Sacramento Magazine really knows how to treat local fashion bloggers. First they invite me to a fancy lunch at their offices and put my website up on a huge HDTV just to pick my brain about blogging. Soon after that, they’re gussying me up and sending me fancy photographers to give me a full page interview about Painfully Hip for the front of their most popular issue, November’s “Best Of” issue. Before you know it, I’m scoring free tickets to their big event: The Sacramento Magazine Best Of Party (billed as Sacramento’s biggest party and boasts the most Sacra-lebrities you could ever want to meet) which includes a shit ton of free swag, innumerable wine tastings, and more free gourmet food than you could possibly imagine consuming. I am one lucky girl.
In spite of all that, I (yes, me) completely shunned my responsibility of finding a sock-knocking outfit for said event until 2 days before. And then, I panic.
Enter the lovely Mai of Ruche. She offers to overnight ship me this gorgeous satin minidress out of the goodness of her dear heart. Thanks, Mai!
purple satin minidress – $36 with painfullyhip discount code
black HUE tights – Macy’s $7
amazing 9West red patent pumps with chunky grey heel – Marshall’s $20 (have you SEEN their new Shoe MegaShop??)
makeup by Jesse at Bare Escentuals
photos by Rory of AwesomeAllDay
I’m not usually one for purple, but this fabric caught the light in surprising ways (and even looked good straight from the package). I love these rich, royal, sovereign colors… and now I’m regretting not have gotten my photo taken with the Sacramento Kings.
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I am loving that purple dress – it looks fabulous! And the red heels are gorgeous too.
*Tina
You look wonderful…congrats!
You look amazing! and what a great honor!
Watching your ascension into celebrity status is a lot of fun! You look fabulous darling
All the best.
You clean up real good, sister!
I’ve been following your blog for a little bit now and I just had to comment on this awesome outfit. I love the colors and the dress is super duper pretty – you look awesome!! congrats on being a sacra-lebrity.
that dress is SO cute! you look great in purple!
you look stunning! what a gorgeous frock.
and i can’t get over how amazing and affordable everything is on the site in which your dress was bought. looks like i’m going to have to do some merry christmas to me soon!
You look great in the dress Amber! The belt and shoes were perfect with it!
OMGoodness i cant believe you got those shoes at marshalls!!! good find, i’ll be heading to my local marshall’s tomorrow…
congrats!
julie
http://www.hipsterama.com
Congratulations! What a royal treatment and such great press! You’re a blogging/fashion rockstar!!
Cute outfit
I just love the red shoes. I am looking for something like that for a long time. And by the way. you deserve the honor, your blog is great!
bare escentuals discount…
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