Hey Hey!
So it’s my birthday! While I plan to celebrate with a mani at Polish Bar of Brooklyn, lite shopping, and a birthday dinner, the festivities truly started earlier this week with a whirlwind trip to LA to meet and greet world champion runner and Olympic hopeful Jason Richardson.

Bevy Smith, Syreeta of Black Sports Online, and more gathered to meet the Nike Athlete, see what he is about, and support him in the pursuit of his Olympic dreams. Our first stop was to meet Jason, and observe what he could do on the track.

And at night, we attended a dinner to toast to his accomplishments.

Many tastemakers stopped by, including Angel of Concrete Loop, fabulous jewelry designer Melody Ehsani, Marie Denee of the Curvy Fashionista, and Taye Hansberry of Stuff She Likes:

Angel of Concrete Loop
Melody Ehsani and Guest
Bevy Smith and Yours Truly
Marie Denee and Taye Hansberry




It was a fun trip and I LOVE LA. I”ll have to make it out there more often.

To learn more about Jason Richardson, check out his website at www.jasonrichardsononline.com and follow him on Twitter @JaiRich.

Smootches!

Photos by Elton Anderson. Many thanks to Charles Wade!

Outfit info: Grace Bones Tank by Brian Lichtenberg. Vintage leather jacket. 7 for all Mankind jeans. Tory Burch flats. Givenchy Bag. Nicole Miller Stretch Lace Dress.

49 thoughts on “Claire’s Life: My LA Trip to Celebrate World Champion Jason Richardson’s Olympic Bid”

  4. Happy Birthday Claire! How funny is that today is my mother’s birthday as well? :-) Enjoy your day!

  5. I just tweeted you. HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYYY from your mozambican fan in the other side of the world!!!
    Fabulous pictures, but I dig the first one, its awesome!!!
    I already adore you + your style + your blog and now I find out a) your birthday is 3 days after mine and b) you’re #teamcapricorn and all of that common love for fashion ehehehe (too much?) :P

    Have a blast and share the pictures later!!!

    mwah

  10. Happy Belated B-Day!

    @Claire that “guest” in the pic w/ Melody is SolGuy he is K’naan’s manager!

  14. Happy Birthday Claire! You look fab as always and I think it’s so cool to see the support for one another, that’s how you celebrate in style!

  16. A very happy birthday to you Claire, you light up my day, you’re really great, i wish you all the best !

  19. I like Syreetas green top, I want one. Looks like a great way to have spent you b-day week. HAPPY BLESSED DAY OF BIRTH CLAIRE !!

  24. Happy birthday Claire! January born stand up! You look fabulous as always, I love the laid back look, & the lacy dress.
    Lol at the last picture…..You bloggers can’t go without those gadgets. :)

  25. Happy Birthday Claire enjoy the day :) Everyone looks fab and im so happy to see Angel gave up the black lipstick…well kind of….

  30. Happy Birthday Claire you look beautiful :-) I hope that you get everything you hope and wished for, you deserve the best!!!

  35. Happy Happy Happy Birthday Claire!
    You look amazing. 10s 10s across the board! When Claire steps out they all applaud!

  38. Happy Birthday, Claire! You look amazing! Who makes the jacket that you wore out on the track?

  42. Happy Birthday Claire!!!! The weather looks lovely out there… :( Glad you had a good time and wish you many more happy birthdays to come!

    <3

  46. Hey Claire. Happy Birthday from your Trini fans!!!!!! You looked aaah-maaaaa-zing in these pics!!! That simple outfit you wore to the track really flattered your curves. Cute!!! Have fun!

  49. Thanks everyone for the bday love!!!! My jacket is several years/seasons old, got it from Nordstrom in Atlanta. And my dress is Nicole Miller. @AMoesLOLO the dinner was YUM!!!! Yum, yum, yum. But we were at the blogger’s table and we were getting our social media on:)

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