fashion, shopping

vintage festival fashion

16 Comments

there’s been plenty of talk about coachella and the season of summer music festivals lately. while i don’t have plans to attend anything besides our local outside lands fest in san francisco this august, i still enjoy searching through photo archives trying to get a glimpse at what those first festivals in the 1960’s must have been like. there were no street style photographers lurking about looking for fashionable ladies in cut off shorts and flower headbands, but there certainly was some pretty impeccable style worn by the popular musicians of the time. this is only a small selection and i know i’m leaving out a ton of people, but i thought i’d share some of the inspiration i collected while pulling together my first regular column for polyvore. each month, i’ll be finding a vintage photograph and recreating the look with modern pieces, so head on over to polyvore and check it out!

above: joan baez with her sisters pauline and mimi photographed by jim marshall.

calivintage Recreates the Classics: Summer Music Festivals


leonard cohen and joni mitchell at newport folk festival, 1965.


marianne faithfull.


bob dylan, donovan, and mary travers at the newport folk festival, july 1965.


grace slick and spencer dryden, 1967.

fashion, collections, spring 2013

yestadt millinery spring 2013

14 Comments

if you ask me, the world just doesn’t have enough hats. which is why i’m always delighted when yestadt millinery releases a new lookbook. for spring 2013, they created a perfect range of styles from classic pagalina straw fedoras to cute printed baseball caps to some very special vintage-inspired toppers like that darling straw beret above! of the inspiration behind the collection, molly yestadt says,

“the spring collection started with the color palette- like chalky sherbert- we were looking at the warhol cat illustrations for color and also [one of his] illustrations of hardboiled eggs. so strange, but so lovely. kind of taking that kitschy grandmas-kitchen-artwork vibe and mixing it in with the yestadt millinery ‘downtown’ aesthetic.”

with that kind of inspiration, you sort of can’t go wrong. and lucky for me, yestadt is currently building an online shop, but if you can’t wait, they’ve also let me know that a selection of hats are currently available at opening ceremony, dagny+barstow, and anthropolgie.

photography by samantha sest with illustrations by lindsay mound for yestadt millinery.








fashion, collections, spring 2013

tba spring 2013

8 Comments

i am obsessed with this dress. i think i first came across it while (you guessed it) scrolling through pinterest, and crossed my fingers as i clicked the link waiting to see if it was 1. available and 2. in my price range. and i was delighted to see that it was from the tba spring 2013 collection. i remember last spring, they came out with a slightly similar sheer white dress with scallops in a mini length. i was always kinda bummed that i never got it, but this pretty thing is definitely making me feel better about that. and for that matter, i’m pretty delighted by much of their spring offerings over at tba. the sheer skirts are definitely my favorites, but they have a lovely assortment of prints and textures in very easy shapes that are perfect for wearing while lazing about on a hot summer day.

photos courtesy of tba.








giveaways

enter to win knits from good night, day!

154 Comments

today i am pleased to announce my latest giveaway courtesy of good night, day. if you’re not familiar with this fine shop, then you should definitely check it out. the entire operation is overseen by the canadian-based tara-lynn morrison, who hand knits every item in the shop with fair-trade sourced wool in modern and minimalist designs. but what you might not know, is that in addition to selling these very special accessories, she also has a wonderful selection of knitting kits and her own knitting booklet so you can diy any of the styles in her shop! so this week, we’d like to offer all of you crafty ladies (and gentleman!) a chance to win your choice of one extra special diy knitting kit and a copy of the booklet, modern and minimalist knitting patterns.

to enter: simply visit good night, day and then leave a comment in the section below letting us know which item in the shop you’d like to diy!

the fine print: this contest is open to international readers, so anyone can enter. only one entry per person. winner will be randomly selected and contacted by email after tuesday, april 16.


good night, day would also like to offer you 15% off all purchases with code “cali” now through april 30!

