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For this years <a href="http://twopointohla.com/" target="_blank">Two Point Oh LA</a> Snowball party, I decided to design something comfortable and warm. So I created this royal blue sweater knit maxi dress and it was totally comfy, warm and stylish. I paired up the dress with of course my favorite statement necklace of the season, the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/164372803/gatsby-jewels-necklace?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">"Gatsby Jewels Necklace"</a>. Then added my black "Slender Bow Belt", some black velvet stilettos and I was ready for the ball.</div>
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My date for the night was my sister. (here she is above in a sequins black mini dress from my Fall 2013 collection) The party took place in a lovely old hall that totally took you back in time. The hall was decked out in Christmas cheer and yummy sweets.</div>
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One of the highlights of the night was definitely <a href="http://dannymemphis.com/" target="_blank">"Elvis" aka "Danny Memphis and the Extraordinaries"</a> Love Elvis!</div>
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The band seriously nailed it. Totally need to have a birthday party so they can play at. Well anyways, now for that picture at the very top of the post....it's me hitting a piñata in a dress and stilettos! Usually at Snowball, we have what we call a "gifting suite" where we the "Fashion Bloggers" recieve lovely gifts to write about and share. Well this year we had to work for it (lol). All the lovely gifts were in five Christmas piñatas. Oh what a gal will do for some awesome make-up and face creams. </div>
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The night was fun and full of surprises, big thank you to TPOLA founder, Kelsi for another great Snowball!</div>
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One last note, if you'd love to WIN one of the lovely items I received at Snowball head over to my Instagram, link at the very top! Or click the picture below! </div>
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Well hello Lovelies! It's been quite the busy past couple of weeks for me. I can't believe Christmas is around the corner! I'm so glad I finished my Christmas shopping in October. (Lol) As you can tell, I am not a procrastinator. If I don't get to something it's because I'm dead or I already have 500 things going on.</div>
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With that said, I've finally started working on new pieces. My new business plan is one I've come to terms with after taking the past 6 months off. Unlike some of my dear friends whom are clothing designers, I have two little boys and a husband. Therefore, devoting my life to my brand is really not an option for me. You know that saying, "you can't have your cake and eat it too?" (Umm..wait, that just didn't make any sense to me) Anyways you get the point of that saying, well I'm here to tell you, you can! In other words you may not be able to eat your cake right at that moment you want to but you can lick the frosting while you wait for that moment to come. Is this making any sense at all?! Well I've said it once and I'll say it again, my family comes before my career. I will be "licking the frosting" until my time comes. I wouldn't want to miss a moment of raising my sons.</div>
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So come Spring 2014, I will be releasing one of a kind pieces in different sizes, colors, fabrics and textures. Not a collection but more of my creativity gone wild. Which in all honesty, I feel collections sometimes limit my creativity all together. I've put aside any plans to wholesale at this time, therefore price points will be low for designer originals. So God Willing, this Spring I'll be hosting pop up shops all around town with all the new stuff. I'll be posting previews till then on Instagram. </div>
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So I'm not even gonna lie about how long it took me to figure out what OOTD meant. Do you know? I'm sure you do but just in case you don't, it stands for <i>Outfit Of The Day</i>! Yes! Makes sense now, why people hash tag it when they post pics of their outfits right?! (Ha!)</div>
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Anyways, enough schooling. So if your wondering how I'm doing since my fall, I'm actually doing better then expected. Although I am still in pain, I can now walk and do stuff. The doctor said my back should heal itself and all I needed to do is physical therapy. So happy no surgery was needed!</div>
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So back to the OOTD pics, I've decided to share daily outfits on my Instagram of pieces from my collections with some of my favorite pieces from other designers. I'll also be including make-up looks with these outfit post to gave ya'll an idea of how to wear your make-up with certain styles. If your not on Instagram, no worries! Every Friday I'll be posting them all on the blog, in what I'm calling <i>Fashion Friday. </i>Here are last weeks OOTD post...</div>
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Well Lovelies, thanks for stopping by. Wishing you all a very blessed Thanksgiving. Hope you enjoy your family more then you enjoy shopping!</div>
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Ugh, what a night! So last night as I was walking down my stairs holding a measuring tape and thinking about how my Christmas deco would fit on this one table....I fall. I didn't just slide down, I went up and came crashing down on my lower back mid step. As I fall I remember thinking three things, "oh God, I hope I didn't break my hubby's measuring tape" "oh not again!" and last, " oh God, I think I just broke my back."</div>
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Once I reached the bottom, I crawled my way to the couch. There I realized I could still move my toes, which probably meant I didn't break my back but I was still in so much pain that I just cried out for my sons help. They gave me my phone and I called my mom, my hubby and 911. </div>
