Food Trucks

We have not had a a restaurant next to my LA store for 20 months now!!! I have bugged my landlord to no end. Its not for a lack of amazing restauranteurs trying to get in the space. I have no idea what is taking so long, but I have had, without a doubt, enough waiting!!!!! I'm over waiting for it. So you know what a girl who is being asked to be patient long after her patience has run out does???? We call in the food trucks!!!!!!!!! We are starting it this Saturday. We will be putting tables and chairs in front of Bleu and Color Me Mine for people to hang out. Bleu serves Sangria, wine, and Champagne all day on Saturdays so now we will also have lunch. This Saturday will be a company called No Reservations. They do Hot Wraps. Here is their menu. Take a look. Come by this Saturday for Pretty, pretty clothing, Hot wraps, a Mrs. Roper, and some Sangria. See you then.

454 S. La Brea Ave. LA, Ca. 90036.

Love, Light and a ton of kisses all over your face

Mrs. Roper

MRS ROPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love her:) Her numbers are 2-3-5, she is a legend, she was married to Stanley, she wears amazing jewelry, she is like a mother to Jack, She has the patience of a saint, She gets to wear a caftan every single day of the week, and she is mine... I own them, I make them, I design them and I love them soooo. A dress that can be a shirt, gown, mini, halter, strapless, worn with shorts, worn for a black tie event, worn over pants for any occasion any day of the week!!!!!

It is so much fun to build.. I build every day. Complacent is not a word that I have much of a relationship with. I need something new everyday. I started the Mrs. Roper line last summer. I worked super hard on it, sold hundreds of them in the stores,had some not so pleasant experiences with the women making them and burned out. Mrs. Roper found me again this summer, like any good stalker would. She came back bigger and better and I am so thrilled that she is persistent. I have had incredible feed back. I hope you like them too. Please let me know.

Love you mad.

xoxoxo

Hello you fantastic lovers of all things pretty:)

I know that it has been forever... again. I decided something today. I will do everything I need to do immediately. I will not be putting it off. I waste so much time thinking of what needs to be done instead of just doing it and spending my time living my ridiculously rich life!!!! I could then focus on all that I want to do, rather that what I have to do. That brings me to what I want to do, rather what I am going to do with my life.

1. I will have 1 million times the amount of money I have in the bank in 4 years. I will:)

2. I will wear the Stretsis strapless gold and brown dress with the orange flower on it to the wedding that Fred and I are going to in Vegas next week.

3. I will give so much to charity without ever telling anyone that I am.

4. I will wear the new Le Bardot dress to Betsy's party tonight.

5. I will love Fred, my mom , dad, friends, family, George and employees always and forever. I will also be very good to them all.

6. I will wear the new Goldie stripe top with the Unknown Factory jean shorts biking down at the beach.

7. I will have a family of my own and be the best at it:)

8. I will have the Bleu island, Bleu jet and everything else I want with closets and closets filled with all of our pretty things:) No worries, I love sharing.

9. I will be gentle with every heart, protect every angel, and be the very best I can be all while I am living the life I want to live and wearing exactly what I want to wear.

-KISSES

So today is Kristen's first day!!!!! She is a great girl, very cute style, fun, and easy to be around. I think you will all like her. She has a knack for retail. You're probably asking what is a "knack for retail?"... Well number one you need to be good at it. I have to tell you, its not easy. Very few are very good at it. We are training her right now. It made me think of what separates us from everyone else and why we are so good at what we do. First off, everyone who works here needs to love fashion. Second, they need to love people and must be genuinely interested in knowing our clients, what they like, what they are not fans of, etc. Third, they must know how to size someone up when they walk through our doors and see their style. They do not try to project their personal style onto their client. They must know how to talk to someone honestly about what looks great on them, but also have the ability to tell someone that something does not look so hot:. Yeah, that's tough, but a must at Bleu. Just because that beautiful 3.1 Phillip Lim navy sequined dress is stunning,

does NOT mean that its going to be stunning on you. The Camilla and Marc gray strapless may be too tight.

Someone good will put her client in the Of Two Minds ivory crochet dress instead , which is sexy in a different way and everyone will be happy:)

My friend Cathy, who is a music manager, was in here today shopping for " road clothes". Definition of road clothes: Comfortable clothing that you can pack and unpack daily. You must be able to get in and out of airports quickly, keep your client happy and unaffected at all times. You must be able to wear a suitcase full of clothing for a straight month and not hate how you look after week 2 . Kristen got it immediately and helped me pull Cathy some perfect "road outfits". She bought a Nicholas K. striped shirt dress(It will be worn over leggings for the road),

a gray Graham and Spencer shirt dress that again is easy to pack will look good 5 wears in and is so cute that she most likely will not want to burn it when she gets home. Last she bought this fantastic lamb black shirt dress(sold out)

that can be worn for anything from flights, to dinner in Amsterdam after her clients concert. So yes, Kristen seems to have those things down. She also has a few good ideas already. That I love. I always want to hear new great ideas. We have been doing Sangria Saturdays for the past few weeks and they are a crazy hit!!!! Our customers love them. The energy has been so good in here. They instantly put everyone in a great mood. Kristen suggested Mimosa Sundays :) I love it. I think our clients will too. I am so proud to own my amazing stores with my amazing employees and fabulous clients. I honestly, very objectively can say that I never go to any other boutiques that have the customer service, the fun, the honesty, and the beautiful things that Bleu, Bleu Westlake Village, and bleuclothing.com provide our clients with.

