Sail in Style by Fashion Destination LLC, Newport Beach
3419 Via Lido, Newport Beach, CA. 949.436.8652
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Event at Pacific Avalon Yacht Charters, Newport Beach, CA
on the The Majestic, a 150' Luxury Yacht, 400 max. capacity
Setting sail 6:30-10:00p
3419 Via Lido, Newport Beach, CA. 949.436.8652
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Event at Pacific Avalon Yacht Charters, Newport Beach, CA
on the The Majestic, a 150' Luxury Yacht, 400 max. capacity
Setting sail 6:30-10:00p
A friend of mine brought this event to my attention on Facebook by tagging me in their event flyers.... a few times. After further investigating and checking out their facebook and learning about the Mermaid contest and yacht cruise I had to make it happen. This is what we were sold... VERY EXCITED, we went in for the VIP package ! ;) I didn't want to miss a thing !
A stylish excursion on a luxury, three-level yacht for haute fashions, live entertainment, celebrities and more surprises!
Also, GENLUX Magazine is holding an Issue Release Party, along with Maria Menounos (host of EXTRA) as our event host!
FASHION SHOWS by:
- LUXE by Lisa Vogel - Lisa was just named "DESIGNER OF THE YEAR" at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim
- Nicole Richie (Macy's) exclusive collection
- Marisa Kenson - FDG founder
- Gretchen Rossi's ("OC Housewife") handbag collection
- Celebrity designer Rachel Roy - Jee Vice These sunglasses are LOVED by tons of celebs (Anne Hathaway, Kim Kardashian, Rihanna and more) and are found in Neiman Marcus, etc
We have a HOT line up of great designers of swimwear, contemporary, couture and more!!
Look out for Sadee Says at the event! Our amazing jewelry will be featured on the Runway! Make sure to meet me first hand with some of the unique jewelery pieces sold only at Sadeesays.com.
Aria Johnson is an award-winning recording artist, actress and star of the new TV show "Beverly Hills Pawn!" Don't miss her LIVE performances
General Admission can enjoy a pasta bar, live entertainment and Main Fashion Shows (standing room) on Level 3!
VIP guests will have exclusive access to a private food and cocktail bar, fashion presentation, entertainment on Level 1, Reserved Seats to the Main Fashion Shows on Level 3 and VIP gift bag!
Sponsors will have all VIP access, VIP gift bag, PLUS front-row seats to the Main Fashion Shows on Level 3! Please e-mail for more info at: [email protected] Get tickets at: http://eventsbot.com/events/eb234126186
Net proceeds to benefit Guard A Heart - 501(c)(3).
A stylish excursion on a luxury, three-level yacht for haute fashions, live entertainment, celebrities and more surprises!
Also, GENLUX Magazine is holding an Issue Release Party, along with Maria Menounos (host of EXTRA) as our event host!
FASHION SHOWS by:
- LUXE by Lisa Vogel - Lisa was just named "DESIGNER OF THE YEAR" at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim
- Nicole Richie (Macy's) exclusive collection
- Marisa Kenson - FDG founder
- Gretchen Rossi's ("OC Housewife") handbag collection
- Celebrity designer Rachel Roy - Jee Vice These sunglasses are LOVED by tons of celebs (Anne Hathaway, Kim Kardashian, Rihanna and more) and are found in Neiman Marcus, etc
We have a HOT line up of great designers of swimwear, contemporary, couture and more!!
Look out for Sadee Says at the event! Our amazing jewelry will be featured on the Runway! Make sure to meet me first hand with some of the unique jewelery pieces sold only at Sadeesays.com.
Aria Johnson is an award-winning recording artist, actress and star of the new TV show "Beverly Hills Pawn!" Don't miss her LIVE performances
General Admission can enjoy a pasta bar, live entertainment and Main Fashion Shows (standing room) on Level 3!
VIP guests will have exclusive access to a private food and cocktail bar, fashion presentation, entertainment on Level 1, Reserved Seats to the Main Fashion Shows on Level 3 and VIP gift bag!
Sponsors will have all VIP access, VIP gift bag, PLUS front-row seats to the Main Fashion Shows on Level 3! Please e-mail for more info at: [email protected] Get tickets at: http://eventsbot.com/events/eb234126186
Net proceeds to benefit Guard A Heart - 501(c)(3).
VERY DISAPPOINTING ! ...
