Event

Get the makeup trend, get the fashion trend, no - also get the jewelry
trend and do good while you do it!!!

On Wednesday, April 24th we are hosting expert stylist from Beans Beauty
to SA VA to give us tutorials on how to get the Spring 2013 Makeup Trends and
how to make them work for you.  Well, we have upped the ante!  We are
pleased to announce that fellow local business Lagos jewelry is offering a
HEARTS OF PHILADELPHIA pendant to raffle off at the event to benefit the
Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (SBN).  Bring your
cash dollars and enter the raffle to support this incredible organization
that is all about local sustainable business. Fitting since we have a
perfect trifecta of fashion and beauty with Beans, Lagos and SA VA!   Get
your makeup look, your fashion look, a chance to win this incredible
signature Lagos piece and do good while you're doing it!  Does it get any
better?

As another Earth Day approaches I am compelled to take a look at what it is we do every day, how we can make it better, how we can forge a road map for the challenges that lie in socially conscious fashion.  How we can maintain integrity in design, creativity and style while sticking to values?
Many don't know that the apparel industry is one of the largest polluters of the environment in the world or that there are over 200 million people working in enslaved labor conditions in the world right now.
Too, there have been folks who strive for organic, some who focus on fair-trade, there's recycled, there's no-waste.  For us it just seemed to make sense to look at sustainability as people, planet and profit.  Starting with people, if we can make it local creating local jobs and reducing our carbon footprint, then make sure that we source as much domestically as possible (in terms of textiles) and ensure that we can at least verify conditions of labor of those producing our fabric, then if we can get things organic, recycled or sustainable, that is icing on the cake.
This model is really based on the local living economies model [...]

Hello!
 
Spring is coming at SA VA in more ways than one and I wanted to personally share with you the exciting things going on and some great news!

 
For starters, I don't know about you but I rarely update my beauty look. This Spring in particular seems like a good time to try something new! There are some gorgeous looks out there, the natural eye and bright lip and true Hollywood style that I fell in love with. On April 24th we will be holding the Spring 2013 Makeup Trend Event,  hosting expert stylists from Beans Beauty who will be showing guests how to get the latest Spring 13 beauty looks and how to make them work for their own style and complexion. (psst! You will also get a 15% discount on purchases at the event). We would love to see you there!
 
Spring has finally come to the store and there are some key pieces that are entering in to my uniform, I have the Malla skirt and Vera top in three colors! What can I say, the ruching gets me every time, guess that's why the Dominique and Louisa are next on my list. We also made some custom [...]