happy independence day

{top & culottes} Japanese vintage from the 70's {shoes} Cynthia Vincent for Target {sunnies} Luella

Happy July 4th! Hope everyone is having a fun day! I'm celebrating with a mini-grill and bratwurst, plus some dinky little fireworks for later. It's been interesting spending the 4th in Seattle for a change. In LA fireworks are a big no-no, so it has been rather strange seeing stands selling them every where. Since the 4th is a purely American holiday, I decided to be a little cheesy and wear red, white, and blue. The perfect day for some vintage duds that belong at a picnic.

as the flashes blinded us in the photo booth

{dress} Vintage {shoes} BCBG Max Azria {photographed at The Ace Hotel and Swim Club, Palm Springs}

On a recent trip to Palm Springs for a friend's birthday Ten modeled one of her favorite vintage dresses while playing around in the lobby and photo booth of the Ace Hotel. The Ace is pretty much my favorite hotel ever because it always feels like summer camp for adults. The second photo is pretty indicative of Ten's personality and why we're best friends. We're both goofs, and if you get us together we're even goofier. It was a fun weekend in sweltering desert heat, thank goodness for the pool and floaty little vintage dresses!

cherez la femme

{top} vintage sailor top from Wasteland {skirt} Dear Creatures- high-waisted ruffle top sailor skirt {shoes} Forever 21- patent t-strap mary-janes {glasses} Vintage- model's own {model} Ten Terrell {styling} Me

"These glasses belong to a dead person," Ten says darkly. Then she cracks a smile, the sort that is reminiscent of the sun breaking through the clouds. "Sometimes I think of vintage rather morbidly." She struts down the street discovering secret gates and wild flowers. Her look is equal parts quirky gal and vintage gamine (think Jane Birkin meets Zoey Deschanel's title character from "500 Days of Summer"). "What if the glasses are magic," she proposes, "vintage things always seem to possess a mysterious quality. Perhaps I can see the future, or maybe just the past."

Stoked on Summer at Space 1520

{fig.1} Hollywood street style {fig.2} Perusing the art in the gallery space {fig.3} Surfer/skater boys strike a pose {fig.4} In front of the Amoeba Records window in a tropical vintage dress from Popkiller Silverlake.

Possibly one of the latest posts ever, I came across photos from last summer's Foam Magazine event at Space 1520 and decided it was finally time to post them. I guess there's no better way to get geared up for summer, than by thinking California surf chic. The photography featured in the gallery space was evocative of just that feeling. Dreamy photos of surfers braving waves on lazy summer mornings lined the walls along with pictures of models posing with perfectly tousled beach hair. Time to get stoked for summer!

Downtown LA Artwalk

{fig.1} Ten in front of Poplock Gallery wearing a vintage dress and Madewell belt {fig.2} Artwalk style- Isabelle poses in head-to-toe vintage and rad ripped tights