Those who know and read my blog know I don't write about negative things, but this really was quite, well read along ......
First off, we showed up to what appeared to be a cluster of chaos ... people standing around looking like they didn't know where to go, missing reservations at the will call... Red carpet frienzy...
On the yacht : 1st floor deck VIP area, nicely decorated, dining tables, Minx nail tables, vip goodie bags ... so far so good...
VIP guests will have exclusive access to a private food and cocktail bar, fashion presentation, entertainment on Level 1, Reserved Seats to the Main Fashion Shows on Level 3 and VIP gift bag!
Our not so private food and cocktail bar consisted of an open pasta bar to both the decks with VIP and non-VIP guests consisting of just 2 dishes. Penne pasta noodles and a tomato sauce (canned ? odd flavor) warm broccoli vegiterian pasta dish, (very soupy), salad that looked like the jumbo bags they sell at Costco, and white bread rolls. :/ Not very appetizing! ... and the line for the food ! (see photos) It was so strange to sit while a line of people hovered next to your table...
The cocktail bar was not a bar at all but a sales/sample bar for sponsor Tantratea, a Slovak Spirit, cocktail waitress selling trays of the booze/tea at $9 bucks a pop walked around ! (where'd the hosted bar go or private bar/food area?) After inquiring at the first level bar about the VIP bar, we were directed to the upstairs cash bar, once there, we were directed back downstairs to the first bar... end of story NO HOSTED bar. (why would the vip bar be upstairs when the vip tables are downstairs) My husband did inquire as to who was in charge, was directed to a man who after a short talk, handed my husband a chip and said, now your hosted. I walked up then he asked, do you want 2, to which we replied sure, he gave us 4 coins. We ended up using just 1 in the end.
Those who know and read my blog know I don't write about negative things, but this really was quite, well read along ......
First off, we showed up to what appeared to be a cluster of chaos ... people standing around looking like they didn't know where to go, missing reservations at the will call... Red carpet frienzy...
On the yacht : 1st floor deck VIP area, nicely decorated, dining tables, Minx nail tables, vip goodie bags ... so far so good...
VIP guests will have exclusive access to a private food and cocktail bar, fashion presentation, entertainment on Level 1, Reserved Seats to the Main Fashion Shows on Level 3 and VIP gift bag!
Our not so private food and cocktail bar consisted of an open pasta bar to both the decks with VIP and non-VIP guests consisting of just 2 dishes. Penne pasta noodles and a tomato sauce (canned ? odd flavor) warm broccoli vegiterian pasta dish, (very soupy), salad that looked like the jumbo bags they sell at Costco, and white bread rolls. :/ Not very appetizing! ... and the line for the food ! (see photos) It was so strange to sit while a line of people hovered next to your table...
The cocktail bar was not a bar at all but a sales/sample bar for sponsor Tantratea, a Slovak Spirit, cocktail waitress selling trays of the booze/tea at $9 bucks a pop walked around ! (where'd the hosted bar go or private bar/food area?) After inquiring at the first level bar about the VIP bar, we were directed to the upstairs cash bar, once there, we were directed back downstairs to the first bar... end of story NO HOSTED bar. (why would the vip bar be upstairs when the vip tables are downstairs) My husband did inquire as to who was in charge, was directed to a man who after a short talk, handed my husband a chip and said, now your hosted. I walked up then he asked, do you want 2, to which we replied sure, he gave us 4 coins. We ended up using just 1 in the end.
After eating and feeling crowded downstairs we went up to the 2nd level deck to explore the ship and goings on, we found lounge type seating and Mermaids... I was here to see the mermaids (what a great idea)... There were 3 winners of the Mermaid Model Search Contest lying about wearing fins by 3 Fins, Custom made mermaid tales. (see photos)
Lost in a sea of people... there was a moment of flashing cameras, I turned and realized I just photo bombed someone's photos !... to my surprise it was Maria Meunous from Extra TV co-host with Mario Lopez.. turns out seconds later she was literally running OFF the yacht ! Huh ? I thought she was the HOST !! ?
GENLUX Magazine is holding an Issue Release Party, along with Maria Menounos (host of EXTRA) as our event host!
The ship was to set sail at 6:30... we began 1 hour late ! 7:20 according to my iphone clock. This was the best part of the event, to be cruising the Newport Harbor. The truth is, you never really get to enjoy the fact that you are on a ship cruising the newport harbor because you are inside dark rooms. May as well have been hosted in a convention hall somewhere. I would suggest that next time and if they do it on a yacht... the mermaids could be outside on their pedistals perhaps?... or set sail on time during the sunset.
