Thursday, March 1, 2012

Utterly Engaged Leap Day Party

These last couple of days I have spent hunched over my sewing machine, frantically trying to finish two dresses that Ali and I planned to wear to the Utterly Engaged Leap Day party for wedding designers, vendors, photographers and bloggers. After working out the kinks in my back, we got our networking faces on and checked out the tablescape design competitions. The event was held at the Pandora on Green in pasadena which is a great blank-space venue and was filled with awesome creative happy people...Here's a taste of our leap day fun :)

Enjoy





Our Dare to Leap Projects:
To make memories for others...
To make people happy in what they are wearing...



 Tablescape Details.




The finished product.



DJ and photobooth





Ali being a great model :)







Incredibly cool Tablescape complete with antlers, succulents and burlap.



Ali hard at work



I feel small.











Friday, February 10, 2012

Newest obsession

Dear Friends,

My latest obsession has kept me busy, tearing, shredding, dyeing, painting, studding and sewing vintage levi's and turning them into something bright and new. My work space is strewn with the discarded legs of jeans and my bathtub has taken on a pinkish hue but it all seems to be worth it. Be on the lookout for my etsy shop hopefully coming soon :)

Enjoy
J



Vintage Levi's. Teal with Cascade studs





Vintage Levi's with Vintage Crochet Applique


Vintage Ralph Lauren Jean, Purple with teal Native Print





Vintage Levi's Pink with Gold Studs

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Men of Style

I feel as though I am long overdue in a tribute to the Male Icons of Style. So without further a due..I give you part 1 in the "Men of Style; Both Real and fictional"...in no particular order.

Enjoy

ADRIENNE BRODY

 Always looks dapper and yet unique. Usually pairing clean lines with a modern cut, his look says timelessly elegant yet still incredibly hip.


AL CAPONE


He may have been a gangster but he sure new how to dress...perfectly put together 3 piece suits...criminals these days need to take a que from the mob king. 


JOHNNY DEP


Completely reliant on his own personal sense of style, Johnny Depp has become a style icon precisely because he stays true to himself. His attire says gypsy, ex patriot artist, free spirit and its for that that we love him.


SEAN CONNERY



Whether playing Bond or simply just himself Sean Connery is the epitome of suave. I mean, who else can pull off those tiny shorts? 


THE RAT PACK


Now there's a group of men who knew how to dress...no matter the drunken debauchery that occurred on or off stage they kept their look clean and together. 


TOM WOLFE
This author know what he likes and sticks with it. He purchased his first white suit in 1962 and has carried on wearing this uniform since. In his words, " the outfit disarms the people he observes, making him, in their eyes, "a man from Mars, the man who didn't know anything and was eager to know."


BOB DYLAN
The original hipster. 



STEVE MCQUEEN


One of my all time favorites. The king of quintessential cool. McQueen took classic American pieces and pulled them off in a rugged, masculine way.His arsenal included aviators, slim-cut tailored suits, sport coats, zip-up windbreakers, khakis, button-downs in pale colors, V-neck sweaters, and shawl-collared cardigans, as well as polo shirts. However he looked just as at home in an impecably tailored suit as he did in his racing gear.




Thursday, January 26, 2012

Winter Red

Dear Friends,

Happy New Year! I know I am late in these felicitations but I've been so busy building my portfolio and job hunting that I don't even feel as if the new year has even started. Ali and I made a new years resolution to start planning out our photo shoots a bit more instead of just going somewhere on a whim and winging it the way we usually do. But of course our first planned shoot of the new year did not go as planned...at all. We were simply just having an off day as is inevitable in the creative fields. But still we made the best of it and pulled off some good shots none the less. As always, check out Ali's blog for all she's been up to!

Happy thursday.























Sweater: Romwe
Lace Shorts: LF
Boots: Steve Madden
Necklace: Verabel on etsty
Bracelets: Vintage
Rings: Vintage