Join Saks Fifth Avenue and triFABB’s own Brooke Allen of Tigers Don’t Lose Sleep blog for a first look at the 2014 resort collection for Nanette Lepore!
Brooke will be doing personal styling and it’s going to be a GREAT afternoon!
Stop by Wednesday, December 11th anytime between 12:30pm and 4pm! 
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In celebration and to kick-off Fall Beauty Week, Saks Fifth Avenue is hosting a Beauty Blogger Cocktail event on Tuesday, September 24 from 4pm-6pm.
Be the first to get insider trend presentation on what’s hot in beauty for the fall season.
You will receive a special surprise “Blogger Box” for participating and being part of the Fall Blogger Brigade.
If you are interested in signing on to help spread the word about Fall Beauty Week, please contact Suzanne McKeon, Marketing Director, Saks Fifth Avenue Raleigh @ Suzanne_mckeon@s5a.com – by September 1.
Saks Fifth Avenue invites YOU to be a part of their Fall Blogger Brigade.
Help get the word out about what’s up and coming this fall – and get insider knowledge on fashion and beauty trends, get invited to attend events with designers, and be connected to the leader in style and fashion in the Triangle.
If you are interested in signing on for the fall season – please contact Suzanne McKeon, Marketing Director, Saks Fifth Avenue Raleigh @ Suzanne_mckeon@s5a.com – by September 1, 2013.
Hey guys, I know we don’t know each other very well but I need a favor, ok? I need your help! If you’re interested? You see, I’m still in awe of the goodness of God and I’m so thankful of the opportunities He’s presenting in my life! I feel Blessed. What? You may ask, do I need help with? Well since I have been chosen as one of the designers to feature their work on Redress Raleigh First Fall Runway show, I need models! And I’m looking for you! This is a Model Call! 
Hey Triangle Bloggers!
First of all, we need to apologize for our absence from our blog lately! It’s been a BUSY BUSY spring for us and to be totally honest, we just all had a lot going on. BUT, we’ve been working hard the last few months to get things rolling again and we are SUPER excited to get the summer started with a bang!
We are PUMPED to announce that we have partnered with Apricot Lane Boutique for their GRAND OPENING celebration coming up this month at Southpoint Mall in Durham, NC.
Here’s what you need to know:
-We’ll be having a private and super exclusive shopping party and event at the new Apricot Lane store on Thursday, July 11th – please e-mail us for all the details and/or to request an invite!
-Once again, one of our main goals and priorities is to give back to our community and we are SO excited to partner with Apricot Lane to feature and highlight Transforming Hope again! On Saturday, July 13th, 2013 – the Apricot Lane Boutique store at Southpoint will be donating 15% of ALL SALES to Transforming Hope. But that’s not all! We will also be collecting items needed for Emma’s Home – a safe home for young women rescued out of the horrific human trafficking industry. For more details on Emma’s Home and Transforming Hope, click here. To see the items needed for donation, click here.
-Our own triFABB bloggers will be MODELS in a fashion show on Saturday, July 13th at 7:15pm at Southpoint Mall. The fashion show will take place outside of the movie theater area and triFABB models will be rocking the latest trends from Apricot Lane!
Needless to say, there is A LOT going on that day and we are so excited about it! Please shoot us an email if you want to be a part of ANY of it! We are still looking for models, so let us know!
Check out all the official details and official press release below:
Apricot Lane Opens New Durham Store with July 13 Fashion Show, Giveaways and 15 Percent of all Sales Donated to Charity
Affordable Women’s Fashion Boutique Opens in The Streets at Southpoint partnering with Durham nonprofit Transforming Hope, the TriFABB blogger group, and Models for Charity
Durham, N.C. – July 1, 2013 – Apricot Lane, a popular boutique featuring celebrity-inspired affordable fashions for the everyday woman, will host a celebration for the grand opening of its third Triangle location at The Streets at Southpoint mall Saturday, July 13. The store will celebrate with festivities beginning at noon and a fashion show kicking off at 7:15 p.m. in conjunction with Southpoint’s summer band series outside at the mall’s main fountain near the movie theater.
Additionally, Apricot Lane is working with TriFABB, a local group of fashion beauty, and lifestyle bloggers, and Models for Charity, a nonprofit organization of professionals who raise money for Triangle charities through modeling. The partnerships aim to raise awareness and funds for Transforming Hope, a Durham-based nonprofit that works to transform the lives of human trafficking victims. Among other efforts, the organization offers safe houses to victims working through recovery.
As part of the grand opening, Apricot Lane in Southpoint will donate 15 percent of all sales on Saturday, July 13 back to Transforming Hope. It’s also asking community members to get involved through a personal goods and home products drive to collect toilet paper, shampoo, soaps, cleaning supplies, toothbrushes and similar products to stock the Transforming Hope safe house in Triangle, North Carolina – the location of which cannot be disclosed to protect its residents. Wish-list items can be found on the Transforming Hope website. People interested in helping can bring unopened items to Apricot Lane on Saturday, July 13.
