Celebrating Women at Grapevine Mills

The Celebrating Women event at Grapevine Mills was one of the coolest events of the season, and I was luckily asked to be there.  The night was all about Celebrating Women with a runway show and silent auction to benefit GRACE.  The fall fashion show was hosted by Adrienne Bankert, CBS 11 news anchor.  You could tell she was a professional, and she added a lot of enthusiasm to the runway show.  The outfits on the runway were beautiful, and all well-priced because "Mills Means More!"  The stores included in the runway show were Saks Off 5th, Last Call by Neiman Marcus, Banana Republic, Ann Taylor, Group USA, Forever 21, and NY & Co.

The Mills team went out of its way to make this event special.  They let me sit front row at the fashion show!  Plus, I ran into some of my blogger friends.  It's so nice  to talk to other stylistas about scoring good deals, fashion, and the latest Target collaboration. What an awesome night!

 Bloggers Kathy of KP0N; Ivonne of Ivonne Stacy Style; Chastity of Garner Style

 There were some great silent auction items like this Last Call Gift Card.

 My VIP gifts from Grapevine Mills, Indulge Magazine, and Doc Popcorn

 Getting excited for the show... it's about to start!

 Adrienne Bankert - I loved her outfit!

 Valerie of Modish Means

 Ivonne of Ivonne Stacy Style

 Chastity of Garner Style

Blogger Party at NM Last Call Grapevine Mills

My new blogger friends!  Samantha of Style of Sam; Ashley of Side Smile Style; Me; Brandy Lunsford; Valerie of Modish Means; Ivonne of Ivonne Stacy Style
Photo Courtesy of Ivonne Stacy Style

I was lucky enough to get invited to Grapevine Mills for a blogger party and preview for the Celebrating Women event.  The day of style fun started with a fall trend presentation from the Last Call by Neiman Marcus Stylist, Brandy Lunsford.  Before working for Last Call, Brandy was a fashion designer who went to Parsons and was taught by Tim Gunn; plus she also worked for Lucky Magazine.  How cool is that?  Brandy is all about building an "archive" of style and not being "a slave to trends."  I love that she helps people develop this personal styles.  Some of my favorite trends she highlighted are fur, printed pants, and color-blocking. 

Brandy Lunsford - Last Call by Neiman Marcus Stylist

Sparkly Smoking Slippers

It was my first time to visit the Grapevine Mills mall, and I couldn't have been more impressed with the friendliness of the team and the quality of the shopping experience.  The bloggers and I got an inside look at H&M, Saks Off 5th, Coach, and the AMC movie theater.  Plus, I met some fellow fashion bloggers from Dallas.  I can't wait until October 19 for the Celebrating Women event to see even more fall fashions!

Check out my new friends' blogs! 
- Ivonne Stacy Style
- Side Smile Style
- Style of Sam
- Modish Means
- Garner Style

With Ashley of Side Smile Style

With Ivonne of Ivonne Stacy Style (Photo Courtesy of Ivonne Stacy Style)

I'm in love with these Prada beauties at Last Call!

The Grapevine Mills team gave us a very generous swag bag.  I scored gift cards to Last Call, Old Navy, and Nike... plus other cool stuff from the stores