We are so excited have been invited to the Fortunate Angels event today. A pre-Oscar gifting event which brings awareness to living green and going green both through education and through fashion. The event will take place at the Peterson Automotive Museum and is expected to deliver talented acts throughout the night. Be sure to read the entire press release below and check back in with WFTR to see footage. I’ll be taking photos along with one of our very talented WFTR photographers to bring you the most up to date coverage as quickly as possible.
For more information about ALIVE! or to GO Green visit the sites linked below.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Fortunate Angels at Alive! Expo Green Pavilion Oscar Lounge —February 24th and 25th
(Beverly Hills, CA- February 22, 2012) Fortunate Angels is proud to announce their supporting partnership with Alive Expo Green Pavilion’s Oscar eco-luxury lounge on February 24th and 25th, 2012, atop the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, CA.
In celebration of the Academy Awards 2012, Fortunate Angels (www.fortunateangel brings support and awareness to original green suite, ALIVE! Expo Green Pavilion and 501c3 charities: Project Green, Fashion Hope, Only You Can Save Energy, and Safety Harbor Kids. Both “green” and “giving” this eco-entertainment event of outreach and education, truly represents the Fortunate Angels organization. While enlightening guests through the creative collaboration of fashion and live music, Fortunate Angel’s founder Kathleen Grace Donnelly, is a philanthropist who actively engages in promoting human and social reform.
Fortunate Angels live music stage will feature Billboard artist and IDMA nominated “Jason Walker” (www.jasonwalkermusic.com), “Victoria Rowe and the Jazz” celebrating the music of Vintage Swing with a retro sound of a bygone era, world renowned opera singers and new generation of singing tenors “Nathan Granner” and “Ben Gulley” (www.theamericantenors.com), Janis Joplin sounding “Kerri-Anne”, the Los Angeles based eclectic, soulful indie rock trio “Armada” (Armada-band.com), and other surprise guests.
Guests will enjoy onsite participants: Zuri Wines, Status Vodka, Sokenbicha, Cascal, Naked Grape, Fashion Hope, House of Art & Games, Ferro Cosmetics, RAG, Body Ecology, One Z Jumpsuits, YouNique Plastic Surgery, Undercover, Artwork Daniel Maltzman, O’Doggie, He Organics, Sweet Piece, Glamhouse, Jewelry, Style Cupcakes, Guilty Star, Bari Organic Olive Oil, Bellacures Nail Bar, Sun Lounge Tanning Studio & Spa, Dr. Mark Youssef, NEWD Clothing, Organic Valley Creamers, Donna Gates, Undercover, G Bike, Jaime Lee Style Cupcakes, Icelandic Glacial, Pixi Beauty, Molly Sandberg Jacobs InEvent Design, L Floral Studio, Daniella Renee Photography, Glen Willis - Rock Photo, and more.
Celebrities will have the opportunity to record a PSA at the PSA Station in order to show support and help promote Project Green in the future.
Confirmed guests include: Alan Cumming (The Good Wife), Samantha Mumba (The Time Machine), Tony Hale (Arrested Development), Vik Sahay (Chuck), Estella Warren (Planet of the Apes), Matthew Fahey (Awkward), James Kyson-Lee (Heroes), Briana Evigan (Step Up 2), Raphael Sbarge (Once Upon a Time) and more!
Petersen Automotive Museum
ROOFTOP
6060 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
This just in: Max Mara Atelier has delivered an exclusive line of Fall/Winter coats to DIE FOR. We weren’t able to make the preview in NYC but were lucky enough to have the full press release and hi-res images sent over. Here is your sneak peak of the Max Mara Atelier collection. Only 60 boutiques world wide are privy to this couturier’s masterpiece collection. We are sure that this collection would make Achille Maramotti extremely proud.
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Read the full Press release below:
Max Mara Atelier, THE V.I.P.s
“Max Mara Atelier is a special project focusing on the coat. This Fall/Winter 2012 collection marks a further step in the celebration of style and luxury with these must-have items from the great Italian group.