“Apricot Lane has always been a huge supporter of the fight against human trafficking and we’re thrilled to be able to continue that tradition while also helping the local community here in North Carolina,” said Carol Toulas, who along with her husband George own all three Apricot Lane stores in the Triangle. “We’re so grateful that we can support Transforming Hope as well as for such great relationships with TriFABB, Models for Charity and the Raleigh-Durham community. This Southpoint grand opening celebration and fashion show is going to be such an impactful and fun event – we hope everyone can join us!”
The schedule of grand opening celebrations on Saturday, July 13 includes:
Apricot Lane’s Southpoint store is owned by Carol and George Toulas under the venture Alpha Astra LLC. The couple opened their first location of Apricot Lane in early November, located in Raleigh’s North Hills Shopping Center and their second store in December at the Cary Towne Center Mall. They also own two locations in the Charlotte market and are rapidly expanding the footprint throughout North Carolina.
Once opened, Apricot Lane’s Southpoint store will follow the mall’s normal hours of operation. To learn more and join in the conversation, visit www.apricotlanetrianglenc.com or www.facebook.com/ApricotLaneTriangleNC.
About Apricot Lane:
Apricot Lane Boutique is a national retail franchise that specializes in unique, one-of-a-kind items and brand names known for their quality and fashionable style trends, quickly moving the store to the forefront of chic boutiques. Featuring celebrity-inspired fashions and designer labels offered in the convenience of neighborhoods across the country, Apricot Lane carries an impressive collection of branded fashion apparel, jewelry, handbags and accessories to create looks seen right off the runway and in the pages of any current fashion magazine. Apricot Lane retail boutiques are supported by the franchise company Country Visions. For more information, visit www.apricotlanetrianglenc.com or www.facebook.com/ApricotLaneTriangleNC.
About Transforming Hope:
Transforming Hope Ministries is a public nonprofit organization located in central North Carolina. The organization was founded November 20, 2010 by a group of women and men with a desire to holistically transform the lives of adolescent victims of human trafficking by offering them hope for their futures and equipping them with the skills to significantly lower their vulnerability to being re-exploited. Transforming Hope’s first safe home, called Emma’s Home, opened July 4, 2012 in central North Carolina. The homes are operated by trained staff offering residents opportunities to learn and develop life skills, building healthy relationships with staff and volunteers, weekly meetings with professional counselors and volunteer mentors, working with teaching staff for education, receiving healthcare, and participating in extracurricular activities based on each girl’s skill set and interests. To learn more, visit www.transforminghopeministries.org.
About TriFABB:
Triangle Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle Bloggers is a group and community where bloggers in the Triangle region of North Carolina can come together to learn, collaborate, meet, and connect with each other, including sharing a passion for blogging. It was inspired by a similar group in Washington D.C. and created by Molly Stillman, Mia Maree and Brooke Allen in August 2012. Members participate in various local meet-ups, networking opportunities, events, and a common community to ask questions and socialize. For more information, visit trifabb.com.
About Models for Charity:
Models for Charity is an organization of men and women in the Triangle who raise money for local charities through modeling. Models consist of local business owners and entrepreneurs who share a common goal of using their talents to benefit Triangle charities through hosting events, volunteering and attending fundraisers held by other organizations. For more information, visit www.modelsforcharityraleigh.com.
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Apricot Lane, a popular boutique featuring celebrity-inspired affordable fashion for the everyday woman, will open its doors in the North Hills Shopping Center Friday, Nov. 9. As part of Apricot Lane’s Raleigh grand opening weekend, the boutique is offering a storewide discount of 20 percent off on all purchases between Friday, Nov. 9, and Sunday, Nov. 11. Shoppers can also sign up in advance to receive a free bracelet by visiting the Apricot Lane Raleigh Facebook page.
The giveaway of free 3Strands bracelets, each an $18 value, has a deeper meaning – fighting human trafficking around the world through support of organizations such as Agape International Missions. The owners of Apricot Lane in the Triangle bought these bracelets to support the cause and are giving them to consumers to celebrate the grand opening. Local residents can receive a 3Strands bracelet by visiting the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ApricotLaneTriangleNC), signing up to receive the coupon and then either printing it out or showing it on a smartphone in store between Nov. 9 and Dec. 31. In addition, the local Apricot Lane owners will also donate $5 to AIM for each redeemed coupon to further help end human trafficking.
Shoppers are encouraged to redeem their free 3Strands bracelet during opening weekend when they will also receive 20 percent off on all of the store’s top-of-the-line styles, including designer labels such as Miss Me, Lucca Couture, Wooden Ships, Big Buddha, Black Sheep and Big Star. The store’s selection focuses on fun, fearless fashion at affordable prices, with new women’s clothes, handbags, jewelry, accessories and gifts arriving daily.
