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hand across the water

June 20, 2011 38 Comments

and the summer is here! this was the first weekend of the year that i could actually call hot. as in, so hot i wish i had a swimming pool and so hot that it’s basically impossible to stay inside of my sweltering apartment. and of course, i celebrated by wearing yet another sailor-inspired piece of clothing! i swear, half of my summer wardrobe revolves around the sailor motif. anyway, this is actually one of the outfits i wore for my bike video, riding around lake merritt near my house (except i wore flats). it was such a pleasant day that of course half the city was hanging around the water, sitting in the grass, and enjoying the weather.

top: j.crew racerback tank
skirt: vintage sail boat skirt
bag: vintage woven straw tote
shoes: swedish hasbeens braided sky high
sunglasses: rayban rounded wayfarer

cycle chic

filming a bike video

June 19, 2011 18 Comments

if you follow me on twitter or tumblr, you may have seen me posting about a bike video shoot yesterday. basically, i rode around oakland on my bike all day long getting footage for said video. we still have another day of shooting to go, but i’m pretty excited about what we came up with so far. especially since my pal, jon brown, who is filming and editing the video, decided that the best way to film a bike video would be to ride along with me and shoot in motion. the only catch is that you can’t ride and shoot at the same time. his solution came in the form of an xtracycle, which is illustrated in the photo below. he hitched a ride on the back of a bike while my partner, brendan, rode along with me. it must have been a pretty silly sight if you happened to see us ride past!

i have more photos and things to share, but for now i thought i would just show you this teeny tiny sneak peek!

inspiration

weekly roundup

June 18, 2011 10 Comments

milk, rachel photographed for refinery29, street style by mr newton, violette tannenbaum, paulinemma, and marina munoz photographed by phil oh of street peeper. and of course, you can see all of the outfits that caught my eye this past week on my tumblr. enjoy!

my style

setting sun

June 17, 2011 50 Comments

one thing that i love most about the summer season is that it’s still light out at 8:30pm, as was the case when we snapped these photos before a night out. unfortunately, it was a little dark for photos, but i wanted to capture my silly little outfit, which is clearly somewhere between retro flight attendant and daffy duck! the hat is definitely what does it. i scored this darling little topper for only 5 bucks at the flea market. i’m sure it’s seen better days, but i’m happy to give it new life in the form of another cartoonish outfit. sometimes you’re just in the mood to play!

dress: vintage, gift from my mom
shoes: thrifted vintage
hat: vintage, from the alameda flea market
bag: j.w. hulme mini legacy bag
lipstick: ysl fard a levres rouge pur in rosy coral

street style

street style by calivintage!

June 16, 2011 40 Comments

today i am super excited to share my first set of street style photos! i finally overcame my fear of approaching strangers and decided to share some photos of the fashionable ladies i see in my daily life. so if you were every wondering what the bay area girls wear to the alameda flea market, here is a little snapshot for you! i have more images, but i still haven’t figured out exactly how to share them with you! at first, i was thinking that i would just share one photo per post, but then i thought it might be better to share a set since i have so many other posts going on here… maybe i haven’t ironed out the details, but i hope you enjoy the new feature! and expect to see more soon!

my style

the cat’s meow

June 15, 2011 51 Comments

and it’s time for round two of the cat dress! and what better way to style a cat print dress, than with a pair of cat eye sunglasses? and for good measure, let’s throw in some sky high wedges while we’re at it! yep, this look put a little spring in my step and brightened my day with it’s silly, cartoonish quality. always good to add a little dose of humor every once in a while.

speaking of humor, i’ve been catching up on all the episodes of parks & recreation lately. i kept hearing that it was a good show, but just never got around to it until now. so i’ve been overdosing on episodes every chance i get! if you haven’t seen it yet, i highly recommend it!

sweater: j.crew infinity cardigan
dress: leah goren cat print dress
shoes: cÁ©line wedges
bag: j.w. hulme mini legacy bag
sunglasses: tom ford nikita

giveaways

giveaway: win $50 to milk and bread vintage goods!

June 14, 2011 400 Comments

today i am very excited to announce my latest giveaway, courtesy of milk and bread vintage goods! they would like to offer you the opportunity to win a $50 gift certificate good towards anything in the shop! if you aren’t familiar with them, they offer a beautiful selection of seriously affordable vintage home and wardrobe essentials professionally scouted in canada. so go check them out!

to enter, simply visit milk and bread vintage goods and tell us which item is your favorite in the comment section below!

only one entry per person. this offer is open to international readers, so anyone can enter. the winner will be randomly selected and contacted via email on tuesday, june 20.

my style

sail away

June 13, 2011 56 Comments

this weekend, i couldn’t wait to wear my brand new nadinoo dress! the moment i laid eyes on it, i knew it would have to be mine. i see a sailor collar, i have to have it! so this is what i wore sunday for a fun day at the alameda flea market. it’s usually on the first sunday of every month, but because of the rain last weekend, they pushed the date back. and it couldn’t have been a better day for a flea market, with sunny skies and a gentle breeze. i scored some pretty awesome loot including a beautiful blue and purple floral cocktail dress from the 1950s (for only $15?!) and a couple of darling 1960s hats among other things. i also decided to take street style photos of some of the fashionable ladies i saw browsing through the rows of antiques, and got a few really cute shots that i can’t wait to share with you! and in the process, i met a few people who actually read my blog and had some really nice conversations! it really made my day!

then after the flea market me and the boy went back to our neighborhood in oakland and snapped a few pictures by lake merritt. i’ve mentioned it before, but we live about 3 blocks from this lake! i just rarely have photos of it because there are always so many people hanging around and as i was mentioning last week, i just get so shy about taking photos in public. but after having been approaching strangers for street style photos all day, i was feeling pretty gutsy!

dress: nadinoo pixie goes sailing dress
bag: vintage straw tote
shoes: swedish hasbeens braided sky high
sunglasses: tom ford nikita

cycle chic

bikes and babes

June 12, 2011 24 Comments

it’s been a very long while since i did my first bikes and babes post, so today i thought i would share some of my favorites that i’ve accumulated over the past year or so! i actually have enough photos of girls riding bikes that i should probably start another tumblr…

above, claire cottrell shot by jeanna sohn of closet visit for lucky magazine, elizabeth kehl shot by mr newton for elle magazine, and nancy rosenbloom shot for citizen couture.