Along For the Ride at a Private Trunk Show

We have such an amazing team of Creative Strategists here – smart, witty and stylish women who represent our brand to a ”t”.  Dawn (dawn@cayetanolegacy.com), our Creative Strategist who manages our sunny Los Angeles market, describes here what it’s like to handle just one part of her job, running private trunk shows (and this is in addition to the press opportunities she secures, boutique relationships that she manages, looking fabulously well dressed all the time, etc., etc., etc.!).  Here is just one snapshot into the life of our CS’s. 

Enjoy!

The Cayetano Sisters

I always enjoy hosting private trunk shows.  It’s nice when someone is gracious enough to open up their home.   Often times the area I am provided with varies in size and space, so it can be a lot of fun getting creative.  I look forward to how best to show off our beautiful and sparkling jewels!

I wanted to give you a look into one of these shows, and an outdoor one no-less. It was a beautiful sunny Southern California winter’s day (temps in the mid-60’s), and I wanted to showcase our pieces in a way that would best catch the light and draw the ladies over to the show once they arrived.

I set up the table in mini “themes”. At one end of the table, I featured a variety of pieces in a small trunk. From that point the shopper would flow into our recently launched Spring '13 Collection which includes our new clutches featuring the color of the season - emerald green! 

Our Spring ’13 Collection also includes statement necklaces in rose, turquoise, and purple as well as our new bangles and cuffs. I also included framed pictures of some of our recent press features (inclusion in Harper’s Bazaar and other media outlets) throughout the display.

As you move further along the display, the shopper then moves into our Holiday ’12 sale necklaces and our Classics Collection. For this particular show I didn’t group these items by color, it was more of how all the pieces flowed together as a whole in style and color. I also placed several pieces on our black bags to form a nice contrast against the white cloth of the table. I will say, that typically, I feature the pieces on our bags with or without the white cloth. It really sets off the jewelry!

Finally, at the other end of the table, the shopper saw a mix of more of our Classic and Sale pieces. I also used my iPad to feature a slideshow with music to give that ambiance of shopping in a small boutique.

When the ladies walked in - with the sun sparkling off the German crystals - they were immediately drawn to our jewels. This particular space allowed me to show a large variety of Cayetano Legacy Collection pieces in a beautiful way and everyone remarked on how gorgeous everything looked in this setting!! :)  Hope you like! 

- Dawn

{October} Pretty in Pink

We're Going Pretty in Pink During the Month of October. 

Will you join us?  

For the second year in a row, Cayetano Legacy Collection is joining the fight against cancer.  For all Maximina Pink necklaces sold during the month of October, fifty percent of of the purchase price will be donated directly to the Susan G Komen For The Cure Foundation, an organization transforming how the world talks about and treats this disease and helps to turn millions of breast cancer patients into breast cancer survivors.

To learn more about Susan G Komen For the Cure, please visit the organization here . 

To purchase your Maximina Pink, you can do so here.

{Poll} Help Us Create our Holiday Line

Hi loves!!! We're so excited for you to see our holiday line coming up within the next few months - its full of color, crystals, glitz, glam, luxe fabrics, and everything perfect for the holiday season. But we need your help!! You be the judge. We're hosting a poll on facebook. Help us choose which of these 3 options you'd like to see in our Holiday 2012 line. All 3 styles are bib style collar necklaces perfect for your holiday party attire.  Let us know what you think -  the poll will be open through Tuesday, Oct 2 at 11:59pm EST.

Option 1: white raw edge howlite stones with black crystal inlay with gold Japanese seed beads 

Option 2: orange raw edge howlite stones with multicolored iridescent crystals surrounded by gold Japanese seed beads

Option 3: A black version of our Fashion Night out necklace using black onyx stones surrounded by gold, silver, and black seed beads  - we had such a overwhelming response to our fashion night out necklace that we had to create another version

Vogue's Fashion's Night Out 2012 with CLC

As you probably know, Vogue Magazine has coordinated the annual nationwide extravaganza Fashion's Night Out, where thousands of retailers are throwing parties, showcasing select products, and keeping their doors open through the night.  Here at CLC, we're doing one better - we're opening up our personal closet to you. 

We pulled out this gem of a design that we created for ourselves and now, just for today, September 6, 2012, are offering this limited edition style to our fabulous friends as well.  This amethyst, collar style statement necklace utilizes genuine amethyst stones and Czech crystals accented with black, gold and lilac seed beads (enforced with black felt backing, with ribbon tie closure).  We only have one (yes, it really is from our personal closet!) but will custom create any that you order.  Retail price of this Fashion's Night Out special: $119. 

