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I Think I Found My Favorite Beach: Venice Beach, Florida

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Oh, I think I found my favorite beach.

It’s all in the name—Venice. It sounds like somewhere you’d find gondolas floating through canals in Italy, but this little slice of paradise is right here in Florida and, thankfully, much closer to home.

Did you know that Venice is known as the “Shark Tooth Capital of the World?” Millions of years ago, Florida was covered by a shallow sea, and fossilized shark teeth continue to wash ashore today, making this one of the best places in the world to hunt for them. The city even hosts an annual Shark’s Tooth Festival celebrating this unique treasure.

We arrived on a Friday night and couldn’t wait to head to the beach the next morning.

On this beautiful Saturday, our first stop was Fossil Frenzy. Since Venice is famous for its shark teeth, we were determined to find some of our own. We picked up an ocean sifter, a basket sifter, and even a few gems from the shop before making our way to the shore.

As we headed toward the beach, we stumbled upon the sweetest surprise—a Little Free Library. There’s just something magical about finding books by the sea.

The sand was soft, the ocean was crystal clear, and the water temperature was absolutely perfect. The first thing you notice when you arrive at Venice Beach is that everyone is on the same mission: searching for shark teeth. Everywhere you look, people are hunched over, sifters in hand, scanning the shoreline for tiny black treasures.

And guess what? We found plenty!

The water was incredibly calm, which made the day even better, and the girls absolutely loved every minute of it. We swam, searched for shells, collected shark teeth, and simply enjoyed being together.

Then came the sunset.

Let me just say… the sunsets at Venice Beach are truly magical. The sky transformed into shades of pink, orange, and gold, and before we knew it, the day had slipped away from us. We had planned to walk out onto the Venice Fishing Pier, but time got the best of us. I guess that’s just another reason to come back.

The next morning, before heading home, we decided to explore Downtown Venice and pick up a few souvenirs. We wandered into Sea Pleasures & Treasures, and let me tell you—that place is massive! There was so much to see, and my old mermaid soul wanted to take home every single shell, trinket, and coastal treasure.

To finish off our trip, we stopped at Venice Avenue Creamery for some ice cream. We ordered the Cookie Monster flavor and, oh my… you absolutely have to try it. It was so creamy, delicious, and the perfect treat on a hot Florida day.

Venice Beach completely captured my heart.

In just one day, I found my first shark eye shell, several shark teeth, and more seashells than I could carry. More importantly, we made memories that I’ll treasure forever.

We had an absolute blast, and one thing is certain:

We’ll definitely be back.

NYFW 2025- Christian Siriano & Alice + Olivia

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I’ve known about Christian Siriano ever since he was in Project Runway. That show was one of my inspiration to study fashion in college.

In this collection, I picked these pieces because  of the dramatic silhouettes. Look at the architectural elements he put into these garments. I love the tailoring; he is giving a three-dimensional  architectural quality. The form looks proportioned, I love the geometric shapes making these garments masterpieces- I can visually see these coming down the red carpet.

In the Alice + Olivia collection – you can envision romance. An inspiration shown throughout the garments was that of William Shakespeare. The first piece from the left showcases a ball gown skirt with brocade print and the front of the dress exhibits a v neckline. I love that the front looks simple but once turned, the back is exposed held by bow tie ribbons. The middle garment is a mini dress covered by a blazer with puff shoulders, adorn in embellishment, I love the touch of ribbon and the peekaboo lace on the wrists making it look romantic. And my last pick to the right is the same style as the first one with a minor change, a painting for the print. Overall, the collection is fantasy meets modern.

The 2025 Grammys

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The Grammy’s were held on February 2, the styles are in and here is my review on best dress.

The theme I saw most popular down the red carpet was that of gold/silver embellishments.

Let’s start with GloRilla. She wore Lena Berisha. I didn’t know about this designer before but once I looked her up, I am intrigued on ALL her dresses. The designer, Lena Berisha is a well known in the fashion industry as a bridal designer yet makes elegant custom-made couture dresses as well. Truly a stunning dress. GloRilla has modern elegance in the dress; the tailoring suits her. I love the flowing drape she has towards the hip.