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The ambulance came, sirens and all (which honestly was so embarrassing). I was rushed to the nearest hospital and under went x-rays and pain meds. In the end.....I broke a tiny piece of my lower back/ tailbone. The ER doctor said it wasn't to bad, (and I'm thinking, dude my body is broken!!) and that I would have to see a specialist to see if I would need surgery.</div>
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If you follow me on Instagram (melissavelia), you might be wondering where I was today. I was actually on a field trip with my sons in the mountains of Oak Glen, CA at a lovely colonial farm named, Riley's Apple Farm.</div>
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Reliving colonial times and the Revolutionary War was totally worth the drive and the freezing cold weather. Yes, this little Cali girl was dying in the forty degrees temps. Even in my skinny jeans, black knee high boots, silk blouse and thick black coat, I was cold!</div>
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I was totally playing off how cold I was in this pic. Ha! Anyways, this place really takes you back in time to a place that history books give no justice too. The clothes, the tools, the weapons, the language, the food!</div>
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Yes, that's fresh (home style) chicken pot pie, with roasted garlic green beans and fresh chunky applesauce. That amazing house at the top of the post, has a fabulous little tavern (restaurant) inside were they serve this delish meal and the most amazing apple pie you'll ever have.</div>
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I highly recommend you check this place out. They have all kinds of special events, like murder mystery night in the tavern. Definitely coming back next season.</div>
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Well, hope you Lovelies have a fab Friday night. I'll be here in my pjs and sketch book. I'll leave you with this one last note, story of my life....</div>
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Who needs a laptop when you've got an iPhone?! Ha! I can't believe I'm actually blogging from my cell phone right now. Yes, ladies and gents, I'm back (for the hundredth time) and this time I'm might just be blogging more then ever before, now that I can do it from my cell phone! (I might be a bit late on this) Never the less, I'm so impressed.</div>
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So lets get to the <i>where </i>and <i>what</i> from my world. Where have I been? Moving! Did it really take me 6 months to move? Yes! If my fashion world is not completely set up, I just can't get any work done at all. So as of this week, my little fashion world is all set up and ready to.....create! I have big plans for this Spring. Now that I'm back home in LA, I've got a whole new direction in this business adventure. Stay tuned for all the details, Darlins. For now, I just wanted to say Hello and try out this phone blogging thing. I shall be back tomorrow for some more chit-chat!</div>
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Yes, it's actually a new post! Moving back to L.A. has been much harder and more time consuming then I had excepted but I am happy to announce that I am ready to get back on the saddle again. In other words, back to work and back to my crazy fashion social life and what better way to start that all of with <span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://www.twopointohla.com/" target="_blank">TPOLA</a></span>'s 4th Annual Picnic!</div>
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This years event was held at the new <span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://icisliving.reachlocal.net/" target="_blank">Icis Apartment</a><a href="http://icisliving.reachlocal.net/" target="_blank">s</a></span> in Glendale, CA. which felt like a chic Las Vegas hotel meets urban living. It really had a fun surprise at every turn. Would honestly love to shoot my next collection here. </div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">I was given the pleasure of choosing so many wonderful new items from all the great gifting areas. One of the most original pieces I chose was this tote bag with a red handbag printed on it (shown above) from <span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://www.thufri.com/" target="_blank">Thursday Friday</a></span><span style="color: black;">. These bags are not only very creative but very well made too. Loved it. I will be doing another post in a couple of weeks with the dress, the clutch and the beauty products I received at this event too. Make-up tips and all.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Did I mention the food, treats and drinks were delish? This was really a great event and a fabulous day. I am so happy that I made the effort to finally get out and soak myself in fashion. Big thank you to Kelsi of <span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://stylesmithonline.com/" target="_blank">StyleSmith</a></span> for putting on a great event and to my sister (future blogger) for coming out with me. Already looking forward to next year's picnic!</div>
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Lastly, I just had to share one of my favorite pieces I spotted at the picnic. It was this fun watermelon printed wrap skirt worn by Tess from <span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://treehousetrunkshow.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Treehouse Trunkshow</a></span>. Loved it!</div>
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Unfortunately I wasn't able to get everyone's names in the pictures. So if you or someone you know are in the pictures, please comment below so I can add them. Thank you!</div>
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It's been awhile hasn't it? Last month was simply crazy for me. So much so, I had to put my whole world on hold, including my company because.....<br />
