STYLE POST: KAREN OF MISHA LULU!

I've been wanting to do a style post on some of my friends for quite some time. even more so of Miss Karen here of Misha LuLu! i have always admired Karen's style even before we formerly met about 3 years ago. at the time we both worked for a fairly big fashion design company and she stood out to me. she was always wearing her great ensembles of mixed patterns, vintage pieces and some designer pieces all put together. at that point i new we would become fast friends because of our love of both design and of vintage. 


i also admire Karen because of how humble she is and at the same time is such a creative genius just seeing her at work in the design process. i love her illustrations; the art she develops for Misha LuLu it comes so natural to her. she also has such a canny way of mixing patterns and making them work. i seriously feel blessed to be working with her and being part of the design team at Misha. she is also sweet as pie, has 100% integrity in the product we develop, and truly LOVES her customer. 





i caught her here while she was running to a meeting. loved the saggy men's inspired twill pants she got in Japan (so much cool stuff there), a black and white striped dress she tucked in as a shirt, corduroy jacket, cute brown retro booties, the coolest velvet carpet deer messenger bag and of course "real" ray ban glasses on the eyes!


if she lets me, i will be posting other style pictures of her on my blog!


wishing you a nice afternoon,

A MEXICAN THANKSGIVING FIESTA!

Happy after Thanksgiving! Zoe and I arrived very late last night 3 a.m. to be exact from Vegas and i am pooped. today has been a catching up and recovery day for me. the food coma has pretty much dragged on for the last 5 days. i  self indulge at my mommies home!

but now it's back to the work grind and i am very much looking forward to it. i feel that i would love to get a better consistent work flow while away on holidays. i think it's one of the "self employed" aspects that is always behind the head, no work no salary. although i do have two jobs, my vintage shop is my baby i'm still trying to grow.

this GORGEOUS dress has been in my closet for a few months calling to me to be worn. i actually was contemplating on selling it, but some items you just have to keep it because it's truly one of a kind!

it's an amazing vintage 1970's maxi dress with embroidered cotton floral design panels, a panel of lace, ribbon, and super cute bell sleeve. i wanted to take the photos outside but it was way freezing and settled for mom's Christmas decorated hallway.

we had such a great meal and time celebrating as a small family (most of my family is in Miami & Honduras), despite missing my other half we made the most with our time together. being thankful for all we have and finished the night playing black jack and a movie!

DRESS: vintage 70's lace and embroidered maxi dress (found at a farmers market)

SHOES: vince camuto western clogs

ACCESSORIES: vintage 70's glass owl pendant (given to me by my best amiga)

How was your Thanksgiving? would love to hear your stories!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING BLACK FRIDAY SALE!

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! i'll be coming back with our festivities post later! although we celebrate at moms home we still get all dressed up to make the evening fun and take lots of photos for memories!

i'm actually looking forward to the outfit i will be wearing because it's a dress that i just haven't had anywhere to wear it to and with the cold weather outside it's only fit to wear it in doors to our party!

i wanted to mention that our Etsy shop is having a Black Friday sale now through Friday till midnight. Etsy just keeps getting better adding new features and i am happy to announce we now can do coupons to make discounts so much easier to give!

just use coupon code "BLACKVINTAGE20" for a 20% discount on any item in the shop. oh and also just a reminder how great it is to buy local as well on blackfriday, it beats standing in line for hours, avoiding the crowds and the trade off is buying something one of a kind! 

i will be adding more items way later in the evening, while i sip on wine and end the night with a movie!

wishing you all a blessed Thanksgiving!

blackfriday banner source: courtesy of abeautifulmess.com

MISHA LULU GIVEAWAY!

Happy Tuesday! i am so stoked since Zoe and me are hitting the road in the very early a.m. towards Vegas. these road trips never get old with Zoe. my favorite is having a cup of coffee and driving in the a.m. dew while looking at all the dessert mountains, all time favorite!

well Misha LuLu is doing a great giveaway just in time for the Christmas holiday on Small Magazine's blog Smaller! the cutest outfit from our Fall 2010 line will be given away and it would be a perfect addition to any little girls closet! 

the giveaway closes this Friday November 26th. go to Smaller blog for details  and to enter.

to check out our complete look-book go to MishaLuLu.com and for stores near you.

wishing you a lovely evening!