Lost in a sea of people... there was a moment of flashing cameras, I turned and realized I just photo bombed someone's photos !... to my surprise it was Maria Meunous from Extra TV co-host with Mario Lopez.. turns out seconds later she was literally running OFF the yacht ! Huh ? I thought she was the HOST !! ?
GENLUX Magazine is holding an Issue Release Party, along with Maria Menounos (host of EXTRA) as our event host!
The ship was to set sail at 6:30... we began 1 hour late ! 7:20 according to my iphone clock. This was the best part of the event, to be cruising the Newport Harbor. The truth is, you never really get to enjoy the fact that you are on a ship cruising the newport harbor because you are inside dark rooms. May as well have been hosted in a convention hall somewhere. I would suggest that next time and if they do it on a yacht... the mermaids could be outside on their pedistals perhaps?... or set sail on time during the sunset.
Back downstairs to try out the Minx patent nail coating, my husband got a pink ribbon ! The gentleman doing the nails was very friendly.
Before we knew it, it was fashion show time on the 3rd deck : Open air deck, 3/4 rows of seats. Signage on each seat. 1st row for Sponsors, 2nd for VIPs. We sat at the front of the runway. 20 minutes later, we were being asked to move, in fact the entire room of seated guests were being told to go back down to level 2 to watch a live performance, while they did a sound check. We didn't want to lose our seats and were told that they were going to re-organize the seating and change the first 2 rows to sponsors, WHAT?! I stood and moved a few feet toward getting out awaiting my husband and the rest of the people around us to do the same. Next thing I know the very woman who asked us to move was coming back and sitting down, I inquired as to what was going on and she said the show was about to start.
The Fashion show starts, a woman announced "as if we were being scolded" to the room of guests to, "Please be respectful of the models and music". I found that rather odd.
Not the energy you see at NYFW runway shows, but it wasn't bad. The models were well chosen, hair by TIGI was beautiful. Some of the garments and pieces were must havs! The media and press at the end of the runway ready for the shots. Intermission, live entertainment was a song performed by Aria Johnson.
After the show while we were still sitting, we decide to check out the VIP bags. We reach in to find a rather large bottle of ... are you ready ? MANE 'n TAIL haircare products. mind you, * The TIGI Academy is doing the hair for the fashion show and really good hair they did.
(*I put in a request for sponsorship, was contacted via email, told someone would get in touch with me via another email and disappointedly never again heard from them, this was our second attempt to offer our salon services and products)
Just two other small sized products were in the VIP bag, a mensgroom haircare product and a whole heck of a lot of marketing materials, that's it ! I came across a Genlux magazine in the bathroom and a cd from the live entertainment on a table (left from another goodie bag). I have never been to an event, and I attend a lot where the goodie bag didn't reflect a descent amount of products or value. The VIP bag is part of the reason to pay the double the price. When leaving for the night there were many unwanted vip bags left behind and the tables had the vip marketing materials strewn atop them.
A nice touch was a 2 man band setting up to play in the corner, my husband and I went to ships side to enjoy the fresh air and view of the boats lit up passing by in the harbor.
Before we knew it, it was fashion show time on the 3rd deck : Open air deck, 3/4 rows of seats. Signage on each seat. 1st row for Sponsors, 2nd for VIPs. We sat at the front of the runway. 20 minutes later, we were being asked to move, in fact the entire room of seated guests were being told to go back down to level 2 to watch a live performance, while they did a sound check. We didn't want to lose our seats and were told that they were going to re-organize the seating and change the first 2 rows to sponsors, WHAT?! I stood and moved a few feet toward getting out awaiting my husband and the rest of the people around us to do the same. Next thing I know the very woman who asked us to move was coming back and sitting down, I inquired as to what was going on and she said the show was about to start.
The Fashion show starts, a woman announced "as if we were being scolded" to the room of guests to, "Please be respectful of the models and music". I found that rather odd.
Not the energy you see at NYFW runway shows, but it wasn't bad. The models were well chosen, hair by TIGI was beautiful. Some of the garments and pieces were must havs! The media and press at the end of the runway ready for the shots. Intermission, live entertainment was a song performed by Aria Johnson.
