fashion, press

announcing refinery29 my stylist!

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today i am very pleased to announce the launch of my stylist! i’ve teamed up with refinery29 + t.j. maxx for this brand new site, a one-stop destination for you to connect with the refinery29 editors and a team of bloggers on everything style and fashion-related. i’ll be sharing three posts per month on a range of topics, answering styling questions, and offering up local tips and recommendations, all of which can be found right from my profile. to kick off the launch, you can also swing by my introductory interview to peek at a few of my outfits, and then head on over to my very first article on (you guessed it) the return of the pinafore.

 

fashion, press, shopping

hey south bay, come hang out with me at 7 for all mankind!

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if you live in the south bay, then you’re in luck! this thursday, i’ll be co-hosting a fun event at 7 for all mankind in santa clara alongside the fine folks at san francisco magazine. come hang out and sip cocktails with me and get a 20% discount on everything in the shop! there will be free gifts for the first 100 shoppers and fun times will be had by all. can’t wait to meet you!

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fashion

suturno scarves

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i don’t know if i’ve ever written about this on my blog before, but i have a bit of an obsession with anything that has a hand motif (exhibit a: my hands pinterest board, exhibit b: my new hand brooches, exhibit c. my vivetta hand collar blouse). the first time i saw one of these images floating around the web, i assumed that it was a vintage photograph and filed it away into one of my many inspiration folders. but lo and behold, these stunning images are of modern scarves created by the design duo julia vergara and javier gutierrez of suturno, a madrid-based label specializing in print design. they make very limited runs of their stunning designs, like this blondell scarf, inspired by the glamour of the 1930s depression era as reflection of our own current economic times. named blondell after an american actress who often took the role of a gold-digger in films of that era, they certainly incorporated a sense of humor that i can appreciate. now if only i could get my hands on one!

images courtesy of suturno.



fashion, shopping

pretty penny 7-year anniversary party!

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just wanted to pop in and tell you about an awesome event happening this friday in oakland! you may remember a few months back, i hosted a pop-up shop at pretty penny vintage. well, it was such a success, that they’ve invited me back to offer up yet another selection of vintage and vintage-inspired wares as part of their big seven-year anniversary party!

in addition to my little calivintage pop-up, there will be a live performance by local band bam bam, a true photo booth, and tarot card readings, in addition to the usual snacks, boozy drinks, and other awesome freebies. so come celebrate with me and let’s all go out for drinks after! more details and rsvp here.

friday, april 19
5 – 10pm

pretty penny vintage
5488 college ave
oakland, ca 

fashion, collections, fall 2013

tata naka fall 2013

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keeping in tune with the 1950s theme, today i thought i’d share photos from the tata naka fall 2013 presentation. you know i’m a sucker for a creative presentation, so of course, this high-school themed show caught my eye right away. i love the cool 80s does 50s rockabilly vibes with impeccable styling and amazing colors. the color-blocked cheerleader-inspired dresses are the coolest grown up iteration of those uniforms i remember from my pre-teen days, and those retro bouffants are making me wish i had a live-in hairdresser so i could walk around with a perfectly coiffed do like that every day.

photos courtesy of tata naka.

















































fashion, collections, spring 2013

mrs. pomeranz spring 2013

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there’s just something so perfect about a 1950s silhouette that will never go out of style. i might dabble in all sorts of vintage-inspired wares spanning the decades, but i’ll always have a soft spot for those classic 50s shapes. which is why the mrs. pomeranz spring 2013 collection has captured my attention. titled, “in the mood for love,” this collection of 1950s-inspired styles is constructed with cotton and silk printed fabrics created by the talented artists masha karpushina, ira kikina and genevieve godbout (with a few prints by liberty of london, too). the result is a bright and cheerful spring collection in ladylike silhouettes that would make a welcome addition to any vintage aficionado’s wardrobe.

if you hadn’t heard of the line before, mrs. pomeranz was launched in 2009 by designer dasha pomeranz, based out of the uk and moscow. after years of running her own vintage shop, she discovered that the demand for great vintage dresses outstripped the amount of vintage gems available, and decided to create her own 50s-inspired pieces with attention to quality construction and a modern fit. in fact, each piece is custom made-to-order so you can have a dress constructed to exactly your measurements. and i know i certainly wouldn’t mind having one of these pieces in my wardrobe!

photos courtesy of mrs. pomeranz.








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vintage festival fashion

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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

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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

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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.








fashion, collections, spring 2013

family affairs spring 2013

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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.