Brooke “Peanut Butter” Hoover from G105’s Bob and the Showgram morning show is one of the store’s biggest fans. Peanut Butter recently tried on a selection of the boutique’s clothes for a photo shoot to help promote the grand opening. Over the coming weeks and months, Peanut Butter will be seen around town in Apricot Lane fashions and showing off her new styles on the Apricot Lane Raleigh Facebook page.
“I was so excited to get a sneak peak of all the Apricot Lane clothes and try on different looks to add into my fall wardrobe,” said Peanut Butter. “Being on the radio so early in the morning, I don’t always give my clothes a lot of thought. Apricot Lane has added so much style to my wardrobe – from a motorcycle jacket and party dresses to new designer jeans – getting dressed is so much more fun!”
The North Hills location is the first of three Apricot Lane stores opening in the Triangle. A second store will open at Cary Towne Center in early December and a third store will open at the Streets at SouthPoint in Durham in early 2013. The Triangle stores are owned by Alpha Astra LLC, a venture started by husband and wife George and Carol Toulas.
For more information about Apricot Lane’s Triangle locations, visitwww.facebook.com/ApricotLaneTriangleNC.
About Apricot Lane:
Apricot Lane Boutique is a national retail franchise that specializes in unique, one-of-a-kind items and brand names known for their quality and fashionable style trends, quickly moving the store to the forefront of chic boutiques. Featuring celebrity-inspired fashions and designer labels offered in the convenience of neighborhoods across the country, Apricot Lane carries an impressive collection of branded fashion apparel, jewelry, handbags and accessories to create looks seen right off the runway and in the pages of any current fashion magazine. Apricot Lane retail boutiques are supported by the franchise company Country Visions. For more information about Apricot Lane, visit www.apricotlaneusa.com. To learn more about the Raleigh area stores, visit https://www.facebook.com/ApricotLaneTriangleNC.
About 3Strands Global:
3Strands was created to support organizations already engaged in the fight against sex trafficking. It began by partnering with Agape International Missions, www.agapewebsite.org, to open training centers in Cambodia for girls rescued from sex trafficking and restored through AIM’s proven program. Girls rescued from sex trafficking need well paying, sustainable jobs so they can reintegrate back into their community with honor and dignity. The Agape Training Center is a small jewelry and apparel production center that, instead of a typical 12-hour shift in horrible working conditions, the girls attend for eight hours a day. During that time, they receive counseling and educational services as well as lunch and medical benefits. Additionally, salaries are three to four times higher than typical garment factory pay. To learn more about Apricot Lane’s support of 3Strands bracelets, visit www.3strandsglobal.com or watch this video:http://youtu.be/GaxusqWORgE.
Hey guys!!!!
It’s time for another meet up (since we all had so much fun the first time!) and this month we are doing a “Think Pink” Stella & Dot trunk show at Graffiti Frozen Yogurt in Durham.
The proceeds from all of the items sold in the Breast Cancer Boutique will go to the Noreen Fraiser Foundation to help promote early awareness and to fund research for all women’s cancers especially breast cancer.
Being a group of influential women in the area we can hopefully raise more awareness of the issues affecting all of us.
PS: getting to devour frozen yogurt and shop for jewelry doesn’t hurt!
So mark off Wednesday, October 24th from 7:00 to 9:00, WEAR PINK and come out to Graffiti Frozen Yogurt, we can’t wait to see you all there!
PSS: we will be raffling off a pair of Stella & Dot rose gold hoop earrings so get excited!!
The details:
So, one of the visions I had when I realized I wanted to move forward with starting triFABB was to get local charities involved. I think one of the things that’s so powerful about the “blog” and “social media” platforms is the ability to connect and reach people.
And with so many amazing bloggers in this area, why not use our platforms to connect and reach people for good and the benefit of our local community?
Well, I am SO excited that we are going to have a featured charity at our launch party on Thursday at Fab’rik and we’re going to be holding a small drive for them.
The charity is Transforming Hope Ministries out of Durham, North Carolina. Transforming Hope is a local non-profit that was started last year to raise money and awareness to stop human trafficking.
AND, in July of 2012, Transforming Hope opened central North Carolina’s FIRST safe home for young girls who have been rescued out of the sex trafficking industry.
How amazing is that?
It’s such a huge issue that is so often overlooked – and it’s an issue that desperately needs our attention.
So, this Thursday, if you are attending our launch party, you are encouraged, but by NO MEANS required, to bring an item for Emma’s Home – the name of the recently opened Safe Home.
Emma’s Home has a Target List of items they need that you can look through. ALSO, Emma’s home has an ongoing need of some general toiletry essentials for the girls:
Transforming Hope is an incredible organization that’s doing an amazing things by rescuing these young girls out of such a horrible industry. Thank you so much for supporting them!
You can connect with Transforming Hope on the Web, Facebook, and Twitter.
If you have questions about Transforming Hope, our launch party, or triFABB in general, please let us know!
We are SO excited for Thursday! Email us – trifabb@gmail.com to RSVP for the launch party!
-Molly @ Still Being Molly – triFABB co-founder
triFABB 