Want one for yourself?  Send an email to info@cayetanolegacy.com with your order.  We'll take it from there.   

Today, September 6, SPOIL YOURSELF. 

{Chicago} The Windy City

A fun post by our Chicago Creative Strategist, Raquel, on her love for The Windy City.

"The other day I set up our pop-up shop at one of my favorite boutiques in Chicago, Cerato Boutique, located in the Southport Corridor of Lakeview, the neighborhood in which I live. Owner, Tracey Glibowski has a great sense of style and fills her fresh, modern boutique with local design talent and independent labels. Be sure to stop in and catch our pieces that will be displayed until August 20th.

The tree lined streets of the Southport Corridor is home to many great boutiques, bars and restaurants. One of my favorite places to brunch is Southport Grocery and Cafe. 

Everything here is fresh and made-from-scratch, it's no wonder there's a wait list on the weekends, especially to sit on their patio. They also sell locally produced fine food groceries. I love ending my meal with their salted caramel ice cream.

Just around the corner of Southport is Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. 

The Wrigleyville area during game days can be a lot of fun but only if I'm participating. Otherwise, I try to avoid the crowds at the over 35 bars there where it's acceptable to act like you're in your college glory days. 

Down the street from Wrigley Field is Sheffield's Chicago, where my friends and I enjoy spending our down time. 

This laid back spot features a beer garden, over 50 beers on tap, 18 hour smoked BBQ, and 3 indoor bars with different vibes in each room. You can find me on a random tuesday sporting a baseball cap in the corner, or a saturday dressed in my favorite outfit of the season requesting my favorite songs.

Heading towards the lake in Lakeview, you will run into Boystown, where one of the largest Pride Parades in the nation happens every year here. 

This year around 850,000 people attended this event in all their glittery, colorful, costume glory! Once in a while you might find me dancing the night away at a LGBT bar with friends who live in this area!

Finally, one of my ultimate favorite places to go in Lakeview is Belmont Harbor on Lake Michigan. 

I am lucky to have amazing, fun friends (I actually met a few years back at a Cubs game!) who own a boat that's docked here. There's nothing like being on the water surrounded by close friends and sky scrapers. These are just a few of the many reasons why I love living in Chicago."

{Atlanta} A special event on July 21, 2012

{Birthday} We're 1 years old!!

   (one of our first CLC meetings via Oovoo last June 2011)                                                                    

                                                                

Can you believe it's our first birthday???  What a year!  It feels like these past 12 months have flown by so fast and it was just yesterday the 3 of us were in the Philippines plotting our new business venture together, yet so much has happened with Cayetano Legacy Collection that we often feel like we’re old pros at this.  We've been blessed with the progress and the growth of the company, and we are thankful to all of you because we know we couldn’t have done ANY of it without you. 

This past year we've garnered press through morning shows such as The Daily Buzz, CBS Better Mornings Atlanta, CBS WISH-TV Indianapolis;major publications such as the Los Angeles Times, Scrubs Magazine, Little Black Dress; and our pieces have been seen on television shows such as "Tabatha's Salon Takeover" on BravoTV and most recently, on NBC's "The Voice", among other great features we were lucky to be supported by.    

Not only are we selling our pieces through our e-commerce site (www.cayetanolegacy.com) and our traveling trunk shows in boutiques across the country, but our designs will soon be available on major retailer Zappos.com! We were lucky enough to be chosen out of  hundreds of applicants to be a part of their emerging designer program.  You can find us there this August, and that, hopefully is the start of our major retailer sales (where will you see CLC next?!).      

We've also grown our family to include our Creative Strategists in select major cities.  In addition to the 3 of us founders, we've added these 4staffers (Jessica, Lisa, Raquel, and Bridget – all fabulous, beautiful and freaking amazing!) to help publicize Cayetano Legacy Collection in their markets, showcase our styles, and spread the word on how we're working to help local citizens of the Philippines, with the goal of raising theeconomic status there.  

While some of these opportunities and our newly appointed staffers came through traditional outreach, even more of them came because you all opened your network of colleagues and friends to us that have helped us grow. (Quick shoutout to those that we bug on pretty much an everyday basis with all of our CLC requests: Stace, Josh, Eddie, Wil, Jim and of course mom and dad.)  We couldn't have accomplished any of this without your love and support in our first year.  THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

If you know us personally, then you know us sisters have a big sweet tooth - so of course, celebrating CLC's birthday was a good reason to indulge in some birthday cake!   As a thank you, and so you can celebrate this feat with us, we wanted to share this sweet treat: for all orders made throughout the month of June, our birthday month, we will ship you yummy cake treats, in partnership with "Half Baked Co."

