Vegas Recap...

Hello All,

Well we returned from Vegas and needed a week to recover from all of the fun and hard work (really, we worked...). Kristen and I enjoyed walking the show and found some truly beautiful shoes for you all to enjoy next fall. Sadly, however, the show was noticeably quieter than previous years and many retailers and vendors alike are concerned about the economy.

Ever the optimists, Kristen and I kept our chins up, our wine glasses full and our gaming hands busy. Some highlights of our trip included meeting Wolfgang Puck at his Postrio restaurant, sharing dinner and drinks with my brother, Steven and sister-in-law Kelly and my wonderful Mother, Laura at both Koi (favorite restaurant ever) and Dos Caminos.

We tried our hands at the slot machines. Kristen enjoyed playing the ever-riveting "Gold Fish" while I prefered to flit about at the various dollar machines. The Palazzo, Venetian, Mirage and Planet Hollywould are very happy about my donation! We also had some good times sitting at Three Card Poker and meeting all kinds of fun (and weird) people.

Once we sort through the various shoe pictures I'll post some of our faves here for you all to see. In the meantime think Spring!

Cha-ching, cha-ching. XOXO.

Vegas Action

We've arrived in Vegas! Yea! I've already lost money at the slots, spent money at Barney's and Tory Burch and am in the room preparing to spend more money at a wonderful dinner at Lavo. Budget be damned (that's a message for my husband who is trying to put me on a budget...much like lassoing a horse with a rubber band, pretty impossible!).

Hey look, there I am losing $20. Woo-hoo!

After that fun gambling excursion we retired to our room where Kristen proceeded to try on all of my shoes. Watching her little size 7 feet trip around in my 5-inch high size 9 gold Diors was quite an experience. And I particularly loved when she tried on my FABULOUS bejeweled Miu Miu flats and exclaimed, "Now I wouldn't eat for 1 week to have these." So either she's eating too much or I have to pay her more.

Can't wait to see what kind of trouble we get into tonight. Keeping our eyes peeled for shoe-people we might know (some we'll embrace, some we'll run from -- but no naming names!).

Tomorrow we're up bright and early for the show and we'll let you know what we find.

Send me your lucky numbers and I'll put some money on the roulette table for you!

XOXO,

Gambling Moxie Girl (and Kristen)

Hot Ride!

Here at Moxie we are single-handedly trying to save the economy. Yes, folks we are doing our part to reignite the economic engines. As such we have just procured our first company car! Check out this sweet ride. What it lacks in size it makes up for in shear cuteness. And just wait until we get it lettered in a "just-so" purple color. I haven't even mentioned the great fuel efficiency...go green, go, go!

So look for us zipping around town between Boston and our soon-to-be-opened Wellesley store. We'll be shuttling all kinds of goodies for you to enjoy. Toot-toot.

Cute Moxie Baby Shout Out...

And today's cutest Moxie baby award goes to...Cooper! He was such a champ and slept for Mom's Moxie visit today. And Dad, if you're reading this Cooper really thinks Mom would look great in these strappy Theory shoes. Phyllis, Kristen and I hope you two had a great time at the Children's Museum.

Moxie Moms - keep a look out for your baby to appear in our Baby Shout Out section! XOXO, Karen

Spring a ding a ding dong!

I don't know about you but I was thrilled and delighted by this past weekend's Boston weather. Finally we saw temps above 50 degrees and lots of sunshine (sigh...). I even moved away from my fave winter nail color (Lincoln Park after Dark) to a lighter, redder shade. This is all in preparation for the Moxie buying trip to Vegas.

Kris and I board a plane bright and early Wednesday morning and head to Sin City. With Vegas temps in the 60s open toe shoes WILL be worn. I am looking foward to seeing my new pedi-color with the beautiful (just arrived) Cynthia Vincent shoes pictured here. Ladies, you don't have to wait until our weather totally turns before perusing our gorgeous spring shoes. Open toe shoes can be worn in the freezing cold. Just make sure your limo picks you up! XOXO!

Moxie Gets Bloggie!

Hello Moxie Ladies (and Gentlemen)!

We have entered the happy land of blogging and are revved up to share our love of designer shoes, bags and accessories with you, our favorite fans.

If you are new to Moxie, here's the story:

Moxie is the creative brainchild of owner Karen Fabbri (that's me, your fearless blogger). I started the store 7 years ago on Charles Street in Boston's Beacon Hill. Having no previous retail experience myself (other than being an excellent shopper), it was a ballsy move that took a lot of "Moxie." I opened with a love for shoes, a love for my neighborhood (as I also live in Beacon Hill) and a love of connecting with people. That love has spanned the last 7 years and grown into an even greater passion to share Moxie's findings with stylish, strong, beautiful women of all sizes, with all types of experiences and from all backgrounds.

Moxie has grown over the years. We inhabit a bigger space than our original and we are filled with contemporary designer shoe and handbag lines. Our current favorites include Marc by Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch, Delman, Foley & Corrinna, Hayden-Harnett and many more (some new ones which I'll share with you soon).

So stay tuned for more updates, style secrets and crazy Moxie stories (my manager/buyer Kristen and I head to Vegas on Wednesday for shoe-show. What happens in Vegas...).

Love you. XOXO.