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third verse same as the first

September 27, 2010 47 Comments

yes, i am in love with this peach dress. i think this is the fourth time i’ve worn it since i got it last month, but i don’t care. it’s such a versatile piece that each time i’ve worn it, i’ve been able to come up with a different look. today i was celebrating the late summer that’s finally arrived in the bay area with temperatures reaching up over 90 degrees. i know i’ve talked a lot about the weather lately, but if you live in the area, you know what i’m talking about! i’ve spent far too many summer days in front of the space heater wrapped in a big sweater this summer, so i’m glad to be able to go out into the hot sun and even get a little sweaty. that’s what popsicles are for, after all!

dress: american apparel lace chiffon dress

blouse: vintage eyelet blouse from helgesok vintage

shoes: thrifted vintage woven loafers

bag: loft woven leather clutch

pin: plastic bike pin (it came for free in a ‘bike to work day’ tote bag last year)

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simply dressing

September 17, 2010 37 Comments

one on particular day during my trip to new york for fashion week, i was feeling a little bit less than stellar adjusting to the time change. so i fell back on this simple formula of wearing big statement sunglasses and big chunky platforms with a cute summer dress. it never fails and it’s easy enough to bring when you’re trying to pack light. although i will admit, i probably packed a little too light this time around. i didn’t even bring a jacket, and it wasn’t nearly as hot as i thought it would be!

so this is what i wore to spend my day at the ifb conference. clearly, i was experiencing the full effects of jet-lag considering that my dress was on crooked the entire day and i think my slip was bunching up in odd places. i didn’t even notice in the frenzy and excitement of seeing so many bloggers together in one room! this is also the outfit that i wore for a guest post featured on what i wore. so go check it out to see the post!

dress: i’m going to decline from stating because it ripped after the first wear!
sunglasses: karen walker
shoes: jessica simpson dany platforms

photos taken by rebecca of the clothes horse.

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meet me in the park

September 16, 2010 18 Comments

over the past couple of seasons, new york fashion week has become an increasingly popular event in the “blogosphere,” if you will. if you’re fortunate enough to wrangle yourself a ticket and a place to stay, then you can probably count on spending even more cash on attending conferences and taking expensive cab rides to various events! it’s certainly fun, but it can also be overwhelming, intimidating, and expensive! so it was quite nice that rebecca of the clothes horse got the idea to host a “renegade blogger meet up” during fashion week. true, you still had to be in new york to attend, but the idea was just to facilitate a time and space for bloggers to hang out and meet each other without all of the hype. and i must say, it was a nice break from the madness to just hang out in the grass and chat with some cool kids.

i headed out to the park with rebecca by my side and we were soon accompanied by a slew of bright young bloggers! i got to catch up with jessica of what i wore, which i try to make a tradition whenever i visit new york because she’s such a positive and inspirational blogger buddy! i also got to sit and chat with hannah and landon who were so delightfully friendly and down-to-earth that i wish i could have spent more time with them! and i met a lovely new blogger friend, emily of it girl rag doll who was sweet and pie and had the cutest new york accent! and of course, since we had a big bunch of red balloons, i had to take the opportunity to snap some silly photos with them. i only wish i had been better about snapping pictures of all of the rest of the lovely ladies who attended.

hannah and landon with their friend agnes.

rebecca of the clothes horse.

emily of it girl rag doll.

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nyfw

September 13, 2010 52 Comments

and just like that, i’m back from my short trip to new york for fashion week. this time, i kinda knew that i wouldn’t be able to find the time to blog about all of the happenings while i was there, but i’m kinda glad because that means i get to hang around the house in my pajamas for the next couple of days while i catch up on blog posts and get back to normal. so today i’m sharing with you my absolute most favorite new dress from tba! it’s much more expensive than most of the dresses i wear, but i decided to treat myself to something special, even though i wasn’t sure when i would get the opportunity to wear it. then fashion week rolled around, and i realized that it’s pretty much the perfect time and place for such a pretty piece. i felt a bit like a vintage paper doll walking around in it, but i decided that my short hair and tattoos keep the look from being too saccharine.

so this is what i wore on saturday to attend the rachel antonoff presentation (don’t worry, there will be plenty of photo coverage from the amazing show tomorrow)! from there, i went on a lovely visit to the family affairs studio to play dress up and pick up some lovely new pieces along with rebecca of the clothes horse (that’s right, for the third fashion week in a row, we were joined at the hip)! and we wrapped up our day getting cozy with a nice group of bloggers at the modcloth dress up party. it was probably my favorite day out of the whole trip and i can’t wait to share the rest of it with you.

dress: tba silk pintuck dress

shoes: jessica simpson dany platforms

bag: thrifted vintage coach satchel

outfit photos shot by rebecca of the clothes horse.

