Who will be moving at The Movement Factory?

DING DING DING DING!!! It is time for me to announce the winner for The Movement Factory giveaway! The giveaway is a 30-day unlimited pass worth $69.


AND THE WINNER,

AS CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG IS.....


(DRUMROLL PLEASE)



....
#25, Brittany Jones!!! Congratulations Brittany!!! Please email me at cleshopaholic@gmail.com by Monday September 23rd and I will let you know how you can get your pass!!

An Evening with Diane

First off, I'd like to the announce the winner for the Bridal Bazaar event, taking place at the 78th Street Studios this weekend. *drumroll, please* As chosen by Random.org, the winner is comment #5, Crystal from Eat Drink Cleveland. Crystal, please email me at cleshopaholic@gmail.com so I may send you instructions on receiving your ticket!! 

This past Thursday, I had the privilege of attending a talk at the Cleveland Clinic, featuring the one and only, the legendary Diane Von Furstenberg. Most famous for the iconic wrap dress, DVF has been designing women's clothing since 1970.

When I first received the invite to the event, I expected DVF to mainly talk about her career, and how she made her way through the world of fashion.

Boy was I wrong.  What I came away with was a new appreciation for this incredible woman, who is so much more than just a fashion designer. A champion of the arts, DVF is also an advocate for women's empowerment. She is also incredibly warm, and charming, and so so funny!!

Some of my favorite quotes from the nights:

Do not be afraid of your own strength. Fear is not an option.

I wanted to be the woman I became. I wanted to empower myself. And now I want to empower other women. You can be the woman you want to be. 

The most important relationship in life is the one you have with yourself.

I think part of her appeal for me is her focus on independence. It reminds me of advice that my mother always gave me growing up: always be able to stand on your own two feet. I left the event feeling incredibly inspired- While I may not be about to conquer the world of fashion, I'm ready to take on my personal and professional challenges, hopefully with poise, grace, and of course, STYLE!!

...And the winner of the $25 Legacy Village gift cert is....

....#22 Rosy Girl Baked Goods, who follows me via Google Reader!!! (picked via Random.org)

Rosy Girl, please email me at cleshopaholic@gmail.com with your mailing address so I may have your gift certificate mailed to you!! Happy Shopping!!!!

AND, the winners are....

As promised, I'm picking winners today, courtesy random.org. So, without much ado, the winners are:

rue Random Number GeneratorMin: Max: 

Result:

19Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Who said:Sounds like an awesome party.
kevin.ropenus@gmail.com
AND, 
rue Random Number GeneratorMin: Max: Result:21Powered by RANDOM.ORG
Who is also Hungry in Cleveland, and said:My email is steph112084@yahoo.com
CONGRATULATIONS to Kevin and Steph!! I will be emailing you both today!

And the winner is....

Wow, picking a winner turned out to be quite the task! Apparently, Clair is not in the mood to pick anything out today, so we had to use Otto. Now Otto has been trained not to take things that are not his, so I had to settle for using the name he nudged out of the platter, as you will see in the video below.

So, without further ado, the judging process:




Yes, that is relief you hear in my voice. I wasn't sure that it was going to work, but great job Otto, and congratulations to the winner!!! Thank you everyone for participating!!!

"Best of" Friday night

If you read the plum's blog then you know that I was one of the lucky winners of her "Best of Cleveland" giveaway. The party was Friday night at the Rock Hall, and it was such a ridiculously fun night!! A big congratulations to the plum for winning best blog (two years in a ROW!!) and thank you for hosting the contest.  Here's some pictures from Friday night:

Allison, me and lzone. I was asked to stand in the middle on account of my bright dress.

AJP, me, the plum, lzone, allison

If you like my bright one-shoulder dress, you can get it here. I haven't shopped there in a loooong time, but I was more than happy to find my dress there!!!

N somehow convinced the car dealer to let him sit in the spyder

Good times!!!! 

Picking a winner with Clair

As promised, there's a winner for the animal-print bracelet from last week. A step-by-step guide to picking a winner with St. Clair

Step 1: the contestants

Step 2: in the seletion vessel

Step 3 (the beautiful judge):

Step 4: The pick

Step 5: the reveal.....

dun dun dun dun......

Congratulations T!!! You're the big winner of this blog's FIRST EVER CONTEST!!!