ShoeMint 1 Year Anniversary Brunch [Nov. 10]

[Aran Kim's Photo]

[Aran Kim's Photo]

[Aran Kim's Photo]

[Aran Kim's Photo]

ShoeMint celebrated their one year anniversary on November 10, 2012 at Laurel Hardware in West Hollywood, CA. My team and I did an amazing job with setting up the brunch didn't we! It looks so beautiful, to see my work in beautifully captured photos and to say HARD WORK PAYS OFF! It was an amazing day, nice little breeze to have the bunting sway in the trees, and to meet some lovely people.

I just want to say, as a young woman who is trying to find her way, anything is possible if you put the effort in, to never give up. And with Thanksgiving coming soon, I AM THANKFUL FOR THE PEOPLE I HAVE IN MY LIFE!

Elegance

Can't get over this style right now...

hats hats hats!

A woman in a hat, just enough to cover up those mysterious eyes and those red lips pulling you in wanting more to figure out who this woman is. I feel that wearing a hat and red lips is very french in a way, very vintage, and very mysterious. It brings out elegance, your aura is glowing with confidence and privacy. I will have to admit, it is hard wearing a hat when it is windy because it will fly away, but don't you want that to happen? On a beautiful sunny day, the wind blows your hat, you try to catch it down the street, but decide to just laugh it off and join back with your friends saying "someone else will have to pull off hats in their life!" And now you are carefree with no more roles to play. THAT's how hats make me feel ;)

Outfit #4 [Aran]

JULES CAME BACK TO CALI! For the time being that is. So we decided to take some photos, having to go to LA for no apparent reason, we finally ended up in Long Beach, Ca. As we happened to just drive and drive and drive, we saw smashed cans glittering on the freeway (in awe a photo was not captured), traffic, traffic, traffic, mexican sports bar, and million dollar homes with dogs the size of a pony. And we just happened to stumble upon this beautiful wall, doorway, arch as we were driving in Long Beach. 

Outfit: Vintage leather skirt, Gray crop tee, modernized army jacket, vintage clutch. 

(Been in this vintage mood, I am becoming nostalgic. The music, the fashion, the lifestyle, communications, readings, everything from the 1920's-1940's)

outfit no. 11 [ jules ]

Just a quick outfit detail from last night from Lincoln Center/the Empire Hotel. 

I didn't take many photographs since I was more focused on having a good time. I spent part of the night on the rooftop of the Empire Hotel at the 'Liberty Belle Spectacular' which was a vintage themed party (I just wanted to be comfortable in the heat hence the shorts and top). It was SUPER packed and hot! I enjoyed some great jazz & people watching in all their outfits! Then the other part was spent lying out in Lincoln Center, followed by some late night Thai food. 

Hope everyone enjoyed their Fourth of July (in the US)!

Victory Americana

Moschino Spring 2011

Zac Posen Resort 2013

More Moschino here and below

As I sit here in the middle of the night thinking about what to wear for 4th of July (I'm going to a vintage 30s/40s themed event... ideas?), I can only wish our wardrobe could be like some of the images depicted from the 40s. I love fashion with a purpose & that reflects heavily on the time. Victory suits + victory rolls are trends that defined a large chunk of the 1940s because of WWII. So much came out of fashion & the image of women during this time when everything was scarce & rationed.

Fashion that preservers and redefines

(& we see it echoed again & again on current runways - now that's strength & longevity!)

Hope everyone in the States has a Happy & Safe 4th!!!

images via: style.com, geraldine saglio, 1940s-fashion.com, brimblesworld.blogspot, clarabelleblog.com, keepyourpeckerup.wordpress, thingsididntbuythatilove.com, elle.com, schelay.blogspot, swingfashionista.com, weheartvintage.co