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lake berryessa

January 17, 2011 49 Comments

a while back, brendan and i were browsing around the web looking at silly top ten lists of natural wonders of the world, mysterious locales, and whatnot. one of the unusual locations that we read about was lake berryessa, which just so happens to be two hours north of where we live. it’s a reservoir formed by the monticello dam and is the water source for the region. but most notably, it is the site of an enormous spillway, referred to as “the glory hole.” it’s basically a giant drain that prevents the lake from overflowing. so we headed out to check out this mysterious glory hole.

after driving along windy roads for what seemed like forever, we found the monticello dam! unfortunately for us, the water level was so low that spillway wasn’t draining water like we had hoped. it was just a really big cement hole. but here are some pictures of what it looks like when it’s actually doing what it was designed to do. i don’t know that we’ll go back because it’s not a particularly interesting locale, but it was a fun weekend adventure! and we snapped a few photos to remember that we were there.

coat: asos trench coat
dress: asos broderie anglaise dress
tights: tabio 110 denier tights
shoes: vintage cut out oxfords
glasses: karen walker

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hearts and flowers

December 31, 2010 53 Comments

i don’t usually set out to dress super girly, but sometimes the mood just hits me. and i’d like to think that my short hair cut allows me to go over-the-top feminine without looking too much like a creepy doll. i recently bought this silly dress with strategically placed hearts after i had spent months lusting over a particular vivetta blouse with the same motif. while the vivetta blouse was a bit pricey for the sake of experimentation, this dress seemed like a nice compromise. it took me about a month to muster up the courage to actually wear it, but i finally found myself in the mood to try. since the dress makes quite the statement, i decided to keep everything else simple and monochromatic. but just as i was about to step out for the day, this floral headband by lou lou loves you peered it’s pretty petals out from the top of my shelf. lou lou was kind enough to send this to me over the summer, but somehow it was another one of those pieces that managed to elude me for far too long! so here i am decked out in hearts and flowers, ready to ring in the new year like a silly little cupid.

headband: lou lou loves you

dress: tofu dress

tights: tabio 110 denier tights

shoes: jeffrey campbell platform mary janes

coat: nick & mo swing coat

brooch: vintage hand brooch, gift from my mom

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for the boys: my brother’s outfit

December 28, 2010 35 Comments

bonus round! yesterday i told you that i was only able to document one of my outfits while on vacation in southern california last week. but i was able to get another outfit post… of my little brother, devin! ok, so maybe he’s not so little anymore, but he will always be my little bro, even if he is all grown up. and i just had to share one of his outfits with you because he really is a rather dapper gentleman, don’t you think? i like that it’s a casual outfit with refined basics that’s deliberate, but not over-styled. we actually email each other back and forth and discuss menswear at length. he even has a secret website where he keeps a visual catalog of all his favorite pieces. i keep trying to convince him to make it public or start his own blog!

anyway, i may have gotten a bit carried away snapping lots of photos, but it was kinda fun to be the person behind the camera for a change. and i really enjoyed capturing the suburban landscape of the town where i grew up. this particular location is the 1950’s apartment complex where my dad lives. note the foliage: lots of succulents and orange trees.

jacket: j.crew langham jacket

shirt: j.crew selvedge chambray shirt

jeans: levi’s vintage clothing 1947 501’s

cap: surplus store wool cap

socks: smartwool

shoes: 1901 carson bucks

here he is making fun of silly blogger poses. i explained to him that a foot turned inwards shows off the side of the shoe.

devin makes lots of silly faces.

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cape time

December 27, 2010 43 Comments

and i’m back from my holiday trip to southern california. i was there for a few days visiting my family in my home town of redlands. we stuffed ourselves with tamales and had good times watching movies, opening presents, and enjoying each others’ company. before i left, i sorta had this vision of taking lots of photos for the blog, but once i was there, i found myself a bit too involved in family affairs to sneak away for photo shoots. so this is the only outfit i was able to document during my trip. it was a simple comfy outfit for a day spent eating far too much christmas candy and cookies. and pretty much the entire time i was there, i would throw on my trusty new wool cape. it was a very sweet gift from my lovely boyfriend. he drove all the way to monterey to the pendleton store to get me some blankets for christmas and when he saw this cape, he thought i would like it, but just wasn’t sure. when i opened up the gift, he kept telling me that i could return it if i didn’t like it! suffice to say it’s already gotten a lot of good use! such a sweetheart.

fur: vintage fur, gift from my mom

cape: pendleton wool cape, gift from my boyfriend

dress: mascarpone dress from modcloth

tights: tabio 150 denier ribbed tights

shoes: jeffrey campbell platform mary janes

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up to no good

December 20, 2010 25 Comments

a couple of weeks ago, i spent the day with nicole of fashion forestry. we met up for breakfast at boogaloos before heading over to the deco sale where we both scored some incredible vintage pieces and generally had a blast rummaging through vintage clothing for a good part of the day. after that, we went out for dinner at tommy’s joynt, before heading over to some of the very interesting dive bars in her neighborhood where good times were had by all. these are just a few of the photos we snapped during our evening adventures. if you were ever curious as to what i do when i’m not snapping outfit photos, this is some of it. i would write an explanation, but i think i’ll let the pictures do the talking…

i was wearing:
vintage snoopy cap that i bought at the deco sale
nick & mo swing coat from modcloth
j.crew infinity cardigan
alice + olivia linen dress from gilt groupe
tabio 150 denier ribbed tights
vintage salvatore ferragamo bow flats
cambridge satchel from modcloth

