Walkin' on Sunshine

 It’s early June. The start to a 3-month period of pure bliss otherwise known as: summer time. The sun is beaming in the sky, begging you to come out and play. You think there’s nothing better than a walk down the avenue to end your day.  And even though the sun will go down in a few hours, the fog hasn’t rolled in for once, and it’s still beautiful out. Blue skies, sunshine, and two adorable puppies by your side – what more could you want? Well maybe just the perfect shoes to help you celebrate the occasion of course!

Lori’s Shoes contacted us to guest blog for them and we were lucky enough to be given the sweetest sandal wedges you could possibly imagine. 

And in piping hot red to boot!

Follow the read more to see the whole shoot.

Think Pink

 I have been obsessed with the color pink lately, all shades of it really. And ever since I saw that picture from Fashion week of That Girl in the hot pink suit I knew I needed to find some perfectly Pink pieces.  Then one day out of the blue, at my local Anthropologie a woman returned this hot pink chiffon maxi skirt in my size. And yup, you guessed it I snatched it right up.

Camilla and I went shopping in Santa Monica this past Friday and stopped off at Zara for some great finds. 

Wearing her new eyelet cropped cami from Free People and denim shirt and jeans from Urban Outfitters.

We found this amazing pink dress and shoes. 

If you are wondering why Camilla is covered in band aids, it's because she took a tumble on her bike, her last week at school.

  Camilla ended up buying these perfect fitting hot pink pants.

And I found the pink blazer I had been looking for in a cotton pique fabric so it almost looks a bit vintage.

 I am also loving my new Navy Leather Jacket my husband picked up for me last weekend at the Alpine Stars sample sale

Sorry, but we had to end by putting up this video from the movie Funny Face.

It was a little too fitting for the post and Kay Thompson's character as the editor of a high fashion magazine was most obviously inspired by Diana Vreeland of Vogue.  

Funny Face 1957

Have a great week

XX

White Swan

 "I felt it - perfect. It was perfect..."

-Nina, Black Swan

Inspired by the movie "Black Swan" we wanted to do our own interpretation of  White Swan using the winter beach sky.

During the winter months, the sunsets are some of the most intense. As the sun goes down on the horizon there is a small amount of time that the light hits the sand first turning the beach from the dark, gloomy, cold winter into a radiating warmth of light. As you feel the sun hit your body it awakens the spirit as if you are being reborn. 

  

In order to capture the light just right we grabbed Emmett after school as our assistant. When we arrived at the beach we were a gasp at the beauty, even though we sometime take it for granted.

As I started to to shoot Camilla on the soft sand, Emmett kept saying that we needed to go down into the water because the reflection of the sun on the water was perfect. I was hesitant at first because it was so cold and the water even colder. But, he was right and Camilla, as always, loved getting right into the water and wet sand. Emmett and I took turns with the camera and light disc reflector trying to capture the beauty as we both saw it.

Lace mock turtleneck and silver bralette by Free People, 

blush dress from LF boutique, Leggings Anthropologie

Headband from Urban Outfitters.

XX Valerie and Camilla

Little Things

Here's a few pieces our favorite jewelry. 

The top necklace is from Free People given to me from Camilla and a huge favorite right now. We are also loving our rings, all kinds of big chunky ones.

Actually, when it comes to our jewelry we feel the more the merrier.

All Jewelry is from Free People, Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters and J Crew.

XX Valerie and Camilla

Work Week, What We Wore 3

  Vintage army jacket, blush colored sequin, silk tee shirt from J Crew, Gold brocade skirt also J Crew, Charles David boots,Tights and socks from Anthropologie, skinny patent belt J Crew, Pearl beaded headband from Urban Outfitters.

 Blush Chiffon dress from Calypso, Olive green jacket from Anthropologie, Boots and lace tights from Anthropologie, 

Rings Free People, Necklaces gifts.

We just picked up these new boots by Charles David and the Brown Booties from Anthropologie and have been wearing them to death.

Both are awesomely comfortable when you have a long day on your feet.

This is a video from the Photographer David Eustice of Ballerina Tomoni Sato.  

 The music is maybe a bit eerie with it's music box sound but we still like the piece for it's visual beauty and thought we'd share it with you. 

It is from The Anthropologist 

a blog by Anthropologie

Have a Beautiful Day!

XX Valerie and Camilla

Every Picture Tells A Story

When Lori's Shoes contacted us about doing another shoot for their blog and web store we were more than delighted and up for the task.
Visions of rock stars and fashion icons of the past streamed through our heads when we first saw the tan fringe bag by Cut N Paste. The warm carmel color of the leather and the soft, distressed look, gave the illusion that the bag already had a rich history. Inspired by Rolling Stones girlfriend Anita Pallenberg and Beatles gal Patti Boyd, we immediately decided to style the new bag with textures and pieces that evoked the rock chick’s vibe. 

 

"There goes a gal, In the pretty skirt with a golden smile

That made you feel new"

Bella by Angus and Julia Stone

"There she sits with them big old field of daisies and rusty mills. 

And when the sun it shines on her hair of gold,

She's beautiful"

Work Week, What We Wore 2

Chiffon rose blouse from LF boutique, Vintage 501 Levi's, Jeffery Campbell Boots.

 Blazer and chiffon blouse from LF Boutique, Skinny Cargos by Level 99 from Anthropologie,

 Boots by Jeffery Campbell, chain necklace Free People, beads Energy Muse.

It was a long week with not too much free time but today we got out and did another shoot for Lori's Shoes. 

We will be posting it next week after we send them the photos for their Blog.

The shoot was to review a bag this time and our inspiration was a combination of Anita Pallenberg, Patti Boyd and Jane Birkin. 

We can't wait to show you.

Until then this is a quick outfit post 

Happy Weekend!

XX Valerie and Camilla