The Dose

Be Part of the In Crowd!

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By Greer Wylder
November 12, 2009

We still remember the thrill we got in high school when we finally got invited to the cool party. Well, it’s time to relive our glory days! Bloomingdale’s and Elle have extended an exclusive invitation to Greer’s OC readers to a cocktail party and fashion show of the Ports 1961 pre-spring 2010 collection by designer Tia Cibani next Thursday (Nov. 19) at Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served from 6 to 7 p.m. followed by a fashion show and shopping. We’ll be there. Hope you will, too. Kindly respond to Erin Bianchi at 714.824.4839.

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You Can Change Their Lives

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By Greer Wylder
November 11, 2009

How many times have you shelled out money without ever really knowing what difference you’re making? This Sunday you can actually change a life of two young Kenyans I love by attending a special photography exhibit of mine titled, “Educating Jack and Milly: A Picture Perfect Beginning” at the Peter Blake Gallery in Laguna Beach from 4 to 6 p.m. Photographs I took in western Kenya in August (you can view them here) will be on sale and 100% of the proceeds will go toward to send two young Kenyans, Jack Ombuya, 23, and Milly Osoyi, 19, to a university…

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Company for Christmas

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By Greer Wylder
November 10, 2009

It’s almost here! Are you ready for some shopping, fashion, food, fun and friends? This year’s Christmas Company, themed “A Vintage Holiday,”  is coming back to the OC Fairgrounds Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It’s the major fundraiser of the year for the Junior League of Orange County with15% of shopping revenue goes toward the league’s supported charities. The Christmas Company feature a variety of new events, more than 90 unique vendors from OC and throughout the country. And a new Junior League cookbook “Orange County Fare” will be introduced at the Opening Night Gala 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Restaurants…

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Truck Tacos to Die For

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By Greer Wylder
November 09, 2009

OC has hit the big time. Kogi BBQ, the bell of the ball as far as taco trucks go, is making the rounds in Orange County Tuesday through Saturday! Kogi’s recent foray into our neighborhood, made possible by a new “Naranja” (orange) truck, means that you don’t have to roam the streets of LA looking for a Kogi taco. The LA-based taco truck has garnered a cult-like following for its Korean-Mexican dishes that die-hard fans follow on twitter (nearly 50,000) for exact daily stops. We’ve heard some loyal followers wait up to two hours for a taco! Kogi BBQ serves…

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Henri Bendel arrives in OC

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By Greer Wylder
November 06, 2009

Today is the grand opening of the first-ever OC Henri Bendel boutique at South Coast Plaza. The Fifth Avenue iconic store is the spot to find the latest in fashion accessories and no-fail gifts. The new boutique will focus exclusively on accessories, jewelry, beauty products, fragrance, an assortment of edibles, and Bendel-branded merchandise, with its signature brown and white striped shopping bags since the first New York store opened in 1895. And you’ll want to get there early, the first 250 guests will receive a limited-edition Henri Bendel tote, with the purchase of $125 or more, while supplies last. Open…

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