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Introducing my Fall 2013 collection! Although it is not the entire collection, it is the majority of it in it's prints and details. I decided not to share the entire collection this early in the season due to those who might be "inspired" by my collection. Believe it or not, but I've already had issues with things like that in the past. My collections are never inspired by other designers but inspired by the crazy world inside my head. I decided to shoot this collection with a vintage filter and an off-lighting to bring out my inspiration in the collection. Instead of doing a fashion show this season, I choose to do a look book and a collection video which is scheduled to be released late this summer. So without further ado, here the Fall 2013 Look Book.</div>
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Big thank you to my amazing team, </div>
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Models: Melina Perez and Christa Marlei</div>
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Melissa Velia Fall 2013 Collection Preview </div>
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-fashion reality show auditions</div>
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-sourcing and constructing Fall 2013</div>
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-searching for places to shoot the collection</div>
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-looking for somewhere to show the collection</div>
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- Not finding the right place to show or shoot the collection</div>
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-mini vacation</div>
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-purchasing a photo studio for my garage</div>
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-Losing all funding for any future collections or business. period.</div>
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-crying</div>
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-picking myself</div>
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-photo shoot</div>
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-editing pictures</div>
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-editing Fall 2013 video (coming March 11th)</div>
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-wondering were to go from here</div>
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-thinking about giving up</div>
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-moved my studio to a cold, dark place (had too)</div>
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-realized I've come to far to give up</div>
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-I have a new simple direction, not ideal and a bit backing tracking but still moving forward</div>
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-launching Fall 2013 video and look book </div>
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-two week hiatus (skipping LA Fashion Week)</div>
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-If I disappear in about a month, it's because I've just been offered the opportunity of a life time.</div>
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-launching Spring 2013 pieces</div>
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-launching new giveaway on our FB page</div>
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annnd......s-o m-u-c-h m-o-r-e.</div>
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Thanks for reading lovelies.</div>
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Following Melissa Veliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440259861311248266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170729862423158267.post-61895324693844660922013-01-25T19:40:00.005-08:002013-01-26T06:52:48.697-08:00Location, location, location!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cAi9rYiLYY0/UQNLpC48HrI/AAAAAAAABpI/Tz3k0Q3yE1U/s1600/bb11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cAi9rYiLYY0/UQNLpC48HrI/AAAAAAAABpI/Tz3k0Q3yE1U/s640/bb11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fall 2013 Fabric Sneak Peek</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After weeks of trying to find the perfect location to shoot my Fall 2013 collection, I have finally found one. I tried everywhere before coming to this conclusion. I must have called about 10 different location regarding this shoot and every single place was asking for at least $500.00 to shoot for four hrs. Not only were there fees but limitations on what I can shoot, where I can shoot, what I can touch and so on. Then of course I thought, why not shoot on location somewhere like I've done in the past. Well you need permits for those kind of things. I started to feel like I might just do a "photo shoot drive by". (Can you tell I'm from the ghetto, lol) Yes, I'd have my model go stand in front of some building, then I'd drive by in a car and take a picture of her. Then she'd start running!! Ooohhh...I can just see it now.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anyways, I figured out what I'm going to do. Got my models lined up, now all I need is to finish my collection, find a make-up artist (getting tired of doing it all myself) and find some props (antique shopping). All while planning what to do for LAFW in March. I'll let you know how all that goes soon. Till next time Lovelies!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Well....I've decided to go in a new direction with my blog. I think I've been a bit confused about what content I really wanted to share on here. After much thought, I've decided that my blog will go back to what I set it out to be, an open journal into my world in fashion. I have decided to no longer sponsor brands (in less it's one of my must haves), do give-aways (those will be on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DesignerMelissaVelia" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page), DIYs, How-To's, etc. There are a lot of great fashion blogs out there that have all that good stuff plus style tips and more. Some of those great blogs, you'll find under "Blogs I Love" on the right. My blog will now be an almost daily accounting of my day/days, projects, personal life, trials, photo shoots, collections, events and more. Some days, my post maybe small or boring, others may have some drama or sneak peeks into my latest collections. I will still be doing more "Interviewing the Dreamer" post because I love to read about other peoples journeys. Never the less, I hope you continue to read and support my little world here and maybe it will be a bit inspiring. </div>
