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mi familia: perez

July 12, 2012 13 Comments

calivintage: my grandparents

over the weekend, i took the long drive down to southern california to visit family in redlands. my mom and aunt have been building the family tree and learning about our ancestry, so naturally, our history was a big topic of discussion while i was there. my grandparents were both born in redlands only a few blocks away from each other. they’ve now been married for almost 60 years. my grandmother laughed and joked that the secret to a long relationship is lots of fighting and lots of making up. she said that without love, you wouldn’t fight, and you wouldn’t find yourselves making up over and over again.

i asked them if they’d pose for a portrait in front of their house, and couldn’t help but sneak in a few candid shots between their stern, old school portrait poses. gilbert “jerry” perez and evalina roque perez.

you can view more posts featuring my beautiful family right here.

calivintage: my grandparents

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outfit: wavy gravy

July 11, 2012 26 Comments

oh hello! i just got back from a quick weekend trip to visit my family in southern california. i didn’t take a ton of photos, but i promise to be share the few snapshots i did take while i was there. the weather was hot (reaching highs in the 90s), and it was good to see family and familiar places from my past.

but before we get into that, i thought i’d catch up and share an outfit from last week. and yes, it’s another shift dress! no matter how hard i try to stay away from this almost universally unflattering form, i find myself collecting these shapeless dresses and wearing them more often than i care to admit. though i’ve certainly shared a good portion of my ever-growing collection on my blog (see here). they’re just so easy and comfortable, and they evoke that playful 1960s spirit that i love so much. they also have a tendency to create phantom belly bumps and emphasized arms… but, try as i might, i’m still an absolute sucker for a shift dress and don’t think i’ll be giving up the habit any time soon!

dress: tocca envelope dress
shoes: rachel antonoff for bass sandals
bag: j.w. hulme mini legacy bag
bracelet: giantlion
lipstick: nars schiap
nail polish: opi polish courtesy of glossybox

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outfit: hazy days

July 2, 2012 37 Comments

had another relaxed weekend spent balancing house chores with mini excursions. spent saturday tending to the apartment and trying to fancy things up a bit. we’ve lived in our little spot in oakland for almost 4 years now, which is pretty hard to imagine. when we first moved in, we didn’t do much in the way of decorating because we didn’t want to get attached to a place that might just turn out to be temporary. i guess it’s not quite such a temporary space any more, but we still struggle to really embrace it as our own, probably because it’s a rental. but recently we’ve felt the desire to see what we could make out of this space, so we’ve been tidying and rearranging and doing our best to decorate. my biggest project of the day was getting refinishing an old wood table in our living room by hand. i sweated it out, but my reward for the end of the day was a trip into the city for the refinery29 sf one year anniversary party held in the hipstamatic headquarters, which left me with some pretty serious office envy.

and on sunday, i cleaned my closet/office (yes, one room in my apartment is basically dedicated to my blog, yikes!) and can finally see the floor again under all of those piles of shoes and clothes. we still wanted to get a little bit of time outdoors, so we drove out east to walnut creek where it was actually sunny, and then made our way to the lafayette reservoir just in time to snap a few photos before watching the sun set behind the hills.

dress: steven alan mimsy dress
bag: thrifted vintage dooney & bourke
shoes: vintage salvatore ferragamo vara flats
bracelet: academy jewelry cuff

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outfit: backyard

June 25, 2012 34 Comments

this weekend kept me pretty close to home cleaning the apartment and doing loads and loads of laundry that have been piling up for who knows how long! so instead of heading out of town to go swimming in lakes or camping in the woods, i kept my adventures close to home. on sunday, brendan and i drove out to “house sit” for his parents with a car full of laundry and not much else to do. so we laid out in the back yard on a quilt in the grass between cycles, and i played dress up in my new lauren moffatt dress. nothing like laundry day as an excuse to put on something fancy in order to clean every last machine washable item in your wardrobe.

