DAAME x Inspirafashion Style Feature and $25 Giveaway!

Yellow Theory knit sweater, Metallic skirt c/o Crossroads Trading, Brown Karen Walker Super Duper Strength sunnies, Red bracelet gifted by Kurt Geiger, Brown Fossil watch c/o the boyfriend, Light brown Zara heels, Cheetah print c/o DAAME clutch.

Lovelies! So glad to share with you a recent feature I collaborated with DAAME, (pronounced 'dame'), a life-loving group with a rebellious spirit. They design bags in collaboration with their online members who personally choose features and curate bags and accessories they'd love to purchase. They're driven by a singular passion – to educate girls in need and change the world’s future for the better. A portion of every purchase goes toward their nonprofit partners who provide services and education for girls in need.

With DAAME, we decided to do a fun style their new clutch in two ways. With the post, I share how I style their new fold-over cheetah print clutch. In addition to how I style it, they've also partnered with my BBFF ("Best Blogger Friend Forever") Chelsea from the blog, Zipped. It was so appropriate to collaborate with us, as we've been virtual "pen-pals" over the years ever since we first started our blogs.

In addition, I partnered with them on a "Bag Snoop" feature on which they took a look inside my bag for fun daily essentials. Can't wait to share with you the rest of it soon!

I decided to style the DAAME cheetah clutch with different textures -- knit sweater, metallic tweed skirt, and leather heels. I love mixing textures as well as complementing with neutral colors, browns and yellows. For accessories, I added my gold and red bracelets along with a brown Fossil watch my boyfriend lovingly let me borrow ;). And to top it off with my trusty Karen Walker sunnies.

DAAME and Inspirafashion are also bringing to you a great giveaway!! Enter to win $25 credit to the DAAME shop! Rules are below.

1) Enter by using the rafflecopter below.
2) (included in the rafflecopter below):
Like the DAAME Facebook Page

Sign up as a member on DAAME.com 

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U.S. Residents Only for entries.
Giveaway will run until August 14th, 11:59pm PST.

Good luck lovelies! Just wanted to say again, thanks so much for your love and support on my blog. Hope you have a fantastic week ahead Beautifuls. Keep inspiring!

xo,
Kathleen

LuLu*s + Inspirafashion x pancakeSTACKER Guestgram at Outside Lands!

Photos by Chanda

Brown floppy hat; Black cut-out dress, Coral crossbody bag, 'Love' knuckle ring, Brown lace-up booties c/o LuLu*s.

Lovelies! I’m so excited to share and bring to you a fun upcoming collaboration -- hint: has to do with music, fashion, food -- all the above in festival style!  With my other half, partner in crime and fellow SF blogger, Chanda from pancakeSTACKER, we’ve teamed up with Lulus.com to get you excited about San Francisco’s own Outside Lands music festival!  We’ll share the fun-filled weekend covering the festival on LuLu*s Instagram from the amazing live bands, festival fashion style we see around Golden Gate Park (and sporting our own styled LuLu*s outfits), and some delicious food of course ;).

In addition, we’re hosting a fun giveaway contest with LuLu*s prior to the festival! Win a $200 LuLu*s gift card by entering our festival re-gram contest! Check out LuLu*s blog for our guest post as well.

To win, follow these steps below:

1. Follow @lulus on Instagram.

2. Re-post the below contest image on Instagram & tag @lulus with the hashtag #lulusatOL

*One entry per person. Must have a public instagram. Winner will be announced 8/14!!!

If you’re attending the festival too, be sure to keep a look out for us..we'll be having on-location prize giveaways!  Be sure to stay up to date on where we're located on @lulus Instagram and with the hashtag #lulusatOL. 

Also, check out our #lulusatOL playlist we created to get you pumped up for the Festival!

We're so excited to show you #lulusatOL through our eyes ;).  On August 9th, Friday through August 11th, Sunday, follow us on the LuLu*s Instagram and hashtag #lulusatOL to keep track of our instagram takeover throughout the weekend!  See you at Outside Lands Beautifuls!!

xo,

Kathleen

DAAME Facebook Likes Giveaway!

Hi Lovelies! I'm excited to share in just a few days my fellow blogger and BBFF (best blogger friend forever) Chelsea from Zipped and I will showcase how to style the newest DAAME clutch!