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Following Melissa Veliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440259861311248266noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170729862423158267.post-57028155095891131232012-12-26T11:29:00.000-08:002012-12-26T11:35:34.449-08:00Christmas Fashion<br />
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It's been one crazy month for me and I'm sure it has for you too. It's been nonstop, from filling orders to events and gatherings. I truly can't complain because it all has been a blessing but now, I'm just pooped! And as much as I would love to go into a mental vacation mode, I just have so much more in store in the next couple of months. With all that said, this gifted dress from <b style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://lulus.com/">LuLus.com</a></b> was a life saver considering I didn't have time to make myself anything to wear for a family Christmas party. (excuse the picture quality, lighting was a bit of an issue)</div>
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I paired this lovely dress up with a black <b style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://bit.ly/WbQ2IM" style="color: #990000;" target="_blank">Slender Velvet Bow Belt</a> </b><span style="color: black;">(my holiday staple), black stockings and chunky black velvet platforms. I decided not to wear a lot of accessories and let my belt and red lipstick be a statement. Kinda the less is more motto. Christmas fashion all around me consisted of stockings, dresses, sequins, velvets and lots of glitter. Also a lot of black, gold, emerald green and creams colors.</span> </div>
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I had a wonderful time hanging out with family and friends. I truly hope your gatherings were just as blessed. Coming up later this week on the blog, that awesome gifting bag I got from the Snow Ball and all the goodies inside and what is a must have from the bunch! </div>
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Take a little trip with me back to the late 1970's. Although this wasn't a themed event, I felt like I was taken back into a disco a bit with all the sequins and silky fashion all around me.</div>
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As much as I wanted to make myself something lovely to wear for the party, I simply didn't have time. So what did Cinderella do? Why, visit her local "Fairy Thrift Store". Yes, scored this vintage sequins mini dress for $5! I just couldn't wait to wear it. I matched this lovely dress up with some velvet ruffle stilettos, our black velvet <a href="http://bit.ly/WbQ2IM" style="color: #990000;" target="_blank">Slender Bow Belt</a> and our limited edition<span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><u><a href="http://bit.ly/SCqQxk" style="color: #cc0000;" target="_blank">Platinum At The Opera Earrings</a></u>. </div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">The lovely Jasmine from </span><b style="color: #990000;"><u><a href="http://glitterontheceiling.com/" target="_blank">Glitter On The Ceiling</a>.</u> </b><span style="color: #990000;">Loved how she styled her dress.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">The lovely Melissa from </span><b style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://www.thekeytochic.com/" target="_blank">The Key To Chic</a></b><span style="color: #cc0000;">. How cute is her hair?! Loved it. And yes, that's a Slender Velvet Bow Belt you see. Twins!</span></div>
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The evening was great. Loved hanging out with friends and my date. The appetizers and desserts were delicious. I didn't care for the sponsored beer to much but my martini was pretty fancy. The gifting suite had a lot of fun stuff that I will be sharing with you on my next post, including the cute dress I got from LuLus.com earlier that day at the Styling Suite. Which I wish I had taken more pictures at that event but I was kinda all over the place at the time. Truly looking forward to next years festivities with Two Point Oh LA. Thank you, Kelsi!</div>
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About a week ago, I had the honor of sponsoring a fundraiser for a kid's soccer team, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vanessa.crush.16?fref=ts" style="color: #990000;" target="_blank">Valley Crush</a>. The lovely ladies that hosted the event were very dedicated parents and did a fabulous job hosting. Although it was another raining day, the turn out was good and they raised some money for their team.</div>
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Many don't know this but since I started my company some years ago, I've been sponsoring varies fundraiser and charities such as <a href="http://www.relayforlife.org/?gclid=CJHs-KmfkLQCFcaDQgodsDEAkg" style="color: #990000;" target="_blank">Relay For Life</a>, cancer patients and other youth teams. How it works is, when someone hosts a Melissa Velia trunk show, percentages of all sales go directly to the cause. Sometimes, someone may choose to pick a certain item from our collections and sell them for a time frame to collect a percentage to go towards a cause. As much as I would love to sponsor all the causes that I'm approached by, I can only do some many. So through prayer and thought, I choose which causes to work with at that moment in time.</div>
