Fashion Group International Presents
The Business & Beauty of the Blowout!

WHAT:
Join Fashion Group International-Arizona at Park Avenue Blow Dry and Beauty Bar for a glamorous happy hour that focuses on the business, and beauty, of the blow out. As blow dry and styling salons have popped up all over the country, FGIspotlights the ins and outs of this fast-growing beauty trend. Guests will hear tips from the experts, see demonstrations on how to do the most crave-worthy styles at home, and go behind-the-scenes to discover how styling-only salons operate and why they’ve become oh-so popular in the last five years. After the discussion four guests will be selected to receive free styles as part of the tips and tricks portion of the evening.

WHEN/WHERE:
Thursday, June 28, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Park Avenue Blow Dry and Beauty Bar
4801 East Indian School Road, Phoenix

COST:
FGI Members $25 / Non-Members $35 / Students $15
Space is limited. Reservations and pre-payment is required.
                              
RSVP:
Reservations can be made and payment charged at http://www.businessoftheblowout.eventbrite.com or rsvp with check payable to FGI-AZ and mailed to: Autumn-Lynn Tummavichakul, PMB C5-614, 7942 West Bell Road, Glendale, AZ 85308. Credit card payments made at the door will be subject to a service charge. For questions call 714-717-1051 or fgiarizona@gmail.com.

GIVE BACK:
Bring an item from your closet to donate to the Fresh Start Self Esteem Room. Donations should be gently used, interview appropriate clothing and accessories. 
 

Tie This One On

Recently, Travel + Leisure reported Phoenix/Scottsdale to be one of the least fashionable cities in America. Ouch! The magazine’s perception of Phoenix is that we are unfashionable and unstylish, because we have a bolo tie museum. We do? I didn’t know that, did you?

And the bolo tie??? What?? I haven’t seen a bolo tie until 5 minutes ago when a man walking outside my window in Old Town was wearing one. Literally, I just saw an 85 year old man walking outside wearing a bolo tie as I’m writing this!! No joke. Does that prove their point?

Maybe it’s because it’s often too hot to be haute, like today. Do you find yourself motivated to dress fashionably when it’s 112 degrees? Is there a time of year when you care more about looking good versus keeping cool? Or are you always, no matter the mercury, interested in fashion?  No matter the weather, here’s one thing Travel + Leisure forgot to mention: it’s never too hot to shop.

We have great shopping here, from Scottsdale Fashion Square to Chandler Fashion Center to Arrowhead Towne Center. Celebrities and shop-a-holics alike come from all over the world, drop their cash while shopping. To prove my point, did you know that our Neiman Marcus Scottsdale is a top producing store for sales of furs and leather companywide?! Well who’s buying all that buckskin? Not this native or the Arizonans I know.

So tie this one on Travel + Leisure… if it’s too hot to be haute, it’s never to hot to shop in Arizona.

 Photo WildWings.com

The jewelry gallery, Gauthier, in Scottsdale has been a staple to the upscale shopping galleries on Marshall Way in Old Town Scottsdale for many years. After meeting the man behind the bling, Scott Gauthier himself during a private tour and interview last week, I am still finding the words to express how beautiful and creative the hand-crafted jewelry is. Luckily, you can visit the jewelry gallery in Scottsdale to see for yourself.

The pieces are both art and architecture; wearable and inspirational, and an instant heirloom for those who lucky enough to have. For 24 years, the self-taught jewelry designer, Scott Gauthier, has been creating and designing each piece himself. Yes each piece is still the design of the designer, though now he has a fabulous staff to help create each finished piece. But even after a staff, two stores, 24 years and a collection of jewels that even the Smithsonian has tried to haggle for, Gauthier still has a kid-like excitement and enthusiasm around his work, his designs and his international clientele.

The in-house design and jewelry operation is amazing and so quality-driven.   I can’t even pick a favorite of the many, many hand-polished, exotic stones Gauthier shared, though I keep seeing the aquamarine necklace suite in my day dreams. The collection of stones Gauthier has been gathering over his tenure will take your breath away. And the finished pieces, well, most will leave you speechless.

Gauthier has two stores in the Valley and a third to open soon in Santa Barbara, California. And even more exciting, now the internet shopper is able to purchase online with the launch of Gauthier’s online jewelry e-commerce site this week, allowing customers to add Gauthier pieces to their online wish list or purchase an amazing new piece for their collection with a few clicks.

Gauthier | 4211 North Marshall Way | Scottsdale, AZ, 85251 | 480.941.1707

L’Atelier at Kierland | 15034 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 120 | Scottsdale, AZ   480.443.4030

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Would you like to receive a free haircut and color from an internationally recognized hair stylist? Brillare Hairdressing Academy is holding a model call for hair models to participate in a Sassoon cut and color demonstration. The open call for models is this Sunday, June 10 at 12:30 p.m. in Brillare’s Student Salon in the Scottsdale Quarter. Must also be available Monday or Tuesday to return to Brillare.

All models who attend the call will receive a gift certificate for services from Brillare. Models who are selected will also receive a product gift. Current stylists or cosmetology students not eligible to participate. RSVP @ 480.994.4222.