DAAME is an exciting new shopping space that collaborates with members who choose the design features they need and love. Every product starts with you and is thoughtfully made, literally one product at a time. The best part is that every product you purchase goes toward helping a girl in need receive an education -- DAAME collaborates with non-profits who provide programs and assistance for young women to improve their quality of life for them and their communities.

In addition to bringing you a giveaway for the styled 'bag snoop' feature next week, I've partnered with DAAME on another fun giveaway! ...

If we help DAAME receive 550 Facebook likes by this Wednesday, July 31st, DAAME will be able to activate a KATHLEENVIP10 code for all of us to get $10 toward any DAAME purchase until the end of the year - more ways to win!  
In addition, you'll be helping those in need with the great cause they support on young women in need receiving the education they deserve.

To enter, like their Facebook page here: http://facebook.com/daame or simply click the like button below.

Thanks again lovelies for your support and can't wait to bring you the giveaway with DAAME coming next week! Hope you're having a great week as well, and keep inspiring!

xo,

Kathleen

Hobo x Inspirafashion Farrah Bag Pinterest Giveaway!

Red Tobi lace dress, Brown Isabel Marant dicker boots via Silver & Plum, Brown c/o Hobo 'Farrah' bag, Brown F21 leopard belt.

Hobo Bags really has to be one of my favorite places to get bags made for versatility and functionality -- they always have so many useful pockets and places within each purse you'd love to have especially when you're in a rush or on the go.  Something I adore about the 'Farrah' bag is it has multiple pockets for your cell phone, sunglasses, wallet, etc. And not only that, it's such a pretty bag!  The inside has this lovely orange print and the outside has a beautiful leather finish.  

I decided to style it with this pretty flirty burgundy lace dress and my new Isabel Marant dicker booties to keep it a bit casual.  

Something very exciting about this post as well, is Hobo Bags is collaborating with Inspirafashion in hosting a fun Pinterest giveaway!  You can win this gorgeous 'Farrah' bag! Good luck lovelies!! :)

Enter this giveaway by entering information in the rafflecopter below.

-  Giveaway is only open to US Residents.

- This giveaway will run until 7/16, Tuesday 12AM PST.
- Entries from the United States are only valid.

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xo,

Kathleen

Mimi Boutique x Inspirafashion Instagram Summer Bag Giveaway!

Gray Brandy & Melville San Francisco cropped top, Black Tobi asymmetrical skirt, Arm Candy: 'LOVE' Bracelet c/o Mimi Boutique, Black Zara sandal heels, Black and gold Cheylas Studded Bag c/o Mimi Boutique.

I'm so excited to share my very first Instagram Giveaway on Inspirafashion!  As you probably have noticed, Instagram has a close place to heart when it comes to social media haha, I guess maybe because I love photography that much.  But I'm glad to collaborate with Mimi Boutique on this giveaway for you lovelies!  

I styled the Cheylas studded bag with some minimalist pieces yet interesting in shape -- I recently got this asymmetrical skirt and it's amazing.  Paired it off with a cute SF cropped top and sandal heels.

Now on to the giveaway!  Mimi Boutique is giving Inspirafashion readers a chance to win a Cheylas studded bag of your own (your choice on which color, black, red, or white)!

Here are the rules to enter this giveaway on Instagram:

1) Follow Me on Instagram, @Kathleencarla, and Follow @mimiboutique on Instagram, and like the instagram photo

2) Re-post the giveaway photo (can be found on my instagram account HERE)

3) Tag a minimum of 3 friends on your IG post

4) Don't forget to add the official hashtag for this giveaway (so we can keep track of your entries!): #MBIFsummer
Giveaway ends on July 12th.

Good luck lovelies!!  And cheers to the freakin' weekend, so excited for all the sun we're getting here in the Bay! :)

xo,

Kathleen

Inspirafashion x LAST NIGHT Dress Giveaway!

Neon green c/o LAST NIGHT 'Key West' dress, White c/o GUESS rhinestone necklace, Ivory vintage Chanel bag, Rings via Crossroads Trading, White Tildon heels.

