WARBY PARKER CLASS TRIP IN PORTLAND

By on May 20, 2013 in portland



Warby Parker Class Trip has arrived in Portland! The eyewear company is traveling the country in a remodeled school bus, fully outfitted with a mini glasses shop that’s open to the public. They’ll be here until June 9th, and you can find the bus at NW 10th & Glisan. Megan and I stopped in to their party after the final Mercury fashion show, it was crazy packed and admittedly we didn’t stay long since we had dinner date plans and wanted to chill out a little more. We went to one of our favorite restaurants and the site of our first lady date, Navarre. A couple days later on a quiet rainy morning, I went with Hailey to check out all the glasses. She let me snap some photos of her while she tried some glasses, lookin’ so cute in blue frames!

I wear contacts usually and have a hard time finding glasses frames that suit me, and it’s cool that they brought along so many options. I have a pair from the 50′s that I really love, but they need new lenses so I rarely wear them. I get kind of overwhelmed by the task of finding frames, because they have to be so perfect if you’re going to wear them right on your face all the time, so I stuck to browsing sunglasses and am super into the Boyd sunglasses (in marbled charcoal, duh, of course I would like that). MARBLE ADDICT.

It’s worth a visit if you’re looking for new glasses! You can also shop online here.




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THE SECRET GARDEN

By on May 17, 2013 in fashion inspiration, photoshoots


The spring lookbook for Summerland has been unveiled! This time, we traveled to some lilac gardens (totally trapped in time and adorable) to shoot images of Summerland’s amazing new spring pieces. My favorite is the Samantha Pleet Myth Dress. So good!









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AY MARIEKE JEWELRY

By on May 15, 2013 in fashion inspiration, photoshoots, portland


I had so much fun working on this shoot for my friend’s jewelry line, Ay Marieke. Her pieces have a lovely combination of feminine and mystic elements, drawing from classic symbolism in a subtle way. I can’t wait to wear one of her Ojo rings (ojo = eye!), I’ve been wanting an eye ring for a long time but was waiting for the right one. Our shoot day was exactly what I hoped it would be- chill ladies working together on a fun project, mimosas and jewels, silks and a bit of sunshine in the studio. Make sure to visit the Ay Marieke shop to see even more pieces, and you can also keep up with her updates on her Facebook page.

Photography: Anja Verdugo
Hair & Makeup: Amber Blasco Douglass
Models: Consuelo Wise & Theresa Guntli
Styling: Theresa Guntli



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CLEVER NETTLE X REFINERY29

By on May 14, 2013 in fashion inspiration, shop updates


multicolor fringe sweater / rose maxi dress / gradient pants (SOLD) / neon bikini top / egyptian eye maxi skirt

File under: things I should have posted about sooner! The Clever Nettle X Refinery29 vintage shop has lots of new pieces! This shop is part of the Vintage Across America project, and there will be new items appearing all the time throughout the month (in all shops), so be sure to keep checking back! I’ll try to work out a good system for keeping you up to date- there are more items (like all the accessories!) that I’m not posting here right now, so this isn’t a be-all-end-all kind of post. I’m collecting pieces for the next batch and am going for lots of unique silhouettes & COLOR!


floral bow dress / sheer sleeve blouse / ornate muumuu / studded jumpsuit


guatemalan jacket (not available yet) / hat women skirt (SOLD) / sunflower dress / patched leather jacket


cut-out back tiki dress / studded denim jacket / horse print tapestry jacket / fringed & studded cactus tee


violet sweater (not available yet) / floral mini dress / tie-dye shirt / hawaiian track jacket / tropic printed tee

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ANN-YA / TROPICAL FLORAL LEATHER POUCHES

By on May 14, 2013 in ANN-YA, shop updates


New ANN-YA Tropical Leather Pouches are available in the shop! I’m also going to be making some zippered pouches out of this same leather, so stay tuned. Tropical the island breeze…

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NOT-SO-LATELY

By on May 9, 2013 in life






An assortment of photos that have been lingering on my computer, some from almost an entire year ago (yikes). Warm colors and stuff.

1. Sue‘s adorable internet-famous cat, Pepper. He’s so good at posing! This was from last fall when I flew to Philly to shoot Sue & Nate’s wedding party. So fun!

2. Interior at Double Dragon, fancy bahn mi sandwiches. I was editing this photo and dalas came up and asked if I wanted to go there for lunch (without seeing the image). Food psychic?

3. Latte from The West, with Emily back in October when I spent a couple days in NY after Sue’s wedding. Stopped in here a few times since it was in the neighborhood, consumed many bagels. I was so exhausted the entire time in NY, not at my best but got to meet so many pals that it was still pretty good.