EDIT: THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED. congratulations to our winner, mallory!

my style, travel

beachy

17 Comments

calivintage_0294

still slowly easing my way back into the real world post vacation. things are crazy busy with life plans, work, blogging, etc. instead of boring you with the details, i’ll just share this quick snapshot of my loeffler randall starla sandals on the beach, so while i dive in to my mountain of work, i’ll have beachy scenes floating around in the back of my mind…

fashion, collections, spring 2013

family affairs spring 2013

16 Comments

it may be a bit gloomy and rainy on my return from spring vacation, but the family affairs spring 2013 collection is brightening my mood in anticipation of may flowers. the collection is titled “night train to cassis” and features a host of hand-drawn prints fashioned after original drawings by nina herself. and as always, the inspiration is as dreamy as the looks. of the collection, nina says,

“the feeling of night train to cassis is innocence, pure fun, the color white in the sunlight, white houses in greece, sun bleached towels, putting lemon in your friends’ hair to “bleach” it, never remembering to drink enough water. taking overnight train rides to port towns in france, riding your bike too fast and laughing. fresh bread and home made jam, grass stains from all day picnics, salty hair.”

photos shot by frej hedenberg courtesy of family affairs.





















press

april foolin’

24 Comments

a couple of weeks back, i had the pleasure of filming a silly april fool’s video for modcloth. while part of my job description does include instagram strategy, i promise you, my days are not spent wandering around the office looking for cute photos. but i did think it would be fun to create a little mockumentary about my job at modcloth, and i have to admit i did kind of enjoy terrorizing my co-workers and poking fun at my silly fashion + tech industry world for a day.

alas, my salary is not dedicated to the sole purpose of finding the best instagram photos, though now that i think of it, i did get approval to run around with our videographer (shout out to jon brown) all day shooting this video…

calivintage on modcloth

my style, giveaways, travel

enter to win a parker barker for lime ricki swimsuit!

281 Comments

today i’m excited to share with you my latest giveaway courtesy of parker barker for lime ricki! if you haven’t already seen the collection, it’s an adorable swimwear collaboration designed by fit graduate hayley parker-barker, inspired by the beverly hills hotel and vintage photos from the 60s and 70s. i wore my seberg suit while on my trip to hawaii, but there is a selection of several more suits to choose from.

to enter, simply visit lime ricki and tell use which parker barker swimsuit is your absolute favorite in the comment section below.

only one entry per person. this giveaway is open to international readers, so anyone can enter. winner will be randomly selected and contacted via email after monday, april 8.

 

and don’t forget our discount code!  limericki is also offering you 15% off any item from the parker barker collection with code “calivintage” now through april 10!

UPDATE: THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER, SARAH!

my style, travel

outfit: kauai kitsch

18 Comments

traveling to such a tropical vacation locale like hawaii has many perks: the weather is amazing, the landscape is lush and wild, and you get to pull out all of your most garish clothes to wear unashamedly while lounging poolside drinking mai tai’s. just before i left for my trip, i made a bold step and bought my first hawaiian print dress. much the way i once thought leopard print was too overdone, i’ve always avoided cliche hawaiian prints in favor of more subtle fare. but if there is any time to let go of silly rules, it’s when you’re on vacation in hawaii. so this is my tourist outfit, complete with all of the kitschy themes i could think of: straw baseball cap (a visor would have been pretty awesome, too), bold tropical print, clear plastic espadrilles, and a shade of occ lip tar aptly named ‘grandma.’

wearing: whit silk canopy dress (available here or here), straw baseball cap, orla kiely bag, rachel antonoff for bass espadrilles




fashion, collections, spring 2013

parker barker for lime ricki swimwear

16 Comments

since we’ve been on the topic of hawaii this week, today i thought it would be fitting to share with you the new parker barker for lime ricki swimwear collection. this small, vintage-inspired collection was designed by hayler parker-barker, the talented lady behind the children’s clothing line, culdesac. and this season, she’s added swimwear to her roster of design with a very charming collection of swimsuits inspired by vintage silhouettes in ’60s hollywood. i haven’t yet had a chance to go swimming on my trip, but i may just have picked out one of these suits for when i finally do hit the beach… and there may be a nice treat in store for you later this week, so stay tuned!





like what you see? limericki would like to offer you 15% off any item from the parker barker collection with code “calivintage” now through april 10!