Renewing the premise (and promise) expressed in its name, Atelier reconfirms its nature as a high-end collection marked by an important tradition, while maintaining its innovative design dedicated to the experimental tailoring of this collection.
Distributed in a selected range of stores (only 60 boutiques around the world), this exclusive collection includes sophisticated yet easy pieces made only from the most precious materials. It is designed with a tailored value that expresses itself through great practicality of use. With this in mind, the inspirations for each season are always the result of careful attention to the new demands of contemporary life styles.
In particular, Fall/Winter 2012 specifically focuses on the theme of travel, understood however not in terms of any abstract or literary interpretation, but rather as a habitual circumstance in the life of today’s woman. Against the backdrop of a priority lounge in a large international airport, interpreted by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in the Film The V.I.P.s, here are 10 precious first class coats.
Max Mara Atelier coats favour luxurious fabrics including double face cashmere, melton and pure camel hair. They are produced in a palette shaded with different and distinct achromatic colours (pale grey, camel, steel grey and black). The coats are draped with precious details in goose down and mink that makes them soft, warm, practical and lightweight - a whole series of upgrading complements designed specifically for frequent flyers. Their elegant yet relaxed allure, from check-in to arrivals, creates a veritable exceptional travel experience.
Included are unique tailored accessories to complete your look on board or at your destination. A sophisticated premiere class jumpsuit in cashmere flannel available in colours coordinated with the coats, an essential matching taffeta shirt-dress, and lots of lightweight chevrette, mink fur or goose down waistcoats (some reversible), ideal for wearing under their coordinated cozy-coats, instead of a dress.
To end, a complete range of small bijoux collars embroidered with matte stones, to wear like a necklace. And truly V.I.P., the shoes: slippers and slipper-style moccasins in pony hair.”
Donna Karan - Designer Donna Karan wants a woman to be empowered in her life and by her clothes. The Fall 2012 collection featured coats with strong shoulders and skirts and dresses with sharp pleats. Her signature bodysuit was paired with both tailored menswear looks and feminine taffeta skirts.
Ah Valentines Day, it is upon us. With so many ladies and gents hearts a flutter, each one with a special glint in their eye. Each one of us, myself included eyeing some sort of trinket. Perhaps for you, you’ve dropped subtle hints for months about the new diamond ring you’ve been so desperately seeking.
Or perhaps you’ve gone all out and have literally drawn a treasure map leading your loved one to the exact shop, link, online boutique, or photo of the object/s you so desire.
Perhaps you are the one searching, scouring every store, every outlet every possible place where all things love are to be had only to turn up empty handed. Perhaps you’ve chosen a more direct approach, hoping bigger is better and have purchased something along these lines:
Well I’ve come to burst your love bubble. Not that all of these notions, trinkets, objects aren’t lovely. Some can even deliver more then you bargained for, adding extra love around the hips:
Who am I kidding, I’d totally dig into one of those ^ I can’t turn down chocolate. I’m kind of addicted. Everyone loves traditional, it says so much without truly really saying anything at all about the one we love. It says, I had enough money to purchase this for you and I hope you take it as a symbol of how much I care.
But let’s be honest. The value of love isn’t determined by the dollar amount. For some, maybe it is. But true love, real love is the ability to set yourself aside and for one moment if not many moments, lift up the one you love. Maybe they’ve had a tough day, or are going through a difficult time. It’s measured in the amount of time you spend to remind that person why you chose them, and they you. Sometimes it takes some gentle nudging or a chance for the one you love to get some well needed rest.
And sometimes it means giving up a night out to stay in. Society has demanded that we pay attention on February 14th. It demands that we declare our love on this day, this one and only day. But what if we used the other 364 days of the year to declare it instead? We might just surprise ourselves at how well we prove our love to others. Maybe its placing a little note next to the one we love before they head off for work. Perhaps it’s making them dinner when they arrive home late from work one night. Or maybe its simply being there for them when they need you the most. When it seems as though they aren’t sure why you’re there for them.
Perhaps its to make them tea, on a cold night when they are ill. These are the ways in which love lives and breathes. These are the reasons why relationship after relationship we try again. Heart break after heart break. Because Vday isn’t really about buying love, it’s about showing love. Here’s to showing others truly how much we love them.
