We Spotted: Red Carpet Vintage Fashion Show

On Saturday, myself and Blogger/ Designer Vanessa of SweetLeigh attended the Art Institute of California-Hollywood's Red Carpet Vintage Fashion Show which celebrated 20 years of student design. Although the city was covered for the most part of the day with June Gloom, it in no way impeded upon the crispness of the show.

Held on the rooftop of the parking structure, guest were treated to an amazing 360 degree view of Los Angeles, in addition to a beautiful white runway lined with covered seating. From my previous experience attending school fashion shows, I was utterly impressed with the professional set up, coverage and marketing of the event. With students contributing to all aspects of the show: from the brochure, to set design, photography, even catering, in no way did I feel as if amateurs had a hand in the show. Clearly, AI is all about quality.

Having positive first impressions setting precedence and a body moving soundtrack of music (which I wish was for sale) being played, I was so ready to see what was in store for us.

Take a front row look at the slide show, and you be the judge...

While I thoroughly enjoyed almost every look that graced the runway, by far my favorite designers were: Angela Fuentes with her 1930's inspired collection that screamed San Francisco; Florianne Magcawas' cream, butter and lemon colored 1950's jacket, skirt, and frocks; Tam Kalajian 1950's inspired wedding dresses of varied lengths with enormous bow detailing; and all of the 1960's designers, Jiyai Cao, Fernanda del Martin Campo, and Mae Ballares, but especially Alison Magrane's punchy hot pink, lime green, black and white mod collection which looked to be fashioned from oil cloth.

LP&S!

Irene

Many Thanks to Event Manager Adam Lenehan for accommodations!

Located: 5250 Lankersheim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601 (877) 468-6232
For further information about the event and upcoming events visit AI News& Events

Mother Knows Best!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you fabulous Mom's out there!

We decided to do a very special post as a tribute to the women who gave birth to the two awesome chicks that run this blog! Our Mom's were tasked with styling an outfit for the both of us without any of our input. Here's our BIG reveal....

We Spotted: Irene's picks for Spring/ Summer

I'm a hopeless romantic, so it's befitting that I wear my heart on my sleeve or rather my bangles, necklaces, rings, and earrings! As we transition from Spring into Summer, I will be seen wearing two of my fave pastels: Lilac and Peach. Not only are these colors very complimentary to one another, but they just look so darn effortlessly sweet and romantic. Try mixing and matching prints in these hues if you're the daring uber fashionable type or stick with solid pieces like the dresses featured above and play around with your accessories. The best thing about Lilac and Peach is they flatter all skins tones, but look especially fab on us bronze beauties!

LP&S!
Irene

*For further tips, here's an awesome vid by Youtube blogger Destiny Godley:
Peach Coral and Orange Lips

"Kiss my petals and weave me through a dream"~ Minnie Riperton Le Fleurs

Putting the "I" in Fashion!

My fashion journey began at a time when my main writing utensils were a fat blue pencil and Crayola's. Coming from the genes of two very creative and fashionable parents, my apple never fell from the tree! I love fashion. Simple as that. If anything, it's all I know for sure and what I know best. My sense of style reflects my eclectic personality and background. I rely on one of a kind pieces and quirky touches to stand out from the crowd, or classic styling to "blend in with & compliment" my surroundings.

For the most part, people have no qualms telling you what they love about fashion. I find it really easy to do myself. I mean how can you not love beautiful clothes and the freedom to express yourself while wearing them? However, I feel that if you truly love something you can acknowledge it's faults equally, which brings me to why I'm contributing to this blog... I believe fashion still has a long way to go in displaying equal and accurate representation of it's true community, be it ethnicity or size. Fashion is influenced by the world over from people of different shapes sizes colors and backgrounds and it's my intention to capture their contributions and bring them to all of you...

LP&S!
Irene

*Presently studying Fashion Merchandising, Fashionite, Desires to be a Designer (although I cannot sew), 3rd Generation Thrifter, Stylist, Food & Wine Addict, Artist and Writer