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dollar days

January 26, 2011 46 Comments

i don’t usually post pictures from these types of outings, mostly because i usually forget to bring my camera. and if i do bring it, i usually forget to take pictures. such is life. but on this particular occasion, i did get a few shots of the day. to explain, the local race track where i live hosts dollar days on sundays. it’s $1 entry, $1 beer, and $1 hot dogs all day long. what can i say? i’m a cheap date. cast in point: above you can find me showing off my winnings. the best part is that i got that excited about winning 24 bucks.

other highlights of the day include the teeny tiny olive sword in the bloody mary’s, a shot of my two winner horses that scored me my $24, and the group shot (of course the ladies are all wearing hats!). we were snapping pictures and a couple came up and asked us if we wanted a group shot. gotta love those mugs.

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mendocino part two

January 25, 2011 23 Comments

after exploring the cliffs at sunset on our first day in mendocino, we headed over to the local grocery shop to stock up on supplies for the evening: champagne, food, champagne, dessert, and more champagne. then we made our way back to the cabin to drink said champagne in the hot tub and generally enjoy the serenity. it was one of those evenings that i won’t soon forget and i’m very happy that it worked out so nicely.

the next morning, we woke up bright and early with high spirits despite our pounding headaches. blame the champagne. we headed over to a local spot and got breakfast overlooking the ocean. mimosa required. then we explored another epic cliff and snapped some pictures. as you can see, we got a bit carried away since the views were so beautiful and the day was so bright and shiny! it was so nice out that we decided to take highway one all the way back home, which is the scenic route that winds along the california coastline. it brought back memories, since the last time i had seen that portion of the coast, was when we went on a bike tour a couple years back from arcata to bodega bay.

we stopped along the way at various little towns. some that we’d visited before, some that we’d never explored. but the rest of the way, i left the camera tucked in the car, so i guess those parts will have to live in memories!

hat: vintage wool hat from mars mercantile
sweater: j.crew dream cardigan
top: asos pussybow blouse
jeans: silence + noise high rise flares
shoes: kork ease bette wedges

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mendocino part one

January 24, 2011 51 Comments

hello! i’m back from my long birthday weekend! but before i go on and on about what i’ve been up to for the past four days, i want to take a moment to thank you all so so so much for your lovely birthday wishes. it made me feel extra special, and i really appreciate it!

anyway, as promised, we took lots of pictures of our weekend adventures. this set is from our first day in mendocino. we drove for about three hours through beautiful country roads on a particularly pleasant and sunny day. when we arrived in mendocino, we checked in to our cabin (complete with our own private hot tub), but since there were still some daylight left, we headed out to some cliffs overlooking the ocean to snap some pictures and catch the sunset.

i opted to wear an easy outfit consisting of this adorable dear creatures shift dress that i had wanted last spring when it came out, but failed to pick up when it was still available. lucky for me, my pal lindsay just so happened to have said dress, and gladly passed it on to me! it makes me feel a bit like a girl scout, which seemed like the appropriate attire for a day spent outdoors. and for the perfect coincidence of the day, i happened to receive this beautiful tote bag from kate spade in the mail right on my birthday! just the thing for a weekend away.

dress: dear creatures, gift from lindsay
coat: post grad coat from modcloth
tights: tabio 150 denier ribbed tights
shoes: vintage salvatore ferragamo bow flats
sunglasses: karen walker
tote: kate spade daycation bon shopper

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happy birthday to me

January 20, 2011 78 Comments

well folks, today is my 28th birthday. i’m off for a long weekend in this glorious california sunshine. see you when i get back!

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lake berryessa

January 17, 2011 49 Comments

a while back, brendan and i were browsing around the web looking at silly top ten lists of natural wonders of the world, mysterious locales, and whatnot. one of the unusual locations that we read about was lake berryessa, which just so happens to be two hours north of where we live. it’s a reservoir formed by the monticello dam and is the water source for the region. but most notably, it is the site of an enormous spillway, referred to as “the glory hole.” it’s basically a giant drain that prevents the lake from overflowing. so we headed out to check out this mysterious glory hole.

after driving along windy roads for what seemed like forever, we found the monticello dam! unfortunately for us, the water level was so low that spillway wasn’t draining water like we had hoped. it was just a really big cement hole. but here are some pictures of what it looks like when it’s actually doing what it was designed to do. i don’t know that we’ll go back because it’s not a particularly interesting locale, but it was a fun weekend adventure! and we snapped a few photos to remember that we were there.

coat: asos trench coat
dress: asos broderie anglaise dress
tights: tabio 110 denier tights
shoes: vintage cut out oxfords
glasses: karen walker