This dress has all the features I love: bright color, mini length and cut-outs.  Among the dress collection at LAST NIGHT, I was most intrigued by this one.  I can't wait to wear this beauty out for parties.  Accessorized the dress with all white items -- rhinestone necklace, trusty vintage Chanel purse, and my new fave babies aka white Tildon heels.

Excited about this post as well! I'm hosting a giveaway with LAST NIGHT!!  Their online store and dress collection is seriously addicting and all perfect for parties, events, and girls night outs ;).  

LAST NIGHT is giving Inspirafashion readers a chance to win one LAST NIGHT dress of your choice!

For fun as well, I chose 3 of my other fave dresses so far on their shop. Good luck babes and have a great rest of the week!! xo

From left to right: Freeway dress, Paisley dress, Stingray dress.

Enter this giveaway by using the "rafflecopter" below.

All mandatory entries are also below.  You can get extra entries also by following in other places.

This giveaway will run for two weeks, will end on 5/10, Friday 12:00AM PST.  The giveaway winner will be selected and announced the following week.

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Inspirafashion x Outrage Fashion $50 Gift Card Giveaway!

Black Celine Dion shirt, Blue Urban Outfitters distressed jean shorts, Brown c/o Handbag Heaven leopard satchel, Arm candy: gold c/o Outrage Fashion hope bracelet & 'Sarah' arrow bracelet, gold cuff via Crossroads Trading, White Tildon heels.

I've always loved dressing casual but mixing in fun chic elements -- here I paired a laid back tee with jean shorts (I lovee how the top plays off the Celine shirt with singer Celine Dion) ;).  For accessories, added this pretty leopard satchel from Handbag Heaven (can't get over how pretty it is and goes with anything), and my all-time new favorite heels, simply because they remind me of A. Wang's I can't afford.  

For arm candy, these two beautiful gold bracelets are my new faves --  always drawn to anything with shiny rhinestones.  Which brings me to the sweet part of this post!...

Outrage Fashion is giving Inspirafashion readers a chance to win a $50 Gift Card from their online store!  They have such cute pieces from their shop; for fun I picked a few of my faves below.

From left to right: Love wrap bracelet, Peter pan bow collar necklace, Juliet tote.

Enter this giveaway by using the "rafflecopter" below.

All mandatory entries are also below.  You can get extra entries also by following in other places.

This giveaway will run for two weeks, will end on 5/06, Monday 12:00AM PST.  Please note: Giveaway only open for US Readers, shipping available only in US.  The giveaway winner will be selected and announced the following week.

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Good luck lovelies! Have an amazing week ahead!

xo,

Kathleen

Alyssa Nicole x Inspirafashion Skirt Giveaway!

White Fashion Star x HM top, White c/o Alyssa Nicole Lace Skate skirt, Tan Rebecca Minkoff mini Mac, Arm candy: Gold cuff via Crossroads Trading, Coral c/o JewelMint stone bracelet, Gold armor ring via Crossroads Trading, Gold orange c/o JewelMint Golden Shift Choker necklace, Brown Steve Madden leopard sandal heels.

I like the monochrome look with all-white and decided to pair this pretty blouse top with cutouts in the back, tucked in this beautiful lace skate skirt from Alyssa Nicole.  I thought to pair the white cool tones with warm tones for accessories: gold, coral (JewelMint necklace and bracelet), and tan (RM mini mac).  Played around also with prints with my leopard sandal heels.

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Onto the exciting part of this post, I'm hosting a sweet giveaway with one of my favorite local fashion designers, Alyssa Nicole -- her brand has a beautiful collection of dresses, tops, skirts and more.  I love the sweet delicate and girly feel to all her pieces.  Also had the pleasure of being a part of her new Spring Collection :).  Be sure to check out her spring collection 2013 here. 

Alyssa Nicole is giving Inspirafashion readers a chance to win a Skate Skirt from her Spring 2013 Collection! [ you get the choice of coral (left) or white lace (right) ]

Enter this giveaway by using the "rafflecopter" below.

All mandatory entries are also below.  You can get extra entries also by following in other places.

This giveaway will run for two weeks, will end on 3/27, Wednesday 12:00AM PST.  The giveaway winner will be selected and announced that same week.

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Good luck lovelies!  Have a great week ahead (we're almost there to Friday!!) ;)

xo,

Kathleen