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Happy Friday folks! i'm behind once again on shop updates. this was one of last weeks updates. i'm loving all the sheer dainty tops in this group! and the aztec fish print poncho was a hard one not to keep! 

You can shop now all these pieces at our Etsy vintage shop gisela&zoe.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend!

gisela

ROAD TRIP: DESERT SCENES

Check, now i can cross off my goal of doing a road trip with Zoe. it wasn't necessarily the one i wanted to take but regardless it was a mini one in which we always enjoy going to relax and hang with my mom aka Grandma. 

I've driven this desert path probably a good 50 times, i feel like i can drive it blindfolded...not really but you know what i mean. when i lived on the west coast i never thought their was any beauty to the desert but it wasn't till i continued to visit my mom in Vegas that i realized how beautiful it really was. The red rock, the desert mountains, joshua trees, the vast landscape and the dry air. the desert holds a certain mysterious beauty that i sure can appreciate.

Zoe and i always enjoy this bonding times, although i'm sure my child would say she can go with out the strong beating sun. but we always play singing games (ones we've made up and have been playing since she was 5), point out weird / cool sightings and just enjoy the time together. we actually had a hiccup on the way having to replace a tire and although it can be annoying and frustrating, thank God it was nothing worse and it was just another notch in our memory book. we did get to witness lighting in the desert, now that was a breathtaking / scary sight; and saw two rainbows. the irony that nature can be. 

The sun had no mercy on us, it's the desert's way and even little Cody was running for cover (i love the picture of his head in his kennel). i love all these road trips we've been able to take. i was intending for a road trip to Austin Texas or Portland Oregon, but there is always next year!

gisela

Fashion Flashback: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

It's been ages since i've done a movie post! i've been meaning to because i'm constantly scanning the costume design which serves as inspiration and flashback to that times trends. it's why i've changed the blog post to fashion flashback instead of movie night. not all the movie's Zoe and i watch on movie night have the best costume design. 

This weeks film is Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. two of the main characters in the film are a very young and still so very cute Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt whom i loved in her role; you could tell she was going to be a big actress one day. the movie has all the 80's cutesy cheese-ball ingredients, new wave fashion, the cute boy which the girl gets and all the very cool 80's dance moves. 

The costume designing that stood out the most for me was Helen Hunts character. her style was very kwirky cool. two favorites  were the head pieces she wore, a plastic dinosaur head band and a cricket bill box hat. 

I also like the Catholic School Girl Uniform along with it's tie. we hated uniforms as kids, yet when you really take a look at the workmanship and details from vintage uniforms they were really beautifully made and fashionable. too bad they're not made as good today.

gisela

source: all pictures taken by me except movie poster from google images

FAVORITE SUMMER SHOES

I have fallen in love with yet another Etsy store! this one is IKAHN out of brooklyn new york. they have 5 vintage shoes that i want bad and 3 out of the 5 are in my size. but momentarily they are out of my budget range, all i can do for now is admire them! 

Great quality vintage shoes are so hard to come by, and all 5 of these are in amazing vintage condition. i will most definitely be doing a style board using these shoes this week. they are all so cute, my top favorite is pictured first below. i can envision all of these paired with pretty summer dresses, shorts and rompers?! the last ones are so geisha-ish and out there, it's why i like them..

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gisela

source: all shoe links and pictures taken from IKAHN shop on Etsy.

SMITTEN: ELLE FANNING

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I am completely smitten by this cute 14 years old style. i have a post on her that i never published thinking she was so young but now i look back and who cares i love her style. she has a love of vintage just as i had at her age, and if you read or have read her Interview Magazine interview she reveals that she really wears nothing but vintage and does not really care for the big label brands, as of yet. she mostly likes those with vintage flair like Mr. Marc Jacobs of course, he's the king of vintage flair! despite that she pulls off all the garments above beautifully, not looking older then what she is; which is something i love to see in young ladies. she's the same age as my Zoe and just like her she beats to her own drum, i appreciate that in a culture that is so hard on our teenage girls. 

The Valentino dress above in left picture is amazing, drool! she also revealed her favorite vintage shop Play Clothes,  in Burbank. now i have a new place to go visit!

gisela

HAPPY 34 TO ME!

I swear guys i can not believe i am 34 today. i really truly still feel like i'm in my 20's except my mindset is different. and time really is fleeting and life is really short; i now understand those older then me who would quote this. i do feel like i just went through my teens, Zoe was just a baby and and i hit the big 30 yesterday. and as simple as the cliche is "make the most of your life because it's short" i get it! 

I am thankful to Jesus who gave me a clear head early on to understand this in my own life. although their are and will be countless bumps on the road, i am learning to be content with what i have,  learning from past mistakes, being open to serve others / give back, enjoy time with friends and family and savour every moment with my daughter!

This year i kept it simple, enjoyed my first birthday with Zoe in 4 years and celebrated by going to one of my favorite bakeries Sweet & Savory in San Marino. Zoe and i shared a breakfast burrito with there amazing homemade salsa and their scrumptious red velvet cupcake.

We attacked the cupcake before the burrito came it was to hard to resist just seeing it sit there in front of us! they have an herb garden growing right on there patio area, i love that they use fresh ingredients  you can taste it. 

It was a perfect morning with the best girl in the world! I am so thankful for another year of life!

I took the bottom picture yesterday i had to throw it in! Cody was making the best face. I love our little family!

I hope you all had a great 4th of July!

gisela

HAPPY 4TH!

Happy 4th to you all! i broke out my vintage scarfs and found a perfect red, white & blue one. actually one of my favorites. it's a 1960's Mod one with whales as a print. i definitely fit the occasion in this outfit. 

Zoe and i started the day with a picnic breakfast in our front lawn. every year our little town has a 4ht of July parade and every year i sit in our lawn sipping coffee to watch it. but this year was a little different being able to do this picnic with Zoe. since moving to California in fall 07 she has never spend a summer with me, she always goes to spend her whole summer in Miami with her dad. this year because of special circumstances she's spending it with me. we are definitely making the most of it!

I made chocolate chip pancakes for her (her absolute favorite) and regular for me accompanied with kiwi; very refreshing on a very hot morning. our little Cody also joined in on the party, it was truly a very Americana morning! 

Even Mama Pete (top right picture) was still wheeling in the parade, she is all of 95 years old! I hope to be as active as her if i get the pleasure of turning 95. 

We are off to Long Beach to celebrate with friends and watch some fire works over the ocean. Wishing you all a safe one!

gisela