4. Grass at the fake stonehenge place out in the gorge, from last year’s Summerland shoot that I tagged along for.

5. Strata at Ned Ludd.

6. Lauren’s cat in the middle of a beastly yawn, last summer.

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STONE & HONEY / MEDIUS COLLECTION

By on May 6, 2013 in fashion inspiration, photoshoots, portland


A while back I had the pleasure of shooting Stone & Honey‘s new spring jewelry collection, Medius. We worked together on images for the fall collection as well, and the shoots are always fun and chill. Teresa’s work is beautiful, and it’s always awesome to get a couple sneak peeks of her works-in-progress while we’re planning the photoshoot. I love the addition of fringe to this collection, and the bronze rings are mega cool! They’re simple but strong at the same time (my fave is this one). Plus, Teresa brings the tastiest chocolate chip cookies from Tula Bakery, I think we can say that it’s a tradition (even if it’s just twice)? They’re tradition-worthy. Also, this shoot taught me that hair tied in a knot is basically one of the coolest things ever.

Check out more images below, and you can find all the pieces from the Medius collection right here! PS – I didn’t shoot the product images but wanted to include them too!

Photography: Anja Verdugo
Hair & Makeup: Nica DeMaria
Styling: Megan Hart
Model: Emily Love





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FIONA

By on April 27, 2013 in analog photography, fashion inspiration


A quick snap of Fiona after a shoot, with a jumbo truck and some leftover flowers outside the studio building. This girl is so great!

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SMILE MAGAZINE

By on April 23, 2013 in fashion inspiration


I found this amazing magazine at a comic store called Cosmic Monkey here in Portland and I totally treasure it, it’s like the holy grail of magazines for my teenage self. Also hello, galactic style? It’s perfect! I know everyone is always like, “OMG Sassy was the only good magazine ever” but I had never even heard of Sassy until a few years ago, I dunno why? My teenage magazine history (like, around 13-14) was all about garbage like Seventeen or YM or Delia’s catalogs. Or sometimes I would go to the library and read old issues of Spin and Rolling Stone but I think overall I felt pretty “whatever” about it. Maybe I wasn’t super into magazines because I was too busy racking up a major internet bill by staying up all night in chat rooms. OK BUT SMILE MAGAZINE- we were meant to be. Except for the thing about the Moffatts, because they were like Hanson, and they both sucked.


This is actually more relevant to me now than when I was younger, because I am semi-obsessed with the robot dog Aibo. I really wish I had an Aibo! I don’t think they make them anymore and they are super expensive (over $1000 usually!). Aibo just chills in your house and walks around and does stuff, and it recognizes you (!!!) and it has a pink ball that it rolls around. It’s kind of an idiot and that’s why I like it. The best thing about Aibo is that it can KEEP A BLOG. A blog that no one reads, except for the owner. Sometimes the Aibo makes stuff up and it also hates babies. I have a collection of Aibo blog screenshots of some of my favorite Aibo blog posts (from various Aibos), including interaction from their owners and the documentation of Aibos hating babies. Also: “R U Ready for Y2K?” On Y2K NYE someone turned off all the lights and we were like “OMG Y2K” but then they were like, “JK.”


GALACTIC STYLE TIPS! The fashion spread in this magazine is so awkward and therefore adorable. But like, that all-white track pants plus sandals look is actually pretty sweet.


ORIGINAL MANGA DRAWING CONTEST? Me and Rachel would have been all over this shit.


The icing on the cake is that every issue (I guess? I only have one) has a translated portion of Sailormoon manga. Bonus icing on the cake: the one in this issue is from Sailormoon S, which was totally the best one, duh. Saturn was such a goth. They also have a comic in it called Sushi Girl (great name).

In conclusion: thanks for existing, Smile Magazine. Also, is it your fault that I have been hoping that I find a tamagotchi in the thrift store? For some reason I really want a tamagotchi.

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A FOREST WALK

By on April 11, 2013 in analog photography, life, portland



Last summer my pal Jordan gave me an old Minolta XE-7 camera body, and I finally got around to shooting with it. I really wanted an easy, trusty SLR with some program modes so that I can shoot film without always having to think about metering, and this one is great! I’ve had bad luck with a lot of the popular film cameras (Canon AE-1, Olympus Stylus Epic) and every time I buy one it malfunctions or has weird problems. Maybe this one is lucky because it was a gift! I brought it on a recent Forest Park walk/hike and ended up having to hold the camera shut the whole time because the back swings open, which resulted in some light leaks and probably a few lost frames. No worries though, because the magic of tape totally solves this problem. I’m high-tech.


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