CREATURE OF COMFORT

I'm so tired of California weather. i'm done with the cold, i'm done with the rain, i'm done with it being over cast. these are the moments my Miami blood kicks in and my skin thirst sunshine!

So in these internal days of no sunshine, my dressing in cute girly dresses motivation is way down and i become a creature of comfort; throwing on my jeans and hoodie or sweater top. 

In this case my newly bought vintage raglan mickey sweater has been on my back the whole weekend. i love how it's already very much broken into and it is so soft and comfortable to wear. i was going to add it to this weeks vintage pile to hit the store; but i decided it was a keeper since i had the same exact  one when i was a little girl. here's hoping for more sunshine...pretty please.

SWEATER: vintage 1980's mickey raglan 

JEANS: Gap bell bottoms. bought at thrift.

T-SHIRT: heather Alternative Apparel tee.

CLOGS: Mia

What's your favorite comfortable wear?

gisela

A GIRL AND HER DOG

How cute are they?! my favorite moments are at home hanging out with both of them; i cherish all those moments! 

I just noticed Zoe's shoes matched Cody's sweater, a pretty coincidence. it's so nice to see her in girly flats besides her staple of sneakers on her feet. she looks so grown up! love you my sweet girl!

xoxo, mom

PATCHWORK JUNGLE

Happy Monday! i photographed in front of the lovely home of Mrs. Karen of Misha LuLu. they have the prettiest Mediterranean style home and these are the steps leading up to the house. 

On this day i wore one of my favorite dress's which i have had in my vintage collection since high school. i have been wearing it for over 18 years now and two things come to mind; 1. vintage stands the test of time 2. i'm glad i still fit in it!

 


I really like jumper dress's, and this one is just constructed so well. the fabric is actually corduroy which i loved wearing allot of as a teen. especially in the 90's, corduroy was big. this patch work, ditzy floral retro print is so one of a kind. Karen and I wish we could find something like this now, it's to bad great fabrics like this are no longer made as so, only if you develop the print yourself. and that's big big money right there!




I feel like a kid every time i where this dress, not sure if it's because i've had it for so long or because jumpers just make me feel younger! oh i also cut my bangs once again. i was so trying hard to let them grow out, but that "in your face bang" just drives me nuts. so i caved and "snip" "snip" off they went. i've had bangs for 8 years now, you get so used to them. i also think this is what made me feel like a school girl too!







Dress, is from my vintage collection, in my vintage family for 18 years; it's 1970's corduroy patch work print jumper. 


Black T-shirt, old Banana Republic bought at a thrift. 


Boots, i soooo love them! they are my Mom's, which i stole 13 years ago, shhh don't tell her. they are vintage 1970's brown suede from OLD Miami high end department store Burdines, NOW a Macy's.


Ring, antique, given to me by a dear friend!

TEXTURED HUES

Happy Friday!! i'm looking forward to a weekend full of cleaning and putting up  our Christmas decorations! i'm excited because this year my mom and brother are coming from Vegas to celebrate. my niece and nephew are also flying in from Miami too, we are so excited! 

I love the colors in these shots. the texture on the trees is so beautiful. nature never stops inspiring me and is like an art canvas displayed before my eyes.

I was on my way to work to Misha LuLu this day, it's pretty much when i do most of my style post. i love getting dressed up and then being surrounded by the cutest girls clothing. it never gets old, i LOVE designing. so thankful to God for the opportunities!

I also feel i got lucky on the lighting here. love the browns and greens captured. amateur photography is always a hit and miss type of thing. so i find  myself doing high fives when i get it right. especially when there self timer shots.

It's a little unfortunate that you can't really see the detail on this adorable skirt. it has the cutest retro floral design with birds. and my favorite part is that it's velvet! the shirt was pretty much a throw away. i found it completely ripped on the bottom and because of it's delicate cotton it has holes all over. i still saw it fit to wear. i just did a little serging on the bottom to get rid of the ripped areas, an "wa la" like new again! i love the color and the fact that it is an vintage 70's Arpeja 100% organic cotton top. who would of thought years later organic would be all the rave and they were doing it since back then!

TOP: vintage 70's 100% organic cotton Arpeja
SKIRT: vintage 70's
BOOTS: vintage 70's (eBay)
RING: antique, gift from a friend.


Wishing you a lovely weekend!

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,

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