laying out on a blanket in their very well-manicured yard with the setting sun filtering in through the trees felt like such a treat. it made me start to feel a little itch to someday have my own yard, or for that matter, even my own house! apartment living is pretty swell, but sometimes i dream about how nice it would be to have a little place with a yard and a dog and a washing machine and all of those silly conveniences.

dress: lauren moffatt car song dress from modcloth
shoes: vintage salvatore ferragamo vara flats
sunglasses: karen walker number six
lipstick: make up for ever rouge artist intense in bright orange
nail polish: essie orange, it’s obvious

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calivintage + audrey grace boutique lookbook

June 19, 2012 16 Comments

calivintage + audrey grace lookbook

i’m sure if you were online yesterday, you noticed a flood of beautiful photography centered around the launch of audrey grace boutique! and today i’d like to share a peek at my own little project shooting a lookbook for the boutique which debuted yesterday on racked.com! they have the exclusive first look, so you’ll have to head on over to the article to see the rest of the photos, and then mosey on over to audrey grace boutique for plenty of sweet summer dresses.

i normally just shoot my usual outfit photos on weekend days, so it was fun to try something new and concept out an entire shoot. since it was a special occasion, i asked my incredibly talented friend diane vo to take the photos. it was fun to collaborate on the project, and it turned out to not only be a successful shoot, but a very pleasant daylong adventure in the berkeley hills. we shot in the uc berkeley botanical gardens, the regional parks botanic garden in tilden, and on the side of the road near a golf course in the hills, haha. i also brought along my pal jon brown who may or may not have shot some experimental film for a video that is possibly in the works! i also have a bunch more “outtakes” that i promise to share soon!

calivintage + audrey grace lookbook

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outfit: endless summer

June 18, 2012 34 Comments

ok, i suppose it isn’t officially summer for a few more days, but the last few weeks have certainly felt like it to me! the weather is warm, all of the school kids are out for the summer and roaming the streets, and my favorite swimming spots are filled with families soaking up the sun. i’ve been making my best effort to take it easy on the weekends, avoiding work like the plague and spending as many hours as possible lounging around outdoors with some sort of summery cocktail in hand. most weekends have been pretty casual when it comes to outfits, but yesterday i decided to step up my summer game just a little bit in my new carven pinafore. i’d been drooling over this acid yellow dress for over a year, hoping that by some strange series of events, it would somehow be mine. dreaming about owning this little gem actually led me to make a concerted effort to lay off the spending and to save up a little for more special pieces. having said that, i still waited for it to go on super sale at net-a-porter before taking the plunge. me and this dress, we’re gonna have some fun times this summer, haha.

pinafore: carven resort 2012 cotton-twill dress
top: whit cropped stripe t-shirt
shoes: vintage salvatore ferragamo vara flats
tote: fieldguided endless summer tote
sunglasses: raen optics flowers by alex knost sunglasses
lipstick: make up for ever rouge artist intense in bright orange

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lake del valle

June 11, 2012 61 Comments

calivintage: lake del valle

today i thought i’d share a few (ok, way more than a few) photographs of a favorite weekend getaway spot. the bay area summers are just a little too chilly for my taste, so we’ve made it a habit of driving east for about 45 minutes to lake del valle where it’s usually 10 – 20 degrees warmer and we get to enjoy real summer weather. so on saturday, we packed up the essentials: picnic blanket, towels, sunscreen, and headed out for a lazy day spent eating sammiches, drinking champagne, and floating around in the cool water.

it was also the perfect opportunity to give my new swimsuit a test drive. i’m not usually able to wear a two piece because most tops are just too flimsy for me, and i can’t actually fit a regular size range of small, medium, or large. so i was pretty excited to find this retro little number at my work that comes in a range of cup sizes and actually fits! ok, it may be a teensy bit snug, but i’ve decided to grace you all with my booty anyhow, haha! i recently read this cute article about getting a “perfect beach body” and really liked the resounding message to, “just go to the damn beach and enjoy yourself already.” so that’s just what i’m doing!