Happy birthday to ALL of us!   Cheers! 

Lots of love and thanks,

Karen, Gail and Christine

(Happy 1 year birthday Everyone!!)

{Envision} Artopia by Ignite Models Inc

Have you purchased your tickets yet for Envision Artopia Spring 2012? Check out Cayetano Legacy Collection pieces live on the runway!

WHAT:
Envision: Artopia Spring 2012 is the Twin Cities' largest fashion event – an opulent evening celebrating the best in local fashion, art and music. Please join us for our 10th season anniversary to appreciate two high-impact runway shows with Ignite models unveiling talented local designers' effervescent looks for spring, live painting, dance beats, creative cocktails, lavish decor and much more. The evening will be hosted by Joan Erakit of TheBrownGirlFiles. A portion of the proceeds  will benefit Free Arts Minnesota.

WHEN:
Saturday, April 14, 2012

8:00 pm VIP Early Entry 

9:00 pm GA Entry

10:00 pm First Runway Show 

11:00 pm Second Runway Show 

WHERE:
Graves 601 Hotel, 5th floor Ballroom

601 First Ave. North
Minneapolis, MN. 55403
            612-677-1100 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            612-677-1100      end_of_the_skype_highlighting      

http://www.graves601hotel.com

FASHION/ART/MUSIC:

• Boutiques:
• Atmosfere
• Cliche 
• Drama
• Karma
• Local Motion
• Martin Patrick3

• Designers:
• Amanda Christine 
• Caroline Hayden
• CounterCouture
• Gina Marie Vintage
• Kathryn V.
• Kjurek
• Russell Bourrienne
• Sara Lopez + Lizzie Hillmann
• Autumn Kirchman

• Accessories Designers:
• Cayetano Legacy Collection
• Inspire by Nonmala and Gaochen
• Jennifer Marie
• Jennifer Merchant Designs
• Larissa Loden
• Renee Larson
• Via Patina
• Host:
• Joan Erakit

• Styling:
• Prima Chic
• Erick DeLeon of Modern Day Dapper

• Models:
• Ignite Models 

• Music:
• DJ Bryan Gerrard

• Art:
• RAW Visual Artist Gallery

• VIP Restaurant Sampling:
• Barbette
• Lotus 
• Forepaughs

TICKETS:

$75 VIP+ Front Row

$50 VIP Seats (Limited Quantities)

$20 GA through April 1st/ $25 GA after

Purchase tickets online at: www.envisionmpls.com

*In addition to the proceeds from the silent auction on several paintings, $1 of every presale ticket will benefit Free Arts Minnesota, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the healing powers of artistic expression into the lives of abused, neglected and at-risk children and their families. For more on Free Arts Minnesota, please visit: www.freeartsminnesota.org

{Breckenridge, CO} - CLC Traveling Trunk Show

By Karen:

I went to Breckenridge, CO to set up our pop-up shop at Vintage Sweet and Chic - the first stop in our traveling trunk show series for 2012. Vintage Sweet and Chic has a great, eclectic assortment, of vintage furs, on trend clothes, and cute knick knacks for the home. It's owned by Katie Meyer and Ann Csincsak (you may recognize Ann from ABC's Bachelor Season 13). As soon as I entered the store i knew our pieces would fit right in. They had wonderful vintage looking fixtures, even down to the the clothes racks - they were silver pipes - very cool vibe. The best part was the cute candy assortment right behind the counter.

{ Vintage assortment }

{cute knick knacks}

{cool pipe racks}

{A sweet treat}

Breckenridge, CO is a 2 hour drive from Denver, CO. It was a nice treat to drive through the mountains to this quaint town - the background of snow capped mountains was really a sight to see.

{Snow capped mountains}

{DIA - Denver International Airport}

Once you get to the town of Breckenridge, you know you're in a whole nother world, christmas lights still line the streets -which seem appropriate since there were snow flurries that day. As if adding to the ambiance of the city, right before I got into the store, there were these 2 beautiful huskies curled together. (Later came to find out they were Ann's dogs). As soon as I enter the store, I see Ann's husband Jesse (winner of ABC's Bachelorette Season 4 ), pushing a stroller with their little son, Noah. Right away he welcomed my husband and I with a big hug. Ann looking gorg in a printed tunic with black tights and boots looked even more amazing in person. I can't even tell you how beautiful this family is. And the best part? They were so down to earth. I really wanted to put them in my pocket and take them home with me so we could have glasses of wine and talk the night away. Haha.