Happy Valentines Day
Love, WFTR
For those of you who have followed wftr since its beginning or are new welcomed additions I wanted to take a moment and update you on what’s been happening. Recently I’ve been doing my own Upcycling project. Reworking used leather goods to re-create new ones. With much success mind you. Here is a dress I found for $19.99 on sale, the zipper was broken but the leather was 100% beautiful and unharmed.
I believe in the ethical treatment of animals but I also know that leather goods are still being made. My theory on this, I can’t stop it and I may not be able to change it but I can slow down the demand for excessive leather poaching. My idea, is to only use leather goods that have already been processed. By using vintage leather products I am able to obtain the leather I need for my purses and make a dent albeit a small one in the fight against leather farming. I know it’s not perfect and leather will always be in demand but this is my way of slowing the process.
Here is another image of the dress before I cut it and redesigned it. below:
By making a few changes, slicing the seams and sewing them together I was able to create a beautiful hand made leather purse. I utilized an old vintage chain my grandmother gave to me and voila! I think I love the purse even more knowing that I didn’t go out and buy expensive, dyed leather pelts.
I cut the back of the dress where the broken zipper was and used that to form the bow at the top of the purse ^ It was a little difficult trying to figure out how to secure it to the purse but with a little tucking, pinning, and sewing I got the job done.
Here is the purse finished. You can see the gold vintage chain, thanks grandma for the donation. It still needs a pocket added to the inside but I ultimately love the design, its hobo meets chic and the bow is feminine yet edgy with the zipper detailing. What do you think?
Want to purchase one of my bags? contact me below and I’ll custom make one just for you.
Dana@wftr.net
For more information on leather farming click here.
You-Were-Born-For-Something won our Wallaroo Hat giveaway from last week. We are so happy to be able to send her The Simone Hat by Wallaroo Hats. For your chance to win something great, check out our giveaway section at the ^ Top of the page. Thanks for everyone who reblogged, followed, and tweeted us. We Love you.
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Share the love this Valentines day with Opusgaia. We are so thrilled to be able to share some samples we received from the New York based company. Opusgaia, is determined to spread health and relaxation through the sharing of aromatherapy treatments and products. One lucky WFTR reader will get a chance to win the
I Love roll on perfume by Opusgaia.
It’s light fragrance will leave you feeling calm, and refreshed. Get in touch with your romantic side with Rose. Ylang Ylang. and Gardenia monoi The base of the perfume an Organic mix of jojoba oil and essential oils. Treat the one you love right with this take anywhere roller ball perfume.
Because its Valentines day we are also throwing in 
The Aphrodisia Linen and Room Spray! This amazing fragrance will leave your room smelling lovely. The fragrance is light, and airy. A blend of Sandal wood, patchouli, and neroli essential oils make for a romantic escape. Spray this on your pillow for a relaxing calming lull into sweet dreams. Freshen up your room before a romantic dinner for two. Either way this will leave you feeling relaxed and in love!
Happy Valentines Day
Love, WFTR
To enter to win head over to our giveaway tab at the ^ of the page and follow the directions! Make sure to share Opusgaia and wftr.net with all of your friends.
Look what I can do. Leather Hobo bag with vintage gold chain ask for pricing on custom bags! (Taken with instagram)
Look what I can do Leather Hobo bag with Vintage gold chain. (Taken with instagram)
Look what I can do. Leather Hobo bag with Vintage gold chain. (Taken with instagram)
Look what I can do. Handmade leather hobo bag. Vintage gold chain (Taken with instagram)
The second charm bracelet, I love the rotary phone and the pack of cigarettes that open! (Taken with instagram)
Vintage charm bracelet from the 50s my grandmother gave to me (Taken with instagram)
Just a photo to remind you guys to enter the giveaway this week. I hope you share some style and words by sharing us! Make sure to check out www.wallaroohats.com
tune in tomorrow for another giveaway…Make your valentine extra happy with this fun giveaway.
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CBTL on my way to work (Taken with Instagram at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - NoHo)