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two years

December 17, 2010 60 Comments

i kinda can’t believe it myself, but december 15th marked the two year anniversary of calivintage.

above are twelve outfit pictures, each from every month in the past year. it’s a little hard to look back without getting incredibly sappy about the whole thing because it’s honestly been an amazing experience. when i started calivintage, i never could have imagined in my wildest dreams that my blog would become my hobby, my full-time job, and then launch me into a career in the fashion industry. the way things have been going, who knows what the future will hold? all i know is that i’ve been loving every moment of it, and i am so thankful to all of my readers for supporting me over the past two years. i couldn’t have done it without you. thank you! you guys are awesome.

now onto year three….

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astral weeks

December 13, 2010 167 Comments

on sunday, me and the boy went for a drive up north to occidental and bodega bay. we know of a super secret and totally awesome scenic road that leads out to the ocean from occidental, and we’ve been going for little day trips up there for years. the views are epic, but on this particular day, it was insanely foggy, lending a completely different feel to one of our usual haunts. while we were playing on the rocks and snapping pictures, brendan insisted that it looked like a photo shoot for a van morrison album, hence the title of this post.

after having our fun driving along the winding roads and checking out the scenery, we stopped in at a delicious german restaurant and stuffed ourselves with decadent meat dishes and dark beers, before heading home and ending our evening at the movies. we went to see black swan. i won’t spoil it for you, but i will say that it is amazingly good, despite the fact that i have been cringing a little at the memory of certain scenes…

hat: vintage wool hat from mars mercantile
fur: vintage fur stole from my mom
coat: the swing of things coat from modcloth
dress: mascarpone dress from modcloth
tights: tabio 150 denier ribbed tights
bag: cambridge satchel from modcloth

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these colors

November 24, 2010 27 Comments

today i had a bit of fun mixing colors. i bought this vintage 1940’s black and orange dress last year, but i’ve only worn it a couple of times. i think the challenge is that it’s, well, black and orange. definitely appropriate for halloween. also appropriate for celebrating the giants winning the world series. but the rest of the year, i find it challenging to work with this particular color. i’ve been living in these super warm olive green tights, so i sorta just threw them on as an afterthought, but you know what? green is a really nice compliment to orange, especially this muted shade. so here’s to continuing experiments with color!

hm. and now that i think of it, this orange color has got me craving some pumpkin pie! i haven’t had a slice yet this year, and i’ve got quite the hankering. and i have two little pumpkins sitting in my kitchen just waiting for the transformation. never made a pumpkin pie from scratch before, but i think i’m gonna try. ah yes, don’t we all love a good excuse to sit around eating food all day?

cardigan: madewell cardiff cardigan

dress: vintage 1940’s rayon dress from mercy vintage in oakland

tights: tabio 150 denier ribbed tights

shoes: vintage salvatore ferragamo bow flats

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a neighborhood stroll

November 22, 2010 58 Comments

it feels like it’s been such an awfully long time since i’ve done a post out in the world rather than on my little rooftop! so today i decided to take you on a little walk around my neighborhood in oakland and show you a few sights. on this particular day, we woke up late and lazy, and strolled over to one of our favorite breakfast spots, lynn and lu’s escapade cafe. it’s a little hole-in-the-wall with really good prices for the bay area (think: $7.95 for eggs benedict!), and they have the nicest staff in the world. they come by every 10 seconds to fill up your mug of coffee and your food usually arrives in what feels like 2 minutes! also: on our walk to get brunch, we passed by this silly mural, but when i went over to get my picture in front of it, i spotted a black cat in the window with dreamy green eyes. as you can see, i was just a little excited…

as far as my clothes, i’m wearing two brand new pieces that came in the mail last week, and i can officially say that i’m addicted to shopping at asos online. this mustard yellow trench coat could pass off as vintage, and the knit sweater dress is now the most comfortable dress in my closet. i want to wear them both every single day, which is a sign of a good purchase.

coat: asos yellow trench coat

dress: asos peter pan collar sweater dress

tights: tabio 150 denier ribbed tights

shoes: vintage salvatore ferragamo bow flats

bag: felix rey clutch from swirl

sunglasses: karen walker

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decadence

November 15, 2010 54 Comments

today i got dressed up all fancy-like in my fur stole, benetton sweater, and pretty new black lace dress. for the past several months, i feel as though i’ve gotten away from more feminine looks such as this one, but recently i’ve been getting more excited about layering sweaters and cardigans with pretty vintage (or vintage-inspired) dresses, warm tights, and tall heels. something about this particular look made me feel especially rich and decadent and it offered me an air of sophistication for the day (at least in my head!).

now that i’m on the hunt for more vintage dresses, i decided to check out the local vintage boutiques over the weekend with the hopes of scoring some new loot! but alas, i went home empty handed without even a simple cardigan to show for it. i feel like i sometimes talk about scoring vintage like it’s no big thing. but it’s amazing how much of a challenge it really can be to find good vintage dresses that are not only pretty, but that actually fit. good thing i’ll always have next weekend!

fur: thrifted vintage fur stole, gift from my mom

sweater: thrifted vintage benetton sweater

dress: black lace dress from modcloth

shoes: jeffrey campbell platform mary janes

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