(Karen outside of Vintage Sweet and Chic}

{Shop local}

{Fire Pit}

(Setting up pop up shop}

Needless to say, I had a great time meeting great people and visiting a town that I've never been to. Every shop i walked into, i was always greeted with a warm hello. I loved the hospitality and hope to be able to make a longer visit next time.

 {Karen and Ann}

 PS  - just HAD to include a picture of the sushi dinner I was able to enjoy with the hubby in Denver before we caught our flight back home.  It was a nice dinner sans baby where we didn't have to rush or worry about baby spilling soy sauce everywhere :)

 {Sushi from Go Fish - Denver}

(Giveaway) "Spring Awakening"

"Spring Awakening" Giveaway 2012

Welcome in Spring while supporting small businesses! By clicking all the ‘Like’ buttons below, you are entered to win the great prizes pictured here, while also being exposed to some fabulously delicious businesses. THREE lucky winners will each win FOUR of the prizes featured below! How amazing is THAT?!

Interested? We thought so. Here's how to enter in 2 easy steps:

1) Click on ALL of the 'LIKE' buttons below to promote the small businesses on your Facebook wall. Please log into your Facebook account if prompted to do so.
2) Fully complete the form below. We promise not to share your personal information with anyone!

Yes, it's THAT easy. Entrants that fully complete every step are officially entered into the contest. Contest ends on March 27, 2012, at 5pm EST. Must have a US mailing address to enter. By submitting your entry, you agree that the companies featured below may occasionally e-mail you about their products and services.

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Pin to Win - Pinterest Contest {Valentine's Edition}

If you're just as addicted as us to this phenomenon called "Pinterest, " then this contest will be a lot of fun!

Score a new, exclusive CLC piece for your wardrobe, in celebration of one of our favorite loved-filled holidays, Valentine’s Day!  It’s super simple: 

1.   Follow us on www.pinterest.com/cayetanolegacy . 

2.   Create a new board related to Valentine's Day.  It could be awesome ideas for your Valentine's day outfit.  It could be your favorite DIY Valentine's inspirations.  It could be all things pink and red.  The sky's the limit!

3.   Be sure to pin a pic of your favorite Cayetano Legacy Collection piece; one that fits your board’s theme the best.

4.   Pin any other stylish/funny/colorful/rousing pics related to the holiday.
5.  Send a link to your completed board to our facebook page: www.facebook.com/cayetanolegacy

On February 14th, designer Chandra W of Designski (who was the very first person to introduce us to Pinterest, way before anyone else has heard of it)  will judge your boards and choose her favorite based on creativity.   The lucky winner will receive a one-of-a-kind CLC necklace inspired by the holiday – one that can’t be found online or in stores.   

Last day to create a board for this contest is February 13, 2012, 11:59pm EST.   Winner will be announced via email, facebook, and twitter on Friday, February 17, 2012.  Ready, set, pin away!!

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Here's some fun tidbits about our guest judge. 

Chandra, who hails from Alexandria, Va, is a Graphic Designer/Small Business Owner for Designski.  She works with a variety of clients, from non-profits to consulting firms to brides, with a wide range of design needs.  According to Chandra, "It is very rewarding to learn about the client, develop a strong visual foundation, and see them grow and succeed."

She describes her style as creative prep. "I am very practical and tend to wear a lot of classics, but also like to add my own creative touch. I often do this through accessories – it’s an easy and fun way to add creative, personal elements. I especially love pieces with a story behind them..."  

Check out her work at http://thedesignski.com .  And here's a peek into Chandra's world on Pinterest:

 Happy Pinning!!

Pop Up Shop - Today in LA!

What: Girls Night Out

Where: Geffen Playhouse - Palomino 10877 Wilshire Blvd , Los Angeles, California

When: Today, Thursday, Nov 10, 2011 Time: 8-11pm   This post show party to Geffen Playhouse's performance of Next Fall will feature a hosted bar & buffet with Gotta Have S'Mores desserts, a pop up boutique by Cayetano Legacy Collection, the fun GNO photo booth plus a Pixi Beauty take away gift at no additional cost to the price of the show ticket! www.geffenplayhouse.com/fallevents