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and away i go again!

September 8, 2010 49 Comments

today as i write this, i am on my way to join in on the madness that is new york fashion week. this will be my third time in attendance and it promises to be the perfect way to end a lovely summer before getting back to business back at home. i’ve been having a pretty nice time enjoying the lat summer with a few short excursions such as this one. in fact, over the weekend, i went on yet another cycling/camping trip through the sacramento river delta. then i had yesterday to rest up and recharge my batteries before taking off again for new york. and so, in the middle of all the madness, i’ve been dressing pretty simply. this is the outfit that i’m wearing for my travels, and it’s a pretty basic get-up, perfect for snoozing on the plane for the next 6 hours or so.

this evening, i’ll probably be relaxing at the hotel and adjusting to the time-difference, but tomorrow i’ll be attending the ifb evolving influence conference and party. it promises to be a really great event, and i’m happy to be going for the second time in a row. if you spot me, be sure to come up and say hello! i tend to get a bit flustered and overwhelmed at large events, so i hope to see some familiar faces as well!

sweater: j.crew cashmere cardigan

jeans: j brand 210 the oslo

shoes: bass wayfarers

bag: thrifted vintage coach purse

brooch: redwood pin from a gift shop in the avenue of the giants

hair touching. though doesn’t it look a bit like a paparazzi shot? no pictures, please!

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i’m baaaack!

August 30, 2010 51 Comments

oh hi guys! today is my first “real” outfit post in almost two weeks and i’m happy to be back in full swing! i actually still have two more days of coverage from the bike tour to share with you, but i figured i should probably break up the monotony with some good ol’ outfit posts and giveaways and other fun fashioney stuff as per usual. so this is my outfit from yesterday when brendan and i took a casual bike ride to berkeley to do some birthday shopping. ok, it was his birthday, but i figured i could join in on the fun, too. so we rode over and stopped at a few shops where i totally scored a bunch of cute new clothes including this rad vintage felt hat. though i’ll be honest when i say that i actually only wore it when i was walking around and posing for these pictures, because it would fly right off my head if i tried to keep it on while riding downhill.

and yeah, i’m still riding around town on a bike now that i’m back. you’d think i’d want a break, but quite the opposite. my legs are feeling strong and the summer has finally arrived in northern california, so i’m trying to soak up the last little bits of vacation time before it’s back to school and back to the grindstone.

hat: vintage felt hat from mars mercantile

dress: vintage dress from we move vintage

belt: loulou de la falaise wolf head belt i got from qvc a couple years back

oxfords: vintage italian leather cut out oxfords from the fad popup shop

bike: vintage raleigh superbe

(you can read more in my guide to vintage bikes)

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movement

August 13, 2010 35 Comments

after posting my “bloopers” yesterday, i have to tell you, i’m feeling very liberated and more comfortable than ever. i was embarrassed to post them, so it took a leap of faith, but i’m really glad that i did. just confirming what i already knew, but sometimes forget: it’s always good to have a sense of humor about yourself, and life in general! so when i went outside to snap a few pictures of my outfit yesterday, i took the spirit of the bloopers and tried to be more fluid in front of the camera. the resulting shoot ended up showing a lot more movement than usual! and it just goes to show how much your attitude can affect your actions, even if it’s something as seemingly simple as a daily outfit post. it’s not to say that i had a bad attitude before, but it’s good to have a reminder that you don’t have to take things too seriously!

ok, now enough with the unsolicited advice! it’s really just my own reminder, but i thought i would share… my outfit today was actually based around these new jeffrey campbell oxfords i got in the mail. i actually ordered them for my upcoming bike trip, but of course, i couldn’t resist wearing them the moment i took them out of the package. the combination of dusty olive and cognac leather makes them really versatile and the cut outs keep them cool and breezy. but i should probably stop talking about them so much because you’re about to see me wearing them probably every day for the next two weeks! more on that later. but for now, happy friday!

blouse: steve alan via gilt groupe

dress: charlotte russe empire a-line dress

shoes: jeffrey campbell oxfords courtesy of modcloth

sunglasses: karen walker (i found them still available at need supply yesterday!)

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outtakes!

