Wandering Road

"Where are you going I don't mind"

"So we will share this road we walk

And mind our mouths and beware our talk"

"Till peace we find tell you what I'll do

All the things I own I will share with you"

"If i feel tomorrow like I feel today 

We'll take what we want and give the rest away" 

"Strangers on this road we are on

We are not two we are one"

The Kinks 

 

Ah Finally! 

This past weekend Camilla and I were able to get together again and shoot another post. 

Inspired by a chiffon skirt from Free People and the most awesome pair of Jeffery Campbell wedges we just received from Loris Shoes, we went to our favorite spot in the woods to capture the feeling we were looking for.  The forecast said rain but it held off and left a wonderful cloudy morning for just the vibe we were hoping to achieve.

What we are loving right now is the mixing up soft neutral colors, textures and layering, layering and layering!

Long maxi skirts made of chiffon or light airy fabrics are the must haves for us this spring, but wearing them with wedges or a platform is even better.  Then to top it off with a pop of vibrant color by using Camilla's red leather jacket made it complete. Our Turquoise jewelry, a Navajo inspired backpack and vintage jean shirt worked perfectly into the story, although I think we were both wishing we were actually traveling down real roaming road to some place elsewhere.

 

 Wes Andersons movie Darjeeling Limited captures the adventure of traveling down a road to elsewhere and seemed a fitting way to end our post.  Because of our love for Jason Schwartzman's geeky demeanor and an amazing soundtrack that includes The Kinks, it just sums it all up. 

 

 Hope you have the most wonderful week!

xx

Valerie and Camilla

 

GOTTA GET AWAY

Ever have one of those days where you just can't deal with all the bullshit anymore and you start combing through travel sites and airlines trying to imagine yourself anywhere but where you are at the moment? Well that's me a lot lately!
My favorite site to drop out for a while is airbnb  that's where I found this most awesome place to get away from it all, but still not too far from home. Great for a weekend away to recharge.

Just check it out a modern dream in the middle of nowhere. Off the Grid as they call it.

To wake up without people or buildings seems like heaven at the moment.

I know I shouldn't complain I am aware I live in sunny California and just a trip down to a (not so local) beach should do the trick and usually does. But, I just need to get away. 

A few weeks ago Emmett took a trip back in time down Route 66. Where He stopped at the famous Roy's and brought back pictures making us all want to take a little road trip of our own.

We are hoping to head out and do some shooting in April if our schedules allow. The hotel is abandoned and from what he said not one car passed by the whole time he was exploring the grounds. The Cafe is up and running and so is the gas station but it's still a ghost town and we can't wait to go explore and shoot for ourselves.

Now in need of some Comic Relief.
Red nose day is March 18th if you don't know what that is go see you still have time to save Misery!

  Misery Bear with Kate Moss.

 Well TGIF and Enjoy your weekend!

XX

On the Street with Bill

 Bill has been the man about town, for about the last 40 years maybe more.

I have memories seeing him on his bike while I walked the streets of Manhattan in the late 80's.

He was already an Icon, everyone in the fashion industry knew who he was. 

Whenever we'd see him out on the street or at some new club opening or fashion party, we would always say "Hello Bill!" It really didn't matter to any of us that we actually knew him because if you worked in any part of the fashion industry in NYC you would see him everywhere. He was always on hand with his camera ready to shoot. I personally think he liked us greeting him with a "Hey Bill" he would always smile and say Hi, sometimes he'd take a picture of me or my friends. I have always wondered if he had me in his vast files of photos. But from what I have heard his files are deep and big and really who knows.

 For as long as I remember he was this white haired guy with a smile on his face, and to tell you the truth I think riding that same bike.

Bill is the first true street style photographer, he forged the path that many follow today.

A quote from Bill on Bill in the New York Times tells how it all started.

'One night, in about 1966, the illustrator Antonio Lopez took me to dinner in London with a photographer named David Montgomery. I told him I wanted to take some pictures. When David came to New York a few months later, he brought a little camera, an Olympus Pen-D half-frame. It cost about $35. He said, ''Here, use it like a notebook.'' And that was the real beginning.'