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hearts and flowers

December 31, 2010 53 Comments

i don’t usually set out to dress super girly, but sometimes the mood just hits me. and i’d like to think that my short hair cut allows me to go over-the-top feminine without looking too much like a creepy doll. i recently bought this silly dress with strategically placed hearts after i had spent months lusting over a particular vivetta blouse with the same motif. while the vivetta blouse was a bit pricey for the sake of experimentation, this dress seemed like a nice compromise. it took me about a month to muster up the courage to actually wear it, but i finally found myself in the mood to try. since the dress makes quite the statement, i decided to keep everything else simple and monochromatic. but just as i was about to step out for the day, this floral headband by lou lou loves you peered it’s pretty petals out from the top of my shelf. lou lou was kind enough to send this to me over the summer, but somehow it was another one of those pieces that managed to elude me for far too long! so here i am decked out in hearts and flowers, ready to ring in the new year like a silly little cupid.

headband: lou lou loves you

dress: tofu dress

tights: tabio 110 denier tights

shoes: jeffrey campbell platform mary janes

coat: nick & mo swing coat

brooch: vintage hand brooch, gift from my mom

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for the boys: my brother’s outfit

December 28, 2010 35 Comments

bonus round! yesterday i told you that i was only able to document one of my outfits while on vacation in southern california last week. but i was able to get another outfit post… of my little brother, devin! ok, so maybe he’s not so little anymore, but he will always be my little bro, even if he is all grown up. and i just had to share one of his outfits with you because he really is a rather dapper gentleman, don’t you think? i like that it’s a casual outfit with refined basics that’s deliberate, but not over-styled. we actually email each other back and forth and discuss menswear at length. he even has a secret website where he keeps a visual catalog of all his favorite pieces. i keep trying to convince him to make it public or start his own blog!

anyway, i may have gotten a bit carried away snapping lots of photos, but it was kinda fun to be the person behind the camera for a change. and i really enjoyed capturing the suburban landscape of the town where i grew up. this particular location is the 1950’s apartment complex where my dad lives. note the foliage: lots of succulents and orange trees.

jacket: j.crew langham jacket

shirt: j.crew selvedge chambray shirt

jeans: levi’s vintage clothing 1947 501’s

cap: surplus store wool cap

socks: smartwool

shoes: 1901 carson bucks

here he is making fun of silly blogger poses. i explained to him that a foot turned inwards shows off the side of the shoe.

devin makes lots of silly faces.

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cape time

December 27, 2010 43 Comments

and i’m back from my holiday trip to southern california. i was there for a few days visiting my family in my home town of redlands. we stuffed ourselves with tamales and had good times watching movies, opening presents, and enjoying each others’ company. before i left, i sorta had this vision of taking lots of photos for the blog, but once i was there, i found myself a bit too involved in family affairs to sneak away for photo shoots. so this is the only outfit i was able to document during my trip. it was a simple comfy outfit for a day spent eating far too much christmas candy and cookies. and pretty much the entire time i was there, i would throw on my trusty new wool cape. it was a very sweet gift from my lovely boyfriend. he drove all the way to monterey to the pendleton store to get me some blankets for christmas and when he saw this cape, he thought i would like it, but just wasn’t sure. when i opened up the gift, he kept telling me that i could return it if i didn’t like it! suffice to say it’s already gotten a lot of good use! such a sweetheart.

fur: vintage fur, gift from my mom

cape: pendleton wool cape, gift from my boyfriend

dress: mascarpone dress from modcloth

tights: tabio 150 denier ribbed tights

shoes: jeffrey campbell platform mary janes

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up to no good

December 20, 2010 25 Comments

a couple of weeks ago, i spent the day with nicole of fashion forestry. we met up for breakfast at boogaloos before heading over to the deco sale where we both scored some incredible vintage pieces and generally had a blast rummaging through vintage clothing for a good part of the day. after that, we went out for dinner at tommy’s joynt, before heading over to some of the very interesting dive bars in her neighborhood where good times were had by all. these are just a few of the photos we snapped during our evening adventures. if you were ever curious as to what i do when i’m not snapping outfit photos, this is some of it. i would write an explanation, but i think i’ll let the pictures do the talking…

i was wearing:
vintage snoopy cap that i bought at the deco sale
nick & mo swing coat from modcloth
j.crew infinity cardigan
alice + olivia linen dress from gilt groupe
tabio 150 denier ribbed tights
vintage salvatore ferragamo bow flats
cambridge satchel from modcloth

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two years

December 17, 2010 60 Comments

i kinda can’t believe it myself, but december 15th marked the two year anniversary of calivintage.

above are twelve outfit pictures, each from every month in the past year. it’s a little hard to look back without getting incredibly sappy about the whole thing because it’s honestly been an amazing experience. when i started calivintage, i never could have imagined in my wildest dreams that my blog would become my hobby, my full-time job, and then launch me into a career in the fashion industry. the way things have been going, who knows what the future will hold? all i know is that i’ve been loving every moment of it, and i am so thankful to all of my readers for supporting me over the past two years. i couldn’t have done it without you. thank you! you guys are awesome.

now onto year three….

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