A WORK DAY!

Happy Monday guys! i want to start by saying THANK you for your prayers for my family, i feel so blessed to have such great blog reader friends who also sent me notes that they were! THANK you all!

Karen and I along with the rest of the Misha LuLu team have been craaazzy  trying to get all our fall 2011 samples done by this Wednesday! we all have literally been driving all around downtown L.A. area picking up stuff, dropping off stuff, making sure everyone has what they need, cutting, making calls, remembering to eat, trying to stay calm and praying allot. 

Days like these i need comfort. nothing speaks comfort to me like boyfriend jeans and t-shirt.

Downtown L.A. has the coolest architecture and the grittiest streets at the same time (i have to do a post on all the old buildings); so basically it's pretty and ugly. a very big contradiction, but that's the city for you.

Yeah i had a few minutes to spare between waiting for a pickup. i'm very silly, me and Zoe have lots of fun being weird. i'm also jumping with joy that the sun is finally out here in California. it's been raining and cold for weeks. it was nice really needing a pair of shades again. and here i borrowed Zoe's aviators from Vans. i quite like them allot; i like it better then the metal version personally.

Jeans: Levi's mens jeans.

T-shirt: heather Alternative Apparel, my favorite type of shirt.

Boots: my original combat boots from the 90's. 

Necklace: silver horse charm, vintage bought from a thrift for $5 buckaroos.

Shades: borrowed from Zoe, Vans.

These two items are always in my hands. a bag full of paper work (this bag also borrowed from Zoe). and on the other hand my phone. 

I'm off to work...

FEEL LIKE A SCHOOL GIRL

Hello Monday! i struggled today to get out of bed, despite that i was looking forward to the morning. i was just meditating on how amazing God is and am so thankful for all the blessings i have big and small. i can easily be feeling overwhelmed just thinking on the amount of things that i need to get done this week, but i chose to focus on how i will work hard to get all done and what a blessing to have all the work i have.

I had been itching to wear this dress which i actually acquired for the store. but i loved it so and just wanted to wear it once to enjoy it before it heads out to a new home. it is still chilly here in Southern California so i paired it with my new favorite knubby sweater cardigan. the only reason the dress is going back into the store is that although i adore it, it just fits a little too snug. maybe one of you lovely readers love it! it will be there soon..

I also felt a bit of a school girl with the dress. i love the plaid which looks to be dyed in the fabric and the silhouette of the dress really fits any figure nicely. button up dresses are so comfortable and so chic at the same time. i wore my cow girl boots with le dress; can't get enough of boots and a dress. i could live in them!

I also like all the little details on the dress. the navy contrast stitching on the collar, the ruffled yoke detail in the front, and the slight puff on the sleeve. the details is what i tend to enjoy most in clothes, especially vintage. 

dress: is a plaid vintage 1970's. (soon to be in shop)

boots: are vintage 1970's cow girl boots with cute stitching detail.

tights: fire red Target

cardigan: vintage 1980's knubby oh so soft cardigan

CRUSHED VELVET AND FLORALS

Woo-Hoo Christmas has now past and gone and we are now looking forward for the new year! can you believe it?! my family has left and it looks like Zoe and I are spending New Years at home. we will be having a Sushi Dinner (Zoe's favorite) and watching the Rose Parade close by our home on the 1st. it was such a rainy week last week and i hoped to do allot more with my family then what we did. but it was definitely great to see them and i put blogging and Bella Vintage updates on the back burner while they were staying with us. my apologies, i will try my hardest not to get so behind in the New Year.


I LOVE blogging so much and have much creativity to pour into my blog in the coming New Year.


I will start this week with a "what i wore post" wearing one of the pieces from le Shop. this will be a new weekly post where i will take my perspective on how i wear vintage garments from my own Shop.


Unfortunately & fortunately due to a hectic weekly schedule i can't always do "modeled" photo shoots but i always want to show the item styled and not only on the model. 




This has become my favorite new wall to shoot at. i am wearing what Zoe calls "my gorilla coat". i love how warm it keeps me, it works!










The heathered blue tights are another favorite. i purchased them at a thrift store over 15 years ago, can you believe they have lasted this long! i don't know the brand but boy i wish they made ALL tights this great quality, sniff*.




I love my flea market girl mushroom necklace. only $5 buckaroo's! you have to go check them out at the Melrose Flea Market or online at their Shop. This was a gift from Carolina owner of flea market girl whom she runs with her husband. i purchased a feather one i need to show with an outfit soon.





{vintage 90's crushed velvet floral dress, found here at le Shop. heathered blue tights purchased at thrift. my so called "gorilla coat" forever 21, thrift purchase. western studded clogs. flea market girl mushroom necklace.}

I hope you all had a blessed Christmas!