I heard about this documentary a while back but it's opening so very soon now and I can't wait to see it.

The final quote from Bill on Bill you might just want to hop over and read it yourself.

'The main thing I love about street photography is that you find the answers you don't see at the fashion shows. You find information for readers so they can visualize themselves. This was something I realized early on: If you just cover the designers in the shows, that's only one facet. You also need the street and the evening hours. If you cover the three things, you have the full picture of what people are wearing.' 

Just take a look at the trailer I guarantee if you have never heard of him before you'll love him and his Genius. 

Bill Cunningham New York Trailer from Gavin McWait on Vimeo.

 Enjoy!

 

She comes in Colors everywhere...

 She comes in colors everywhere;

She combs her hair

 She's like a rainbow

Coming colors in the air

Oh, everywhere

she comes in colors

Thank god for all the color on the streets!

How tired I am of seeing all black.

I find that I tend to wear the most black when I don't feel like getting dressed in the morning.

 Either I wake up late or just plain lazy, throwing together an outfit of all to mostly black is easy, almost like a uniform.

BUT!

Just look at beautiful Giovanna and how she stands out against the colorless crowd.

 Out of all the photos I have seen of her in this outfit this one is the most brilliant and telling.

follow the read more to see the rest of the rainbow

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may...

After a good rain the next day is always amazing, an endless blue bird sky with big fluffy clouds consistently follows the drab, cold wetness. 

With one more outfit to shoot for the Loris Shoes Lookbook it ended up being the perfect morning. There was a chill in the air, all the surfers were in full wetsuits many even with hoods on. Camilla the trooper as usual would every now and then put her icy hands to my face and say "it's freezing!"

The title of the post seemed fitting as we both love the the poem by Robert Herrick and with that said, we seized the day!

We can't wait to share everything with you but right now we both are looking forward to a quiet weekend.

XX Valerie and Camilla 

Quality you can Taste

Hello to all our wonderful readers! Sorry we have been MIA from the blogging scene lately, we have been so busy! Right now we are shooting a lookbook for the company Lori's Shoes and it has literally eaten up all of our extra time in which we would normally spend responding to your lovely comments. This is just a small preview from one of our four shoots we are doing for the lookbook!

We are still in the process of shooting but once they are finished we will be sure to share the final results with all of you. 

Hope You enjoyed the Sneak Peak- there's much more to come, so stay posted!

And sorry again for the lag on responses to your comments, we really appreciate it and will be getting back to you soon.

Have a fantastic Weekend!

XX Valerie and Camilla

 

About Color... NYFW StreetStyle

Are you feeling a blue trend? 

I am loving that cobalt blue.

All photos from

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Face Hunter

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Byron Lars... A Name You Should Know

 We love Byron Lars!

He's not only a genius, he's our friend. 

If you haven't heard of him before you should get to know him, because today in WWD an article titled "Making Encores" coined him as one of four designers in the making. 

I met Byron at the Fashion Institute in NYC many years ago. I was walking through FIT with my boyfriend/husband and wearing an Azzadine Alaia skirt that he was just staring at because of the way it moved. Long story, but we became friends.

Byron has been around a while, he started designing under his own label in 1991, a small collection of sportswear he referred to as "Twisted American Classics" Then after only two seasons WWD hailed him as "Rookie of the Year"

These photos are from his Spring 2011 collection.

I am in love with the little white and black lace dresses as well as his brillant take on the classic shirt dress.

His construction is impeccable, the designs incredible and both Camilla and I own one of his amazing pieces.

He has even dressed Michelle Obama.

Byron and a sketch of the dress Michelle wore to the White House tribute concert for Paul McCartney.

Mrs. Obama once again in Byron Lars.

See more of his past collections here

Byron Lars

and purchase here

Byron Lars Beauty Mark

Congratulations Byron!

You Rock!