Up next is Beyonce. She wore a custom Schiaparelli. I love that she paid homage to Cowboy Carter as the pattern on the dress looks like a bandana. She looks rejuvenated. I like how the silhouette hugged her figure, the cutout below the bust was a great detailed she paired it well with the gloves.

Paris Hilton wore Chrome Hearts. Her dress gave me a feel that we were back to the 70’s. She emitted an energy of Cher with aviator glasses, and this sheer embroidered v neck plunging dress. I loved how she gracefully played with the sheer cape down the red carpet.

Heidi Klum was dressed from Lebanese designer Nicolas Jebran. Straight out from the Spring Summer 2025 couture. She looked glamours in the sequin strapless gown. I love the intricated details.

Madison Beer- I knew that dress once she came on the red carpet because I just wrote about it. She wore Miss Sohee Spring 2025 couture. Madison radiated in the mermaid sheer hand embellished gown.

Taylor Swift  dazzled in a red one-shoulder sparkly mini dress from Vivienne Westwood. She completed the look with T rosary on her upper thigh, giving a nod to her song Gulty as Sin lyric “What if he is write mine on my upper thigh”. She ate that look, Taylor has legs for days she looked like a runway supermodel, simply gorgeous!

Chappell Roan will be our next fashion muse! She is showcasing to be a fashion icon, she is an activists, and her makeup is breathtaking! She wore a vintage Jean Paul Gaultier couture dress. Over 22 years to be exact. The gown has a printed Degas painting on the tulle. If you haven’t seen the painting or any artwork, please look up Edgar Degas paintings. They are a realistic portrayal of modern life. He uses asymmetrical/ vantage points and artificial lights in his artwork. He was well known in 19th century to paint Parisian ballet dancers. I remember from art class back in high school having to study his paintings – so beautiful, so figured focused and realistic. I want to give a shout out to her stylist, Genisis Webb – who dressed her and executed a masterpiece. Deep down I feel like that several of her looks were a French motif of Viva La Resistance and I get it. I see it.

Charli XCX wore Jean Paul Gaultier custom. The gown displayed an abundance of ruffles in a dramatic yet glamours way. I love the detail of the cinched corset in the middle which accentuated her waist. I adore the fact that the ruffles were over the shoulder top, but it wasn’t over done as the V neckline gave a subtle exposure of skin yet by doing this it created a longer silhouette to the eye. The color ashy grey with I would say had a hint of blue tint goes well with her dark hair. The makeup was paired well with this look. The open toe high boots gave a bit of a punk mix to it as well.

Latto was classy and gave glamour. She was channeling a modern version of Marilyn Monroe. She wore Alexandre Vaulthier couture. She paired it with a white fur shawl somewhat like a boa that draped down to the floor. In other pictures you would see that the back of the dress had a scoop neckline, and the sides of her hips had peekaboo triangle cut outs. Overall, Latto was gracefully beautiful.

I had to point out the three outstanding looks that Sabrina Carpenter brought!  Very Old Hollywood glam and I infatuated with it because she can pull this off.

When she arrived at the Grammys, she first walked the red carpet in a baby blue silk custom gown by JW Anderson. From the front of the peplum fitted gown, you can detail a halter neckline. Once she turned around, she gave the audience a jaw dropping moment – the silhouette was scooped down tailoring her body and held by a beautiful Choprad necklace. Love the hint of feathers along the hem both at the hip and bottom of the gown.

The next outfit of the night was of her performance. She wore a custom baby blue strapless sweetheart bodice body suit by Dolce & Gabbana. Very showgirls – maybe a Las Vegas residency in the near future? I love her performance her acting, dancing and singing was marvelous.

The last look of the night was of a custom gold sweetheart neckline strapless gown by Versace. Looking like an award herself she radiated the night.