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I've been asked in the past why a company that is just starting up, would donate profits to cause. My answer, why not?! That's what's wrong with people these days, seriously. You earn a dime and you give a nickle. If that's the way the world work, there would be a lot less people struggling. Granted, it will probably take me longer in the end to establish my company but you know what, that's all in God's hand anyways.</div>
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So give this Christmas Lovelies, to someone you don't know, whether it be your time, money or even PATIENTS!!!</div>
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So I know your probably thinking what does rain have to do this picture above right? Well let me tell you a short story about a time in my life when I realized I am TRULY from Southern California!</div>
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One day while I was living in northern California with my dear friend from Michigan it began to hail. I looked outside and thought, "there's no way I'm driving to work in that." So just as I thought this my friend asked me why I wasn't getting ready for work and I explained to her how scary it was to drive in the rain and hail. She looked at me with a smile and said, "Missy it's not a blizzard!" Moral of the story, we southern Californians are weather spoiled!</div>
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Granted, it can be dangerous to drive in the rain but I believe we So Cal folks can take it to the next level. So with all that said, dear friends and customers I understand why some of you didn't make it to the Pop Up Shop a couple of weeks ago. I've learned that rain in So Cal means, bad traffic, bad drivers and scared driver (like myself). In the end, I wouldn't call this past Pop Up Shop a success but it was a good time thanks to all those who attended, sponsored and helped out.</div>
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See the rest of the Pop Up Shop photos <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.440651349327532.98184.107295725996431&type=3" style="color: #990000;" target="_blank">here</a></b>! </div>
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Hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving, now it's on to Christmas and FALL 2013! Yes, samples are officially in production!</div>
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Vanity Haus is
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of a chore, we want to make it more of an environment of luxury and an
enjoyable experience. Somewhere that we can bring back female camaraderie.</div>
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<b>How did you come up
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We threw a lot of
things around for a while but just couldn't decide on anything. We wanted it to
feel cozy and comfortable, almost as if you were at a girl friends house. And
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All three of us were
working at a new salon at the time, we were all really excited about the change
that we thought it would bring. It seemed like it was going to be more than
just a regular salon experience. A few months down the line we started to realize
that it was the same old salon routine. It was like any other place. We had all
been toying with the idea of starting a blog together or something similar for
a while and from that and our experience at this place we just thought bigger.</div>
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<b>Who's idea was it to
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We're all just
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I think we all had
different career plans when we were younger. Jess wanted to be a vet. Only for
dogs… (lol) But none of us
seemed to be able to get our creative needs met by any of those plans. Life
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Bethy attended Paul
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high end salons and does a lot of freelance work in print, runway and film.
Jessica graduated from the Make Up Designory and has also worked on set as a
freelance artist, in major beauty retailers and in a salon setting. Her product
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Realizing how much
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Vogue, the fashion
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Well Darlins, how would you like to get a <i style="color: #cc0000;">complimentary mini make-over</i> by these ladies?! Join us on November 17th (2012) at Melissa Velia's 1st Pop-up Shop and you'll have the opportunity to get dolled up for your Saturday night affairs by Vanity Haus! Time is limited so we recommend making any appt. to be seen by one of these talents gals. Simply email us at <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">m.velia@melissavelia.com</span></b> with a time (11:00am - 2:30pm) you would prefer and we'll confirm it before the days end. For all the other Pop-up Shop details <b style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/409148579141040/" target="_blank">click here</a></b><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></b></div>
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Hello Lovelies, hope I find you all well. As for me, I couldn't be busier. About a week ago, I had a photo shoot for our new Mini Bow Belts that had been previous postpone due to rain. I had really been looking forward to this shoot because these Mini Bow Belts were my first pieces for little girls. The Mini Bow Belts will come in black satin or in black, royal blue and red velvet. Sizes from 2T-5T. I think they'll be perfect for the holidays and after.</div>
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Anyways, before I show you the rest of the pictures from the shoot let me just tell ya, photographing children is tough! Don't know if I could do it again. They sure like to wiggle and giggle! Kyleigha, our mini model, was just so sweet and gorgeous but getting her to actually model was totally out of my experience. Never the less, the shoot turned out perfect. This girl's looks alone would make any shot, beautiful. Her modeling career has truly just began.</div>