RED BOWS AND CUTE SMILES

I have not done a what she wore post on Zoe in ages! she has been quite the busy teen this weekend, having been asked both Saturday and Sunday to go out to see a play and dance recital.

today she wore one of my favorite outfits i like to see her in. i LOVE when she wears jeans because she has the darnest long legs; and i always enjoy seeing her in her sneakers and t-shirts too!

i haven't seen her in a skirt and dress in over 4 years, with the exception of a wedding this year. it's just one of those phases where she saids skirts and dress's bother her; she's a big comfort type of girl so she feels at home with pants and shorts.

a bit annoying for me because i see SO many cute dress's that would look so cute on her! but as of current i am trying to nudge her towards giving them a go once again. we'll see how that goes!

she was trying to show off her new Justin Bieber bracelet here, it's a bit fuzzy. yup, she's in la la land about that boy!






i realized later that her hair was covering her tee the whole time, so you can't see the graphic on it. it's a super cute tee with the Tokidoki collaboration with Hello Kitty. i used to work for the company that used to design Tokidoki, and i have a plethora of garments i no longer wear to sell on Ebay soon. Zoe rocks it oh so cute!




it is super chilly right now in L.A. so all the hoodies are coming out of her closet once again. that's her second favorite garment she likes to live in. this Hello Kitty one she got last Christmas is just adorable, she loves it.






TEE: Tokidoki / Hello Kitty collaboration 2007 (my old job)
HOODIE: Hot Topic
JEANS: H&M
SHOES: chucks on the feet
BRACELET: Hot Topic

ETSY FAVORITES!

Hope your all having a nice weekend! i've been suffering with some insomnia for the last three days. so i've been finding myself hooked to Etsy discovering and falling in love with allot of vintage patterns and clothes. 

i now have added two stores to my favorite's list along with plenty of their vintage goods. just looking at all the images makes me fall in love with vintage on a daily basis all over again.

i am a HUGE fan of vintage patterns! i've done a few previous post on them. in my Betsey Johnson post i found vintage patterns of her's HERE. it's another one of my collections and i am planning on adding some of the following to the pile.

i draw allot of inspiration from them and just love the illustrations (an art in it's self) and the fabric print in which they display the clothes on.

the store is Opals Owl Vintage. she has a great array of different patterns. these are just some favorites; i have plenty more saved in my favorites folder.

i just love how old this pattern is, it's 73 years old!

1938 cross stitch mallard transfer

1969 bibed yoke mini dress

1941 day dress

1961 Barbie pattern

1972 halter dress

1973 blouse and a-line skirt

1972 juniors dress

1973 caftan dress

1967 shift dress

1972 sailor collar dress 

1970s top and pant set

1967 trapeze dress

1973 smock top set

1971 bohemian dress

1976 top and wrap skirt 

1975 bohemian maxi dress

the following are a few patterns from my birth year. by looking at all the pictures of my mom and I then, yeah this was what she was wearing! i loved her style.

1977 prairie dress

i'm also in love with the illustrations in these. the technique is really cute. and the hair, plain awesome. Zoe think they are scary looking, i think they are just a little over tanned!

1977 tops

1977 jumper

and this one is from my childhood, ha i remember wearing these. this ones from the Gap.

1983 kids Gap tops and bottoms

now the other shop i fell in love with is simplicity is bliss. such an amazing stock of beautiful dress's and coats. another which i've placed countless favorites in my Etsy folder. so many to choose from!  

vintage 1940 rose cotton dress already sold! i literally placed this in my favorites around 2 a.m last night, no surprise it was already scooped up. but i had to show it, the dress, it's details  and fabric print are so beautiful!

vintage 1950's sailor dress the picture speaks for it self!

vintage 1960's patchwork leather coat the colors on this coat are amazing!

vintage 1940's rayon floral dress i can see this guy perfectly paired with my clogs, although it's 40's it has a very bohemian feel.

vintage 1940's mink fur collar coat the color and buttons on this coat sold me.




so much to want to buy, and no spending money..*sigh*


check out both great Etsy shops at simplicity is bliss and Opals Owl Vintage.

source: all photos from the shops simplicity is bliss and Opals Owl Vintage.