Event Recap: World of Vera Bradley at Macy’s

Last weekend I hosted a World of Vera Bradley launch party at Macy’s Tuttle Crossing in Columbus, Ohio.  There are nine Macy’s locations throughout the country that have these mini Vera Bradley shops set up within the handbag department; Lexington friends, Fayette is one of the locations!  There are a ton of great new offerings this season so I wanted to share some of those as well as what a World of Vera Bradley looks like with you all today.

How dreamy is that duffel? I love that it has the classic shape that I associate with Vera Bradley’s signature travel pieces but is more structured since it’s constructed out of the high quality leather the company has added to its line.  The new plaid print is absolutely gorgeous {styled a bag in the print in this post} and reminds me so much of the well known Burberry plaid.

For our launch party, we had a DJ as well as a fun photo booth station where everyone could share the reasons that they love to be a girl.  Columbus is about a three hour drive from Louisville so while I didn’t have time to explore the whole city, I did do my research beforehand and picked out a donut shop to stop at to celebrate National Donut Day.

And because of course, I’m always a bit of a hot mess when I started putting on my makeup before the event I realized that I’d forgotten my brow gel.  {Tarte mascara works in a pinch ladies! #NoShameInMyGame}

If you ever happen to be in the Columbus area, be sure to check out Amy’s Donuts!  I loved the Lucky Charms and Biscoff Cookie Butter donuts — so dreamy.  {Seriously, if Columbus weren’t a three hour drive, I would contemplate venturing up for these regularly.}

Throughout the event, I got to share some of my favorite Vera items and talk about why I love them.  The curling iron case is my MUST HAVE. I own two — one for my straightener and one for my curling iron and swear by them.  They’re lined so that you can put your irons away while they’re hot {#magic} which makes them perfect for when you travel or if you’re like me and hate taking up counter space.  The case also has a front elastic pocket for you to tuck the cord to keep things nice and tidy.