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Shop the new Mini Bow Belts at our upcoming Pop Up Shop! Details <b style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/409148579141040/" target="_blank">here</a></b>. Or, the belts go on sale at www.melissavelia.com on Nov. 18th!</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel - Clothing Designer</span></span></div>
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Friday I attended LA Fashion Council's Fashions Fright Out at the W Hotel in Westwood. I honeslty don't celebrate Halloween but when fashion meets costumes, I had to be apart of this. It was quite easy for me to decided what I wanted to be for this event. It just popped into my head and I went to town making my dress. I honestly look and look for the best detailed pictures of <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_Chanel" style="color: #cc0000;" target="_blank">Coco Chanel</a></b> but they were hard to come by. So I did my best in putting together her iconic picture outfits. I hope I made my costume designer friend, Glinda proud ;)</div>
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This woman was a huge smoker, making it almost impossible not to incorporate a fake cigarette into the costume. With that said, I do NOT APPROVE of smoking, considering both my grandfather's died of lung cancer way before their time I think. Anyways, the evening was so much fun. Loved hanging out with the lovely gals of <b style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://www.twopointohla.com/" target="_blank">TPOLA</a></b>. Here are the rest of the pictures from that night. (had to do these in black and white)</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">With Melissa from <b><a href="http://www.thekeytochic.com/" target="_blank">The Key To Chic</a></b></span></div>
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Wow! It's been over a month since my last post. I know I do this about 3 to 4 times a year, when I just fall of the face of the earth. Whether it's family obligation or business, taking the time to write or record a video blog just falls of my completely full plate sometimes. I ask for your forgiveness, you faithful readers. Although you all don't leave many comments, I know your out there and I appreciate your time. Now on to the good stuff!</div>
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Recently, I was given an amazing opportunity from the lovely people at <b><a href="http://simplystylist.com/" style="color: #cc0000;" target="_blank">SIMPLY STYLIST</a></b> to "gift" their event with our <b><a href="http://bit.ly/o6g3iJ" style="color: #cc0000;" target="_blank">At The Opera Earring</a></b> for NYFW about a week ago. Although I wasn't able to attend the actual event, it looked to have been a one of the MUST be at places for NYFW. </div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Melissa Velia <i>At The Opera Earrings </i>at the event</span></div>
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Following Melissa Veliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12440259861311248266noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170729862423158267.post-8767383455450020472012-08-14T13:43:00.001-07:002013-07-25T09:39:01.310-07:00Umpa, Umpa....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067992/" style="color: #cc0000;" target="_blank">Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)</a></div>
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Does anyone know where I may find Lumpaland? Totally need to get me some of these guys! (ha) Honestly, if you think about it...how wrong was it that Mr. Willy Wonka discovered Lumpaland and took these guys from their land to work in his factory for chocolate?! Not to mention, they never got to see daylight! Yeah, can you image someone doing that in real life?! Hmmm...</div>
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Aaaanyways, this whole Umpa Lumpa thing came to mind when I realized that my Spring 2013 collection would not be completed on time for LAFW in October. I had been planning so much for this collection, including a photo shoot in Palm Springs and a fashion show on the beach. Unfortunately, all this goodness will have to wait till next year. I began to fall behind over the summer as I received some of the biggest orders to date from my collection, plus amazing marketing opportunities gifting some events in New York during NYFW next month. Also, I began to think about that huge "career" move I'm stilling waiting to hear on and what would happen if it all came through. My Spring Collection would be put to the side and "wasted" if you will. I would rather push back a collection and give it all the detail and glory then half fast it to keep up with this crazy industry. Never the less, it won't be all hush hush from my corner either. I will continue to work on new pieces that don't really belong in a collection but more of using all the lovely fabrics and trims I have on hand to produce some fab stuff at great prices. Plus, this will give me the chance to do a soft launch for my Nightgown pieces.</div>
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Tons of marketing to come this year, including lots of give-aways for all you lovelies who follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DesignerMelissaVelia" style="color: #cc0000;">https://www.facebook.com/DesignerMelissaVelia</a> . On another note, one of my biggest goals this year is to have a trunk show this November. So we'll see what happens. Lord knows, I don't have any Umpa Lumpas helping me, therefore I do this all on my own. Perhaps some internships would be helpful but even that takes time to find.</div>
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I know things change from one day to the next in my world but what can I say, that's the business for you. Like Jay-Z song, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsKMVHwUkqU" style="color: #cc0000;" target="_blank">"I'm on to the next one.."</a> and for me, that means choosing opportunities wisely.</div>
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Xo Loves.</div>
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