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Purple Haze

January 30, 2015

Whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me.

Layers and layers of gypsy jewels. I’m a bracelet junkie and have fallen head over heels for all these amazing pieces. From the silk wrap and hammered copper beauties of Schalrausch, to tasseled malas of Gypsy Junkies and vintage beads from Johnny Loves June, I was in arm candy heaven in the red rock canyons of Vegas. I’m a sucker for anything purple and love this bright vibrant jewel tone in Gypsy Junkies new line that couldn’t be more dead on with the hand dyed silk pieces from German designer, Schalrausch.Continue reading…

Runaway Train

January 26, 2015

Wrong way on a one-way track…

The beginning of this year has been a fun start to blogging adventures. Justin and I always try to find new places to shoot…sometimes spending a few hours searching photo locations before we even leave the house. Finding this little gem in the valley was definitely one of our favorite recent discoveries. We don’t always get it right. There have been some times where I’m hair and make-up ready, we start driving without a plan, and miss the sunset completely. But it’s all about the adventure and the process. Sometimes we return home with three shoots under our belt and sometimes we figure it’s better to call it quits for the day and grab a beer. Head to toe in Free People, we set out to explore some Los Angeles Americana.Continue reading…

Embrace The Face

January 23, 2015

Fare Thee Well…

It’s been a huge week for Grateful Dead and Phish fans alike. The announcement of Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary reunion concert over Fourth of July weekend featuring Trey Anastasio just took everyone’s summer concert expectations through the roof. And to give it even more hype, pre-order tickets had to be purchased old-school style with decorated mail-order envelopes and money orders. Who’s even used a money order before? With an overwhelming number of submissions, the mail-order officially closed today a 10 am, just two days after it began. With Instagram and Twitter, Dead art has been plastered all over social media the past couple days giving fans a chance to see instantly what everyone else had created. What happens if you don’t get those “I need a miracle” mail-order tickets? CashorTrade.org. I’ve been a huge fan of CashorTrade.org since we discovered each other over social media. It’s really unbelievable what ticket scalpers can get away with for selling tickets. Take for instance $1300 Fleetwood Mac tickets at the Forum in Los Angeles just this past November. CashorTrade.org is the world’s first social ticketing platform where fans buy, sell, & trade tickets for face value.Continue reading…

We Came to Play

January 18, 2015

Moonlight Rollerway

There’s something about girls in roller skates. Not this girl though…I can barely make it across the room without holding onto railings, walls, or the nearest arm. Nothing screams Venice, California like a bikini clad roller girl on the boardwalk and since these little crop tees were created by local Venice designer Pacific & Driftwood, I couldn’t think of anything more fitting than lacing up a pair of skates. Even if I didn’t even attempt to enter the actual rink. It’s no fun to play by yourself so of course I invited honorary boho bunnie and actual roller girl, Devon Elora, to the Moonlight Rollerway. Continue reading…

Secret Garden Baby Shower

January 14, 2015

“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”

In early December I had the honor of throwing a baby shower for one of my closest friends, Mandy. It’s crazy how our lives crossed paths so many times and it wasn’t until our professional careers that we became such good friends. It started when we were 12 in youth orchestras, then summer music camps in Interlochen, Michigan, then college, then as a touring string quartet and finally our most recent gig as members of Shania Twain’s band. You may have seen this gorgeous and uber talented cellist in our String Chix music video. Over the past 4 years we’ve probably played over 200 shows together, rehearsed countless hours, toured across the country and Canada and put in over 400 hours of hair and make-up gossip time. What was discussed in those 400 hours? Luckily that remains in the walls of all those dressing rooms. I was sooooo excited to help throw this amazing woman her first baby shower, all while she was performing during our last Caesar’s run with Shania Twain, just two weeks before her baby boy arrived! Oh, and did I mention she ran a marathon in October? My idol!Continue reading…

Rock This Country

January 9, 2015

Kickin’ up dust.

Surviving below freezing temperatures during my Ohio photo shoots to returning back to my perfect little bubble of 75 degrees and sunny January days in Los Angeles, is well, kinda awesome. I know it’s dead of winter but I’m a summer child at heart. Shorts in January? Why not. Driving through the farms of Bakersfield, California with Unbuttoned Boudoir photographer, Karen Stewart, we came across an amazing junk yard of American Picker’s approved vintage truck collection. It couldn’t be more fitting to wear my mom’s vintage leather vest from the 70’s and ripped up Guess daisy dukes that Karen found while thrifting. Stepping over tires, used car parts and trails of peacock feathers (how random is that to have roaming peacocks?) we found some true vintage gems to prop up against.Continue reading…

Midwestern Love

January 5, 2015

The heart of it all.

First off, I would like to give mad props to all you fashion bloggers who blog year round in any location that reaches below forty degrees as a high. For our two week trip back to Ohio, I packed a handful of outfits for photo shoots. There are so many run down barns, sheds, fields and farms that are perfect shooting locations so I was excited to get some midwestern variety on the blog. Our first photo shoot in 29 degrees was quickly titled as our last winter Ohio photo shoot as well. Justin was shivering so much it was hard to keep the camera steady and I couldn’t feel my fingers in a matter of five minutes. But for the love of fashion we trudged through. I was determined to showcase these gorgeous handmade knit pieces by Made With Love by J Dove. This young college student is so extremely talented with her knit creations! This cardigan, boot toppers and headband are all a part of her super affordable and absolutely stunning collection.Continue reading…

White Rabbit

December 29, 2014

Go ask Alice, when she’s ten feet tall.

A white lace dress and magical garland can turn any winter desert canyon into a wonderland setting. Earlier this month I got to meet the gypsy mama herself (Cynthia-the creator and designer of the brand Gypsy Junkies) in Las Vegas. Loaded with boxes of jewels and dozens of gorgeous gypsy threads, Justin and I headed to one of our favorite places to shoot in Vegas. This setting wouldn’t be nearly as mystical without this gorgeous handmade garland from Tilly Lilly. A textiles designer out of the UK, Tilly Lilly specializes in garlands, dream catchers, knitwear, cuffs and paintings. Her bespoke garlands come with all the bells and whistles, fairy lights and feathers you could wish for.Continue reading…

Sunshine of Your Love

December 22, 2014

“I’ve been waiting so long…”

Over the past couple years, I’ve really gotten into playing bluegrass. Growing up learning classical music since I was nine, studying jazz in college, and performing rock when I moved to LA, it was only a matter of time that I started going to bluegrass jams and learning fiddle tunes. When I joined Shania Twain’s band on viola and fiddle, I felt like such an underachiever…everyone in the band plays at least 4 instruments exceptionally well. There I was on just viola and fiddle (which is no small feat) but determined to keep up with the Jones’, I started learning pedal steel, mandolin and took up vocal lessons. And what’s a fashion blogger to do when accessorizing instruments? Um, how about some awesome vintage instrument straps from Feedback Straps?!Continue reading…

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