August 12, 2010 79 Comments

so i’m gonna come right out and say it: i didn’t take any outfit pictures and i was sort of at a loss for what to post today. it happens sometimes when life is busy and i’m feeling stressed and the weather is strange. and then i remembered that i’d been meaning to post some outtakes! a while back i did a post with some photos that just didn’t turn out, but they were just kinda artsy and weird. so i promised i would put up some silly photos, but then never got around to it! so here they are in all their glory. i’m sure i have tons more, but these are a few that caught my eye while going through the old photo archive. ok, i was actually going through the trash folder. that’s where the real gems are.

i know that i’m usually kinda serious in my typical photo shoots. i don’t know exactly why, i guess it’s because i want to put the focus on the clothing and not my face. i also have really crooked teeth, and while i’m not embarrassed by them in real life or anything, i somehow learned over the years to keep my mouth shut for pictures. anyway, people sometimes say that i look sad, or they ask me why i never smile. well, the answer is: i do smile. all the time. and i make a whole range of weird and funny faces. i also have a deep appreciation for physical humor, so i often make wild gesticulations in an attempt to be funny. so um, consider this to be the side of calivintage you’ve never seen before. enjoy!

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people take pictures of the summer

August 9, 2010 15 Comments

this weekend, i made an effort to bring my camera with me on my usual excursions. for being a blogger, i can be really bad at remembering to even bring my camera, let alone take photos with it. but after documenting my weekend, i somehow feel better about what i did because i have something to remember it by. reminds me of that kinks song, “people take pictures of each other.”

anyway, this is just a little documentation of a walk to the mountain view cemetery with diane and brendan. we strolled through piedmont ave on the way and stopped in a book store where i got brendan a first edition copy of ghosts by paul auster. part of the new york trilogy. that little shop is cool because they have used books and antiques. you could even buy cowboy boots there. then we headed into the cemetery and found a spot with a good view to sit and talk and drink wine out of a water bottle.

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by the lake

August 2, 2010 92 Comments

i don’t know how many blogs you read based out of northern california, but if you read mine on a regular basis, you’ve probably noticed that i’ve been complaining a bit (ok, a lot) about the unseasonably mild weather we’ve been having here, despite the heatwaves all over the rest of the country. in the mornings while i drink my cup of coffee, i’ve spent a fair amount of time reading blog posts about the unbearable heat… in front of a space heater. in july. so this weekend, after waking up to one too many overcast mornings, we decided to hightail it outta here and take a trip inland to a place where the weather is just right. so yesterday, me and the boy made our way to del valle regional park for a bit of sun.

i have to tell you, i can’t recommend this swimsuit enough. i tried it on immediately after it arrived in the mail and actually kept it on and just walked around the house wearing it because it made me feel so good. a lot of swimsuits are just too flimsy for me to feel comfortable, but this baby fits like a dream and is very supportive.

anyway, i felt pretty shy about showing pictures of myself in a swimsuit, so i decided to break the ice with a list of things you probably didn’t know about me, since we’re getting so intimate today!

1. i’m a middle child. i have an older sister who’s about to turn 30 and a younger brother who’s 23. i look up to both of them.

2. i come from a working class background. when i was growing up, my dad was a truck driver for frito lay and my mom worked as a part time 1st grade teacher’s aid and art teacher at a small elementary school. she sometimes worked up to 3 jobs at a time, for which i am very thankful!

3. when i was in high school, i tried out my first pixie cut. soon after, i experimented with dying my hair cotton candy pink, dark pink, purple, turquoise, orange, and firetruck red. i also remember one summer when i was 15, i wore a ninja turtles muscle tee, a bandanna as a headband, and men’s levis 501’s almost every day.

4. i became vegan at age 15 and stayed that way for about 8 years. now i find it hard to be strict about anything. in the words of maude from harold and maude, “it’s best not to be too moral, you cheat yourself out of too much life.” it’s obviously more complicated than that, but that’s the short story.

5. harold and maude is actually one of my favorite films. i never talk about it on my blog, but i’m really into movies! some of my favorites directors are federico fellini (le notti di cabiria), jean luc godard (a bout de souffle), wes anderson (rushmore), spike jonze, (being john malcovich) hayao miyazaki (totoro), tim burton (beetlejuice), the cohen brothers (raising arizona), stanley kubric (a clockwork orange), todd solonz (welcome to the dollhouse), david lynch (wild at heart), the list is miles long… hit me up if you ever need a recommendation!

scarf: vintage silk scarf from my mom
sunglasses: karen walker
swimsuit: bathing beauty one piece in wine courtesy of modcloth
flip flops: long’s drug store

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