Capt.'s Quote of the Day

The beautiful has but one type, the ugly has a thousand. - Victor Hugo

I don't get it...but it makes my brain feel funny. C.P xoxo

Hmm. .

This is Aubrey O'Day, a UCI alumnae, partying it up in an Alice + Olivia dress, retailed for $297. It's pretty similar to the dress at www.captpink.com with the rosettes detail. Come to think of it, they all remind me of awhile back when Sienna Miller in Marchesa.
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OC Fashion & Beauty Expo

We are very excited we were invited to participate in the OC Fashion & Beauty Expo. It should be a lot of fun, and L's selling her antique jewelry. They're hand made pieces with precious stones ranging from rubies, sapphires, and opal. Come say hi!

Captain's Quote of the Day

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo Da Vinci

We're at UCI

We're at UCI vendor fair, stop by and say hi if you can.

Xabi & Cole

This posting is for L and Xabi. It was the picture of the day on one my favorite blogs so I decided to post it up to. Who doesn't admire Xabi's namesake, and Joe Cole who defies soccer fashion by wearing short shorts.

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Tory Burch

If you love Tory Burch as much as Lance Armstrong does or did, you know Hollywood relationships, you'd be happy to know that the store is having a 60% sale today at South Coast.

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Bar Pintxo Recap

The same Riviera issue I had seen Daniel Martinez, it contained a small events calendar that said the owner of Bar Pintxo, Chef Joe Miller was coming to the Cannery for something. But what shocked me what that he was a Michelin Star Chef! Hmm, I guess his other restaurant in Venice must have some crazy voodoo spice in it, because even Angeleno gave Bar Pintxo two stars.

Daniel Martinez

In one my former lives, Daniel Martinez was my professor at UCI. I was flipping through the newest issue of Riviera and I came across this picture of him at OCMA. Daniel Martinez is a world renowned artist; So Cal people might remember his highway beautification art project that got a lot of press. The art world is very cool, they live by their own rules.

Captain's Quote of the Day

"I want to be a Texan 24 hours a day."- James Dean

Konk

I absolutely LOVE the Kooks. Come on, I'm still listening to their first album everyday. I finally downloaded their second album Konk, which was released two weeks ago. Ooh la, they were such good boys to me.

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Bar Pintxo

Today I went to go eat at Bar Pintxo on Santa Monica Blvd. I wanted to go eat here about two months ago when I read a review about it in Angeleno. I love the tapas I had in Barcelona, and since there were no good tapas bars around So Cal I really wanted to go.
The environment is reminiscent of a Spanish bordello. The Rioja-lined walls almost force you to order a glass of wine the instant you are in your seat. It is only until your blinding headache kicks in that you remember why you never drink Spanish wine. The tapas are sometimes a bit confusing, fusing flavors that taste a bit overly dramatic. When they stick to one flavor, the Bar Pintxo's tapas overall quality are intensely palatable. The owner has drawn great inspiration from San Sebastian, Spain, but unfortunately the Bar Pintxo falls flat in terms of the cuisines' execution.
Rating Scale: We drop 2 anchors at Bar Pintxo, good service and great environment, but don't over complicate a simple idea. But if you do go, the crema de chocolat desert and the grilled garlic shrimp are must-eats.


1 Anchor = So hungry you have no choice
2 Anchors= It's not so bad, it's not so good
3 Anchors= Good food, good atmosphere
4 Anchors= Food you gotta have once a week
5 Anchors= My last dying meal

Wakey Wakey

A good general knows, don't sweat in front of your soldiers. 'Gossip Girl' is like my 'Heroes', I watch the first season thinking, "OMFG.", and then the second season, "WTF, this is so stupid." Jenny has got to be the gossip girl, because, come on, she's more diabolical than Blair! And I think the only one that dresses well is Serena and the 'rents, the rest look like Alice in Wonderland threw up on all of them, including Chuck.

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Hmm. .

I came across this Lanvin Spring '08 show awhile ago and finally decided to put this post up. The puffy sleeves and the structure of the Lanvin dress remind me a lot of the captpink.com dress.

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Deja Vu

I was reading some blogs and I came across this new line by H&M called 'Tribute to Marimekko'. It sounds Japanese, but it's actually Finnish and then a light blub, (dim as it may be) went off in my head. About a year ago, I was so exhausted from being in Topshop for the first time, I HAD to sit down and drink an espresso. Topshop has a coffee shop on one of the 20 floors. So basically, I didn't want to get up and was staring at the same section of racks for 30 min. And I was staring at these crazy lurid print dresses that made my eyes trip out, (they look just like the dresses above), but then crazy turned into somewhat artsy, and somewhat artsy turned into somewhat innovative. I got up and debated for an extra 15 min. if I should buy one or not. I liked it, and liked the idea that it would probably come to US in a year. But then sense came back into me and decided against it. Damn it. .

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Hmm. .

The first dress is an Elie Tahari cotton-blend dress retailed at $1,498 from Elle's April 08 issue, and the second dress is Etro from C magazine. The third dress is from www.captpink.com by Free People. I think it's like if the first dress and the second dress made a baby.

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Oops, Happy Be-lated B-day Posh!

I only feel it's appropriate to say Happy B-day to my dog's namesake. Happy birthday bitch.

Topshop in the U.S.!

In the words of Vicky Pollard, "I had my baby at Topshop". The huge retailer is coming to the States! It's the more "affordable", 50 pounds and up, youthful shopping experience in England. When I went to London I was there for 3 hours cause I kept getting lost. And then I went again the next day.

Calvin Klein Grand Opening Party

Can't wait for to meet Gabriel Aubrey and drink champagne with him on April 24th in South Coast Plaza Crystal Court. .