swimsuit: frÁ¤ulein annie reversible top and bottoms from modcloth
sunglasses: karen walker number six
accessories: market backpack from brook farm general store and pendleton throw with leather carrier

calivintage: lake del valle

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outfit: secret garden

June 6, 2012 36 Comments

these photos were taken on sunday after laying in the grass at the morcom rose garden by my house. i had a belly full of egg sammiches and champagne spiked with pomegranate juice, and may have dozed off in the grass for a little bit before snapping these pictures… so that is indeed the look of pure bliss on my face, haha. it was a warm day, so i jumped at the chance to pull on an easy sun dress and immediately ran for this family affairs dress! nina sent it over as a surprise gift a few months back just in time for me to take it with my on my trip to hawaii, but despite the fact that i had to resist wearing it every single day that i was there, i never managed to get any good photos of it! so i was happy that we were finally graced with a day warm enough for me to wear it!

dress: family affairs clyde dress
shoes: worishofer sandals
bag: vintage jute tote
sweater: thrifted vintage cable knit cardigan
glasses: bonlook jungle chic

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outfit: conquering the weekend

June 4, 2012 33 Comments

i know that weekends are meant for enjoying, but they really can be quite stressful. i have two days to accomplish all of the things that i can’t do during the week, and usually have a list of things to do that is nearly impossible to complete in just 48 hours. the weekends come and go, and i always feel like i’m playing catch-up, trying to remind myself of all of the things i have to do next weekend: the car needs an oil change, i still haven’t gone to the bank, for that matter, the car needs new tires, the refrigerator is empty, etc, etc.

but every one once-in-a-while, i have one of those glorious weekends where i somehow manage to conquer a huge to-do list with several hours left to actually relax. perhaps there was some cosmic alignment because i really did have a very fulfilling few days. went out on friday night for a mall date with brendan and saw moonrise kingdom. woke up bright and early on saturday to go to the farmer’s market and buy fresh, local produce. then headed out to get new tires for my little junker of a car. and finally got that oil change! and since we were out in a suburban town that i rarely visit (san leandro), we did some exploring and happened upon a little thrift store filled with vintage gems, everything was $5 or less, score! then we came back home to lounge in the grass at the morcom rose garden until the sun turned to shade and we had to run back home for sweaters. we sat drinking beer and talking about anything and everything, and took a late night stroll around the neighborhood before calling it a night. on sunday, we cleaned the apartment (it was a pig sty), and planned out home-cooked meals for the entire week. picked up more groceries, and packed a picnic for another evening laying in the grass at the rose garden. the late afternoon sun was so dreamy and serene, and i managed to take a deep breath and watch the sun go down and the weekend come to a close.

top: madewell indigo ink pocket tee
sweater: thrifted vintage cable knit cardigan
skirt: madewell silk dotty passenger skirt
bag: vintage jute tote
shoes: bass wayfarer
glasses: bonlook jungle chic
ring: datter golden watchful eye ring
brooch: vintage plastic dachshund pin from the flea market
liptick: make up for ever rouge artist intense in bright orange
nail polish: essie clambake

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outfit: action slacks

May 31, 2012 33 Comments

just a few snaps from a walk around my neighborhood on a particularly sunny day. this is another one of those outfits that i wear pretty often, but don’t usually photograph. i could live in these jeans if i could get away with it because they’re super soft and stretchy with a perfect high rise. i remember when i was in high school, i used to have this pair of men’s action slacks. they were comfort jeans for old men that had a tab waist with stretch denim. i was a skinny kid and they were regular men’s sizes, so wore them slung awkwardly at my hips, but i just loved them because they were this perfect baby blue. now i just like to refer to all of my stretch jeans as action slacks, though i suppose these are slightly more fashionable…

top: equipment sailor blouse
jeans: j brand maria
shoes: thrifted vintage loafers
sunglasses: ray-ban round wayfarer
lipstick: nars heat wave

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