Are you a entrepreneur...?

Hi my beauts...So I am a contributor to this great magazine that is launching this month. Its called Star Lee Magazine. It is a magazine for women entrepreneurs. I have been thinking about that word a ton lately:) ENTREPRENEUR. What is that? Can anyone be one? What makes someone an entrepreneur???? I think that it's anyone that has the drive and the courage to follow a dream and start up a company no matter what the size. One of my employees, Ashley, owns her own jewelry line. She sells like mad. It is one of our strongest collections here at the store. She is 22 years old!!!! Kianna, another one of my employees, has had a bathing suit line for 2 years. She sells out every season. I opened my own store at 23 years old. Is it easier to be risky at such a young age? Are you willing to take the leap and do it? Or are we just plain dumb and lucky??? I think that it is a combination of all of them, but what I really think sets an entrepreneur apart from an employee of a company(even if its your own co.) is the willingness to work. I mean going above and beyond what the average person would do. Doing it when you absolutely do not feel like doing it. Working on days off, putting in 7 extra hours a day, not taking a lunch break, realizing that there ARE enough hours in a day, loving what you are doing and never resenting it. There are so many other reasons why someone should or could be called an entrepreneur, but I think it really begins there. The willingness to do whatever it takes for your company, and doing it with a very big smile.

I would like to mention some of the women that I think do just that. Go above and beyond for their companies.

1. Michelle Mason


2. Geren Ford


3. Christina Tang of Kova and T


4.Anna Sui


5.Charloette Ronson


6. Mara Hoffman


7.Stacey Bendet of Alice and Olivia

And soooo many more!

Please sign up for a free subscription to StarLee Magazine at www.starleemagazine/free.html

82 degrees in February

Ohhhhhhhh we have so much to complain about!!!! Oh woe is me...It's 82 degrees outside. It's Tuesday, February 16th, 2010. Yeah you heard me. It's mid February:)

And spring is arriving by the UPS truck load everyday!!!!!!

Today we got in Of Two Minds. It rocks. Its a cross between a sexy naughty girl and a tomboy. I love it. Bustier tops with fatigue style pants. Printed tops. I approve.

We got in Elizabeth and James too:) We got this leather and Lycra skirt, a fantastic blazer, another bustier, a button down that zips up the back. I love that. Button down zip up:) Yes, I will take one of each. That's just today. Yesterday we go in 3.1 Phillip Lim, Black Halo and L.A.M.B.

3.1 is a little bit naughty and a little good girl all rolled up in one. High neck tops with totally exposed backs. Check out their accessories too. AMAZING belts and bags.

Black Halo is sexy as could be. Little off the shoulder mini dresses and a fantastic white bondage skirt. I love it.

Now lets talk L.A.M.B. That girl(Gwen Stefani) can sing, she landed a fox(not as foxy as my man, but she did good for herself) and this stuff is cuuuuutte!!!! There is this button down that fits so beautifully. Its asymmetrical. I am going to NYC this week to buy for fall and it will be taking the trip along with me.

This blk blazer that is wonderful and this fantastic plaid shirt/poncho that will be taking its first holiday in NYC as well.

OOOhhh I love fashion. I love it so. I want fashion to be my Valentine always and forever. Fred too of course, but fashion is a very, very close second if not neck and neck.

Hi Beauties...

How are you? I hope that the first month of 2010 has been loving to you.

I’m getting ready for my trip to NYC in 3 weeks. It’s already time to buy for fall!!! We are just getting in spring this week. It is wonderful!!! And I mean it makes me FULL OF WONDER. I wonder how my talented designers get inspired to create such perfection. We got a 1 shoulder Camilla and Marc dress that will be perfect for someone going to an Oscar party.

Mason arrived(via Tish) on Saturday and it is pretty close to sold out.

We got in fantastically priced PJK, some really cute Nicholas K just to name a few. Oh how I love Spring.

It makes my heart go patter, patter….. I cannot wait for the Phillip Lim, Sea (coming in this week), Geren Ford and all the other sexy lil things that are on their way to my closet via UPS, via Bleu, via my car right into their new home.

I am totally officially over Winter. Yes, done with it. We got more than enough inches of rain to last us 2010. Ready for Summer now.

Fred got a new Jeep Rubicon. I cannot wait to drive that puppy down to the beach. Do you visualize what you will be wearing when driving a new car, or down on the beach for lunch?? Am I the only one that does silly things like this? I see myself driving down the PCH in this floral La Rok mini skirt with my Vitamin A bikini top. I of course will be wearing sunscreen!!! I even know what my hair is going to look like……Perfection… What else??? Don’t you always look perfect when you are the star of your movie? I do ;-D