After the show while we were still sitting, we decide to check out the VIP bags. We reach in to find a rather large bottle of ... are you ready ? MANE 'n TAIL haircare products. mind you, * The TIGI Academy is doing the hair for the fashion show and really good hair they did.
(*I put in a request for sponsorship, was contacted via email, told someone would get in touch with me via another email and disappointedly never again heard from them, this was our second attempt to offer our salon services and products)
Just two other small sized products were in the VIP bag, a mensgroom haircare product and a whole heck of a lot of marketing materials, that's it ! I came across a Genlux magazine in the bathroom and a cd from the live entertainment on a table (left from another goodie bag). I have never been to an event, and I attend a lot where the goodie bag didn't reflect a descent amount of products or value. The VIP bag is part of the reason to pay the double the price. When leaving for the night there were many unwanted vip bags left behind and the tables had the vip marketing materials strewn atop them.
A nice touch was a 2 man band setting up to play in the corner, my husband and I went to ships side to enjoy the fresh air and view of the boats lit up passing by in the harbor.
During our exploring from deck to deck I happened to notice an unmanned table that had the name of the charity which I recognized from their marketing materials ... I would have liked to have spent some time finding out more about this charity first hand while at the event... instead I settled for googling it the next day. www.guardaheart.org I hope the charity did well by this event, sounds like a worthy cause.
and might I ask... WHAT CELEBS ??! Sure there was Maria Meunous. (had I not been on the second level at that precise time I would have not have even seen her) and my friend Lauren Powers...
The focus of this event seemed to be more on the fashion show itself, rather then the organization of the Event and Guest accommodating details. The entire evening we felt like we missed out on a lot, no host to direct us on what was going on on each level and at what time. Perhaps a program of sorts would have been nice. All in all we made the best of it, as we do, networked and made new friends. I'd like to give a shout out to Stella Rittwagen, one of the sponsors/handbags in the fashion show. The concept was great, the organization not so much. Would we attend another one of these events ? It's weary, at least to buy the VIP tickets again.
We decided to pass on the after party.
The focus of this event seemed to be more on the fashion show itself, rather then the organization of the Event and Guest accommodating details. The entire evening we felt like we missed out on a lot, no host to direct us on what was going on on each level and at what time. Perhaps a program of sorts would have been nice. All in all we made the best of it, as we do, networked and made new friends. I'd like to give a shout out to Stella Rittwagen, one of the sponsors/handbags in the fashion show. The concept was great, the organization not so much. Would we attend another one of these events ? It's weary, at least to buy the VIP tickets again.
We decided to pass on the after party.
Sail in Style Official AFTER PARTY
@ Sutra OC - Dance Club · Event Venue · Night Club
1870 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA.(949) 722-7103
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@ Sutra OC - Dance Club · Event Venue · Night Club
1870 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA.(949) 722-7103
website | facebook
On a side note : I stressed over what to wear to this Event. Newport Beach scene, on a yacht, fashion show with Celebs...( I ended up going very casual for my usual dress choices, partly due to the extreme heat. Surprisingly it turns out I was better dressed than quite a lot of the guests, except for a few who were impecable, like my friend Lauren Powers, who always dresses like a million bucks ! I was scratching my head looking around at the people in line for food and while sitting waiting for the fashion show to start... For fashionable Newport Beach the majority of good fashion found it seems was in the Fashion show itself and not on the guests attending, perhaps for the very reason I dressed down ? Just an observation.
It was really hard for me to post this blog ! I delayed it, read it to family first, had my husband help me edit and soften the blow a bit... but the truth of my experience is just that, my truth. Because I know how much work goes into putting on a production like this and because there is always something positive to find in the big picture I decided to share another article I found on FDGs facebook from another perspective by Media that were there. Please read there interpretation of the evening.
http://www.thelosangelesfashion.com/2012/10/02/fashion-desination-group-set-sail-in-style-fashion-show/
It was really hard for me to post this blog ! I delayed it, read it to family first, had my husband help me edit and soften the blow a bit... but the truth of my experience is just that, my truth. Because I know how much work goes into putting on a production like this and because there is always something positive to find in the big picture I decided to share another article I found on FDGs facebook from another perspective by Media that were there. Please read there interpretation of the evening.
http://www.thelosangelesfashion.com/2012/10/02/fashion-desination-group-set-sail-in-style-fashion-show/
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