Celebrating 20 years of Luxemix — welcome to the new era

Luxemix

Stories about style, motherhood, and figuring it all out

Fashionable Workout Clothes — Time to Throw out those Holey Sweats

Looking hot while working out is important. I know you’re thinking — Who the heck cares what I look like when I’m just going to drop into the gym? But… the truth is everyone is checking you out. Those muscle heads are looking for a date, those trainers are rating you on a scale of…

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Luxemix Report from Seoul, Korea

Everytime I travel to Korea I tend to come back with a whole lota something that never seems to make it out of the closet after returning to the states. Why is that? Well I’ve come to realize that I have a weakness for falling into the traveller’s fashion trap — essentially falling into step…

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YSL (Yves Saint Laurent) Downtown Bag — My It Bag for Spring 2007

YSL / Yves Sain Laurent Downtown Bag at Neiman Marcus.com It’s so luxe… yet also so edgy — almost Matrix-like (the movie, Keanu, black leather…) And it’s mine! I know I was considering more white and light colored hand bags for my Summer 2007 “IT” bag, but how could I resist when walking through the…

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Fashion Look Book Index — All the Look Books I Could Find

For those of you who are looking for ideas on what to wear, this post is for you! What’s a Look Book?”Look book” is the term used to reference a collection of images that are assembled to help illustrate “looks” or “outfits”. It could be a clothing retailer or a fashion magazine, and in my…

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Luxe to Less: Alice Temperley Now Available at Target!

We know Target is the spot when it comes to Luxe for Less, and thanks to Slave to Target, I found out Alice Temperley is now available at Target! I can’t wait to see how this line turns out.. I’ve always been a bit disappointed with the lack of inventory when these luxury designers come…

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Yves Saint Laurent Uptown Patent Bag

This fall season feels like The Handbag Depression. Have all the handbag designers fallen asleep at the wheel? I’ve never been so unenthusiastic about the handbag lineup. It seems all the styles have merged and submerged and the creativity that seemed so abundant these past years has dried up. Well, I suppose this is a…

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BCBG Finally Opens Doors to their Online Store!!

This is the day I’ve waited for!! BCBG has finally re-opened the doors of their online shop. It’s about time.. those biznatches. I hate BCBG the business. And really.. who doesn’t? But we all can’t help but love their clothes. Retarded return policy. That’s all I have to say. But enuff of the ranting.. they…

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Luxe for Less Finds this Weekend

Thanks to Ghost Face Killa I treated myself to a Forever21 run this weekend (she hooked me up with a gift certificate for my bday). Below are a few pieces I picked up for myself along with a few more that I spotted on the website. Gold Dust Sweater Denim Halter Dress Sequin Tunic Pleated…

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Take a Shot at the Ron Herman Denim Bar!

As I’ve told you before I get the warm fuzzies whenever I see fashion retail sites that put some thought into the User Experience/User Interface. I mean if we’re going to be spending hours on these sites shopping for clothes the least they could do is make it a little easier for us to make…

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Grunchkin’s Fabulous Wedding

I thought I’d start a Photo Roll to share a view into my Luxemix life. This was one of the most beautiful, classy to just crazy weddings I experienced. The ceremony was held at a church in San Francisco and the reception at the grand Asian Art Museum. This is a photo of the bridesmaids.…

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