower, the dress or you?
Get A Beautiful Mind, With Dr. Christina Villarreal
A shift in seasons brings many changes—clothes, style, love… We asked Dr. Christina Villarreal about relationships, and the work/life balance women face these days working in start-ups (the niche she focuses on). Here is what she had to say…
Meet the Fitness Entrepreneur
Diana Navarro is the co-founder of Sweat Republic, the new alternative work out that includes surfboards… With spring just around the corner we asked her a couple of questions.
Photographed by Rob Grillmeyer
Has your boyfriend rsvp’d ?
Stun Your Valentine. Here is our favorite set for that day. Less is more…
Kamila Dmowska 